Monday, September 18, 2017

Redmond Mustang XC | Week of September 18 2017

Redmond XC Week 5 Underway!

Redmond had a great day on Saturday at the 39th Annual Carl Westling Memorial 5k.
This was a prestige event with over 15 schools participating.  In addition to many individual medalists, the teams had a very strong showing (full results here).
  
Boys Varsity 1st Place
Girls Varsity 2nd Place
Girls JV 3rd Place
Boys JV1 4th Place
Boys JV2 5th Place

Check out the race pictures by clicking selecting the Redmond Mustangs XC Photos tab above. You can also link to additional pictures from the September 13 meet courtesy of Leann Crosby.

Mark your calendar - team pictures September 26th at 4:30.  Stay tuned for more info.

Date Activity At a Glance
Mon 9/18 Quality workout (Fartlek)
Tue 9/19 Recovery run pre-meet
Pasta Party at 5:15
Senior boys - salad.  Senior girls - fruit.
Soph. boys - bread.  Soph. girls - beverages.
Wed 9/20 Interlake and Juanita at Marymoor Park adjacent
to the Velodrome (see map).  Bus leaves at 2:15
Boys race at 4:00
Girls race 5 minutes after last boy
Bus return at 6:00
Thu 9/21 Recovery run
Fri 9/22 Recovery run
Sat 9/23 Long run Redmond Watershed 9:00 - 11:00
Bring fruit or beverage or bread item to share

Communication
It's very important to let your team coach know if you will miss a practice or event. Additionally, the coaches are not allowed to accept permission over the phone for a team member to leave a meet with someone else.  Written permission is required.  Any athlete not riding the bus both ways must have written permission, or the parent must check them in/out with their attendance coach.

Coach Contact Email
Villeneuve    dvilleneuve@lwsd.org  
Whitmore    pwhit44@gmail.com  
McElrea    cmcelrea@lwsd.org 
Eads    mlewriter@live.com 
Guy    elizg23@yahoo.com 
Traudt    nictowers2@gmail.com 
Tom    sarafester@hotmail.com 
Zwanzig    mzwanzig@lwsd.org 
Chackel    achackel@lwsd.org 

Redmond High Cross Country Boosters
The Redmond High Cross Country Boosters is now a registered 501 (c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization.   This means that donations made to the Redmond High Cross Country Boosters are considered tax deductible by the IRS.  (Disclaimer:  On an individual level, you should always consult with your tax professional regarding your own unique circumstances.)

Did you also know that more than 16,000 employers match gifts to registered non-profit organizations, such as the Redmond High Cross Country Booster Club?  Please check if your employer may offer matching programs.  For example, if you made a donation on August 26th for the Hartman 5K event, you can submit that donation for matching through your company.  If you or your employer has questions regarding our booster club status have them reach out to our treasurer, Craig Ashley, at ceashley1219@hotmail.com
For Microsoft employees, the Redmond High Cross Country Boosters is now recognized by the Microsoft Employee Gifting Program.  We show up as Redmond High CC Boosters.  You can submit donations, requests for donation matching, and volunteer hours through the Microsoft site.

Team Pics
Do you have some great pictures you'd like to share on this site?
Please do one of the following:
  1. Email pictures to me (Mike Meltzer) at meltzermlm@gmail.com  
  2. Or, load your pictures to a file share and send me the link
  3. Or, load your pictures to a thumb drive and give it to me at one of the meets.  I'll return the drive to you once I get the pictures uploaded.  Please write your name on the drive
Race Schedule 
Please link to our school page on athletic.net for the latest official race information, locations, results and more.
  

DateEventLocation
Wed 9/6Kingco 2 Mile Class RacesLake Sammamish State Park
Wed 9/13Bellevue, Redmond, Lake WashingtonHartman Park
Sat 9/16South Whidbey InvitationalSouth Whidbey HS
Wed 9/20Juanita, Redmond @ InterlakeMarymoor Park
Sat 9/30Curtis XC InvitationalChambers Creek
Sat 9/30Nike Twilight XC InvitationalCedarcrest Golf Course
Tue 10/3Redmond @ LibertyLiberty
Sat 10/7Nike Hole in the Wall InvitationalLakewood HS
Wed 10/11Sammamish, Mercer Isl @ RedmondHartman Park
Sat 10/213A/4A Kingco League ChampionshipLake Sammamish State Park
Sat 10/283A Seaking District XC ChampionshipLake Sammamish State Park
Sat 11/43A WIAA State XC MeetSun Willows Golf Course