Dons Run, Jump & Throw, Broncos Feel the Burn

Dons Run, Jump & Throw, Broncos Feel the Burn

On a pleasant Wednesday afternoon the Dons graced the Falcon’s track in Walnut Creek and came away with an overwhelming Boy’s victory (79.5-56.5) and a near miss for the Girls, losing by 8 points after conceding 36 points pre-meet not running in 4 events due to a few injuries and some pacing to stay healthy for upcoming major invitationals and…

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Track & Field Represents! at Marsh Creek Invitational and New Balance Indoor Nationals

Track & Field Represents! at Marsh Creek Invitational and New Balance Indoor Nationals

On opposite sides of the country the track and field team represented Acalanes well over the weekend with exciting runs, jumps and throws from coast-to-coast. At the Marsh Creek Invitational top finishers included: Boys– 1st place 4×100 varsity relay (Littlejohn, Roger, Glick, Kuhner) with a season best 42.89 1st place 4×100 frosh soph relay (Rivera, Krick, Kaplans Jones, Schwarz) also…

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Track Dons Prevail over Clayton Valley

Track Dons Prevail over Clayton Valley

Rainbows, raindrops and rays of sunshine set the backdrop for the first dual meet of the season, a tremendous success, the boys winning 88-48 and the girls winning 63-41 with fantastic performances across the board despite less than ideal conditions.  See Athletic.net for full meet results. Outstanding performances for the day included: Boys— Trevor Rogers (Sr): Winning the Long Jump…

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Distance Runners Finish Strong @ Dan Gabor Invitational

Distance Runners Finish Strong @ Dan Gabor Invitational

Strictly adhering to the team’s mantra…run fast and turn left…the distance runners posted strong results at this weekend Dan Gabor Invitational, a premier Bay Area distance running event held in the cold and rain in Dublin on Saturday. Leading the girl’s team, in a familiar position,  was senior Olivia William’s who placed 1st in the 3200 meters in a very…

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Don of the Season Track Opener Success

Don of the Season Track Opener Success

Some days on the track are good, some are great.  With a sunny seventy degree day at the San Valley Ramon Valley track serving as the backdrop, the team’s performed well and the Dons posted many, many incredible performances, perhaps the best individual performance by an Acalanes track athlete in recent, if not school history (see Trevor Rogers below). While…

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Track Season Starts Strong For Distance Runners

Track Season Starts Strong For Distance Runners

In the first annual Trial of Miles, kicking off the track and field session for our distance runners, Acalanes girls and boys teams shined against visitors from Piedmont and Archie Williams. Sophomore Nevis Murphy started the year right for the Lady Dons with a victory and personal best in the 1600 meters with a winning time of 5:15.16 and was…

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