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Cross Country

XC Athlete Letter 2024

Dear Athletes,
 
We invite you to journey with the Grant Generals Cross Country team in 2024 to some incredible destinations. We will reach some of these destinations by bus, traveling to places like Ultimook for a mud race, or Lents Park for the PIL Championships, or Meridian Idaho for the NXR race.  The more enduring destinations, however, will not require a bus.  Many of you already know that the inner journey sparked by joining cross country takes us to new places within -- maybe a newfound confidence in what we can do, a deeper well of grit and determination, an easier time finding a smile on our face, or the deep bond of shared experience with friends.  Running always offers us a chance to grow, and it mixes the physical -- developing into a strong and capable athlete -- with the social, emotional and mental capacity to get there.  What can be found here is lots of joy along the way.
 
High school offers us a time to get curious about what we choose to do to meet our very real human needs -- our need for joy, for play, for companionship, for meaning, for growth and more.  Opportunities like XC invite us to consider how and where we will invest our time and energy that link the moments together that form our lives.  This team invites you to get outside, away from a screen, into the elements with a great group of people.  It invites you to move your body, to stretch yourself, to see what is possible.  Grant XC offers a myriad of experiences –  the simple pleasures offered by an easy morning run, or the conversations from a group run through the neighborhood, or the encouragement we give each other when tested by a challenging workout.  
 
So this season we embark together with gratitude for our opportunities.  We invite you who are new to running and you who are experienced.  We have a place for you.   No one will ever sit the bench in XC.  Our coaches, team leaders and your teammates are here to offer lots of guidance and years of accumulated wisdom to guide and support you along the journey.  Together we can create a most remarkable experience.
 
Grant High School Coaches, 2024

Helpful Links

Grant Athletic Clearance. Includes links to register on Family ID and upload up to date physical
 
Grant XC Athletic.net. Key dates with meet schedule, results, and additional program info. Each meet includes transportation and logistics information.
 
Training Plan Information. Folder where training plans are updated in three week blocks.
 
Excused Absence Form. Required to be submitted by 8pm the night before with a valid reason to be counted as an excused practice.

2024 Fall Practice Schedule

8/19 to 11/1: Monday thru Friday 350-600pm @ Grant Bowl
TBD Dates: Strength Training 700-800am @ Weight Room/Yoga Room
 
Meet by the Blue Containers on the track.  All students must be cleared in Family ID before participating

Team Photos


2022 Cross Country Team

Contact Information

Kent Siebold, HS Head Coach. ksiebold@pps.net
 
Michael Engelbert, Lead Assistant Coach. mengelbert@pps.net

Grant Youth Cross Country

 
Tom Thake, Co-Head Coach/Coordinator. TBD Contact Info
 
Ian Parks, Co-Head Coach/Coordinator. Contact Info
 
Grant MS Athletic.net. Key dates with practice times and meet schedule.