2019 Season Highlights
Mt. Vernon Invite Team Champions
Heartland Classic Team Champions (29 midwestern teams)
Boughton Invite Team Champions
MVC Super Meet Team Champions
MVC Divisional Team Champions
MVC Athlete of the Year - Ryan Winger
MVC Coaching Staff of the Year
State Qualifier Runner-ups
3rd place at State Meet
2018 Season Highlights 2017 Season Highlights
Mt. Vernon Invite Team Champions Mt. Vernon Invite Team Champions
Heartland Classic 6th out of 31 teams Linn Mar Invite Team Champions
Boughton Invite Team Champions Boughton Invite Team Champions
Steve Johnson Invite Team Champions Steve Johnson Invite Team Champions
MVC Super Meet Team Champions MVC Super Meet Team Champions
MVC Divisional Team Champions MVC Divisional Runner-up
MVC Coaching Staff of the Year State Qualifier Runner-ups
State Qualifier Runner-ups State Championship Meet Runner-ups
State Championship Meet Runner-ups
2016 Season Highlights 2015 Season Highlights
Bruess Invite Team Champions Mt. Vernon Team Champions Boughton Invite Team Champions Bruess Invite Team Champions Dubuque City Meet Team Champions 6th at MVC Super Meet MVC Super Meet Team Champions Mississippi Conference Runner-ups MVC Divisional Team Champions State Qualifying Meet Runner-ups MVC - Coaching Staff of the Year 15th Place at State Meet
State Qualifier Team Champions
10th Place at State Meet
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2014 Season Highlights 2013 Season Highlights
Mt. Vernon Team Champions Go-Hawk Invite Team Champions
Bruess Invite Team Champions Eastern Iowa Classic Team Champions Eastern Iowa Classic Team Champions City Meet Team Champions
City Meet Team Champions 4th at MVC Super Meet
4th at MVC Super Meet MVC Mississippi Conference Team Champions
Mississippi Conference Runner-ups MVC Athlete of the Year – Jon Specht
State Qualifying Meet Runner-ups MVC Coach of the Year – Mark Ressler
13th Place finish at State Meet! State Qualifying Meet Runner-ups
(Follow us on Twitter @hempsteadxc) 11th place finish at State Meet!
2020 Keys to Success
Vision = Consistent and safe summer training means: five days a week of focusing on the little things like warm-up, dynamic stretching, myrtle routine, conservative training, core, and strength training!
Values = setting high expectations for CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, and HEALTHY HABITS
Standards = "You better raise your standards, because we are not going to lower ours!" High standards are necessary for a program to remain ELITE. Extremely high standards will be demanded and expected because we know that it will give us an edge. Standards apply to practices, strength training, nutrition, sleep, social life, academics, and relationship building (family, school, and community)!
When have you invested in something to such a degree that in the end (whether a positive or negative outcome) you have been moved to tears?
L.T.L.D.R. = Live The Life of a Distance Runner
7 - 9 weeks of Summer = less than 1/2 of 140 day season
Do not sacrifice what you want the most, for what you want at the moment!
Leadership needs to positively influence everyone to train. Negativity has no place on HHS XC team!
Balance Competitiveness with the TEAM: "I love you man, but I want your spot!"
(supportive competitiveness)
No such thing as a "big meet"...we competitively execute at ALL XC meets!
Values = setting high expectations for CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, and HEALTHY HABITS
Standards = "You better raise your standards, because we are not going to lower ours!" High standards are necessary for a program to remain ELITE. Extremely high standards will be demanded and expected because we know that it will give us an edge. Standards apply to practices, strength training, nutrition, sleep, social life, academics, and relationship building (family, school, and community)!
When have you invested in something to such a degree that in the end (whether a positive or negative outcome) you have been moved to tears?
L.T.L.D.R. = Live The Life of a Distance Runner
7 - 9 weeks of Summer = less than 1/2 of 140 day season
Do not sacrifice what you want the most, for what you want at the moment!
Leadership needs to positively influence everyone to train. Negativity has no place on HHS XC team!
Balance Competitiveness with the TEAM: "I love you man, but I want your spot!"
(supportive competitiveness)
No such thing as a "big meet"...we competitively execute at ALL XC meets!
