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December 21, 2025
I hope everyones holiday break is off to a great start. If you are travelling, please make certain to stay active and attempt to get some work in while away. We will have some optional practices on campus over the next two weeks. If you are in town it is a great way to get in some quality work.
Our schedule for the next two weeks:
Monday - 9:00-11:00 Practice on track
Tuesday - 9:00-11:00 Practice on track
Wednesday- 9:00-11:00 Practice on track
December 14, 2025
This week bring us to Final Exams. Our schedule will be a little off due to the odd schedule. We have posted the athletes (by id #) who have been added to the track and field team to our track page. There are still opportunities to be added to the team. Many did not complete their documentation so they could not be added.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - Finals (no practice)
Wednesday - Finals (no practice)
Thursday - 11:20-1:20pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @11:14)
Friday - 12:50-2:20 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 12:35)
December 7, 2025
We had our track and field tryout (results) on Wednesday and All Comers meet (results) on Saturday. Coaches will be going thru the tryout lists/results and begin selecting the track & field team this week. Please be certain to have your CIF clearance complete and have track and field selected as your spring sport. We cannot add anyone to the roster without this information.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
6:00-7:30 - Cross Country Awards Banquet in the Cafeteria
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday - 1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - OFF
Friday - 2:45-3:30 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - OFF
November 30, 2025
Now that we are finished with our Cross Country season, we can celebrate with our year end banquet and awards presentation. All athletes, parents and family are welcome to attend on Monday, December 8 at 6pm in the cafeteria. A catered meal will be provided. Please RSVP by Friday. Tickets for Parents/Family may be purchased at https://gofan.co/event/5513670?schoolId=CA19033
We begin our Track and Field Tryouts this week. For those who ran the Warrior mile, we have a 1600m time. Anyone who would like to attempt to best that mark or try a sprint race may do so at our Wednesday Tryout or at the All Comers meet on Saturday morning. On Wednesday we will run the 100m, 1600m and 400m.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday - 1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47) Tryout 3:30-5:00
Thursday - 3:15-4:45 Practice on Track
Friday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - 8:30-1:00 Santa Monica All Comers Meet on Track arrive by 7:30
November 23, 2025.
Saturday brought us back to Mt. SAC for the CIF Southern Section Finals. Again our athletes were on the rain course with a spot at the California State Championships on the line. The Southern Section is arguably the most difficult section in the country and getting out of Division one is particularly difficult.
Our boys and girls ran great races but were unable to advance to the State finals. (Amelia and SadieE ran lifetime bests)
Sadly, after nearly 6 months of training, our season has officially come to an end. We will continue with workouts in preparation for the track season and still finalizing the details on our season ending. Our track and field tryouts are schedule for Dec. 3 after school and at our All Comers meet on Dec. 6.
Those who have loaner uniform tops, please wash them and return them this week.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
November 16, 2025.
Saturday brought us back to Mt. SAC for the CIF Southern Section Semi-Finals. The rain course was opened up and rain it did. Our teams were still able to post some great times and will return to Mt. SAC this Saturday for finals despite the conditions.
Our Boys team placed 5th in their heat and was one place out of advancing to the finals. Kingsley was able to advance as an individual placing 4th in 14:50.9. Our top six boys all covered the course in under 16 minutes. The Ladies ran tough race in an absolute downpour. Their 3rd place finish advances them as a team to finals. Selin paced the girls with a 3rd place finish in a personal best time of 17:35.2. Crystal (18:22.5) Ella (18:42.4) Naomi (18:48.4) Marina (19:51.0) all ran lifetime bests. Results
We will return to Mt. SAC next Saturday for Finals and a chance to make the State Championships. Kinsley will race at 9:45, the Girls at 11:00.
The varsity boys (minus Kingsley) will have this week off. Everyone else will be back to working out in preparation for the track and field tryouts and season. Our tryouts will be on December 3 after school and at our all comers on December 6.
Those who have loaner uniform tops, please wash them and return them this week.
We are finalizing the details on our season ending banquet and will have information out this week.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday - 1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 3:15-4:45 Practice on Track
Friday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - CIF Southern Section Finals - Hilmer Lodge Stadium @ Mt. San Antonio College- ticket
Bus departs Michigan Gate at 7:00- Boys Race at 9:45, Girls Race at 11:00 - Team will set up inside of the Champions Parking structure
November 9, 2025.
Last Wednesday, we captured the Ocean League Championship in dominating fashion. The Girls Varsity team won with a score of 17 finishing 1,2,3,4,6,7,8. Crystal won the race in 18:51. The Varsity boys posted a perfect score (15). Kingsley (15:24) led the 1-7 sweep. Our freshmen and JV teams also won their Ocean League races. Results
Our postseason roster has been set and those still competing will continue with workouts. For those who are not on the postseason roster, you have an easy week. We will still meet for 6th period but you can use the time to catch up/get ahead on your classwork. If you are participating in a winter sport, you may see your counselor and switch over to that sport.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - No School - Easy run on own.
Wednesday - Wednesday - 1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 3:15-4:45 Practice on Track
Friday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - CIF Southern Section Semi-Finals - Hilmer Lodge Stadium @ Mt. San Antonio College- ticket
Bus departs Michigan Gate at 5:30- Boys Race at 8:09, Girls Race at 9:01 - Team will set up inside of the Champions Parking structure
November 2, 2025.
We enter our final week of the regular season prepared for league final and a long post season run. Last week we had a great evening at the Warrior Mile. 83 Vikings participated and 74 of them left with a personal best at that distance. We had 12 boys go sub 5:00 while 14 of our girls broke 6:00. Selin (5:14.6) & Kingsley (4:19..1) led the charge. Results
This Wednesday we have our league (Ocean) finals and will race at Columbia Park along with the Pioneer League. The course will be very similar to the one we ran on October 8. Everyone will be entered into the meet and will race at their level. Our seven varsity runners are posted.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday - 12:00p Ocean and Pioneer League Finals at Columbia Park 4045 190th St. Torrance.
12:00 - Freshman Boys
12:30 - Freshman/JV Girls
1:00 - JV Boys
1:30 - Varsity Girls
2:30 - Varsity Boys
2 busses depart from Michigan gate. 1st at 10:30, 2nd at 11:30 - Freshmen and JV girls on first bus.
Thursday - OFF
Friday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - 9:00-11:00 Long Run on Own
October 27, 2025.
On Saturday we had a full busload head to Mt. San Antonio College for the 77th running of the Mt. SAC XC Invitational. We saw some fast times from just about everyone over a tough three mile course. The Freshmen led us off at with the boys 5th led by Aiden (7th 17:16.8) our Frosh girls led by Sadie E. (41st 21:59.1) followed up with an 8th place finish. Our Soph Boys (Asher- 32nd 18:20) finished 12th. The JV Boys (Ian -17th 17:29.3) placed 5th. Our JV Girls packed up (Addy 5th, Lili 6th, Varona 8th, Marina, 10th, Maia 12th) and dominated their race beating second place Long Beach Wilson by 12 points.
In the Varsity races, our Varsity boys raced in the Individual Sweepsstakes race. All six of the boys ran their course records placing 12th while Kingsley placed 6th in 15:16.9. The Girls also picked up course records for the team. Selin led the race from wire to wire winning in 18:38.0 and the girls won the race besting 2nd Place Ayala by 14pts.
This week we have our last meet prior to league finals. We will race the Warrior Mile at West High School on Wednesday. This meet will have 19x 1600m races. Everyone will be entered into seeded heats beginning at 6:15pm. We will depart from the Michigan Gate at 4pm.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday - 1:47-3:16 pm- P6Study Hall - 6:00p Warrior Mile at West High School - 20401 Victor St, Torrance, CA - Busses depart Michigan Gate at 4pm, return +/- 10pm. Heat sheets will be posted on Monday.
Thursday - 3:15-4:45 - Practice at Gold Gym weight room
Friday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - 9:00-11:00 Practice at Ocean Montana
October 19, 2025
We had a good morning in Griffith Park on Saturday at the Bell Gardens Invitational. Led by Phineaus (16:08) and Addy (20:30) we covered the fairly flat course posting bunch of personal bests (10x) while taking home 34 medals. Official results have yet to be posted but should be on our athletic.net page soon.
This week we have a PSAT flex schedule and will do our team photo on Monday. Please bring your uniform top to practice on Monday. We will compete at the Mt. SAC Invitational at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday. We have been accepted into Sweepstakes races. Acceepted entries and schedule will be posted Monday evening.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:20-4:30 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:11) Team Photo in the Greek at 2:20
Tuesday - Easy run on your own
Wednesday - 1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 3:15-4:45 - Practice at Gold Gym weight room
Friday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday -Mt. SAC Invitational at Mt. San Antonio College - Bus departs at 5:30am from Michigan gate, returns +/- 12pm. Final Schedule will be posted Monday.
October 12, 2025
The team made it back from Fresno after a successful run at the Clovis Invitational. This was billed as the most competitive XC meet in the US this year and it was exceptional with nearly 300 school competing. Our Varsity teams ran well in their races on the hilly 5,000m course. Led by Selin (6th-18:27), our Girls placed 10th in their race. Kingsley (10th-15:46) led the Boys to a 6th place finish. Results You can watch the races here .
This week we have another good training week with some of our JV/Frosh Soph team competing at the Bell Garden Invitational in Griffith Park. Entries This is a different course than we ran a few weeks ago and is fairly flat three mile course and begins at the Autry Museum.
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday -2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday - 1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 3:15-4:45 - Practice at Gold Gym weight room
Friday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday -Bell Gardens Invitational at Griffith Park - Bus departs at 6:30am from Michigan gate, returns +/- 2pm.
8:30 - Sr Boys - 9:00 Sr Girls- 9:30 Jr Boys- 10:00 Jr Girls - 10:30 So Boys - 11:00 So Girls - 11:30 Fr Boys 12:00 Fr. Girls
October 10, 2025
On Wednesday, we had our first league race at Columbia Park . Several athletes had their first chance to represent Samo at the varsity level and they stepped up and won both the girls and boys races. Our ladies (Addy, Maia, Savanna, Rudy, Lila, Sophia and SadieTM) were able to fend of Culver City and win 30-42. The gentlemen, (Phinneas, Ian, Sean, Gavin, Guy, Sisto and Asher) also were able to run away from Culver 24-47. Our JV boys were paced by Tobin (1st 18:12) and won 23-32 results
We have finished our prerace run on the course and checked into Clovis on Friday evening as the Varsity team prepares to race at Woodward Park in the Morning. Our Varsity Girls will race at 7:15, Varsity Boys at 9:40, Frosh/Soph Girl 10:45 and Frosh Soph Boys at 11:15. If you would like to get up early and watch, HD runners has a free live stream .
October 5, 2025
On Friday, we had two busloads of Vikings travel to the PV Peninsula for the Palos Verdes Invitational. It was a shortened (2 mile) course that featured a trip up "Agony" hill. We had several great individual performances and solid team finishes. Race winners (Lucy, Makena, Sofia, Addy, SadieT, Naomi and Ella) all received a cool pair of sunglasses for their efforts. Selin was a close 2nd in the Varsity 1 race but was able to secure a top ten time ever on the PV course blazing 11:53. Our Freshman girls won their race, Frosh Boys (2nd), Varsity Girls (2nd), JV Girls (2nd) JV Boys (4th) Varsity Boys (4th). Results
We have another busy week ahead. There are two races on the calendar. On Wednesday, we will have our league meet at Columbia Park. Everyone will be entered to compete in this race except those going to Clovis on Friday. We will have two busses departing school at 12:15. The race schedule will be 1:45- JV Boys, 2:10 Girls, 2:40 - Varsity Boys. This is a scoring race versus all of the teams in our league. We will be looking to win the meet.
On Friday, we will travel to Fresno for the Clovis Invitational. This meet is another large, competitive event that is run on the state meet course at 5,000 meters. (3.125mi) Our entrants and details
Our schedule:
Monday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36) Team Meeting at 2:45 (Seniors bring uniforms for pictures)
Tuesday -2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday - Ocean League Meet @ Columbia Park 4045 190th St. Torrance. Two busses depart Michigan gate at 12:15
JV Boys 1:45, Girls 2:10, Varsity Boys 2:40 Return +/- 4pm (Non participants check in with Coleen p6)
Thursday - Easy run on own
Friday - 10:45- Three Vans depart from Olympic Lot for Fresno
2:45-3:30 - Practice on Track (everyone dismissed at the bell)
Saturday - Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park, 7775 N Friant Rd, Fresno, CA Watch Live
7:15 Varsity Girls - 9:40 Varsity Boys - 10:45 Frosh/Soph Girls - 11:10 Frosh/Soph Boys
September 28, 2025
Yesterday we brought a group to Griffith Park for the Bellarmie / Sacred Heart Invitational. Lead by James (2nd) and Savannah (6th), we won both the girls and boys JV division races. We earned 14 medals and both teams placed 10th overall among the 67 teams (including the other schools varsity teams) Results
This week we have another odd schedule but will continuing to focus on our hill strength. On Friday, we compete in the Palos Verdes Invitational. This is a two mile course and features a single ("Agony") hill and a one-on-one racing format. Everyone is entered into this meet and we will travel two busses with staggered departure times. The Freshman races begin at 11am. JV (12:40) Varsity (2:30) Info
Our schedule for the week:
Monday -2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - Easy on Own
Wednesday -1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - No School - On Own
Friday - Palos Verdes Invitational @ PV Course 2020 Palos Verdes Drive, Palos Verdes, CA
Freshman Bus Departs Michigan Gate @ 9:30
JV/Varsity Bus Departs Michigan Gate @ 11:00
Saturday- 9:00-11:00 Practice at Ocean/Montana
September 21, 2025
We had an exceptional night on Friday at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic. We saw many medals won, a fleet of personal bests, two team second places and two team wins. Our Varsity Girls and Freshman Boys teams earned second place finishes in their races. The girls team time of 93:46 was the sixth fastest time of the night overall. Our Varsity Boys and Freshman Girls both won their races. The boys time of 77:07 was also the 6th fastest time of the night. (Results)
This week we start a new training cycle and will begin working on our strength. The next few courses we run will be fairly hilly so you can expect to find us training for them.
On Saturday, we will bring a bus load (50) to the Bellarmie/Sacred Heart Invitational at Griffith Park. Some folks need some rest while others a little more race experience. We will discuss at practice on Monday and post our entries that night. Our bus will depart at 7:30 am and return around 1pm.
Our schedule for the week:
Monday -2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36) **Team meeting at 2:45
Tuesday - No School. On own
Wednesday -1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 2:10-3:40 - Practice at Gold Gym
Friday - 2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday-Bellarmie/Sacred Heart Invitational @ Griffith Park Bus departs at 7:30am from Michigan gate, returns +/- 1pm.
Saturday- 9:00-11:00 Varsity Practice (Open to all) @ Top of Franklin Hill
September 14, 2025
On Saturday, a handful of athletes ran in their first race of the season at the Brentwood Invitational and walked away with five personal bests on a hilly course (Becca, Evangeline, Kai, Ethan, Kahlo). (Results)
This week we will taper a little and get ready to fly on Friday at the Woodbridge Invitational at the Great Park in Irvine. Woodbridge is a very flat and fast course. The later races will be run under the lights. All athletes will run at their grade level unless on Varsity. We will be taking two busses down on Friday. We have entered the entire team, so if healthy, we expect you on the bus ready to go. This meet typically draws 10,000+ athletes from around the world and has a festival atmosphere. Parents planning on joining, please review the directions & parking instructions, in advance as it can be a challenge to get in without this information.
Our schedule for the week:
Monday -2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday -2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday -1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 3:15-4:30 - Practice on Track
Friday - Woodbridge Invitational at the Great Park, Irvine- two busses depart the Michigan Gate at 1:30. Returns around midnight. (Samo Schedule)
Saturday- Easy on own
September 7, 2025
We had our first three miler on Saturday at Dana Hills. Our Varsity Girls had a 8th place finish in the invitational race while our boys ran an unintentionally shortened race placing 7th. Kingsley (10th) Selin (24th) medaled in the Varsity races. Amelia, Sofia, Aiden, August and Naomi also medaled in their races. Additionally, we had 30 personal bests for three miles results. On Friday we had a time trial for those who did not race at Dana Hills. We had many impressive times there and almost everyone looks ready to compete. Results
This week we continue to work on increasing our leg speed and pacing. We will have a handful of athletes compete next Saturday at the Brentwood Small School Invitational at Brentwood School.
Our schedule for the week:
Monday -2:45-4:15 - Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday -1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 3:10-4:40pm- Practice at Gold Gym weight room (after school)
Friday - 2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday -Long Run on your own
Brentwood Small Schools Invitational at Brentwood School 100 S. Barrington, Los Angeles, 90049. Girls race 8:30, Boys 9:15. We will only enter about 15 athletes to this event and will post them on Monday. We will not have transportation to this event. Please arrive at 7:30.
August 31,2025
We had a great week of training an are ready for our first three mile test. This week we head to the Dana Hills Invitational on Saturday. There are over 90 schools registered so we will have some tough competition to race. (entries)
Week of 9/1-9/7
Our schedule for the week:
Monday - Labor Day - Easy Run on own
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Wednesday -1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 3:10-4:40pm- Practice on Track (after school)
Friday - 2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - Dana Hills Invitational at Dana Hills High School (3333 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92692) - Bus departs Michigan Gate at 5:30am - Our first race will be at 8:00 (Varsity Boys) and Last at 10:30(Freshman Girls) We should arrive back by 1pm. Info
August 24,2025
We had our first taste of competition this Saturday at the Mountie Xpress Invitational at Mt. SAC. 62 schools and 1700+ athletes raced the two mile version of the famed Mt. SAC course. Our Vikings showed exceptionally well. The Freshman led off the meet with our Girls placing 3rd and Boys 4th in their division earning eight medals in the process. Our Junior Girls won their division earning seven medals and our Senior boys also won their race with all six medaling. Kingsley was the individual winner of the Senior race clocking 10:05.5 for two miles. In the overall results among the 62 schools, our girls finished 6th, boys 3rd. We earned 25 medals and a pair of HiRacer shoes. Results
This week week we have our first full week of school and our odd practice schedule. We also have been invited to have a team party at Heartbreak Santa Monica. They will be providing drink/pizza, giveaways and some discounts on gear you may need.
Week of 8/25-8/30
Our schedule for the week:
Monday - 2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Tuesday - 2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
5:00-7:00 Team Party @ Heartbreak Santa Monica 2430 Main Street, Santa Monica
Wednesday -1:55-3:30pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins at @1:47)
Thursday - 3:10-4:40pm- Practice on Track (after school)
Friday - 2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - 9:00-11:00 Practice at Ocean/Montana
August 16,2025
Week of 8/18-8/23
Im writing from training camp in Mammoth. We are thru our fourth day and many miles of camp. We will be returning to Santa Monica tomorrow and will get our season started this week. We have our first competition of the season scheduled for Saturday at Mt. SAC and will post the list of those competing on Monday. We will be brining a limited number of athletes to this event.
We will have our Parent Meeting on Tuesday at 6pm in Expo 221. Our first period 6 practice will be on Thursday. Practices will be 1.5 hours most days. We will begin our warmup roughly 10 min after our period begins. Please be ready to warm up at posted practice times.
Our schedule for the week:
Monday -3:00-4:30pm- Practice at Ocean/Montana
Tuesday - 3:00-4:30pm- Practice at Ocean/Montana
6:00-7:30 Parent Meeting 221 Expo
Wednesday -3:00-4:30pm- Practice at Ocean/Montana
Thursday - 2:15-3:45pm- Practice on Track (Period 6 Begins @ 2:03)
Friday - 2:45-4:15- Practice on Track (Period 6 begins @ 2:36)
Saturday - Mountie Express Invitational at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC, 1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut, CA 91789) - Bus departs Michigan Gate at 5:30am - Our first race will be at 7:45 (Frosh Girls) and Last at 11:15 (Varsity Boys) We should arrive back by 2pm.
August 9, 2025
Week of 8/11-8/16
We had a great time trial this am. I was very impressed with how everyone showed up and competed today and am excited to get the season started. Results
We have posted the fall roster to the cross country page by ID number. If you would like to order team swag and personal uniforms, you may do so from our team store. We will be ordering tshirts for everyone and will have competition uniforms available for all. You are not required to purchase anything.
Our schedule for this week:
Monday - Tue 3:00-4:30pm- Practice at Ocean/Montana
Wednesday - Athletes headed to Mammoth depart 9am from Michigan Gate
Non Mammoth athletes will train on their own.
Wednesday- Easy
Thursday - Tempo
Friday- Easy
Saturday - Long
August 3, 2025
Week of 8/4-8/9
Our dead weeks have passed and I hope that you all have been getting your mileage in as we head into the start of the season. As of today we have 126 students who have expressed interest in joining our team and 71 who have turned in CIF clearance information. If CIF clearance has not been completed, you may not participate with the team. We will begin shaving down our roster this week. The easiest way to not be included is by not being cleared. Please do so ASAP.
Our schedule for this week:
Monday - Friday 3:00-4:30pm- Practice at Ocean/Montana
Saturday - 9-11 am - San Vicente 3 Mile time trial
July 20, 2025
Week of 7/20-7/26
We had a great week of training ending with our longest run of the season on Saturday. The next two weeks will be our dead period where coaches cannot meet with athletes. Everyone will be expected to be building mileage by 10% each of the next two weeks. The training schedule can be found on the cross country page.
July 13, 2025
Week of 7/14-7/19
We had a good day at our All Comers Meet on Saturday. We welcomed 247 participants yesterday and had a many nice marks from our athletes trying out. Thank you to all of parents and athletes for helping to run a very successful event.
We get back at it this week. We will continue practice at Ocean/Montana from 3:00-5:30 Monday-Thursday. We will also meet there on Saturday from 9-11.
Please communicate with Coach Lupi if you will miss any practices. There are several whom have not communicated all summer and are in danger of being dropped from the roster.
July 7,2025
Cross Country Practice moves to Ocean/Montana 3:00-4:30
Our practices will be at Ocean and Montana through July 17. Please bring a water bottle with you. We will be increasing our volume and introducing some pace to the workouts. Our second tryout/all comers meet is on Saturday beginning at 8:30. Those who are out of town should be continuing with training increasing runs to 4/5 days per week.
June 14,2025
Cross Country Tryout
We had our first tryout for the season today. We had 55 athletes try out. Results are linked. Practice begins Monday at the track from 3:00-4:30.
March 15, 2025
Viking Track & Field is off to a great start!
Early this season, athletes have been running, jumping, and throwing in two all-comer, two dual, one cluster, one invitational, one festival, and one relay meet!
In the March 11 cluster meet, there were no less than:
10 Season Best performances
25 Personal Record performances
Then, at the 22nd Annual California Relays at Long Beach Wilson High School on March 14, two Varsity 4 x 800m relay teams posted amazing early season times!
Girls Varsity, 3rd Place @ 10:12.97
Boys Varsity, 1st Place @ 8:08.68
Navigate to the Records & Stats tab (drop-down under "More") and note school records.
Go Vikings!
November 15, 2024
School history has been made at CIF Prelims!
Both Girls and Boys Teams Qualified for CIF Finals on Saturday, November 23!
Phoebe Benun (4th place) led the Girls to a 3rd place finish over ranked Long Beach Poly with 87 points. Landon Kozmor (21st) led the Boys to a 4th place finish, edging out Vista Murrieta. Congratulations!
(Check back for more information.)
November 9, 2024
CIF-SS Prelims - Mt. SAC (Friday, November 15)
Boys and Girls Varsity Athletes will meet for a 7:30 am bus departure.
The top four teams in each heat OR the top six individuals in each race make it to CIF Finals. See the Heat Sheets with the following race times:
Girls - Race 10, Heat 2 of 4 @ 10:34 am
Boys - Race 15, Heat 3 of 4 @ 11:46 am
History: The Girls Team has qualified for CIF Finals three times (2016, 2022, and 2023). The Boys Team has made it to CIF Finals only once before (2013).
Let's make SAMO XC history next weekend by having BOTH our Boys and Girls teams qualify for CIF Finals in the same year!
November 6, 2024
From Coach Emily: Thank you all for your encouragement and support today for our SAMO Vikings. Congratulations to us all as we swept the League both as Individual and Team League Champs!! Wow!
For most, this marks the end of the XC season. We encourage all athletes whose season is over to rest up, no running, for the next two weeks. Practice will be a study hall. After two weeks, they can start to slowly ease into training again over the Holidays for track tryouts.
Looking forward to celebrating everyone together in person at the banquet very soon.
November 1, 2024
Ocean League Championships- Columbia Park, Torrance (November 6)
Athletes will meet for a 11:00 am bus departure. Bring a lunch and fluids.
Parent volunteers @11:30 for set-up.
(Reach out if you can help.)
1:00 pm JV Girls (includes Frosh/Soph)
1:30 JV Boys (includes Frosh/Soph)
2:00 Varsity Girls
2:30 Varsity Boys
3:00 Finish
Our competition includes: Beverly Hills, Centennial, Inglewood, Morningside, Culver, Lawndale, Leuzinger, and Hawthorne.
Let's Go SAMO!
October 30, 2024
Important Reminders/Dates
10/29, Tuesday - Senior Banners and team picture (Bring your uniform)
10/30, Wednesday - Warrior Mile (The bus leaves "right after lunch, on the dot!")
10/31, Thursday - Halloween run in costume (TBD)!
11/1, Friday - Guest Coach Aria (drills).
11/2, Saturday - All--Practice at Clover Park, 9:00 - 11 am
12-2pm Nike Speed Research Lab experience for the Girls' Team @
Blue Ribbon Sports in S.M.
X Country Banquet on Monday, November 25th -
The banquet will be a dessert potluck, (Time- evening, TBD)
October 22, 2024
Saturday, October 26
The 76th Annual Mt. SAC XC Invitational
(high school division website with spectator links)
The Bus leaves at 6:00 am for a morning filled with great races, with the last race at 10:46 am.
Spectator ticket purchase here.
Pdf of the Race Schedule (posted on 10/20/24 @ 8:00pm)
Official RESULTS here with a Boys Varsity WIN!
MORE Important Info.
10/24, Thursday- Nutritionist Sue Benun is giving a nutrition and sports talk after school in Coach Katie’s classroom
10/29, Tuesday - Senior Banners and team picture
10/30, Wednesday - Warrior Mile (bus TBD)
10/31, Thursday - Halloween run in costume (TBD)!
11/1, Friday - Guest Coach Aria (drills).
11/2, Saturday - Practice at Clover Park. (12-2pm NSRL experience for the Girls' Team)
X Country Banquet on Monday, November 25th -
The banquet will be a dessert potluck, (Time- evening, TBD)
October 17, 2024
Bell Gardens 37th Annual XC Invitational (Saturday Oct. 19)
Bus leaves at 7:00 am for EL DORADO EAST REGIONAL PARK, Long Beach, CA
Senior Boys @ 9:00 am
Senior Girls @ 9:30 am
Junior Boys @ 10:00 am
Junior Girls @ 10:30 am
Soph. Boys @ 11:00 am
Soph. Girls @ 11:30 am
Frosh. Boys @ 12:00 pm
Frosh Girls @ 12:30 pm
(Plan extra time for parking, $8.)
Let's Go SAMO---Sweep some classes!
October 8, 2024
Ocean League Meet #1- Columbia Park, Torrance (October 16)
Athletes will meet for a 11:30 am bus departure. Bring a lunch and fluids.
Parent volunteers @11:30 for set-up.
Families-Let's cheer along this relatively flat course! Hand-timed races every 30 min.
1:00 pm JV Girls (includes Frosh/Soph)
1:30 JV Boys (includes Frosh/Soph)
2:00 Varsity Girls
2:30 Varsity Boys
3:00 Finish
Our competition includes: Beverly Hills, Centennial, Inglewood, Morningside, Culver, Lawndale, Leuzinger, and Hawthorne. Let's Go SAMO!
October 1, 2024
Palos Verdes Invite
Athletes will meet for a 9:00 am bus departure. Bring a lunch and fluids.
Families-Let's cheer on our hill climbers. Here's the schedule and meeting info.
The last race is around 4:30 pm; therefore the bus return to SAMO will probably be after 6:00 pm.
June 2024
As the Captain of the Cross Country Team at Santa Monica High School, you will be a pivotal leader responsible for inspiring and guiding team members towards success both on and off the field. This role requires dedication, strong communication skills, and a passion for cross country. Remember, it is a privilege to be made captain. You will work closely with coaches, team members, and school staff to ensure a positive and competitive team environment. We encourage all who are interested to apply!!
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership: Lead by example through your commitment, work ethic, and sportsmanship during practices, meets, and events.
Team Motivation: Encourage team spirit, camaraderie, and unity among members to foster a supportive and inclusive team culture.
Training Coordination: Assist coaches in organizing and leading team practices, ensuring all members are prepared physically and mentally for competitions.
Communication: Act as a liaison between coaches and team members, conveying important information and ensuring everyone is informed and motivated.
Role Model: Demonstrate good sportsmanship, integrity, and respect for teammates, competitors, coaches, and officials at all times.
Qualifications:
– Current member of the cross country team at SAMOHI – either an incoming junior or senior.
– Demonstrated interest in leadership and a strong sense of responsibility.
– Strong communication skills and willingness to build relationships with everyone on the team.
– Dependable and punctual, with the ability to commit to practices and events.
Benefits:
– Develop valuable leadership skills that will benefit you in future endeavors.
– Gain experience in organizing and managing a team in a competitive setting.
– Earn recognition and respect from peers, coaches, and the school community.
– Contribute to the success and growth of the cross country program at SAMOHI
Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit a one page essay answering the prompt “Why do I want to be a Cross Country Captain next year? And how specifically do I plan to put the qualifications of Captain into practice?”
Please submit applications to Coach Emily via email by Friday 12pm PST July 26th at esutherland@smmusd.org
Coach Emily and Coach Katie will conduct in-person interviews the week of June 29th. Captains will be announced prior to Mammoth. Captains will only serve one season and we will run the process again for Track.
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