Cross Country - Varsity
Team Roster
Coaches
Athletics Roster
John Yasenchok - Head Coach | EMAIL
Coach Yasenchok is originally from Salinas, CA, and attended high school in Columbus, GA, where he was a member of the cross country team during his junior and senior years. Yasenchok currently teaches history at Covenant Day’s high school. He served as a cross country coach at United Faith Christian Academy for the 2014-15 season, and joined the baseball staff at Covenant Day as an assistant in the spring of 2017. Yasenchok accepted the role of the Head Coach for the Boys' Cross Country team in July of 2017, and became head of both the boys' and girls' programs in the fall of 2019.
Payne Dinsbeer - Asst. Coach | EMAIL
Coach Dinsbeer is a Charlotte, NC native and a graduate of Covenant Day School. He was a member of the Varsity cross country and track programs during his high school years. His coaching experience includes six years as a middle school track, cross country and swim coach both at CDS and another local school. Coach Dinsbeer has been coaching at CDS since 2011.
Achievements
Cross Country - Varsity
Varsity Girls/Boys Cross Country 2019-20
- For girls and boys in grades 9-12.
- First day of practice will be July 29.
- Athletes should meet coaches at 3:30PM on the field adjacent to the Middle School.
- Covenant
Day will provide uniforms.
- Athletes must provide appropriate shoes.
- Team camp will be held at Ridge Haven August 5-8. For information about camp, please contact Coach Yasenchok. jyasenchok@covenantday.org.
- Paperwork: All athletes must have a current physical (within the last year), parent permission form, signed concussion statement, and the $25 supplemental athletic insurance payment submitted prior to the first day of tryouts/practice. Questions about the portal and paperwork should be directed to Jennifer Harding. jharding@covenantday.org
