Wednesday 4/1 VS Shadow Hills
Friday 4/3 no practice
Monday 4/6 Monday-Friday 4PM-5:45PM.
Wednesday 4/15 VS Rancho Mirage
(all jerseys must be turned in at check out unless you are competing at Inland Empire on Saturday)
SENIOR NIGHT
Friday 4/17 first SPRING BREAK practice credit
Saturday 4/18 Inland Empire Championships F/S and Varsity
(All DEL qualifiers must attend at least two practices or you will be scratched from DEL finals)
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Tuesday 28th: DEL Finals Day #1 at LQHS 4PM
Thursday 4/30 DEL FINALS DAY #2 8AM
Friday 5/2 no practice
Morning weight room sessions will change to Friday's only when our DEL meets begin.
2026 Highlights
Saddle Up
Chino Relays
Boys D-1 Champions and THREE SCHOOL RELAY RECORDS
Shuttle Hurdle Record: 1:05.79 (Ramirez, VanBeers, Ansley, Rivas)
High Jump Record: 17'-4" (VanBeers, Ramirez, Smith)
Shot Put Record: Jones, Salas, Perdomo
DEL #1 Palm Desert
Boys Varsity: 110-17
Boys JV: 96-27
Girls Varsity: 84-43
Girls JV: 99-17
DEL #2 Palm Springs
Boys Varsity: 108-18
Boys JV: 109-14
Girls Varsity: 119-7
Girls JV: 84.5-35.5
Trophy Invite
Josie Esqueda sets a PR and takes 1st Place at the LB Invite!
Ryan Jones puts up big numbers and a PR to medal at Trophy Invite
Cougar Classic
ALL FOUR LEVELS take home CHAMPIONSHIP Trophies from this meet. Amazing!!
Xavier Prep
A great performance by both squad to get the win.
Mt Carmel
Luis Martinez breaks the LQ 1600m record!
Martinez, Mendoza, Rivas and Stockdale take down the LQHS DMR record!
Shadow Hills
Boys Varsity hangs tough with the win
Girls take a tough loss to a talented Shadow Hills team 58-69
Oregon Relays
Martinez, Mendoza, Rivas and Stockdale take down the LQHS DMR record!
10:28!
Arvizu, Verduzco, Coffin and Lopez take third in Open DMR
Rivas takes first in 38.95 300m hurldes open division
Arcadia
Rivas, Esqueda and Jones qualify
2026 Track and Field Donors:
Brian Westlake Landscape, INC.
Walter Clark Legal Group
La Quinta Jewelers
Dori's Heating & Air Conditioning INC.
Alltime Riverside County Marks.
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2026 will have a new criteria to make the team. These marks will need to be achieved by March 7th, 2026 to remain on the team. Please see Coach Ansley, Coach Cisneros or Coach Flores for a better explanation.
Boys Frosh-Soph Take home 3rd place over 50 teams at the Inland Empire Championships. 2025
Brian Westlake Landscape, INC.
Vintage Landscape
The Pool Store
Fiesta Ford
Lippert Construction INC.
The ultimate accomplishment as a LQHS track and field "student-athlete" Four years of Varisty
AND 4.0 GPA.
Your varsity letterman's jacket could have these patches on it IF you train hard and hit the books even harder!
Use your Desert Sands login to retrieve the documents below.
2026 Team info: We will have our first MANDATORY meetings for the upcoming season. Rookies at lunch in the gym on Monday 11/10 and Veterans Wednesday 11/12. If you cannot attend for any reason make sure you contact Coach Ansley PRIOR to the meetings. As always, our season schedule is ALREADY POSTED below;)
ROOKIE INFORMATIONAL MEETING: Thursday November 20th at 5:30PM at the front of the school; upstairs staff lounge.
Practice starts Friday December 12th at 4PM. You MUST be cleared with a sports physical and athletic clearance to participate (https://lqathletics.com/athletic-clearance-information/ ) AND you MUST BE REGISTERED (registration will be offered during office hours starting Thursday December 3rd in room 407 for Veterans. Spirit Packs will be sold while supplies last to rookies.
Registration dates: All registrations will be done during office hours up until our first practice in room 407. Do not send paper work to coaches any other time for any reason. All papers needed are at bottom of this web page. GRADE SHEET MUST BE SIGNED BY a Parent/Guardian.
Veterans: December 3rd Room 407 after school and during office hours 12/4. After school December 11th for clean up crew applicants.
Rookies: December 5th after school room 407. Office hours 11th and January 6th
Parent Rookie Meeting is Thursday November 20th 5:30PM upstairs in the staff lounge at the front of the high school.
WINTER ATHLETES: Must register NOW!!
Do not wait until your season is over to register.
Winter athletes DO NOT NEED A GRADE SHEET.(2 items only)
MANDATORY ITEMS NEEDED TO REGISTER
24/7 @lqtrack_field on your IG account and or email Coach Ansley or Cisneros. GC code is tlt7ato
Grade Sheet with ALL SIX teachers' signatures AND your parents as well.
Rules and Expectations form
Veterans turn in parent help form
Spirit Pack order-$95 (rookies while supplies last)
5. All info available at bottom of this webpage.
Check in for practice begins at 4PM Friday December 12th and Monday December 15th. There may be some "optional" workouts offered over winter break. We will resume "mandatory" practices the week of January 5th which will also offer 6:45AM Wt room workouts on Tuesdays and Fridays. These will be MANDATORY for Varsity Athletes that do not have a wt training class through mid February. Weight training is "optional" for the rest of the team and is also used to make up missed practices so you are eligible to compete in meets.
Any RETURNER who does not participate in a practice by 1/9/26 will not be allowed to come out for the team this 2026 season.
Make sure you check with the Athletic Department to see if you are cleared. If you can't get in to see you personal doctor try an urgent care or a chiropractor such as Dr. Dosen or Gonstead Chiropractic for a "sports physical".
Remember you must first:
Get cleared at https://lqathletics.com/
Go to the athletic clearance info (print out your physical form and DIRECTIONS)
Return all info via your computer to the athletic office.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday (Mondays will be at 6:15AM, Wednesday 3:30 and Friday 4PM)
Wt room workouts 6:45AM Tuesdays and Fridays are "optional" unless you are a Varsity returner without a wt room class.
We will NOT have mandatory practices on Friday 1/16 or 1/19. Both days may offer "bank" practice options depending on your primary event.
Full week practices will begin January 26th
JANUARY 8th
during office hours
Monday 6:15AM, Tuesday-Friday 4PM-5:45PM.
Monday February 9th will NOT be a "mandatory" practice.
Check with your primary coach to see if they are hosting a "bank" practice.
MANDATORY Try outs (Navy-White Meet)
Monday February 16th at 4PM. There is no school on this day.
AND Thursday 2/19 will be the continuation of the Navy-White Intrasquad meet at 4PM
We are heading to Red Robin for a small fundraiser and to celebrate the start of the season!
If you cannot make these dates above that were listed in November then you will not remain on the team.
Peeking ahead to March......
2/28/26 Saturday : Saddle Up Invitational @ Vista Murrieta HS.
Frosh-soph AND Varsity Qualifiers
BUS leaves at 6AM-returns 8PM
(athletes who have not MADE UP practices will not be entered)
Monday 6:15AM Tuesday-Friday 4PM-5:45PM.
Saturday 3/7 Chino Relays (Chino HS)
Monday 3/9 practice at 4PM
Wednesday 3/11 DEL meet VS Palm Desert HS at 3:15PM
Wednesday 3/18 DEL meet @ Palm Springs HS 4PM
Friday 3/20 Trophy Invite at Laguna Hills HS (Varsity Throwers only)
Saturday 21st: @ Beaumont High School (Cougar Classic) (frosh soph & Varsity)
Wednesday 25th: DEL Dual meet VS Xavier HS at 4PM
Saturday 3/28: @Mt Carmel High School (varsity qualifiers only)
Morning weight room sessions will change to Friday's only when our DEL meets begin.
Rookie Spirit packs will be sold during registration dates. First come first serve before we run out.
LQT&F gear will also be sold online until December 8th for those interested in the link below.
https://laquintatrack.itemorder.com/