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Season: August 24th - October 22nd 

Registration Open: 6/1 - 9/13 Sports clearance is all done online via Final Forms: https://tumwater-wa.finalforms.com/  Athletes will need to be cleared & attend all initial 8 practices to be eligible for the first meet.

Parent information: mostly sent by emails through Final Forms

Summer Practice Schedule
Monday, August 25th 4pm-5:30pm @ LBA Park meet in the upper parking lot (not the one near the playground). 3333 Morse-Merryman Rd SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Tuesday, August 26th 4pm-5:30 @ LBA Park
Wednesday, August 27th NO PRACTICE due to BMS Open House (2-6 pm)
Thursday, August 28th 4-5:30 pm TUMWATER HIGH SCHOOL meet at stadium entrance
Saturday, August 30th 8am-9:30 am Millersylvania State Park. 12245 Tilley Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98512 Meet at the NORTH entrance (it is before the main entrance off Tilley when coming from Tumwater). A Discover Pass is required if you plan to stay parked during practice. 
Monday, September 1st 2:30-4:15 Pioneer Park 5801 Henderson Blvd SE Tumwater. Meet on the parking lot side of soccer field #2 (middle soccer field). 
Tuesday, September 2nd NO PRACTICE 
*Wednesday, September 3rd starts normal school day practice schedule*
Friday and Saturday Practice schedule. We will have practice or a meet on either Friday or Saturday almost every week. These are required practices.  Please refer to the attached calendar and weekly reminder emails for the schedule. 

Regular practice: starts the first day of school W 9/3, Monday-Thursday 2:30-4:30pm at BMS. Pick up promptly at 4:30 by the picnic table outside Coach Brown’s classroom on the bus entrance side of the school. 

Required Gear: 

  • High quality running shoes (contact coach Brown asap if you child needs support obtaining quality running shoes- quality running shoes are key to injury prevention)
  • Water bottle
  • Athletic/running attire

RECCOMENDED GEAR: Digital sport watch with stopwatch feature (the cheap ones under $20 work just fine). Carrying phones while running will be discouraged. 

Meet attire: a jersey provided by (& returned at the end of the season to) BMS. Families are responsible for providing running shorts.

Away Meet protocol: We will ride to all matches as a team. If you will be riding with parents home, you will need to have completed a permission form (Travel Release), stamped in the main office and turned in to your coach before departing BMS. Dress in uniform before leaving BMS. Pack snacks.

Photos: TBD

Spirit wear: link coming soon (last year: While BMC XC shirts and/or hoodies are not required, it is fun for kids to wear their shirts to school on meet days. Hoodies are great to have at meets once the weather cools down, which we know happens fast!)

BMS XC 2025 Season Calendar
BMS XC 2025 Info Packet

Please join the BMS Cross-Country page on Athletic.net for meet information, results, etc. Season 25-26 info to come.

Meet Schedule: TBD

Let's GO Falcons Runners! I can't wait to see you all ~ Coach Brown

Head Coach: Joanna Brown, joanna.brown@tumwater.k12.wa.us

A little about Coach Brown: Along with coaching cross country, I am the track and field coach, a sixth-grade ELA teacher at BMS, and a parent of a Bush student and two East Olympia Elementary students. I am devoted to the Tumwater community and deeply invested in the success of our students and athletes. I've coached track and cross country on and off for the past 20 years. I was a collegiate cross-country athlete and an avid marathoner (once upon a time). Now that I have less time and a knee that doesn't always play nice, I am a casual (aka slower) runner competing in a couple of 10k or half marathon races each year. I won't be able to keep up with many of our more experienced runners. We will often run with the high schoolers and will always have check-in points and complete runs based on time vs. miles with safety protocols in place. 

Program goals: Grow running abilities, knowledge of the sport, self-discipline, and sportsmanship. Learn to embrace the challenge of competing while building strong team camaraderie with each other and a love for running. 

A note for parents: Your child may be a talented runner, a novice, or somewhere in between. Cross-country is about celebrating personal bests and supporting teammates to do the same. The best way to support your kiddo is by celebrating individual effort and growth while ensuring routines are in place for ample sleep, nutrition, and hydration.   

Please reach out with any questions or concerns. Let's GO Falcons Runners! I can't wait to see you all! ~ Coach Brown, joanna.brown@tumwater.k12.wa.us