AUGUST 2026 - PARENT MEETING Google Slides Presentation - CLICK HERE
GET READY for the 2026 Cross Country Season!!!
Our season begins on Monday 8/17/26. Here is your To-Do List (with NEW items):
Make sure you have a record of an athletic physical within the last 3 years. If you need to get a sports physical, get it scheduled right away. You cannot participate until this is completed.
Register for Cross Country - Click this link for online registration. You MUST be registered & cleared in order to practice.
Check the AHS Boys Cross-Country Calendar for important dates for the upcoming season. Prioritize our competitions and practices.
Check the AHS Boys CC Year-at-a-Glance Calendar - 2026-2027. This is great to print and hang on the fridge or share with friends & family!!!
Log your Summer Miles to get credit for them and check your progress to verify it is accurate.
Get running shoes. If you have been running miles all summer in your running shoes, make sure you get new shoes for the regular season. All runners need to have running shoes, not shoes intended for another sport.
Register for the Remind App. This is a tool used for communication from the coaches to parents and athletes (COMING SOON!!!)
Complete the AHS Boys CC Running - 2026 Runner/Parent Survey
We would like to gather contact information for runners, parent/guardians, & emergency contacts
Each runners will request a team shirt size - paid for by the Boosters
Family members can order shirts to show their support ($13-15 per shirt)
Read through the AHS Boys CC 2026 Info Packet
Read the AHS CC 2026 - Canoe Trip Information and complete/return the AHS BCC 2026 - Canoe Trip Permission Slip
Read the AHS BCC 2026 - Participation Code of Conduct and complete the AHS BCC 2026 - Code of Conduct Acknowledgment Form
AHS Boys CC - 5/27/26 Spring Meeting Resources
AHS Boys CC - Spring Meeting - 5/27/26
We will have a VIRTUAL MEETING for runners and parents on Wednesday, 5/27/26 from 8:30-9:30pm to get us going on the Three R's for the summer:
Please share this news with your fellow runners and LOTS of new recruits. I am excited for the fall season and I hope you are too!!! I will share/post the Google Slides Presentation after the meeting. If you have any questions, please stop by the Band Room or send me an email - Colin_Woelfle@rdale.org
Fall 2026 Dates
MSHSL Start Date - Monday, 8/17/2026
Parent Meeting - Thursday, 8/20/26 - 7:30pm - AHS Choir Room - enter door #42
Canoe Trip - 8/25/26
Mile Time Trial - Saturday, 8/22/26 - AHS Track
Kleyman Time Trial - Saturday, 8/29/26 - Hidden Valley Park, New Hope
Rosemount/Irish Invitational - Friday, 9/4/26 - Rosemount High School
Bauman/Rovn Invitational - Thursday, 9/10/26 - Gale Woods Farm, Minnetrista
Tom Watson Invitational (JV Runners) - Saturday, 9/19/26 - Chippewa Middle School
Roy Griak Invitational (Varsity Runners) - Saturday, 9/19/26 - Fort Snelling Golf Course
Metro Invite "Under the Lights" - Saturday, 9/26/26 - Flying Cloud Fields, Eden Prairie
Osseo Invite - Thursday, 10/1/26 - Elm Creek Park
Thundering Royal Elk Invitational - Thursday, 10/8/26 - Prairie Park, Otsego
NWSC - Wednesday, 10/14/26 (MEA Wednesday) Elk River Golf Club
Osseo Mile Time Trial - Wednesday, 10/21/26 - Armstrong High School Stadium
Lefty Wright Grade Level Meet (JV Runners) - Monday, 10/26/26 - Bassett Creek Park, Crystal
Section Meet (Varsity Runners) - Wednesday, 10/28/26 - Gale Woods Farm, Minnetrista
MSHSL State Meet (Qualifiers) - Saturday, 11/7/26 Majestic Oaks Golf Course
NXR Sioux Falls - Sunday, 11/15/26 (optional and not an AHS/MSHSL Event)
Season Banquet - TB/D, possibily Nov. 10
Booster Meeting Dates: 8/10/26, 9/22/26, 10/20/26, 3/16/27, 4/20/27
THE FOLLOWING CONTENT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION...
Team Camps at Meets
Thank you to all of the parents who come to support our team at meets. Cross Country is unlike most other sports in that we do not have a separate team locker room or “bench” at our meets. We ask that families allow our team to focus on our race preparation and reflection by limiting time at our team camp at meets. This will allow us to be more efficient with warm-ups and cool downs and help us to better manage the multiple races we coach at each event. In particular we ask that families stay away from our camp prior to their runner’s race through the completion of the athlete’s cool down. Please let Coach Stephens know if you have any questions.
Important Links
Checkout the links for results and records listed below. I have provided a description for each.
2025 Results - This is where you can find results for all of our meets and time trials. Each tab on the bottom is for a different event.
Meet Honor Roll- This spreadsheet tracks the best times for Armstrong runners by grade for each of the meets we compete in (2003-present). This allows runners to compare their performances to other runners from past years at every meet.
Overall Honor Roll-This spreadsheet tracks the top overall times for Armstrong runners by grade throughout Armstrong's 54 year History.
Meet Line-ups
Most meets consist of a variety of girls and boys races (Varsity, JV, C, 9th & under, MS, etc). Several days before each meet, the coaching staff will create a line-up that assigns each runner to a specific race. This line-up is based on the the following: recent meet results, practice attendance & performance, overall results from previous years, entry limits for each race, and more. If you ever have a question as to why you are assigned to a specific race, please speak with the coaching staff. Parents & runners can compare the Race Line-up to the Meet Information so they know what time your particular race will be. Meet line-ups are linked here AHS CC 2025 - Meet Line-ups and posted on the bulletin board in the Boys Cross-Country area.
Remind APP
Parents and runners, if you have not yet signed up for the Remind App, please do so. Most of our information will be conveyed through this website with announcements on the Remind App. Here is a link to the sign up page.
Summer Mileage - 2026
Summer mileage is critical in preparing you for the cross country season. It will build strength in your legs, develop cardiovascular fitness, increase your confidence, and help prevent injuries in the process. Runners who complete and report the following mileage minimums over the summer will earn a Summer Mileage Club shirt and earn lots of lettering points!!!
Summer Mileage Club minimum mileages
Runners going into 7th or 8th grade - 200 miles
Runners going into 9th-12th grade - 300 miles
Running summer miles will help you to letter, make you mentally and physically tough as well as making our team better as a whole. Multi-sport athletes involved in other summer sports training programs need to create a comprehensive training plan approved by coaching staff prior to the start of summer training.
Every runner must keep an accurate running log including the date, cumulative time, average pace, and actual distance of each run
Weekly mileages are to be reported at the end of each week in the AHS CC 2026 - Boys Summer Mileage Form
Summer mileage begins Monday, 6/8/26 and ends Sunday, 8/23/26.
Do your best to follow the posted workouts using the 2026 Boys Cross Country Workouts
Runners can view their reported summer mileage AHS CC 2026 - Boys Summer Mileage Spreadsheet
If you are not sure what the distance of a run is, try using www.mapmyrun.com.
Owning a GPS watch is not required, but is extremely helpful for summer mileage and the entire fall cross-country season.