IMPORTANT INFO.

Parents and athletes, please see message below from the athletic department.

If you have not done so already, please be sure your athlete is registered for a Fall sport in Genesis. A parent must sign in to their account and forms can be found in the forms tab under Fall Sports Forms 2025-26.

Please see the Montclair High School Athletics website under medical forms to print forms. Medical forms will continue to be accepted, but we need 3 weeks to process them for clearance. Updated action plans for asthma, life threatening illness, diabetes, etc. must be on file for the new school year in order for clearance to be granted.

ImPACT testing- If you or your child need a baseline ImPACT test, you may reach out to the RWJ/ Barnabas Health Matthew J Morahan Center for Athletes. This is the only acceptable outside location. There will be a fee assessed at the time of the testing. Let them know that you are a Montclair High School athlete so that they can move it to our database. Please let me know when it is completed. I will need to check the results before entering it into Genesis.

That athletic trainers will also be available for in person baseline testing once they return for Fall preseason sessions on 8/11/25. This will be by appointment only. 

UPDATES

As stated in the previous post, captains practice will begin next week. We will every meet every Tuesday and Thursday, 7am at woodman field, throughout the summer until the first official day of practice (Aug. 18th). Any site changes, and/or cancellations due to weather will be posted here and on the IG story.

Also, please see the competition schedule for the season linked below. Please print this out and plan accordingly. As we get closer to the season we will also be adding offsite practices, study hall sessions and planned off/recovery days wo please keep an eye on the blog.

2025 SCHEDULE

2025 Cross Country Information

 

Preseason Information:

Summer Practice:

• Every Tuesday and Thursday July 8th - August 16th 7am Woodman Field

First Day of Official Practice:

• Monday August 18, 2025: 7am - 9am @ Woodman Field
• During the summer we will practice Monday – Friday until school begins

During School year

-       Monday- Friday 3-5:30pm

-       Saturday 9:30-11am 

(Unless we travel offsite for practice, but we will provide enough notice to adjust schedules)

 

Be prepared

1. Appropriate  trainers (running sneakers) and work out attire 

(Fleet Feet on Midland Avenue is a great source to find the perfect training sneaker)

2. Athletes are expected to be in shape on August 18th; the first week of training will be a testing week. These tests determine if athletes make the team & training groups

 

Competition Info

 Meets/ Distance

-       Freshman- 2 miles

-       JV (Novice) /Varsity – 3.1 miles

 

Team Blog: www.montclaircrosscountry.blogspot.com

Facebook Page: Running Mounties

Twitter: @runningmounties

Instagram: running_mounties

Team Event

To honor the accomplishments of the cross country season and the winter track season to come, we will be having a Team Game Night on Friday, December 13, from 6-8:30 in the High School Atrium/Lunchroom. 

We will have dinner, snacks, games, and a trivia contest with prizes to celebrate all of the hard work! 

When: Friday, December 13th 6-8:30

Where: Annex Atrium/Freshman Building Cafeteria 

Who: Cross Country and Winter Track Athletes

This event is for athletes only. Please let us know if you are able to attend by RSVPing by Friday, Dec 6th here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V3YFPQB

Thanks!

Montclair Cross Country & Track Booster Club

PS-We will be having a family celebration in the spring after completion of the track season. This event is for athletes only

Winter Track Information

Just a reminder we will be having a parent meeting tomorrow at 7pm in the main building LGI. Athletes anyone looking for volunteer hours please see link below to help at the Montclair Doughnut run on 12/8, this is a great event held in our community and we do our best to give back when we can. Practice will resume tomorrow at woodman field after school, remember layers and water.

VOLUNTEER SIGNUP 

Group Championships

Athletes competing (and those interested in coming to support) the bus will leave from woodman at 9:30am. The temperature is projected to be in the 50's so wear and pack an appropriate amount of layers. The boys race goes off at 12p and the ladies race at 1pm. Parents; no parking will be allowed at Holmdel Park.  Any cars that park in the neighborhoods around the park will be ticketed and possibly towed.

All spectator parking will be at Bell Works at 101 Crawford Rd, Holmdel. When entering Bell Works follow the NJSIAA Parking signs to the Gold Lot. The NJSIAA will be running shuttle buses from that lot to the park. There will be a $5  (cash only, no credit cards will be accepted) per person fee to ride the shuttle buses to the park and back to Bell Works. There will be a handicap bus available. Make sure to arrive well before the race you wish to see to allow for the shuttle bus run.

In addition -  all apparel sales will be conducted by only Cash due to network issues at Holmdel Park.

Winter Sports Clearance Information

Closes- Monday, November 18th

Directions to register your student athlete:

Please log onto your Parent Access account and go to the Forms Tab.

• Click on the form called “Winter Sports Form 2024 - 2025”
• Please review the first 4 questions on the form
• Click on the link and review the document displayed
• After reading the document click on the “Selected” check box to the right of the question for the following forms. 

1. NJSIAA’s Steroid testing policy
2. Sports - Related Concussion and Head Injury Fact Sheet
3. Sudden Cardiac Death Pamphlet 
4. Opioid Video Sign Off Sheet
5. Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet

• Review the NJSIAA Steroid testing Policy, and choose yes to consent to random testing
• Read the district’s Athletic Code of Conduct, and choose “YES” that you and your child will abide by its provisions
• Choose the sport your child wants to play from the dropdown menu
• Click the green box called “Update Answers”
• Click the Finalize check box
• Click OK when asked, “Are you sure you want to finalize this form?”
• Click Update Answers
• If you do not answer all the questions on the form, the form will not be accepted, and your child will not be signed up for the sport they wish to play

Please ensure that you check every box to complete your child’s registration.

**IMPORTANT UPDATE**

Physicals

The State of New Jersey has rolled out a new APE (Physical) form, which can be found on the Athletics website. Our district requires that the entire packet (all 5 pages) be submitted. 

Any physical done on or after 7/1/2024 must be on the new forms. The entire packet must be submitted in a sealed envelope with name, grade, and sport on the outside of the envelope.

9th Graders- submit to the nurse in the Annex

10th- 12th Graders- submit to the Main Office

Please submit your medical forms by 11/4/24.

MHS Free Sports Physicals

Thursday, November 14th at 3:00pm

Aubrey Lewis Field Complex in the Multipurpose Room

Please click the link below to register:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y6Sye12T3AB4vqgHYOjEqwmqrzT1knEOiKEupuGFgXc/edit

Physical Form (the parent portion of the form must be completed)

2687_001.pdf 

ImPACT Testing

ImPACT Testing Timelines for Winter Sport

Testing Options	Registration Deadline (in Genesis)	ImPACT Signup Deadline (sign-up in email)	Test Link Sent by (link in email)	Testing Date
Test Option #1	10/21/2024	10/27/2024	10/28/2024	10/29/2024
Test Option #2	11/10/2024	11/18/2024	11/19/2024	11/14/2024

All ImPACT Testing questions/scheduling should be directed to our trainer, Michele Chemidlin @ mchemidlin@mpsdnj.us. Remote testing dates will be sent out as soon as they are finalized.