Pat Ritchie Cross Country Invitational
About Coach Ritchie
Patrick Ritchie is a retired mathematics teacher who taught and coached at Walsh Jesuit High School for 37 years and Mogadore High School for 2½ years. He was the head boys cross country coach for 36 seasons at Walsh Jesuit High School, retiring in 2016.
During his legendary career, his teams qualified to the State Meet 23 times. Once there, they won two State Championships, five State Runner-up awards, and finished in the top ten 18 other times.
His teams won 19 District Championships and were District Runners-up 10 times as well as 8 time Regional Champions and nine Regional Runner-up finishes.
Under Coach Ritche’s direction, Walsh Jesuit has had 10 individual District Champions and three individual Regional Champions. Twenty athletes have earned individual All-Ohio honors. In track and field, Pat’s teams won three District Championships and three Runner-up titles. Nine relay teams and 17 individuals qualified to the State Meet, earning All-Ohio honors 16 times and winning a State Championship in the 4 x 800M Relay.
Presently, Pat volunteers at Victory Gallop, a therapeutic horse farm, by mowing pastures during the summer months. He is an active member of the Touchdown Club Foundation of Greater Akron Executive Committee and the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame General Committee, the meet director for the Walsh Jesuit Pat Ritchie Invitational Cross Country Invitational and the Walsh Jesuit John Hasenstab Warrior Relays, a scorekeeper for the Walsh Jesuit boys basketball team, the Walsh Jesuit sports archivist, and a voting member of the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches state cross country poll. Pat is also an active O.H.S.A.A. cross country and track and field official.
Pat Ritchie Cross Country Invitational
About Coach Ritchie
Patrick Ritchie is a retired mathematics teacher who taught and coached at Walsh Jesuit High School for 37 years and Mogadore High School for 2½ years. He was the head boys cross country coach for 36 seasons at Walsh Jesuit High School, retiring in 2016.
During his legendary career, his teams qualified to the State Meet 23 times. Once there, they won two State Championships, five State Runner-up awards, and finished in the top ten 18 other times.
His teams won 19 District Championships and were District Runners-up 10 times as well as 8 time Regional Champions and nine Regional Runner-up finishes.
Under Coach Ritche’s direction, Walsh Jesuit has had 10 individual District Champions and three individual Regional Champions. Twenty athletes have earned individual All-Ohio honors. In track and field, Pat’s teams won three District Championships and three Runner-up titles. Nine relay teams and 17 individuals qualified to the State Meet, earning All-Ohio honors 16 times and winning a State Championship in the 4 x 800M Relay.
Presently, Pat volunteers at Victory Gallop, a therapeutic horse farm, by mowing pastures during the summer months. He is an active member of the Touchdown Club Foundation of Greater Akron Executive Committee and the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame General Committee, the meet director for the Walsh Jesuit Pat Ritchie Invitational Cross Country Invitational and the Walsh Jesuit John Hasenstab Warrior Relays, a scorekeeper for the Walsh Jesuit boys basketball team, the Walsh Jesuit sports archivist, and a voting member of the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches state cross country poll. Pat is also an active O.H.S.A.A. cross country and track and field official.