Week of November 2nd-November 8th

Regional Meet:
Congratulations to all of our regional participants this weekend.  We had a great weekend with strong performances throughout our lineups.  Katie Andrus (15th) and Riley Moore (5th) will both be competing this weekend at the State Meet in Pasco at Sun Willows Golf Course.  Katie will compete at 1:00 and Riley will compete at 2:30.  Tickets are $10 for adults and $7.  Hope to see lots of Bomber support!

Practice Times This Week:
Monday @ 3:00 PM (Track Shed).    
Tuesday @ 3:00 PM (Track Shed). Bring spikes.  Miracle Mile
Wednesday @ 3:00 PM (Track Shed). 
Thursday @ 3:00 (Track Shed) 
Friday @ Sun Willows (Course Preview)
Saturday @ State (Katie at 1:00, Riley at 2:30)

Course Preview:
We will be previewing the state course on Friday.  We will be caravaning over to the course from the Fran Rish parking lot at 12:00 since we have a 1/2 day on Friday.  We encourage any and all cross country participants to join us as this is the only day of the year that the course is open to all athletes. Look forward to seeing you on Friday.

Uniform Turn-In
I am still missing many uniforms.  Please wash and return your uniforms to Coach Bartlett in room 2260.

NCAA Western Regional Meet
The NCAA national championship qualifying meet for the Western Regional is located in Seattle this year on Friday 11/13.  We will have four former Bombers competing in this meet this year!  It is a great opportunity to see our sport at the highest level.  If there are any parents who are interested in caravaning/carpooling kids over to the meet, please let me know.

Nike Cross Regionals
We have had athletes compete at the Nike Cross Regional meet located in Boise, ID the last 6 years. This year it is on 11/14 and is a fun racing environment with teams and athletes from all over the Northwest.  Our region is comprised of Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Wyoming.  If you are interested in more information on this meet, please let me know.

Bomber XC Alumni
Michael Williams (WSU) placed 12th in a time of 23:29 at the Pac-12 Championships in Colfax. Lindsey Bradley (UW) placed 57th in her first Pac-12 Championships in a time 21:10.  Maggie Jones (Gonzaga) was 23rd at the West Coast Conference Championships in a time of 22:04 and helped lead Gonzaga to their first conference title since 1995.  Katie Mahoney (EWU) was 36th at the Big Sky Championships held in Cedar City, Utah with a time of 19:26.

Banquet
Our end of the year banquet is scheduled for November 10th @ 6:00 pm.  These groups are responsible for the following items:
     *Freshman (Fruit)
     *Sophomores (Sides/Pastas)
     *Juniors (Desserts)
     *Seniors (Veggies)
The program will be providing pizza and drinks during the banquet.  

Looking forward to another great week!  Any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Go Bombers!

Coach Bartlett