…WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK (WEEK #8, WEEK OF MARCH 27TH / WED = NBL VS. MONTY + FRI/SAT = STANFORD INVITE)

• Wednesday, March 29: 1^st NBL Meet vs. Montgomery HS 4:00 pm – ~6:30 pm
  • IMPORTANT!   -MANDITORY FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROSTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEET
  • …THIS WILL BE OUR MOST COMPETITIVE NBL TEAM MEET OF THE YEAR!
  • No early class dismissal (early schedule, all MCHS student-athletes get out of school at 2:45 pm)
  • Meet starts 4:00 sharp!    …Meet will go on, RAIN OR SHINE!!!
  • Athlete Instructions: Show-up at least 1 hour before your competition > use a sharpie to get your unique competitor # on top of your left hand > compete!
  • NBL Meet Order of Events: here
  • Athletes: IF you are participating in the Band Concert, please coordinate with your event Coach, how best to plan for/optimize your participation if you have to leave early!
  • PARENT VOLUNTEERS: Please show up at 3:30 for assignments (see Coach Greg)!
• Friday/Saturday Stanford Invite, Stanford University (this meet for elite Varsity entries only): 
  • Link to Event Website:  https://gostanford.com/documents/2023/1/20/2023_Invite_HS_Meet_Information_.pdf
  • Event Heat Sheets/Entries: https://www.rtspt.com/events/stanford/invite23/hs_accepted.htm
  • Friday, March 31^st: 1^st day of competition/MCHS Entries (dismiss from MCHS class 11am): 
    • 2:56: Girls 400H Payton McGarva
    • 3:18: Boys 400H Alexander Ong
    • 3:46: Girls DMR (Brooke S, Mia C, Emma M, Gracie T) Alt: Kira M, Andi F, Kylie M
    • 4:02: Boys DMR (Grant S, Jai G, Rami N, Jack W) Alt: Bert G, Sean G
• Saturday, April 1^st, 2^nd day of competition/MCHS Entries: 
  • 9:30: Girls Pole Vault Lily Mulligan, Allison Kapustka
  • 10:00: Girls High Jump Alexis Hunt 
  • 11:00: Girls 4 x 100 Relay prelims (Lilly M, Elle D, Sydney M, Kate O) Alt: Bailey B, Gianna M
  • 12:29: Girls 100m prelims Kate O’Malley
  • 1:23: Girls 4 x 100 Relay Finals
  • 3:28: Girls 400m Elle DeMange
  • 4:08: Girls 100m Finals
  • 5:46: Girls 4 x 400 Relay (Mia C, Kate O, Payton M, Elle D) Alt: Emma M, Gianna M
  • 6:07: Boys 4 x 400 Relay (Alberto G, James J, Alexander O, Jai G) Alt: Cohen F, Donald M

…WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK (WEEK #9, WEEK OF APRIL 3RD / WED = NBL VS. ROSA @ SRHS + FRI/SAT = ARCADIA INVITE IN LA)

• Wednesday, April 5th: 2^nd NBL Meet vs. Rosa at SRHS 4:00 pm – ~6:30 pm
  • IMPORTANT!   -MANDITORY FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROSTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEET
  • …THIS WILL BE OUR MOST COMPETITIVE NBL TEAM MEET OF THE YEAR!
  • Early class dismissal: 2:15 (all MCHS student-athletes on the roster get out of school at 2:15 pm); Parents, we could use some help with Drivers to SRHS, leaving MCHS 2:30 pm
  • Meet starts: 4:00 sharp at SRHS!
  • NBL Meet Order of Events: here
• Friday/Saturday, April 7^th-8^th  Arcadia Invite, Arcadia HS (LA); this meet is for elite Varsity entries only!
  • Link to Event Website:   https://www.arcadiainvitational.org/
  • IMPORTANT!   …ACCEPTED EVENT ENTRIES WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED UNTIL THU, MARCH 30^TH
  • Tentative travel plans: Thu, April 6^th dismiss from school ~9AM, Coach/Parent driving to LA Thu > stay overnight to compete Fri-Sat, leave Sun, April 9^th early am > return MCHS ~3-4PM
  • …Stay Tuned! …More Information will be posted here when available!

Meet Recaps and Videos

• Twilight 2023 Full Recap Video here
  • Highlights:
    • Boys highlight video here
    • Girls highlight video here
    • MCHS took full advantage of the great conditions to turn in many top marks for the North Bay, plus many PRs and solid growth performances, and heat/flight winners too (proudly wearing those t-shirts)! The coaches can start to see where our athletes can step up and win critical event points in dual and championship formats. Thanks to all the coaches and parent volunteers for helping us show So Co what a top caliber meet looks like, especially the addition of highly competitive invitational heats run under the lights!
      • Top Marks in the North Bay (2023 to date)
        • Xander Ong, 300H, 42.09
        • Jai Gray, LJ, 20-00.75
        • Kate O’Malley, 100m, 12.84
        • El DeMange, 200m, 26.55
        • El DeMange, 400m, 58.00 — #2 all-time MCHS and #13 all-time Redwood Empire
        • Girls 4×100, 49.52 (Mulligan, DeMange, S. Moore, O’Malley) — #9 all-time MCHS
        • Girls 4x400m, 4:09.85 (Chong, O’Malley, McGarva, DeMange)
        • Lexy Hunt, HJ, 5-04
        • Lily Mulligan, PV, 12-06
      • Other Notable Performances (so many to choose from):
        • Payton McGarva blasted sub-50 in the 300H (3.6% PR) and winning the invitational heat!
        • Allison Tito is adding depth to our jump squad, clearing 4-10 and is on the way to the coveted 5-00
        • Many PRs in the 1600m: Sophie Barrow 4.9% and going sub-6:00, Carmen Jimenez 3.6% PR (also took 2nd in invitational 3200m!), Katie Choe 2.3% PR and winning the open heats!
        • Boys 2nd in 4×400 (Garza, Ong, Jepson, Gray), in what looks to be a setup for some great showdowns with Piner this season
        • Beau Gleeson, 3rd in Discuss
        • Rachel Reynolds, 3rd in Discuss
        • Malachi Cole jumped #2 best all-time freshman High Jump
        • Freshman boys distance squad made big strides: Kevin Trenam and Austin Petrik both dip under the coveted 5:00 mark for 1600m; and they also swept the open 3200m, with three boys under 11:00: Kevin Trenam 1st, Austin Petrik 2nd, Trystan Treinen 3rd
        • Lily Mulligan and Allison Kapustka tandem lock up #1-#2 in Pole Vault…once again!
        • Girls sweep invitational 300H: Payton McGarva, Beatrice Belt, Lily Cuniberti, and Nola McGarva
        • Mia Carra held on for 3rd in invitational 800m, against state ranked runners!
        • Kate O’Mally and Lily Mulligan go 1-2 in invitational 100m
        • Alberto Garza takes 3rd in invitational 400m
        • Xander Ong takes 2nd in both invitational 110HH and 300IH
• Big Cat 2023 Recap Video here

General Information

• MCHS Track ’23 Overview
• 2023 MCHS Track & Field Competition Schedule (Updated 2/1/23)
• MCHS Track ’23 Meet the Coaches
• Track & Field Varsity/JV Performance Guidelines
• Weekly Workout Matrix (Created 2/1/23)
• Track & Field Donation Form, and Rules & Expectations Document
• Team Record Boards: Boys | Girls

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Email Head Coach Greg at greg.fogg@comcast.net or call/text him at (707) 291-2967 for further assistance.