The 2009 Track and Field Season began with a lot of excitement. These athletes take part in a historical event of becoming the first track team on our new facility. Our numbers soured this year with ninety eight athletes almost rounding out the 100 mark. On staff we have Assistant Coaches Matt Suttle, Curtis Garner, Clark Johnson and Brian Ball. The head coach this year is Kimberly Tafoya. Of our 98 athletes, only about one third are from the junior and senior classes, the remaining two thirds are comprised of underclassmen. A very young team shows promise for the track program’s future. Some highlights to the beginning of the season include a victorious overall win against Santa Paula High School. The JV Girls, Varsity Girls and Frosh-Soph Boys were victorious against the Cardinals. For the Varsity Boys it came down to the last race, where sadly we were upset in end. Our first Tri-Valley League meet against Carpinteria came to a victorious end as well as the team came together to out score the Warriors. Our next home meet is the Citrus Valley Relays on April 4th, 2009. We will have a small meet with a couple of school just to break in the new facility.

Our Athletes of the week include:Moneh Magdaleno: Moneh is a junior at Fillmore High School. This is her second year running track as a distance runner. Last week at the dual meet against Carpinteria she took 1st place in the 3200 m, 1600 m and the 800 m. She scored 15 points for the Varsity girls. Great Job Moneh!! Josh Gaither: Josh is a senior at Fillmore High School. This is his fourth year on the Fillmore High School Track team. He took 1st place in the Pole Vault and High Jump at Carpinteria High School last Thursday. He is also an excellent 400 m runner, he came in 2nd place earning the Varsity Boys 13 points at the dual meet against Carpinteria. Ana Morino: Ana is a freshman at Fillmore High School. As a first year track runner, Ana has earned a spot on the Girls Varsity team. She competes in the 400m and the 800m. Her strength is in the 800m. She is a hard working athlete and great addition to our team.

Frosh-Soph Boy Athlete of the Week Nathan Garnica: Nathan is a freshman at Fillmore High School. Nathan runs the 200m and 400 m individual races. He is also on the Frosh-Soph Boys 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relay teams. His success this year has been in the 400 m, where he will strive to sub 54 seconds.