Coach Dan Neeway has been a part of Sunset Cross Country since the 2005 season. He has enjoyed coaching many champions - league and state, team and individual, on and off the course - but he will remind anyone that he would rather coach good people than good athletes any day. He's been blessed to coach many who match both descriptions. You can find Mr Neeway teaching math at Sunset on school days and as a fixture of the Cedar Mill community with his family the rest of the time.
Coach Ellie Rozendaal joined Sunset Cross Country in 2014 and has been its heart and soul ever since. She asks for the best from each and every person she coaches, modeling courage and resiliency with her own actions. She loves teenagers and believes in the inherent goodness of everyone. Ms Rozendaal teaches photography at Sunset and demonstrates her mastery of the subject by capturing the beauty of each season from behind her own lens.
A 2016 graduate of Sunset, Coach Stephen Fey has been an integral part of successful teams both as a runner and a coach. Coach Stephen started coaching at his alma mater in 2021 after successful tenures as both an athlete and a student at Western Oregon University. Stephen Fey RN also works long hours in the Bone Marrow Transplant unit at OHSU.
Coach Christie Cesar has been coaching young runners in our community for many years and became a member of the Sunset coaching staff in 2023. With her own history of high-level competitive running, she brings wisdom and perspective of the sport that she shares with every runner. Dr Cesar teaches biology at the University of Portland and is the proud mother of three Apollos.
Coach Ryan Beil ran XC and track in both high school and college in the upper Midwest. He also has experience as a coach, having coached high school distance runners before fatherhood had him take a hiatus. Coach Beil now coaches his favorite high school team, and he is everyone's favorite coach. Mr Beil is also a teacher at Rock Creek Elementary.
Coach Sarah Fahmy is in her second stint as a coach with Sunset. Coach Sarah's first season as a coach was in 2017 but her first season with Sunset XC was back in 2009 as a high school freshman. When Coach Sarah was a junior, she lead her team to state, and the girls team has quailifed every year since. During her work day, she produces documentary films - she even has her own IMDB page!