Hawks Spread Wings At Josh Ruff
Updated: Sep 20
REMINDER: This week we will ALL meet in Davis for practice on Monday at 5:30. The meeting location is on the Greenbelt in the Northstar neighborhood, near the Baja Mini Playground. On Wednesday we will hold practices at both locations – in Davis (at the same location) and West Sacramento at the Bridgeway Lakes Boathouse off of Southport Parkway south of Marshall Rd.
On Saturday, the Hawks took to the field at the Josh Ruff Invitational. While it was an early morning, that didn’t seem to slow our runners at all as everyone just took it to the competition! In the 6th Grade and Under races, Mia battled to a 4th place finish on the girl’s side, with Hugo matching that finish in the boy’s race! Kailey and Rosalind finished in 21st and 22nd places, respectively, with Kelsea rounding out our girl finishers. On the boy’s side, Mac moved up late in the race to finish in 17th place, with our newest teammate, Max Houston, not far behind him in 19th place. Raleigh, Rudi, and Dalton followed, with the team collectively grabbing third place out of nine scoring teams.
In the 7th/8th grade races, we had similarly successful races. On the girl’s side, Josie finished strong to place 20th overall, while Amelia pushed herself to finish in the top third as well. On the boy’s side, Will and David battled to the line to finish 21st and 22nd, while Evan came in just behind his teammates and stayed in the top third of finishers in his race.
The best part of the day, in my opinion, comes not from the finishing times and places, but from the leadership, the grit, and the smiles from our Hawks. In terms of leadership, it was noted by several parents how Hugo not only raced well, but helped lead his group of younger boys in warm ups, cheering, and making it to start line like a veteran. When it comes to grit, Mia, David, and Amelia all coming back from injuries are battling their way into shape again and improving every week. As for smiles, it warms my heart to see teammates welcome each other bright and early and cheer each other along as they race around the course. We have great kids on this team and are lucky to work with each and every one of them!
We don’t have a cross country race this coming weekend, but many of our Hawks will be competing in the Urban Cow 5k on Saturday. The next XC race will be the second SRA meet on Friday, October 9th. If you think your Hawk will want to compete, please RSVP on the TeamSNAP as soon as you can.
This week’s schedule is as follows:
MONDAY – 5:30pm
All Hawks in Davis on the Northstar Greenbelt
3-5 x 1000m
TUESDAY
Stretch and Recover
WEDNESDAY – 5:30pm
Meet in West Sac or Davis
20 Min Tempo
“Poker Run”
THURSDAY
Run On Your Own
2-5 miles
FRIDAY
Stretch and Recover
SATURDAY or SUNDAY
5-8 mile long run -
unless running the Urban Cow 5k
Any questions, let us know!
Coach Eric
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