Kate, You Are Great!
It’s not often you meet someone who has a two biotech degrees from Stanford. Or someone who was on the NCAA Championship cross-country team–twice! Or has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship and is headed off to Oxford to pursue a…
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Touched by Olympic Gold
On Tuesday March 20, Monta Vista Track & Field had the honor of hosting a visit from Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Brown Trafton. Stephanie Brown Trafton Stephanie is the current, defending Olympic champion in the discus. At the 2008 Olympic…
St. Francis Invitational Recap
On a frigid–but thankfully, dry!–Saturday, March 17, Monta Vista had a very successful day at the St. Francis Invitational. When your coach arrived just after 7am, it was hard to believe we were going to be running a track meet–what…
Monta Vista Athletes in the CCS Top 10
Early season marks may be forgotten by the time league finals roll around–but Monta Vista athletes did make an impression early! As of March 10, three MV athletes and one relay team held one of the top 10 marks in…
Wilcox Dual Meet; also, Willow Glen Photos
Monta Vista had a challenging meet against a tough competitor, Wilcox, on Thursday March 15. Wilcox varsity boys’ and girls’ teams have not lost a dual meet in years–I know that they were 6-0 both of the last two years,…
Olympic Gold Medalist Coming with tips for MV Throwers
On Tuesday, March 20, the Monta Vista track & field team–and especially our throwing squad–will be hosting a very special visitor, Stephanie Brown Trafton. Stephanie is the current Olympic champion in the women’s discus. In Beijing in 2008, Stephanie threw…
Monta Vista v. Cupertino Opens League Competition
On a ridiculously cold Tuesday afternoon, the Monta Vista track & field team opened the league campaign against cross-town rival Cupertino. The Monta Vista team checked out the ‘tino track with a little envy. The Cupertino track is brand new…
Track Season Gets Going at WG!
At 9am on a beautiful Saturday morning, Emilio Torres-Gonzalez toed the line for the Frosh-Soph 3200M run at the Willow Glen Classic Invitational, the starter raised the gun and pulled the trigger, and the Monta Vista 2012 track & field…
Willow Glen Invitational Kicks off MVT&F 2012
On Saturday, March 3, Monta Vista track and field opens the competitive season at the Willow Glen Invitational! More than 40 athletes from Monta Vista will run and jump for glory…it’s going to be a fun day! For the meet…
Jumping the Break
As a coach, having winter break fall two weeks after practice starts is not ideal! Having a week off a little a later in the season, when we are starting to get tired, might be better. But at the same…
Guide to a Track Meet
For all of you uncultured masses who are just learning about track and field, we are here with a brief guide that will help you become sophisticated participants and spectators of the greatest sport ever! The Events There are 16…
Guide to a Track Meet
Monta Vista’s first track meets of 2012 are fast approaching—the Willow Glen Classic Invitational on Saturday March 3, and our first league meet at Cupertino on Tuesday, March 6. For many of you, this may be your first track meet. …