Club Cross Country and Track

Club Cross Country and Track is a sports club that brings together runners of all levels from the JMU community to train and compete in races of varying distance and terrain.

Members
Around 50

Executive Board

President
Erica Orange
orangeel@dukes.jmu.edu
Vice President
Matt Bush
bushmr@dukes.jmu.edu
Treasurer
Marshall Podgurski
mcpodgurski@gmail.com
Secretary
Frances Hinkle
hinklefi@dukes.jmu.edu

Season
The cross country season takes place in the Ffall.  We participate in as many meets as possible, usually about 5-10.  The track season takes place during the Spring semester. We run 2 or 3 road races as a team and host our own track invitational.

Conference
We compete against schools from all over the nation who are also a part of the National Intercollegiate Running Club Association.

Tryouts
No.  Runners of all levels are welcome to join.

Membership Requirements
We require that every club member pays dues each semester.  We also ask that every club member participates in a certain number of community service/fundraising events in order to travel with the team.

Dues
Dues are approximately $30 to $40 per year. For tournaments, the club covers the team entry fee of any National Intercollegiate Running Club Association cross country meets or invitational’s, but members are responsible for paying their own entry fee for road races throughout the year. Travel and lodging fees are generally paid for by the club for all dues paying members.

Practice Schedule

  • Monday nights: track workout/intervals at ISAT Track
  • Tuesday through Thursday 4:00pm: Meet in front of UREC for varying distance runs.Wednesdays are our longer runs. Tuesdays and Thursdays are shorter runs/tempo runs/fartek workouts, etc. Thursday nights: track workout/intervals at ISAT Track
  • Friday 3:00pm: meet in front of UREC for a distance run.

*Members can pick and choose which practice days work best for them. We do not require that members go to every practice.

Achievements

  • 2009 UREC Sports Club of the Year
  • 2008 and 2009 UREC Carrier Library Award
  • 2009 UREC Most Valuable Club
  • Our finishing places for all of our 2008-2009 meets were:
    • JMU Varsity Invitational: Women- 4 Men- 8
    • UNC XC Invitational: Women- 2 Men- 4
    • Southeast Regional’s: Women- 2 Men- 3
    • NIRCA Nationals: Women- 8 Men- 22
    • Colonial Half Marathon and 5K:
      • Men 19 and under: 5th (Brandon Halstead) and 6th place (Matt Bush) finishes
      • Men 20-24: 8th (Glenn Young) place finish
      • Women 19 and under: 3rd (Brooke Helsabeck) and 4th (Erica Orange) place finishes
      • Women 20-24: 3rd (Jenn Krueger), 6th (Tessa DuBois), 7th (Amy Merrill), 10th (Anne Ralston) place finishes
    • JMU Invitational Track Meet: Women- 3 Men- 5
    • Monument 10K:
      • Men 14-19: 10th (Matt Bush), 20th (Brandon Halstead)
      • Women 14-19: 11th (Brooke Helsabeck)
      • Women 20-24: 15th (Amy Merrill), 17th (Tessa DuBois), 21st (Jenn Krueger)

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