The Monte Vista Invitational - Home of the Eliminator!

On Saturday, the Oct. 11, the Frosh Soph and JV runners will be attending the Castro Valley Invitational. FS and JV who are not taking the SAT test (or otherwise already excused) are running the 2.1 mile course at Castro Valley. Additonal Meet Information is available at Prep Cal Track

BUS INFO

Bus loads at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, leaves Monte Vista promptly at 8.  JV runners may be driven by parents to the meet - with advance approval; they must arrive by 11 a.m.  All FS must ride the bus to the meet. Bus returns to MV at 1:30. Runners may be driven home with parents after their race. Additional Castro Valley Meet Info. Varsity will be in Fresno at the Clovis Invite (details mailed separately to varsity runners).

SAT TESTING CONFLICT

The 11th is an SAT test day.  IF YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER CAN NOT ATTEND THE MEET, DUE TO THE SAT OR OTHER LEGITIMATE CONFLICT, PLEASE EMAIL COACH DAVIS ASAP!!!  

Stanford XC Invitational

September 27, 2014 -Stanford Golf Course

Boys Recap:  The young Mustang boys team was not intimidated by the large field today, as they turn in a balanced team performance to finish 5th out of the 36 teams!   Led by sophomore Tristan Millers 16:01 time (5:10 / mile pace for the 5K race), the team had all 5 scorers in by 17:01 !  Miller was 10th overall, followed by Jr Tim Chrisman (20th, 16:10), Soph Daniel Maneloveg (57th, 16:44), Soph Nick Vomund (64th, 16:48) and Soph Ben Smiley (85th, 17:01).   Rounding out the team today were Jr Will Jones (156th, 17:51) and Soph Brendan Lau (162nd, 17:54).

The boys ran the fastest team time on the Stanford course since Monte Vista has kept track of team times via XC stats - even faster than Coach Bhavik's squad from 2007!   Well done guys!

Girls Recap:  The varsity girls team was once again invited into the special "seeded" race, lining up again many of the top teams from California as well as teams from Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Texas!   Soph Meredith Corda is the big story today, running a huge PR time of 18:06 (5K) to take 10th place overall!   Meredith's pace of 5:50 / mile is the fastest ever by a Monte Vista girl at this historic race.  Jr Brooke Starn is also sub 6 per mile today, finishing in 19th place.  Jr  Heidi Fuhriman (70th) and Sr Caroline Carey (73rd) are the two across the line.  Completing the squad today are Jr Emily Gines (84th),  Jr Madi Jeha (85th) and Fr Maddie Coney (97th).   The girls take 9th place out of the 18 seeded teams.  Their team time is also fastest in MV history.

Based on having a team in the seeded race, the Lady Mustangs were allowed to race a varsity B team in the D1 varsity race, and the girls took advantage of their opportunity by finishing 9th out of the 30 teams that toed the line!   Soph Cat Kiser continues to run strong, pacing the team with her 35th place finish.   The team was tightly packed today, with only 55 second between Cat and Sr Hannah Kim in the 5th position.   Also running for the Mustangs today were:  Fr Karalyn Sawchuk, Fr Alex Wilson, Soph Morgan Dowling,  Hannah, Fr Audrey Coney and Sr Alexis Bailie.

http://www.rtspt.com/events/stanford/xcinvite14/?DB_OEM_ID=30600
 

Oct 5:  It's 114.48 miles for the team at the Overnight Relay!   The 2014 team presses hard to the end, winds up 100 meters farther than last years group!   Funds are raised for Save Mount Diablo (you can still bring your donation to practice this week).  Crazy "PJ's" are the rule as the team celebrates on a warm night.   Results can be found on the Overnight Relay page.   A big thank you to the Lambertsons for organizing the food table and grill (including all the meat), the Rovners for the pizza, and all the parents who helped us run this special event.  Great job team!

From the opening mile run by Senior Captain Caroline Carey, to the mad dash sprint to the finish by Junior Captain Tim Chrisman, the 2014 edition of the Overnight Relay was special indeed.  The 114.48 miles was just a part of it (#2 all time - and 100 meters ahead of last years team).   Good food  - healthier than most years, warm weather, games, song, and of course, a giant "pajama party" made for a festive evening.   The team took a break from the hard work and weekend races, by showing off their fitness level - one mile at a time.

Countless mile PR's were set during the night.   The team pace of 6:17 was amazing too! 

Results, as tracked by our great parent volunteers, are in the handout below. 

Great job team - Now get some sleep!!
The Coaches