Cross Country Team – Wilderness Park Overnight Camp, July 29th
Posted on July 25, 2017 - Filed Under New items | Leave a Comment
Please see link below for info and to RSVP:
http://ruhscct.ivolunteer.com/wildernesspark
Shoe Night, Wednesday July 19th
Posted on July 12, 2017 - Filed Under New items | Leave a Comment
Shoe Night at Road Runner Sports
2017 RUHS CC & Track Summer Kick-Off BBQ
Posted on July 11, 2017 - Filed Under New items | Leave a Comment
Come to meet the coaches, athletes, and other families! The booster will provide Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and Water.
Coach Bob will be there to give a run down of the season and answer questions. We will also have uniforms for sizing and t-shirts for sale.
Where: Seaside Lagoon
200 Portofino Way
Redondo Beach
When: Thursday July 13th, 6-10 pm
Bring: An appetizer, salad, or dessert
Swimsuit, beach towel and beach chair if you want but not required.
RSVP: by Wednesday July 12
on http://ruhscct.ivolunteer.com/seasidelagoon_002
Fill in the fields: a) number of family members attending including your athlete(s) b) athlete(s) name
Cross Country Saturday Practice
Posted on July 11, 2017 - Filed Under New items | Leave a Comment
Saturday’s run/practice will be at Malaga Plaza at 8 am.
Save the Dates
Posted on July 5, 2017 - Filed Under New items | Leave a Comment
RUHS CC & T summer BBQ kick-off party, Thursday July 13th, 6pm – 10pm, Seaside Lagoon
RUHS CC overnight camp at Wilderness Park, Saturday July 29th
More details to come.
Summer Information For Cross Country
Posted on June 17, 2017 - Filed Under Cross Country, RUHS Cross Country, Summer Camps | Leave a Comment
Dear Parents and Athletes,
Below is important information concerning cross country for the summer months.
- June 14 begins our mandatory three week CIF break where coaches are not allowed to train with students outside the school day. Our captains; Isabel Ramirez, Peyton Heiden, Ben Tait and Brian Adler will be running captains practices. These practices will be held at the track through June 22 each day afterschool. Beginning on June 23 the practices will move to Veteran’s Park. The captains will let the athletes know the time they will be meeting. These practices will continue through July 4th.
- Our summer cross country camp begins on July 5 and continues until school begins. All athletes who want to be on the cross country team need to sign up for the summer camp. Emails have been sent out to those athletes who still need to sign up. The date for completing the summer camp registration is by June 22. We will be training the entire summer so that our athletes continue to improve, prevent injuries and to prepare for our exciting upcoming season. We are looking for those returning athletes to show a commitment to our team and program. Please email Coach Ferron about any conflicts you may have so that the coaches are aware and can work on a training plan. Please plan long vacation time in June and early July. Missing long periods at the end of July and the month of August makes it difficult for an athlete to keep up with the training progression that the team goes through during the summer months.
- On August 19, there will be the Inter-squad Race/Cross Country Tryout. This will begin and end on the track and will involve a three mile cross country race. Report time is 7:00 AM and the race will take place promptly at 8:00 AM.
- Big Bear Camp will take place August 14-18. More information and registration for this camp will be given out at practice and sent out in a later email.
- Keep checking for future emails that will include more upcoming events. We are planning a Welcome Back BBQ in July at Seaside Lagoon and a Wilderness Park event at the end of July.
- Last but not least. All athletes are required to complete their athletic clearance packet by August 11. This includes the required paperwork, the completed physical form and the transportation fee. This is located on the Redondo Union website under Athletics.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Julie Ferron- Email: jferron@rbusd.org
2017 Track Banquet
Posted on May 19, 2017 - Filed Under New items | Leave a Comment
The RUHS Track & Field Team will gather to celebrate their 2017 TF Season.
This is a fun night for athletes and their families to celebrate the accomplishments of our team and its individuals.
- It’s time to start submitting your RSVP and Pot-Luck contributions Click
- RSVP-POTLUCK by May 19
- Date: Tuesday, June 6th 2017
- Time: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Who: Track & Field Athletes, Coaches and Families
- What: Pot-Luck Affair, Senior Recognition, Slideshow Presentation and Awards Ceremony
- Where: Hawthorne Memorial Center (Sun Room)
- Address: 3901 El Segundo Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250
- RSVP: EVERYONE NEEDS TO RSVP Click RSVP-POTLUCK
On behalf of the Banquet Chairs and Committees, We look forward to enjoying a wonderful evening with all our families, coaches and athletes!
Trabucco Hills Track Meet Friday & Saturday
Posted on March 29, 2017 - Filed Under RUHS Track and Field, Sea Hawks Track and Field | Leave a Comment
This coming Friday & Saturday Redondo Union Track will be attending Trabucco Hills High Schools Invitational Track Meet.
Schedule of Events: FRIDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE — SATURDAY EVENTS SCHEDULE
As always, this schedule is tentative so races could run earlier or later.
ADMISSION PRICES:
$8.00 – ADULT
$5.00 Seniors and Students with a high school ASB card
$3.00 – 12 and under
OFFICIAL PROGRAMS: Programs will be sold all day for $5
INVITATIONAL “T” SHIRTS: will be sold near the concession booths near the pole vault area for $12 each.
PARKING IS FREE: THERE WILL BE PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SCHOOL IN THE LOS ALISOS AVE PARKING LOT AND THE TWO STORY PARKING STRUCTURE ON MUSTANG RUN FOR INDIVIDUAL CARS.
Friday March 31: All distance athletes EXCEPT the few who have been told they are competing on Saturday, and a few Frosh/Soph field event competitors will be competing. (Parents please check your email for the list of names). All other athletes on the team will be competing on Saturday.
Athletes competing Friday will be missing their Period 5 class. They should wear their uniforms to school and bring water, gatorade, snacks, lunch and money (if desired) for the meet. Since the meet will be running into the evening hours, athletes should make sure to bring warm clothes as the temperature drops.
Friday: Redondo Athletes will leave for Trabucco Hills following their period 5 class.
Redondo athletes will leave from Trabucco Hills after the last race of the Boys 1600 which will be around 10:00 PM.
Athletes competing Saturday: The bus will leave Redondo Union at 6:00 AM promptly.
The bus will head back to Redondo at the conclusion of the meet approximately 4:35 PM.
Students should be dressed in uniforms and warm-ups and make sure to bring/wear sunscreen! All athletes should come prepared with water, gatorade, snacks and money if desired. The last race begins at 4:35 PM if the meet runs on schedule.
GO SEA HAWKS!!!
Comedy & Magic Club Fundraiser
Posted on March 21, 2017 - Filed Under Comedy and Magic Club, Events, Fundraisers, RUHS Booster Club, RUHS Cross Country, RUHS Track and Field | Leave a Comment
COMEDY MAGIC CLUB FUNDRAISER ~ APRIL 11th 2017PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
This fundraiser is a great way to have a good time and help out the team. Everyone can help with ticket sales (wither you are attending or unable to) it would be greatly appreciated it you would spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors so we can have a great turn out!
We need to sell tickets by April 1st 2017
In order for the team to receive the ticket proceeds (100%), tickets need to be purchased through the RUHS CCT Boosters.
Tickets can be purchased online and or contact Ana Steenson email:asteenson@aol.com – Direct: text 310-463-1826 – CMC Chair Person.
This Fundraiser Event will support the Bob Leetch Scholarship Award Fund.
100% of the ticket proceeds will go towards the 2017 scholarship fund.
For online purchase, after you purchase your tickets Ana will send you a email with your ticket number(s) along with delivery arrangements.
Online order Click: CMC TICKETS
Make a Donation Click: SCHOLARSHIP DONATION
Order in Person Contact: Ana Steenson – email:asteenson@aol.com – Direct/Text 310-463-1826
Thank you for your support!
Who: everyone age 18 and over, who would like to spend the evening having a good time.
Date: Tuesday, April 11th 2017
Cost: $20.00 per person
Place: Comedy& Magic Club 1018 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach
Comedy & Magic Club Event Schedule:
- 6:20 pm – Parking Lot Opens ($5.00 cash only)
- 6:30 pm – Doors Open
- 6:30 – 8:00 pm – Dinner is not included with ticket price but will be available to purchase
- For seating & dinner, first come – first served – All guests MUST be seated by 7:30 pm
- 8:00 – 9:30 pm – Showtime!
- 9:45 pm – Guest Departure
- There will be a two item minimum purchase (not included in the ticket price)
- Guest must be 18 and over
Ana Steenson CMC Chair Person
Thank You Letter Redondo Nike Track Festival 2017
Posted on March 20, 2017 - Filed Under Redondo Nike Track Festival, RUHS Track and Field, Thank You, Track and Field, Volunteers | Leave a Comment
Redondo Nike Festival 2017
Thank You From Coach Bob Leetch
The results are in and the 7th edition of the Redondo Nike Track Festival was our greatest meet yet. We had the most competitors, over 2,700 athletes in over 6,500 events, by far the largest meet in the United States. It also generated the highest quality meet in terms of caliber of performances. Prepcaltrack.com creates a yearly gauge on the quality of a particular mark, the Prepcaltrack Elite mark. The most our meet achieved in the past was 129 Elite marks. That year our meet led the nation until the famous Arcadia Invitational in April. This year the athletes totaled 159 Elite marks, a staggering number considering that seven meets occurred in Southern California that same weekend, and the highest total among them was 48 Elite marks.
What is most extraordinary is that this elite meet is not put together by paid professional sports event teams with dedicated meet directors. We put it on: coaches, parents, neighbors, teammates and friends of friends. Ten years ago when our facilities were being upgraded this meet was a vision of mine. Not just to create the best high school track meet in the country, but to have a meet that would bring excitement to the entire state of California. My dream was to grow the sport of track and field by creating such a fun meet kids would be pumped up just to be here. Excited to be a part of the greatest sport in the country. We have done that. Our meet is unique in not just its scale and quality but the energetic atmosphere. We have a DJ playing music throughout the meet, even during the races. No one does that! We have the track dressed up everywhere you look. All the races are videotaped, with video boards on every field. You never have to miss the action from where you are. And we have exciting activities throughout the meet once the athlete’s competitions are over.
Coaches attending the meet often comment and appreciate how well run it is for such a huge event and how all the volunteers stay so friendly no matter what happens. This is very satisfying to hear the compliments pouring in about all the things done perfectly. A text from Lalo Diaz, coach at powerhouse Loyola, said, “Thank you for a wonderful meet. Thank you for even considering us into the meet.” My former track coach and mentor Dave Shannon who helped run the staging area told me he could not believe that we could run such a first-rate meet simply with parent and former parent volunteers. He has been to many meets in his day and feels this is the best run meet he has ever seen. “Better than the Mt. Sac Relays,” was the phrase that stuck with me. I could go for pages with the compliments I get, but an email from the top female athlete of the meet sums it up perfectly. Jurmele Woodward came down from Vacaville and won both hurdle races in state leading times. “I wanted to thank you for having us (Jurnee and Jaxin Woodward-Vacaville) attend the Redondo Invitational this weekend. As always, the meet was exceptional and we thoroughly enjoyed our time in town. We have returned safely to Northern California and although I (Jurnee) will attend LSU in the fall, my mom and sister (Jaxin) look forward to returning next year. Again, thank you and congratulations on another successful Redondo Invitational!! Such a nice compliment and worthy of sharing to all that worked so hard.
There is no way our staff could put on such an amazing event without the help of our volunteers. I would like to thank all the time and energy Laurie Baker puts into making this come together. Along with her countless hours as an executive on the Boosters Club, she rounds up the volunteers and gets the crews together. She is one of the key pieces that we could not do without, everything was clearly laid out for everyone thanks to the signs that were created and donated by Mona Dill. All money related matters were carefully and discretely handled by Sharon Douglas, Jodi Stevens and Celia Price. Julie Heiden was patient and terrific at the team check-in. One of the most problematic areas can be the athlete check-in, but it ran very smoothly thanks to Meredith and Russell Tait.
Another massive job are the concessions, which Elizabeth Corman ensured ran well and with a profit. Joining her was my former college teammate our very own Carlos Caracoza, pre-hip replacement, manning the grills. Doug Boswell and Brian Gore controlled the entire finish area and helped lug hurdles around. One of my former high school track teammates, and Booster Club President, Nedra Yost coordinated the entire awards area: trophies, medals, the podium, and anxious kids. Susan Ward assisted Dave Dill and Tony Bantula in the pole vault area. Manning the jump pits are never easy but Bryan Wynn and Justin Ladabush did a first rate job of running the pits and dealing with the not always agreeable coaches as well. Greg Hough did a great job announcing Friday during the Distance Carnival, and, once again, Kevin Ryan was the Voice of the Redondo Track Festival and announced all the Saturday action with his usual charisma and informed take on the action. His wife, Susan Ryan, did her usual terrific job staging the athletes right before they were escorted onto the track. Jacob Weintraub ran the discus, even while coaching his own throwers. Julie Ferron coordinated the student athlete volunteers, which meant tracking them down all day long and getting them to their posts. She did a great job coordinating the entire team before and during the meet to assist the parent volunteers, while coaching. Behind the scenes in supporting the meet in a huge way was our Athletic Director Andy Saltzman. From arranging all district staff and facilities to literally lining the discus area. A big part of the great atmosphere was provided by parent volunteer Frank Sandoval of Coastal Deejay. My former coach and mentor Dave Shannon and good friend Nick Carr ran the staging tent. My buddy Nick was a former teammate in college and the best man at my wedding. He drives down from the Bay area and back every year to make this event run on time, perfectly. Brian Lindquist and Dave Dill began the set up Friday morning around 7:00am and were with me at 7:00pm Saturday night breaking down the last of the set-ups. Another great big thank you to Julia Victor and the Nike West team. Their continued support from the very beginning has always been fantastic. When I first dreamed up this meet and discussed it with them, their response was, “We are all in. How can we make this the great meet you want?” Nothing has changed since that first meeting. Clearly Nike is one of the top global brands in the world, and we love being associated with that. But Nike does not sell anything at our meet. All they want to do is support us and help grow the sport. A lastly, the one who ties it all together is my wonderful wife Kirsten. She begins creating the outline for each years meet in December. By the time the meet draws near she pours in a great number of hours to make this meet run smoothly. During the meet she is seemingly everywhere, putting out fires, assisting lead volunteers and getting me my morning Caramel Macchiato. She has been critical to the success of each year’s event. And to all the many parents who donated their time and patience that helped out, great job and congratulations on making this meet the best.
Our small community of team members and parents are part of a larger family of graduates. This season celebrates 103 years of Redondo Track and Field. We are also a significant part of the City of Redondo and the greater community. We hear from community leaders and residents continually congratulating us on another great meet. People notice what we are doing and the positive effects we have on the community. It all adds up, and the Redondo Nike Track Festival is a shining moment that highlights all that we have done, are doing, and will continue to do in the future. Congratulations and thank you for all you do for our community, high school and most of all, our amazing student athletes.
Got Seahawks,
Bob Leetch
Meet Director
Redondo Track Festival
Coach
Track and Cross Country
Redondo Union HS