News and Announcements
ARTICLES BELOW THIS POINT ARE FROM 2011 OR EARLIER
| 2011 Senior Picks | |
| Senior Name | Senior Pick |
| Lauren Gratsch | Erin Herting |
| Meghan Yap | Emily Warburton |
| Kristina Chin | Amanda Mileski |
| Matt Yap | Will Dieterich |
| Drew Feldman | Jake Auby |
| Nick Cooper | Sasha Sirovica |
| Heet Vaishnav | Daniel Chrisman |
| Jack Gore | Kyle Lohmann |
| Sean Yap | Eric Pendergraft |
| Byron Kilian | Tristan Stewart |
| Chris SooHoo | Petar Zaninovich |
| Miles Robinson | Scott French |
| Jason Vawter | Jackson Wightman |
| Duke Peterson | Ben Spencer |
| Nick Ranelli | Andrew Vawter |
| Mikaela Hammitt | Katie Finnerty |
| Trevor Fuhriman | Nolan Pineda |
| Krista Sawchuk | Kelly Overstreet |
| Mackenzie Bailey | Caroline Carey |
| Stephen Balogh | Steven Waal |
| Chris Dotzler | Justin Kim |
The season concludes with annual awards banquet held in the MV Commons. Plenty of good food, speeches and awards during the event, capped off with a couple of great video's produced by Mike Abood and friends.
Summary of award winners:
Varsity Letter - Girls
Kristina Chin, Meghan Yap, Katharine Smiley, Amy Ingram, Ellie Harvey, Elena Smith, Megan Blair, Meghan Nesbit, Caroline Carey, Erin Herting, Ryan Spencer and Elyce Bayat. Fourth year senior letters to Lauren Gratsch, Mikaela Hammitt.
Varsity Letter - Boys
Trevor Furhiman, Drew Feldman, Byron Kilian, Matt Yap, Heet Vaishnav, Michael Bartz, Jake Auby, Patrick Kragen, James Mason, Tristan Stewart and Jason Vawter. Fourth year senior Letters to Nick Cooper, Nick Ranelli, Stephen Balogh (and Vawter).
The Daly Shoe Award: Kristine Chin passes the shoe to Junior Michael Bartz. more
Coaches Awards:
Heet Vaishnav
Elena Smith
Miles Robinson
Kristina Chin
MVP Awards:
Varsity Girls - Katharine Smiley
Varsity Boys - Drew Feldman & Trevor Fuhriman, co-MVPs
JV Girls - Elyce Bayat
JV Boys - Patrick Kragen
FS Girls - Caroline Carey
FS Boys - Tristan Stewart
Most Inspirational Awards:
Varsity Girls - Meghan Yap
Varsity Boys - Feldman & Fuhriman
JV Boys - Mike Abood
JV Girls - Meghan Nesbit
FS Boys - Justin Kim
MVXC Spirit Awards:
Mikaela Hammitt
Jason Vawter
End-of-Season Team Banquet - NEW DATE: Dec 1st
Due to a scheduling conflict, the end-of-season cross country banquet has been moved to Thursday, December 1st.
Same start time - 6pm (formerly scheduled for Nov 30th).
Athletes are free*
Friends and family - $10 at the door.
Full dinner served (Mexican food)
Team and Individual Photos will be available to be picked up. There will be discounted MVXC apparel for sale (t-shirts, sweat shirts) and a small lost and found table.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. See you at the banquet.
Coach Mike Davis
Mustangs storm Mt Diablo - Challenge Run to the Top!
On Saturday Nov 12th, while the varsity squads were at the SRV 3200 time trial, a dedicated and determined group of MVXCers met at Macedo Ranch to take on the devilish run to the top of Mt Diablo! Climbing over 3800 feet over 8.5 miles, this was not an event to be taken lightly. However, the season long traning meant that these Stangs were more than ready for the challenge.
After some instuctions from Coach Davis and Coach Huntsman, the team was off! Cool and cloudy conditions were perfect for running, although it was difficult to get a feel for how high one had climbed at first. After approximately 4 miles and 2000 feet of climb, the team met Coach Huntsman at the BBQ Terrace picnic area, just up the South Hwy from Rock City. There the squad a break for energy snacks and fluids, while contemplating the rest of the journey.
At the second staging area, the team had broken through the cloud bank and could see the summit up ahead. Runners who were not sure they could make it after the first stage suddenly found new energy at the sight! Led by a couple "tri-bars" up front, the team followed the trail up to the very top - 3849 feet above sea level!
In all, 24 runners plus an exhausted Coach Davis made it to the top today. Growing up in the shadow of Mt Diablo, it's easy to forget how high it is - something that these runners will always remember now!
Many photos, courtesy of Coach Huntsman can be found on the Photobucket Site.
Congrats to the following who made the epic journey. Will YOU make it next season???
Sean Yap, Jason Vawter, Chris SooHoo, Brad Palonsky, Cameron Somers, Patrick Kragen, Sarah Nagle, Yian Liou, Nolan Pineda, Natasha Rowland, Kelly Overstreet, Caroline Carey, Jack Gore, Andrew Ruskin, Jackson Wightman, Reed Ocheltree, Petar Zaninovich, Steven Waal, Daniel Chrisman, Karissa Grove, Rachel Dorado, Rachel Cohen, Duke Peterson
