CROSS COUNTRY
Head Coach: Ms. Louisa Starr 366 - 9230 starrl@district90.org
Assistant Coaches: Mr. Tim Considine, Mr. Victor Janisch & Mr. Alex Mendralla 366 - 9230
Assistant Coaches: Mr. Tim Considine, Mr. Victor Janisch & Mr. Alex Mendralla 366 - 9230
The 2018 Cross Country season begins in early August at Roosevelt for grades 5-8.
Come and join us for the best workout ever, and get stronger and faster. Achieve your personal best in 2018!
All practices meet in Circle Drive at the school unless otherwise noted. Please note that returning runners start a little earlier in the month than our new 5th grade runners and new runners in other grades.
All cross country athletes are encouraged to run at least 4 days a week during the summer, and non-varsity team members should plan to run at least 1-2 miles per day starting on the first day of the season.
Returning JV and varsity runners in grades 6, 7 and 8 are expected to develop a base by running in July and early August, and be ready to run 3 miles a day, five days a week, on the first day of practice on August 6th. Varsity will build to 5-6 miles a day by mid season!
Practice starts for returning runners in grades 6, 7 and 8 on Monday, August 6 from 7-8 AM.
There will be practice for this group on August 6,7,8,9 and 10, as well as on August 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 22.
Practice begins for all new 5th grade runners and new runners in other grades on Tuesday, August 14 from 7-8 AM. The entire team, including this group and the returning group, will have practice on August 14, 15, 16, and 17, from 7-8 AM, as well as on August 20, 21, and 22 from 7-8 AM. Runners new to the team should aim to run at least a mile a day, starting on the first day of practice for new team members.
Regular after-school practices for the entire team will start on Thursday, August 23, and will take place daily from 3:30-4:30 PM. The last date to join cross country is Wednesday, August 29.
Come and join us for the best workout ever, and get stronger and faster. Achieve your personal best in 2018!
All practices meet in Circle Drive at the school unless otherwise noted. Please note that returning runners start a little earlier in the month than our new 5th grade runners and new runners in other grades.
All cross country athletes are encouraged to run at least 4 days a week during the summer, and non-varsity team members should plan to run at least 1-2 miles per day starting on the first day of the season.
Returning JV and varsity runners in grades 6, 7 and 8 are expected to develop a base by running in July and early August, and be ready to run 3 miles a day, five days a week, on the first day of practice on August 6th. Varsity will build to 5-6 miles a day by mid season!
Practice starts for returning runners in grades 6, 7 and 8 on Monday, August 6 from 7-8 AM.
There will be practice for this group on August 6,7,8,9 and 10, as well as on August 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 22.
Practice begins for all new 5th grade runners and new runners in other grades on Tuesday, August 14 from 7-8 AM. The entire team, including this group and the returning group, will have practice on August 14, 15, 16, and 17, from 7-8 AM, as well as on August 20, 21, and 22 from 7-8 AM. Runners new to the team should aim to run at least a mile a day, starting on the first day of practice for new team members.
Regular after-school practices for the entire team will start on Thursday, August 23, and will take place daily from 3:30-4:30 PM. The last date to join cross country is Wednesday, August 29.
Instructions for Cross Country Communications
Please join our secure text messaging system, Remind, and stay in the loop about Cross Country events, as well as practice changes or meet cancellations. By joining, you will receive these updates by text.
Please note that you must sign up for messaging each year, even if you signed up last year.
Remind is for parents only.
Enter this number on your smart phone
81010
Text this message
@9a9dbk
That’s it! You are now a part of the Cross Country 2018 text alert system.
Please join our secure text messaging system, Remind, and stay in the loop about Cross Country events, as well as practice changes or meet cancellations. By joining, you will receive these updates by text.
Please note that you must sign up for messaging each year, even if you signed up last year.
Remind is for parents only.
Enter this number on your smart phone
81010
Text this message
@9a9dbk
That’s it! You are now a part of the Cross Country 2018 text alert system.
- Cross Country is the only Interscholastic sport we offer for boys and girls in grades 5 - 8.
- Cross Country meets everyday after school until 4:30, unless otherwise communicated.
- Most practices are run locally with the exception of dates we run at Jerome Huppert Woods as noted in the schedule. On these days the runners will return to Roosevelt closer to 4:45 - 5:00.
- Most meets run on Saturdays, but there are some midweek meets.
- Roosevelt’s home meets take place at Jerome Huppert Woods on Thatcher Ave just South of Fullerton.
2018 Roosevelt Cross Country Schedule
Practice is daily from 3:30-4:30 at Circle Drive, unless otherwise indicated below.
Meet times and other details will be posted on the Roosevelt Athletics site approximately 1 day before each meet. We will post the details as soon as we have them.
The meets marked with ** are for all athletes. Other meets are Varsity and/or JV only; lists of runners for each of these divisions are based on recent mile times and will be posted at practice approximately 1-2 days before each meet.
**Percy Julian meet at Maple Park in Oak Park **
Churchville Meet
Troy Invitational @ Troy Cronin Elementary School: Saturday, September 15, 2018
(210 E. Black Rd, Shorewood, IL 60431) first race time: 11:00
pickup at RMS: TBA
MAP LINK
Bulldog Invitational Home Meet
**McClure Invite: Springrock Park in Western Springs
**Whitney Young Meet, Saturday, September 22, 2018 (Meet bus at RMS at TBA)
(Washington Park, 57th street & Russell Drive)
Fred Martin Invitational (limited entry): Saturday, September 29, 2018 (Melas Park, Mt. Prospect)
Sectional Meet (varsity only): Saturday, October 6, 2018
State Meet (state qualifiers only): Saturday, October 13, 2018
Parent volunteers are needed at all of our regular season events to do tasks like tent setup and supervision and to
provide a small team snack. If you are able to help with this, email Coach Starr at starrl@district90.org with the meet date you would like to cover.
Practice is daily from 3:30-4:30 at Circle Drive, unless otherwise indicated below.
Meet times and other details will be posted on the Roosevelt Athletics site approximately 1 day before each meet. We will post the details as soon as we have them.
The meets marked with ** are for all athletes. Other meets are Varsity and/or JV only; lists of runners for each of these divisions are based on recent mile times and will be posted at practice approximately 1-2 days before each meet.
**Percy Julian meet at Maple Park in Oak Park **
Churchville Meet
Troy Invitational @ Troy Cronin Elementary School: Saturday, September 15, 2018
(210 E. Black Rd, Shorewood, IL 60431) first race time: 11:00
pickup at RMS: TBA
MAP LINK
Bulldog Invitational Home Meet
**McClure Invite: Springrock Park in Western Springs
**Whitney Young Meet, Saturday, September 22, 2018 (Meet bus at RMS at TBA)
(Washington Park, 57th street & Russell Drive)
Fred Martin Invitational (limited entry): Saturday, September 29, 2018 (Melas Park, Mt. Prospect)
Sectional Meet (varsity only): Saturday, October 6, 2018
State Meet (state qualifiers only): Saturday, October 13, 2018
Parent volunteers are needed at all of our regular season events to do tasks like tent setup and supervision and to
provide a small team snack. If you are able to help with this, email Coach Starr at starrl@district90.org with the meet date you would like to cover.
