Athletics
Magdalen / St Thomas 7th & 8th Grade Football Playing for the Mustangs provides our students to: REPRESENT THEIR PARISH AND SCHOOL IN THE CSAL WHILE BUILDING CHARACTER Sense of community while learning to be true student athletes and balancing commitments to God, Family, School, and Team BUILD FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS Our coaching staff works in tandem with those involved with coaching the Kapaun Football program as we try to teach them the skills and knowledge not only to be safe and have fun in the sport, but to also build on plays and terminology for when they choose to participate later on the Junior Varsity and Varsity levels. Our program approach allows for both 7 th & 8 th Graders to consistently work out together now laying a foundation for success when those bonds carry forward through high school on and off the field OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND PLAY DIFFERENT POSITIONS BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL Even if your son has not participated in a tackle football league before it is still a great time to give the game a shot to see if it is something they may want to pursue later on before they reach high school. There are no barriers to playing for the Mustangs – no positions are assigned going in and financial barriers can be discussed to ensure everyone who wants to play can play. Football Pathway While Magdalen only offers the opportunity to play tackle football at the 7th & 8th Grade Level, we do want to let you know there is a planned pathway for your son to learn to play football at a gradual pace to acclimate to the sport. This path below provides guidance on what to expect from a coordinated program for your son to learn all aspects of playing football, being part of a team, learning the necessary skills to play the game successfully as well as safely, and all while working towards the goal of providing prepared student athletes who will one day play for the Kapaun Football Program.
UPDATED August 18, 2026 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON HAS STARTED!! PRACTICES WILL NOW BE AT HARRISON PARK (NORTHEAST CORNER OF WEBB AND HARRY), MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AT 6:30-7:30. MEET AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARK, NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT. EVERYONE MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL TURNED IN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE. BRING YOUR OWN WATER. GIVEN THAT THE TEMPS HAVE BEEN VERY HIGH, THERE IS AN OPERATIONAL SPLASH PAD AT THE PARK VERY CLOSE TO OUR WORKOUT AREA, SHOULD WE NEED A COOL DOWN. NOTES FOR THE NEW SEASON: 1. The Middle School Cross Country season officially starts August 17th. Anyone participating in cross country MUST have a physical and all related sports paperwork turned into their respective school. You will not be allowed to practice or compete if these items are not on record at your school. 2. The cost for each XC participant is $35. If you have not run with us previously, there is an additional fee of $25 for the cost of a jersey. The $25 is a one time fee and the jersey is yours to keep for the entire Middle School years. If a larger jersey is required later, you can turn in your existing jersey for a larger size. However, if you lose or destroy your jersey, you will have to purchase a new one. We have started collecting the fees. Please give your money to one of the coaches. DO NOT GIVE YOUR CROSS COUNTRY FEES TO YOUR SCHOOL OFFICE. 3. The XC coaches require only 2 items for you to participate. The first is a Cross Country Registration form. These forms are now available, please pick one up from one of the coaches. A registration form is required for each individual runner. The second item is the Cross Country fee itself. For new runners, this would be $60 (the XC fee of $35 + $25 for a jersey), and for all other returning runners the fee is $35. With the exception of Magdalen School athletes, who can pay their cross country fee at registration, please bring ALL fees to the XC coaches. DO NOT TAKE YOUR CROSS COUNTRY MONEY TO YOUR SCHOOL OFFICE. For those families with siblings that are running, a single check for the entire XC fee can be submitted. Please make all checks out to MAGDALEN ATHLETICS. Cash is also accepted. We would like to have all fees collected by the end of the month. 4. All other sports related paperwork (Physicals, Concussion Protocols, Sportsmanship forms, etc.) need to be turned in to your respective school Athletic Departments. 5. Starting on Monday, August 17, practices will move to the west side of Harrison Park (northeast corner of Webb and Harry), by the west parking lot, and the practice time will also move to 6:30-7:30. Practices will be every school day until the first meet on Sept 5. After that, Practices will be Mon-Thu until the end of the season. We have practice every day so that those who may be participating in another activities (Scouts, Volleyball, Cheer, Soccer, etc.) can still make at least 3 practices per week. If you are not participating in other activities, you should be attending all practices. 6. At each meet we will need a volunteer to bring snacks for post-race runners. This typically consists of bananas, muffins, grapes, etc. Everyone should be bringing their own water, so drinks are not necessary. Anyone who purchases snacks will be reimbursed by the team so keep a receipt of all items. We will be asking for volunteers before each meet. 7. The only thing that will keep us from running in a meet is lightning. Please plan on running regardless of rain, snow, cold, wind, etc. We will be briefing the athletes on running in less that optimal weather conditions. With the high temps, monitor the Group Me app. We will generally have practice unless the KSHAA heat restrictions prohibit it. Since most of the meets are earlier in the morning, we don't usually have to fight high temps. BELOW IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY SEASON. THE BLUE HIGHLIGHTED DATES ARE CONFIRMED MEET DATES. Meet 1 Saturday 9/5 - Sunrise Christian Academy Meet @ Bel Aire Rec Center (5251 E 48th Street North, Bel Aire, KS 67220) LABOR DAY WEEKEND First Race is at 8:30 am. Everyone needs to be at the meet and ready to run at 7:30. Meet 2 Saturday 9/12 - East Crusaders Meet @ Magdalen School Meet 3 Saturday 9/19 - West Eagles Meet @ Lake Afton Meet 4 Saturday 9/26 - SW Champions Meet @ Tanganyika Park Meet 5 Saturday 10/3 - Bishop Carroll Meet @ Brown Thrush Park Meet 6 Thursday 10/8 - CSAL Championship Meet @ Cessna Activity Center Sunday 10/11 - End of Season Awards Banquet @ Magdalen Cafeteria Meet 1 Sunrise Christian Academy Meet 2 Magdalen Invitational Meet 3 West Eagles Meet Meet 4 SW Champions Tanganyika Meet 5 Brown Thrush Meet 5 CSAL League Championship
Coaching at Magdalen We encourage anyone who has any interest in either being a Head Coach or Assistant Coach for any of our sports teams to apply. You can be a parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle. We will even take into consideration a high school or college age sibling as long as they are working with an adult head coach. Coaches must reapply every year to be considered. To facilitate the selection and assignment of coaches for each season, we do ask all applications be turned in by the following deadlines: July 1 - Fall Sports (Cross Country, Volleyball, Cheer Squad, Football) September 1 - Winter Sports (Basketball) February 1 - Spring Sports (Track) Coaching Requirements: Virtus Training Current CSAL Coaching Card (New ones being issued do not expire) CPR Training - which can be obtained through a class offered by Nurse Carla later this summer and in the fall Please email Coaching Applications to ad@magdalenwichita.com
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The Athletic Advisory Council (AAC) was created to provide team sport policy and procedure recommendations to the school’s administration and athletic director. This new Council will be responsible for ensuring sport-related extra-curricular activities at Magdalen School are in accordance with Diocesan policy, and as delegated by the school administration and athletic director. The primary goal is to align our programs with the Mission of the school and parish. 2025-2026 Members Justin Bloomer, Chair Chris Duncan, Athletic Director Jennifer Patterson, Principal William Allen, Asst. Principal Earl Mundy Emily Nye John Rapp Christy Waner Minutes 9/22/25 Policies [module-264]
