Monday, June 18, 2012

XC Coaching Team

XC begins 9 weeks from today!

Redmond Cross Country Coaching Staff:
Denis Villeneuve - Head Coach, 30 years of teaching and coaching experience
Heather Young - Assistant Coach, National level collegiate runner, 4th year of coaching at Redmond
Paul Rice - Assistant Coach, High School and Club Coach, 2nd year at Redmond
Pete Whitmore - Assistant Coach, 2nd year at Redmond
Dan Contreras - Assistant Coach, Member of RHS 1991 2nd in State Team, 8th year at Redmond
John Valente - Assistant Coach, Decathlete, Trail runner, 1st year at Redmond
Judy Jorgensen - Assistant Coach, 1st year at Redmond
Nicole Sweeney - Assistant Coach, Club organizer and runner, 1st year at Redmond
Kristen Mossman - Volunteer Coach, avid runner, 1st year
Jill Samppala - Volunteer Coach, avid runner, 1st year

Important date reminder:
July 6 - First Mon.-Wed.-Fri. summer run @ 6 pm, Hartman Park
July 20 - Family picnic/barbecue after the run at the Rice Homestead
Aug 9-12 - Sun Lakes
Aug 20 - First day of official practice

Follow the link for an article on Kenyon Summer from Running Times with some tips for this summer.

It is not too late to join the team. Please recruit friends, neighbors, etc.  They are welcome to contact Head Coach, Denis Villeneuve with any questions at DVilleneuve@lwsd.org.

You can contact the captains if you have ideas or questions:
GIRLS - Kate Wagner - katewags@gmail.com and Lila Rice - iluvxc321@gmail.com
BOYS - Johnathan Stevens - j4stevens@hotmail.com and Eric Keenan - eric.keenan@comcast.net