End of Season

State Meet
Congratulations to Katie Andrus, Riley Moore, and Anthony Stone for their performances in Pasco this weekend.  Katie placed 12th overall with a career best time of 18:43.  Her 12th place finish ties her for the 4th best finish at a state meet by a Bomber woman.  Riley Moore finished on the podium for the second year in a row with his 13th place finish in a time of 15:48.  Anthony Stone running his first state meet placed an incredibly respectable 54th with a time of 16:37.  Lots of hard work and consistency helped these three athletes place as high as they did.  A big shout out to the number of Bomber parents and athletes who turned out on Saturday to support our athletes.

Uniforms
If you have yet to turn in your uniforms, please return them to Coach Bartlett's room this week.  Fine cards will be sent out early next week for those uniforms not collected.

Banquet

The end of the year banquet will be held this Thursday, November 8th at 6:15 in the RHS library.  Parents who are interested in helping please contact Coach Bartlett.  The program is providing the pizza and drinks.  The following groups are responsible for the following:

*Frosh:  Desserts

*Sophs:  Salads

*Juniors:  Fruit and Veggies

Seniors:  Desserts

Look forward to seeing everyone there!

Any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Bartlett at jay.bartlett@rsd.edu or by phone at 509-591-1235.

Week 10

Schedule for 10/31-11/5

Monday (10/31)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track Shed (Bring Spikes)

               
Tuesday (11/1)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track  Shed (Bring Spikes)

Wednesday (11/2)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track

Thursday (11/3)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track

Friday (11/4)

     *AM:  11:15 in Stadium Parking Lot to carpool to Sun Willows

Saturday (11/5)

     *State Meet at Sun Willows Golf Course

Regionals

Congratulations to Katie Andrus, Riley Moore, and Anthony Stone for punching their tickets to the State Meet this Saturday.  Huge season PR's on the girls side by Jill Essency, Courtney Storaci, and Melinda Merrill.  The boys team placed 4th in the regional.  This is only the 4th time in the 22 year history of the regional that our boys team has placed in the top 4.

State Meet

We would like to have as many athletes as possible accompany us to preview the state course on Friday.  We will depart from the stadium parking lot at 11:15 (half day of school).  On Saturday, Katie races at 1:00 with Riley and Anthony to follow at 2:30.  Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students with an ASB.  Hope to see as many of you as we can out there!

Nike Cross Northwest Championships

Registration is now open for the Nike Cross NW Championships in Boise, ID on 11/12. This race is open to athletes of all ability levels and is a great opportunity to continue training and to experience a big meet atmosphere against athletes from Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.  Early registration ends 11/1.

Please contact Katie Andrus at school, practice, or at 509-554-0096 for help with registration.  

http://nxrnw.runnerspace.com/

Banquet

The end of the year banquet will be held November 8th at 6:15 in the RHS library.  Parents who are interested in helping please contact Coach Bartlett.  

Uniform

If you have yet to turn in your uniform, please bring it to Coach Bartlett's room this week.  

Any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Bartlett at jay.bartlett@rsd.edu or by phone at 509-591-1235.

Schedule for 10/24-10/30

Monday (10/24)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track Shed (Bring Spikes)

               
Tuesday (10/25)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track  Shed (Bring Spikes)

Wednesday (10/26)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track

Thursday (10/27)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track

Friday (10/28)

     *PM:  2:00 at RHS Track

Saturday (10/29)

     *Regionals at Carmichael 

     *Girls at 1:00, Boys at 1:30

District Meet

What a great way to end the season for most of our cross country teams!  Two district champs, a boys team champion, and a second place showing by the girls team.  

Regionals

We will need parent and athlete help on Saturday, 10/29 from 12:00 to 2:00 with the regioanls cross country championships.  If you are available, please contact Coach Bartlett early this week.

White Pass Cross Country Camp

Registration opened up for White Pass Cross Country camp October 1st.  We would love as many athletes to participate as possible as people as this is a great week of intensive training, classroom discussions, lectures, video analysis, and team competitions.  We will be attending Week #1.  You can register at the link below.

http://www.active.com/yakima-wa/camps/clear-lake-white-pass-cross-country-camp-2017

Nike Cross Northwest Championships

Registration is now open for the Nike Cross NW Championships in Boise, ID on 11/12. This race is open to athletes of all ability levels and is a great opportunity to continue training and to experience a big meet atmosphere against athletes from Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.  Early registration ends 11/1.

Please contact Katie Andrus at school, practice, or at 509-554-0096 for help with registration.  

http://nxrnw.runnerspace.com/

Banquet

The end of the year banquet will be held November 8th at 6:15 in the RHS library.  Parents who are interested in helping please contact Coach Bartlett. 

Any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Bartlett at jay.bartlett@rsd.edu or by phone at 509-591-1235.

2016 Season Week 9

Schedule for 10/17-10/23

Monday (10/17)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track Shed (Bring Spikes)

               
Tuesday (10/18)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track 

Wednesday (10/19)

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track

Thursday (10/20)

     *PM:  District Meet at Leslie Groves

Friday (10/21)

     *PM:  2:00 at RHS Track

Saturday (10/22)

     *TBA

MCC League Meet #2 at Lawrence Scott Park

Fantastic job by everyone who competed on Wednesday at Lawrence Scott Park!  Huge improvements and PR's by everyone.  The boys finished the season 2nd in league while the girls finished 4th.  Riley Moore and Katie Andrus both brought home victories to help lead their teams.

MCC District Meet

The MCC District Meet will be contested at Leslie Groves park on Wednesday.  Schedule is as follows:

     *2:15  3A/4A JV Girls

     *2:55  3A JV Boys

     *3:30  4A JV Boys

     *4:00  4A Varsity Girls

     *4:30  4A Varsity Boys

     *5:15  District Awards 

There will be a one-way bus to Leslie Groves departing at 1:00.  Athletes will be allowed to drive themselves to the meet.  All athletes are expected to arrange their own ride home from the meet.

White Pass Cross Country Camp

Registration opened up for White Pass Cross Country camp October 1st.  We would love as many athletes to participate as possible as people as this is a great week of intensive training, classroom discussions, lectures, video analysis, and team competitions.  We will be attending Week #1.  You can register at the link below, but be aware that the camp will fill up within the 1st week after it is opening so please plan on signing up promptly.

http://www.active.com/yakima-wa/camps/clear-lake-white-pass-cross-country-camp-2017

Nike Cross Northwest Championships

Registration is now open for the Nike Cross NW Championships in Boise, ID on 11/12. This race is open to athletes of all ability levels and is a great opportunity to continue training and to experience a big meet atmosphere against athletes from Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.  Any questions, please contact Coach Bartlett.

http://nxrnw.runnerspace.com/

Other Happenings This Week

The middle school championships are this week on Wednesday starting at 3:30 at Hansen Park (corner of Columbia Center Blvd and 10th Ave in Kennewick). What a great opportunity to cheer on our future Bombers!  

As the weather begins to turn, it is crucial that all athletes have the appropriate clothing at practice including long pants and sweatshirts/long sleeve t-shirts.  

Any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Bartlett at jay.bartlett@rsd.edu or by phone at 509-591-1235.

2016 Season (Week 8)

Schedule for 10/10-10/16

Monday (10/10)

     *AM:  On your own

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track Shed (Bring Spikes)

               
Tuesday (10/11)

     *AM:  On your own

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track (Pasta Feed that evening)

Wednesday (10/12)

     *AM:  On your own

     *PM:  MCC League Meet #2 @ Lawrence Scott Park

Thursday (10/13)

     *AM:  On your own

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track

Friday (10/14)

     *AM:  On Your Own

     *PM:  2:00 at RHS Track

Saturday (10/15)

     *TBA

Max Jensen Richland Invitational

A big thanks to all the athletes and parents who helped throughout the week as well as on race day.  Many alumni and past Bomber cross country greats were on hand to honor Coach Jensen's accomplishments and contributions to the sport.  Many compliments to how smoothly the meet went and that could not have happened without the support we had.  Our athletes competed incredibly well!  Results can be found at the link below:

http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=117248#547

MCC League Meet #2 at Lawrence Scott Park

Our last league meet is on Wednesday in Kennewick.  The schedule is as follows:

     *JV Girls 3:00

     *JV Boys 3:40

     *Varsity Girls 5:00

     *Varsity Boys 5:30

There will be a one-way bus to Lawrence Scott Park departing at 1:30.  Athletes will be allowed to drive themselves to the meet.  All athletes are expected to arrange their own ride home from the meet.

White Pass Cross Country Camp

Registration opened up for White Pass Cross Country camp October 1st.  We would love as many athletes to participate as possible as people as this is a great week of intensive training, classroom discussions, lectures, video analysis, and team competitions.  We will be attending Week #1.  You can register at the link below, but be aware that the camp will fill up within the 1st week after it is opening so please plan on signing up promptly.

http://www.active.com/yakima-wa/camps/clear-lake-white-pass-cross-country-camp-2017

Pasta Feed 10/7

RHS XC Spaghetti Feed

Friday October 7th, 2016

Dinner, Ping-Pong, Air, Hockey, Outdoor Fire, and more

Where:  Kara Lee's Home (3684 Strawberry Lane)

Time:  5:30-7:00

RSVP:  Text to 308-8076

Freshman:  Bread
Sophomore:  Salads
Juniors:  Fruit
Senior:  Desserts

2016 Season (Week 7)

Schedule for 10/3-10/9

Monday (10/3)

     *AM:  On your own

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track Shed

              
Tuesday (10/4)

     *AM:  On your own

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track (Bring spikes)

Wednesday (10/5)

     *AM:  On your own

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track (Bring spikes)

Thursday (10/6)

     *AM:  On your own

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track

Friday (10/7)

     *AM:  On Your Own

     *PM:  2:00 at RHS Track

Saturday (10/8)

     *Max Jensen Richland Invitational

Bulldog Invitational

Fantastic job by all participants on Saturday at the Pasco Bulldog Invitational.  The Richland boys took 1st in the frosh/soph division led by Connor Budzeck and Jarom Pratt.  Jacoby Sherman was our first boy in the varsity race with a 7th place finish.  Sophia Fetrow and Kara Lee Edvalson went 1-2 in the girls two mile race.  Melinda Merrill was our fastest girl on the day finishing 3rd in the JV race.  Results can be found at the link below.

http://athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=118574#/547

White Pass Cross Country Camp

Registration opens up for White Pass Cross Country camp opens up October 1st at 12:00 AM.  We would love as many athletes to participate as possible as people as this is a great week of intensive training, classroom discussions, lectures, video analysis, and team competitions.  We will be attending Week #1.  You can register at the link below, but be aware that the camp will fill up within the 1st week after it is opening so please plan on signing up promptly.

http://www.active.com/yakima-wa/camps/clear-lake-white-pass-cross-country-camp-2017

Richland Invite

The 48th annual Max Jensen Richland Invitational will be taking place on October 8th at the Carmichael playfields.  We will everyone's assistance in putting on this meet as this year we are slated to host 70 schools and over 2700 athletes.  There is a parent/volunteer meeting in Coach Bartlett's room (room 2260, building closest to Thayer Drive) at 6:00 pm on Monday October 3rd.  This is a very important meeting in order to organize volunteers and to introduce new parents to the roles that need to be filled.  The meeting will last approximately 30 minutes.  Please plan on having at least one parent in attendance.

Any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Bartlett at jay.bartlett@rsd.edu or by phone at 509-591-1235.

2016 Season (Week 6)

Schedule for 9/26-10/1

Monday (9/26)

     *AM:  6:30 in Gym Foyer 

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track Shed (Bring spikes)

              
Tuesday (9/27)

     *AM:  6:30 in Gym Foyer

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track (Bring spikes)

Wednesday (9/28)

     *AM:  6:30 in Gym Foyer

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track (Bring spikes)

Thursday (9/29)

     *AM:  6:30 in Gym Foyer

     *PM:  3:00 at RHS Track

Friday (9/30)

     *AM:  On Your Own

     *PM:  2:00 at RHS Track

Saturday (10/1)

     *Meet at Big Cross

League Meet at Walla Walla:

The boys finished 2nd in our league meet on Thursday in Walla Walla led by Riley Moore's victory in 15:49.  The girls finished 5th led by the 2nd place finish of Katie Andrus in 19:35.  Great improvements over last year by our returning athletes and great starts for our new athletes who thrived in their first 5K of the year.  Full results can be found at:

http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=124548#/547

White Pass Cross Country Camp

Registration opens up for White Pass Cross Country camp opens up October 1st at 12:00 AM.  We would love as many athletes to participate as possible as people as this is a great week of intensive training, classroom discussions, lectures, video analysis, and team competitions.  We will be attending Week #1.  You can register at the link below, but be aware that the camp will fill up within the 1st week after it is opening so please plan on signing up promptly.

http://www.active.com/yakima-wa/camps/clear-lake-white-pass-cross-country-camp-2017

Pasco Big Cross

We will have a large contingent of athletes participating this Saturday at Pasco's Big Cross.  The meet begins at 10:20 with the last race beginning at 2:00.  Athletes will be responsible for getting a ride to and from the meet.  There will be a paste feed at Ethan Meig's home on Friday night.  More information to come as to when the pasta feed will take place.

Richland Invite

The 48th annual Max Jensen Richland Invitational will be taking place on October 8th at the Carmichael playfields.  We will everyone's assistance in putting on this meet as this year we are slated to host 70 schools and over 2700 athletes.  There is a parent/volunteer meeting in Coach Bartlett's room (room 2260, building closest to Thayer Drive) at 6:00 pm on Monday October 3rd.  This is a very important meeting in order to organize volunteers and to introduce new parents to the roles that need to be filled.  The meeting will last approximately 30 minutes.  Please plan on having at least one parent in attendance.

AM Practices

Athletes will have access to locker rooms in the gym to shower after their morning practice. Towels will be provided.  Anything else athletes need should be brought from home.  A cabinet in Coach Bartlett's room, 2260, will be provided for athletes to store bags and practice equipment for the day. 

XC Meets:
Just a reminder that athletes are not allowed to ride home with anyone other than a parent without prior written approval from our athletic director Mr. Edwards.  Athletes going home with a parent must sign out with a coach before being released and will not be released until the conclusion of the meet.  If arranging to go home with someone else, please plan on contacting Mr. Edwards early in the week.

Any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Bartlett at jay.bartlett@rsd.edu or by phone at 509-591-1235.