Sage Middleton School Cross Country
Are you interested in running? Want to improve your speed and endurance? Want to play games and laugh with other awesome middle and high schoolers? Want to be part of an amazing team this fall? Look no further, we are so excited to announce our first season of cross country! Please read the information below to see if you would like to join our team!
This is open to all 6-10th grade students. The 6-8th graders will train and compete as middle school athletes, while the 9th and 10th-grade students will do so as high school athletes. There is a different distance for the high school, so training will look a little different between the two groups.
Coaches:
Coach Thies is excited to join the cross country team this season! They ran throughout high school and love the sport for its focus on personal growth—where your main competition is yourself. Though new to coaching, they bring a passion for running, the outdoors, and helping students build confidence through movement.
This season, Coach Thies is focused on creating a supportive, inclusive team environment that emphasizes balance: building endurance while staying flexible and injury-free. After stepping away from running due to health challenges, they are working toward rebuilding their own endurance and will be training alongside the team with the goal of completing a 5k. They look forward to growing together and helping every runner find joy in the journey.
Season Schedule:
Practices will begin on Monday, August 18th. They will run Monday-Thursday from 4:15-5:15 pm, with a workout to be done independently on Friday-Sunday. Students will have 15 minutes after school to get dressed and ready for practice. We will meet in the gym at 4:15! Pick-up from practice will be outside Sage Middleton in the pickup line.
Meet Schedule for 2025/2026 TBD
*For some of the meets, runners will leave Sage Middleton early, missing some class time. Runners will need to maintain academic proficiency throughout the season in order to be eligible to participate in meets.
Required Equipment
- Well-fitting running shoes
- Athletic/running shorts
- Water bottle
How to Register for the Team:
Registration Deadline is August 13th so please don’t wait to register. The following forms are required for students to participate.
- Complete the Sage Middleton Cross Country Registration Form online. The online registration form includes Sage’s registration, Sage’s risk waiver and IHSAA Concussion Acknowledgement.
- Parents/guardians complete the Idaho Activities Association Health Exam and Consent Form Printed copies are available at the front desk, and can be scanned and emailed with your signed health forms to Arin Jeffs at arin.jeffs@sageintl.org. Sage Middleton requires a signature from your family doctor saying that your child is in good health to participate. You do NOT need to schedule a new doctor’s appointment. You may skip the physical exam checklist as long as a physician signs the bottom of the form under the heading “Clearance/Recommendations” OR provides a brief note to the school indicating that the student is in good health.
- Pay the $125 activity fee by the end of the day on Wednesday, August 13th via this LINK or you can drop off cash or a check made out to Sage International School Middleton. Please contact Arron Walton at arron.walton@sageintl.org if this will be a financial hardship for your family.