Five Flyers are going to be competing at the AAU Cross Country Nationals in Tallahassee. Florida on December 5, 2020.  Four of our 11-12 year old athletes and Coach Barbara  Bass will represent the Flyers  at Tallahassee. 

Our post season training has been planned by Coach Ron Medlin and lead by Coach Barbara. Our four athletes have met a few times to train together and did some training on their own. 

Sadie Bass has been running with the Flyers for two seasons. She is an 11 year old from Kure Beach who is home schooled. When she is not on the course running she also plays soccer with Pleasure Island Soccer Association on team Bass Built.  Sadie was named Most Improved ~ Female at the end of season celebrations this year. She will be running a 3K at nationals.

Jamar Brumm is in his fourth cross country season with the Flyers. He also run sprints and long jumps during track and field season. Jamar is a sixth grade at Murray Middle School where he is a member of the school band. When not at school or running Jamar is a Red Senior Belt at Coastal Martial Arts Academy. This is Jamar's second trip to a cross country national, he also ran in Tallahassee in 2017 as an 8 year old. Jamar was named Most Improved~ Male at the end of season celebration. He will run a 3K at this years nationals.

Amelia Medlin is in her fifth cross country season with the Flyers.  She is one of the top performing distance girls on the team. Amelia is 12 years old from Wilmington and is home schooled. When not out running, she can be found riding horses competing in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association. Amelia also ran at the AAU Cross Country Nationals last year in Tennessee, where she finished 9th. This year Amelia will run a 3K at nationals.

Colten Wescoe was named Rookie of the Year ~ Male by Flyers Coaches this season. Colten is 12 years old and while he is new to the Flyers he is not new to running before his family made the move to Wilmington he ran with Run Cabarrus in Concord, NC, Colten is a sixth grader at Murray Middle School. When not at school or running Colten can be found outside with his friends or at the skate park because he is an avid skateboarder. Colten is running a 3k at nationals.

 Coach Barbara Bass is in her second season with the Flyers. She ran cross country and Track in High School,  at Georgia Tech and for Adidas. Barbara has also coached soccer for 8 years. Coach Barbara was key to the successful season for the Flyers, she attended virtually every practice and was there to help warm up and coach athletes at most meets. Coach Barbara will be running the 5k with the Ladies Open/Masters division at Nationals.

The circumstances of this year have been hard on everyone. The Cape Fear Flyers were not immune to the struggle because of the pandemic we were not able to train together for track and field season, this made us more determined then ever to get back together for a cross country season.

We started our season in late August we began meeting for practices in  Veterans Park, each athlete arrived with a mask on and got their temperature taken before practice began. We ended up with a total of 37 athletes by the end of the season. Team members competed at a total of 9 meets/races this season.  

The last meet of the regular Flyer season was the North Carolina AAU District Cross Country Championships on November 14 in Concord, NC at Frank Liske Park. A total of 9 Flyers competed at this meet which qualified all 9 to participate at Nationals in Tallahassee, FL on December 5. 

The season closed with the End of Season Celebration on November 18. 

We are in need of an enclosed cargo trailer about 6' x 12' for the teams equipment, picture is just an example for attention. We will be using the trailer not just to store the equipment but also to transport the equipment to practices and meets. We are hoping to raise $3,000 to defer the cost of the trailer. That being said if you know anyone selling a trailer or who might donate/sponsor the trailer please let the board know asap via email info@thecapefearflyers.com. If we do get the trailer donated any raised funds will go towards paying for a place to park the trailer, the trailers registration, and insurance.