XC Weekly Update

We had a very good week of practice last week and have a busy week coming up.  Here is the schedule for the week:

Monday - Practice from 3:30-4:30

Tuesday - Practice from 3:30-4:30

Thursday - Away meet against Sudbury (meet takes place at Curtis Middle School).  For our away meets, XC team members will meet in the main lobby at 3:25 and will board a team bus that will transport us to Curtis Middle School (Sudbury) and then bring us back to WMS at the conclusion of the meet.  Each meet will have a girls race and a boys race.  We are not sure who will be running first at this time, but will let you know as soon as we find out.  We anticipate that the meet will begin between 4:00-4:15.  Each race will take about 20 minutes.  Our estimated return time to WMS will be about 5:45.  If you plan on attending the meet and would like to bring your child home from Sudbury, please email the coaches to inform us about your pick-up plan.  It is a town rule that families need to notify coaches if they plan on bringing their child home following a sporting event.  Thanks for your help with this town rule.

Friday - Practice from 3:30-4:30

2.  Just about everyone has paid their user fee at this time.  If you have not, please pay the fee in order for your child to participate in our first meet.  Click here to make your payment if you have not done so already.

3.  If you still need a uniform, please bring a check to the coaches during practice for $11.00.  All checks need to be made out to Wayland Boosters.

4.  We will be handing out a season schedule/calendar to all team members on Monday.  Be on the look out for it and then place it on your refrigerator.

5.  Hope to see you at our meet in Sudbury on Thursday!

We have had two great days of practice this week.  All team members are beginning to get to know each other and our mileage is starting to increase.  Below you will find the link for the UniBank Payment Portal in order to pay the MS XC user fee.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Please click here to pay the XC user fee.

**Please be sure to click on the Middle School link and fill out the appropriate information to make your payment.  Athletes will not be able to participate in our first meet unless payment has been received.

**Here is the link to our most updated schedule.  Once at the site please select Middle School Cross Country to access the schedule.  (Please note that this schedule is subject to change).

Mosquito Update

We would recommend that your child brings insect repellent to our practices as we will be outdoors for our entire season.

Welcome to the WMS Cross Country Team!

1.  We are looking forward to our first practice of the season on Monday.  We will begin practice at 3:30 and will be finished by 4:30.  All XC team members should report to the outdoor basketball courts on the back field of the school.  Athletes are expected to wear shorts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, socks, running sneakers and should always bring a water bottle to practice.  We are also aware that there are music auditions taking place Monday after school as well.  If your son or daughter is auditioning, it is perfectly fine to attend the audition and then attend XC practice.

2.  Here is the schedule for the week:

Monday - Practice 3:30-4:30

Tuesday - Practice 3:30-4:30

Thursday - Practice 3:30-4:30

Friday - Practice 3:30-4:30

3.  The Wayland Boosters supply our team uniform.  The uniform is the same as last year so returning athletes do not need to purchase a uniform.  For those of you who are new to our program, please bring in a check for $11.00  made payable to Wayland Boosters.  This cost covers the uniform which is the same for both XC and Spring Track Teams.  The uniform does not need to be returned at the end of the season.

4.  In order to participate in our first practice, all athletes must be cleared.  In order to be cleared for practice a current physical must be on file with our school nurse.  Please be sure your child has an updated physical.  A copy of the physical can be brought to practice on Monday and the coaches will be sure to submit it to our school nurse.

5.  Registration is still open so if you or your child know of other middle school students who would enjoy running XC please encourage them.

6.  Please register for our XC Blog which is updated weekly.  The blog can be accessed by clicking here.

7.  As usual, if you have any questions, please let us know.  Looking forward to seeing you at our XC meets!

Coach Sands and Coach Farley

Our team will practice every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday starting at 3:30 and ending around 4:30.  We compete against other middle schools from the area and compete on courses that average around 1.7 miles.  

Transportation is always provided for our away meets.  We will travel as a team to all of our away meets.  We typically return to WMS around 6:30 for most of our away meets.  All of our home meets take place at Wayland Middle School.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the coaches.  All of the coaching information can be found at the top of the page.

We can't wait to see you at the first day of practice on Monday the 9th of September!  

Please click on the registration tab at the top of page and follow the steps in order to join our team.