July 12-16, 2022, All-Ohio XC Camp is open for registration. 

This year it will be hosted at Otterbein University. Each year the camp hosts over 300 student-athletes from all over Ohio and the country. This year there will only be 350 spots so register early for a discount.

Coach HIGHLY recommends this camp. 

Find out more information and register at www.ohioxccamp.com

Camp is sponsored by Fleet Feet. Our athletes will get 20% off of shoes and accessories.

The Olentangy Boys Cross Country team is off to an amazing season so far.  The boys took home a first place trophy in both the Varsity and the JV meets at the Westerville North meet. Last weekend, Olentangy ran in the Hartford meet, taking second place, both Varsity and JV.  The team has depth and has been training hard. Watch out for them.

Parents, guardians, team members and friends of the program -

Olentangy RunBrave cross country is back !

Attached is our summer schedule - always subject to change especially locations - will communicate via email and the senior captains will maintain a remind app to spread the news to team members and families

The basics are:  June - starting on Monday, 6/7 we will start with Mon & Wed mornings 8:30-10 am at the rec area below Alum Creek Dam then Thursday evenings 7:00-8:30 pm at Shanahan track/stadium   July - same as June and we will add Tuesday evenings at HighBanks Metro Park - Big Meadows area 7:00-8:30 pm

OYAA cross country program is back in 2021 - the 3rd-6th grade runners will run practice with the team on Monday mornings and Thursday evenings during the months of June and July.  Coach Dewese and I can handle the younger kids but it is always helpful to have the high schoolers lend a hand.

All activities are voluntary in June and July. 

As I have stressed during my tenure as the coach the most important goal is to get in miles during the months of June and July.  Just coming to the voluntary practices/runs will not be enough.   All team members need to be running on the non-meeting days.   As a rule of thumb in June you should be getting in 4-5 days of running and July 5-6 days of running a week to prepare you for August 2nd.

The team will start mandatory practice on Monday, August 2 at HighBanks Metro Park in the morning 8:30-10:30 am.  We will practice every week day at HighBanks until school starts on Thursday, August 19.  Heads up we will have at least 2 time trials the first week and depending on how many young men are interested in being on the team - potential cuts are possible.

A special date to be put on the calendar is Thursday, August 5th.  That day the Olentangy Athletic Boosters will be a hosting speaker for all the student-athletes of the Olentangy Local School District.  At this time the sessions are scheduled for 11:00 am, 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm.  The team will attend one of the sessions and it is mandatory.  More details will be discussed and once I have the exact time of the session the team will be attending I would let everyone know.

I am planning on having a parent meeting in the evening during the last week of June to welcome new parents to the program.  I will get out the details next week.  

At this time we are finalizing our meet schedule - we are hoping to have a full meet schedule.  Some of the meets we have gone to in the past have not officially announced that they are back for fall 2021, yet.  I am hoping that they will announce soon.  I would plan on meets every Saturday starting August 28 to November 6 (State Meet).

As I stated earlier in the email - all dates, locations, activities are subject to change.  It sounds like this season will be more like seasons in the past but as we have all learned in the last year plus that the world can change in a heartbeat.

Summer miles bring fall smiles

Please look at the attachments - both attachments are the same just different formats  - any questions feel free to email, call, or text.

Keep / start running !

Coach Ken Whalen  

kewjr811@yahoo.com

kenneth_whalen@olsd.us

614-793-9331

With perfect running weather, the Olentangy High School boys Cross Country team started Memorial Day weekend 2020 off right. Racing against 9 other teams, they took 1st place in the Westerville North Classic. The team will be tough to beat this year with a strong line up. Luke Galloway came in 3rd place overall, Nate Karr in 6th and Jackson Shultz in 9th. 

The JV boys took 2nd place overall in the open race. Parker Reed won the race, Elijah Moore came in 2nd and Hugh Jacobsmeyer was 4th place. 

What a great day to be a BRAVE. 

The boys are coached by Kenneth Whalen, who is proud to announce that OHS will be hosting their first home high school Cross Country meet this Saturday in about 20 years.

GO BRAVES. RUN BRAVE. 

GET your XC spirit wear today!!!

The online store is open until midnight on Sept 2, 2020.

https://obhsxc2020.itemorder.com

GO BRAVES. RUN BRAVE

PARENT MEETING

Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30pm at Olentangy High School.

Meeting will be outside by the main entrance.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

Olentangy Cross Country Season 2020 is here! With the first optional practice in the books, we wanted to mention an easy fundraising opportunity.  "Support Your Local Runner."  SO many different shirts to choose from at $25 and even fleece hoodies, at $50. Check out the website at shakeoutapparel.com

How does it work?

Support the team and get a new shirt for yourself or your runner.  $10 from each sale comes back to our Olentangy Cross Country program and we get FREE SHIPPING with the code COACHKEN at checkout.

Camp this year is July 19-23. Register early. Denison University only has 350 spots this year.

Get all of your information at www.ohioxccamp.com

Mikey Worboy, senior at Olentangy High School, is headed to the State meet on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Worboy finished 18th overall at Regionals this past weekend at Pickerington North High School. Going into the meet, Worboy had the 37th best time based on the times from Districts. 

Worboy was in 29th place at the mile marker and moved into 24th place at the two mile. He kept moving up and ended in 18th place to earn the State meet spot. The top 20 runners qualify for the State meet.

Worboy runs at 3pm at National Trail Raceway located at 2650 National Road SW, Hebron, OH 43025. Come out and support him and the OHS boys Cross Country team. When you see Mikey in the halls, be sure to congratulate him and wish him luck this weekend. Run Brave.

 OLENTANGY Boys XC are not Putting Around on the Course

  The Olentangy Boys Cross Country team were the 1^st place champions of this years’ 46^th Annual Erin L. Nance Fall Distance Classic this past weekend, September 28, 2019.  The boys competed against 21 teams on a beautiful but hilly golf course in London, Ohio.  Because of the hills and the heat, the boys ran slower than usual but that definitely didn’t stop them from giving the race everything they had. In fact, the Gahanna-Lincoln coach was impressed with how the boys finished the race with their strong hill running, said Head Coach Kenneth Whalen. Apparently, the hills at Highbanks Metro Park are working wonders for the boys. Mikey Worboy finished in third place with a 17:11, followed by Chandler Moyer in 8^th with a 17:43. The rest of the Varsity team included Luke Galloway, Taye Gonzalez, Patrick Schirtzinger, Jackson Schultz, and Preston Smith.  Whalen mentioned, “This is the most hardware and awards that the team has received at this meet in my 5 years as a coach.” All of the Varsity boys walked away with medals and plaques and they have the huge team trophy and coach award.

  The Olentangy open boys team came in with a strong 2^nd place out of 14 teams, losing by 4 points to Gahanna Lincoln. Points are a huge deal. Gahanna had 40, Olentangy had 44, and third place Teays Valley had 96. The margin is tremendous. David Moore took 2^nd place in the run with an 18:26 and Nate Karr took 4^th with an 18:35. Fifteen of the JV runners received medals at this race. When asking Whalen what he thought about this race, he said “Look what happens when all 42 members of the team are there!” The event was perfect and so was the outcome. Way to Run Brave.

Our Olentangy Braves ran in the McGowan Invitational this past weekend and placed 6th overall out of 19 teams.

In the Boys 5K Division I race, we had Mikey Worboy finish in 4th place with a 16:21. Our other Varsity athletes included Taye Gonzalez with a 17:28, Preston Smith with a 17:29, Patrick Schirtzinger with a 17:31, Luke Galloway finished with a 17:32, and Jackson Schultz a 17:35. The race had 127 runners.

Our Boys 5K Reserve team had two athletes in the top 25: David Moore (21st place) with a 17:57 and Nate Karr (25th place) with an 18:05. 

The next race is in our own backyard hosted by Ohio Wesleyan at Liberty Park on Saturday, September 14th. Varsity boys will run at 8:30am and the boys open will be at 9:30am. Join us if you can.

Congratulations to our boys and Run Brave. 

Picture Day is on Saturday, August 10th at Olentangy High School.  Be there before 7:45am. We will take a team picture for our banner and individual pictures as well.

Boys will have practice afterwards.

All-Ohio XC Camp is July 21-25th this summer at Denison University. 

Over 300 student athletes from all over Ohio prepare for their upcoming season at this camp. You will see former OHS runners here as counselors this summer and meet new friends. The camp provides a great team building experience and positive atmosphere for our athletes. Many of our boys have been attending for years and enjoy the camp. 

New Balance's Emma Coburn and Cory McGee will be guest speakers this year.

Register today at www.ohioxccamp.com

Check out the site to order awesome gear and check out camp info including camp topics, housing, what to pack and more. 

Our runners who have attended this camp in the past want to make sure you remember to pack a fan!! The dorms are NOT air conditioned.

OLSD Athletics and OSU Sports Medicine will offer student physicals for the 2019-2020 school year on Thursday, June 13, 2019.

Time is 5pm -7:30pm (last name A-M arrive at 4:45pm, last name N-Z arrive at 6:30pm. Last check-in is 7:00pm.)

Cost is $10.00 and proceeds go to the athletic booster organization to help pay for training supplies.

Location is Outpatient Care Lewis Center, 6515 Pullman Dr. (at the corner of Rt. 23 and Lewis Center Rd. in the Kroger Plaza).

All pages of the pre-participation physical form must be completed prior to the physical. Found on the school website:

2019-20 Sports Physical Form

Olentangy PPE 2019