Cedarcrest Cross Country

1. Cedarcrest Cross Country The 2003 season

2. The Dirty Dozen CHS XC

3. Head CoachBruce “I may be old, but I can still run relatively fast” McDowell CHS XC

4. Ass’t CoachLisa “I may be old, but at least I don’t look it” Woodard CHS XC

5. Thanks for 2003 • Support from parents, staff & friends. “XC Friends of the Program” • Parent help for home meets & Kingco’s. • Picture taking from John Hellman. • Peri Kersten & Betty Chappell for their driving. • Kim, Patrick and Riley. CHS XC

6. Goals for 2003from the end of 2002 season • Boys qualify for districts. • Girls have a complete team. • 18 boys & 6 girls. • McDowell gets a trip to Pasco. CHS XC

7. Season In Review • 9 Boys & 3 Girls • Boys 3-6 & Girls 0-8-1 in Kingco meets. • Boys 9th at Kingco Championships. • Successful Riverview Elementary Invite. • Creation of a new home course. CHS XC

8. Brittney “I rarely go anywhere without Alisha” Canady CHS XC

9. Brittney Canady • First year runner as a freshman. • Earned a J.V. award. • Best race – Newport / Liberty • Thoughts for 2004 – Stay healthy for the whole season. Strive to earn a varsity letter. CHS XC

10. Alisha “I rarely go anywhere without Brittney” Farmer CHS XC

11. Alisha Farmer • First year runner as a freshman. • Earned a J.V. award. • Best race – Newport / Liberty • Thoughts for 2004 – Stay healthy for the whole season. Strive to earn a varsity letter. CHS XC

12. Clifford “I am going to strive to be better than my brother” Hellman CHS XC

13. Clifford Hellman • First year runner as a freshman. • Earned a J.V. award. • Best races – Mercer Island / Mount Si & SeaKing Open. • Thoughts for 2004 – Continue to improve. Work on being a “player” with other teams varsity runners. Strive to earn a varsity letter. CHS XC

14. Tom “I wish I would have trained during the summer” Bunker CHS XC

15. Tom Bunker • First year runner as a freshman. • Earned a J.V. award. • Best races – Mercer Island / Mount Si & SeaKing Open. • Thoughts for 2004 – Continue to improve. Work on being a “player” with other teams varsity runners. Strive to earn a varsity letter. CHS XC

16. Jacob “ I finished in front of 8 of the 9 other teams last finisher” Gremmert CHS XC

17. Jacob Gremmert • Second year runner as a sophomore. • Earned a JV award. • Best races – Mercer Island / Mount Si & Kingco Champs. • Thoughts for 2004 – Continue to work on getting stronger and faster. CHS XC

18. Ibrahim “If you think that running cross country is tough, try getting cancer” Sial CHS XC

19. Ibrahim Sial • Third year runner as a junior. • Earned a JV award. • Best races – Mercer Island / Mount Si & SeaKing Open. • Thoughts for 2004 - Continue to work on getting stronger and faster. CHS XC

20. Pat “ Instead of hanging out with Tom during the summer, I should have been running” Bunker CHS XC

21. Pat Bunker • First year runner as a junior. • Earned a JV award. • Best races – Kingco Champs. & SeaKing Open. • Thoughts for 2004 - Continue to improve. Work on being a “player” with other teams varsity runners. Strive to earn a varsity letter. CHS XC

22. Cody “ I am going to be a very good runner” Chappell CHS XC

23. Cody Chappell • Second year runner as a sophomore. • Earned his second Varsity letter. • All-time lists – Tied 5th – Camp, 9th – Sunfair, 10th – Kingco. • Best races – Mercer Island / Mount Si & SeaKing Open. • Thoughts for 2004 – Be one of the top runners in the league. CHS XC

24. 2002 XC SeasonFirst person to regret not running as a freshman.

25. 2001 XC Season38o

26. Colin “ I wish my presidency had Secret Service escorts ” McDonell CHS XC

27. Colin McDonell • Third year running as a senior. • Earned his second Varsity letter. • All – time list: 10th – Lake Stevens • Best races – Newport / Liberty & Bellevue Invite CHS XC

28. 2000 XC SeasonBeautiful,MagnificentHair CHS XC

29. 2001 XC SeasonLibrarian

30. 2002 XC seasonFirst to keep us waiting to go running while she and Alicia are inside the school.

31. Brooke “ I long for the good ol’ days when we had a complete girls team” Hellman CHS XC

32. Brooke Hellman • Fourth year runner as a junior. • Earned her fourth Varsity letter. • Top 10 lists – 3rd Time Trial, 3rd Sunfair, 3rd Camp Test, 6th Lake Stevens, 6th Kingco • Best races – Kingco Champs. & SeaKing Open. CHS XC

33. 2000 XC SeasonMovingAlwaysKwicker CHS XC

34. 2001 XC SeasonThe Laugher

35. 2002 XC SeasonFirst to laugh at something forever even if it wasn’t funny in the least bit.

36. Matt “ I may not be tall, but you should have seen me four years ago ” Kersten CHS XC

37. Matt Kersten • Fourth year runner as a senior. • Earned his fourth Varsity letter. • Top 10 Lists – 9th Lake Stevens, 9th Time Trial. • Best Races – Interlake & Mercer Island / Mount Si CHS XC

38. 2000 XC SeasonJustLook!!! CHS XC

39. 2001 XC SeasonThe FBI Agent

40. 2002 XC SeasonFirst person to race in rock climbing shoes.

41. Junwen “ I really wished that Law’s Law would have worked.” Law CHS XC

42. Junwen Law • Fourth year running as a junior. • Earned his fourth Varsity letter. • SeaKing District Qualifier • Top 10 Lists – 1st New Home, 7th Kingco, 7th Sunfair, 6th Lake Stevens, 10th Camp, 10th Time Trial. • Best races – Newport / Liberty & SeaKing Open. CHS XC

43. Top 10 things to look for in 2004 XC season • #10: More runners at White Pass / Clear Lake XC camp. • #9: A complete girls team. • #8: A boys team of a dozen runners. • #7: Another overnight trip to Yakima for Sunfair Invite. • #6: No excuses about not running during the summer. CHS XC

44. Top 10 things to look for in 2004 XC season • #5: New Cascade Conference • #4: New courses for league meets. • #3: New Saturday invites ?? • #2: New championship races – Cascade & Northwest District • #1: Another outstanding Powerpoint presention at the banquet. CHS XC

45. Bring on 2004 T&F!Winter training – December 1stSpring practices – March 1st / 116 days CHS XC

46. Bring on 2004 XC!Summer training – June 14thFall practices – August 23rd CHS XC