We're Thinking of You, Bo

It is hard to know what to say, Bo, but we are thinking of you. The RHS Rider Cross Country team offers its condolences to you and your family. Peace to you.

We should all aspire to live life like your Father.

Abraham is '07 Most Valuable

At the 2007 Awards Night recognition ceremony Abraham was acknowledged as the Most Valuable runner and Most Inspirational as well. Matt won the Most Improved runner award and Andrew received the Coaches Award. Seniors Derek, Malcolm, Sean, Ben, Tor, Cina, Ali, Peter, and Patrick were acknowledged and thanked for their contributions.

Thanks to all of the parents who made the season a success. Everyone looks forward to 2008 when RHS once again challenges for the KingCo title.

State Finish Photos

These photos as well as an entire gallery courtesy of Washington Runners.

Awards Night | Thurs. Nov. 15

The RHS Fall Sports Awards Night will begin in the RHS gymnasium on Thursday, November 15 beginning at 7:00pm. There will be a “social hour” beginning at 6 and you can bring a plate of cookies if you’d like. People mill around in the Commons. Select athletes from each sport will be acknowledged during the opening 45 minutes of the program. Afterward, athletes and families from individual sports move to separate rooms in order for the coaches to acknowledge team members.

Let's have a large cross country turn out and celebrate a great year!

Roughriders Face Challenge | State Recap

Jamel, Matthew, Sean, Malcolm, Derek, Andrew, Abraham & Coach

Each year at the Washington Cross Country championships, runners leave the Sun Willows Golf Course--site for the meet--scratching their heads wondering what they could have done to improve their lot. The course is beautiful, but deceptively challenging. Its continuous undulations and spongy surface are typically nothing most runners have experienced all season . . . until the end. On Saturday, Andrew and Abraham joined 150 runners for the concluding WIAA meet of the season. They looked good throughout the race but were unable to crack the top 50. Both runners will return next year for an opportunity to compete with Washington's best cross country athletes.

Results can be found here.
Pictures of the meet can be found here.

STATE 2007 | Preview

The Seattle Times published a brief "State Meet At a Glance" this morning and included a short article about the Redmond girl's team. With the loss of the Eastside and South King County Journals this year, the cross country coverage in the area has been pitiful. The Washington Runners Web site has been a great addition with nice contributions from various cross country enthusiasts in the state. This Pasco Cross Country Facts is a nice compendium of teams competing at this years' meet.

According to Weather Underground , the conditions during the day should be nearly ideal with the high temperature reaching 58 degrees.

Go Riders!

State Bid Falls Short

The KingCo Conference representatives at the District 2/4 cross country meet this past Saturday made quite a statement by finishing in the top 6 positions. Unfortunately for the Roughriders, they needed to finish in the top 4 to make it to Pasco next week and fell short by 6 points. Individual qualifiers included Abraham and Andrew who finished with the identical time of 16:39. The full results can be found here.

Three seniors--Ben, Sean, and Malcolm--ran their last RHS XC race and gave it their best. They won't be forgotten any time soon. It's now up to the younger members of the team to step up and get the team over the hump next year so they can return to Pasco.

Keep returning to this page for new photos, links, and information about summer XC camps. Stay tuned!

Good luck at State, Abraham and Andrew! Go Riders!

Race Time | District 2/4 Qualifying Teams

Race time Saturday, Oct. 27 at Lake Sammamish State Park is 3:45.

The 10 teams qualifying for the District meet are:

From KingCo: Redmond, Eastlake, Bothell, Roosevelt, Ballard, Woodinville
From Greater St. Helens: Heritage, Skyview, Evergreen and Battle Ground.

For a Vancouver Columbian story on the GSHL race, here is a link.

Go Riders!

KingoCo Results Now Posted

The KingCo Championship meet results are now available on the athletic.net site.

On to District!

The Roughriders qualified for next Saturday's (10/27) District II/IV meet at Lake Sammamish State Park by finishing 4th yesterday at the KingCo Championships. The JV team had a great race, too, and completed their season with a top 3 placing. Individual results will be posted as soon as they are available. Here is a link to the Seattle Times article about the meet. Another link to the top finishers and team placing. Congratulations to everyone who competed.

Stay tuned for more District information. Way to go Riders!

KingCo Championships Schedule

The schedule for Thursday's championships meet is:

2:30 -- JV Girls’ Race
3:15 -- Varsity Girls’ Race
3:45 -- Boys’ Varsity Race
4:15 -- JV Boys’ Race
4:45 -- Awards Presentation at Finish Area

Go Riders!

Drivers Wanted!

Tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon, Coach Collier would like to take the runners to Lincoln Park to preview and practice on the KingCo Championship course prior to Thursday's race. He has asked for volunteer assistance in the form of drivers to transport the runners after school from RHS to Lincoln Park and return. If you can help, reply to Kurt Sahl via e-mail.

RHS 3rd | Redmond, Eastlake go 1-2

JV team ready to kick some butt!

Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish was the site of yesterday's meet. Hosts Redmond (30 pts.) and Eastlake (44) were not very generous as the Riders finished behind both teams (63). Inglemoor had 85 points. The results will be posted as soon as they are available.

Redmond, Eastlake, and Bothell appear to be ready to compete for the top three places at Lincoln Park next week for the KingCo Championships. The Roughriders and the remaining teams will battle it out for the final two district qualifying slots. Parents! Set aside your afternoon to attend. Races will likely start at 2:00 pm. Go Riders!

Team scores — Redmond 30, Eastlake 44, Roosevelt 63, Inglemoor 85, Franklin Inc.

Individuals — 1, Anthony Ellis, Red, 16:06; 2, Aiden Irish, Red, 16:15; 3, Paul Kupcis, E, 16:35; 4, Abraham Berhe, Roos, 16:36; 5, Mack Young, Red, 16:39; 6, Billy Wilkins, I, 16:50; 7, Andrew Sahl, Roos, 17:00.

Clouds, Wet, and Another Hole-in-the-Wall

Daniel pushes through the cold.

The RHS XC boys returned home from Lakewood Saturday with some individual PRs, but without the double championships they earned last year. The Roughriders young team showed they are learning, though. The varsity finished 11th, but the JV captured 4th and the frosh-soph team 9th. The individual results can be found on the athletic.net Web site by clicking the link on the right. Entire race results can be found here.

Beaver Lake Park -- Driving Directions

Here are the directions to Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish for Thursday's (October 11) meet.

You can also get there via 520 in about the same amount of time.

Meet Results From Big Finn Hill -- Now Available

The meet results from last Thursday are now posted on the athletic.net Web site. The varsity score was reported by the Seattle Times last week.

Team scores — Eastlake 59, Bothell 65, Roosevelt 71, Woodinville 85, Inglemoor 86, Garfield 145.

Individuals — 1, Trey Perry, B, 17:24; 2, Abraham Berhe, R, 17:30; 3, Billy Wilkens, I, 17:30; 4, Dylan Peterson, G, 17:44; 5, Keenan Clinch, E, 17:47; Alan Villavicencio, B, 17:53; Andrew Sahl, R, 17:55.

Hole-in-the-Wall Invitational -- Driving Directions

This note is intended for anyone planning to drive to the Hole-in-the-Wall Invitational at Lakewood High School this Saturday, Oct. 6.

The high school meet starts at 10am. There are races for frosh boys, jv girls, jv boys, varsity girls, varsity boys, and all-comers.

The site for the meet is Lakewood, Snohomish County, NOT Lakewood near Tacoma. Here are the directions to the meet:

1) Go north on I-5 (36.4 mi)
2) Take exit 206, WA-531 toward Lakewood/Smokey Point (0.2 mi)
3) Turn left at 172nd St. NE/ WA-531 (1.3 mi)
4) Turn left at 11th Ave. NE

You should see the school and parking lot on your left.
Lakewood High School
17023 11th Ave NE, Arlington, WA 98223


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Bellevue Results Are In

The Roughrider XC team made an improved showing over the weekend while competing in the Bellevue Invitational. Most runners ran a PR due to the weather conditions and course layout. The boys' JV team finished 10th out of 27 teams. Varsity finished 17th out of 34 teams. Notable finishes were turned in by Abraham (9th, 16:12), Sean (90th, 17:24), and Matt who joined the sub-18 club with a 17:52.

Full results can be located on the RHS athletic.net site by clicking on "Team Results" under "Links" on the right. Full results are available on the Washington Runners site. Click here to view.

Remaining Meets Schedule

DATE/DAY	TEAMS	TIME	LOCATION
Sep 27 Th	RHS, Garfield, Eastlake, Woodinville, Bothell, Inglemoor	3:45	Big Finn Hill Park
Oct 6 Sa	Hole in the Wall Invitational	All Day	Lakewood High School
Oct 11 Th	Roosevelt , Inglemoor, Franklin, Redmond, Eastlake	3:45	Beaver Lake
Oct 18 Th	Kingco Races	2:00	Lincoln Park
Oct 27 Sa	Bi-District w/GSHL	2:00	Lake Sammamish
Nov 3 Sa	State Meet	TBD	Pasco

The site of this week's meet, Big Finn Hill Park, is located just off of Juanita Drive. Go past the turnoff to St. Edwards State Park and make a left onto NE 138th.



Driving Directions from ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, 1410 Ne 66th St, Seattle, WA to Juanita Dr Ne & Ne 138th St, Kirkland, WA

Bellevue Invitational, This Weekend, Sat. 9/22

The Bellevue Invitational Cross Country Meet is back this year after a one-year hiatus. The site of the race is Lake Sammamish State Park, in Issaquah, right off of I-90. The course is primarily flat with grass, pavement, and sand surfaces . . . in other words, FAST. Many of the state's top schools will compete. The weather forecast is temperatures in the low to mid-50s with a 30% chance of showers.

Here are the scheduled start times:

Varsity flights will run BOYS and GIRLS TOGETHER.

ALL other runners you may have may participate in the OPEN RACE at the end of the meet. Full results will be taken for this event.

MEET SCHEDULE Updated

9:00 AM Packet pick up and coaches meeting

9:30 AM Junior Varsity Girls (max. runners is 7 per team)

10:15 AM Junior Varsity Boys (max. runners is 7 per team)

10:45 AM Varsity Boys/Girls #7/8 runners

11:15 AM Varsity Boys/Girls #5/6 runners

11:45 AM Varsity Boys/Girls #3/4 runners

12:15 PM Varsity Girls #1/2 runners

12:15 PM Varsity Girls #1/2 runners

12:45 PM Varsity Boys #1/2 runners

1:15 PM OPEN RACE…ALL ADDITIONAL RUNNERS YOU MAY HAVE!!

2:00 PM TEAM AWARD CEREMONY

ALL team members encouraged to participate!! Scoring for Varsity races will be all 8 runners. Top five in Junior Varsity race will score (maximum entry is 7 runners per school). If a school does not have a runner entered in a Varsity race, or has a runner not finish a race then the runner will count for last place points in the Varsity flight events.

Good luck Riders!

Ft. Steilacoom Invitational Results

Ben, Derek, and Matt start strong.

Thirty RHS runners participated in the 10th Annual Ft. Steilacoom Invitational on Saturday morning. The weather was overcast, but pleasant with temperatures in the upper 60s. Roosevelt runners finished well in all of the divisions.

Results for the meet can be found at the Ft. Steilacoom Invite Web site. They are also posted on the RHS athletic.net Web site where each RHS athlete's season times. Click on "Results".

Ft. Steilacoom Invite Info

Directions to the meet can be found at: http://www.fortsteilacoominvite.com/driving_directions_to_fort_steil.htm

For other information, see the link on the right under "Invitationals".

Go Riders!

KingoCo Meet #1 Results

Photo: Izaac Post

Abraham nabbed team honors yesterday at upper Woodland Park when he finished second overall. Paul Kupcis (Eastlake) won the race. Eastlake won the varsity boys team honors (32) followed by Ballard (57). Roosevelt and Juanita each had 76 points, but Roosevelt won the tie-breaker. (Way to go Derek!) Results now published on athletic.net. (9/20/07). Click on link to the RHS athletic.net link in the right-hand column.

Thursday (9/13) Meet at Upper Woodland Park

On Thursday afternoon, the Roosevelt cross country team will co-host their first league meet against Lake Washington, Eastlake, Juanita, Inglemoor and Ballard. The approximate start times are:

• 3:45 Girls JV
  
• 4:15 Girls Varsity
• 4:45 Boys Varsity
• 5:15 Boys JV

If you are driving from out of town, take the 45th/50th NE turnoff and continue to the 50th NE offramp. Go west for 1 mile (through the 5-way intersection). Free parking is available off of 50th NE just west of Aurora in a large dirt parking lot that sometimes serves as Woodland Park Zoo's auxiliary parking. Watch for runners as you turn into the lot.

KingCo Preview Results

This season the race results will be available at the RHS athletic.net Web site (http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=498). The reason for posting there is so runners can see their results on one page. By clicking on a runner's name, you will be able to view up-to-date accomplishments for each individual. Let me know what you think of using this site compared to the way it was done last season.

The overall results for the Preview meet indicated strong performances for the Riders. In particular sophomores Ben Carpenter, Matthew Gross and freshman Daniel Swanson ran very well for an early season meet.

Go Riders!

2007 Summer Practice Schedule

There is going to be a practice Monday 9 am @ Cowen for anyone who wants to come. This won't count for the actual practices though. Tuesday and Wednesday practices will be at the regular time of 2:45. For all the runners competing in the Kingco Preview Thursday, Good Luck. Go Roughriders!!

2007 Invitationals

This year Roosevelt will be attending 3 invites, all of which are on Saturdays. So make sure everyones' schedule is free.
-Sept 15th Fort Steilacoom Invite
-Sept 22nd Bellevue Invite
-Oct 6th Hole in the Wall (Lakewood)

2007 XC Schedule

Thursday Sept. 6th:
-KingCo Preview Meet- 3:45 Lincoln Park
Thursday Sept. 13th:
-L.W., Inglemoor, Juanita, Eastlake, Ballard, Roosevelt @ Lower Woodland Park
Saturday, Sept. 15th
Ft. Steilacoom Invitational (see link under "Invitationals")
Sept 20th: (Bye Week)
Saturday, Sept.22nd
Bellevue Invitational at Lake Sammamish State Park
Thursday Sept 27th:
-Roosevelt, Garfield, Eastlake, Woodinville, Bothell Inglemoor @ Big Finn Hill Park
Oct. 4th: (Bye Week)
Saturday, Oct. 6th
Hole in the Wall Invitational at Lakewood High School (Smokey Point turnoff, I-5 Exit 206).
Thursday Oct. 10th:
-Roosevelt , Inglemoor, Franklin, Redmond, Eastlake @ Beaver Lake
Thursday Oct 18th:
Kingco Championship @ Lincoln Park
Oct 27th: Districts
Nov. 3rd: State

RHS Informational Meeting for Fall 2007

A meeting with Coach Collier will be held in the RHS Commons on Thursday, June 7 at 2:30. All interested students (including incoming freshman) are invited to attend!