Summer 2009






































June 16, 2009

Summer Training Has Begun!

The time to put the work in begins now. The chart that will help you plan out your summer mileage is below. Click on it and print out the information sheet if it's not already on your refrigerator. Below you'll also find a link to the Saturday run schedule, so don't be afraid to join us there too! Make this fun. Do it for yourself. Do it for the team.

(See the team leaders for the current Saturday run schedule for locations. I don't have that file on my computer at the moment)

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June 7, 2009

Mac Fleet is State Champion!
Wins the 1600 Meter Event in Near Record Time

Mac ran arguably the greatest race of his storied career yesterday at the California State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis, California, finishing with the number two time in the US this year and the second best mark in San Diego Section history narrowly missing the county mark by less than half a second. Running 1:58 for the second 800 meters and completing near 3:00 flat for the final 3 laps, Mac charged away from one of the finest fields of milers ever assembled in a state final. Consider that the final medalist in sixth place had to complete the 4 lap event in 4:10 and change, leaving Travis Edwards, James Brady and several other state leaders in the dust and empty handed at 4:11, an outstanding mark in itself. Read this great STORY about Mac's impressive victory. Sheree Shea completed a great night of running for UC with a final exclamation on her high school running career adding another school record to an already stellar list of UC record holders. Check out both race videos below to see two of the finest races at one of the greatest meets in California history. No small statement. We are very proud of both of you and wish you the best of luck in furthering an already unforgettable career.

Click HERE to see a great photo set of Mac's race. Click HERE for photos of the prelims on Friday.

           
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2009 Meet Results

1600 Final Race Video

   

 

3200 Final Race Video

 

 

May 4, 2009

12th Annual Rock and Roll Marathon is Coming Up!
It's that time of year again and our group has committed again to help out this great event. What will our theme be? Anyone have any ideas? Let's keep it simple, buildable, fun, and extremely innovative (after all, we do want to win the Hydromaniacs competition!). We need everyone to sign up so we have bodies on the list. This is an important event for our cross country team and I do expect you to be there. This is a great chance to participate in a fabulous running event and also to earn/win quite a bit of money for our team. Click on the link below to sign up. It automatically signs you up for our water station.

Click here to sign up

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April 29, 2009

Boys Win, Girls Tie vs. Mira Mesa!

Yikes! 68-68. It can't get any closer. When they're this close, every one point counts. It was a great day with great weather and great fans that witnessed an exciting day of track and field. The boys victory was by a slim five point margin that easily could have turned the other way had Mira Mesa not gone out of the zone on the first event of the day, the 4 x 100 meter relay. These things happen, which keep the meets exciting. Results coming soon. (Click on the picture below to see Charles Hewett's great photos of the day).

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April 22, 2009

Boys, Girls, JV all Win at Patrick Henry!

Congratulations to the entire team for a great win today at Patrick Henry's home track and field. The meet was very close throughout the day, and victory was only sealed with the final event, the 4x400 meter relay. This is a great win for the team that will set us up for our next two meets which are the biggest of the year. (Click on the picture below to see John Scherling's great photos of the day).

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April 5, 2009

Track Practice at 8:30 a.m. This Week

See you at the track for this week's wonderful array of track workouts that we have in store for you. Monday/Tuesday will be a tough combo of work, so prepare yourselves mentally and physically (eat and sleep a little extra) to succeed both days. We will be meeting at Mission Bay on Wednesday at the playground at 9:30 (Yes! an extra hour of sleep) for a run and then our annual track team picnic/barbeque. Bring a side dish and a drink for the picnic.

Thank you all for a wonderful evening of races at the Trabuco Hills Invitational. The evening was cool and perfect for racing and we had many PR's and fantastic races. It was a great success and springboard for the remainder of the season.

Click HERE for results. (you'll have to scroll through quite a bit of stuff, but we're there)

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March 30, 2009

                 
     
More
Coming Soon!
       
                 
 

Italy Meeting at 6:30 Wednesday April 1 at the Scherlings. Click HERE for directions. Don't forget to bring your favorite Italian antipasto/ primo/ secondo/ dolce/ or vino to share with the group. AND bring the Italian language book for more practice.

   

Stay Tuned for
the Next Quiz.

       

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FINALLY! THE TRACK SCHEDULE IS HERE

     
   
     
 

CLICK on the photo above to download a PDF of the current 2009 track schedule. I'm sorry this took so long. We are traveling to Trabuco Hills this Friday after school for the now Infamous Distance Carnival at the Trabuco Hills Invitational. This night of 800's and 1600's is a treat for literally the entire team as we have almost 30 athletes competing at all levels. Please plan to bring a food picnic item (see Guadalupe and/or Sheree for details) to help highlight the evening as a great nighttime running event. We will make this our big team EVENT, so plan on being there. Click below for the meet schedule. Our last event, the Open Boys 1600 doesn't start until after 10:00 p.m., so we will be back home AFTER midnight. The kids will run the fastest race of their lives, and then have a well deserved sleep in on Saturday morning.

Trabuco Hills Event Schedule

 

 

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March 7, 2009

UC Cross Country Alumna Christina Buckley Is At It Again!

A Capella Singer Shines at the Winter and Spring Concerts for the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones

Harvard Sophomore Christina Buckley sent these latest YouTube clips of this season's Veritones winter and spring concerts at the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Mass. Christina was a four year varsity starter for the UC cross country team and was a key member of the 2006 CIF championship team that finished 5th at the State Cross Country Championships. Congratulations, Christina! Off to college but not forgotten. Click the images below to watch and hear these YouTube hits.

             
       
             
  February 15, 2009
THE CHAIN
Said Christina, "I'm really proud of this one because I arranged the block, which pretty much means that I wrote the background music."

  November 2, 2008
UNCHAINED MELODY
Listen to Christina nail this classic performed by LeAnn Rimes and The Righteous Brothers.
  December 9, 2007
COME TO MY WINDOW
Don't miss this classic that launched Christina's career.
 

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February 16, 2009

From the "Don't Miss This While it's Still Up" department:
Mac gets a little press time from the ESPN Rise guys, and earns this week's Athlete of the Week. A great honor and a great little video. I'm not sure if this is an archive file, so click and watch before it disappears. Slide the video bar to about 3:20. He's the last story.

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February 12, 2009

Click on this article below to read the full story:

 

February 9, 2009

WOW!

Mac Fleet Wins Boston Indoor Games. PR's with 4:09.06 for a FULL MILE!
An electric sold out crowd watched one of the most exciting boys mile races in years Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center indoor track facility for the Reebok Boston Indoor Games. Twelve of the best high school milers in the United States were invited to compete against each other in what would be the greatest field of athletes this season. Relive the race and the meet by clicking below. It was a great night that saw professional American greats set two American records and Australian pole vaulter Steven Hooker (Olympic gold medalist) narrowly miss a world record attempt. Such was the energy of the meet and many believed the boys mile was the most exciting race of the night!

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February 2, 2009

Italy Quiz!

Are you ready for our meeting on Wednesday? Here is a little teaser for all of you that know a little about La Bella Italia. Can you match the famous sculptures in the pictures below with the city of the towers shown above them? Tricky. Bring your answers to the meeting along with your favorite Italian food to share with the group. This should be a fun evening. WEDNESDAY AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE VALLON'S HOME: 6253 CANYON BLUFF COURT, 92121

SEE YOU ALL THERE

                             
                   
                             
 
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January 28, 2009

Italy Update!

Second Italy Meeting Next Week?
A number of students have said to me that they are IN, so the powers that be have begun seriously putting the details together (we are meeting tonight). We would like to have a group meeting next Wednesday? (is that too early? Will we have to meet the week after?). I'll need some help here. Would somebody be willing to host the next group for a light (?) dinner and Italian cultural night next Wednesday, February 4? Or do we have it the week after. Send me an email (see Contact Coach McCarthy below)

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January 11, 2009

Are you at least thinking about going on the Italy trip?
Here are a few good reasons to make it happen:

                       
               
  Hadrian's Villa     Castle at Sirmione     Ceramics in Deruta     Milan Cathedral  
                       
               
  Florence     Vatican, Pope Benedict     The Palio in Siena     Michelangelo's David  
                 
           
Opera in Verona   Climbing the Dolomites     Venice Canals     Civita' di Bagnoregio  
                       
               
  Orvieto Cathedral     Real Parmigiano Cheese     Juliet's Balcony, Verona     Riomaggiore  

Of Course there will be so much more than this! This 5th biannual trip will be packed full of some of the greatest experiences that you will never forget.

Italy Meeting is Thursday, January 15 at 6:00 p.m. at:
(don't forget to bring something Italian to eat and share. This will be a great potluck)

The Powell's:
5469 Northridge Ct
San Diego, 92117

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January 7, 2009

What's Going On in 2009?

 
Winter Training
   
Running Camp
   
ITALY
 
           
 

 

Winter Training has begun!

Use the calendars that I gave you to figure out your weekly mileage totals through January and February. Be ready to run 200's on Mondays, longer runs on Tuesdays, and Tempo/long runs on Thursdays. Saturdays are with Patrick Henry and Cathedral (and others) at 8:00 a.m. around the county.

Click on the photo above for the Saturday Run Schedule.

The Saturday runs are for EVERYBODY, not just the varsity athletes. You should be there if you expect to improve this season.

   

Running Camp 2009 is scheduled for August 9-16 at the Fir Group Campground in the Sequoia National Forest (just across from the Stony Creek Lodge). Plan ahead and get these dates on your summer calendar so you won't miss this.

This "NEW" site is the one chronicled in the running camp video (linked below). It's an exciting new place that has wonderful facilities, a beautiful creek to soak and soothe, and remains a site by itself, away from the hundreds of other campers in the other group sites.

The runs will remain the same, always with a few fun new additions to keep the camp interesting and invigorating. Don't miss this year.

CLICK PHOTO FOR CAMP INFO

 

 

   

The Fifth biannual Italy trip is currently on the books for this summer, tentatively scheduled for June 16 - July 7. This will be a fabulous whirlwind tour of the "bel paese", sure to create memories and experiences that will last with you forever. I will show you Italy from the "inside", introducing you to the country like no tour group can ever do.

We are having an informal Italy meeting next THURSDAY January 15 at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Doug and Jo Anne Powell (Devin and Morgan's mom)

We will have some Italian snacks (let's try to make this an Italian Potluck), imparare un pochino della lingua italiana, and go over the highlights of the trip. We will continue to learn about Italy and plan our trip at these meetings every 3-4 weeks until we go in June (at different locations: any volunteers?)

The Powell's:
5469 Northridge Ct
San Diego, 92117

 

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December 18, 2008

from the "THIS JUST IN" and the "WHAT THE HECK TOOK SO LONG" categories:

Tom Antl's Running Camp Video of 2007

Sequoia National Park
Do not miss this great video that Tom has been working on for over a year now. Were you at the 2007 camp? Want to see what camp is really like if you weren't there? This is the video that Tom shot hundreds of hours of raw video to produce, and it captures the real camp: the excitement, the grandeur, and the sweat and tears generated by the many participants of this great camp. (click on the photo below to start the video)

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December 15, 2008

FOOTLOCKER!
OUR VERY OWN SHEREE KNOCKS 'EM DEAD AT THE NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Miss the Race? Click Here to Watch it.

GREAT INFORMATION COMING SOON! PROMISE. STAY TUNED. (IN THE MEANTIME, CHECK OUT CATHY HOLL'S GREAT PHOTOS OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT. HOW COOL IS THAT? OH YEAH, AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE BANQUET ON WEDNESDAY. SCROLL DOWN BELOW FOR DETAILS. THIS'LL BE AN ALL-TIMER, SO DON'T MISS IT.



(Click above photos for a link to Cathy Holl's great pics)

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December 9, 2008

Couldn't Make it to the Footlocker Regionals?
Here is Sheree's Great Race from last Saturday

Footlocker National Championships is THIS SATURDAY, December 13
Don't forget to make it out to Morley Field this Saturday for the Footlocker National Championships. This race features the top 40 runners in the United States, 10 each from four different regional championships. Sheree will go into this race as only the 7th girl from San Diego to have qualified in the 30 year history of the event. Remarkable.

Race time Saturday is 9:15 a.m. for the girls (Go SHEREE!), 10:00 a.m. for the boys.


Click Here for Footlocker Nationals Meet Information

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December 6, 2008

This Just In: Sheree Shea Qualifies for Footlocker Nationals!
Earns an All-Expense Paid Trip to... (wait for it).... San Diego, California!



(Click Above for Charles Hewett's Great Photos at Mt. SAC)

FOOTLOCKER RESULTS

Another Great Site with Pictures and Results

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December 4, 2008

BANQUET INFO : DON'T MISS THIS GREAT NIGHT!
The team banquet is scheduled for WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 at the San Diego Hall of Champions,
6:00 P.M.
This banquet is for all family members, parents, siblings, cousins, friends, donors, alumni...EVERYONE
Cost will be $14.00 per person for one of the greatest evenings of the year (alumni will be free guests of the team). If $$ is a problem, let me know. I just want everyone there.

The 12th Annual Cross Country Awards Banquet will be December 17th, 2008 appropriately at the San Diego Hall of Champions at no later than 6:00 p.m. SHARP. Please join us for one of the most fun evenings of the season to celebrate the great achievements of our UC cross country athletes. The Hall of Champions is located in Balboa Park in the same parking area as the Air Space Museum (click here for directions to the Hall of Champions). We have an exciting agenda for the evening as well as a wonderfully catered meal from Ranch Catering. All UC cross country alumni are invited to attend for free. Don't miss this great evening.

The cost for the entire evening is $14.00 per person. Please send a head count with your child to school by Wednesday, December 10 so I can finalize numbers for dinner (and check made payable to UC Cross Country). See you all at the banquet!

         
 
 
It's Coming

The Great Cranium Showdown!

 

(Can't make it to the meet? Click here for live streaming video and watch from home! Don't miss this)
Mt. SAC
(Fun Course Description)

1101 North Grand Avenue
Walnut, CA 91789

UC Travel Information:

•We will be leaving after school at 3:30 on Friday, December 5 and heading to the home of Steve and Tere Ross (my Mom) in Costa Mesa.
(Click here for directions)

Home of Steve and Tere Ross
2084 Flamingo Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-546-4410

•Click on the Footlocker logo at the top to see the official website for race times and entry information. We will have to get up pretty early to get to the meet on time (my mom lives 40 minutes from the course). Remember the "double secret" free parking area in the neighborhood behind the course.

•We should be home between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

 

 
     
  This year's game could be an all-timer. With the last two championship teams participating, including the adults who have compiled a four year championship run, this meeting of the minds should prove to be a stellar affair. So practice your team gnilleps and prepare to beast out at this annual final Cranium showdown.  
     


Remember the "One Armed Bandit"? Click here for great memories of the 2007 Showdown

 

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November 30, 2008

Mac Fleet is State Champion!
Girls Team Finishes Fourth!

The unranked and unheralded girls team finished fourth place yesterday at the California State Championships in Fresno beating seven of the top ten pre-race ranked teams in the division and equaling the best UC team finish in the 22 year history of this event. The greatest team effort by our "front four" which included two unprecedented top-10 finishes by Sheree Shea and Jessy Hansen, was very quickly followed up by frosh Lindsey Williams who sealed a top four team performance with her best race by over one minute, an almost impossible task at such a large meet. The girls were composed and ready to perform, outpacing even the best prognosticators in achieving this stunning finish. Devin and Morgan Cowick, consistent members of the fab four, turned in their best performances of the season to help this team run it's very best when it counted the most: the State Championships.

Mac Fleet overcame some mid race "jitters" to pull away from some of this countries very best runners, running what could be considered the greatest race of his stellar career. The division three championship was billed as perhaps the race of the day pitting Fleet against arguably California's best runner Chris Schwartz, ranked fourth best in the nation. Early on Schwarz was there in the lead, along with several of Cali's best, keeping a relatively tight pack together through two and a half miles. A decisive move by Mac at the top of the "camel humps" gave him a jump on the field with only about a half mile to go, but Isaac Chavez, the Southern Section champion quickly closed and it became a two man race with the finish nearly in sight. Three hundred meters out and high up on his toes with one final blast, Mac pulled clear of Chavez and celebrated a state championship victory in front of the thousands of excited screaming fans at the finish.

It was a great day for UC with four athletes finishing in the top ten and earning All-State honors. Sheree Shea finished in a school record 17:51 to finish fourth, closely followed by Jessy Hansen who literally inched by Campolindo freshman Carrie Verdon to earn the final top 10 spot. In the boys race, behind Mac's great victory, Guadalupe Gonzalez ran the best race of his career with his tenth place finish, narrowly beating out two competitors at the line for the coveted spot on the podium.


(Click here for George Kerber's great State Meet photos)

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November 25, 2008

     
  MORE COWBELL!  
  UC Fan Club Ready For State  
  The 14 boys and girls of the UC varsity squad are ready to line up at state on Saturday. More importantly, however, is the readiness of the cowbell-toting fan club led by senior parents Sandy Scherling and Janna Fleet. Need a fan club shirt? A cowbell? Not to worry, because these bell ringers have the right stuff to outfit you for the job. Bring a big heart and a strong arm to Fresno, and ring those bells loudly.  

November 26, 2008
         
 

State Meet Information

The UC cross country team will be meeting at 6:00 a.m. Friday morning in front of the gym to head up to Fresno for the State Championships. We have a large group of parents and athletes participating, so we will need to car-pool as much as possible to avoid taking a ridiculous amount of cars up to the meet. Please do not be late. Athletes: be sure to bring ALL of your racing equipment, including an extra pair of racing socks to replace after the warm-up if it is raining. It will be cold, so bring also your warmups and any other cold weather gear that you think you might need.

Please check the rooming list below to see who is coming to the meet. In addition to the 13 rooms that I have reserved, the Scherlings and Bookers have two rooms, and the Powells and Dennis Cowick have rooms in another hotel.

Here is a partial itinerary:
Meet at 6:00 a.m. Friday November 28 and depart shortly afterward
Arrive at Gorman at approximately 8:45. Meet Coach McCarthy
Breakfast in Bakersfield at Baker's Square (map) on Ming Ave. (head WEST from I-99)
Arrive at Woodward Park between 1:00-1:30
Buy anything/everything at State Meet concessions
Jog Course/very light workout/final preparations
3:30 check into hotel
5:00 dinner at Luna's Pizzeria in downtown Clovis
7:00 return to hotel/relax
10:00 lights out.

Race time is 10:40 a.m. for the boys and 12:15 for the girls. We will make a plan for Saturday morning depending on the predicted rain.

I will be out of town all day Thursday, but I can be reached at 714-546-4410 during the day and 714-593-5590 in the evening (sorry, no cell phone yet) if someone needs some last minute information. Dale will coordinate all the drivers and carpooling on Friday. DON'T FORGET ANYTHING!

Results will be posted shortly after the races at the link below

 
   
         

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November 24, 2008

Varsity Teams Set to Compete at State Championships
Competition Set for this Saturday in Fresno: Boys 10:40 a.m. / Girls 12:15 p.m.

           
Mac Fleet   Guad Gonzalez   Adam Scherling   Riess Haslam   Charlie Hewett   Ben Booker   Aaron Cordoba
           
Sheree Shea   Jessy Hansen   Devin Cowick   Morgan Cowick   Megan Gramlich   Alexia Kalal   Lindsey Williams

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November 23, 2008

Boys and Girls Finish Second at CIF San Diego Section Championships
Each Team Earns State Meet Bid

Upholding one of the greatest UC cross country traditions, both the boys and girls teams earned a trip to the California State Championships next weekend continuing a streak of more than 10 years. In a loaded field of 22 teams in the division 3 race, the boys ran a gutsy race up front and at the same time a cautious race in the early going with the 3-6 runners. As the race progressed, our power punch up front would pay off with a 1-2 finish. Senior Mac Fleet, running the fastest time of the day for all runners, easily ran away from the field to capture his first CIF title. Next over the hill, to the roar of an excited crowd, was senior Guad Gonzalez, all smiles and punctuating a stellar season with his finest race yet in finishing second. Rounding out the top 15 in the race, frosh Riess Haslam led the charge through the deep field, moving up to 3rd for UC, clicking off the second-fastest freshman time of the day. Close behind Riess was junior Charlie Hewett, earning his first ever CIF top-20 finish. Senior Adam Scherling, junior Ben Booker, and senior Aaron Cordoba closed up the UC ranks to carry the team to a second place podium finish. The team prepares now for the big prize, the state championships held at Woodward Park in Fresno.

MORE COMING SOON, INCLUDING GIRLS QUICK RECAP AND MORE IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF BOTH TEAMS

     
             
   
             
   
             

Great Memories from CIF
(A big thank you to George Kerber, Charles Hewett and John Scherling)

   
John Scherling Photos
 
Charles Hewett Photos
 
George Kerber Photos

CIF Results!
Tons More Coming, So Stay Tuned

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November 18, 2008

Initial Site Update Begins

Check out the links at left under 2008 and Archives. I have moved the 2007 Season into the archives area, and the earlier parts of this season are now found under 2008 in the appropriate month. The site will have a major overhaul in the next few months to help create an easy-to-find navigability and bring more important information to the forefront. Check it out.

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November 14, 2008

Western League Champions!
Boys and Girls Win Team Titles

On a VERY warm November afternoon, the boys and girls teams put together a great tandem effort, bringing home the Western League Title for both teams for the 5th or 6th straight year (lost count).   It came about through a combined series of exceptional individual performances, together with some pretty gutsy efforts out on the Morley Field layout.   It was a tough day.   A special congratulations go out to the entire team for a wonderful season.   In addition, we salute our grade level champions:   Jessy Hansen (fr.), Riess Haslam (fr.), Devin Cowick (jr.), and Mac Fleet (sr.) who won his third consecutive Western League Individual Title.   Results and Pictures below.   Thanks also to Janna Fleet and Sandy Scherling for their continued Fan Club leadership and support, Haide Urias, our wonderful manager who often ran the show, and our phenomenal photographers who were there for us everywhere and every week:   Charles Hewett, Gary Hassen, John Scherling and George Kerber.   Enjoy this website as I give it a major update in the next few days with much more league championship coverage, and team information for the CIF Championships coming up next Saturday.

Save the Date:   The Cross Country Banquet will be Wednesday, December 17 at 6:00 p.m. at the San Diego Hall Of Champions in Balboa Park (near the Air-Space Museum).   Don't miss this wonderful night of memories, awards, and a great exclamation point to the 2008 season.   Congratulations UC on earning two more banners for the gym, upholding a great UC tradition of cross country excellence.

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November 12, 2008

League Finals Friday!

The final championship meet is here!   Get ready for the best race of the season.   The meet begins with the girls JV race at 2:00, followed by the girls Varsity at 2:30, the boys Varsity at 3:00, and finally the boys JV at 3:30.   Parents, don't miss this.   It's Friday after all.   It will be an exciting day with all of the league's athletes tossed into one race, more or less.   The awards ceremony will immediately follow the last race, so please don't plan on taking your son/daughter home right away.   The entire team needs to participate in the ceremony and cheer on the team as we accept the awards that everyone earns.  

Good luck to all.   Sleep well, eat well, and make this important to you.   It is very important to the team.

We will be leaving school at 12:15 p.m., so I need all drivers ready to depart at that time.   Thanks so much for your continued help and support.

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November 4, 2008

This Is What I'm Talking About!
A Great Day for Personal Bests. Click Below for Results

 


(Charles Hewett's Great Photos)


(George Kerber's Great Photos)


(John Scherling's Great Photos)

 

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Great Moments in UC History!
Contact Coach McCarthy for any information.

 

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