The Monta Vista Cross Country team represented themselves with honor at the De Anza League Finals on October 30 at Crystal Springs. There are some pretty incredible statistics to consider when our results are analyzed: Of the top third of…
On Monday October 29, our friend Josh Cox dropped by to say hi and give us some motivation before League Finals. It’s always fun to see Josh! For those of you that don’t know Josh Cox…he is a professional runner,…
The XC banquet is just around the corner! November 15 we will be celebrating our season, and this year our end of season banquet will be held at the Quinlan Center. We are going to be celebrating bigger and better…
The Monta Vista cannot thank Whole Foods in Cupertino enough for generously supporting the cross-country’s team trip to the Mt. SAC Invitational in Southern California! Whole Foods generously DONATED healthy, fresh, nutritious and tasty sandwiches for all the athletes, coaches…
The Mt. SAC is one of the most incredible experiences a high school athlete can have. Over 22,000 high school athletes compete in 119 races over two days. There is a race for everyone, and a chance for every athlete…
Monta Vista finished the series of SCVAL cluster meets with a fine showing on the Baylands’ 5K course. The girls took first in the Varsity division, and on combined level, while the boys’ placed 5th combined. Jenny Xu, Maddie…
Food Matters!!! The first MVXC cooking class has been scheduled…and the response from the team was enthusiastic! The date was announced at practice on Friday, October 12, and the class was immediately oversubscribed. We just heard back from Whole Foods…
Monta Vista Cross Country got it’s first look of the year at the Crystal Springs XC course at the SCVAL preview, and the reviews are in: We like what we see! The Crystal Springs course is one of the jewels…
You don’t have to be in honors Calc to figure out that (28 medals + two championships) (sunset on the beach) = a great afternoon for MVXC! The Monta Vista girls continued their string of excellent performances, winning the Varsity…
We have talked a lot about the importance of nutrition in general, and a little bit about how important good nutrition is to recovery. Good nutrition after a hard workout or after a race will help you recover faster,…
The Stanford Invitational attracts the best cross country teams from up and down the West Coast, and this year was no exception, with teams from all over California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Hawaii and I’m sure from other places also. …
Monta Vista opened the 2012 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League cross country season with the first league ‘cluster’ meet, the Central Park Invitational hosted by Santa Clara High School. And MVXC opened the season in spectacular fashion! It is often…