RoadRunner History
Calling themselves the Rialto Roadrunners the
team was one of the first to affiliate with the AAU.
Currently the Roadrunners is the oldest running
club in the United States still in existence. It
started as a club for elementary girls, at
a time when track was only offered as a High
School Sport for man. Boys joined the program in
1862. As the teams reputation spread, it's
membership came to include athletes and
coaches from Riverside, Orange, and Los
Angeles counties. The team officially became the
Southern California
Roadrunners in 1978. Since the 1980 the
Roadrunners have won over 30 national team
championships in cross country and several team
championships in Track and Field.
team was one of the first to affiliate with the AAU.
Currently the Roadrunners is the oldest running
club in the United States still in existence. It
started as a club for elementary girls, at
a time when track was only offered as a High
School Sport for man. Boys joined the program in
1862. As the teams reputation spread, it's
membership came to include athletes and
coaches from Riverside, Orange, and Los
Angeles counties. The team officially became the
Southern California
Roadrunners in 1978. Since the 1980 the
Roadrunners have won over 30 national team
championships in cross country and several team
championships in Track and Field.
In 1961, Dave Japs, a Rialto school teacher pioneered a running program for elementary age girls at a
time when schools offered track programs only for high school boys. Calling themselves the Rialto
Roadrunners the team was one of the first to affiliate with the AAU. Currently the Roadrunners is the oldest
running club in the United States still in existence. Boys joined the program in 1862. As the teams
reputation spread, it's membership came to include athletes and coaches from Riverside, Orange, and
Los Angeles counties. The team officially became the Southern California Roadrunners in 1978. Since the
1980 the Roadrunners have won over 30 national team championships in cross country and several team
championships in Track and Field.
time when schools offered track programs only for high school boys. Calling themselves the Rialto
Roadrunners the team was one of the first to affiliate with the AAU. Currently the Roadrunners is the oldest
running club in the United States still in existence. Boys joined the program in 1862. As the teams
reputation spread, it's membership came to include athletes and coaches from Riverside, Orange, and
Los Angeles counties. The team officially became the Southern California Roadrunners in 1978. Since the
1980 the Roadrunners have won over 30 national team championships in cross country and several team
championships in Track and Field.
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