All Turpin Cross Country members will be volunteering at the Cincinnati Triathlon on Saturday July 25th and Sunday July 26th.  Ten helpers for registration are needed from 10:30am-4:00pm on Saturday at Yeatman's Cove down by the river.  On Sunday, anywhere from 30-35 people are needed by the Public Landing of the Purple People Bridge at 6:30am to help with the race direction.  This will give money to the Turpin XC teams, so be sure to arrive at the scheduled times.

All athletes should note that the 27th annual Newtown 5k will be held on Saturday, August 8th at Moundview Park in Newtown.  Runners should also be aware that the start time for the race is earlier than previous years and will begin at 9 a.m.  Be prepared for a large turnout, as over 700 runners and walkers are expected for this year.

Registration is online at www.getmeregistered.com or download the form.  More information is available at www.villageofnewtown.com 

Conditioning for the 2009 cross country season will begin on Monday June 15, 2009. Practice will begin at 7:15 a.m. at the following locations:

Monday: Woodland Mound Park (Leatherwood Shelter, enter off Nordyke road)
Tuesday: Turpin High School
Wednesday: Julifs Park
Thursday: Turpin High School
Friday: Woodland Mound Park
Saturday: Time and Location decided by captains

Note that while practices are not mandatory until August, attendance at summer conditioning is highly encouraged in order to build a base for a successful fall.

Turpin's last remaining runners, two relay teams and two individuals, ended their season at the regional meet held at Welcome Stadium in Dayton on Wednesday May 27, and Friday May 29.  In order to have the opportunity to run in Dayton, these runners qualified the previous week at the District Meet in Mason by placing in the top four in their respective heats.

Jon Risher, Kevin Comerford, Wayne Dunham, and John Denman made up the the boy's 4x100m relay team.  They missed qualifying for the finals by less than one second, finishing eleventh overall in 44.13 seconds.

Kaitlin Price, Lauren Young, Alexia Yun and Adrienne Grogan made up the girl's 4x800m relay team.  In Wednesday's final, they placed seventh finishing in 9:52.55.

Kaitlin Price and Lauren Young also qualified for individual events.  Price placed sixth in the 800m run with a time of 2:20.50, and Young placed eighth in the 3200m run with a time of 11:53.30.

Complete results from the regional meet can be found here. 

Track and field athletes from across the Southwest District gathered in Mason on Wednesday and Friday nights to determine who would make the trip to Dayton next week for the Regional Tournament.  The top 4 finishers in each event qualified, which included several Turpin Spartans.

On the girls team, Kaitlin Price secured a berth in the 800m run with a time of 2:18.29.  Lauren Young claimed the final spot in the 3200m run by hitting 11:34.74.  The Girls 4x800m Relay took silver on Wednesday night, coming in at 9:47.67.  The relay consisted of Kaitlin Price, Lauren Young, Alexia Yun, and Adrienne Grogan.

For the boys, the 4x100m Relay made the cut by placing 4th in a close race.  The crew consisting of Jon Risher, Kevin Comerford, Wayne Dunham, and John Denman made their way around the track in 45.04.

The heat and lane assignments for the Regional Tournament at Welcome Stadium in Dayton will be posted on http://www.baumspage.com/rtrack/2009/4/index.htm as they become available. The Girls 4x800m Relay will begin at 4:30pm on Wednesday, May 27th. Semi-finals for the 4x100m and 4x200m Relays will follow. The running events will begin at 5pm on Friday, May 29th with the Girls 3200m Run later that evening.  Admission is $6.00.

You can view the complete results from the Southwest District meet at Mason.