News and Announcements
Pre-Season Competition Begins this Week!
It's Race Time! The first week of the 2002 Cross Country Season has arrived. This Thursday at 3:00 p.m. the Matadores will compete against the Cardinals of Whittier High School at La Mirada Regional Park. The first race, Frosh-Soph Boys, begins at 3:15 p.m., followed by the Girls race at 4:00 p.m. and the Boys Varsity at 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday, September 14th, the Matadores will travel Heartwell Park to compete in the Millikan Invitational. The first race of the day starts at 8:00 a.m. and the last race ends at 12:00 noon. Plan on returning to school no earlier than 1:30 p.m.
What a great summer this has been! Both the boys and girls teams have worked diligently to ensure that the 2002 season is the best ever. Throughout the summer, training has been tougher and team times have been faster. At this year’s time trial the boys team, shaping up to be the fastest team in the last five years, posted a 10 minute improvement over last years team. They’re a cinch to be competitive in league. The girl’s team time was not quite as fast as last year, but the many lady Mats who improved their times over last year is a good sign that they’ll be ready for Suburban League competition. Congratulations to the new runners who survived their first summer with the Cross Country team. Leading the way into the new season are the following athletes who contributed mightily to the success of the summer:
Girls Varsity:
Boys Varsity:
As in any successful organization, those who contribute the most are usually behind the scenes. The following people gave of themselves, their time, and their vehicles this summer. Please be sure to thank them when you see them!
|
Girls
Mileage leaders: Amanda Stephens, Cynthia Mata, Jackie Martinez, Jennifer
Minero
& Ana Poblet (300+ miles each)
Summer Camp A Success!
In what many participants called "the best summer camp ever," the cross country teams spent seven nights and eight days training in the mountains around Big Bear Lake. Congratulations to the veterans and the first year runners who survived the intense workouts. Everybody returned home a bit more tired and a lot more excited about the upcoming season. Over the course of the week the varsity girls ran an average of 65+ miles while the boys ran 80+ miles. Leading the way for the girls were Amanda Stephens, Jennifer Minero, and Ana Poblet who each compiled over 70 miles. On the boy's team, Dag Tesfaye, Nathaniel Moore and Jared Bird ran close to 100 miles each. Running the many scenic trails around the valley turned out to be the core of the training for the week. Holcomb Valley, Castle Rock, 2N10, Gray's Peak, and the "Shack Loop" are now part of La Mirada Cross Country running stories. The highlight of training was the 13-miler along route 2N10 that Nathaniel, Dag, Sergio, Freddy and Jared finished in under 1 hour 50 minutes. Ana, Jennifer, Amanda, Jackie, Marlene and Megan completed the 13-mile run for the girls. Activities for the week included a movie day (Signs, XXX, Blue Crush, and Austin Powers), bowling, water slides, go-carts, fishing, ping-pong, basketball and numerous trips to the arcade to play pool and "Dance-Dance-Revolution." The many unforgettable moments included: Kevin dancing to Jake's guitar playing, eating around the campfire, Mark and Brian spending hundreds of quarters on "D-D-R," and secret late night "runs" to McD's. Thanks to Andy and Bill Bird, Tom Palmer, Sam Cooley, Laura Casas, Nicole Reynolds and Norberta Martinez for transporting, taking care of and feeding 30 hungry athletes and coaches. Click Here for camp pictures taken by Mr. Tom Palmer! |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| September | La Mirada HS Cross Country Calendar Subject to change | |||||
| 1
|
2
Labor Day
|
3
|
4
School Begins
|
5
Practice After School |
6 Practice after School |
7
Mt. SAC workout |
| 8
|
9 Long Run |
10
Hills! |
11
Tempo Run |
12
Whittier vs L.M.
|
13
"Recovery" Run |
14
Millikan Invitational |
| 15
1st week of Cycle |
16
Long Run |
17
Cal Hi/La Habra
|
18
Tempo Run |
19
Tempo Run |
20
Biola Trail |
21
Sunny Hills Invitational |
| 22
2nd week of Cycle |
23
Long Run |
24
Repeats |
25
Tempo Run |
26
Santa Fe vs LM
|
27
Tempo Run |
28
TBA |
| 29
|
30
|
|||||
Seasons
Sponsors
