2009 season, here we come !!! 

Thank you to all the 8th graders that showed up at the first annual 8th graders sports night !

May/June.  New and returning runners, Be Ready To Train. Obtain summer sports registration packet and turn in by June 30th. Take Physicals by June 30th too.  Replace your trainers if over 4 months old.  Go to Snails Pace in Brea, 714-529-6313 or The Running Lab in Orange 714-538-1355 for your trainers.  Questions, contact Coach Garcia at ged58@yahoo.com

June 15th, 2009.  First day of Captains Practice. Morning or afternoon session. New runners can contact coach for team leaders phone numbers. Team leaders are Sejal, Mari Cruz, and Marilu.

June 27th, VHS 75th Anniversary Event. Need team members to help sell T-shirts. 

July 4th, 2009. Be at practice unless signing up for the Anaheim Hills Firecracker 5K Race (Mary Castle Memorial), or any other race. 

July 6th, 2009. First day of Official Practice at 7 A.M.  Lets be ready to train for a great season!!!

August 19th, 2009. Big Bear Camp. Must be in shape to attend.

2008 Season

VHS XC boys advance to CIF Finals !!! Congratulations ! Come support them at Mt. Sac on Saturday, November 22th. Race is at 8:05 A.M. See VHS boys XC web site(links) for details.

*Congratulations on everything ladies!!  I think Coach Garcia pretty much said it all below. I just want you to know that I'm very proud of all of you. I saw so much improvement and hard work since captain's practice in June and you all have come such a long way. Continue to work hard and we'll see you next year in XC!

~Sarah

EMPIRE LEAGUE FINALS 11/05/08 

Well the XC season is over for us, but it still was a very good year despite not making it to CIF. The team on all levals ran very well and hard at finals. No doubts were left on the course. The F/S hopefully gave us a good sign of what the future may bring with continued hard work, packing it up and smart racing. The F/S put on a clinic on how to win a meet with the way they packed it up and raced. For the first time in recent memory, the team won a Finals Meet. The F/S are league champs ! Not only are they champs, but Monica(Fr.) took first place by working her way up from 5th place at the mile mark with a P.R. effort. Not to be out done; Sejal(Capt.) 3rd pl., Mariam(P.R.) 4th pl., Eden 6th pl., Rachel 7th pl., Mallory(P.R.) 8th pl. and Rosie 9th pl. raced their way into the top ten for medals !!! Meghna(11th pl.) just missed 10th by 6 seconds. Shin- Ning had a 3:17 P.R. over last year, WOW ! Makenzie also had a P.R. of 1:36 from her first race ! All F/S contributed to the team effort; Liz, Kajori,Marlene, Hailey, Caitlin, Nicole, and Sonali. I know that some of you ran with some form of an injury or still recovering, I thank you for giving your best effort at Finals. Not being able to run due to major injury were Alejandra and Chelcy, but they did a great job cheering everyone else on !!!. Great Race F/S :) The J.V. team(4th Pl.) was lead by Gema(Sr., the only 4 year runner) and Maricruz(Jr.) who earned medals by being in the top ten. Great job ladies ! Rookie runner Bianca(Jr.) had had an outstanding first year and gained valuable experience that should help out the team even more next year. Marilu(Jr.) and Pavan(Sr.) had outstanding P.R. races to help out with the team effort. Alyssa give it her best effort despite running with an injury.  The Varsity raced hard and earned a 4th place. I am happy with the effort make by all the squad members. Brittany(Fr.) raced hard and tried to keep pace with the #2 and #3 Pacifica runners. Brittany gave it a great effort and also gained valuable experience for next year. Rookie distance runner Michelle(Sr. converted from a sprinter) had a good race and season. Michelle held the second spot most of the second half of the season. Good going Michelle. Vicky(Sr.,Capt.) finished her VHS XC career by improving by 1:44 over last year ! Ana(Sr., Capt.) had high goals for her senior year, but a mid season injury almost prevented her from running again. But Ana is tough and she earned herself a spot on the Varsity squad at finals and came in fourth for the team with a 52 second improvement from last years finals. Awesome effort Ana !  Also gaining valuable racing experience for next year were Jill(Fr.) and Carissa(Fr.). Jill raced hard, caught the Pacifica #5 runner and held her off. Good racing Jill ! Carissa ran very well too, despite still recovering from a cold congestion. Senior and Captain Sharon had a P.R. performance at finals and with a great improvement over last years times !  Sharon raced very well, closing the gaps and packing it up with Jill and Carissa. Ladies you learned alot this year. You trained hard, packed it up and raced smart. I look forward to next season while currently having enjoyed this season !   Remember it starts with Captains practice in June and continues with  good Summer training.  For now,  just rest, recover and relax before we start Track training......P.S., I wish all the Seniors  the best in your future education, career,  and may your passion for running continue in college and, or  in your personal life :)  Visit the team.      Coach Garcia

MT. SAC INVITE 10/25/08

Mt. Sac.  was great ! The freshman and a few other got to race on the course for the first time. The freshman got 5th place in their division, great racing ladies! Freshman Eden(22:59) 14th place and Monica(23:05) 16th place both won medals on this tough course! Rachel(24:32), Mallory(24:55), and Meghna(25:01) raced very well. Makenzie, Hailey, and Kajori continue to improve. Great team effort freshman!!! The Sophomores got to race in the heat of the day at 12 noon. The team had three Sophomores that could sit up, but they did a good job of racing. Mariam(23:49) lead the Sophomores and is regaining her top racing form that she had last year, good job Mariam. Rosemarie(27:21) improved  88 seconds from last year, great job Rosie. Liz raced very well despite a sore knee and was only a few seconds off her course P.R.  The J.V. started things off by racing at 7:28 AM. It was nice and cool, great for racing. Brianca(23:46) racing Mt. Sac for the first time lead the J.V. team. Followed by Gema(24:57) with a 2:54 improvement over last year, great job Gema!!! Marilu(26:14) continues a have a sore knee, but is always willing to give it all. Pavan(27:39) in her Senior year finally got to race at Mt. Sac., great going Pavan ! The Varsity continues to learn to race as a team and did very well today. They will be ready for League Finals in ten days. First time Mt. Sac racers Brittany(Fm,20:58) and Michelle(Sr,21:45) lead the team. Followed by Vicky(Sr,21:59) with a 1:38 improvement on this course! Freshman Carissa (22:39) and Jill (22:59) ran very well on this tough course. Sharon(Sr,23:03)  continues to improve over last year on every course with a 2:52 improvement today. Ana (Sr, 24:43) had her best race since coming back from her foot injury that has kept her out for about three weeks. Good going Ana. Great racing ladies, now its on to League Finals, lets get it done !!!

O.C.C. INVITE 10/18/08

Fast course, fast times !!! Good job of racing ladies. There were 15 P.R's today. The F/S team was lead by America(medal) and Monica for 8th place in their division. The F/S had the most P.R's of any of the squads(Rachel, Meghna, Rosie, Mallory, Nicole, Marlene, Mackenzie). Ana had a good race in the J.V. group on her road to recovery. Maricruz had a P.R. in the J.V. race. Gema and Pavan ran very well today too. The Varsity continues to improve as a team. Brittany(P.R. & medal) and Jill(P.R.) lead the Varsity team to an 8th place finish in Division 3. They were supported by Michelle(P.R.), Vicky(P.R.), Carissa, Sharon(P.R.), and Sejal . Check out the photos.  Thanks to Mrs. Zito for the towels and canopy.  Mr. Grismer, thank you for the water bottles.

Hi 2009 Cross Country Team members !!!

Remember to bring a small water bottle and a sports watch to every practice.