Attention incoming freshman through seniors: if you have any interest in joining the Cross country team this fall to find an amazing community. Please email coach Randi at Randi.krehbiel@Olympia.org to get added to the remind group and get started on the summer training.
Thank you to everyone who brought their boys out to camp this week! Coach Jason and the rest of the staff had a great time teaching and interacting with everyone throughout the week!
In total there were 44 campers. At the end of camp today, we gave out medals and gatorades to those who performed best in competitions throughout the week. Great to see the potential and positive attitudes coming up through the program right now!
Anyone interested in high school cross country: change in dates, we will have our next group meet up to run on Wednesday 6/14 at 6:30pm. Meet at the main doors of the OHS
🥎 Middle School Softball Tryouts 🥎
Last call to register for our Boys Basketball Youth Camp. If you have a boy entering grades 3-8 this coming school year, we would love to have them out for camp June 19-22nd. We can not guarantee a T-shirt for new sign ups but will do our best to have extras on hand.
If you have been thinking about joining the high school cross country team but you aren't sure what to expect. Please join us this Wednesday morning 6/7 at 8:00am at the high school to try it out. We will split into pace groups and go for an easy run, so don't be intimidated! If morning doesn't work for you we will also meet Monday 6/12 at 6:30pm. Contact coach Randi with any questions Randi.Krehbiel@olympia.org
OHS Girls Swimming: Any swimmers who missed the meeting last week please email Coach Jenny Gillis at jenny.gillis@olympia.org to receive the information for summer workouts and to gain access to the Remind group for updates.
Attention: incoming freshman-senior boys interested in cross country, if you would like to be added to Coach Randi's remind group please email her at Randi.krehbiel@olympia.org. Running/lifting plans as well running group times for throughout the summer will be communicated.
Tuesday, May 30th is the last day to register for OHS Dance Team Tryouts! Contact Coach Emily.Weyl@Olympia.org with any questions.
https://forms.gle/39Ta4ouy12vBZqQR9
Congratulations to junior Keagan Uphoff on a fantastic track season! Keagan competed in the class 2A IHSA State Meet at Charleston today. Keagan ran 15.69 in the 110 meter high hurdles, placing 19th; he cleared 6' 0.75" in the high jump, which had him tied for 12th place; and he ran a 40.90 in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles, placing him 10th and missing finals by 0.01 second!
The OMS Summer Running Club will begin July 10. All runners are welcome! Contact Coach Castillo if you're interested in attending.
New and returning runners, please see the document below for more information on the resources available for the upcoming OMS Cross Country season.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Eod4ZBid6Lzdi2M3-0WiaFfO6S5E74ky8e561NADs24/edit?usp=sharing
For the 4th year we are offering our summer strength and speed camp. A great camp for a great price. See the following flyer for details: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gDHpiYeIuCoZ0Y_GpqcPV43grmSh1Bg4w9GYLuhA0t0/edit?usp=sharing
Digital tickets for the softball sectional game at Quincy Notre Dame can be purchased by using the QR code or going to gofan.co The IHSA requires digital tickets for sectionals and beyond.
Congratulations to Trayson Miller for placing 5th in the 3A 8th Grade Shot Put at the IESA State Track Meet this past weekend in East Peoria.
What a way to end the 2023 OMS Track & Field season. Congratulations to all the Spartans who traveled to East Peoria to compete in the State competition on Friday and Saturday.
Girls 3A 8th Grade 4 x 100m (Annaston Piro, Ava Jenkins, Madyson Bridgeforth, Charlee Durham and Kinley Steinkamp) medaled, placing 7th. Trayson Miller also medaled in 3A 8th Grade Shot Put, placing 5th.
Boys 8th Grade 4 x 100m (Kaden Collins, Chase Meyer, Kaleb Jacobs, Kadyn Wilcox) placed 15th. Mira Kistner placed 17th in the 3A 7th Grade 800m. Clayton Grieder placed 20th in the 3A 8th Grade Shot Put.
Boys 8th Grade 4 x 400 (Chase Meyer, Kaleb Jacobs, Owen Berlin, Kadyn Wilcox and Trevor Alexander) placed 19th.
Olympia Spartans are 2A Regional Softball Champions with a 9 to 1 win today over Carlinville. The Spartans will play in the sectional at Quincy Norte Dame on Tuesday May 23rd at 6:30pm.
Congratulations to the OMS Track & Field athletes who competed at State today in East Peoria.
Annaston Piro (14-9.5), Clayton Grieder (136-3) and Lucy Prestegaard (27-9) all medaled (8th place) in 3A 7th Grade Long Jump and 8th Grade Discus respectively.
Kaden Collins finished 15th in the 3A 7th Grade 100m (12.62). Kadyn Wilcox finished 11th in the 3A 8th Grade 400m (56.44).Trayson Miller finished 21st in the 3A 8th Grade Discus (116-3).
Pictured: Annaston Piro & Coach Durham, Clayton Grieder & mother Brooke Grieder
That's a wrap for the Olympia girls track team. It didn't end how we were hoping but all 3 of these girls have so much to be proud of!
The Olympia Girls Basketball program is hosting a basketball camp June 5th-June 7th. To register your girl(s), fill out the information form on the attached flyer and send in to the high school office. THE DEADLINE FOR CAMP FORMS IS MAY 26TH for a guaranteed t-shirt.
The OHS boys' track team traveled to Dunlap tonight to compete in the 2A Sectional meet. Congrats to Keagan Uphoff for qualifying for the IHSA State Meet next weekend at Eastern Illinois University in 3 events. Keagan finished 4th in the high jump (6' 1"), 2nd in the 110 meter high hurdles (15.63), and 2nd in the 300 meter hurdles (40.91). Other placers were Cooper Phillips, Wyatt Reinhart, Logan Demling, and Jacob Lawless taking 6th in the 3200 meter relay and Cohen Alexander taking 3rd in the 400 meter dash with an all-time best time of 52.74! Caden Clark had an all-time best in the 3200 at 10:49.65 and Nolen Yeary finished his season with an all-time best in the discus with a toss of 117' 10.5"! Congrats to all on a great season and good luck to Keagan next weekend at Charleston!
