End of Season Celebrations

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Monday November 29th at 6:00 in the Commons at RHS is the end of season pizza party. I've attached the invitation to remind you of what to bring.
Also remember that the following Tuesday Nov. 30th is the Fall Sports Awards Banquet held in the Auditorium at RHS at 7:00.

End of Season Celebrations

After spending the weekend at the state meet in Pasco, I'm inspired to coordinate our end of season gatherings. I previously sent out the dates but there has been a change in the fall sports award banquet that the school organizes due to complaints of it being so close to the Thanksgiving holiday.
1. Fall sports award -It has been moved back a week to Tuesday November 30th 7:00.
2. Our XC pizza party is scheduled for the day before on Monday November 29th at 6:00 in the RHS commons. Pizza is provided by the ASB on the 29th. RSVP to me how many in your family will come so I can try and order the correct amount. Thanks Penny Swanson
pennypt@msn.com

District meet results

Saturday was the district meet on Whidbey Island. Sadly, the team will not advance to the State Championships taking 9th place out of 16 teams. The team actually has much to be proud of. Looking at the winning 5 top runners score, none of them PR'd on this course and most of them had times 30-40 seconds off the Kingco championship times. Our team had multiple members that times were only 10-20 seconds longer than Kingco so it seems to me many ran a great race, although I'm not sure this is how the kids felt yesterday. Just making it to the district meet is a major accomplishment. The XC MOB has so much heart and much to be proud of.

Kingco championship and Bi-district meet information

Here is a little information on how the next few weeks work:

Kingco championships start at 2:00 at Lincoln park. The top 8 teams and top 40 finishers will advance to the bi-district meet.
The District meet is on Saturday Oct. 30th on Whidbey Island and starts at 11:30. The 4A races for girls are at 12:50 and boys at 2:30. The top 5 teams and top 25 individual finishers from this race will move on to the State Championships held in Pasco on November 6th.
Specific times, maps etc can all be found from the info link next to the meet at
http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=498

2010 Hole in the Wall

It was a rainy slippery day at the Hole in the Wall, but the podium was shining with Roosevelt boys at the end. In the Frosh/Soph race Adam Houston came in 2nd with a 18:27 and Regan Klepac 14th with a 19:21 out of 170 kids. In the JV Boys race, Nathan Aberg placed 5th with a 18:58 and the Boys JV team placing 3rd overall. In the Boys Varsity Race, Daniel Swanson placed 12th out of 164 with a 16:48 with the team placing 5th out of 37 teams.
Check out photos of the day on athletic.net or the Picasa link on the MOB web page.

RHS XC MOB still undefeated in regular meets

The boys team had another win on another sunny afternoon against Eastlake this week. Only one regular meet left against our toughest competition in KingCo, Garfield, Skyline, Ballard next Wednesday 10/13 at Lincoln Park.
The boys will leave for Hole in the Wall near Marysville on Saturday morning 10/9 at 7:15 from RHS. Race times are below.
Mens Races
1.8 Mile Middle School 9:20 AM
5,000 Meters Frosh/Soph 10:00 AM
5,000 Meters Junior Varsity 11:20 AM
5,000 Meters Varsity 1:00 PM

Womens Races
1.8 Mile Middle School 9:00 AM
5,000 Meters Junior Varsity 10:40 AM
5,000 Meters Varsity 12:20 PM
Be prepared for cold weather is sounds like!

XC MOB is undefeated in regular season meets!

Today the MOB had meet at Hartman Park in Redmond. The sun was shining and the MOB came in 1st place against Redmond and Bothell. The top 7 were as follows:

2 Daniel Swanson 17:19
4 Andrew Eckels 17:58
5 Hart Hornor 18:01
6 Galen Caldwell 18:02
7 Seth Falstein 18:02
12 Nick Murphy 18:38
18 Christian Laush 19:21

The course was a slow one but freshman Alex Shinakov and Rubin Hohlbein and sophmore Alex Choi still managed to run personal bests!
Great job to all the MOB and Happy 18th Birthday to team captain Daniel Swanson!

Chili feed fundraiser

Save the date for the 2nd annual Chili Feed Dinner and Fundraiser
When: 10/10/10
Where: The Swansons 1817 N. 54th street
Time: 4-8:00
Why: Our motive is to get the parents of the XC-MOB together for a chance to meet, casual dinner, meet the coaches, raise some money for the team, and celebrate our children's success.

RSVP to Penny or Danny @ 632-8743 or pennypt@msn.com

Meet information for Sept 21 and 25th

Directions to Tuesday's meet at Marymoor Park:
Take WA-520 East to Redmond
Take the W Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE
Turn left at NE Marymoor Way
Once in the park head towards the Velodrome bike race track. The start and finish is in this area.

Saturday's Invitational is at Lake Sammamish State Park. There is no bus for this meet so kids will need to arrange for their own transportation or talk to other team mates about carpooling. Here is the schedule for the boys that day.

5,000 Meters Boys and Girls High School OPEN 9:30 AM
5,000 Meters Junior Varsity (7 runners only) 11:00 AM
5,000 Meters VARSITY BOYS #7-8 RUNNERS 11:30 AM
5,000 Meters VARSITY BOYS #5-6 RUNNERS 12:00 PM
5,000 Meters VARSITY BOYS #3-4 RUNNERS 12:30 PM
5,000 Meters VARSITY BOYS #1-2 RUNNERS 1:30 PM

I can't be at either meet this week so cheer for me if you go!
Penny Swanson

Fort Steilacoom Invitation Results

The MOB had an excellent day in the sun with some time spent on the podium. The Varsity boys, JV 1 and JV 2 boys all placed 3rd overall! A personal best by Daniel Swanson at 16:26, 12th place overall. Course records were set by many in the team. Notable were Sam Carpenter with 1:50 and Sam Hendren with 1:14 off their previous years time.

Reminder that next weeks meet was changed from Wednesday to Tuesday Sept 21st. Otherwise same time and location.

The weeks meets

Wednesday, Sept. 15th, we host Newport & Inglemoor at Lincoln Park. 2 races will be run, with the girls starting at 4 PM. and the boys running approximately 30 minutes after this.

We need volunteers to help monitor the course & work the finish line: So call Penny if you can help
If you can be there by 3:40, we can meet at the finish line to divide duties & give instructions. Thanks in advance for your help! All 3 schools have large teams so we'll be busy!

On Saturday is the first Invitation at Fort Steilacoom. Check out www.fortsteilacoominvite.com and you can see detail of the day, directions etc. It is a well run meet and my favorite Invite to watch, especially on a sunny fall day.

Sept 7-12th practice schedule

Welcome to the 2010 season. We hope it will be a season that we will always remember, guys reaching their goals and a trip to state as a team. And to those seniors who have for the past four years given all they have to me and coach Lynch. I hope every meet you run this year will be your best ever.

Tuesday: 2:50 Cowen Park.
Wednesday; 2:50 Cowen Park
Thursday; Preview Meet. Leave Roosevelt at 2:50, return at about 7:00.
Friday; Cowen Park. 2:50
Saturday, easy run on your own
Sunday rest.

Coach
Collier/Lynch

Practice changes for Sept 3 & 4th

Coach has changed tomorrow and Saturday's practice locations.
Friday 9/3 practice will be held at 9:30 at the Roosevelt track.
Saturday 9/4 practice will be held at 9:30 at Lincoln Park. Kids will meet near the main entrance off Fauntleroy just east of the parking lot.

2010 Cross Country Meet Schedule

2010 Boys XC Season

Thu, Sep 9 Kingco 4A Preview At Lincoln Park

Wed, Sep 15 Inglemoor, Newport @ Roosevelt At Lincoln Park

Sat, Sep 18 Fort Steilacoom Invitational At Fort Steilacoom/Lakewood

Wed, Sep 22 Roosevelt, Issaquah @ Woodinville At Marymoor Park

Sat, Sep 25 Bellevue HS Invitational At Lake Sammamish S.Park

Wed, Sep 29 Roosevelt, Bothell at Redmond At Hartman Park

Wed, Oct 6 Eastlake @ Roosevelt At Lower Woodland

Sat, Oct 9 Hole In The Wall Invitational At Lakewood HS

Wed, Oct 13 Skyline, Garfield, Roosevelt @ Ballard At Lincoln Park

Thu, Oct 21 4A KingCo Championships At Lincoln Park

Sat, Oct 30 4A Wes-King District Championships At South Whidbey HS

Sat, Nov 6 WIAA 4A State Championships At Pasco, WA

Practice times and locations 8/30 - 9/4

Monday meet at Cowen Park. 5:00 start.
Tuesday meet at Greenlake 5:00 start.
Wednesday meet at Cowen Park 5:00 start.
Thursday meet at Greenlake 9:30 start.
Friday meet at Cowen 9:30 start.
Saturday meet at Roosevelt Track 9:30

When school starts, all practice will be at Cowen Park starting at 3:00-4:30

Offical practice time

Here is the official schedule for the week 8/23 - 8/28/10.

Monday, 9:00 Goat Hill Upper Course of Woodland Park.
Tuesday, 3:30pm Cowan Park.
Wednesday, 5:00 Greenlake Track
Thursday, 9:00am Cowan Park
Friday, 9:00 Greenlake near Basketball courts.
Saturday, 10:00 Discovery Park. Meet at Main Entrance.

Official practice start

Sorry about the typo. Official practice start on Monday August 23rd. You must have 10 practices in order to compete at the KingCo preview meet on September 9th so get in your paperwork and be there or be slow.

Get athletic forms and physicals done soon!

Athletic Forms: Please make doctor appointments early! Physicals are good for 2 years. The other forms necessary for participation can be found on the RHS website
http://rhsseattle.org/athletics.php#register
Forms must be completed before "official" practices start at the end of August.

Change in location for practice next week

For those of you who weren't at this morning's practice, starting on the 19th the location will be changed to Gasworks park . The time will remain 9 o'clock. The following week, starting the 26th, practice will start at the Museum of History and Industry. Be there or be slow.

RHS XC MOB 2010/2011

Here is a link to a Facebook group for the RHS XC MOB 2010/2011
RHS XC MOB 2010/2011

Boys XC Meeting

There will be a boys XC meeting at 3:00 in the Commons at RHS on Thursday June 10th to discuss summer workouts.