When watching our runners complete a sprint or a four-mile loop around the campus and surrounding areas you can feel the enthusiasm and teamwork in action. RHP runners truly love what they are doing. The team welcomes all participants and the coaches create a supportive environment that allows each runner to achieve his or her personal best.

The cross country program is in its tenth year. The running route winds through the school's property, a challenging course that traverses the upper and lower campuses past eucalyptus, acacias and sunflowers. The team competes in four or five regional meets per year, has made it to the finals at Mt. Sac on a number of occasions, and in 2002-3 and 2003-4 was Westside Regional Champion. At least two players have gone on to run cross country at the university level.

The track and field program is in its first year. The team practices on campus, with the sprinters and field sports on our beautiful fields, and the distance runners using the cross country course.

The Cross Country and Track teams are coached by Matt Johnson, who also serves as an RHP English teacher. He was an all-state two-miler at his high school in Ann Arbor Michigan, and in 2007 he coached at Pasadena Polytechnic, taking that team to third in the state, with two runners setting records for the school.

Athletic Director Brian Knigin says that Johnson is an "excellent teacher and coach. He has great knowledge of all aspects of running - training, nutrition, and conditioning. Matt's energy and enthusiasm is infectious - we have had record numbers for both cross country and track and field this past year. This is due to Matt's ability to connect so well with our young runners and jumpers."