Thank You Kate!
A huge shout out to Kate Niehaus, a great friend of Monta Vista Cross Country. Kate called in and talked to the team at our weekly meeting on July 17. Kate has an intimidating running resume: 14 x South Carolina…
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Conner’s Marathon, Cohort One, and an opportunity to do something nice
This and that… Conner’s Marathon Last Sunday July 5, recent grad and future UCSB student Conner Hsu got up early and went for a run…a 26.2 mile run. Starting in Los Gatos and running all the way to Baylands in…
Applications for Summer Session 2 Are Open!
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been following all the county health directives. For most of March, April and May in 2020, this meant that MVXC was not able to meet in person. But in June, that changed! With the…
Summer Running in time of COVID-19
MVXC finished a first week of group running since COVID-19. MVXC had the first practice of any Monta Vista athletic team since early March…and so far we are meeting the challenge. We followed a lot of careful rules that we never…
MVXC: First Practice!
Monta Vista cross country had the honor, and responsibility, of holding the first practice of any Monta Vista team in more than three months! There were lots of preparation and planning needed, but Tuesday June 23 saw the cross country team…
Get Ready For MVXC’s Guest Speaker for June 12
Watch this and this and this and this and get ready to welcome Noah Droddy tomorrow! We are so fortunate that he will visit MVXC. What a great dude. This is going to be a fun call!
Calling All Freshmen! MVXC Wants The Class of 2024
There will be an informational Zoom call on Friday, June 12, hosted by MVXC athletes, for all incoming freshmen! We want to answer your questions about the Monta Vista cross country team. Read on… Hello Future MVXC Runners, We are…
Some Thoughts About Our June 5 Visitor, Michael Wardian
I hope that everyone enjoyed listening to Michael Wardian last Friday! There were a couple of stories that resonated strongly with me. Michael reflected very openly about some of his failures. For example, the first time that Michael tried to join…
A Message Of Hope from Angela Duckworth
Last night and this morning I was thinking about what I might, or should, say to the Monta Vista cross country and track & field teams about tragic current events including what happened to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery,…
Helping During the Pandemic: Masks
During the pandemic, there are so many people and situations that need help, it’s hard to know where to start. MVXC/MVTF’s own Vibha Iyengar found a way to be involved. Vibha is part of the leadership team for donatessentials, an is…
An Act of Kindness
I was the recipient of an anonymous act of kindness this weekend…I went out and found this next to my front walkway: It might seem like a little thing, but finding this little gift meant so much to me. What a…
MVTF2020 Team Banquet!
It was not the same as a giant pot luck in the cafeteria. But a virtual banquet in the time of the pandemic might be unforgettable. Coach Flatow fumbled a few transitions and slides (he will probably get Zoom figured out…