Teams & Tryouts
Through sports, our students strive for their personal best and learn to succeed by working as a team. Cor Jesu offers the following team sports:
Fall Sports
Cross Country • Field Hockey • Golf • Softball • Tennis • Volleyball
Winter Sports
Basketball • Cheerleading • Swimming
Spring Sports
Lacrosse • Soccer • Track & Field
Fall Tryouts
The fall sports tryouts begin on Monday, August 9, 2010 (with the exception of Freshmen Field Hockey - see schedule below). All teams that practice off campus will start at Cor Jesu on the first day to check in and meet with the athletic department staff. Golf, softball and tennis will then need to go to their respective tryout locations.
Cross Country
The Cor Jesu Cross Country team does not make “cuts.” Anyone interested in running and being a part of the team is welcome. Instead of tryouts, we will begin practicing on Monday, August 9. See below for practice schedule.
***Make sure you’re well-hydrated when you come to practice and bring a water bottle.***Monday, August 9
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Cor Jesu Academy: Meet in gym foyer
Tuesday, August 10–Friday, August 13
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Forest Park – Visitor’s Center
5595 Grand Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63112
Meet near steps at south entrance to Visitor’s Center
Monday, August 16 – Friday, August 20
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Queeny Park
1721 South Mason Rd., Manchester, MO, 63131
Meet in the Dog Museum Parking Lot (East side of park off Mason Rd.)
Friday, August 20
Practice will start around 6:30 or 7:00 p.m.
Team Night at Big River Running
14059 Manchester Rd., St. Louis, MO 63011
Just 2 miles west of 270 and a half mile south of Queeny Park
Monday, August 23
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.*
Cor Jesu Academy: Meet in gym foyer
Now is the perfect opportunity to be fitted for shoes – the most
important piece of equipment for a cross country runner. Athletes and
Coaches receive 20% off their purchases! Parents are encouraged to
attend and will receive 10% their purchases as well.
Field Hockey
Freshmen-Seniors, who want to tryout for JV or Varsity, tryouts start August 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Freshmen Team tryouts start August 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Check in with the athletic department in the gym on the first day.
Softball
Monday, August 9, 2010
Start at Cor Jesu at 3:00 p.m.
3:30-5:30 ~ Affton Athletic Association
Golf
Monday, August 9, 2010
Paradise Valley at 11:00 a.m.
On Monday, start at Cor Jesu Gym at 10:00 a.m.
Tennis
Monday, August 9, 2010
Start at Cor Jesu for meeting at 5:30 p.m. Practice at Webster Rec Complex (HWY 44 and Elm), 6:00-8:00 pm.
Volleyball
Monday, August 9, 2010
Freshmen ~ 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors ~ 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Anyone trying out for a Cor Jesu sports team must complete both sides of the Health Form, have it signed by both parents, and returned to Cor Jesu by August 1, 2010*:
Cor Jesu Academy • Attn: Lou Oswald, R.N.• 10230 Gravois Road• St. Louis, MO 63123
If you have questions about the fall tryout schedule, please contact Athletic Director Liz Biedenstein at lbiedenstein@corjesu.org or 314.842.4429, ext. 114.
*For each day that the forms are late, a day will be added to the required number of practices for eligibility to play. If a student's forms are more than one week late, she will no longer be allowed to try out.