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Final SCVAL Instructions

Last week I was talking to Dr. Steve Portenga, the USATF sports psychology chairman, about the best practices for athletes competing in the Olympics.  What he told me was that the biggest mistake athletes make in approaching big competitions is…

Uniform NEW UPDATE May 24 (Important!)

Here is the status of returns as of May 16: Have not turned in uniforms: Shanmukh Challa Sacheth Hegde Thank you! Hannah Ho  Thank you! Sai Paladugu Zach Patti  Thank you! Shanmu Srinivas  Thank you Yuya Takagi Vasanth Thiruvadi Returned…

SCVAL Qualifiers–and request for Volunteers

***A few more notes on rules and procedures for the SCVAL Qualifier Meet*** >>>All athletes must check in 30 min. prior to the start of their event.  This year, we will have alternates.  Alternates should also check-in and meet at…

MV Rocks At League Finals

With personal records galore, Monta Vista had a fantastic day at El Camino League finals, held at the beautiful Fremont High School facility on Wednesday, May 2. I’ll say up front, I couldn’t keep up with all the great performances…

Olympic Sports Psychologist and Monta Vista

On Tuesday, Monta Vista High School had the distinct honor of hosting Dr. Steve Portenga, chairman of the USA track and field committee for sports psychology and the sports psychologist who will be supporting the USA Olympic track & field…

El Camino League Trials

There will be a posting later with more info on Monta Vista, but here is a link to the trials results: And a link to Wednesday’s lane assignments and heat assignments for all events:  

Four Easy Stretches

Runners’ muscles get tight–it’s the nature of our sport and the life we have chosen!  It’s easy to skip stretching; I admit, stretching can get tedious.  However, stretching can be your secret weapon, your path to longer strides and more…

A Look Back at the dual meet with Los Gatos

As we are getting ready for the El Camino League Finals this coming week, it’s fun to think back upon where we have been…remember that wet and rainy Tuesday at Los Gatos?  At first it was pretty fun to be…

Coach Erica in the News

Cool article on Coach Erica McLain on the front page of today’s Mercury-News sports section, and great placement in their on-line edition.  Nice article, Coach!  We are all very, very proud of you…and we are so grateful that you have…