No one can say that a Trabuco Hills High School Girls' Cross Country teamhas not ever qualified for the California State Finals. This morning, wedid. Instead of ecstasy reigning supreme on the girls' faces, thecelebration was a tad subdued, to say the least. Our goal was to finishsecond, the standard in C.I.F. for recognition on the award's stand, and aC.I.F. Runner-up patch; however, we finished third, behind Saugus(the bestteam in the nation in my opinion) and Esperanza, who ran a wonderful race.Am I disappointed??? Not in the least...This morning, we were the third bestgirls' cross country team in all of C.I.F., not just Division 1, and thegirls ran and performed their hearts out in a presssure-packed setting. AmI, Coach Mama Clemons, or the girls satisfied with our race??? No, we arenot, because although we ran well collectively, we believe that we did notrun our best race. Kudos to all seven: Kristin Arkin(18.06), XimenaCruz(18.30), Lindsay Enright(20.38), Lori Hoffman(18.39-PR), HayleyNiles(18.55-PR), Sabrina Rathor(18.16-PR), and Makenna Smith(18.50). Yourepresented our program with class, you fought the good fight, and nowonward to Fresno...departing Friday morning around 8:00A.M. Thank you to the thirty-five or so girls who traveled on the 5:10A.M. bus,painted their faces, cheered and ran their lungs out, and were a hugeassistance to our efforts. Parents, thank you for taking the time to driveyour daughters to THHS and supporting our cause. I was proud of our crosscountry program this morning. I have witnessed an evolution over the lastfour years in this sport that has been a joy to witness...and I look forwardto the future of the program. Keep encouraging your daughters, insist thatshe never misses practice, and remember..."Anything worth doing, is worthdoing well...," and this morning, we did it well...Thank you...
Monday, November 19, 2007
2007 CIF Finals
No one can say that a Trabuco Hills High School Girls' Cross Country teamhas not ever qualified for the California State Finals. This morning, wedid. Instead of ecstasy reigning supreme on the girls' faces, thecelebration was a tad subdued, to say the least. Our goal was to finishsecond, the standard in C.I.F. for recognition on the award's stand, and aC.I.F. Runner-up patch; however, we finished third, behind Saugus(the bestteam in the nation in my opinion) and Esperanza, who ran a wonderful race.Am I disappointed??? Not in the least...This morning, we were the third bestgirls' cross country team in all of C.I.F., not just Division 1, and thegirls ran and performed their hearts out in a presssure-packed setting. AmI, Coach Mama Clemons, or the girls satisfied with our race??? No, we arenot, because although we ran well collectively, we believe that we did notrun our best race. Kudos to all seven: Kristin Arkin(18.06), XimenaCruz(18.30), Lindsay Enright(20.38), Lori Hoffman(18.39-PR), HayleyNiles(18.55-PR), Sabrina Rathor(18.16-PR), and Makenna Smith(18.50). Yourepresented our program with class, you fought the good fight, and nowonward to Fresno...departing Friday morning around 8:00A.M. Thank you to the thirty-five or so girls who traveled on the 5:10A.M. bus,painted their faces, cheered and ran their lungs out, and were a hugeassistance to our efforts. Parents, thank you for taking the time to driveyour daughters to THHS and supporting our cause. I was proud of our crosscountry program this morning. I have witnessed an evolution over the lastfour years in this sport that has been a joy to witness...and I look forwardto the future of the program. Keep encouraging your daughters, insist thatshe never misses practice, and remember..."Anything worth doing, is worthdoing well...," and this morning, we did it well...Thank you...
