Assumption Cross Country
You've arrived at the Assumption Cross Country team website. Assumption's first Cross Country team competed in 1981 and, in their inaugural year, the team won the Regional Championship. Since that time, the team had a State Runner-up team finish in 2006, and won a pair of State Championships in 2007 and 2008. This site is not only a source of current season team information, but is also dedicated toward highlighting the accomplishments of the many Assumption Cross Country athletes who have competed since 1981.
2010 Cross Country begins July 15!
The 2010 Assumption Cross Country season begins on July 15 with practice at Seneca Park (5:30pm). Information about joining the team, expectations, etc., as well as a schedule of Summer practices (times and locations) is provided through the link to Team Handouts. If you're interested in participating, or even in just getting some information (you know, just in case haha), then most of what you'll want to know is located at this link. The team hosts a variety of summer activities, much of which will be advertised under Team Announcements.
McKiernans win Alumni-Parent 2 x 2k relay
Congratulation to Colleen and Neal McKiernan for their victory in our annual Alumni-Parent (and Brother) 2 x 2k relay race. Colleen and Neal just narrowly defeated the freshman duo of Jessica Byrd and Kate Crawford. Carol Donnelly and Olivia Reibel hung on for third, and Sarah Miller and Katherine Receveur were just behind in fourth. The McKiernans are one of the first non-Dad-daughter teams to win in a number of years. Previous winning teams include Glenn and Caroline McCaslin, Dave and Kathryn Long, and Lou and Laura Armstrong.
Strong performances in Chicago!
Assumption's Cross Country girls traveled to Chicago, IL, for the Palatine Invitational - a major Cross Country meet that's attended by many of the top teams from Illinois. Our JV and Frosh-Soph girls finished 10th as a team in races that included over 400 competitors and up to 29 teams. The Varsity team finished 7th in the team standings, just a few points out of 5th place. Allison Riedling and Sara Davis got on the medal stand for the Varsity Rockets with top 30 finishes. Although not a medal winner, Caroline McCaslin ran her best race of the year in finishing 33rd. Katelyn Sandell and Taylor Dadds also got medals for finishing well in their respective Frosh-Soph and JV races. Full results are available at milesplit.com.
2009 USA Cross Country National
Assumption Cross Country runners Amy Stamon, Sara Davis and Allison Riedling joined to compete for the Derby City Athletic Club in the Junior race at the 2009 USA Cross Country National Championship on February 9 in Derwood, MD. This race qualifies Junior (19 and under) and Senior runners for the US National Jr and Sr Cross Country teams that will compete in the World Cross Country Championship in Amman, Jordan this March, and involves many of the best Cross Country runners in the nation. This is also the first Jr girls team from Kentucky to compete in this meet, so we are very proud of our girls for participating in this event.
Results of the meet are available at usatf.org.
Friends of Assumption Cross Country
There are occasions where our Cross Country program benefits directly from the sponsorship or in-kind gifts of certain orgnizations, individuals or businesses. We list those organizations, individuals and businesses at this link and thank them for their support. In the case of businesses who support Assumption Cross Country, we ask that you please consider paying them a visit.
Meet Information
We host a number of meets each season. Here are links to information on some of the Cross Country Events/Meets we regularly host:
St Francis High School, Our Sister Team
Assumption Cross Country has a sister team relationship with the St Francis High School Cross Country team, a top Division III girls program in (Sacramento) California. We visited St Francis during the Fall 2007 season and competed in the Granite Bay Invitational. Our current plan is for each team to visit the other every 3-4 years. Here are links to the St Francis Cross Country Team website and St Francis High School website.
We'd love to hear from you
If you are a former Assumption Cross Country runner, we'd love to hear from you. Most importantly, if you have any information about the names or performances at this site, or if you have any information at all that may assist the accuracy and future development of these pages, then you can send email to me by clicking here.