Season Schedule
| Date | Day | Meet | Meet Type | Location | Meet Info | Dismissal Time | Start Time | Results, Pictures, and News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8 | Thursday | Mountain View | Dual Meet | Palo Alto | Participants: Everyone | 1:50pm | 3:00pm | Results Bhusan's Photos Malcolm's Photos Mark's Photos |
| 3/10 | Saturday | K-Bell Invitational | Invitational | Los Gatos | Participants: Qualifiers Only Meet Schedule | Results Malcolm's Photos Mark's Photos | ||
| 3/15 | Thursday | Los Altos | Dual Meet | Los Altos | Participants: Everyone | 1:50pm | 3:30pm | Results Zoe's Photos Malcolm's Photos Mark's Photos |
| 3/17 | Saturday | Saint Francis Invitational | Invitational | Saint Francis | Participants: Paly Entries All Entries Meet Schedule | Results Malcolm's Photos Mark's Photos | ||
| 3/24 | Saturday | Paly 5K Fun Run | Fun Run | Palo Alto | Participants: Sign Up Here | Results Photos (Bhusan) | ||
| 3/27 | Tuesday | Lynbrook | Dual Meet | Palo Alto | Participants: Everyone | 1:50pm | Results Bhusan's Photos Malcolm's Photos Mark's Photos | |
| 3/30-3/31 | Friday-Saturday | Stanford Invitational | Invitational | Stanford | Participants: Qualifiers Only (minimum marks) Meet Entries Meet Schedule | Results David's Photos Karen's Photos Mark's Photos | ||
| 4/6-4/7 | Friday-Saturday | Arcadia Invitational | Invitational | Arcadia | Participants: Qualifiers Only (minimum marks) | Results Mark's Photos | ||
| 4/12 | Thursday | Milpitas | Dual Meet | Milpitas | Participants: Everyone | 1:30pm | 3:30pm | Rebecca's Photos Bhusan's Photos Mark's Photos |
| 4/19 | Thursday | Los Gatos | Dual Meet | Palo Alto | Participants: Everyone | 1:50pm | 3:30pm | Results Rebecca's Photos Bhusan's Photos Mark's Photos |
| 4/21 | Saturday | CCS Top 8 Invitational | Invitational | Los Gatos | Participants: Qualifiers Only | Results Mark's Photos | ||
| 4/26 | Thursday | Gunn | Dual Meet | Gunn | Participants: Everyone | 1:50pm | 3:30pm | Results Bhusan's Photos Mark's Photos |
| 5/1 | Tuesday | De Anza League Trials | CIF Qualifier | Palo Alto | Participants: Top 3 varsity, top 3 frosh/soph per event, plus those with one of the 8 best seeds Schedule/Instructions(PDF) Entries | 1:50pm | 3:00pm | Results Mark's Photos |
| 5/3 | Thursday | De Anza League Finals | CIF Qualifier | Palo Alto | Participants: Top 1 per heat (3) + 5 by time from De Anza qualifiers or at large time for finals Top 3 varsity, top 3 frosh/soph for distance, plus those with one of the 8 best seeds Schedule/Instructions(PDF) Entries | 1:50pm | 3:00pm | Results Zoe's Photos Rebecca's Photos Mark's Photos |
| 5/11 | Friday | SCVAL Championship Meet | CIF Qualifier | Santa Clara | Participants: Top 16 from De Anza and El Camino combined or CCS at large time | 5:00pm | Results Malcolm's Photos Mark's Photos | |
| 5/19 | Saturday | CCS Semifinals | CIF Qualifier | Gilroy | Participants: Top 6 from SCVAL or at large time | Results Mark's Photos | ||
| 5/25 | Friday | CCS Finals | CIF Qualifier | Gilroy | Participants: 100-400m: top 1 per heat + to 8 by time 800m: top 2 per heat (3) + 6 by time 1600-3200m: top 4 per heat (2) + 4 by time | 4:00pm | Results Mark's Photos | |
| 6/1 | Friday | CIF State Trials | CIF | Buchannan, Fresno | Participants: Top 3 from CCS or at large times | |||
| 6/2 | Saturday | CIF State Finals | CIF | Buchannan, Fresno | Participants: 100-400m: top 1 per heat (3) + 6 by time 800m: top 3 per heat (3) + 3 by time 1600m: top 4 per heat (3) + 4 by time 3200m: top 3 from CCS or at large time |
Dual Meet Event Order
| Track | Field (when not an open pit) |
|---|---|
| 4x100m 1600m 100m/110m HH 400m 100m 800m 300m IH 200m 3200m 4x400m | Long Jump Discus Triple Jump High Jump Shot Put |
Regular Practice Schedule
Practices will be held 20 minutes after the last bell:Monday: 3:45
Tuesday: 3:10
Wednesday: 3:50
Thursday: 2:55
Friday: 3:50
Please come ready to run!
- 3.4 miles, flat, paved road and paths
- 3.3 miles, flat, paved road and paths
- 4.0 miles, flat, mostly paved road
- 4.2 miles, flat, paved road and dirt path
- 4.8 miles, flat, paved road and paths
- 4.9 miles, flat, paved road and some dirt path
- 5.5 miles, flat, paved road and some dirt path
- 5.6 miles, gradual hills, paved road and paths
- 5.6 miles, paved hills, paved road and some dirt path
- 6.3 miles, flat, paved road and dirt trail
- 6.3 miles, flat, paved road and dirt path
- 6.4 miles, moderate hills, paved road and paths
- 6.7 miles, flat, paved road and paths
- 7.0 miles (from Kent's house), hilly, gravel hills + sidewalk
- 9.2 miles, hilly, paved road
- 9.4 miles, mostly flat, paved road and dirt trail
- 10.8 miles, 900 feet climbing, paved road and dirt paths
- 11.6 miles (from Kent's house), 1,400 feet climbing, paved road and dirt paths
- 15.5 miles, 4 fences, an overpass, a deer skeleton, and a guy with a shotgun
Welcome to the home of the 2018 Palo Alto High School Track and Field Team.
Michael Granville
Mid-Distance 
Ed Givens
Horizontal Jumps 
Victor Hudson
Sprints & Hurdles 
Kasey Fields
Sprints & Hurdles 
Tim Hagen
Vertical Jump 
Earl Locke
Throws
Michael GranvilleMid-Distance
Ed GivensHorizontal Jumps
Victor HudsonSprints & Hurdles
Kasey FieldsSprints & Hurdles
Tim HagenVertical Jump
Earl LockeThrows
Website designed by Kent Slaney
Breakthrough Mile for Kent
Kent outkicks the field with a blistering 59 final quarter to win his heat in the mile, breaking 4:20 for the first time this season.Results
At the same meet, Edward Cheserek ran 3:49.44, the second fastest mile time ever indoors.
Strong start to the season for Kent and Naveen
Both placed first among all Freshmen in their respective meets.Naveen at CMU
Kent at MIT
1952 Coach Forrest Jamieson founds the first XC team at Paly. Paly's XC teams were consistent North Coast Section Champions in the 50s.
1956 Paly's Ron Larrieu, America's first teenage distance running prodigy races 2miles in 9:39 breaking the national high school mark of 9:44 set 31 years earlier. Larrieu will attend Cal Poly and go on to race the 10K in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.
1956 Stanford's new head coach of track and field Payton Jordan reinstates XC as an intercollegiate sport.
1957 First CA State Meet unsanctioned - boys only
1965 First CCS XC Championships - boys only
1972 Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program receiving federal money. Only 7% of high school athletes are girls.
1977 CCS allows girls to compete for the first time
1980 Paly's Mike McCollum wins CCS, still holds the Paly 3200 record 8:59. McCollum goes on to run at Cal and co-found PowerBar
1985 Impostor James Hogue runs with Paly XC for 2 weeks before being exposed as a 26 yr old at the Stanford Invitational
1987 First CA CIF state meet - both boys and girls
1989 Paly boys win CCS and compete at States. The McFarland movie took place in the late 80s but no records can be found for Paly and McFarland competing against each other.
In the 90's and early 2000's, Paly girls were very successful winning CCS 3 times and qualifying for States 5 times.
1997-1998 were Paly Girls best team finishes at States led by Katie Brizgys who also wins CCS. Brizgys goes on to run at Stanford and still holds the 1600 and 3200 records at Paly
2007-9 were resurgence years for the boys ending an 18 yr dry spell led by Phil MacQuitty who goes on to run for UCLA. MacQuitty holds the 1600 and 800 records for Paly.
2014-2016 Paly boys qualify for States 3 years in a row led by Lucas Matison and Kent Slaney.
1956 Paly's Ron Larrieu, America's first teenage distance running prodigy races 2miles in 9:39 breaking the national high school mark of 9:44 set 31 years earlier. Larrieu will attend Cal Poly and go on to race the 10K in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.
1956 Stanford's new head coach of track and field Payton Jordan reinstates XC as an intercollegiate sport.
1957 First CA State Meet unsanctioned - boys only
1965 First CCS XC Championships - boys only
1972 Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program receiving federal money. Only 7% of high school athletes are girls.
1977 CCS allows girls to compete for the first time
1980 Paly's Mike McCollum wins CCS, still holds the Paly 3200 record 8:59. McCollum goes on to run at Cal and co-found PowerBar
1985 Impostor James Hogue runs with Paly XC for 2 weeks before being exposed as a 26 yr old at the Stanford Invitational
1987 First CA CIF state meet - both boys and girls
1989 Paly boys win CCS and compete at States. The McFarland movie took place in the late 80s but no records can be found for Paly and McFarland competing against each other.
In the 90's and early 2000's, Paly girls were very successful winning CCS 3 times and qualifying for States 5 times.
1997-1998 were Paly Girls best team finishes at States led by Katie Brizgys who also wins CCS. Brizgys goes on to run at Stanford and still holds the 1600 and 3200 records at Paly
2007-9 were resurgence years for the boys ending an 18 yr dry spell led by Phil MacQuitty who goes on to run for UCLA. MacQuitty holds the 1600 and 800 records for Paly.
2014-2016 Paly boys qualify for States 3 years in a row led by Lucas Matison and Kent Slaney.
Track Sign-Ups and Athletic Clearance Registration
Please sign up for the track and field team here and register for athletic clearance here.Make sure to get your ticket to play (green card) before coming to practice on the 29th.
Absence Form
If you will be absent from practice, please fill out this absence form.Also make sure to inform a coach that you will be absent in addition to filling out the online form.
Website designed by Kent Slaney