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CROSS COUNTRYCornhusker Flyers Cross Country: A Nebraska tradition of excellence for 43 years The Flyers were founded in 1977 by John Wissler, past president of the USA Track & Field (USATF) Nebraska Association and past chairman of the National Youth Track Coaches Association. The Flyers are a nationally-known and respected cross country program. Many Flyer alumni have gone on to have successful collegiate cross country careers, establishing state, regional, and national reputations along the way. Our Cross Country coaches Scot Rainbolt, cornhuskerflyers@gmail.com -- Coach Rainbolt begins his 6th year coaching the Flyers cross country runners, after 21 years of working with the club's high jumpers and hurdlers and his 4th year as the club's head track coach. Among the highlights of Scot's coaching career are a Millard South girls track & field state championship in 1994, being selected to coach at the Olympic Training Center in 1995, and his Millard South boys cross country team winning the state championship in 2006. He retired from Millard Public Schools in 2008.
2020 Season Age Divisions and Race Lengths
17-18 Boys/Girls -- born in 2002 or 2003 -- 5,000 meters (~3.1 miles) 2020 Season Roster
Note for School Athletes Junior High/Middle School -- If you enjoy running cross country at your school, you can continue running with the Flyers after your school season ends, or during your school season with the permission of your school's coach. High School -- If you don't want your cross country season to end after your last school meet, and desire to compete with other talented Nebraska athletes on the same team, contact us when your season is over. High school athletes may not participate until after the state high school meet. There are two basic parts of the meet season. The first part is a series of meets that are sponsored by Omaha-area high schools. These meets are usually 8th grade and under, with awards given at most of them. The second part is the Youth Athletic and Junior Olympic competitions where you compete only against athletes of your own age. Awards are given at all of these meets, with the opportunity to advance to Regional and National competition. The number of meets each athlete enters and participates in is up to the individual, although a few meets require the athlete to place so high at a previous qualifying meet before they may enter and compete. Practices will be held at Walnut Grove Park, 151st and Q Sts. in Omaha. There are two practices during the week, starting at 6:00 p.m., plus a few Saturday morning practices. See the Calendar for the most up-to-date practice schedule. The coaches realize that families will sometimes have schedule conflicts and there will be times when an athlete must miss practice. Our expectation is that kids will take the responsibility for running on their own when they are unable to get to club practice. Cross country is a sport which demands diligence and perseverance. Therefore, it is expected that kids run on the "off days" when there is no scheduled Flyers practice. For more meet and practice information, go to the club's Team App web site. National Cross Country Champions
7 Individual National Champions Other Cross Country information All newcomers are encouraged to attend enough practices to make sure cross country is something they want to do before paying the membership fee and officially joining. Please be aware that members of the summer track program qualify for a travel stipend, while new members do not. There are no tryouts to join the Flyers. You don't have to have championship talent to participate, just the desire to experience distance running and the willingness to work towards improvement. Our coaches will determine your current ability and fitness level and prescribe workout goals accordingly. Personal goal-setting and improvement is always emphasized over place-finish in competition. Participation in cross country improves athletic ability and endurance for other sports, including basketball, baseball, and soccer. Pictures
USATF National Junior Olympic Championships - Atlanta, Georgia - December 14, 2002
Metro Conference Championships - Chalco Hills - October 10, 2002
West Omaha Wind Invitational - Millard, Nebraska - October 15, 2000
Wayne Invitational - Wayne, Nebraska - October 3, 2000
USATF Region VIII Junior Olympic Championships - Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin - November 21, 1999 |