CROSS COUNTRY BANQUET
We will have our year end banquet on Monday, December 8 at 6pm in the Cafeteria. A catetered meal will be served. Athletes please confirm with coaches by 12/4 if you can attend. Parents/Family are welcome to join us. Tickets for parents/family can be purchased via go fan. https://gofan.co/event/5513670?schoolId=CA19033
Our girls ran a great race to advance in an absolute downpour. Selin paced the girls placing 3rd in 17:35.50. Kinsley placed 4th to advance in 14:50..9
They will compete in the Section Finals at Mt. SAC on Saturday, November 22.
We have trimmed our roster to 12 boys and 12 girls. We may race 7 of the 12 in each of the three rounds of CIF. The schedule for the post season:
Saturday, November 15 CIF Southern Section Prelims @ Mt. SAC (Bus @ 5:30)
8:09 - Boys - Top 4 teams advance
9:01 - Girls - Top 4 Teams advance
Saturday, November 22 CIF Southern Section Finals @ Mt. SAC
9:45 - Boys - Top 7 teams advance
11:00 - Girls - Top 7 teams advance
Saturday, November 29 CIF State at Woodward Park, Fresno
Ocean League Finals
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - Columbia Park, Torrance
12:00- Freshman Boys
12:30 - JV/Freshman Girls
1:00 - JV Boys
1:30 Varsity Girls - Selin, Crystal, Ella, Vitalija, Charlie, Addy, Marina
2:30 Varsity Boys - Kingsley, Leo, Lev, Emerson, Jackson, James, Phineaus
Mt. SAC XC Invitational Entries
Bus departs Michigan Gate at 5am on Saturday October 26. Meet Information
We have 50 athletes accepted to compete at Mt. SAC on Saturday. Our varsity boys will race in a Sweepstakes Race at 8:41am. The meet will be streamed on hdrunners and will have a live results link on athletic.net. If you plan on attending, please check the link above to purchase tickets, and find parking info. The meet will have over 15,000 participants over two days. Our team tent will be set up behind the Jumbotron next to the warmup track.
Busses depart Michigan Gate at 4pm
We will have team photos on Monday, October 20 at 2:45 in the Greek. Please bring your uniform top for the photo. Attached is the order form
10-18-25
Bus departs Michigan gate at 6:30 returns +/- 2pm
On Friday, October 10, we will travel with 18 athletes to Fresno to compete in the Clovis Invitational.
Girls- Selin, Crystal, Ella, Ariella, Vitalija, Charlie, Lily, Amelia, Naomi
Boys- Kingsley, Leo, Lev, Emerson, Jackson, James, Senam, Aiden, Augie
Palos Verdes Invitational 10/3/25
@ PV Course 2020 Palos Verdes Drive, Palos Verdes, CA
9:15am Freshman Bus departs Michigan gate
10:30am JV/Varsity Bus departs Michigan gate
We will have someone racing in each race. The top seven in each level will race in assigned races. The remainder will race in the open races. Entries below.
Bellarmie/Sacred Heart Invitational
Bus departs Michigan Gate at 7:30. We will run in the large school JV races. Our entries are posted above. Meet Info
10:35am Girls Race
11:00 am Boys Race
Woodbridge Schedule - Friday, September 19
We have ordered two charter busses with a scheduled departure from the Michigan gate at 1:30 (miss period 5) and return at about midnight. Everyone should have a uniform by now and know which race they are competing in. If you do not, see Lupi at Thursday practice.
Please bring food with you. It is a long evening and you will need to eat something. We will have snacks and drinks available but not full meals. Multiple vendors will be on site so you can buy food if you prefer. (Please don't eat the enchiladas before your race)
We will run in the red division (large school) races. Course/Facility Map We will set up our team tents near field 4/5/6.
Parents planning on joining, please review the directions & parking instructions, in advance as it can be a challenge to get in without this information. Can't make it to Irvine? Watch the live stream (payment required)
If you are getting picked up by your parents, you must check out with a coach in the team tent prior to leaving.
Schedule
5:52 - Freshman Girls
6:16 - Sophomore Girls
6:40 - JV Girls
7:04 - Freshman Boys
7:28 - Sophomore Boys
7:52 - Junior Boys
8:16 - Senior Boys
9:04 - Varsity Boys
9:52 - Varsity Girls
Brentwood Small Schools Invitational
Please arrive at 100 S. Barrington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90049 one hour prior to your race. We will be at the finish line tent on the baseball field above the track.
8:30am Girls Race
9:15am Boys Race
Dana Hills Invitational Schedule. We depart from the Michigan Gate at 5:30am.
DIVISION I
8:00 am – Tim Butler Elite Boys Race
8:15 am – Ron Buchheim Elite Girls Race
8:45 am – Award ceremony for top 3 Elite Teams/Top 3 Boy/Girl
Individual Elite Finishers
9:15 am – Boys Junior Varsity
9:30 am – Girls Junior Varsity
9:45 am – Boys Sophomore
10:00 am – Girls Sophomore
10:15 am – Boys Freshmen
10:30 am – Girls Freshmen
Mountie Express Entries For Saturday, August 23, 2005. Our Bus departs at 5:30 am at the Michigan gate and returns at +/- 12pm. If you are being picked up at Mt. SAC, you must check out with a coach prior to departing. The schedule has been updated as there will be an heat warning beginning late in the morning. Frosh Girls 7:50, Frosh Boys 8:00, Junior Girls 9:10, Junior Boys 9:20, Senior Girls 9:50, Senior Boys 10:00.
If you plan on driving watch, the race will start next to Hilmer Lodge Stadium and finish on the track in the stadium. Parking is on Temple St. across from the stadium. It is about a 10 min walk to the team tent area under the scoreboard.
The following athletes have been added to the season roster. If you do not see your student ID (posted alphabetically)on this list, please contact Coach Lupi plupi@smmusd.org. (two ladies do not have an ID number)
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134124
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We will be taking up to 20 athletes to Mammoth on Aug 13-17. This trip is for Varsity athletes. Please confirm with Coach Lupi if you are able to participate. Please make checks payable to Santa Monica High School- ASB Track.
Mon7/7 -Thu -7/10 - 3:00-4:30 Ocean/Montana
Sat 7/12 - 7:30 All Comers Meet at Track
Mon 7/14-Thu 7/17 - 3:00-4:30 Ocean/Montana
Sat 7/19 9:00-11:00 Ocean/Montana
Mon 7/21-8/3 - Dead Weeks (Running on own)
Mon 8/4-Thu 8/7 - 3:00-4:30 Ocean/Montana
Sat 8/9 - 9:00-11:00 - 3 Mile Time Trial Ocean/Montana
Mon 8/11-Tue 8/12 - 3:00-4:30 Ocean/Montana
Wed 8/13-Sun 8/17 - Mammoth Camp
Mon 8/18-Wed 8/20 - 3:00-4:30 Ocean/Montana