Attention New and Returning Cross Country Runners- 

We will have an interest meeting on June 11th afterschool at 4 10PM in the Health Room. All returning runners and those interested in trying out for the team are encouraged to come to the meeting. We will be covering the following: 

-Summer runs

-Summer workout plans

-Camp Info

-Tryout Process 

-Upcoming season 

Hope to see you there! 

Go Rams! 

Good Morning Rams, 

We will have our annual Holiday party on Thursday, December 14th from 7-9PM at TQ's house. We hope you will join us for a fun event and to catch up with your XC family! TQ's mom ( Jess) has asked for a few parent volunteers to help. If you are available to help please let me or her know! Below is the information! 

Where: TQs House 20231 Millstead Dr. Ashburn, VA 

When:Thursday, Dec 14th 

Time: 7-9 

What: XC Holiday Party- Open to all XC runners 

Bring- Please bring a dessert to share ( cookies,cake, treats, candy) 

There will also be a gift exchange for those that wish to participate. Please bring a $15-20 gift good for a boy or girl. 

Go Rams! 

Good Morning Rams.

Myself, Coach Brosius, and Coach Loffredo would like to thank each of you for the kind words and very generous gift. It has truly been a pleasure getting the opportunity coaching each of you this season and working with such wonderful and supportive families.

As I mentioned at the banquet, each and everyone of you is part of my extended family and I am so very thankful for that!

As we move into the winter season, continue to run and stay in shape. I encourage each of you to join us for winter running club regardless if you plan to run track in the Spring. Also, stay tuned for many more fun running events with your Ram Fam! We will have our annual Holiday Run/ Party up to PRR as well as a few Challenge runs throughout the winter months.

Once again thank you again for another great season! I hope each of you has a very Happy Holiday Season full of fun, family, and of course some fitness! Best of luck to all those participating in a Turkey Trot! Please send me your pictures/ results. I always love hearing about it.

Go Rams!

Happy Thanksgiving,

Coach DeGaetano, Coach Brosius, and Coach Loffredo

Good Morning Rams, 

Below is the information for the upcoming team banquet and awards ceremony. We hope all runners and family members will join us for this special evening to celebrate the season. 

What: XC Team Banquet and Awards 

Where: Riverside Cafeteria 

When: Monday, November 13th 

Time: 6PM- 8 30PM, If you are able to bring your potluck dish ahead of time for set up please do so. 

Who: XC Runners and Family Members Welcomed 

Please sign up to bring a dish to share. See sign up below: 

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0E4EAEAA23A75-xcendof

?Go Rams! 

Good Morning Rams, 

Below is the information for the upcoming team banquet and awards ceremony. We hope all runners and family members will join us for this special evening to celebrate the season. 

What: XC Team Banquet and Awards 

Where: Riverside Cafeteria 

When: Monday, November 13th 

Time: 6PM- 8 30PM, If you are able to bring your potluck dish ahead of time for set up please do so. 

Who: XC Runners and Family Members Welcomed 

Please sign up to bring a dish to share. See sign up below: 

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0E4EAEAA23A75-xcendof

?Go Rams! 

2017 VHSL Region 4C Cross Country Meet

Date:                            Wednesday,  November 1^st, 2017

Location:                      Kernstown Battlefield, Winchester, VA

                                    Google Map Click here

Course:                        High School 5000 meters.

Course map – see below or Click Here  

Meet expectations:        See the letter below.

Admission fee:             $7 per person, per Region 4C policy 

Time:                           Course Open/Shown                             1:00 pm

                                    Mandatory Coaches Meeting                 2:00 pm

                                    Girl’s Race                                           3:00 pm

                                    Boy’s Race                                          3:30 pm

                                    Awards                                                4:00 pm

                                    (Championship and runner-up team trophy; individual medals to top 15 finishers)

Good Afternoon Rams, 

Below is the information for the upcoming week. In case you missed last week, it was a very exciting week! Both the boys and girls placed 3rd at the Conference meet and will advance to the regional meet. The team will race this Wednesday! We also enjoyed our Halloween Trick or Treat Run. Thank you to all our wonderful families that hosted a stop on the run or that donated candy and treats! 

This week: 

Monday- Practice at RHS 

Tuesday- Practice and Meeting at RHS 

Wednesday- Race Day! Runners will leave at 11 15AM, pack a lunch and snacks! We hope to see you there cheering the team on! 

Thursday - Saturday TBD 

Upcoming Events: 

Team Banquet on Monday, November 13th. Please sign up to bring a dish and family are welcome! It will be a special night to celebrate our AWESOME season! 

Interested in running track???? Mark your calendar November 27th is the first day for Winter Track Conditioning! 

GO Rams! 

Good Morning Rams! 

We have a lot to cover in this weeks email.

First things first- Conference Meet Info 

Monday- Practice for Conference Runners at Oatlands, meet at school at 4, we will return by no later than 6 30 hopefully earlier! 

Tuesday- AM Practice at 6 30- 700AM 20 minute run plus striders, PM Meeting in Coach Brosius's room after school, then Pasta Party at Pazzo Pomodoro at 5 30PM

Wednesday- Race Day! Athletes get out of school at 12, head to Oatlands. Only athletes competing will be able to ride the bus. We would love to see as many team members come out to cheer the team on! If you need a ride, we have a number of parents that have offered to pick up from Riverside and bring you to the meet. You just need to get your parents to allow you to leave school early for the meet! Let Coach D know if you need a ride. We are looking for Cheer Squad 7.0!!!

Meet Info Below

DATE:           Wednesday, October 25, 2017

LOCATION:  Oatlands Plantation 20845 Oatlands Plantation Lane Leesburg, VA 20175

TIMES:           Boys Race   2:45pm

                        Girls Race   3:15pm

COACHES MEETING:  2:00 pm. at Finish Line

COURSE DESCRIPTION:    A 5Kcourse run on the grounds on Leesburg’s historic Oatlands                                                      Plantation.  The course is mostly grass, with rolling hills, some                                                       wooded trails, and two creek crossings.  Runners can expect

some short hills with sharp inclines.  A spectator friendly course that requires very little walking.  Course maps and videos of the course, as well as Oatlands Invitational information, can be found at http://www.prraces.com/oatlandscrosscountry

COURSE OPENS:  11am

AWARDS:      Awards will be presented following the girls race near the finish line.  

Next Up: 

Halloween Trick or Treat Run:

Thursday- All Team Memebers are encouraged and welcome to show up for the fun packed event! Report to our normal practice meeting location out back of Riverside at 4 15 dressed in costume/ halloween gear. Make sure you are able to run in it. Bring a book bag, candy sack, or bag to hold your goodies. We will run to each house complete a "trick" to get a "treat" We will conclude around 6 30 and followed will be some snacks, trivia, games. Practice will be complete by 7 at the latest! Costume contest as well so bring your A game! 

Parents, we need your help- Candy Donations, Cookies, Cupcakes, and Snacks for the Halloween Run! Please drop them off at the Athletic Office, give to your athlete to bring for Thursday, or bring to Coach D anytime prior to 3 45 on Thursday. Thank you in advance! 

Shout Out to Our Host Families for the Halloween Run- Rohde, Sporre, Fuller, Donovan, Bienick, Gratek, Svoboda, Jarvie, Barley! 

Be sure to check Remind Text Thursday- Pictures to come! 

Friday- TBD for Practice 

Saturday- TBD for Practice, Happy Homecoming! Take pictures and send them to Coach D! Love seeing you all dressed up! 

Last but not least- Banquet Information

We are only a few weeks from our End of Season Banquet/ Awards, below is some information for you: 

Who: All team memebers and Family! 

What: End of Season Banquet and Awards/ Potluck Dinner

When: Monday. November 13th 

Time: 6PM

Where: Riverside Cafeteria

Dress: Boys- Khakis/ Polos/ Button Downs Girls- Dress/ Skirt/ Nice Pants - Think not running clothes but not Prom - Something in between will be great! 

Sign-up to bring a dish below: 

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0E4EAEAA23A75-xcendof

Thank you as always! 

Looking forward to a great week of XC!!! Let's do this XC RAMS, sending positive vibes all week to our Conference Meet Runners!!!! 

Go Rams! 

Coach D 

Attention All Rams,

Below is the meet information for the XC confernce meet! Only those participating in the meet will be allowed to ride the bus however we would love to see as many spectators and cheer squad as possible! Please consider attending, if you need a ride contact Coach DeGaetano as I know many parents will be attedning and probably would be happy to take you. Please note if you plan to attend you will need your parent to allow you permission as it takes places during the school day.

Go Rams!

SUBJECT:     Dulles District Cross Country Meet   

DATE:           Wednesday, October 25, 2017

LOCATION:  Oatlands Plantation 0845 Oatlands Plantation Lane Leesburg, VA 20175

TIMES:           Boys Race   2:45pm

                        Girls Race   3:15pm

COACHES MEETING:  2:00 pm. at Finish Line

COURSE DESCRIPTION:    A 5Kcourse run on the grounds on Leesburg’s historic Oatlands                                                      Plantation.  The course is mostly grass, with rolling hills, some                                                       wooded trails, and two creek crossings.  Runners can expect

some short hills with sharp inclines.  A spectator friendly course that requires very little walking.  Course maps and videos of the course, as well as Oatlands Invitational information, can be found at http://www.prraces.com/oatlandscrosscountry

COURSE OPENS:  11am

AWARDS:      Awards will be presented following the girls race near the finish line. 

ADMISSION:   Admission will be charged according to Dulles District policy.  The cost of

admission will be $6.00 general admission. 

Attention All:

Please  consider helping to volunteer at the upcoming events including football games and regional cheer competition. Please sign up on RIversiderams.net. Need help signing up? Email Coach DeGaetano.

Remember every time you volunteer our team gets $10!!!!

Go Rams!

Good Afternoon, 

Last week was the conclusion of our regular season of XC, we now in the post season! We had a great regular season! A big thank you to all of our JV runners and families for making it another great season of XC! We look forward to celebrating with you at our team banquet in November! A few close of shop items for JV runners- 

1) All JV runners should turn in their uniforms and locks to Coaches. Most have already done so last week! 

2) Join us on Oct 26th for the Halloween Run! Come dressed in costume and bring a bag/ bookbag for candt. Stay tuned for more details! But mark your calendar! 

Now for Post Season! 

All those participating in post season see below.

Monday- Practice at Oatlands, those in NHS are excused run 30-45 minutes on your own. 

Tuesday- Practice at RHS, we will finish by 6 15 for those involved in NHS 

Wednesday- Practice at RHS

Thursday- Practice at RHS 

Friday- Practice at RHS ( PM) 

Saturday- Practice (AM) Details/ Location TBD 

Go Rams! Let's get ready for POST SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Good Evening Rams, 

Below is the information for the upcoming week, highlights from last week, end of regular season information,  and information regarding our annual Trick or Treat run/ Halloween Party! 

Last Week: 

Last week was an exciting week for the Rams, we had our senior meet and recognized our ten seniors. Congratulations to all of our seniors and thank you for all of your contributions to our team! We will miss each of you. We also had our last in season meet at our home away from home- Oatlands. We will continue to practice there on Tuesday and into the post season. We also took some of our runners to Cary, NC for the Great American XC Festival. Great work to all of our athletes who competed in NC. Last weeks runners of the week were Christian Sporre, Tommy Bonina, and Emily Anderson! 

Upcoming Week: 

Monday- No Official Practice, Run on your Own- follow the October Practice Schedule for information on run/ workout. 

Tuesday- Practice at Oatlands, return to RHS between 6 45-7 15PM

Wednesday- Meet at Ida Lee against Loudoun County, Dominion, and Woodgrove. Race will be at 5 30PM. Both girls and boys will race at the same time. If you plan to ride home with a parent please wait till the conclusion of the meet and your cool down before checking out. Those athletes not racing on Saturday will need to turn in their uniforms at the conclusion of the meet. Please plan to bring a change of clothes if you are notified by Coach DeGaetano that this will be your last race. 

Thursday- Practice at RHS

?Friday- Practice at RHS - Afternoon Practice, Pasta Party to Follow. 

 5:30    Family of Joey O’Such                

20149 Bandon Dunes Ct. Ashburn

Saturday- Third Battle Invitational, Milbrook High School. 

Meet Information: 

Millbrook High School: 540-545-2800

Schedule 

8:00-9:00 AM Registration for Open Race Located at Finish

Packet/Chip Pick-Up

8:45 AM Coaches Meeting @ Finish Area

9:00 AM Open Race 

9:45 AM Girls' JV Underclassmen(unlimited participants) 

10:25 AM Boys' JV Underclassmen(unlimited participants)

11:05 AM Girls' JV Upperclassmen(unlimited participants)

11:45 PM Boys' JV Upperclassmen(unlimited participants)

12:25 PM Girls' Varsity (7 participants)

1:05 PM Boys' Varsity (7 participants)

2:00 Awards (Individual & Team) 

End of Regular Season Information: 

Any athlete not moving forward to post season practices and races will need to turn in their uniform at the conclusion of their last race ( either on Wednesday or Saturday). Coach DeGaetano will notify those runners that are not moving forward to post season. Please plan to bring a change of clothes to change into as we will be collecting uniforms at the end of the race. If you are not one of the runners competing in the post season you are not required to practice after the 13th. If you would like to continue to workout and practice with the team please speak to Coach DeGaetano. Athletes are welcome to continue practicing, training, and staying in shape but please communicate with the coaching staff for further discussion. 

Halloween Trick or Treat Run: Calling all Parents we need your help for our annual Trick or Treat Run. Each season we have a fun run.This run is opened to all our team and all runners are encouraged to come out and join the fun! It's one of the highlights of the season. Here's how it works- athletes show up in costume, we trick or treat ( running from house to house) and the host houses provide a trick ( an exercise assigned by Coach DeGaetano) and then after they complete the trick you provide the treat! Then we move onto the next house. After the trick or treating we have a pizza party, trivia, and more sweets! This year's run will be on Thursday, October 26th! Here's how you can help: 

1) Live in the Lansdowne Area? Be a host house, you will need to be home on October 26th between 4 30- 6 30PM or you can leave the treat in a designated area for us to pick up. Coach DeGaetano will provide the trick for you. Remember the trick is the exercise. 

2) Donate Candy, Cookies, Cupcakes, Sweet Treats! We will use these for the post run party! 

If you are interested in being a host house please notify Coach DeGaetano! 

Go Rams! 

3) 

FYI

Below is the approximate schedule for tomorrows meet at Oatlands. 

5PM- Senior Acknowledgment/ Recognition - Parents of seniors please arrive at 445PM

5 30PM- Boys Race 

6 00Pm- Girls Race 

6 30PM- Cupcakes to celebrate seniors!! 

6 45PM- Leave Oatlands/ Check out if you plan to leave with parents. 

As a reminder- parking is $5 and please no pets at Oatlands. 

Go Rams! 

Below is the information for those athletes attending the travel meet this weekend. Athletes will also be gettting a copy of this information today as well. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. For those not racing in the travel meet, you will run on your own both Friday and Thursday, there is not formal practice. 

Itinerary for Cary, North Carolina Trip:

Friday (10/6):

8:00 am: Pick-up Riverside XC team; 19019 Upper Belmont Pl., Leesburg, VA 20176

8:20 am: Pick-up Rockridge XC team; 43460 Loudon Reserve Dr., Ashburn, VA 20148

9:00 am: Pick-up Robinson XC team; 5035 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032

12:00 pm: Lunch

2:00 pm: Arrive at WakeMed Soccer Park; 201 Soccer Park Dr., Cary, North Carolina 27511 for pre-meet and course walk through

4:00 pm: Depart WakeMed Soccer Park and arrive at Doubletree Raleigh-Cary; 500 Caitboo Ave., Cary, NC 27518

6:00 pm: Dinner

10:00 pm: Lights out

Saturday (10/7):

7:30 am: Depart Doubletree Hotel

8:00 am: Arrive at WakeMed Soccer Park—race times for all three teams vary between 9:30-11:30

12:00 pm: Depart WakeMed Soccer Park for a lunch stop

6:00 pm: Arrive back at Robinson; 5035 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032

6:40 pm: Arrive back at Rockridge; 43460 Loudon Reserve Dr., Ashburn, VA 20148

7:00 pm: Arrive back at Riverside; 19019 Upper Belmont Pl., Leesburg, VA 20176

Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in this year’s cross country travel meet. Attached you will find some helpful information regarding the special meet!

• Itinerary for meet (attached)
• What: Great American Cross Country Festival
• When: Friday, October 6^th – Depart to Cary, NC- Saturday, October 7^th – Return to VA
• Who: We will be traveling with Rock Ridge (Ashburn) and Robinson (Fairfax) High Schools
• Where: We will be staying at the Hilton Doubletree Raleigh-Cary; 500 Caitboo Ave., Cary, NC 27518
• Race Location: at WakeMed Soccer Park; 201 Soccer Park Dr., Cary, North Carolina 27511

Need: Athletes should bring the following items:

• Uniform
• Trainers
• Racing Spikes
• Running Clothes ( for Friday’s “practice/ shake out run/ walk through”
• PJs
• Casual Clothing ( dinner for Friday) / Extra Clothes to change into after race
• Toiletries
• Snacks
• Things to entertain you for the bus ride ( books, music, laptops, homework, magazines, games, etc.)
• Money for food, snacks, and if you plan to by a t-shirt at the race
• Blanket/ Pillow for the bus 

Additional Information:

• You will be excused from school on Friday, all athletes should report to Riverside at 7 45AM on Friday. Parents- no need to call out your student from school.
• We will be stopping for lunch on Friday.
• We will go out to dinner on Friday after we check into the hotel.
• We will have breakfast provided by the hotel. It may be a good idea to bring some familiar items that you typically eat on race day as well in case they are not offered for breakfast at the hotel ( for example pack peanut butter, bread, and bananas)
• We will stop for food following the meet but it will be a long day so plan to pack snacks for the meet.
• We will arrive sometime Saturday evening to Riverside, we will plan to send out a group text on our way back to give you an estimated time of arrival.
• Hotel room assignments will be given out by Coach DeGaetano.
• Remember you are representing you team, high school, and community at all times. Make smart choices at all times.

Cost: Each athlete attending the travel meet needs to turn in a check for $50 made out to Riverside High School, in the memo portion of the check please include XC travel meet and student ID number. If you are unable to pay the amount, please notify Coach DeGaetano. The cost is to help cover the cost of the trip.

Parents- if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me or call me. During the travel meet weekend, if you need to get a hold of me please do so by phone/ text. My phone number is 703-583-2883.

I am looking forward to another great weekend of racing and traveling with each of you!

Go Rams!

Sincerely,

Coach DeGaetano

Meet Information:

Schedule Of Events

Saturday, October 7, 2017

(as of 9/20/17; subject to change)

Below is information for the upcoming week and highlights from last week! 

Last week: The team placed 2nd at our Wednesday meet! It was a great day of racing and once again we were able to see some great finishes, PRs, and overall good racing! Today. the team went on a hiking trip to Great Falls! It was a great way to spend the morning with the team and soak in the beautiful fall weather and bond over the miles and views! Thank you to the Logan's for hosting last weeks pasta party and the Viadero's for providing breakfast for the hike! 

This week:

This is a busy week for the Rams XC team: 

Monday- Practice at Oatlands, return between 6 45- 7 

Tuesday- Practice at RHS, Finish at Deli Italiano, See below for Info 

All, 

The October Practice schedule is posted under team files. Please note that our regular in season concludes after Third Battle Invitational. 

Go Rams! 

FYI- In case you are in need of new spikes! Thank you Mrs. Sporre for sharing! 

Happy Friday! 

This weekend, Friday through Sunday, PRR will have a XC Spike sale in
stores. All XC spikes will be 30% off. Sale is only valid on in-store products
and is not valid towards previous purchases. No special orders will be
taken.

Good Afternoon Rams,

On Saturday, September 30th we will be going hiking for a change in routine rather than our traditional practice. Below is the information for the hiking trip, if you are in need of a ride please notify Coach DeGaetano. Parents if you are able to carpool or help bring runners to the hiking location please notify Coach DeGaetano. It is suppose to be great weather so feel free to join us for a nice hiking trip.

Athletes we will have bagels and doughnuts for breakfast as well. Feel free to bring your cells if you want to take a #selfie or #fallpicture or #greatfallsXChiking.

When: Saturday, Sept 30th

Time: Meet up at 7 30AM, finish around 11AM.

Where: We will start and finish at Riverbend Park ( 8700 Potomac Hills St. Great Falls,VA 22066)

Plan: We will hike from Riverbend Park to Great Falls ( Main Entrance, where the Falls are located). We will stop for breakfast, hike a little past the main park and then return back to Riverbend Park.

If you have any questions please email Coach DeGaetano!

Go Rams!

Hello Rams!

Below is the information for this weeks Wednesday meet on 9/27

Location: Algonkian Regional Park, 47001 Fairway Drive Sterling, VA 20165

The Start/ Finish is located near the Boat Launch, cars should drive all the way around the park till the road ends and take a left toward the river. Parking is towards the left.

Approximate Time Schedule: Girls- 5 30 and Boys to follow after Girls  6 05PM

If you plan to ride home with a parent, please check out with one of the Coaches.

Go Rams!

Good Afternoon Rams,

Last week was full of PRs ( Personal Records). We had a number of runners set a new PR for the season at this Saturday's meet. Additionally, we had a number of athletes come home with medals! Congrats to all of our runners, way to represent the Rams at the LCXC meet. A special congrats to Chloe Ramirez who got all county honors placing 13th at the meet. We had a number of highlights from our meet which we will cover at Monday's practice. A special thank you to The James family for hosting this weeks pasta party and Ms. O'Such for putting together the meet snacks for the team!

Now for the upcoming week:

Monday- Practice at Oatlands

* Meet highlights, runners of the week

Tuesday- Practice at RHS, announce those racing on Wednesday's meet

*PR pins from last week.

Wednesday- Meet vs. Dominion, Away meet. Meet Info to come, stay tuned.

Thursday-Practice at RHS

*Themed Thursday- Twins,triplets, multiples...

PR pins from Wednesday's meet.

We will announce those who are entered in our travel meet this season on Thursday.

Friday- Practice at RHS, time TBD, Pasta Party at the Logan's House  5:30    Family of Evan & Justin Logan   18773 Upper Meadow Dr. Lansdowne

Saturday- Morning Hiking Trip/ Breakfast, Location and Time- TBD

If you ordered a long sleeve from the spirit wear, they are in and will be passed out Monday or Tuesday.

Go Rams!

Below is the information for this Saturday's meet, all athletes racing need to arrive at Riverside at 6 50AM:

http://va.milesplit.com/meets/284092/info#.WcOc-9IkvIU

Parents of Seniors, 

Mark you calendar, this year's XC senior night will be October 4th at Oatlands. If you would like to make a poster to have displayed on the course please do so! And have it to Coach DeGaetano by October 3rd, 

We hope to see you there for this special day to celebrate our seniors! 

Go Rams. 

A note from Mrs. Logan for the upcoming week: 

What a WEEK!!!!! Last week was full of highlights, below are just a few of the many! 

-A HUGE thank you to everyone for making both the Oatlands invitational and Wednesday home meet such a success! We have a wonderful crew of parents, athletes and cheer squad and we can't thank you enough for all your help. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!! 

-We had a number of runners run their first race on Wednesday and boy did they show up!!!! Nice work to all of our runners! 

-Results from Oatlands Invitational can be found on milestat, as well as on the remind text ( which I sent out Saturday evening). We will go over all the highlights of the race at practice this week! Let's just say it was a GREAT day to be a run, well done everyone! 

- Thank you to the Todd Family for hosting our pasta party, thank you Mrs. Jarvie for organizing snacks for the team, and thank you to both Jess (TQ's mom) and Gary ( Jason's dad) for taking photos from the week! 

- Photos can be found at the below links: 

https://service.pass.us/client/event/r561F2751404

https://riversidexc.shutterfly.com/#

Now for the upcoming week: 

Monday- Oatlands, return between 6 45- 7 15, athletes get ready for a great workout!!! Meet highlights and Runners of the Week 

Tuesday- RHS 

Wednesday- RHS, notify runners who is racing on Saturday 9-23 

Thursday- RHS- Themed Thursday!!!! 

Friday- RHS, morning practice at 6 20AM, Pasta Party ( Infor Below) 

Sept. 22     5:30    Family of Lilly James   43523 Pumpkin Ridge Ct. Ashburn

Saturday- LCXC Invitational at Woodgrove High School, athletes racing need to be at Riverside at 6 45AM 

Meet Info: 

DATE: Saturday, 9/23/2017

PLACE: WOODGROVE HIGH SCHOOL, Purcellville, VA

SCHEDULE:
Coaches Meeting – 8:00am
Varsity Boys – 9:00am
Varsity Girls  – 9:30am
JV JR/SR Boys  – 10:10am
JV JR/SR Girls  – 10:50am
JV FR/SO Boys  – 11:30pm
JV FR/SO Girls  – 12:10pm

AWARDS:
Top 20 in each race
Top Team in each race
Top 15 in the Varsity races will be designated as All-County

PARKING: $5.00 per car

CONCESSIONS: TBD

T-SHIRTS: Yes Cost TBD

A note from one of our athletes, Leyla! 

From Leyla- Hey team! I designed a long sleeve shirt for our runners (and parents), I set up the group order form on CustomInk, the portal will close in 2 weeks! If you have any questions let me know!

https://www.customink.com/g/fmp0-00b5-kr5n?

Lastly- All of the spirit wear has been delivered with the exception of long sleeve shirts, if you ordered one of these they should be in this week! 

Go Rams! 

Good Evening Rams, 

Below is a recap of last week and information for the upcoming VERY BUSY week! 

Last Week: 

Congrats to Evan, Emma, and Ishaan- Our Runners of the Week. All first year Cross Country runners and doing great things!! 

The team had a great week full of speed, hills, and even a indoor workout due to the weather! Great week of running. 

Upcoming Week: 

Monday, 9/11- Team will be bused to Oatlands for practice. Leave at 4 15 and return between 6 45- 7 15. We will send out a text on our way back to school. 

Tuesday, 9/12- Athletes will be notified who is running on Wednesday and in what race ( JV or Varisty). Spirit wear will be distributed and uniforms for those that do not have one yet will be handed out. Our practice will finish at Deli Italino in the Lansdowne Town Center. Parents should plan to pick up there runners from there. The team will be running to the Town Center and if they would like to have dinner with their teammates they should bring money  for dinner. The coaching staff will drive their bags and items up to the town center. Those athletes that drive will be able to drive their cars there and then complete the run and again finish at the town center. 

Deli Italiano

There will be two Tuesdays that XC practice will end at Deli Italiano at the Town Center. Runners can stay and eat pasta at Deli Italiano in preparation for the next day’s meet. Your runner will need to bring money for their own pasta meal. Pick up from practice that day will be from Deli Italiano after their meal. (Staying or pasta is optional. If your runner does not want to stay for the meal, you can pick them up from Deli Italiano upon arrival.) 

Wednesday, 9/13- Home Meet at Oatlands. Athletes will be dismissed from school early at 3 40PM, we will load the bus at 3 50PM. Meet information below: 

Parent Volunteer Meeting at 5PM, meet at the team meeting area. 

Varsity Race goes off at 5 30PM, JV race at 5 45PM. There will be 7 schools in our race and a second race going on as well of other Loudoun Schools. 

Parking is $5 and parents should come through the main dirveway, please not pets allowed. 

If you plan to take your runner home after the meet, please check out with a coach prior to leaving. All athletes will need to cool down with the team before leaving. 

Thursday, 9/14- Practice at RHS, athletes will be notified if they are racing on Saturday and what race they will be running in. 

Friday, 9/15- Morning Practice at 6 20AM. We will conclude by 7AM. The team rooms will be opened if you want to shower or change for school there. Pasta party in the evening. Information for the pasta party below: 

Sept. 15         5:30    Family of Nathan & Grace Todd 18946 Canoe Landing Ct. Lansdowne

?Sign Ups: 

http://signup.com/go/TGZWvtD

Saturday, 9/16- Oatlands Invitational!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All team members should plan to attend. More information to come this week! We hope to see you there! You don't want to miss this! 

Go Rams! 

Good Evening Rams, 

Let's start with a recap of last week.... 

We had another of highlights, below are just a few! 

- A BIG thank you to TQ's family for hosting a GREAT pasta party! And to all the families we donated food and helped with the pasta party! 

- A BIG thank you to the Rocha family for organizing snacks for the first meet! The athletes were well feed :) 

- A BIG thank you to Mrs. Sporre for organizing hair bows for the girls team! They looked great and we loved the extra team spirit! 

- What an AWESOME first meet for the team. This Saturday the team went to Central High Invitational for the first meet of the season and let's just say the team did great! 

-Boys and Girls Varsity took 2nd place overall! The JV team combine took 1st place overall! 

-We had a number of individual athlete medal in the top 15 in their races: 

- In the Varsity girls race Chloe took 3rd place and Sarah J took 15th place. 

- In the Varsity boys race Mason took 5th and Greyson took 6th place. 

- In the JV race - Joe and Anna took 1st place, Regina took 2nd, Julian and Jahee took 3rd, Tommy took 4th, Cheney took 5th, Jake took 6th, Ethan and Anaum took 7th, Lauren took 8th, Solange took 11th, and Alexa took 12th. Let's just say we had a lot of runners in the top 15!! 

-All and all it was a great way to kick off the season and we are proud of all the performances on Saturday! 

-We also had a number of returning runners PR from last seasons race at Central! 

Information for the upcoming week: 

- This Monday starts our first practice at Oatlands, the team will be bused to and from practice. Due to travel time we will be back/ finish later than normal practice. I will send a remind text on our way home to notify you we are leaving. We will be back between 7-730 depending on travel/ traffic. All athletes should meet outside in our normal location at 4 15 to load the bus. It is suggested you bring your bookbag and items on the bus. 

- There will be an optional practice for Varisty runners on Saturday, Sept 2nd. More to come this week for those runners. The rest of the team will not have practice over Labor Day weekend. Please follow the Sept/ Aug practice schedule for on your own training. 

-We need your help!!!! Our first Wednesday meet ( 9-13)  is right around the corner! If you are able to volunteer please email Coach DeGaetano! More information to come on volunteer spots and job assignments. 

- We need help for the Oatlands Invitational (9-16) if you are available to help please email Mr. Matt Oblas at Matt.Oblas@lcps.org 

Thank you to all of parents and family members that came out this Saturday to cheer the team on! 

- Spirit wear will be in any day now :) Coach DeGaetano will pass out orders upon their arrival! 

Go Rams!!! 

XC Team Gatherings and Events 2017

Welcome Breakfast for Runners and Families

Saturday August 12; RVHS Cafeteria; 9:15 (after team practice)

Please bring items according to your runner’s grade. Please keep all items nut free.

Freshman - Fruit or Water bottles

Sophomores - Bagels, Danish, or Donuts

Juniors - Breakfast Casserole

Seniors - Yogurt, Granola, or Breakfast Bars

Team Kickoff Gathering

Wednesday August 16; 7:00

Hosted by the family of Matt Thomas 18926 Canoe Landing Ct. Lansdowne

Go to Signup Genius link for rsvp and food signup:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4EAEAA23A75-xcteam

Pasta Dinners

We’ll be having pasta dinners for the runners before each Saturday meet. We will not be having team dinners for the Wednesday meets. We have families who have volunteered to host these dinners. The address of the host home will be emailed each week in the Coach’s weekly message. We need help from all to provide food for these dinners. We need each family to provide food for at least 2 dinners. Online Signups have been created for each dinner (link is below). Please have your food to the host’s home by 4:45-5:00 on the day(s) you’ve signed up for.

Aug. 25            5:30     Family of TQ Williamson                 20231 Millstead Dr. Ashburn

Sept. 15           5:30     Family of Nathan & Grace Todd 18946 Canoe Landing Ct. Lansdowne

Sept. 22           5:30     Family of Lilly James                  43523 Pumpkin Ridge Ct. Ashburn

Sept. 29           5:30     Family of Evan & Justin Logan   18773 Upper Meadow Dr. Lansdowne

Oct. 13 5:30     Family of Joey O’Such                20149 Bandon Dunes Ct. Ashburn

Go to Signup link for pasta dinner food signup (link is the same for all 5 Pasta dinners).

http://signup.com/go/TGZWvtD

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Deli Italiano

There will be two Tuesdays that XC practice will end at Deli Italiano at the Town Center. Runners can stay and eat pasta at Deli Italiano in preparation for the next day’s meet. Your runner will need to bring money for their own pasta meal. Pick up from practice that day will be from Deli Italiano after their meal. (Staying or pasta is optional. If your runner does not want to stay for the meal, you can pick them up from Deli Italiano upon arrival.) You will need to take your runner back to the school to get their backpack, etc. We’ll need a few volunteers to transport some of our upper classmen who drive themselves to take them back to the school to collect their things and their cars.

Dates for Deli Italiano: Sept. 12 and Oct. 3

Snacks

Snacks will be provided for Saturday meets. Runners need to bring their own snacks for Wednesday meets.

Meet Schedule

(A) 08/26/17  TBA CHS Invitational

(H) 09/13/17 TBA vs Oatlands

(A) 09/16/17 TBA Oatlands Invitational

(A) 09/23/17 TBA LCXC

(A) 09/27/17 TBA vs Dominion HS

(A) 09/30/17 TBA Octoberfest Invitational

(H) 10/04/17 TBA vs Oatlands

(A) 10/07/17 TBA Great American -Travel Meet

(A) 10/11/17 TBA vs Loudoun County HS 

(A) 10/14/17 TBA Third Battle Invitational

We need someone from each family to sign up at least 2 times this season to help with concessions and tickets at the fall games. These jobs are critical to run a successful athletic event.  $10 per volunteer slot filled is donated directly back to your team.  You will receive a reminder email a week before your shift.  This is easy money for the team and we need everyone’s help in filling the slots.

If you cannot work the slot you signed up for, please find a replacement.  If you can’t find a replacement, please contact  Karen Upton at uptonklh@gmail.com. 

To sign up:

1.Go to the athletic page at .

2.Click “Volunteer Sign Up” at the top of the page.

3.Click the signup genius link. (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4FADAA28A3F58-spring)

4.Find a date, time, duty that works well with your schedule. Click as many as you’re able to do. Hit submit.

5.WHEN YOU DO YOUR SHIFT, MAKE SURE YOU SIGN IN WITH YOUR NAME AND WHICH TEAM. THE BOOK WILL BE IN THE TICKET BOOTH OR IN CONCESSIONS. THIS IS HOW THEY TRACK HOW MUCH TO PAY US.

6.You’ll get a reminder from signup genius a few days before your shift.

Please be sure to signup. It’s fun, easy, and money for our team!

Tonight is Fall Sports Night, come get the 411 on all things Riverside Rams Cross Country! Tonight at 7PM in the Gym. The agenda for the sports night is under team files. 

A note from Mrs. Logan,

Below is the information for the 9/16 meet. Athletes will be notified if they are racing on Thursday and in what race they will be in. 

When: Saturday, September 16, 2017

Where: Oatlands Plantation (www.oatlands.org)

Who: Teams from Virginia, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York and Washington, DC 

Course: A 5K course run on the grounds on Leesburg’s historic Oatlands Plantation. The course is mostly grass, with rolling hills, some wooded trails, and two creek crossings. Runners can expect
some short hills with sharp inclines. A spectator friendly course that requires very little walking.

Host School: Riverside High School

Awards: There will be medals given to the top 25 individuals in each race.
The top three teams in the varsity A race and the top two teams in the varsity B and junior varsity races will receive trophies.

T-Shirts: Short sleeve tees will be available for purchase the day of the meet for $10. 

Facilities: You may bring a tent. Port-a-johns will be
available for your bathroom needs. Please pick-up
all trash before leaving for the day. Athletic trainers
will be on site. Please bring your own tape.

Parking: Follow signs and attendants. Admission charge will be $5.00
per car.

Directions: From the South: Rt 29 North or I-66 to Rt 15 North. Rt 15 North approximately 18 miles to Oatlands Plantation on the right. 

From the East: Rt. 267 (Toll Road) West to Leesburg. Left Lane at the end of the toll road. Less than .5 mile to second exit, Rt 15 South. Follow Rt 15 South approximately 5 miles to Oatlands Plantation on the left. 

From the West: Rt 7 East to Leesburg. Follow Rt 7 Bypass to exit for Rt. 15 South. Follow Rt 15 for approximately 5 miles to Oatlands Plantation on the left. 

Hotel Information: There are a number of hotels within a 15 mile radius of Oatlands Plantation. A few that have been used by teams in past years are listed below. We are in the process of trying to establish group rates and will send that info as soon as we have it.




Meet Schedule:
Friday Course preview is available. Please contact Matt Oblas 
7:00 a.m. Course Open
8:00 a.m. Packet Pick-up at Officials Tent
8:30 a.m. Coaches Meeting
9:00a.m. JV Upperclassmen Boys(10 Runners)
9:30 a.m. JV Upperclassmen Girls (10 Runners)
10:00a.m. Varsity A Girls (7 Runners)
10:30a.m. Varsity A Boys (7 Runners)
11:00a.m. JV Underclassmen Girls (10 Runners)
11:30a.m. JV Underclassmen Boys(10 Runners)
12:00p.m. Varsity B Girls (7 Runners)
12:30p.m. Varsity B Boys (7 Runners)

Clean-up to conclude after last meet. 

Good Morning XC Parents and Family Members,

We need your help for our next two races on Wednesday, 9/13 and Saturday 9/16. Thank you to all that have already committed to helping volunteer, we truly appreciate it! Below is some general information regarding helping volunteer at a meet.

What are the jobs:

They range depending on the meet but to name a few of the most popular ones:

Timers- Time the race, it's not as scary as you may think it would be. Plus we have back- up timers. This is only for Wednesday meets.

Course Marshalls- Help in areas on the course to direct runners in the right direction

Handing Out Index Cards as Runners finish- Basically what it sounds like, as runners finish hand them a index card, they will know what to do with it from there. This is only for Wednesday meets.

Finish Line area help- Keep runners moving in the direction after finishing the race, also keeping them in order as  they finish the race

Clean-up crew- Help take down flags, banners, course markings, and breaking down items from the meet. This is only for the Saturday meet ( 9/16)

Parking Lot help- Help direct buses into the parking area, this is only for the Saturday meet ( 9/16) Bonus- this is an early morning job so you will be done before the races get going or close to it!

Team help- Help Coach DeGaetano record names of the JV race as they finish, spread sheet and clip board included :) This is only for the Wednesday meet.

And Cheer Squad!!! This is for anyone planning to attend the meet, cheer as much as you can for our Rams! Loud and Proud!

Please note none of the jobs require any racing/ cross country experience, we will teach you the job before you head out to your position! I promise anyone can do it!

Many of the positions allow you to see your runner at the start and finish of the race. We ask that each family help at least one to two times during the season to allow everyone to be able to watch their runners in full without volunteering but please no that you are able to see portions of the race and still volunteer.

Typically the time commitment for all the positions are the length of the meet. For example a Wednesday meet if about 90 minutes from start to finish. The Saturday meet will be a longer day but the volunteering piece will be about 60 minutes. The more help we have on Saturday the quicker the clean-up will be!

Good Afternoon Rams, 

Below is the information for the uipcoming week and a recap of last week! 

Last Week Highlights: 

- The team had there first practice day back at Oatlands!! The course looked great and we will be back every Monday ( or Tuesday, if Monday is a holiday) for the next two months. 

-Zach and Aanum were named last weeks Athletes of the Week. Congrats to both! 

- The varsity team had an awesome practice this Saturday logging in between 6-12 miles on some back roads in Leesburg in the rain! 

This Weeks Info: 

-Athletes should get a run in on Monday on their own, between 20-45 minutes. 

-Tuesday we will go to Oatlands for practice. Meet outside at 4 15. As a reminder we will return to school between 645- 715 depending on travel time. We will send out a remind text on our way back to school. 

- Practice on Saturday the 9th will be at Trailside Middle School. 

-We have our first home meet on the 13th at Oatlands and we are in need of 8-10 volunteers to help with the following: 

-Timers

-Back-up timer

-Handing out note cards to runners

-Course Marshalls

-Help in the Start/ Finish Area. 

Please email Coach DeGaetano if you are available to help, thank you to all those that have offered to help already! 

Oatlands Invitational.... 

Is right around the corner, on September 16th and we are in need of LOTS of help! Please email Mr. Matt Oblas ( school athletic director ) if you are available to help. All athletes are scheduled to attend the meet and will need to help with clean- up following the conclusion of the meet. Parents and family members are encouraged to help as well! We hope that you will also be able to cheer the team on at one of the biggest XC meets on the East Coast! 

I hope everyone enjoyed the long holiday weekend! 

Go Rams! 

Team- Below is some important information for our first meet.

1) Only those runners entered in the race are to attend and ride the bus to and from the meet.

2) All runners will need to be at the school on Saturday morning at 6AM, DO NOT BE LATE.

3) Below is the schedule, meet info, and directions.

4) If you plan to go home with a parents please have a note or email to me prior to meet day. You will also need to check out with a  coach prior to leaving. No runner is allowed to go home with someone other than their guardian. It is highly encouraged that you ride the bus to and from the meet.

5) We hope to see many of our awesome spectators cheering the team on at our first meet.

6) Athletes should wear their uniform and pack change of clothes, snacks, racing shoes, etc.

Meet Information

Good Afternoon Rams: 

Below is the information for the upcoming week, but before we do that a few items to recap the past week!

Congrats to Cheney Stockov and Nate Jones for being this weeks runner of the week! A BIG thank you to The Thomas's for opening up your house and welcoming the team for the kick-off party! A BIG thank you to all those who helped provide snacks and helped with the event at the Thomas house. A BIG thank you to Leyla, Shelby, and Kristen L for helping the team at the concessions stand!!! Last week the team had a great week of work including a time trial, hill workout, awesome track workout, and great trail running today! 

Now for next week. 

Sunday, August 19th: 20K/5K race  volunteer event. Athletes should arrive at 6 50AM and be dropped off at Market Station in Leesburg ( Fireworks Pizza and Tuscarora Mill are located in this area). All athletes should meet at the Start/ Finish, it will be clearly marked! Wear Riverside gear. We will be helping with medals, cheering, start/ finish, course marshalls, set-up/ clean-up 

Monday, August 20th * Change in practice time due to Solar Eclipse. Practice will be at 8AM at Riverside. 

Tuesday, August 21st- 4PM at Trailside Middle School, athletes will be notified if they are racing on Saturday. 

Wednesday, August 22nd- 4PM at Riverside 

Thursday, August 24th - 4 30 ( meet after school), bring running clothes to school and change in locker rooms/ bathrooms after school. Be sure to lock up your stuff in your team lockers 

Friday, August 25th- 4 30, pasta party to follow! See below for information 

Saturday, August 26th - First meet!!! See below for meet information. Only those racing are to attend this day. All other athletes should get a 30-40 minute run on their own. A big thank you The Rocha family for providing meet snacks for the team!!! Thank you for all your help and support!!! 

Sunday- off, cross training 

Pasta Party Info: 

Good Afternoon Rams: 

Below is the information for the upcoming week, but before we do that a few items to recap the past week!

Congrats to Cheney Stockov and Nate Jones for being this weeks runner of the week! A BIG thank you to The Thomas's for opening up your house and welcoming the team for the kick-off party! A BIG thank you to all those who helped provide snacks and helped with the event at the Thomas house. A BIG thank you to Leyla, Shelby, and Kristen L for helping the team at the concessions stand!!! Last week the team had a great week of work including a time trial, hill workout, awesome track workout, and great trail running today! 

Now for next week. 

Sunday, August 19th: 20K/5K race  volunteer event. Athletes should arrive at 6 50AM and be dropped off at Market Station in Leesburg ( Fireworks Pizza and Tuscarora Mill are located in this area). All athletes should meet at the Start/ Finish, it will be clearly marked! Wear Riverside gear. We will be helping with medals, cheering, start/ finish, course marshalls, set-up/ clean-up 

Monday, August 20th * Change in practice time due to Solar Eclipse. Practice will be at 8AM at Riverside. 

Tuesday, August 21st- 4PM at Trailside Middle School, athletes will be notified if they are racing on Saturday. 

Wednesday, August 22nd- 4PM at Riverside 

Thursday, August 24th - 4 30 ( meet after school), bring running clothes to school and change in locker rooms/ bathrooms after school. Be sure to lock up your stuff in your team lockers 

Friday, August 25th- 4 30, pasta party to follow! See below for information 

Saturday, August 26th - First meet!!! See below for meet information. Only those racing are to attend this day. All other athletes should get a 30-40 minute run on their own. A big thank you The Rocha family for providing meet snacks for the team!!! Thank you for all your help and support!!! 

Sunday- off, cross training 

Pasta Party Info: 

Attention all athletes: 

Practice on Thursday will be at 5 30PM, this will allow all athletes to have time to attend the school event. Please note the change in time for practice. 

As a reminder Wednesday, we will have another time trial. Be sure to hydrate throughout the day. 

Go Rams! 

Good Evening Rams! 

Last week we had a packed week of fun! We had our three day team challenge which included egg relay, egg toss, themed Thursday spirit day, communication game, and team scavenger hunt! Check out the pictures from the events on our Facebook page or remind text! We also had our welcome breakfast which was a huge hit! A big thank you to all the parents that helped with set-up, clean-up, and  food donations! A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Logan for helping making this event possible! Week 2 athletes of the week were Julian Rocha ( sophomore) and Ellie Sporre ( sophomore)., congrats to both!

A few items for the coming week: 

- Ladies- if you plan to order a spirit ribbon please turn in cash or check ( made out to spirit station) to Coach D, Ellie Sporre, or Mrs. Sporre. The cost is $8. 

- Team Donations- If you have not done so already please consider donating to our team. We are asking that each family make a $25 donation. Thank you in advance for your support! And thank you to all those that have done so already! 

- Watch- make sure you are wearing a watch moving forward, this is as important as your running shoes. 

- Concessions- please help by signing up for concessions and ticket sales! This can be done on Riversiderams.net - volunteer sign-up. 

- Oatlands Invitational- please consider volunteering for Oatlands Invitational. This is our host meet and we need lots of help. Please email Matt.Oblas@lcps.org if you are able to help! Thank you in advance. 

Below is this weeks schedule! 

 Monday- Riverside at 4PM

Tuesday- Riverside at 4PM 

Wednesday- Riverside at 4PM, Team Kick-off at the Thomas house at 7PM 

Hosted by the family of Matt Thomas 18926 Canoe Landing Ct. Lansdowne Go to Signup Genius link for rsvp and food signup:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4EAEAA23A75-xcteam

Thursday-Riverside at 4PM, Themed Thursday- Vacation/ Beach Attire 

Friday- Riverside at 4PM

Saturday-7-9AM Lowes Island Blvd.- Drop off in Cul De Sac just past Trump Golf Course ( 20391 Lowes Island Blvd, Sterling, VA 20165) 

Sunday- Volunteer at 20k/ 5k - team volunteer and fundraiser, Time TBD- Most Likely 6AM - 12. Drop off at Market Station in Leesburg 

That is everything for now... 

Go Rams! 

We need your help! Please sign up for ticket sales and concessions. We are asking that each family sign up at least one. Below is the information. Thank you in advance to those who have already done so! 

We need someone from each family to sign up at least 2 times this season to help with concessions and tickets at the fall games. These jobs are critical to run a successful athletic event.  $10 per volunteer slot filled is donated directly back to your team.  You will receive a reminder email a week before your shift.  This is easy money for the team and we need everyone’s help in filling the slots.

If you cannot work the slot you signed up for, please find a replacement.  If you can’t find a replacement, please contact  Karen Upton at uptonklh@gmail.com. 

To sign up:

1.Go to the athletic page at .

2.Click “Volunteer Sign Up” at the top of the page.

3.Click the signup genius link. (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4FADAA28A3F58-spring)

4.Find a date, time, duty that works well with your schedule. Click as many as you’re able to do. Hit submit.

5.WHEN YOU DO YOUR SHIFT, MAKE SURE YOU SIGN IN WITH YOUR NAME AND WHICH TEAM. THE BOOK WILL BE IN THE TICKET BOOTH OR IN CONCESSIONS. THIS IS HOW THEY TRACK HOW MUCH TO PAY US.

6.You’ll get a reminder from signup genius a few days before your shift.

Please be sure to signup. It’s fun, easy, and money for our team!

Attention Parents! 

We hope you will join us on Saturday for our Welcome breakfast. Below is the information, please bring an item to share for the breakfast. Additionally, we will have our first team kickoff party next week, please sign up to bring something. Thank you in advance! 

See you on Saturday. 

Welcome Breakfast for Runners and Families

Saturday August 12; RVHS Cafeteria; 9:15 (after team practice) 

Please bring items according to your runner’s grade. Please keep all items nut free.

Freshman - Fruit or Water bottles

Sophomores - Bagels, Danish, or Donuts

Juniors - Breakfast Casserole

Seniors - Yogurt, Granola, or Breakfast Bars

Team Kickoff Gathering

Wednesday August 16; 7:00

Hosted by the family of Matt Thomas 18926 Canoe Landing Ct. Lansdowne

Go to Signup Genius link for rsvp and food signup:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4EAEAA23A75-xcteam

Below are the items which will be covered at tonights meeting. We hope to see you there. If you are unable to attend and have any questions please contact me! 

Riverside Cross Country Fall Sports Meeting Agenda

• Welcome
• Coach Introductions – Meet the Coaching Staff
• Communication- How to Stay Connected and Get the 411 on all things XC Rams
  • Email Blasts- Riversiderams.net- Sign up and select Cross Country – Primary Means of Communication for the Team
  • Remind text- Sign up for team text. Text 81010 and in the message portion send @xcrams
  • Facebook Page – Riverside rams XC/ Track and Field
  • Twitter- @Riverside_XC
  • All things VA Cross Country- www.milestat.com For meet info, athlete info, team info, and everything related to VA running

• Attendance Policy
  • Review of Attendance Policy
  • Running Logs
  • Communicate when unable to attend practice or meet well in ADVANCE
• Wednesday Meets vs. Saturday  Invitationals
  • Wednesday – majority of team races, typically local and against local high schools
  • Saturday- limited number of runners are entered, typically an all day event, much bigger in size and competition, not local.
  • Runnes should pack light snacks for meets, the team will also bring team snacks
• Cross Country Scoring
  • Perfect team score is 15 (First 5 score unless there is a tie which then they go to the 6^th runner)
  • Your place determines the amount of points you receive to the total team score. For example- 1^st place= 1 point, 2^nd=2 points, etc.
  • The lower the score the better!

• Transportation
  • Athletes must be attend meets with the team on the bus.
  • If you plan to go home with a parent or guardian, please notify the coaching staff at least a day in advance with a written email or note from parent or guardian.
• Practice Info
  • Refer to practice schedule for times and locations
  • Monday- practice at Oatlands
  • Saturday practices
• Oatlands Invitational- Host Team
  • Athletic Director- Matt Oblas
  • We need your HELP!!!!
  • All team members will be required to attend this meet

• Injuries/ Pains
  • Trainer
  • Pain vs. Injury
  • Communicate with coaches
  • Shoe Night – PRR
• Donations and Support
  • $25 team donation
  • Thank you in Advance!

• Meet our Team Parent
  • Mrs. Julie Logan!!!!!
  • Help Needed- How can you help?!?!?
    • Welcome Breakfast
    • Kick-off Party
    • Pasta Dinners
    • Concessions ( Parents and Athletes)
    • Food Sign-Ups
    • Parent Committee Groups
    • Weekly Parent emails sent through email blast
• Questions?/ For the Good of the Whole?

Attention- there will be a change in practice time this Friday, August 11th. We will meet at 4 30PM at Riverside High School instead of 8AM. Please make the change to your calendar. 

Go Rams! 

Have your ordered your Spirit Wear yet? Link below... store closes on the 12th. Get it before it's to late. 

https://prteamsales.tuosystems.com/stores/riversidecrosscountry

Good Evening Rams! 

We had a GREAT first week of tryouts and are excited to get the season started! A few items/ highlights  from the week: 

1) We are excited to welcome 82 members to the FAll 2017 Cross Country team! 

2) The coaching staff loved all the effort this week from our returing runners and new runners on the 5k time trial

3) Saturday, August 5th will be our first practice off campus. We will meet at Trailside Middle School at 7AM and finish by 9 30. Please refer to the August Practice schedule for locations and times moving forward. Please note there are a number of practices off campus. 

4) If you have not done so already- all athletes need to turn in there LCPS athletic fee. $150- checks made out to Riverside High School and include student ID in memo. 

A few items for the upcoming week ( August 7th 12th) 

1) Monday - We are off campus at Red Rock Park at 8Am and we have our shoe night at Potomac River Running at 7 45PM in the Village of Leesburg location. 

2) Tuesday- We have an early practice and pictures to follow. Pictures forms will be distributed prior too ( On Saturday, August 5th) It is also our Fall Sports Night. We hope to see you there! 

3) Thursday- Saturday- Starts our Team Challenges!!! Fun events planned for the team

4) Saturday- Is our welcome breakfast. We will have sign-ups for this event and it is open to all our families. The welcome breakfast will start at 9 30 following practice. 

5) The spirit wear store will close on Saturday, August 12th. Be sure to order your items before it is to late! 

Go Rams! 

Please start to turn in your LCPS athletic fee. Checks should be made out to Riverside High School for $150. Please include your student ID in the memo portion of the check. 

A few days to go... A few items before we get started: 

1. ALL paperwork must be submitted online and physical must be turned into the Athletic office prior to the start of the season. LCPS athletic forms can be found on Riversiderams.net under required forms. 

Tryout Information: 

Monday, July 31st- 7 45AM - 10 30AM Riverside High School meet behind the school outside of the athletic office wing 

Tuesday, August 1st- 8AM- 10 30AM Time Trial Tryout Attempt #1, same location as above 

Wednesday, August 2nd - 8AM- 10 30AM, same location as above 

Thursday, August 3rd- 8AM- 10 30AM, Time Trial Tryout Attempt # 2, same location as above 

Friday, August 4th- 8AM- 10 30AM Time Trial Tryout Attempt #3 ( Last Attempt), same location as above 

Saturday, August 5th - 7AM- 9AM Season starts- Tryout week concludes Location Trailside Middle School

Tryout Information/ Requirements can be found under the team files. The tryout course has been marked lightly for those who want to preview it over the next few days. 

If you have any questions contact Coach DeGaetano. I look forward to another great season with the Rams! 

Below is the link to our team store! The online store will stay open till August 12th. Happy Shopping. Gooooooooooooooo Rams! 

https://prteamsales.tuosystems.com/stores/riversidecrosscountry

Do you have your physical turned in?????? Do you have your online LCPS Athletic paperwork turned in??????? 

We are less than two weeks out till cross country season- turn in your PHYSICAL and submit your online LCPS forms ASAP. 

You must have both items completed prior to the start of the season. If you have any questions please contact Coach DeGaetano. 

A few items for the upcoming week: 

First and most important- Please if you have not done so already complete the online LCPS athletic forms online and turn in your physical to Riverside High School. Both items need to be done prior to the start of the season. If you don't have this completed you will not be able to participate. The LCPS forms can be found on Riversiderams.net under required forms. 

On Saturday, July 15th Potomac River Running and New Balance will be holding a run for all LCPS high school runners. You are encouraged to attend, this is open to all runners. The location is Loudoun County High School behind the school on the WO&D trail. The time is 8AM. 

Next weeks runs are all captain led. Below are the dates and times. 

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8AM at Riverside High School. 

I hope to see many of you next week at Capon Ridge Running Camp! Looking forward to a great week of running in the hills of West VA. 

Go Rams! 

I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July week! Below are the scheduled runs for this week. Please continue to turn in LCPS athletic paperwork online and a hard copy of your physical. 

Monday- Riverside 8AM

Tuesday- Trailside Middle School 8AM 

Wednesday- Riverside 8AM 

Thursday- Trailside 8AM 

Friday- Captains Run TBD location and time 

Saturday- Potomac River Running and New Balance Run  - open to all, Loudoun County High School at 8AM meet behind the school near WO&D bike trial 

Hope to see you all this week! 

Go Rams! 

Mark your calendar for the following upcoming dates:

July 15th- Potomac River Running Loudoun County Run- meet at Loudoun County High School next to the WO&D Bike Trial behind the school, all runners welcome

July 31st- Season Starts, Tryouts Begin

August 7th- Shoe Night at Potomac River Running in Village of Leesburg

August 8th- Fall Sports Night at 7PM

August 20th - Team volunteers at the Loudoun 20k/ 5k - All team members

Good Evening Rams, 

There will be no scheduled runs next week as it the VHSL dead period. Please plan to run on your own or schedule runs with other teammates. Refer to the online summer training schedule for workouts and runs.  Also, please continue to submit your online LCPS paperwork and physical. 

Have a Happy 4th of July! 

Go Rams. 

Coach DeGaetano 

Mark your calendar for August 20th for our team volunteer/ fundraising event! We will be helping with the Leesburg 20k/5k again! Get ready for a fun packed morning of volunteering!

Mark your calendar, this season's schedule is now available on the team page.

Go Rams!

Below is the information for the week of June 24th - 30th: 

June 24th - Twilight Race Volunteers, arrive at 6PM outisde of Home Goods In Ashburn, VA 

June 25th- Challenge Run, arrive at 8AM meet outside of Rust Library. 

June 26th- 8AM Meet at Trailside Middle School 

June 27th - 8AM Meet at Riverside High School ( back of school, drop off in tennis parking lot) 

June 28th -8AM Meet at Riverside High School 

Dates for Captains runs will be announced later in the week. 

Go Rams! 

Below if the information for our first team volunteer/ fundraiser. We hope to see returning and new runners there! 

When: THIS SATURDAY, June 24th 

Time: Meet at 6PM (evening) 

Location: Meet outside of Home Goods in Ashburn, VA and we will walk over as a team to the course ( 20098 Ashbrook Place, Ashburn, 20147)

What: Race Volunteers for the PRR Twilight 4 miler run ( We will be helping with a number of things for the race including course marshalls, pacer, water and towel handout, start/ finish line) 

Who: All XC runners that can attend, the more the merrier! Family and Friends welcome to help too! 

Wear Riverside Gear if you have it or school colors! 

If you have any questions ask Coach D. Also, those involved in NHS, Key Club, or any other volunteer club I will be happy to sign off on volunteer hours for you. 

See you on Saturday! Go Rams. 

Challenge Run Info: 

When: Sunday, June 25th 

Where: Meet at Rust Library in Leesburg, VA next to Ida Lee 

Who: Open to all runners who are experienced and can run a minimum of 6 miles a brisk pace. 

Time: Meet at 8AM, finish by 10AM 

Bring Water and get ready for a challenge! 

Go Rams! 

Attention All XC runners-

Please start turning in your physical ( hardcopy)  and  complete the online required LCPS paperwork. All paperwork needs to be turned in prior to the start of the season ( July 31st). The phyical can be turned into the Athletic Office throughout the summer and the online LCPS required forms can be found on Riversiderams.net.

If you have any questions please let Coach D know. 

Go Rams. 

Good Morning Rams,

Below is a list of this weeks runs, these are not mandatory but recommended.As always please refer to the training schedule throughout the summer to stay in shape. For all runs please bring your own water and come dressed ready to run! Don't forget to get your paperwork turned into the Athletic Office, it can be dropped off anytime prior to the start of the season, but the sooner the better! 

6/12- Happy Graduation Day Graduating Seniors we will miss you Luke, Matt, Hope, and Darby! 

6/13- No scheduled run 

6/14-  2 scheduled runs for Wednesday- 1) Captain Run at 9AM, meet at Trailside Middle School track. Please note this is for returning runners only. There will be no coaches present at this run. 2) Summer Run at 5PM, meet at Riverside High School behind the school, outside of Athletic Office, drop off by Tennis Courts. This run is open to all runners and coaches will be present.

6/15- 2 scheduled runs for Thursday- 1) Potomac River Running and New Balance  will be hosting a run open to all Loudoun County Runners. Meet at Loudoun County High School, drop off next to WO&D trail at 8AM 2) Summer Run at 5PM, meet at Riverside High School behinf the school, outside of Athletic Office

6/16- Summer Run at 5PM, meet at Riverside High School 

If you have any questions, email Coach DeGaetano at gina.degaetano@lcps.org 

Go Rams! 

Mark your calendar for our first summer volunteer opportunity. All returning and new athletes are encouraged to join the team for this. We will be race volunteers for the Twilight Run in Ashburn VA. Below is the information: 

Mark your calendar for our first summer volunteer opportunity. All returning and new athletes are encouraged to join the team for this. We will be race volunteers for the Twilight Run in Ashburn VA. Below is the information: 

Please note XC tryouts will take place the week of July 31st- August 4th. All athletes interested in running XC must complete the tryout requirement and be present for at least one tryout date in order to be consider for the team. For more information regarding tryouts please refer to the team files. The 5k course that will be used for the tryouts will be the NCC course/ NHS color run. We will be viewing this a number of times during the summer runs so be sure to join us if you are not familiar.

Go Rams!

Below is a revised schedule for the practice runs, please make note.

Wednesday, June 14th at 5PM meet at Riverside High School.

Thursday, June 15th at 5PM meet at Riverside High School

Friday, June 16th at 5PM meet at Riverside High School

The following dates have changed times, please make note.

Attention All Athletes- Returning and New,

We will have an XC interest meeting today, Monday, June 5th after school ( 4PM) in the health rooms of Riverside. We hope to see you there! If you are unable to make it, below is an agenda of what you will miss, Email Coach DeGaetano if you have any questions.

Agenda:

Coach Introductions

Summer Training/ Workouts

Summer Runs- Please note there have been changes to the ordinal dates, revised times and dates to come

Capitan Runs

Summer Camp- Capon Ridge Running Camp

Athletic Paperwork and Physicals

Tryout Information

Volunteer Opportunity- All team members are encouraged to join for the Twilight Run

Communication- Sign up for email blast and remind text

Check Website Frequent for Updates, News, and Information

A word from the captains

Questions, Comments, For the Good of the Whole?

Dear Riverside Family,

I have loved my time at Riverside.  It was an awesome opportunity to open a new school and create a culture of togetherness, team first mentality, and strong work ethic.  We have some of the greatest students, teachers, staff, and administration that I have ever been around. But mostly, we have THE GREATEST track and cross country athletes I’ve ever been around.  The amount of support provided by the parents is unparalleled, and I have never seen anything like it.  I enjoyed every day that I worked here, but it is time to move on in support of my family.  I have been offered a position with Nation Ford High School in Fort Mill, SC, which I have accepted.   
 

So to everyone at Riverside High School, thank you from the bottom of my heart for my time with you. I will never forget it!

Sincerely,

Coach Brenner

Good Afternoon Rams! 

Mark your calendar for the following two dates: 

Monday, June 5th XC interest meeting after school ( 4PM) in the health room. 

Saturday, June 24th Twilight Run Volunteer event - Family and Friends are welcome to join too! 

 The recommended summer training schedule, summer runs can now be found under team files. Hope to see everyone on June 5th for our XC meeting after school ( 4PM in the RHS health room). 

Go Rams! 

Save the Date- Summer Kick-Off Meeting on June 5th at 4PM in the Health Room. All incoming freshmen, new runners, and returning welcomes are encouraged to come! 

Questions- Email Coach DeGaetano at Gina.DeGaetano@lcps.org 

Go Rams! 

Information regarding tryouts for Fall 2017 posted under team files.

Summer Camp Information Posted under team files. Join Coach DeGaetano this summer at Capon Ridge Running Camp! Mark your calendar for a great time and great running experience.