News & Info 2021
Nov
27
Nike Southeast Regional
So while the official cross country season has been over for 3 weeks or more for the Falcons, 25 runners decided to continue training through the Nike Cross Regional Meet on November 27th at Wake Med Soccer Park. Conditions for this race are always very cold and this year would be no different. While skies were clear at least, the temperature for the first race of the day was around 32 ...
Nov
06
State Championship Meet
On Saturday November 6th the boys headed to Kernersville for the 3rd time this season to race in the state championship at Ivey Redmon Park. It was a chilly and partially sunny day, but the wind would make the temperature feel very cool. The boys hoped to be in the mix for a top 2 finish, but it would require all of the boys to be healthy and strong at the same time and that was not th ...
Oct
30
Mideast Regional Meet
Saturday October 30th was the date of the Mideast Regional race at Wake Med Soccer Park. This race determines which teams and individuals get to advance to next weekend’s state championship. The amount of advancing teams is dependent on how many teams have 5 runners at the start line and 25% of those teams move on. This would mean that 5 boys and girls teams would race next wee ...
Oct
20
SWAC Conference Championship
Wednesday October 20th marked the end of the cross country season for many. This was the date of the first conference championship (where all runners could race)since 2019 and was also the first year for the team to race in the new, realigned conference. The conference meet is always an exciting day as all runners get to toe the line on the same day and for many it is the first time th ...
Oct
09
NC Runners Elite Invitational
The last invitational of the year was the NC Runners Elite Invitational on October 9th. Almost everyone in the Cary area was awakened by a massive thunderstorm at about 4:30am so there was no need for an alarm to get the Falcons up for the carpool to Kernersville. The early morning downpour gave way to a cool, damp morning as the Falcons converged on Ivey Redmon Park. The team was ...
Oct
02
Hagan Stone Invitational
To kickoff the October slate of racing, the Falcons hit the road for Hagan Stone Park in Pleasant Garden, just south of Greensboro. It has been several years since the team ran in the Hagan Stone Invitational, but it gave the harriers a chance to race on a new course for most in a lower key invitational. The day of racing at Hagan Stone is always a bit hectic as the start of the race is ...
Sep
18
Adidas Invitational
Eight days after their last race, the Falcons hit the course again for the Adidas/Wolfpack Invitational. This time it was an early morning race at Wake Med Soccer Park. Many of the best programs in North Carolina and the southeastern U.S. descend on this top-flight course in Cary each September to join this race. As the weather is just starting to cool off and the competition is ...
Sep
11
Friday Night Lights
On Friday September 10th the Falcons headed west to Kernersville to run in the Friday Night Lights Invitational at Ivey Redmon Park. Ivey Redmon is the site of the state meet and not a particularly fast course, but the Friday Night Lights race is known as an exciting and energetic nighttime race so the runners always look forward to it. It was especially exciting this year as the event ...
Aug
28
Providence Invitational
A group of 20 or so Falcons started off the invitational portion of the cross country season by heading to Charlotte to run in the Providence Invitational. The race is always a big early season race, but was a little smaller this year due to Covid restrictions. All runners who made it to McAlpine Park drove over to Charlotte with their parents as overnight field trips are not currently ...
Jul
19
Gear Info
Hi everyone. We are opening the Team Shop one more time for the season. Remember boys have to buy the maroon top and bottom singlet and girls need the green top and black shorts. Everything else is optional. The pullover hoodies and short sleeve tees are popular. To order go to bsnteamsports.com and enter this access code: AGXP4NPMpJThe site will shut ...
Jun
04
Summer Workouts
Summer workouts will begin June 21st 7-8:20am at Bond Park. We meet at the parking lot near fields 1 and 2. Before runners can attend summer workouts you must register on dragonflymax.com and fill out all paperwork. All forms due before August 2nd, but you must have an approved physical on file in order to attend summer workouts. ...
Jan
22
State Meet
So the fall 2020 4A state meet was finally held on the morning of January 22nd, 2021. This was the 1st contested state championship for North Carolina public schools since February. It marked the end of a crazy and very long season. While the official season began in early November and was technically shorter than normal, many of the runners had started preparing in late June and h ...
Jan
16
Mideast Regional
The Mideast Regional had a much different feel to it this year due to Covid-related limitations. Here is a sampling:--Teams had to qualify from the conference meet toregionals to limit the number of runners.--No fans were allowed this year.--Boys and girls teams were split into two heats. Each heat was limited to 50 runners. The NCHSAA required each team champ and the top individu ...
Jan
06
Tri-8 Championship Meet
As this crazy Covid-impacted cross country season continues, the Falcons toed the line for the Tri-8 Conference Championship on asunny January afternoon. Not only was this the first-ever January race, but it also marked the end of the current Tri-8Conference as Jordan, Riverside, Hillside, and Athens Drive will be replaced next fall with Holly Springs, Middle Creek, Apex, ...