Our first Sea View League dual meet on Thursday, March 20, witnessed our varsity defeat Huntington Beach 92-44, and the junior varsity also triumphed 94-42. All 168 girls contributed, and I look forward to our next league competition at Foothill High School on Wednesday, April 2, which will lead off four consecutive Wednesday league tussles. Remember, our meet versus El Toro on Wednesday, April 9, will begin at 4:00(Field Events) and 5:00(Running Events) at THHS. This is an annual twilight confrontation at THHS with our crosstown rival that attracts far more parents and fans than usual.
This past weekend saw two all-time THHS school records established. Senior
Kristin Arkin ran a 10:54.44 3200 meters at the Azusa Pacific Distance Meet
Of Champions, taking twenty-nine plus seconds off of the record ran in 2007
by current junior Lori Hoffman. Also, sophomore Monica Todd ran the 300
meter hurdles in 47.56 at the Surf City Invitational, and is all alone atop
the THHS list. Kudos to both girls. Other highlights over the weekend were
sophomore Jessica Varela's 11:28.44 3200 meters, senior Whitney Wiles long
jumped 16' 9.25", Todd long jumped 16' 8.75", and freshman Stephanie Smith
long jumped 16' .75". Congratulations to all who earned the privelege of
participating over the weekend.
Practices over Spring Break are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and
Saturday---8:00-10:30am(March 25, 26, 28, and 29) for sprinters, hurdlers,
and long/triple jumpers---Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday---8:00-10:30am(March 24, 25, 27, and 29) for distance---and Monday,
Tuesday, and Saturday---11:00am-1:00pm--(March 24, 25, and 29) for high
jumpers. Shot put/discus should check with Coach Faagata as to exact days
and times.
Varsity sweats are FINALLY finished and will be picked up on Tuesday, March
25. Those that paid($80, program paying the balance) for them(34 out of 36
thus far) will receive them on Tuesday, April 1, lunch, in coordination with
a pizza get together. I appreciate your patience and cooperation. We march
on in search of a second consecutive Sea View League title on both levels, I
appreciate your involvement in THHS Girls' Track And Field, andd GO BLUE!!!
Resounding victories over Laguna Hills on Thursday, March 13...99-33 for
the varsity, and 112-15 for the junior varsity. We compete this weekend at
the Katella Relays, frosh-soph field events on Friday at Katella High
School, and everyone else on Saturday at Santa Ana College. Our bus leaves
Saturday at 6:30am. Roughly fifty girls will compete, and we will give it
our best shot. Numerous girls who would normally participate are gone
playing club soccer or volleyball, or traveling doing various things;
however, this is why we carry 167 girls. Mission Viejo High School will be
there, and I always look forward to competing against them because of their
highly respected program.
Our first Sea View League meet is this Thursday, March 20, at Huntington
Beach High School. We depart THHS at 12:50pm, and we HOPE to return by 7:30.
Please plan accordingly.
Many injuries are popping up, especially in the sprints. Foot, ankle,
shin, knee, hip...you name it. Some are legitimate, others, you wonder. The
majority of injuries occur on Monday or Tuesday, our hard workout
days...very, very few injuries on meet days. Also, a popular time for an
injury is right before a race an athlete does not want to run. Again, some
injuries are legitimate; others, I wonder...
Thank you for your cooperation with the transportation fee. I apologize
for not delivering our varsity sweats to the girls...What I thought would
transpire with regard to delivery did not occur.
A wonderful start to our season...resounding victories over Tesoro for both
the varsity and junior varsity, 95-41 and 98-36, respectively. This program
has advanced leaps and bounds since I began my head coaching stint five
years ago, and I look forward to the future. I will not mention any
individual names because there are numerous girls I am proud of, not just
the winners of races, or second place finishers. I am proud of this program
as a whole, all 167 on the roster including managers, and now on to Laguna
Hills and then Huntington Beach, both on the road. Expect the return from
those trips to be 7:00 for Laguna Hills, and hopefully 7:30 for Huntington
Beach. I live ten minutes from HBHS in Seal Beach, so I know all too well
that the drive home from HBHS could stretch our estimated time of arrival to
8:00.
This weekend we travel to both the Irvine Invitational for sprinters,
hurdlers, and field event people, and to the Millikan Distance Carnival at
Long Beach City College(alma mater) for the distance runners. As I told my
girls this afternoon, we are only allowed TWO girls per event at Irvine, so
the competition is fierce. Contrarily, at Millikan, the distance runners are
allowed unlimited entries because they do not race in lanes. Around fifty
female distance runners will travel to Long Beach City College, twenty-three
to Irvine...both buses depart Trabuco Hills High School at 6:00A.M., and
will return around 6:00P.M.
At yesterday's competition versus Tesoro, we had zero absences from the
meet. Today we had eighteen absences from practice. The day I can accomplish
my athletes and parents to treat practice no different than track and field
meets, I will consider that a major accomplishment. Practice is sacred to
me, and I can guarantee you that I will NEVER miss a practice for a dental,
doctor, or any kind of appointment...I schedule my life around practice and
competitions. You will have that commitment from me...every day, every hour,
and although I can not expect the fervent passion I expect of myself, please
treat practice no different than competitions. I do know that things pop up
in the lives of fourteen to eighteen-year-olds; heck, I have fifteen
freshmen missing practice for an M.U.N. conference tomorrow...just treat
practice no different than competitions, and the results will be beneficial
to your daughter...
Thank you for your involvement in Trabuco Hills Girls' Track And Field,
encourage your daughter every step of the way, and beat Laguna Hills...
Our first Sea View League dual meet on Thursday, March 20, witnessed our varsity defeat Huntington Beach 92-44, and the junior varsity also triumphed 94-42. All 168 girls contributed, and I look forward to our next league competition at Foothill High School on Wednesday, April 2, which will lead off four consecutive Wednesday league tussles. Remember, our meet versus El Toro on Wednesday, April 9, will begin at 4:00(Field Events) and 5:00(Running Events) at THHS. This is an annual twilight confrontation at THHS with our crosstown rival that attracts far more parents and fans than usual.
