Cross Country

Dolores – Boggy Draw Bear Chase

Friday, 9/20/24

The Boggy Draw Bear Chase will be held at the Boggy Draw trails, about 2.5 miles North of dolores. (From hwy 145, turn onto 11^th st, continue up dunlap hill, and turn right on rd w.)

The team will leave Telluride High School at 6:30am on Friday, 9/20/24. Please try to be there by 6:15 because we have to be pulling away at 6:30am. We will also do a pickup in Rico. Please make sure you are at the Rico gas station by 7:00am.

 The Middle School girls will kick off the meet at 9:00am and the Middle school boys will follow directly after at 9:30am.  High school girls will run at 10:00am and high school boys at 10:30am. Awards will follow after the boys’ race and then we will grab some lunch in Dolores. 

 Weather forecast is partly cloudy with a high of 72 and a low of 37.  Winds 5-10mph. It will be chilly on the way there, be sure to bring sweats.

Remember to bring water, sports drinks, and snacks for the meet. Kids can either bring lunch or get something during our food stop in Dolores. 

 The team will depart the Dolores around 12:30pm. We expect to be back around 2:00-2:30pm. We will have the students call when we leave dolores to make a plan for pick up.

 Please contact me with any questions:

 Erin Murray 970-708-7746 emurray@telluride.k12.co.us

Cross Country

Gunnison – Mountaineer Cowboy Invitational

​Saturday, 9/14/24

■ The Mountaineer Invitational will be held at Gunnison Community School on the Van Tuyl trail system

■ The team will leave Telluride High School at 5:30am on Saturday, 9/14/24.  We will be pulling away at 5:30, so please try to have your child here by 5:15am.

■ The Middle School Boys will kick off the meet at 9:00am and the Middle School Girls will follow directly after at 9:30am. We will then have the opportunity to watch the College teams run. At 11:15 the High School Boys will run and the High School Girls will follow at 11:45. Awards will be handed out at 12:30pm and then we will start our journey home.

■ Weather forecast is mostly sunny with a high of 76 and a low of 37.  Winds 5-10mph. It will be chilly on the way there in the morning so be sure to wear sweats. If you are planning on wearing leggings or a shirt under your uniform it must be solid black!

■ It is a long day – bring water, sports drinks, snacks, and lunch for the meet. We are not allowed to make any food stops since we will be on the big bus. 

■ The team will depart the meet around 1:00pm. We expect to be back around 4:00pm-4:30pm. We will have the students call from Montrose to make a plan for pick up.

■ Please contact me with any questions.

o Erin Murray 970-708-7746 emurray@telluride.k12.co.us

TURN ’EM LOOSE

Traveling south and east to Durango on Saturday, August 31, THS’ cross-country runners—or at least a hearty few of them—saw their first action this fall at the DHS Invitational.

Lucas Vatter-Paez placed 51^st in the high-school boys’ race, negotiating Durango Mesa Park in 26 minutes, 39.66 seconds—or 8:26.34 behind Shiprock, New Mexico’s Kaden Lapahie (18:13.32), who finished 21^st at the 2023 NMAA Class 4A State Championships.

In the girls’ feature, THS’ Austin Cook placed a strong third overall with her 22:29.75 trailing the efforts of only Durango’s Lacy Ruggiero (21:58.13) and Albuquerque, N.M., Sandia Prep’s Kate Henderson (20:28.59), third-fastest in NMAA Class 3A last year.  Additionally for Telluride, Liv Speck finished 13^th in 24:23.20 and Calliope Barber 39^th in 31:28.41.

THS will pause from competition this weekend, so to continue a tradition of manning an on-course aid station during the 2024 Imogene Pass Run on Saturday, September 7.  The squad’s next action is slated to come on the 14^th at Gunnison’s Cowboy Invitational.

Cross Country

Durango – Durango Mesa Park

Saturday, 8/31/24

The Durango Cross Country Invitational will be held at Durango Mesa Park (formerly Ewing Mesa), 2 miles SE of downtown Durango.

The team will leave Telluride High School at 6:10am on Saturday, 8/31/24. Please try to be there by 6:00 because we have to be pulling away at 6:10am sharp. We will do a pickup in Rico. 

Please make sure you are at the Rico gas station by 6:40am.

 The High School Boys will run at 9:15am and High School Girls will run at 9:45am. Awards will follow after the girls’ race and then we will start our journey home.

 Weather forecast is calling for scattered thunderstorms with a high of 78 and a low of 54.  Winds 5-10 mph. It will be chilly on the way there, be sure to bring sweats.

Remember to bring water, sports drinks, and snacks for the meet. We will make a quick  food stop in Dolores after the meet. 

 The team will depart the meet around 11:00 am. We expect to be back around 1:30-2:00 pm. We will have the students call when we leave Dolores to make a plan for pick up.

 Please contact me with any questions: emurray@telluride.k12.co.us