First Half Highlights
- We had over 80 students come out initially for the team. In the first few weeks, we had some kids drop out, and have now settled on a firm roster of 74! This is the largest roster we have ever carried for Maria Carrillo Cross Country!
- Many novice runners that had never before run 3 continuous miles have made great leaps forward in their fitness, have made our minimum time standards, and are now able to confidently race 3 miles in competition! We have a few more runners remaining that are close to making the time standard and are making great progress!
- Coaches have been able to get a good reading on each runner's current fitness and training level over the first few weeks. We have now settled into fairly regular training groups tuned to each athlete's needs.
- We've done fairly well at several large invitational meets
- Ed Sias Invite - had close to 40 runners win medals as we had 5 teams place in the top 4 in their respective division race, and the F/S Boys won their division. There were 40 schools represented at this meet!
- Viking Opener - we won 5 of the 7 divisions at this meet.
- Stanford Invitational - the girls finished 6th and boys 10th in Div 2 in this very competitive meet drawing top teams from all over the western US.
- MCHS Runners of the Week! -each week the coaches select athletes that have stood out for their work in practice and improvement in competition. We recognize these athletes in front of the the team and award them the MCHS ROW Shirts (can't miss them - BRIGHT neon green!)
- Week of 8/29 (Rancho Invite) = Nick Jensen, Ashley Gunderson
- Week of 9/5 (9/7 Interlock + Ed Sias Invite) = Austin Rivas, Shannon Palladino
- Week of 9/12 (Viking Invite) = Steve Purugganan, Sam, Haleigh Frye
- Week of 9/19 (JV Interlock + Stanford) = Spencer Jones, Harrison Luft, Sophia Mahoney, Brynna Thigpen
Second Half Outlook
- Upcoming Meets
- NBL (North Bay League) Meets begin in October - one each Wednesday through the month
- Crystal Springs Invite (Belmont) on Sat, Oct 8. This is similar to Ed Sias and Viking Opener, and a great opportunity for our JV runners to shine!
- 64th Annual Mt SAC Invite (Los Angeles) - Oct 22. Biggest Cross Country Meet in the World! We will take only 24 runners to this meet. We will field a Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys, a Sophomore Boys team (these guys were #3 all-time frosh on this course last year), plus an additional 3-5 runners as selected by coaches in a JV race. More info about Mt SAC to follow!
- NBL Finals - Nov 4 - this is the big end of season meet for most of our team! (only varsity competes in the last two meets).
- North Coast Section Meet, Hayward - Nov 19. Top 3 teams in our division (Div 2) move on to the state meet in Fresno. We believe our boys have a good shot of finishing in the top 2, and the girls have a solid chance to win NCS.
- State Championships, Fresno, Nov 26.
