News and Announcements
2015 Newsblast #12 for MVXC: Celebrating the Season
Dear Parents and Runners,
The regular season is a wrap, but there's still a lot of XC news to share...
Team Banquet Dec. 2: All team members and their families are invited to celebrate the season on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 6 pm in the Commons. This year, we will have a Mexican buffet dinner. Athletes will eat free; parents and other guests will be about $10 at the door. The coaches will recap our season, recognize letter winners & seniors, and present various awards including the banana relay team prizes. We'll sell discount apparel and will have a lost & found barrel. We will also have a slide show. (And it's not too late to contribute photos! Please email any great photos from EBAL or other events, ~1 MB preferred, to mvrunningpix@gmail.com)
Team Photos: Portraits and the official team photo from Yary Photography were handed out at the pasta feed last Thursday afternoon. If you ordered photos, but did not pick them up, you may get them from Melissa French in the Bookkeeper's office starting on Tuesday (tomorrow).
Return of Borrowed Uniforms: Borrowed uniforms should be cleaned, placed in a Ziplock bag labeled with your name, and turned in to Melissa French in the Bookkeeper's office this week.
EBAL League Championships: What a day!! MVXC Raced hard! Both varsity squads won league!
- Varsity Boys placed 4 in the top 5 and earned First Team All League honors for: Tim Chrisman, Tristan Miller, Daniel Maneloveg, and Nick Vomund. Matt Johnson and Ben Smiley finish 10th and 11th and earned Second Team All League. Brendan Lau rounded out the team in 24th place. They scored an amazingly low 24 points and ran the #2 fastest team time ever at Shadow Cliffs.
- Varsity Girls broke the all time course record while turning back a tough Granda team 40-43. They placed 3 in top 6 with Brooke Starn, 2nd on the day, running 16:50 (previous course record was 16:57.7). Meredith Corda was 3rd in 17:32, Maddie Coney was 6th in 17:53. They all earned First Team All League. Elana Lim was 12th and earned Second Team All League. Alex Wilson rounded out the scoring with a 17th place, followed by Lauren Cervantes and Morgan Dowling who both ran sub 18:50!
- Frosh Soph Girls also took first place! Olivia Bame, Audrey Coney, Karalyn Sawchuk and Sidney Isom finished 1, 2, 3, 4 and Melanie Kim took 7th, all earning FS All League!
- Other Highlights:
- Peter Davis: 1st Place Boys JV race (1st Team all League)
- Paige Moldenhauer: 2nd Place Girls JV (1st Team All League)
- Carson Sawchuk, 3rd, Sam George 7th for F/S Boys (F/S All League)
- 69 runners made new personal records on the course including 27 girls and boys who improved their times by over a minute!
- Full results can be found on our website and in XC Stats.
NCS: The Varsity squads will compete in 2 weeks at the North Coast Section Cross Country Championship. As of this writing, both squads are ranked #1 in the North Coast Section, all divisions combined. Follow @mustangs_xc on Twitter.
Budget Update: Thank you SO much to the several families who reached out to request matching grants from their companies. This has been very helpful and we are narrowing our budget gap--an updated figure will be posted soon. If you have not made a team donation yet, please consider doing so now. It really is not too late--here's how.
See you at the Team Banquet! Go Mustangs!
Courtney Corda
Team Parent
- Team Shirts: All athletes are asked to wear their new red team shirts to school on Friday in a show of team spirit and unity.
- Release: Students will be released at 10:31 (after brunch). All students must make arrangements with their teachers regarding tests and assignments.
- Buses There: All athletes must travel to the meet by bus. Buses board at 10:45 and leave for Shadow Cliffs at 11.
- What to Bring: Uniform, sweats, plenty of water, snacks, and lunch.
- Location and $6 Parking Fee: The meet is held at the Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area in Pleasanton. Each car entering the park will have to pay $6. If you don't mind a ten minute walk to the park, you can park for free at the BMX park on Stanley Boulevard or on the back side of the park on Old Vineyard Ave/Park Access Road. Parking in both of those areas is limited. Arrive early; traffic can back up entering the park.
- Course Map: Check out the course map.
- Race Schedule: The coaches have told athletes in which race they will run.
- 1:00 Frosh/Soph Boys
- 1:35 Frosh/Soph Girls
- 2:10 Junior Varsity Boys
- 2:45 Junior Varsity Girls
- 3:20 Varsity Boys
- 3:45 Varsity Girls
- Awards Ceremony (following end of varsity girls' race)
- Buses Back / Dismissal: Especially at this meet, all must stay until the conclusion of the awards ceremony (it should be over at 4:45 or so); please do not ask the coaches to leave early. "All League" awards will be given for the top 7 F/S, top 7 JV, and top 14 Varsity. Athletes may leave with their family or may take the bus back to MV.
Chevron, Cisco, Kaiser, LLNL, Oracle, PG&E, or Wells Fargo: Work for one of these companies? They can match your team donation and we would sure appreciate it! Contact me and I'll do the leg work. We are still hoping that families who have not yet donated will decide to participate. EVERY donation is appreciated, no matter how small. Donate online or write a check to MV Cross Country and turn in to any coach. It's not too late -- help us prevent ending the season in a deficit hole. THANK YOU SO MUCH to those families who've already requested matching grants!! (Please let us know if you requested a match so we can alert our bookkeeper.)
Pasta Feed Reminder: Find details about Thursday's "carbo load" picnic for the athletes online.
Newsblast #10: Raingear and odds and ends
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 9:38 PM
Subject: Cross Country News - Important Odds and Ends!
Runners and parents -
Allow me to give team parent Courtney a little break after all her planning and chaperoning of our hugely successful Mt Sac Invite trip. There are a couple things this week that I'd like to cover, so in rapid fire - here goes:
1. Weather.
Rain is actually in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow. While it
looks like it could clear by practice time, I want to remind everyone
that we do not cancel practice for rain. It would take an epic storm
(please bring one mother nature...) for us to cancel. We would
announce it at school and via email. So for the remainder of the
season, all athletes should have some sort of rain gear in their
backpacks / locker to keep dry should we encounter rain. Don't be
caught cold, wet and shivering!
2. Practice this week. Friday is a non school day.
We have decided that the FS and JV will not have a formal practice. The
workout schedule calls for a 40 minute run. PLEASE make sure you do
this on your own or in groups. All runs at this point of the season
should be negative split run, meaning that you finish faster than you
started. Practice finishing fast, and your be ready to finish fast in
races.
There is no practice for FS or JV on Saturday. Varsity WILL practice
on Friday, time TBD and Varsity WILL practice on Saturday, time TBD
Tomorrow Coach Mandee and Coach Davis will be at the start of practice only. Varsity gets to do mile repeats tomorrow. Yay! Coach Kara will be in charge of the run for FS and JV. After todays workout, the run will not be long. The entire team will run the Diablo LOOP, going out LONG and coming back LONG. It is less than 5 miles. After you come back, the speed drills will be set up (jump ropes, ladders, mini hurdles). Please be prepared and support Coach Kara.
3. Mt SAC results. If you are not aware of the amazing performances that were turned in by the team at the Mt Sac Invite, then at least check out the team web site for a summary. Both boys and girls ran the fastest Mt Sac times in school history. Both varsity teams won their races. Sr Brooke Starn won her race and ran the fastest time out of 10,000+ girls over the two day event! Yes, that is not a typo. Check it out: http://www.eteamz.com/mvxc/
4. Colds, flu, nutrition, etc.. Most of the team has less than two weeks left. We have worked hard, raced hard, and are ready to go after league titles next Friday at Shadow Cliffs Park. We must stay healthy! As usual, there are cold and flu bugs already going around. Please double down on your nutrition, including vitimins to supplement your tired immune system. If you feel a cold coming on - do not come to practice. Stay home and kick it. Lots of fluids, rest,,, knock it out! Extra sleep right now is difficult, but will pay dividends. If we stay healthy, we are going to deliver epic results next week.
5. Donations. Yes, I have to take time and once again bring up this subject, even at this late stage of the season. As of today, 3 out of 4 families have made their donation to the program. We are so appreciative of your contribution. I know many of the 75% are also families that have donated their time at our events. Thank you! Unfortunately, one out of four of you have either forgetten to do so, are unable to do so, or perhaps have not found value in the time and effort the coaching staff has put forth this season. I really hope it's the first reason, and that if you have been meaning to donate to the team, you can do so now. It's really difficult to know what to spend on the banquet and end of season competitions with this gap facing us. This will be the last time I bring up this subject.
6. Pictures will be handed out at the banquet - stay tuned for more information.
Thank you for reading this and your support of MVXC! GO MUSTANGS
Coach Mike Davis
CC: Coach Mandee Starn
CC: Coach Kara Wilson
Boys Varsity runs in the "Sub Sweeps race" against several ranked teams and they also take FIRST PLACE in their race! Sr Tim Chrisman is second overall, with Tristan Miller (5th), Nick Vomund (13th) and Daniel Maneloveg (16th) once again packed closely behind. Jr Brendan Lau closes out the scoring in 51st place as the team also runs the fastest time in MV history on this prestigious course. Matt Johnson (62nd) and Ben Smiley (72nd) are 6th and 7th runners today. The boys averaged 5:18 per mile in their winning effort.
Girls JV team is 5th in the JV Championship race paced by Paige Moldenhauer and Olivia Bame, while Matthew Kim & Carson Sawchuk leads the Boys JV to a 9th place finish in their race.
The Mt SAC Invitational featured over 400 schools in 109 races with more than 20,000 runners participating over the two day event. It is the largest xc meet in the country.
Full results here. MV ran in race 54, 57, 59 and 62. Great Interview with Brooke on DyeStatCal.
How to Donate / Current Fundraising Status
Ways to Donate
1) Turn in cash or a check for ANY amount to any coach at practice. Make check to Monte Vista Cross Country. Alternatively, turn in cash or a check to Frances Farrell in the Monte Vista Bookkeeper's Office at any time.
2) Donate $245 online at the MV Webstore.
3) Donate your unused / unwanted gift cards that still have value. Contact team parent Courtney Corda for details (email cjcorda@yahoo.com or call 698-8769).
4) Ask your company to match the team donation you made earlier this season. Find corporate matching instructions HERE or contact Courtney Corda for help filling out your company form. Your team donation is a tax-deductible charitable donation and it *is* matchable by most corporate matching programs.
Background & Status
The SRVUSD and MVHS do not fund high school sports. The district and school provide a single coach's stipend and free use of school facilities and that's about it. Everything else must come from donations. The school tells us that, as of mid October, approximately 75% of cross country athletes' families have made a donation to the program. Our budget is based on the idea that 100% of families will donate at least something. The suggested amount of $245 is achieved by dividing our total basic needs by the estimated number of athletes. At the beginning of the season, we estimated 125 athletes. Our actual total is 122. This makes it more important than ever for every family to participate in funding our program. Every donation helps, no matter how small.
