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GARDNER TRACK XC

November 14th, 2021

11/14/2021

Congratulations Sokari 6th place medal.
The Gardner Middle School boys X-Country ran Awesome at the
'2021 Massachusetts State Middle School XC Championships
Willard Field, Devens, MA November 6,2021

BOYS 7TH Grade race
6 place overall medal
Sokari Jenkins bib# 710 Gardner(M 7) time: 11:45 (6:19 pace)

140 Christian Gonzalez 707 Gardner( M 7) 14:29 (7:47 pace)
177 Jesse James 709 Gardner (M 7 ) 15:12 (8:10 pace)
186 Isaiah Muniz 717 Gardner (M 7) 15:25 ( 8:17 pace)
212 Noah O'toole 718 Gardner (M 7) 16:02 ( 8:37 pace)
218 Kenai Leblanc 712 Gardner (M 7 )16:10 ( 8:42 pace)
256 Josh Maglin 714 Gardner (M 7) 18:21 ( 9:52 pace)
261 Sam Maglin 715 Gardner (M 7 )18:53 (10:09 pace)

BOYS 5TH/6TH Grade race
82 Josh Mendez bib#716 Gardner (M6) Time: 14:13 (7:38 pace)
202 Zabriel Gonzalez 708 Gardner ( M5) 16:53 (9:05 pace)
206 Camden Larkin 711 Gardner (M6) 17:10 ( 9:14 pace)

Awesome job to the Gardner Girls X-Country team.
'2021 Middle School State Championship!

GIRLS 7TH Grade
132 Leona Hudson bib # 700 Gardner time: 17:40 (9:30 pace)

GIRLS 5th/6th Grade race
110 Idalia Primeau bib #703 Gardner (F5) time: 15:58 (8:35 pace)
147 Abbie Ramsay 704 Gardner ( F 6) 17:04 (9:10 pace)
174 Ava Babb 698 Gardner ( F 5) 18:12 ( 9:47 pace)
200 Yiannealis Santiago 705 Gardner ( F 6) 22:28 (12:04 pace)
201 Gianah Jiminez 701 Gardner (F 6 ) 22:40 (12:11 pace)
202 Jaelyn Delossantos 699 Gardner (F 5) 22:41 (12:12 pace)
206 Julie Ortiz 702 Gardner (F 5 ) 23:29 (12:37 pace)

In photo: Girls & Boys Middle School 2021 X-Country Team with Coach Mike Lawrence & Coach John Lawrence

November 14th, 2021

11/14/2021

Congratulations Tyler placing 22nd in State meet to move on to the All State meet on Saturday Nov 20th in Wrentham MA.
Nice job to all the boys on X-Country team!

MIAA Division 3 ABC Sectional - 11/13/2021
Stanley Park, Westfield, MA
Boys 5k Run CC Boys 3B
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22 Tyler Meunier 11 Gardner 5:42 17:41 20
49 Alex Lucier 12 Gardner 6:04 18:50 47
58 Gino DiVito 12 Gardner 6:11 19:11 56
60 Noah Johnson 10 Gardner 6:11 19:12 58
88 Santos Lavoie 11 Gardner 6:33 20:20 84
94 Jaden Otero 10 Gardner 6:39 20:40 89
138 Cade Celona 10 Gardner 7:50 24:20 129
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7
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10 Gardner 265 20 47 56 58 84 89 129
Total Time: 1:35:14.00
Average: 19:02.80

November 14th, 2021

11/14/2021

Congratulations to the Girls High School Varsity X-Country Team placed 5th at the State meet and are moving onto the All States on Saturday Nov 20th.
Congratulation Krista 6th place medal overall.

MIAA Division 3 ABC Sectional - 11/13/2021
Stanley Park, Westfield, MA
Girls 5k Run CC Girls 3B
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6 Krista Bettez 9 Gardner 6:34 20:24 6
26 Leilini Markley 11 Gardner 6:57 21:34 23
34 Olivia Powers 9 Gardner 7:07 22:05 31
42 Kaylee Bettez 11 Gardner 7:13 22:24 39
43 Avah Zelesky 9 Gardner 7:13 22:26 40
75 Elaine Schaffer 10 Gardner 7:52 24:25 71
Team Scores
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5 Gardner 139 6 23 31 39 40 71
Total Time: 1:48:53.00
Average: 21:46.60

131 Emerald St, Wrentham, MA 02093

November 09th, 2021

11/9/2021

Awesome Job Gardner High boys team
5 out of 15 teams at the 1st Annual District E Central Mass XC Championships - 11/6/2021 Gardner Golf Course
5 Gardner 123 7 11 24 30 51 56 81
Total Time: 1:37:28.00
Average: 19:29.60
7 #311 Meunier, Tyler Gardner 3:38 18:09 7
11 #310 Lucier, Alex Gardner 3:45 18:42 11
24 #308 Johnson, Noah Gardner 3:55 19:35 24
32 #307 DiVito, Gino Gardner 4:00 19:57 30
54 #309 Lavoie, Santos Gardner 4:13 21:05 51
59 #312 Otero, Jaden Gardner 4:21 21:42 56
84 #306 Celona, Cade Gardner 4:44 23:37 81

November 09th, 2021

11/9/2021

Congratulations Gardner High Girls X-Country Team
second place win with a 2 point different from first!

Awesome Job running Ladies!

2 Gardner 62 5 8 12 16 21 23 Total Time: 1:52:21.00 Average: 22:28.20

6 #57 Bettez, Krista Gardner 4:14 21:10 5
9 #56 Bettez, Kaylee Gardner 4:23 21:52 8
15 #58 Markley, Leilini Gardner 4:32 22:37 12
20 #59 Powers, Olivia Gardner 4:38 23:07 16
25 #61 Zelesky, Avah Gardner 4:43 23:35 21
28 #60 Schaffer, Elaine Gardner 4:46 23:46 23

Krista

Kaylee

Leilini

October 29th, 2021

10/29/2021

Congratulations Sokari Jenkins placing 15th overall in the boys' Div 1 race
at the 4th Annual Central Mass Middle School XC Invitational on
Thursday Oct 28, 2021 at Hollis Hills Farm in Fitchburg MA.

Gardner middle school
boys' X-Country
Sokari Jenkins 9:57
Christian Gozalez 11:18
Josh Mendez 12:01
Jesse James 12:11
Noah O'Toole 12:44
Isaiah Muniz 13:20
Zabriel Gonzalez 13:55
Kenai Leblanc 14:35
Josh Maglin 15:20
Sam Maglin 15:45

Girls' X-Country
Natalie Theriault 12:40
Idalia Primeau 13:34
Abbie Ramsay 14:05
Ava Babb 14:24
Leona Hudson 15:25
Gianah Jimenez 17:22
Jaelyn Delossantos 19:25
Yiannaeli Santiago 19:38
Julie Ortiz 19:42

Awesome job!

October 22nd, 2021

10/22/2021

Volunteers NEEDED!!!!!!

10/19/2021

Volunteers Needed:
Calling any XC/Track Parents, Family members,
Local Students, Alumni, local Community members
we have a lot of volunteers hours needed to be filled this November.
Need community services hours or like to be a help!
We love to have you, Thank you!

Contact us to volunteer / Gardnertrackxc@gmail.com

Nov 6th
Gardner Golf Course Concession stand
Track Shed load equipment - 7AM
Concession Stand Tent etc Set-up - 7:30AM
Concession workers: 8:30 AM
Clean-up / bring equipment to shed ( 1:50pm- 2:30pm) (maybe be done earlier)

Nov 6th XC Inv. girls', boys' Div 1 & 2 (4 total races)
11AM - girls' DIV 1
11:45 AM- boys' DIV 1
12:20pm - girls' DIV 2
1pm - boys' DIV 2

Link to XC meet info:
mstca.org/meet/1st-annual-district-e-central-mass-cross-country-championship

NOV 13th
Gardner Golf Course Concession stand
Track Shed load equipment - 7AM
Concession Stand Tent etc Set-up - 7:30AM
Concession workers: 8:00AM
Clean-up & equipment to shed - 2:20PM- 2:45PM (maybe be done earlier)
Nov 13th - note GHS XC Parents / Team is away at Standley park

MIAA DIV 2 XC boys, girls DIV 2 , A ,B,C (6 total races)
10AM - boys DIV 2A
10:45AM - girls DIV 2A
11:30AM- boys DIV 2B
12:15PM- girls DIV 2B
1PM - boys DIV 2C
1:45PM - girls DIV 2C

Link to MIAA XC Meet Info:
https://www.directathletics.com/CrossCountryFormat2021FINAL.pdf?downloader=1&sport=xc&meet_hnd=18696

Greater Gardner Turkey Trot Volunteers:

Wed Nov 24 - Bib pick-up, Reg 4:30pm - 7pm - Perry hall Gardner MA

Thur Nov 25 Thanksgiving
Finish line set-up 5:50AM
Registration 7am-8am - Perry hall
Bib pick-up 7am- 8:25am - Perry Hall
Course / Traffic 7:50AM - 8:50AM - Gardner MA
Course / Traffic 8:00 AM -10:15 AM - Baldwinville MA (maybe be done earlier)
American Legion 7AM Make Coffee - Baldwinville MA
Finish Line / Hall 8AM - 10:30AM -Baldwinville MA (maybe be done earlier)
Clean up 10AM - 10:45AM -Baldwinville MA (note: maybe be done earlier)

Link to Turkey Trot info:
Greater Gardner Turkey Trot Registration

Link online registration: Greatergardnerturkeytrot.racewire.com

5 mile Turkey Trot Race Starts
8:00AM - WALKERS
8:30AM- RUNNERS

October 19th, 2021

10/19/2021

Fundraiser:

GHS / GMS Cross Country Team members are selling Wreaths & Poinsettias
13' Balsam wreath $35.00 each.
6" pot size with gold foil Poinsettias $20.00 each.

We are working with the Local business:
Last Minute Gifts and flowers shop of Gardner MA.

Orders and money need to be in to the coaches by Nov 15, 2021
Pick-up Tues 12/7, Wed 12/8 at GHS parking lot, Time TBA
Checks made out to: GHS XC Track Boosters

You can also order directly to Booster club contact us at Gardnertrackxc@gmail.com

Tri Meet Wins for GHS XC boys' & girls' teams 2021

10/17/2021

Congratulations Gardner High girls' XC team on their tri meet wins Friday, Oct 15, 2021 @ Dunn State Park Gardner, MA.
Final: Gardner 15, Fitchburg 45
Final: Gardner 19, Quabbin 40
(low score wins)
GHS Krista Bettez placed 1st with the overall win in the tri meet with a time of (17:59), 3rd Leilani Markley (19:05) and 4th Kaylee Bettez (19:08)
( Wildcats now 7-3)

Congratulations Gardner High boys' cross country team on their
Tri meet Wins
Friday, October 15, 2021
@ Dunn State Park
Final: Gardner 17, Fitchburg 38
Final: Gardner 19, Quabbin 36
(Low Score Wins)
GHS Junior Tyler Meunier won the tri race overall with a time of (15:36), Senior Captain Alex Lucier 2nd (16:07), Sophomore Noah Johnson (16:45) and Senior Captain Gino Di vito (16:57) (Wildcats are 7-3)

Seniors class of 2022 XC

10/17/2021

XC Senior Day

10/15/2021

Happy Gardner High Cross Country Senior Day,
Celebrate with us Captains Alex, Gino and Leilani
Meet starts at 3:30pm today (10/15/2021)
at Dunn State Park Vs Quabbin
Followed by a Thank you to the XC GHS Seniors class of 2022
# Wildcats 1-2-3 GO CATS!!!!!
Luck to the GHS XC boys' & girls' teams in the meet this afternoon!!!

Senior Captain Alex Lucier
GHS Varsity XC 2 years ('20,'21)

Senior Captain Leilani Markley
GHS Varsity XC 4 Years ('18,'19,'20,'21)

Senior Captain Gino Di Vito
GMS XC Team,
GHS Varsity XC 5 years
('17,'18,'19,'20,'21)

20th Girls XC Quabbin Invitational 2021

10/12/2021

Congratulations Gardner High Placing 2nd overall at the 20th Quabbin Cross Country Invitational in Barre MA.
Freshman Krista Bettez 3rd place overall (21:17.30)
Junior Kaylee Bettez 12th (22:50.03)
Senior Leilani Markley 14th (23:07.86)
Freshman Olivia Powers 17th (23:18.96)
Sophomore Elaine Schaffer 22nd (23:59.68)
Freshman Avah Zelesky 28th (24:44.92)

Gardner Total time: 1:54:33.83 Average: 22:54.77 (65 points: 3, 12,13,16,21,27 )
GHS was 6 point from the winning team Tahanto had 59 points 1:53:19.98 Average:22:40.00 (4,5,6,19,25,26,34)
Awesome Job Ladies

Left to right: Kaylee, Elaine, Leilani, Krista, Avah, Olivia

Club Monthly Meeting Notice and Agenda - 10/14/2021

10/11/2021

The Board of Directors have scheduled the monthly meeting of the GHS XC Track Booster Club to be at 6:30pm EST, on Thursday, October 14th, 2021. It will be held in the basement of the Bethany Baptiste Church at 72 Ryan Street, Gardner, MA 01440.

The agenda for this meeting was emailed, tonight, October 11th, 2021.

The agenda is also located on our website at: https://www.gardnertrackxcboosters.org/meeting-agendasminutes.html

The draft meeting minutes for the last meeting on 09/29/2021 were sent out in an email on 10/06/2021, along with the final approved minutes of 08/17/2021. If you did not receive said email with the meeting minutes, please email the Secretary to have your email added to the mailing list (gardnertrackxcsecretary@gmail.com)

2nd place Wachusett Inv

10/6/2021

Congratulations Gardner High boys' Varsity Cross Country Team
placing 2nd overall at the 63rd Annual Wachusett Invitational X-C Meet at Wachusett Regional High School in Holden on Saturday Oct 2 2021
4th place GHS Jr. Tyler Meunier (18:46), 7Th place SR. Alex Lucier (19:31), 10th SR. Gino Di Vito (19:53) 12th place Sophomore Noah Johnson (20:01)

left to right: Wildcat Cade, Santoe, Jaden, Noah, Tyler, Gino, Alex

September Monthly Meeting Agenda Posted

9/27/2021

The Monthly Meeting Agenda for the Booster Club has been sent via the Secretary's email (gardnertrackxcsecretary@gmail.com).

If you did not receive the email, you can also download the agenda packet here: https://www.gardnertrackxcboosters.org/meeting-agendasminutes.html

Club Monthly Meeting Notice - 09/29/2021

9/26/2021

The Board of Directors have scheduled the monthly meeting of the GHS XC Track Booster Club to be at 6:30pm EST, on Wednesday September 29th, 2021. It will be held in the basement of the Bethany Baptiste Church at 72 Ryan Street, Gardner, MA 01440.

The agenda for the meeting will be emailed and posted in the next few days.

The draft meeting minutes for the last meeting on 08/17/2021 were sent out in an email on 08/24/2021, along with the final approved minutes of 06/01/2021. If you did not receive said email with the meeting minutes, please email the Secretary to have your email added to the mailing list (gardnertrackxcsecretary@gmail.com)

September 10th, 2021

9/10/2021

The 42nd Greater Gardner Turkey Trot Early Registration is open.
Greatergardnerturkeytrot.racewire.com
Thanksgiving November 25, 2021
Walkers 8am / Runner 8:30am
5 miles
Route 68 Gardner to Baldwinville

New we are selling a 2021 commemorative shirt this year!

Early race registrations we have a limited giveaway for the 2021
G.G. T. T. commemorative shirt.

We have added New Team Awards (first & second place overall)

The traditional Individual running awards we added more age groups.

If you register on a team YES you are still be eligible for individual awards as well.

Early bib pick-up 4:30 pm - 7pm 11/24 Perry Hall @ Gardner City Hall
Race day bib pick-up 7AM - 8AM 11/25 Perry Hall @ Gardner City Hall

If you like to sponsor the 42nd Turkey Trot accepting new sponsors
until Oct 20, 2021 when the Banner / Shirt order goes out to print.

Need a volunteer to sign the national anthem @ 7:50AM 11/25 in Perry hall

If your interested in volunteering on race day please reach out!

you can contact me @
Greatergardnerturkeytrot@gmail.com
or Justice @ Gardnertrackxcsecretary@gmail.com

See you at the race,
-Candace Graves
G.G.T.T. Race Director
GHS cross country track booster club

Race Committee (42nd Annual Greater Gardner Turkey Trot) August Meeting Agenda and Draft Minutes Posted

9/5/2021

The Clerk of the Race Committee has uploaded and posted the agenda and draft minutes from the recent meeting of August 29th, 2021. All members of the Club and interested volunteers should have received that email this afternoon. If you wish (especially if you are a part of the communities of Templeton and Phillipston) please email the Secretary of the Club (gardnertrackxcsecretary@gmail.com) to state your interest in helping in the Turkey Trot and to receive updates on what you can do to help, and when the second (and final) planning meeting will be held.

All recent meeting agendas and minutes can be found on the Club website, here: https://www.gardnertrackxcboosters.org/meeting-agendasminutes.html

August 29th, 2021

8/29/2021

Reminder:
The Turkey Trot meeting This Afternoon @ 4:30pm
Sunday, August 29
Dunn State Park Pavilion .
Please spread the word and feel free to bring a family member or friend