On their way to Peoria- Good Luck TIGERS!

Varsity Boys(nice shorts Chad)
Varisty Girls

More of the Class of 2014

Jimmy Mayfield

Jacob Trueb

Chris Miller

Class of 2014

Allie Sweatt places 7th in the girl's Varsity race in East Peoria with the time 18:43.
Jack Cann wanted a good picture of himself. I think this one of him from East Peoria shows his determination that he has for every race.

Class of 2013

With 551 high school runners in the Peoria Woodruff Invitational Open-Junior Prakash Kandula ran a 19:28.

Junior Mark O'Brien placed 83rd in the Boys Open race in Peoria with the time of 17:34.

Junior Ryker Frohock running great at Peoria in the Varsity Race( This is before the shoe problem)

XC Class of 2013

Junior Brad Wever running at Detweiler Park for the Peoria Woodruff Invitational.

Sarah Smith(Junior)placed 38th in the Girls Varsity race at Granite City Invitational.

Peoria Woodruff Invitational

Junior Andrew Patterson runs the Boys Varsity race at the Peoria Woodruff Invitational.

Peoria Woodruff Invitational

Varsity girls at the start

2011 "Country Loop" and Denny's Brunch

On Monday, members of the EHS Boys and Girls Cross-Country Teams continued their annual tradition of running "Country Loop" on Labor Day and attending breakfast/Lunch at Denny's after. Results of the run can be found in Coach P's Notes. Thank you to all of the parents and Alumni Members that assisted with the run, including: Luke Bertels, Devon Dudding, Diane Dudding, Keith Dudding, Michael Hines, Mrs. Pyarali, Lindsay Shaw, and Scott Shaw. This is truly one of my favorite workouts of the year, especially with all of the parents and former athletes that come out to assist us. Thanks!This is the first year that members of the girls team joined the boys for "Country Loop". The ladies were limited to eight miles this year, but earned the opportunity for ten next season. Just after the mile mark, Diane Dudding captures John Brandenburg, Sarah Smith, Lizzie Anderson, and Erica Bailey.
Just after the three mile mark for runners running the full ten mile "Country Loop" are Chandler Reed, Zach Bertels, and Prakash Kandula.
MMMMMMMMMM....Love that Denny's! After a hard run, Ryker Frohock, Zach Bertels, Brad Wever, Zach Gabel, Lizzie Lynn, Allie Sweatt, and Sarah Smith enjoy some good food and even better company!
At the "Senior's Table" are Caden Cramsey, Joel Burroughs, Austin Abegg, Lizzie Anderson, Brendan Colligan, Garrett Sweatt, Brianna Chamberlain, Steffan West, and Courtney Lybarger. More than 30 current athletes and 14 parents/family members/alumni members attended Denny's after the run! If I did not mention it already, I love my Cross-Country Family!

Local Newspaper Stories Featuring the Granite City Invitational

The Alton Telegraph
The Belleville News Democrat
STL Today High School Sports (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The following link will take you to the Alton Telegraph for an article on Allie and Garrett Sweatt.
Allie and Garrett

Tom Atwood Captures Members of the EHS Girls Team at Granite City

Here are a few great shots of the ladies by Tom Atwood. Again, Tom it is a pleasure to see how your skills have developed over the years. We all love and appreciate your photos.Competing in her first meet of the season, Sophomore Allie Sweatt leads the Tigers with a 12th place finish at the Granite City Invitational on Saturday.
Edwardsville senior Courtney Lybarger ran a great race for the Tigers as she finished in 20th place on Saturday. Courtney was the number two finisher for the Tigers.
In her first major invitational as a member of the Tigers, Freshman Lizzy Lynn finshes in 33rd place to help the Tigers finish fifth on Saturday.

Tiger freshman Erica Bailey battles through her first high school invitational on Saturday, finishing in 60th place. Good job ladies!

Tom Atwood Captures EHS Boys at the Granite City Invitational

Thank you to all of the parents and fans who added photos on Facebook from the Granite City Invitational. I will try to add a few each day. Today I will start off with some photos taken by Tom Atwood. Tom has really mastered capturing the drama and emotion of a cross-country race. Thank you Tom for your efforts. Enjoy!Moments before the start of the Boys Varsity Race, Tom Atwood captures Coach Patrylak and Coach McLendon in the team huddle along with varsity runners Garrett Sweatt, Joel Burroughs, Austin Abegg, Brydon Groves-Scott, Ryker Frohock, Caden Cramsey, and Chad Maxwell. This was my wife's favorite "Photo of the Day"!
Edwardsville Junior, Chad Maxwell, overcomes a difficult week of practice to finish 5th at the Granite City Invitational and played a key role in the Tiger's victory.
Just his second high school race and freshman Brydon Groves-Scott looks like a veteran. Brydon finished in 21st place in his first major high school invitational.

Wes Schoenthal nears the finish at the end of the Fresh/Soph Race at Granite on Saturday. Wes was the first Edwardsville finisher in the race, capturing 8th place!

Granite City Invitational -Boys First Place

Brydon Groves-Scott, Caden Cramsey, Ryker Frohok, Chad Maxwell, Garrett Sweatt, Joel Burroughs, and Austin Abegg