Kudos to the girls varsity and frosh-soph track and field teams for winning team titles at the 40-team Surf City Invitational on Saturday, March 28, at Estancia High School in Costa Mesa. The program received 50 Surf City t-shirts which will be distributed to any girl who competed, varsity or frosh-soph. Numerous highlights, varsity 4X100(Tia McFarlane, Percylla Nared, Brierra Winfrey, Michelle Wicker) winning in a school record 48.56, Percylla Nared winning the 100, and Cassandra Smith winning the triple jump for the varsity. The frosh-soph 4X100 team(Monikah Ukah, Jenny Konishi, Alexa Brown, Angelica Douglas) set a meet record of 50.74 while winning, and the 4X400 team of Alexa Brown(60.5), Jenny Konishi(61.0), Adrienne Liu(62.6), and Angelica Douglas(62.7) shattered the meet record, triumphing in 4:07.17, which is also a school record. Other frosh-soph winners were Alexa Brown(200), and Adrienne Liu(Triple Jump). Great job girls...
The distance girls ran the APU Distance Carnival yesterday. Highlights were Cathryn Saylor(5:05.11), Makenna Smith(5:07.33), Ximena Cruz(5:14.45), Lori Hoffman(5:19.77), Sabrina Rathor(5:20.33), Kamilah Foley(5:21.66), Rebecca Murillo(5:24.22), and freshman Makenna McGrann(5:31.11) in the 1600, and Hayley Niles(11:08.55) and Justine Rea(11:14.56) in the 3200 meters. Great job, girls, and GO BLUE!!!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Katella Relays Recap...
Walking out of Santa Ana College Saturday was a surreal experience for me.
This track and field job is not a recreational past-time for me. I take it seriously. Six seasons into this position has witnessed an ascencion of the program. Our first three seasons we did not dare dream of defeating Mission Viejo, heck, my first year I dropped every freshman and sophomore I had that could score points and barely beat Mission's frosh-soph team in a dual meet. The varsity lost 122-14. Two seasons ago we started inching towards them, last season at Katella we were close, and this year we hammered Mission Viejo, Varsity, 116-86, winning 12 of 14 events...Frosh-Soph, 130-88. Kudos to all of the girls who have worked hard, competed yesterday, and rose to the occasion.
We set seven meet records yesterday, and mind you the meet has taken place for thirty-six years: Varsity 4X100(Tia McFarlane, Percylla Nared, Brierra Winfrey, Michelle Wicker), Varsity 4X200( Tia McFarlane, Monica Todd, Brierra Winfrey, Percylla Nared), Varsity 4X1600(Cathryn Saylor, Makenna Smith, Hayley Niles, Ximena Cruz), who shattered the record by over twenty seconds, Varsity Long Jump(Monica Todd, Cassandra Smith, Brierra Winfrey)...Frosh-Soph 4X400(Alexa Brown, Jenny Konishi, Brooke Kather, Angelica Douglas), Frosh-Soph 4X1600(Dani Brabender, Brooke Kather, Riley Logsdon, Amy Tolentino), and Frosh-Soph Sprint Medley(Aubrey Baker, Alexa Brown, Jenny Konishi, Brooke Kather). If the baton work would have been a little cleaner(blame the coach); more could have happened, all in all, again, a great day.
Again, on to our first Sea View League meet on Thursday, March 26, home, 2:45pm, versus Huntington Beach. Next weekend will see the distance runners compete at the Azusa Pacific University Distance Carnival, while everyone else travels to the Edison High School Surf City Invitational at Estancia High School in Costa Mesa. Remember, all freshmen and newcomers, last names A-L, work the Trabuco Hills Track And Field Invitational...Saturday, April 4, 8:00am-8:00pm, and if that day does not work, the rest of the alpha works Saturday, May 16, 8:00am-8:00pm, the CIF Division 1 Track And Field Preliminaries at THHS. Never a dull moment...
Thank you parents for your support...
This track and field job is not a recreational past-time for me. I take it seriously. Six seasons into this position has witnessed an ascencion of the program. Our first three seasons we did not dare dream of defeating Mission Viejo, heck, my first year I dropped every freshman and sophomore I had that could score points and barely beat Mission's frosh-soph team in a dual meet. The varsity lost 122-14. Two seasons ago we started inching towards them, last season at Katella we were close, and this year we hammered Mission Viejo, Varsity, 116-86, winning 12 of 14 events...Frosh-Soph, 130-88. Kudos to all of the girls who have worked hard, competed yesterday, and rose to the occasion.
We set seven meet records yesterday, and mind you the meet has taken place for thirty-six years: Varsity 4X100(Tia McFarlane, Percylla Nared, Brierra Winfrey, Michelle Wicker), Varsity 4X200( Tia McFarlane, Monica Todd, Brierra Winfrey, Percylla Nared), Varsity 4X1600(Cathryn Saylor, Makenna Smith, Hayley Niles, Ximena Cruz), who shattered the record by over twenty seconds, Varsity Long Jump(Monica Todd, Cassandra Smith, Brierra Winfrey)...Frosh-Soph 4X400(Alexa Brown, Jenny Konishi, Brooke Kather, Angelica Douglas), Frosh-Soph 4X1600(Dani Brabender, Brooke Kather, Riley Logsdon, Amy Tolentino), and Frosh-Soph Sprint Medley(Aubrey Baker, Alexa Brown, Jenny Konishi, Brooke Kather). If the baton work would have been a little cleaner(blame the coach); more could have happened, all in all, again, a great day.
Again, on to our first Sea View League meet on Thursday, March 26, home, 2:45pm, versus Huntington Beach. Next weekend will see the distance runners compete at the Azusa Pacific University Distance Carnival, while everyone else travels to the Edison High School Surf City Invitational at Estancia High School in Costa Mesa. Remember, all freshmen and newcomers, last names A-L, work the Trabuco Hills Track And Field Invitational...Saturday, April 4, 8:00am-8:00pm, and if that day does not work, the rest of the alpha works Saturday, May 16, 8:00am-8:00pm, the CIF Division 1 Track And Field Preliminaries at THHS. Never a dull moment...
Thank you parents for your support...
Laguna Hills
Resounding victories Thursday for the varsity, 119-17, and junior varsity, 134-2, versus Laguna Hills. As I stated before, in numerous event areas, we are a deep and talented track and field team. Weaknesses, we have some; however, all in all, many coaches would take our problems. On to Huntington Beach, Thursday, March 26, our first Sea View League competition.
The Katella Relays are this weekend. Mission Viejo High School is in this meet, and we love to compete with the Diablos. Their varsity girls' track and field team has won this meet umpteen years in a row, too many to count, we have been in their zipcode the last two years after being shellacked the three years before that, and we are going to give them our best shot, and everyone else. We will see. I just got word that our frosh-soph field event girls did well at Katella Hs today, winning the long jump, triple jump, high jump, and second in pole vault. Our discus and shot put teams did not fare as well; however, kudos to the girls who placed team above self and competed, unlike some of their teammates.
The freshmen were informed today that they are requested to be at THHS Wednesday, March 25, 7:00am, for Physical Fitness Testing. It is a late start day, and school for most does not commence until 9:35. This is a mandatory battery of tests for all of the freshmen in the state, and we are no different. If your daughter does not attend, she has to be pulled out of track and field practice for this. Please, cooperate. Please.
Remember...freshmen and newcomers...last names A-L, Saturday, April 4, 8:00am-8:00pm, for the Trabuco Hills Track And Field Invitational. Other date if their is a conflict is Saturday, May 16, C.I.F. Division 1 Preliminaries, also at THHS. Community Service hours are completed...
Parents, thank you for your cooperation...It takes a village!!! Onward...
The Katella Relays are this weekend. Mission Viejo High School is in this meet, and we love to compete with the Diablos. Their varsity girls' track and field team has won this meet umpteen years in a row, too many to count, we have been in their zipcode the last two years after being shellacked the three years before that, and we are going to give them our best shot, and everyone else. We will see. I just got word that our frosh-soph field event girls did well at Katella Hs today, winning the long jump, triple jump, high jump, and second in pole vault. Our discus and shot put teams did not fare as well; however, kudos to the girls who placed team above self and competed, unlike some of their teammates.
The freshmen were informed today that they are requested to be at THHS Wednesday, March 25, 7:00am, for Physical Fitness Testing. It is a late start day, and school for most does not commence until 9:35. This is a mandatory battery of tests for all of the freshmen in the state, and we are no different. If your daughter does not attend, she has to be pulled out of track and field practice for this. Please, cooperate. Please.
Remember...freshmen and newcomers...last names A-L, Saturday, April 4, 8:00am-8:00pm, for the Trabuco Hills Track And Field Invitational. Other date if their is a conflict is Saturday, May 16, C.I.F. Division 1 Preliminaries, also at THHS. Community Service hours are completed...
Parents, thank you for your cooperation...It takes a village!!! Onward...
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Cougar Classic Invitational...
Kudos to the girls' varsity and frosh-soph track and field teams for winning team titles at the Covina High School Cougar Classic Track And Field Invitational on Saturday, defeating second place Los Osos High School of Rancho Cucamonga 152-81 on the varsity, and handily on the junior varsity also. There were numerous point scorers...with the last victories in the 4X400 meter relays...Alexa Brown, Brooke Kather, Jennifer Konishi, and Angelica Douglas for the frosh-soph...Cassandra Smith, Michelle Wicker, Cathryn Saylor, and Monica Todd(57.7 anchor) for the varsity. Again, too many for this tired coach to name...kudos to all who competed...A great day for the Mustangs...
Tesoro Meet...
A nice start to our season...wins over Tesoro for the varsity...96-35, and 95-40 for the junior varsity. First meets are typically tough from a logistical standpoint and this one was no different. Lots of girls to organize, making sure girls arrive to their events, timing races, etc. We had a girl disqualified because of a jewelry violation, and one of our top sprinters was not allowed to race because she drove herself to the meet, a violation of district policy; nevertheless, we persevered, and enjoyed the afternoon.
Multiple wins on the varsity for Michelle Wicker, Percylla Nared, Monica Todd, Jerrilynn Stanwood, and Cassandra Smith, while Brierra Winfrey, Makenna Smith, and Cheryl Smith also won events. The junior varsity saw Courtney Ringenback and Brooke Kather capture multiple events, while Angelica Douglas, Alexa Brown, Hillary Rush, Katie Howard, Monica Ukah, Amy Tolentino, Jeny Konishi, and Adrienne Liu also won competitions. Lots of personal records, too numerous to enumerate...Let's just say I was overall pleased with our collective efforts.
Selected athletes will travel to Azusa Pacific University tomorrow for the Cougar Classic hosted by Covina High School. Three per event makes for securing a seat on the 5:30am bus a tough propostion. We will return around 6:30pm. This is as deep and talented a track and field team since I began this gig six years ago with 74 athletes. Today, 191... We will continue to work hard and look forward to our first home meet versus Laguna Hills on Thursday, March 19. Thank you for your support, and GO BLUE!!!
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