Practice Schedule:

• M/TU/W/F – Rio Americano H.S. 3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
• TH – Rio Americano H.S. 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
• Saturday – Title IX Invitational @ American River College

Coaches will continue to communicate practice times and changes to the athletes however, you can check riotrackxc.com for the current Track & Field calendar as well as any news updates. Additionally, if you use Google Calendars, you can add the Rio Track & Field calendar.

Meet Recap

The Raiders had a very successful weekend at the CSUS High School Classic. Ross Gowan set the new school record for the 1600M! We had so many athletes set new personal best marks, the Raiders track team is off to a great start of the season. The coaching staff is excited by the positive attitude and hard work of the team!

Upcoming Meets

Title IX Invitational at American River College on Saturday, March 14, 2020.

The Title IX Invitational is a fun early season meet held at American River College. This meet has a Freshman and Varsity Division which will allow our new Track & Field athletes a great opportunity to participate in their first large Invitational High School Meet. We are finalizing our entries and will have an informational meet communication sent out by Thursday (3/12/20) which will include our competition roster as well as meet timeline. Your athlete should know what events they have been entered in by Tuesday.

RAAB Membership Dues

If you haven’t already done so, please pay your RAAB dues as soon as possible, dues are $110 per player for one sport. These dues are critical to the success of our Athletic Programs at Rio, paying for coaching stipends, operating expenses, etc. It’s an important part of our programs for all the benefits it provides our children in Rio sports programs.

• RAAB Membership Dues

Practice Schedule:

• M/TU/W/F – Rio Americano H.S. 3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
• TH – Rio Americano H.S. 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Coaches will continue to communicate practice times and changes to the athletes however, you can check riotrackxc.com for the current Track & Field calendar as well as any news updates. Additionally, if you use Google Calendars, you can add the Rio Track & Field calendar.

Meet Recap

The Raiders had a great weekend of competition. We opened the season with The SacTown Invite meet allowing our Freshman and Sophomore athletes the opportunity to get some early season competition. Many new athletes got to experience their first High School Invitational Meet and set new records.

On Saturday, Rio held its first scrimmage on our new Track & Field Facility against Mira Loma. This was a great opportunity for our athletes to get some time trial work before we get into the busy time of our season. Thank you to all the parents who came out to support and cheer on the team!

Upcoming Meets

Sacramento State H.S. Track Classic – (3/7/2019)

This is a highly competitive selection only meet, we expect about a dozen of our athletes will be accepted. Only the top 32 Athletes entered by all schools in each event will be selected. We have submitted our athletes marks and are waiting to hear from the meet organizer to see which of our athletes will make the cut and be entered in the meet. The Coaches will inform athletes accepted into the meet by Thursday, March 5th. The majority of our athletes will not be participating in this meet, however we invite and encourage all athletes to attend and take in the excitement of a high caliber selection meet held on one of the fastest tracks in the country.

RAAB Membership Dues

If you haven’t already done so, please pay your RAAB dues as soon as possible, dues are $110 per player for one sport. These dues are critical to the success of our Athletic Programs at Rio, paying for coaching stipends, operating expenses, etc. It’s an important part of our programs for all the benefits it provides our children in Rio sports programs.

• RAAB Membership Dues

Rio Track and Field Weekly Communication: February 23-29, 2020

Practice Schedule:

We will have practice during the President’s Week school break.

• M/TU/W – Rio Americano H.S. 3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
• TH – Rio Americano H.S. 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Coaches will continue to communicate practice times and changes to the athletes however, you can check riotrackxc.com for the current Track & Field calendar as well as any news updates. Additionally, if you use Google Calendars, you can add the Rio Track & Field calendar.

Rio Spring Sports Information Night

Rio Americano will be having its annual Spring Sports meeting on February 25th at 6:00 p.m. in the Performing Art Center (PAC). This meeting will cover general Rio sports info and then break out into a short meeting with individual teams. You will meet the coaching staff and we will be going over the basics of our Track and Field season and what to expect. The finalized season schedule will be distributed outlining which meets are for all athletes and which meets are invitational only. We look forward to seeing you there!

RAAB Membership Dues

If you haven’t already done so, please pay your RAAB dues as soon as possible, dues are $110 per player for one sport. These dues are critical to the success of our Athletic Programs at Rio, paying for coaching stipends, operating expenses, etc. It’s an important part of our programs for all the benefits it provides our children in Rio sports programs.

• RAAB Membership Dues

Upcoming Meets

Friday, February 28th – The 14th Annual SacTown Races at Whitney High School (701 Wildcat Blvd., Rocklin, CA). This is a Frosh / Soph Athlete meet. This will be an Early Dismissal Day for competing athletes as the meet starts at 3:30 p.m. Coaches will communicate with athletes to let them know what events they are participating in. There is no school provided transportation for this meet, please coordinate transportation for your athlete.

Saturday, February 29th – We will be hosting a dual meet scrimmage against Mira Loma at Rio Americano’s new Track & Field Facility. This will be a great opportunity for our athletes to get some race experience before the big meets of the season are upon us. The Scrimmage will begin at 9:30am with athletes arriving at 9am.

Rio Track and Field Weekly Communication: February 17-23, 2020

Practice Schedule:

We will have practice during the President’s Week school break.

• M/TU/W/F – Rio Americano H.S. 3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
• TH – Rio Americano H.S. 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Coaches will continue to communicate practice times and changes to the athletes however, you can check riotrackxc.com for the current Track & Field calendar as well as any news updates. Additionally, if you use Google Calendars, you can add the Rio Track & Field calendar.

Uniforms

The uniform store is open!.

• Rio Americano 2020 Track & Field Gear

Athletes can purchase their own or borrow a school provided uniform, the deadline to order uniforms is February 23rd. If you are ordering your own uniform you must have a SINGLET and SHORTS, *girls may wear unisex shorts. Warm ups are recommended but optional. Use the uniform sizing chart on the link and or Coach Boler has uniform samples/sizes available in the PE office. If borrowing a uniform for the season please tell coach your size. Any uniform questions: trevor.boler@sanjuan.edu

Rio Spring Sports Information Night

Rio Americano will be having its annual Spring Sports meeting on February 25th at 6:00 p.m. in the Performing Art Center (PAC). This meeting will cover general Rio sports info and then break out into a short meeting with individual teams. You will meet the coaching staff and we will be going over the basics of our Track and Field season and what to expect. The finalized season schedule will be distributed outlining which meets are for all athletes and which meets are invitational only. We look forward to seeing you there!

RAAB Membership Dues

If you haven’t already done so, please pay your RAAB dues as soon as possible, dues are $110 per player for one sport. These dues are critical to the success of our Athletic Programs at Rio, paying for coaching stipends, operating expenses, etc. It’s an important part of our programs for all the benefits it provides our children in Rio sports programs.

• RAAB Membership Dues

Hello Track and Field Families,

We are fast approaching the Spring 2020 season! We will officially start Track and Field Practice on February 10, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.; athletes will meet on the Rio Track. Practice should end by 5:00 p.m.

We are building our distribution list for weekly email communications as well as use of the Remind App to keep you informed. It is important to sign up for the 2020 list as we create a new distribution every year to make sure we a reaching the right audience.

IMPORTANT: Sign up to be on our 2020 Rio Track & Field communication list

We will be using a weekly email as well as our website at riotrackxc.com for updates. The Remind platform will be used for time sensitive communications!

**If you do not sign up for the 2020 email distribution you will NOT receive future emails this season.**

We have returning coaches and several new members to our coaching staff this year

• Head Coach: Pole Vault / Jumps / Hurdles – Coach Trevor Boler
• Assistant Coach: Sprint Distance Runners – Coach David Becker
• Assistant Coach: Mid / Distance Runners – Coach Anton Escay
• Assistant Coach: Mid / Long Distance Runners – Coach Stacey Worthen
• Assistant Coach: Throws – Coach Kyle Carrillo
• Assistant Coach: Mid Distance / Jumps – Coach Tristin Thompson
• Assistant Coach: Hurdles / Sprints – Artearra Coffey
• Assistant Coach: General Support –  Coach Jorge Prieto

Rio Americano will be having its annual Spring Sports meeting on February 25th at 6:00 p.m. in the Performing Art Center (PAC). This meeting will cover general Rio sports info and then break out into a short meeting with individual teams. We look forward to seeing you there!

With the season fast approaching please make sure your athletic clearance is current! You will not be able to participate if you have not been cleared!  If you are participating in athletics for the first time this school year, you will need to sign up on SportsNet Inc. You can find instructions on the clearance process here.

If you need to have a physical and can’t get a timely appointment with your doctor, Dr. Sockolov on Scripps Ave (916-927-1114) takes walk-in appointments for Rio Athletes daily at 4 p.m. at a reasonable price (we believe $40).

Uniforms…Athletes can purchase a uniform online starting Feb 11th. The link for ordering uniforms will be found on our team website riotrackxc.com starting on February 11th. We will provide athletes with a uniform flyer and sizing at practice. If athletes do not wish to purchase a uniform, we have school provided uniforms available to be checked out for the season.

We are working on finalizing our season meet schedule. The preliminary schedule is currently available at athletic.net. Please note, not all athletes participate in every meet. Many of the meets are invitational or event specific meets which have entry requirements. All athletes will participate in the CAL League meets and CAL Championship meet. We will have a finalized meet schedule in the near future which will indicate which meets are all athletes or invitational only…please stay tuned.

We are looking forward to a fun and successful 2020 track season!

Thank you,

Rio Track & Field