NKXC: October 2016

NKXC Southern Division Champions

The North Kingstown Cross Country Boys and Girls team capture another Southern Division championship with undefeated seasons.

The girls race in the first mile. NK's top three (l-r) Emma, Wyndom, and Lily take charge

On the way in the last 1/2 mile.

Katy steps it up

Quillyn rounds out the top 5

Cooldown time

Coach!!!

Two vagrants clog the course

Tom Brady sighting.......wait that's Derek

This was a true Quinn moment

The guys get out front in the boys race

Sam and Noah control the race from the front

JP fighting hard to keep the trouble off his back

Ethan is in position to strike

Alex shuts the door down on the competition

Han Solo warns us not to be too confident and keep working hard for future races. It was great to have him there

Back at the ranch Coach Amelia is showing her autumn style

Noah is the first NK boy at the Avenger Invite. Both teams had great showings despite not running full varsity teams

Maddy is the first NK girl at the Avenger Invite.

We seem to have a rainbow moment in every season. This one comes at the Avenger Invite and the girls take a moment to enjoy the view

Little did we know there was a reason for the rainbow. There was gold left over from the trail project that the contractor forgot from the 4 billion dollar project.

The fifth annual NKXC Ekiden Relay and senior night

Parents are enjoying the warm evening

The race is off and the first group can be seen on the far end of the track

Refreshments and donated food from Panera Bread

Freshman states and Asa and Nick are out fast. Robert came in first for the freshman and the guys took third place in the meet

Katelyn cruising early in the girls race. Katelyn would finish in eighth overall and the team would come in ninth.

The freshman girls have a small but spirited team this year

Volunteering for the Booster's calendar sale at Lischio Field

Where is Lischio Field????

The guys mannng a water stop at the Gansett Half Marathon

Noah's dad grilling up hot dogs at the water stop was a huge hit for those working the stop

The girls having a relay workout recently in training

Alexis holding MUGGLES! Dogs like Muggles and Odie are not allowed at the state meet but we know they will be cheering from home.

One of the few remaining relics of what one was Rocky Point Amusement Park this arch donated by the good people of NY, or St. Louis, or somewheres?, stands as a symbol of something. It was a really cool back drop for a picture

The old skyline ride still stands today minus the chairs

Hard to believe it's gone!!!

Lily and Emma climb one of the hills on the challenging course. The girls and boys came away with the win and continued their undefeated dual meet season

Some of the guys and Katy enjoying the amazing view by the arch

Coach Amelia trying to figure out who belongs to these shirts

Good times at NK. Running binds the group together and the friendships extend beyond the training. Unrelated to this is that we make a mess wherever we go

I found this bug on Jamestown Island. Who can identify this for me?

On to the Ocean State Invitational. With NK volunteers on hand throughout the course we see Sam making his way to the finish with a runner up place in the championship race

Noah not too far back with a late in then race charge

Ethan with a strong showing. The guys had a 6th place finish as a team

Lily was NK's top runner in the Championship race

Wyndom and Emma working together late in the race. The girls would also end up in sixth place

The boys championship crew hangs out at our "home" base in the park. JP sports the Del's

Coach with a positive visualization session with the team

The NK boys and girls win the Southern Division title with undefeated regular season dual meet records. Pictures will be added once received by the school. Stay tuned!!

Just like Tom Brady Derek steps back to throw a pass. Derek's release time in 2015 was 2.5 seconds which is .1 of a second faster than Brady. Good work Derek!!

The Wickham Park Invitational began with the girl's JV race with Maddy Holden leading the charge. The girls would win the race!!

The girls get out at the start of the JV 2 Race

Keara follows closely to Maddy

Hannah feeling strong at the end of her race is the third NK runner

Mycarthy is also happy. These kids love to run!!

Katelyn finishes up in the top five of NK runners sealing the win for the team

Katelyn with a sprint finish

The guys JV race was next with John and Kyle up front. John would go on to win the race of 300+ runners!

Another shot of Kyle

John takes control of the race

Here we see Sam cruising along in third place.

Nick cresting the hill

Sometimes when you have no bottle or cups you must do what is needed to survive to get water

Chewbacca says, "AHAAHRRREEEHRR" Which means AHAAHRRREEEHRR

The girls varsity team warming up at the starting line of the girl's championship race. The girl's finished in a strong fourth place as a team

Lily working hard on the hill leads NK in Wickham

As has been the case for the entire season Emma and Wyndom have been running up front with Lily

Wyndom

Jamie not too far back is NK's fourth runner and charging up the hill. This guys arm provided the kids with the direction they needed to navigate the hill.