June 15 Kids Camp is ON!

If weather allows, we'll stay outside tonight. IF NOT, we will go into Harter Middle School for some of our running fun. Please plan to meet by the tennis courts at 5pm. If weather should keep you from joining us, please return on Thursday evening, same place and time.

No Camp This Morning!

Due to the rains still in our area, with the threat of lightning, we will need to cancel our camp this morning. We will resume our running on Monday morning at Waubonsee Community College. Have a safe and fun weekend!

KXC Private Screening of McFarland USA, on Feb. 28 @ 9am

You are cordially invited to the Kaneland Cross Country private screening of McFarland USA at the Randall 15 theaters in Batavia on Saturday, February 28th.  This movie chronicles a true story about a California cross country team's pursuit of a State Title.

This outing is organized for both boys and girls teams, their families, as well as runners who have graduated. We have a 150 seat theater reserved for our private screening, shortly after 9am. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Details:
Randall 15 and IMAX Theater: 550 N. Randall Road, Batavia
Students: $7.25 - Bring your ID
Adults: $7.50
11 and Under: $6

Group Discount on popcorn/beverage combo: $5 +tax for 46oz popcorn and 20 oz drink

TEAM AND FAMILY LUNCH to follow at Portillo's, across the street. Anyone interested in going for lunch following the show can simply head across the street to Port's.

If you have further questions, please contact Coach Clarey via email at chad.clarey@gmail.com

Silver Bone Goes to 'Dogs, but Throwback Knight Complete with 18 new PR's

The third annual Silver Bone Classic was one to remember. Not for the magnificent weather, or the vintage jerseys being worn. Rather, it’s for the epic night of PR’s on our “slow” course. You all made the most of the lack of wind traditionally found at Kaneland, and the tough competition.

Webster kicked things off, battling the Bulldogs the entire way, and avoiding a sweep of the top 5 places to Red. His was the first of 18 course PR’s on the knight. (pun intended)

Nosek and Messina finished off in a similar manner, both notching top 10 placement. Heiser and Wells pushed from the back to complete scoring, each better than 1:00 over their time at Eddington.

Wojak measured up a :43 PR, and Nance established a new career best for 3 miles in 19:41. Girolamo equaled his PR from Eddington, and O’Sullivan put up a huge PR, running 2:11 better than in September.

Cole Rutter demonstrated the courage that most knights would dream to have. There is no place he would rather be than in the lineup, and despite the pain and discomfort that comes to him, he refuses to let the Battle of 6 take him down. Proud of you, Cole!

Our JV runners met the challenge that a :20 pack split from the Bulldogs provided. French set a :48 PR, and Kurz pulled off a new career 3 mile best in 18:03. That’s a heck of a first season of cross for Zach. Murri had painful doubts at the starting line, was given 1000 meters to decide if he could finish. He nearly matched his PR on the season, missing by :02. Great heart!

Smith crushed his Eddington time by 2:37 and his PR for 3 miles. Gale bettered his ‘13 Silver Bone time by :35. Moses rocked his PR by :59 and Kasap once again annihilated his PR for the course.

Piazza was the biggest winner of the Knight, with a course PR of almost a half mile. Gingrich followed suit, nearly matching a career best. Wolfe dropped 1:29 on the season best effort at home, and Osborne was just :04 off of his PR pace, without the benefit of teammates or Bulldogs to pull him along. THAT is a hard thing to do! Way to go, KO. We are very proud of you!

Excellent effort from all of you. You should be very proud of your finishes. Your coaches are. Special thanks to our new Kaneland AD on seeing how much tradition matters to our program. He realizes how Kaneland celebrates its past, and thrives in the present. We'll get him in orange and black, one day.... 

Silver Bone Classic on Wednesday - Come join us!

We will once again host the Batavia Bulldogs on Wednesday, Oct. 22, beginning at 4:40pm. We've invited the State Qualifiers from the IESA State Finals to join us for some quick introductions. At 4:45, we will have a frosh soph race. Immediately following at  5:20, we plan to have a JV Open. The combined scores from both races will determine who brings home the Silver Bone trophy. Should be a beautiful fall evening, so come out and watch the future of our program compete!

White Knights Close Gap on NIB XII State Ranked Teams

Good cooks will always tweak a recipe to make it even better. Such is the case when evaluating the changes in our workouts, annually. Once again, you’ve proven to have a savory conference meet.

Kintz and Park notched their first ever All Conference Cross Country performances by settling into an elite pack, and taking advantage of their surges. Kintz made a great move to the front of his pack, and rode the wave of energy. Park battled from behind and willed himself to the equivalent of his PR at Peoria.

Reger nearly met his PR as well, and had a courageous run in 21st place. Spaetzel is getting better at just the right time and net 25th, with Kuipers on his heels in PR fashion. Walker and Lesak had the most impressive results as pushers, beating #10 Ranked Sterling’s 5th runner. Walker, his career best 3 mile run.

In our next course, the FS squad gave a great run at the Foxes, with Richtman cruising to the overall title, and Kantola surging his way to 2nd in the last mile of the race. Webster used a tremendous surge before the mile mark to put himself in front of the chase pack, and Nosek followed suit. In the end, they ran new PR’s, earning Top 10 ribbons. Messina rallied late to complete scoring with 5 in the top 12 finishers. Wells and Wojak took new PR’s on the day, both finishing in the top half of all runners.

In the dessert portion of our menu, the Open Runners feasted upon the conference foes, racking up 6 Top 15 finishes and 9 new PR’s. French led the crew’s :43 pack split with a 5th place run. Kurz followed shortly after with a :31 PR. Jared Murri ran a very tough 8th in just his third race of the season. Gale earned a Top 10 ribbon, and Heiser crushed his PR by 1:55 to earn 13th. Huge finish for Smith, also took 1:04 off of his previous PR.

A wave of career best races came in order, from Girolamo (:10 faster), Moses (:29), O’Sullivan (1:18) and Kasap (2:33). Josh shrugged off a sore knee and simply raced like a senior, winning his own Battle of 6.

Parks finished his season in 39th place, with Gingrich (:36), Piazza and Wolfe (:02) netting new PR’s. Osborne had another inspiring finish, and Cole Rutter established his new full 3 mile PR.

Your recipe for success includes determination, dedication, a will to compete, and a camaraderie which has been present all season. Keep it up.

Award Winning Day at Byron

It was well worth the wait for KO! Strong team performance with numerous medalists in Varsity and Open races.