CROSS COUNTRY
A Message from Coach Frank 
Despite the graduation of two time state cross country champion Kenny Klotz and a record setting team performance at the State Meet, this year’s Ram squad has, amazingly, hopes for an even greater season in 2006.
Returning nine of last year’s top ten runners – only Klotz graduated from that group – and adding a few more talented athletes, the Central Catholic harriers hope to defend their State Team Championship and make a return trip to the Nike Team Nationals; if invited to NTN they’ll be looking to improve upon their 11th place showing there. No doubt they’ll be led by their seven seniors, all of whom have aspirations to continue their running careers in college.
Major meets for the Rams this year will be the Bob Firman Invitational in Boise (Eagle Island State Park) on September 23rd and the Jim Danner Invitational (Blue Lake Park, Gresham) on October 7th. The team will open with the Mount Hood Conference Relays at Sandy HS this year (a 4 x one mile relay) on Sept 6th and then the whole squad will race at Wilsonville Memorial Park on Saturday the 9th.
All the best,
Coach Dave Frank
The Philosophy
While the Central Catholic Cross Country Team has achieved great success over the years, this success is simply an expected by-product of a much greater mission which values personal growth far greater than athletic achievement.
Central Catholic cross country runners, by virtue of their training, racing, and other team interactions, hope to develop, among other characteristics:
- Understanding of teamwork, commitment, and accountability
- Appreciation for the school's values
- Ability to trust their teammates, coaches, and themselves;
- Self confidence and self discipline
- Healthy attitude regarding athletics, physical fitness, and their bodies
- A sense of fair play and an acceptance of "judgment" calls
It is our hope that students are able to apply these lessons in both the athletic world and - more importantly - in their everyday lives.
In addition, the Central Catholic cross country runner is encouraged to be a leader not only on the team but in the classroom and in the community as well. As a member of the team, students are expected to be beyond reproach, adhering to a code of behavior greater than the student body as a whole.
The coaching staff at Central Catholic also hopes to engender in team members an appreciation for their place in the running and athletic world; an understanding that accomplishments and improvement are a direct result of competitors. Competitors are not to be seen as enemies but as worthy adversaries, deserving of our respect and greatest efforts.
Dave Frank Sandy Dickerson
Boys Head Coach Girls Head Coach
Home of the 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Boys State Champions
Congratulations to the boy's cross country team for winning the 2007 6A State team championship. The Rams had five runners in the top 10, scoring an impressive 32 points, beating 2nd place Jesuit who scored 67 points.
Also, congratulations to Junior Bethany Loumena who represented CC for the girl's cross country team at the state meet and finished 84 out of 126 competitors. Bethany is the first girl to represent Central Catholic in over a decade at the state meet.
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