It’s CCS time! Here is the information you need for the meet. Monta Vista’s girls’ team will be racing at 1:30 PM, and the boys will race at 2:05 PM, at Crystal Springs. Families, fans, and supporters will all need…
Sadly, the MVXC 26 season is winding down. One of the things we need to do is get take care of uniforms. Here are your options. Option 1: Join the Monta Vista Track Team! This is what we are hoping…
In response to encouragement and a very nice request from an MVXC athlete, we will host a Monta Vista CharacterLab session on Friday, October 30, at lunchtime. What is CharacterLab? The first thing you need to know is that CharacterLab…
Let’s take a few minutes on Sunday morning to savor a great day at Hayward High School and the Haystack Tune-Up cross country invitational. Here are a few accomplishments and moments you might want to savor: We have been working…
Thirty-five personal records in one meet! That’s what I’m talking about. That’s right, 35 Monta Vista athletes came home from Baylands with new personal records on the 5 km track. We had some of the best weather we can ever…
It’s been a few days since our Crystal Preview race on October 15, but I wanted to look back and add some thoughts. Monta Vista ran really well! There were strong individual performances: Miranda Hsu, Taylor Orr, Vishakha Shastri, and…
Thank you all for your patience as we deal with the heat. It’s been a tricky week, and the team has done a good job of adapting to the changes. I’m going to summarize the changes to the regular schedule…
Athlete 1: Whoa, these are big races. Athlete 2: Yea, I got on live results, and just kept scrolling and scrolling and scrolling… The Nike De La Salle Invitational is a competitive NorCal meet. Many strong NorCal teams show up, and the…
First a PSA: Not everyone on the team has some illness, but it feels like it, a bit. Since the first kid who was coughing and had a runny nose, various plagues have ripped through our team. It is probably…
A great workout morning can turn me philosophical. Matador Miles is a classic Monta Vista cross-country workout. The team runs out to Stevens Creek County Park for a run we call Matadors’ Point (the park labels these trails “Tony Look”…
What a fabulous day! I can’t recall a better season opening cross country meet than our trip to the Lagoon Valley Classic Invitational yesterday. Let’s relive a few of the highlights together. Some Blazing Two Mile Marks! The first races…
For the 2026 season, MVXC are using a new method to collect online donations; so there has been a bit of a learning curve. One of the challenges has been to figure out how to apply for employer matching and…