Mr. English is the head coach of the Eisenhower Cross Country and Track teams. He has been coaching Cross Country and Track & Field since 1978. He spent his fist 7 years coaching at Carroll High School where he coached 3 girl's teams and 1 boy's team to State Cross Country titles. He has been coaching at Eisenhower since 1985 where he has added 7 more State Cross Country titles (5 girl's, 2 boy's) and a girl's State Track & Field title to his record. In 2010 both the boys and girls won the 4A State Championships moving Mr. English into a tie for 3rd place on the Washington State All-Time Coaches list (based on state XC performances). In 2001 he was named the National High School Girls Coach of the Year. Mr. English is a science teacher at Eisenhower teaching honors biology and anatomy.
Mr. English started competing in running events in Ireland at the age of 14. In 1971 he was the Irish School's National Steeplechase Champion and in 1974 he was the Irish Men’s Steeplechase Champion. In 1974 he received an athletic scholarship to attend Washington State University where he competed in 4 NCAA cross country seasons from 1973 to 1977.
Mr. Price has been coaching Cross Country and Track & Field since 199?. He spent his first 7 years coaching and teaching at Ellensburg High School where he was the head Track & Field coach for 7 years and head Cross Country coach for 2 years. At Eisenhower he has been an assistant coach for Cross Country and Track & Field since 199?. While coaching at Ellensburg Mr. Price coached Ja’Warren Hooker to a total of 8 State titles, one National 100m title, and state records for Washington in the 100m (10.27) and 200m (21.02) and a #2 All Time 400m in 46.23. In 1997 he coached the Bulldogs to the State 2A Track Team Title. In 1995 he coached the Bulldog women to a third place state trophy with the help of the “Quick Chicks from the Sticks” who won the 400m and 800m Relays. As an assistant coach at Eisenhower, Mr. Price helped coach the Eisenhower girls to the 2000 State Cross Country title and the 2001 1600m Relay State title in track and was a member of the coaching staff in 2010 when the boys and girls both won the 4A State Cross Country Championships. He spends his days teaching Social Studies at Eisenhower.
Mr. Price graduated from Carroll High School in 1986 where he ran Cross Country and Track & Field for Mr. English and was an All-American in both Cross Country and Track and an 8-time State Champion (3 titles in Cross Country, 3 in the mile, and 2 in the 2 mile). Robert was the first male in Washington State history to win 3 consecutive state Cross Country titles.
After high school Price attended Washington State University where he competed in the Steeplechase. In 1987 he was a member of the United States National Junior Track & Field Team in the Steeplechase. In 1991 he was an All-American in the Steeplechase for Washington State University. In 1992 Price qualified for the Olympic Trials in the Steeplechase. His Personal Bests include an 8:38.10 3000m Steeplechase, 4:02.5 mile, and 14:56 for the Sunfair course in 1984.
In Chelsea’s first year of coaching in 2011, both Cadet boys and girls teams won the 4A Washington State Cross Country Championship. Chelsea is a 2006 graduate of Eisenhower, and went on to graduate in 2009 from Washington State University with a degree in English. She received her Masters degree in Literacy Education in 2011. She was twice named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All America Team for University Division I Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Team. Chelsea appears three times on the WSU All-Time Top 10 performance lists. Her career bests include 2nd place on the 10,000 meter list with 35:14, 6th on the 3,000 meter list with 9:37, and 9th on the 5,000 meter list with 16:45.
After college, she now races marathons and teaches English at Eisenhower High School. Chelsea placed 11th in the women’s race in the Seattle Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon. She was the first female Washington finisher in the half marathon with a time of 1:21.00. She finished 2nd in her debut marathon in Portland, with a time of 2 hours 52 minutes and 22 seconds. In 2011 she competed in the 35th annual Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota and placed 36th, improving her time to 2 hours 49 minutes and 52 seconds. She is currently pursuing the elusive 2:46 needed to qualify for the Olympic Trials.
Chelsea graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2006 and was coached by Phil English, Robert Price, Von Steinhilb, and Aleah Mickelson. She placed 6th in the 4A Washington State Cross Country Meet and 5th in the 3200 State Championships in a time of 10:56. Chelsea was the Big 9 District Champion in Cross Country, the 1600m as well as the 3200m. She was named 2005 Big 9 Cross Country Runner of the Year in Cross Country and also won the 2006 Brooks Meet of Champions mile in 5:01.
Ivan has been the team manager and volunteer coach for the Eisenhower Cross Country and Track & Field teams since graduating in 2009. Ivan ran cross country and track at Eisenhower earning six varsity letters. During his senior year Ivan competed in the XC District, Regional and State Championship meets helping the team to win League and District titles, a 2nd place finish at Regionals and 6th place at the State Championships. Ivan was the Team manager in 2010 when the boys and girls won both 4A State Championships and in 2009 when the boys placed 4th at State. Ivan continues to run in local amateur competitions, recently completing the half marathon at Clear Lake in June 2011 where he placed eighth with a time of 1:42.
Ivan currently attends Yakima Valley Community College and is working for the ASYVCC Student Government as a programmer. Ivan plans to transfer to Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. in the fall of 2012 and to run for Gallaudet's cross country team. His planned majors are in Deaf Education and Mathematics and he plans to attend Gallaudet University long enough to earn a Master’s Degree in Education. Ivan’s goal is to become a high school math teacher for deaf students.
Mr. Steinhilb coached distance runners for 27 years in the Yakima School District; 17 years at Eisenhower and 10 years at Lewis & Clark Middle School. Mr. Steinhilb retired from coaching at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. We miss him dearly and thank him for his 17 great years at Eisenhower.
Mr. Steinhilb helped guide the Eisenhower girl’s team to win the Washinton State Cross Country title in 1994, 1999 and 2000. He was an assistant coach in 2000 when the girl’s team won the Washington State Track and Field Championship. Mr. Steinhilb considers his most significant achievements as a coach to be “helping kids to be successful”. Mr. Steinhilb taught school for 32+ years, continuing to work as a substitute teacher after retirement.
It was with great sadness that we announced the passing of Mrs. Annette Menzia in 2010. Mr. and Mrs. Menzia retired from coaching at the end of the 2008 Track & Field season and were favorites of all the kids who turned out for Cross Country and Track & Field at Eisenhower. The Menzia's had over 90 years of coaching experience between them and
received two Summer Track Coaching awards from the Yakima Quarterback club. They were instrumental in coaching the girls to a Washington State XC Championship in 1994, 1999 and 2000; and in coaching the girl’s Track and Field team to the State Championship in 2000.
Following is Mrs. Menzia's Obituary from the Yakima Herald-Republic:
YAKIMA - Annette Menzia, 73, passed away unexpectedly at home February 12th, 2010. She was born January 17th, 1937 to Manford and Maxine Nelson in Indianapolis, Indiana. They moved to California where they lived for a time, before moving up to Zillah, WA, where they remained for the rest of her childhood. She studied music, and was trained to sing, as well as play the piano and trumpet.
While she was in college she met the man of her dreams, Ray Menzia, on a blind date. Less than a year later, they eloped and began their journey of love together.
Ray taught school and coached while Annette became a homemaker and mother. She returned to finish college in the 1980's with a degree in education. She spent many years working as a substitute teacher in the West Valley school system, as well as coaching alongside her husband in track and field and cross country.
Ray and Annette impacted the lives of many young people in their years of coaching at West Valley Junior High, Eisenhower High School, and Carroll High School. They founded the West Yakima Ramblers track club, and ran it for over a decade.
She will best be remembered by her family and friends as a loving, caring, and giving person who had a quick wit and an extraordinary relationship with her best friend and partner of 49 years.
She is survived in death by her husband, Ray Menzia of Yakima, sister Gloria Draggoo of Vancouver, WA., daughter Cathy Curry of Helena, Montana, son Todd Menzia of Yakima, daughter Meaghan Phelps of Yakima, son Conrad Menzia of Tulsa, Oklahoma, 6 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and two nieces.
Annette is preceded in death by her parents, Manford and Maxine Nelson.