Montgomery Vikings Cross Country

October 11, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

October 17 - Yoshaany Rahm Harvest Invitational
October 24 - Flat Sac Invitational
November 7 - NBL Championships (All Athletes)

This Week's Practice Schedule:

Monday - Montgomery HS
Tuesday - Parktrail Dr
Wednesday - Channel Dr
Thursday - Oak Knolls - Spring Lake
Friday - Parktrail Dr
Saturday - Yoshaany Rahm Invitational - Ukiah HS

Yoshaany Rahm Harvest Invitational:

This Saturday we're heading up to Ukiah for the Yoshaany Rahm Harvest Invitational. Meet information can be found on our Yoshaany Rahm Information Page.

October 4, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

October 17 - Yoshaany Rahm Harvest Invitational
October 24 - Flat Sac Invitational
November 7 - NBL Championships (All Athletes)

This Week's Practice Schedule:

With the first part of the week in the low 90s we will be moving our Tuesday practice to be in the morning at the school. This will allow us to get in a workout without worrying about the heat.

Monday - Montgomery HS
Tuesday - Montgomery HS @ 6:30 am
Wednesday - Channel Dr
Thursday - Oak Knolls - Spring Lake
Friday - Stonehedge Dr

Attendance Reminders:

A few reminders about attendance:

While length of practices do vary depending on the type of workout we are doing, it can be up to two hours. Cool downs, drills, and stretching is a part of practice.
Athletes must ask permission to miss practices or they will be marked as unexcused. Unexcused absences may impact participation in meets.
All absences must be entered into XCStats or they will be marked as unexcused.
Reminder that any athlete unable to attend an invitational must notify coaching staff 2 weeks in advanced. This needs to be both communicated directly to Coach Kevin and also through XCStats.

Meet Volunteers:

Analy and us are the co-host of this upcoming meet. We are splitting the volunteer needs, so for our team we will need around 8 volunteers. Parents, if you are able to help out at the meet please use the BAND app survey to let us know. We will then make sure to plug everyone in to a spot. Thank you for the help and support of this team.

Team Photos:

Wednesday before the meet (3:00) we have our team pictures. Picture forms have been handed out over the past couple weeks, but if you need a form please ask Coach Kevin for one. Early release for the meet/pictures is at 2:30 with pictures at 3:00. Please make sure athletes are at the tent and fully in uniform prior to 3:00 so we can get pictures started on time and not adversely impact our meet.

This Week's Practice Schedule:

Monday - Montgomery HS
Tuesday - Oak Knolls - Spring Lake
Wednesday - Spring Lake (League Meet)
Thursday - Montgomery HS
Friday - Stonehedge Dr

September 20, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

September 22 - Taylor Hooton Foundation Talk
September 23 - NBL League Meet
September 29 - Dine & Donate - Mary's Pizza Shack
September 30 - NBL League Meet

This Week's Practice Schedule:

Monday - Montgomery HS (see note below for Taylor Hooton Foundation Talk)
Tuesday - Spring Lake (League Meet)
Wednesday - Channel Dr
Thursday - Stonehedge Dr
Friday - Parktrail Dr

Taylor Hooton Foundation Talk:

Montgomery HS is excited to welcome the Taylor Hooton Foundation to our school for a special student assembly focused on health, decision-making, and the dangers of appearance- and performance-enhancing substances. This assembly is a part of our practice, so please make your way to the gym ensuring that you are there on time for the 3:45 start. During the assembly, students will learn:

The truth about performance-enhancing substances and their potential health risks.
How media, sports culture, and social pressures can influence decision-making.
The importance of making choices that support both physical and mental well-being.
Ways to achieve goals and success through hard work, dedication, and healthy habits.

After the assembly we will head out to the track for our normal run.

League Meet:

Tuesday, Sept 23rd we have our first league meet, which is a quad meet against Analy, Maria Carrillo, and Windsor. We will be scoring against Maria Carrillo and Windsor. Early release is at 2:40 pm with athletes needing to be at the tent by 3:00. We will be announcing the varsity squad for this meet at Monday's practice.

Dine & Donate:

Next week we have our second Dine & Donate. This time it is at Mary's Pizza Shack and will be on Tuesday Sept 29th.

September 13, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

September 19 - Eye Opener Invitational
September 23 - NBL League Meet
September 29 - Dine & Donate - Mary's Pizza Shack
September 30 - NBL League Meet

Practice Location Change:

Sonoma County Regional Parks has requested that on days they host XC meets that we meet at the Violetti entrance. As such Thursday's practice will be at the Violetti entrance and not at Oak Knolls. Here is a full list of our Tuesday or Thursday practices where we will need to meet at Violetti: 9/17, 9/22, 9/24, 10/1, 10/6, 10/13, and 11/5.

Viking Opener:

Thank you everyone for helping make our annual Viking Opener a success. In addition to running a very smooth meet we also had some fantastic results. Results have been posted to athletic.net and XCStats.

Eye Opener Invitational:

This Saturday we will be heading down to Petaluma for the Eye Opener Invitational. Meet information can be found on our Eye Opener Information Page. A quick note: the number of athletes registered by all teams may result in additional/combining races. If this does happen we will update our information page and post it to the Band App.

Yoshaany Rahm Harvest Invitational:

With the cancellation of Artichoke Invitational we have added an additional race to our schedule. We will now be running the Yoshaany Rahm Harvest Invitational in Ukiah on October 17th. All calendars have been updated with this new meet.

September 7, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

September 11 - Team Pasta Feed for Viking Opener
September 12 - Viking Opener
September 19 - Eye Opener Invitational

Viking Pasta Feed:

Friday's practice will be at Montgomery High School and athletes will walk over to Coach Kevin's house directly after practice for the pasta feed.

Viking Opener Volunteering:

This year we are hosting 18 teams for our annual Viking Opener! If you haven't signed up for a volunteer slot then head to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0544A8AE22A4F49-65482838-viking to do so. All Volunteer spots have the availability to watch your athlete run their race

Our snack bar is still in need of some donations. Please go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0945A8AC2DA0FB6-65341561-viking# and if you can help purchase an item then sign up for it. Money raised from the meet, including the snack bar, goes directly to our team costs.

August 30, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

September 11 - Team Pasta Feed for Viking Opener
September 12 - Viking Opener

Viking Opener - Volunteering:

We are hosting Viking Opener on September 12th. This invitational can't be done without the help of you, our volunteers. We need at least one volunteer per family for this invitational to be successful. These volunteer spots are in addition to our athletes who will each have multiple jobs to do during the meet.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0544A8AE22A4F49-65482838-viking

Labor Day Weekend:

This Friday (9/5) we will not be having official practice. Please review the training plan and run on your own or with teammates. Labor Day (9/7) we will have practice for those in town. We will meet at Parktrail Dr at 5:00 pm.

Race Results:

There are a few places to view results from our meets. We post all results to XCStats. In addition most meet results will be posted to athletic.net and to Redwood Empire Running.

August 16, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

August 20 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
August 22 - Santa Rosa Marathon Packet Pick Up - Volunteer
August 24 - Dine and Donate - Shake Shack
August 26 - Bob Shor XC Invite

Practice Schedule for Week of August 17-21:

To help with it being the first week of school we will be having practice for this upcoming week (August 17-21) at Montgomery's Track starting at 4:00 every day.

Parent/Guardian Meeting:

Our Parent/Guardian Meeting is this Thursday, August 20th at 6:30pm. We will be meeting in VT's classroom, Room 50.

Come Run With Us!

We created a half sheet flyer for Orientation last week. Feel free to print it and hand it out to students you think might be interested in joining us for the season. You can also direct them to our Join the Team webpage for additional info.

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August 9, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

August 10 - First Week of Practice
August 20 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
August 22 - Santa Rosa Marathon Packet Pick Up - Volunteer
August 24 - Dine and Donate - Shake Shack
August 26 - Bob Shor XC Invite

First Week of Practice:

This week is the first week of practice. Please make sure to complete SportsNet Clearance. Here is the practice schedule for this week
Monday: 4:00pm at Montgomery Track
Tuesday: 4:00pm at Oak Knolls - Spring Lake Regional Park
Wednesday: 4:00pm at Channel Drive
Thursday: 4:00pm at Oak Knolls - Spring Lake Regional Park
Friday: 4:00pm at Parktrail Drive

With next week the first week of school we will have those practices (8/17-21) will all be at Montgomery High School.

Dine and Donate:

Our first dine and donate will be towards the end of this month, so mark your calendar for August 24th as the day to eat at Shake Shack to help support our program.

Santa Rosa Marathon Volunteering:

On Saturday, August 22nd we will be volunteering at packet pickup for the Santa Rosa Marathon. Our timeslot is from 1 to 5pm at Sports Basement. Please let the coaching staff know right away if you are able to help out.

August 4, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

August 10 - First Week of Practice
August 20 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
August 22 - Santa Rosa Marathon Packet Pick Up - Volunteer
August 26 - Bob Shor XC Invite

SportsNet Clearance:

The majority of our athletes have still not been cleared through SportsNet. Let's get this finalized as soon as possible as you can NOT practice without a complete SportsNet Clearance. Go to https://mhs.srcschools.org/athletics/hsathletics.

Practices:

Practices start on August 10th. The practice schedule has been posted to the home page.

Santa Rosa Marathon Volunteering:

July 27, 2026

Upcoming Dates:

August 1 - Headlands Run and San Francisco Adventure
August 10 - First Week of Practice
August 20 - Parent/Guardian Meeting
August 22 - Santa Rosa Marathon Packet Pick Up - Volunteer
August 26 - Bob Shor XC Invite

SportsNet Clearance:

By August 10th all athletes need to be cleared in SportsNet in order to be able to participate in practice. Information can be found here: https://mhs.srcschools.org/athletics/hsathletics

XCStats:

We do much of our communication through XCStats. Please have your athlete Sign up and Add all parents and Guardians to their profile along with your emails. This is how we send out weekly newsletters and important texts. https://www.vikingxc.com/resources/documents/start_with_xcstats.pdf.

Santa Rosa Marathon Volunteering:

On Saturday, August 22nd we will be volunteering at packet pickup for the Santa Rosa Marathon. Our timeslot is from 1 to 5pm at Sports Basement.Please let the coaching staff know right away if you are able to help out.

Practices Begin August 10:

The first day of practice is August 10th. Here is our practice schedule for that first week.

Day	Location	Start Time
Monday	Montgomery Track	4:00 pm
Tuesday	Oak Knolls - Spring Lake Regional Park	4:00 pm
Wednesday	Channel Drive	4:00 pm
Thursday	Oak Knolls - Spring Lake Regional Park	4:00 pm
Friday	Parktrail Drive	4:00 pm

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