The National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA)has named Saline Girls’ Cross Country Coach Michael Smith a 2012 National Coach of the Year Finalist. This achievement was awarded based on “outstanding coaching longevity, win-loss record, championship years, awards received and services to the coaching profession and to athletes,” according to NHSACA Executive Director Donald R. [...]
Category Archives: Girls Cross Country
Girl’s Cross Country–Banquet
Sunday night, the Girl’s Cross Country Team held their end of the season banquet. The team celebrated and recapped on such a successful season. The team won the SEC Conference, were victors at Regionals, and finished as the Runner-up team at the State Meet. Congratulations to the team and coaches on a great season! [...]
Saline Girl’s Cross Country–Runner-up at States!
Congratulations to the Saline Girl’s Cross Country Team on finishing as the runner-up team at the State Meet! Saline had their best performance of the year, as well as the best performance in the history of the program! This was the first time that Saline had four runners in 18’s during the same race. The average [...]
Girl’s XC Regional Meet
Last Saturday was the Regional Meet for the Saline Girl’s Cross Country Team. This was the first time that Saline has scored a perfect 15 in a Regional Meet! Congratulations on an incredible victory, title, and team score! Running through mud, the conditions were awful. The girls perservered and ran well though! In the Varsity [...]
Jam III Results–Girl’s XC
Last week was the traditional “Senior Week” for the Saline Girl’s Cross Country Team, which ultimately led into the final Jamboree race of the season! The Hornets competed at Hudson Mills Metro Park and finished with a team total of 17 (just two points away from a perfect score!) This was the 16th consecutive SEC [...]
Cross Country Rankings
Both the Saline Men and Women’s Cross Country Teams have been preparing for the upcoming conference, regional, and state tournaments. Their hard work has definitely been reflected in their seasons, as the Women’s Cross Country Team is currently ranked #1 in the state of Michigan, and the Men’s Team is ranked #2. It has been [...]
Pre-Regional / River Rat Open–Girl’s XC
The Saline Girl’s Cross Country Team competed in the Pre-Regional Race, also known as the River Rat Open, this past Friday. This event was a chance to get ready for the SEC Championship Meet which will be held this Thursday, October 20th at Hudson Mills Metro Park. Glancing back at the River Rat Open, Saline [...]
CC Pre-Regional Success
This past Saturday, the Men’s Cross Country team went to Willow Metro Park to run the Huron Pre-Regional Invite. The field of runners wasn’t extremely competitive, but our win didn’t come effortlessly. The team’s trophy resembled their months of hard work paying off at the end of the season. This race proved our Hornets have [...]
Two Saline Coaches Named State Coach of the Year
Each year, the Michigan High School Coaches Association selects one coach from each high school sport to be named Coach of the Year. This year Saline High School is proud to have two recipients coaching for our Athletic Department. Mike Smith, Head Girls’ Cross Country Coach, and Todd Brunty, Head Girls’ Swimming Coach, have been [...]
Cross Country This Weekend
Tonight is the Cross Country Huron Pre-Regional Meet at Willow Metro Park. The High School Men’s and Women’s teams are running this evening. This invite is not at Huron High School in Ann Arbor! It is at WILLOW METROPARK off I-275. Tomorrow, we are hosting the Middle School Saline Invitational at Mill Pond. The races [...]
