Governor's State of Sport Awards

The Boys Cross-Country Team has been nominated as the best team in Utah. Please vote daily for the team at StateofSportAwards.com

NCAA Eligibility Information

The NCAA’s outreach and education efforts related to initial-eligibility continue to remain in full swing.   These efforts focus on both Division I standards for college-bound student-athletes enrolling on or after August 1, 2016 and Division II college-bound student-athletes enrolling on or after August 1, 2018.  The following materials, which  have been made available to high school and non-scholastic athletic communities, also may be valuable to your colleagues, as they look to assist students and parents with the initial eligibility, recruiting and college selection processes.   Please refer to www.eligibilitycenter.org, or our new outreach site, www.2point3.org for even more information.

·         Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete- The Guide is a highly comprehensive tool, that has been designed to help you understand the NCAA initial-eligibility process and to prepare student-athletes for transitioning from high school to becoming an NCAA Division I or II student-athlete.http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/CBSA15.pdf

·         Initial-Eligibility Brochure- A quick guide to the standards and steps that it takes to become an NCAA Division I or II student-athlete.http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/EB15.pdf

·         Eligibility Center Quick Reference Guide- A complete breakdown of the NCAA Divisions I and II initial-eligibility standards. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Quick_Reference_Sheet.pdf

·         Division I New Academic Requirements Document- This document discusses the new academic standards for student-athletes enrolling at a Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2016.  http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Important_New_Rules/2016_DI_New_Academic_Requirements.pdf

·         Division II New Academic Requirements Document- This document discusses the new academic standards for student-athletes enrolling at a Division II college or university on or after August 1, 2018.  http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Important_New_Rules/2018_DII_New_Academic_Requirements.pdf

·         2012-13 Your Path to the Student-Athlete Experience Presentation (for Students)- A PowerPoint presentation for students and parents to provide insight into the registration and certification process.  http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Your_Path_Presentation_for_Student-Athletes.pdf

·         New Academic Standards PowerPoint- http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Important_New_Rules/High_School_IE_Standards.pdf

Also, in an effort to continue to spread the word about this important new information, we are pleased to announce that the NCAA’s Initial-Eligibility course available through NFHSLearn.com has been updated with the new academic requirements and is being made available free of charge!  Please visit NFHSLearn.com and take 30-45 minutes to complete the Initial Eligibility course.  This course will familiarize you and your colleagues with the new academic requirements, as well as the required NCAA Eligibility Center registration and certification process for college-bound student-athletes.

Additional resources are available for parents and college-bound student-athletes.  Those informational materials can be found here.   If I can be of any further assistance, feel free to contact me.

Glenn

Glenn C. Terry, Jr. Associate Director of Customer Servicew: 317-917-6291 | ncaa.org Post Office Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222

Senior Scholarship Opportunity

 As you may know, the UIAAA and the NIAAA offer scholarships to deserving high school seniors.  Below is a copy of the email sent last September asking for your school to send at least one male and one female for consideration.  So far the UIAAA has only received a couple of applications and we are looking to increase the number of applicants from last year's number.  A reminder, the deadline is January 31, 2015.  

  

      This email is a reminder, and a clarification, regarding the UIAAA scholarship program.  The UIAAAis asking that you forward this information to all interested at your school.  This would include all counselors, coaches and especially, senior athletes.  There is no limit per school pertaining to the number of athletes that may apply.  

     The minimum requirements that must be attained in order to apply for the scholarship are found below.  Notice the different set of criteria, one for the NIAAA and another for the UIAAA.  The UIAAA will select 5 students to receive $1,000 scholarships.  The top ranked male and female will be forwarded to the NIAAA for consideration.  The links are - 

http://www.niaaa.org/niaaa-awards/niaaa-student-athlete-scholarship/      

http://www.niaaa.org/assets/Scholarship-Application-2015-Fillable.pdf

Minimum Requirements for the NIAAA Scholarship

·         Applicant must have achieved at least two (2) of the following: (a) minimum of B+ average; (b) ranked in the top 25% of class; (c) ACT score of 24 or an SAT score of 1100 (Verbal and Math only)

·         Applicant must have participated in two sports for at least two years in each sport

·         Applicant must have earned at least one varsity letter in each of two sports

·         Applicant must complete attached scholar application

·         Applicant must have a letter of recommendation from the high school athletic administrator/director

·         School athletic administrator/director must be an NIAAA member and a member of their respective state athletic administrators association

·         The principal or athletic administrator/director must sign the application to ensure that the academic information submitted is accurate

·         All materials must be postmarked to UIAAA/NIAAA scholarship program  199 East 7200 South, Midvale, Utah 84047.  (no later than January 31, 2015.)

       

 Minimum Requirements for the UIAAA Scholarship

·         Applicant must have achieved the following: (a) minimum of B average (c) ACT score of 20 or an SAT score of 900 (Verbal and Math only)

·         Applicant must have participated in two sports each year for at least 3 years.

·         Applicant must have earned at least one varsity letter in each of two sports

·         Applicant must complete attached scholar application

·         Applicant must have a letter of recommendation from the high school athletic administrator/director

·         The principal or athletic administrator/director must sign the application to ensure that the academic information submitted is accurate

·         All materials must be postmarked to UIAAA/NIAAA scholarship program  199 East 7200 South, Midvale, Utah 84047.  (no later than January 31, 2015.)

                                                                                                   

Please note that the UIAAA uses the NIAAA scholarship form to identify all scholarship winners.  The deadline in Utah is January 31, 2015.  This is the hard and fast deadline for UTAH!

76 seniors applied last year and the UIAAA is looking to double that number.  

  Applications will only be accepted by mail, postmarked no later than January 31, 2015 to:   

UIAAA/NIAAA scholarship program               199 East 7200 South, Midvale, Utah 84047                                                                                                                                               

Thank you in advance for assisting/providing your seniors with this information. 

    

Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association

199 East 7200 South

Midvale, Utah 84047

Phone (801) 560-0854

    

Future Stars

Casey and McKay were named 1st Team Sophomore Future Stars on Milesplit,US.
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Congratulations to them.

It is indoor track season. You can follow the Cavemen on our Track and Field Blog.
You can also follow us on our Facebook page.
Indoor meet results will be posted on our Indoor Track website page.

Weekend Results

Nike Cross Nationals. The 5000 meter race was held at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, Oregon.
This was the sixth straight appearance at NXN for the boys team.  They had their second best showing with a 5th place finish. Casey Clinger (8th place) and Zac Jacklin(16th place) were named second and third team All-America, respectively. The girls were at NXN for the first time in program history and placed 22nd overall.

Boys Results:
8.Casey Clinger, 15:32 (Sophomore course record and 2nd team All-America).
16.Zac Jacklin, 15:41 (3rd Team All-America)
41.McKay Johns, 16:02 (Third Sophomore)
120.Daniel Bentley, 16:40
128.Joe Simmons, 16:45
136.Hagen Harmer, 16:52
153.Jacob Chase, 17:01

Girls Results:
70.Cami Squires, 18:54
126.Sammy Hollingsworth, 19:32
153.Katie Cornell, 19:57
155.Maddie Bench, 20:00
157.Nicole Smith, 20:01
170.Sophie Baird, 20:12
175.Lexie Green, 20:18

The JV went to Walnut, California for the Footlocker West Regionals.
(* = medalist)
3.Lexi Wright*, Girls Frosh, 19:42
9.Parker Rasmussen*, Boys Senior, 17:19
18.Tony Jeffs*, Boys Junior, 17:38
20.Jason Manning*, Boys Junior, 17:49
20.Katie Bradshaw*, Girls Soph, 20:35
21.Kendra Heath*, Girls Soph, 20:35
24.Anna Gunther*, Girls Junior, 21:00
27.Katy Phillippi*, Girls Soph, 20:55
39.Ben Carson*, Boys Soph, 17:51
44.Madison Marrott, Girls Soph, 21:26
45.Parker Barnes, Boys Junior, 18:25
52.Jared Anderson, Boys Junior, 18:32
53.Ashlynn Lee, Girls Frosh, 22:25
57.Cole Phillippi, Boys Frosh, 18:58
62.Dani Christlieb, Girls Frosh, 22:43
63.Haley Heath, Girls Senior, 23:23
69.Mark Carlisle, Boys Junior, 18:56
77.Talon Garrick, Boys Junior, 19:00
83.Stormy Watson, Girls Soph, 22:56
94.Emma Russell, Girls Soph, 23:17
100.Camille Garrett, Girls Junior, 23:15
103.Abbi Lamb, Girls Junior, 23:16
116.Heather Bergeson, Girls Senior, 25:28
118.Samuel Williams, Boys Soph, 19:04
119.Scout McMiIllan, Girls Frosh, 25:25
122.Jonah Hickman, Boys Junior, 20:04
123.Collin Nielsen, Boys Junior, 20:26
124.Hannah Simmons, Girls Frosh, 25:40
127.Kaylie Green, Girls Junior, 24:02
156.Bryson Owen, Boys Junior, 22:10
158.Nate Baird, Boys Junior, 22:18
159.Jessica Anderson, Girls Junior, 25:17
160.Melissa Smith, Girls Junior, 25:18
160.Spencer Fong, Boys Soph, 19:33
170.Candace Lundahl, Girls Senior, 29:16
201.Rachael Brantley, Girls Junior, 26:54
229.Meg Ipson, Girls Soph, 30:30
254.Parker Williams, Boys Senior, 22:54

Live Broadcast

The 2014 edition of Nike Cross Nationals will be broadcast LIVE on, Saturday December 6, 2014. The broadcast will begin at 9:30am Pacific.  If you miss the webcast, NikeCrossNationals.com will be the exclusive location to watch the full replay of the races. Videos will be available shortly after the conclusion of the event. 

NXN RACE SCHEDULE - Saturday, December 6, 2014 - Glendoveer Golf Course, Portland OR
9:30am: Webcast Starts
10:05am: Girl's Championship Race
11:35am: Boy's Championship Race
12:45pm: Community Race
* Awards to follow each race
* Schedule subject to change

All times are Pacific time. Add 1 hour for Utah.

NXN Information

RACE DAY SPECTATOR PARKING INFORMATION

All spectators will need to park at the Tri Met Park and Ride at 12202 E Burnside St (full address below) where shuttles will transport you to/from Glendoveer Golf Course.  Please plan to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the race start to allow ample time: 

Tri Met Park and Ride

12202 E Burnside St

Portland, OR 97216

Should the lot above fill up, you will be directed to an overflow lot within one mile of the Tri Met Park and Ride.  You may also access this lot via the Tri Met MAX train using the E 122nd/Menlo Park stop on the Blue Line. 

For more information about the Tri Met MAX please visit www.trimet.org/MAX 

 AIR / TRANSPORTATION/ HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS

-Athlete’s family members are responsible for their own travel, ground transportation and hotel accommodations.  Hotel recommendations and rates can be found at www.nikecrossnationals.com.
-Due to liability concerns, family members will NOT be allowed to ride with the athletes on the buses.
-Athletes will be transported by a designated NXN bus at all times, and due to liability concerns will not be permitted to leave event premises with family members or friends during their stay in Portland.
-Family members are welcome at the Embassy Suites Hotel anytime over the weekend to visit.  We do ask that families enable their athlete to focus on their athlete activities.
-Parents do NOT need to register their athlete online; athletes will be registered by meet staff.

ATHLETE LODGING & HEADQUARTERS
Embassy Suites Hotel Washington Square
9000 SW Washington Square Rd.
Tigard, OR 97223    Phone: 503-644-4000
Family and Friends Hotels - Link 

NIKE WORLD HEADQUARTERS
Tiger Woods Center
One Bowerman Dr.
Beaverton, OR 97005  Phone: 503-532-6300

NIKE CROSS NATIONALS RACE/GLENDOVEER GOLF COURSE-All family & friends are welcome to attend the race at Glendoveer Golf Course on December 6th
-Admission to Nike Cross Nationals is free for spectators

Glendoveer Golf Course
14015 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97230
(503) 253-7507

10:05am Girl’s Championship Race
11:35am Boy’s Championship Race
12:45pm: Community Race (family and friends welcome to participate by registering at www.nikecrossnationals.com)
*Awards to follow each race 

Read more: NikeCrossNationals.com - Nike Cross Nationals Official Site - NXN - Meet Info - Friends and Family Info http://NXN.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=13#ixzz3KWdXhMsz