Cross Country

Assistant coaches: Donoson FitzGerald, Tina Lount-Pretre, Keith Larsen, Katie Ferguson

2018/2019 Season Schedule

Legend: Postponed Cancelled/Season Over

Date	Opponent	Location	Dismissal	Departure	Start	Results
Sat 9/8	Lowell Invitational	Golden Gate Park		7:00am	9:00am	Girls third, Boys 13th
Sat 9/22	Pacific Tigers Invitational	Elkhorn Golf Club		6:00am	8:30am	Girls second, Boys 27th
Sat 9/29	Stanford Invitational (Varsity only)	Stanford Golf Course			9:00am	Girls second
Sat 9/29	Ram Invitational (JV)	Westmoor HS		9:45am	12:00pm
Thu 10/4	WBAL #1	Crystal Springs Cross Country Course	12:45pm	1:00pm	3:00pm	Girls first, Boys sixth
Sat 10/6	Artichoke Invitational	Half Moon Bay HS		6:30am	9:00am
Fri 10/12	Rough Rider Invitational - Varsity only	Woodard Park, Fresno	9:45am	10:00am	4:00pm
Thu 10/18	WBAL #2	Baylands Park, Sunnyvale	12:15pm	12:30pm	3:00pm	Girls first, Boys eighth
Fri 11/2	WBAL Championships	Crystal Springs Cross Country Course	11:45am	12:00pm	2:30pm	Girls champions, Boys sixth
Sun 11/18	New Date & Location CCS Championships (boys 12:20pm, girls 12:55pm)	Toro Park, Salinas			12:20pm	Girls Div.IV champions
Sat 11/24	CIF State Championships: Girls Div. IV 11:00 am	Woodard Park, Fresno		TBA	11:00am	Girls11th place

News

About the Team

Following back-to-back history-making seasons, Menlo School’s cross-country program continues to raise the bar. After becoming the first cross country team in school history to advance to the state meet in 2016, the girls returned taking top-20 finishes. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams qualified for the CCS Championships in 2017 and 2014. The boys’ team won back-to-back West Bay Athletic League titles in 2009 and 2010—its best finish since winning five consecutive from 1996-2000. In six of the last eight seasons, Menlo runners have been named league MVP, including Robert Miranda ’18 and Lizzie Lacy ’15, who took 10th at Nationals. The goal of the program is to encourage all student-athletes to discover the pleasure and benefits of running and is geared to the needs of each individual.

About the Coach

Head coach: Jorge Chen (16th season)

Chen ran the 200 and 400 at Stanford from 1993-1995 and competed in crew in 1996 and 1997. Chen was a top-level runner for San Mateo High School track and field, including the Peninsula Athletic League 1990 and 1991 championship teams. Chen, who is also Menlo’s track & field head coach, has developed a successful middle school cross country and track program. He was honored by Menlo in 2009 with the Bagshaw Family Award for Coaching Excellence.

Cross Country

Boys’ CCS Champions

1997, 1998

Girls’ CCS Champions

2018

Boys’ League Champions

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2010

Girls’ League Champions

1984, 2013, 2017, 2018

CIF State Academic Champions

Boys 1997

CCS champions 2018

Meet Menlo

<div class="lw_blurbs_title">A Supportive Community</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p> At the center of Menlo’s mission is a deep commitment to the development and welfare of each student. Menlo’s school counselors are available to support students in a relaxed, confidential atmosphere. <a href="/experience/student-teacher-connection.php">Learn more.</a> </p><p><img width="1000" height="560" alt="Menlo School Counselors: Tracy Bianchi, Jake Fauver, and Katherine Peterson" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/1000/height/560/crop/1/src_region/0,25,2168,1240/11688_meet-student-support.rev.1536769746.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image11688 lw_align_left lw_column_width_full" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/1000/height/560/crop/1/src_region/0,25,2168,1240/11688_meet-student-support.rev.1536769746.jpg 2x" data-max-w="2168" data-max-h="2543"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Rolando Victoria</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Upper School Spanish</em></p><p> You can often find Rolando on the Quad, working with students or composing a song on his guitar.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/world-language.php">Upper School World Language</a><img width="572" height="875" alt="Upper School Spanish teacher Rolando Victoria" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/572/height/875/818_rolando_victoria_cutout_2013.rev.1376001924.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image818 lw_align_left" data-max-w="1078" data-max-h="1650"/></li></ul></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">King Christian</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Assistant Middle School Athletic Director</em></p><p> King Christian loves the game. And he also loves working with students off the field, helping them develop confidence and maturity.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/athletics.php">Middle School Athletics</a></li></ul><p><img width="1000" height="1274" alt="King Christian, Middle School Athletics" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/1000/height/1274/700_king_christian.rev.1375915714.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image700 lw_align_left lw_column_width_full" data-max-w="1295" data-max-h="1650"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Math Times Three</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Ready to calculate.</strong> Math teachers Richard Steinberg, Lauren Lax, and Rachel Chou love numbers, any kind of numbers, from algebra to statistics.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/mathematics.php">Upper School Math</a></li></ul><p><img width="1000" height="670" alt="Math teachers Richard Steinberg, Lauren Lax, and Rachel Chou." src="/live/image/gid/4/width/1000/height/670/crop/1/src_region/0,319,1650,1424/4332_richard_lauren_rachel.rev.1441318491.jpeg" class="lw_image lw_image4332 lw_align_left lw_column_width_full" data-max-w="1650" data-max-h="1424"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">A Sea of Spirit</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Menlo students love to wear the blue and gold.</strong> The Sea of Gold club organizes fan buses to games—and performances—choreographs cheers, and makes sure everyone knows the words to our fight song, “Go, Go, Go Menlo!”</p><p><img width="611" height="459" alt="Menlo Sea of Gold" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/611/height/459/11865_sea-of-gold-2018_3.rev.1540216873.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image11865 lw_align_left" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/611/height/459/11865_sea-of-gold-2018_3.rev.1540216873.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1817" data-max-h="1365"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Menlo Moustache</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Injecting a little fun into the day.</strong> In the Middle School, the facial hair came out when Student Council declared it to be Moustache Day.</p><p><img width="1000" height="662" alt="Moustache Day at the Middle School" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/1000/height/662/crop/1/src_region/46,230,1567,1237/1511_mustache_clipped_rev_2.rev.1381878101.jpeg" class="lw_image lw_image1511 lw_align_left lw_column_width_full" data-max-w="1650" data-max-h="1237"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Playing Our Song</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>The joy of music.</strong> The Upper School Orchestra rehearsals are a lot of fun and the performances are beautiful.</p><ul><li><a href="/arts/orchestra.php">Upper School Orchestra</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><img width="611" height="507" alt="Menlo School Orchestra" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/611/height/507/11690_meet-orchestra.rev.1536769873.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image11690 lw_align_left" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/611/height/507/11690_meet-orchestra.rev.1536769873.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/611/height/507/11690_meet-orchestra.rev.1536769873.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1701"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Making the Play</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Flag football.</strong> It’s a favorite Middle School sport to play–and watch. These guys work hard!</p><ul><li><a href="/athletics/about-menlo-athletics.php">Menlo Athletics</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><img width="1000" height="818" alt="Middle School flag football player" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/1000/height/818/crop/1/src_region/0,415,1800,1888/3633_ms_flag_football_1.rev.1441313308.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image3633 lw_align_left lw_column_width_full" data-max-w="1800" data-max-h="1888"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Ryan Dean</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Upper School History</em></p><p> A former aide to a U.S. Senator and a founder of an independent school for autistic youth, Ryan has a passion for American history and political philosophy.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/history.php">Upper School History</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><img width="1000" height="1494" alt="Menlo History Teacher Ryan Dean. " src="/live/image/gid/4/width/1000/height/1494/642_ryan_dean.rev.1375716445.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image642 lw_align_left lw_column_width_full" data-max-w="1071" data-max-h="1600"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Wacky Wednesday</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Let’s get wacky!</strong> During spirit week, students show their wacky sides with wild socks, tutus, boas, fun hats, and other accessories.</p><p><img width="611" height="678" alt="Students dress for Wacky Wednesday during Spirit Week." src="/live/image/gid/4/width/611/height/678/11723_meet-wacky-wednesday.rev.1536773363.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image11723 lw_align_left" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/611/height/678/11723_meet-wacky-wednesday.rev.1536773363.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1670" data-max-h="1853"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Mingjung Chen</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Upper School Mandarin</em></p><p> Mingjung believes that language is an expression of culture. Watch her <a href="http://youtu.be/HFAeKlqeqXA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">talk about bilingualism and biculturalism</a>.</p><p> </p><p><img width="680" height="1171" alt="Mingun Chen, Upper School Mandarin" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/680/height/1171/crop/1/src_region/22,88,544,987/1561_mingjun_chen.rev.1382725736.jpeg" class="lw_image lw_image1561 lw_align_left lw_column_width_full" data-max-w="680" data-max-h="1024"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Adriana Diaz-Ross</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Upper School Spanish</em></p><p> Originally from Bogota, Colombia, Adriana has lived all over the world, and she brings that experience into her Spanish classes.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/world-language.php">Upper School Spanish</a></li></ul><p><img width="600" height="934" alt="" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/600/height/934/4333_adriana_diaz-ross.rev.1413306146.jpeg" class="lw_image lw_image4333 lw_align_left" data-max-w="1060" data-max-h="1650"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Robotics Club</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>No one could’ve predicted what happened next.</strong> What started in the basement with a crate of tennis balls is now one of our centerpiece labs…<a href="/live/news/112-robotics">Read more</a>.</p><p><img width="511" height="724" alt="Robotics Club" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/511/height/724/78_cutoutrobotics.rev.1375306722.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image78 lw_align_none" data-max-w="511" data-max-h="724"/></p></div>