Twin Cities nurse coaches track team to CIF championship
Emergency Department nurse Rosalie Smith coaches both the boys’ and the girls’ track and field programs for Templeton High School
– While it is fairly well understood that Emergency Departments (ED’s) are a fast-paced environments that require expertise, discipline, and quick action, Rosalie Smith, an ED nurse at Adventist Health Twin Cities in Templeton, Calif., has taken that to a completely different field: track and field.
Smith coaches both the boys’ and the girls’ track and field programs for Templeton High School and guided the girls to their second-consecutive California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Central Section Division III championship under her leadership. The girls had seven first-place finishers on the day, including both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays.
Three students – Frannie Perry in the 1,600 meters, Keani Neuhs in the 800 meters, and Josh Bell in the 3,200 meters participated in the CIF State championships (May 24-25) after the Masters meet (an event where top finishers qualify for the state championships) where Templeton’s girls team finished 11th and the boys finished 18th out of 101 Central Section schools. Bell won the 3,200 meters at the Masters and the boys’ 4 x 800 broke a school record in finishing 14th at the Masters.
“I am so proud to be involved with our Templeton community in so many ways – as a nurse, as a runner and as a coach,” said Smith, who is also the President of the Templeton Run Club. “These girls worked so hard to achieve the CIF championship, and so did all the coaches. We couldn’t do it without all of us together as a team that cares for each other and their community. It’s inspiring!”
