Ririe Bulldog Cross Country

Once a week group runs start Wednesday, July 10 @ 7pm and continue through July 31. Location each week will be posted here on Facebook the Monday prior to the run.

Please pass along to anyone interested in cross country this fall on our Club team (1-5 grade); junior high team (6-8 grade); and high school team (9-12 grade).

It's more fun to run in a group but these are not mandatory.

Parents are welcome to run with us and get their workout in!

Also feel free to call or text 208-351-4717, Jodi Bragassa, with questions.

Got in the 1st race of the summer. Congrats to Thomas, Spencer, and coach Pat for taking 1st - 3rd places respectively!. Coach Jodi was a ways behind these speedsters.

Some of our X-C club runners competed in the track and field club championships today in Rexburg. All these awesome kids brought home medals and excelled in the windy conditions.

Congratulations Ririe track stars!

Join us for our 5K fundraiser, part of the Ririe Community & Pioneer Celebration, July 20, 2024. Bring your family and friends, burn those calories, and enjoy a free breakfast along with several activities throughout the morning.

Online registration is open now: https://register.chronotrack.com/r/80758

Mail-in registration is available using the attached form. Race day registration will start at 7:00am on race day.

A shout out to these runners who took on the Dizzy Horse Backyard Ultra held at Sandy Downs and started on Friday at 10am. I included name, # of laps, and total mileage completed.

Coach Pat Bragassa (Ririe) - 18, 75.006 miles (4th overall)
Saige Ballock-Dixon (IF) - 8, 33.336 miles
Coach Jodi Bragassa (Ririe) - 5, 20.835 miles
Coach Jeremy Smith (Grace XC) - still going, has completed 27 laps, 125.01 miles and wants to be the last one standing.
Rhonda Brown (Ririe) - 8, 33.336 miles
Cris Walters (Rexburg) - 14, 58.338 miles (last female runner)
Mathew Davis (Rigby) - 12, 50.004 miles

There was one more guy from Ririe I ran with part of a lap but I forgot his name after the long night. I think it was Nathan Ralston, so if anyone knows him, let me know and I can update this post.

Big shoutout to 3 boys from the Shelley X-C team. They had an awesome support group of parents, family members, friends, and teammates and coach.. They stuck together and finished 13 laps and 54.171 miles. They were truly inspirational. One parent brought a recliner for their son to sit in so his crew could change socks, shoes, etc., in style. They plan to have more runners next year, so cool!

Jace Andersen
Teagen Daniels
Stephen Stohl

2023 Club Championships were awesome! We definitely have to race more. The atmosphere is so cool and inspiring to see runners in their 80s on the start line. Your back bib says your age group so you know who your racing. It was definitely warm and humid here but the course is incredible.

Think about it for next year!

Coach Pat and Coach Jodi prepping for the USATF National Club Cross Country Championship in Tallahassee, Florida tomorrow. The race is held on a x-c dedicated course in the Apalachee Regional Park. Weather is going to be great! Here are a few pictures.
Jodi runs at 9am and Pat at 10am in the Masters races.

Wish us luck!

The closure of our x-c season ended with a huge celebration of our runners. We had a fantastic year with lots to celebrate! Our girls team were 1st at Bob Conley, Bob Firman, and Tiger Grizz meets, District Champs, and 2nd at state. Our boys team battled injury and sickness for 2nd at District and 10th place at state.

All in all we had 75 fun and amazing kids come out this year to run on our club team (1-5th grade), Junior High, and High School teams - just AWESOME!

A sincere appreciation goes out to all our runners and families that supported our program this year. It would not have been as successful without YOU!

Another big thank you goes out to Head Coach Erik Dodd for supporting the program for 17 years. He is passing on the torch and getting a well deserved rest. To coach is to touch a life forever - so thank you Coach Dodd.

Until next season - Pat and Jodi Bragassa

Team voted on awards are ready for the banquet on Monday.
See you there!

Pictures from the Post Register of our girls at the state championship.

Both our x-c teams gave it their all today at the state meet. They ran smart races and their coaches couldn't be prouder!

Our girls team ran to a 2nd place finish just behind Soda Springs. We knew it would be a close race and very exciting to watch. BE PROUD, you came home with 6 individual medals and a team trophy, very well deserved.

Our boys finished in 10th place overall...way to go!

We also had many season records and personal records set today...congrats Bulldogs!

Individual results:
Lucy Boone - 2nd (SR)
Liza Boone - 5th (SR)
Lauren Robson - 9th
Jayci Baxter - 14th
Brook Trimble - 16th (SR)
Hailey Robson - 18th (PR)
Brinley Taylor - 54th (PR)

Thomas Henderson - 40th
Jace Nelson - 48th (PR)
Spencer Barney - 56th (SR)
Rhett Barber - 59th
Talon Kearsley - 63rd
Ches Lee Webb - 73rd (PR)
Ethan Green - 74th (PR)

IHSAA State Cross Country - Live Results View event, athlete, and team results for this meet. New results are posted after each event finishes.

Walk of Champions - state here we come!

Our teams are in the hunt to bring home a state team trophy so come cheer us on and watch determined, hardworking runners give it their all!

State tournament, here we come! Both cross country teams qualified for the state tournament next weekend. The boys took 2nd place overall and the girls team is now back-to-back District Champions. Love it and congratulations to all our runners today!

Individual results:
Thomas Henderson - 7th
Talon Kearsley - 10th
Spencer Barney - 12th
Rhett Barber - 15th
ChesLee Webb - 16th
Jace Nelson - 19th
Ethan Green - 20th

Lucy Boone - 3rd
Liza Boone - 4th
Lauren Robson - 5th
Jayci Baxter - 8th
Brooke Trimble - 10th
Hailey Robson - 11th
Brinley Taylor - 17th

Cody closed out the season with a 3rd place finish at the Bob Conley in a field of 408 runners.

Fantastic Cody!

Our Bulldog Harrier club team did fantastic at the club championship yesterday bringing home 7 medals!

Shout out to Hannah Barney for taking 1st place in the 1-4th grade girls race....way to run Hannah!

More pictures to come and parents your support of this team was phenomenal...Thank You!

Very well said!

Coach Jodi

What if we lived life like we were all in a cross country meet?

What if we watched other people and recognized that we're all just trying to get across the finish line?

What if we understood that some people are running as hard as they can but battling illnesses, invisible injuries, and internal struggles? Every step is hard, but they're trying not to quit.

What if we cheered for everyone even if they weren't on our team?

What if we realized just finishing something, no matter how long it took us or how messy it seemed, was enough? In fact, it was a win.

What if we used every race as an opportunity to learn more about ourselves and how we could use each other for support, inspiration, and help to reach our goals?

What if we cheered loud for the winner, but even louder for the one who comes in after because they accomplished something great, too?

In a world that tells us it's about me, me, me, what if we started living to support everyone brave enough to be in the race?

What if we started treating our lives like we were all in the same cross country meet?

What a beautiful world that would be.

Whitney Fleming Writes

(Heading out to a cross country meet today and this was on my mind!

THANK YOU X-C community for supporting our 1-5th grade club team! A special thanks to Brennan and Angela Reed for donating to help with our cool medals, the kids loved them!

More thanks to high school runners and parents for helping at finish line, course monitoring, and clean up.

One last big thank you to Coach Pat for doing the timing...it is one of the most important parts.

Lastly, thank you to parents for supporting your kids on this team and bringing them to the race!