Lake Holcombe/Cornell
Home of KNIGHTS Cross Country
Jake Ebner
Head Coach
Tim Sime
Assistant Coach
Marcus Leland
Assistant Coach
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July 8, 2015
To the parents of HS and MS Cross Country Runners,
I hope that you are enjoying your summer. I am very excited about this upcoming season. This season we will have a
great mix of returning athlete and new athletes. Our returning athletes should prove to be great role models for our new
athletes.
Now is the time when your child needs to be getting active in order to prepare for the upcoming season. Being active
now will help your child avoid injuries once the season begins and make the beginning of the season less painful. The
amount of activity that your child needs to do depends upon their previous experience with high school athletes.
Younger athletes should try to run 5-15 minutes a day, 3-4 days per week. More experienced athletes should try to run
15-30 minutes a day, 3-5 days per week.
Success in middle school and high school athletics doesn’t happen by accident. It takes individuals who are dedicated to
working hard and a team to come together and work towards a goal. The Knights Cross Country and Track and Field
teams have a strong core group of athletes who have made our recent success in these programs possible by following
this approach. Our programs will continue to get stronger with more and more athletes following this approach each
year, especially in the off-season.
PLEASE MARK THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR
Date
Event
Location
Time
For Whom
ASAP
Sports Physical
Impact Test
Schedule with
your doctor
6:00 p.m.
All athletes who did not have a sports physical last school year
July 23
Schedule with your
doctor
Lake Holcombe School
July 23
LH Activity Code Meeting
Lake Holcombe School
7:00 p.m.
July 23
LH Paperwork Turn-in & Fee Payment
Lake Holcombe School
6:00-7:00 p.m.
July 27
Lake Holcombe School
5:00-6:00 p.m.
July 27
Cross Country Parent/Athlete
Meeting
Impact Test
Lake Holcombe School
6:00 p.m.
July 27
LH Activity Code Meeting
Lake Holcombe School
7:00 p.m.
July 27
LH Paperwork Turn-in & Fee Payment
Lake Holcombe School
6:00-7:00 p.m.
August 17
First Day of CC Practice
Lake Holcombe School
4:00-6:00 p.m.
All Cornell and Lake Holcombe Cross Country athletes entering
grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12
(Choose either July 23 or July 27)
Lake Holcombe athletes entering grades 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 and
their parents.
(Choose either July 23 or July 27)
All LH athletes
(Choose either July 23 or July 27)
All Cornell and Lake Holcombe MS and HS Cross Country
athletes and their parents
All Cornell and Lake Holcombe Cross Country athletes entering
grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12
(Choose either July 23 or July 27)
Lake Holcombe athletes entering grades 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 and
their parents.
(Choose either July 23 or July 27)
All LH athletes
(Choose either July 23 or July 27)
All MS and HS Cross Country Athletes
(over)
Practices/Meets
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The first day of practice is Monday, August 17th at Lake Holcombe from 4:00-6:00 p.m. All practices this season
will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Athletes are responsible for their own transportation to and from practice before the school year begins.
Once the school year starts, a bus will bring Cornell athletes to practices, but parents are responsible for picking
up their child in Holcombe after practices.
Cornell students will be picked up and dropped off in Cornell on days of cross country meets.
Lake Holcombe students will be picked up and dropped off in Lake Holcombe on days of cross country meets.
Dates of Meets
o August 27 – Boyceville
o August 31 – Bruce
o September 8 – Bloomer
o September 17 – Chetek
o September 22 - Cadott
o September 29 – Flambeau
o October 1 - Ladysmith
o October 6 – Owen-Withee
o October 13 – Conference at Bruce
o October 24 – Sectionals at Boyceville (HS only)
o October 31 – State at Wisconsin Rapids (HS only)
I will be sending you one more letter as we get closer to the start of the 2015 cross country season. I look forward to
working with you and your child during the upcoming cross country season. I’m really excited about being your child’s
coach and helping them achieve and exceed their individual goals.
Respectfully,
Jake Ebner
ebnejac@lakeholcombe.k12.wi.us
Check out our team website at: www.lakeholcombe.k12.wi.us/knights-track--cc.html