2006 Paly XC Schedule

Regular Season

 

Monday 8/14 – First Day of Official Practice @ 5:30pm

Thursday 8/31 – Coaches Challenge @ 5:30pm & Parent Meeting @ 6:30pm

 

Thursday 9/7 – Gunn, St. Francis, Alumni Meet @ Gunn

Saturday 9/23 – Lowell Invite @ Golden Gate Park in SF

Tuesday 9/26 – SCVAL preview meet @ Central Park (Santa Clara HS)

Saturday 9/30 – Stanford Invite @ Stanford Golf Course – top 14 run, others help

Friday 10/6 – Moonlight Run @ the Baylands in Palo Alto (optional)

Fri-Sat 10/6-7 – Clovis Invite – only top 14 attend (overnight trip)

Tuesday 10/10 – SCVAL preview meet @ Crystal Springs in Belmont (1:40 excuse time)

Friday 10/13 – Monterey Bay Invite @ Toro Park (11:40 excuse time)

Tuesday 10/24 – City Championships @ Gunn (2:10 excuse time)

Tuesday 10/31 – SCVAL League Championships @ Crystal Springs (11:40 excuse time)

 

Note: Athletes are expected to attend all meets, with the exception of the overnight trip to Fresno, where only the top 14 boys & girls will be traveling. Runners staying home that weekend are encouraged to compete in the Moonlight Run on Friday night at the Baylands – itÕs a great, fun race – bring the whole family!

 

Post-Season

 

Saturday 11/11 – CA Central Coast Sectionals (CCS) at Toro Park  only top 7 compete

Sat 11/25 – CA State Championships in Fresno (overnight) – must qualify @ CCS meet

Saturday 12/2 – Western US Regional @ Mt. Sac (overnight) – everyone can compete!

Saturday 12/2 – US Team Nationals in Portland, Oregon – Team must be invited

Saturday 12/9 – US Nationals in San Diego – top 8 individuals from each Regional

 

2nd Annual Viking Alumni Challenge & BBQ (& Football game)

 

Wednesday 12/20 1pm – Paly track.

 

* Since most of our recent alumni are in college and cannot attend the joint ÒalumniÓ meet held in September with Gunn, we thought it would be fun to have our own true Varsity vs Alumni Competition. Everyone is invited to run and/or enjoy the post-race BBQ. With Herrel, Nordlund, Scott, Francis & Zander the alumni are talking of sweeping this yearÉ