All RPAL Express athletes need to regularly check the left nav link titled, "2009 JO XC Details."

Youth Cross Country race Nov. 8

Three RPAL Express coaches will be at the meet:  Dave Bayliss, Jack & Jeanette Powless.  Can someone collect stats?

• Location:  Bayfront Park, Menlo Park
  • Possibly NO BATHROOMS!!  Stop before you reach the park; nothing near the park 
• Time: 
  • 8:45 am - team meets together
  • 9:00 am - course walkthrough (all age groups at once)
  • 10:00 am - first race begins, youngest to oldest age groups
• Driving Directions:  See left nav
• Awards:  1-10th place receive ribbon
• Registered to compete:
  • Sub-Bantam Girls:  Melanie Archiega 
  • Bantam Girls:  Erin Cummins, McKenna Weitzel
  • Bantam Boys:  Ryan Bayliss, Austin Mellick, Miles Worthen
  • Midget Girls:  Christine Bayliss, Chase Worthen
  • Midget Boys:  Spencer Lachman, Andrew Mellick, Patrick Mullholland, Owen Weitzel
  • Youth Girls:  Clare Carroll, Reaghan Emrick, Michelle Gonzales, Kylie Joerger, Danielle Nivisnki
  • Youth Boys:  Steven Cummins, Taylor Guinnip, Tristyn Martin, Neilson Powless, Paul Zeiss
  • Intermediate Boys:  Matt Decker

Are you keeping up with Athletic.net?

After each club competition we are loading your results into Athletic.net so that you can track your development throughout the season.

http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=28809

Cross country season point scores

Coach Chad has been assisting Bob Shor in the tracking of all youth cross country athletes who are in the running for the end-of-season overall point winners.  This will be updated each week.

http://www.pausatf.org/data/2009/yxcstandingsOct09.html

Our club details for November 15 home XC race

If you are on the RPAL Express cross country team or helping out with our home cross country race on November 15 at William Jessup University ... pack your picnic lunch ... after the last race is over and everything is cleaned up we'll have a team picnic.  If it is raining ... we'll head down the street to a local restaurant.

For this to be a successful event all RPAL Express parents are expected to volunteer to help.  View the link on the left nav titled, " Nov. 15 Volunteer R&R".  If you aren't listed, let Coach Maura K know which gap you can fill.  Thanks!

Those on team who are registered to compete:

• Sub-Bantam Girls:  Melanie Arechiga
• Sub-Bantam Boys:  Nick Clay, Nathan Kent
• Bantam Girls:  Lauren Alexander, Erin Cummins, Marie Ong, Kiana Perez, McKenna Weitzel
• Bantam Boys:  Austin Mellick, Elijah Sherratt, Miles Worthen
• Midget Girls:  Christine Bayliss, Femke Keukenkamp, Kylie Michaels, Chase Worthen
• Midget Boys:  Spencer Lachman, Andrew Mellick, Patrick Mullholland, Logan Taggart, Owen Weitzel
• Youth Girls:  Clare Carroll, Reaghan Emrick, Michelle Gonzalez, Kylie Joerger, Danielle Nivinski, Mindy Ong, Kylee Webb
• Youth Boys:  Steven Cummins, Taylor Guinnip, Jasper Keukenkamp, Reed Klaeser, Tristyn Martin, Neilson Powless, Austin Taggart, Paul Zeiss
• Intermediate Boys:  Matt Decker

Thanksgiving week for Cross Country team

The week of Thanksgiving we will only have one team practice ... on Monday.  Workouts for each age group will be posted for Wednesday and Friday.  Because there is only one qualifier for the Junior Olympics ... and it is Thanksgiving week ... we are respectfully requesting that no one participate in a road race this week.  Yes, we know ... you like to do Turkey Trots and other Feed the Hungry runs ... but by doing so you will negatively impact your ability to qualify for nationals.

Information for RPAL Express Parents

One of our club parents shared a tip below that we want to pass along to you.  Please take the time to read the 8 points highlighted in this short article regarding the Coach-Parent Partnership.

http://www.positivecoach.org/subcontent.aspx?SecID=208