October 2023 Newsletter
October 2023 Newsletter
Happy Cross Country Season, Chiefs!
With the Cherokee boys’ and girls’ cross country teams heading into the championship portion of the season, it seems like just yesterday we were out on a humid day on September 10th kicking off the 2023 XC season at the 27th Annual Cherokee Challenge. Many CHSXCTF alumni and family members attended, helping sell merchandise to raise money for 4xAlumni and cheer on the student-athletes. Through the sale of t-shirts, stickers and sunglasses we were able to raise over $5,000 for the boys’ and girls’ XC and T&F programs.
Some of the Cherokee XCTF Alumni and helpers (wo)manning the T-Shirt tent, Cherokee Challenge 2023
Somehow, September and October have flown by, and both the boys and girls teams have started off the Championship season with a bang, winning both the Burlington County Open (the boys swept the top 5 spots securing a perfect score of 15!) and the Olympic Conference Championships. The boys have been led by senior Nick Keunkel, and the girls, by senior Kerry O’Day.
Here is a girl’s season recap provided by Coach Jarvis.
Cherokee XC Girls, 2023 Burlington County Open Champs!
Photo Cred: Mark Jarvis
For updates and tons of photos of the boys’ team, check out www.ccctf.com !
Cherokee XC Boys, 2023 Olympic Conference Champs!
Photo Cred: Dennis Smyth
Both teams are now gearing up for the final races of the season. With the boys ranked 10th in the state, and that number likely to rise after they defeated 7th-ranked Cherry Hill East at the Olympic Conference Championships, and the Cherokee girls now seemingly at full strength and getting hot, we are likely to see some special races at Sectionals, States, and MOC. We encourage any alumni to come out and cheer on the student-athletes as they finish out their season, starting with Sectionals this weekend!
Dates, times and locations below:
Saturday, October 28th 2023
NJSIAA Sectionals-South
Dream Park; Logan Twp. NJ
Girls SJ Grp. IV Race: 10:00am
Boys SJ Grp IV Race: 11:00am
Saturday, November 4th 2023
NJSIAA Group Championships
Holmdel Park; Holmdel, NJ
Girls Group IV Race: 9:30am
Boys Group IV Race: 10:30am
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
NJSIAA XC Meet of Champions
Holmdel Park; Holmdel, NJ
Girls Race: 11:00am
Boys Race: 12:00pm
SJTCA Food Donation Drive
If you come out for the Sectional meet, please consider bringing canned food items or other non-perishables for the SJTCA Food Donation Drive, labeled on behalf of either “Cherokee Girls or “Cherokee Boys”. Donations to benefit South Jersey Food Bank. If you can’t make Sectionals, you can still bring your donation to any Running Company store (Haddonfield, Medford, Moorestown or Mullica Hill) on or before 10/28. See info below from SJTCA:
“Donations will be weighed for all Boys and Girls teams. The Boys and Girls team with the highest weight food donation from Groups 1, 2 and NPB as well as Groups 3, 4 and NPA will receive backpacks embroidered with their school logo. The second place teams will receive winter blankets embroidered with their school logo. Your donation must have your school name and gender somewhere on it to receive credit.”
All details here, including a list of items the SJ Food bank is looking for:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vMilYupOSuMx_JhTvj-X1uajOiz7pF0PQpZSkHIioZo/edit?usp=sharing
Annual Alumni Holiday Party
Though we have not finalized the details, please keep a look out for an invitation to this year’s annual CHSXCTF Alumni Holiday Party, to be held the week after Christmas! We are eager to see some new and old faces again in 2023. Spread the word to your fellow alumni, bring your significant others, and enjoy a nice night with old friends!
December 2022 Holiday Party
4xAlumni Gathering March 2022
Thank you for your continued support and interest in 4xAlumni and the Cherokee XC and Track & Field Teams! If you are interested in getting more involved in supporting our student athletes and would like to be a part of our 4xAlumni Board, shoot us an email at CherokeeXCTFAlumni@gmail.com! We would especially love to hear from our sprinters, hurdlers, throwers, and jumpers, and those who have graduated in the past 10 years!
If you would like to donate to the 4xAlumni fund, which supports current student-athletes through funding travel expenses and entry fees to championship events, purchasing new equipment, scholarships for graduating seniors, and more, you can access our Venmo here.
Stay healthy and safe everyone!
4xAlumni