Welcome to the
Long Beach Poly Boys Cross Country Team
Home of Scholars, Champions & Musicians!
"3-7"
Updated 7-27-10
Determination LBPXC Dedication
footTeam Requirements: Three things to be a member of this team:
  1. Positive attitude for your team!
  2. 100% of your best for your team!!
  3. Open & honest communication w/ coaches & your teammates!!!



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foot Welcome Back!!!  Dead Period is over & it is time to really get to work!

Normal Summer Daily Training Schedule!
Starts Monday 6-21

Mon 4-6 Heartwell (Near Library)
Tue 4-6 Signal Hill (Discovery Well Park)
Wed 4-6 El Dorado Park (Near Library & Tennis Courts)
Thur *8-10am Los Cerritos Park *Note New Training Time!
                                                     
(Near Lower Corner of Park)
Fri 8-9:30 CSULB (North end of track by Pyramid)
                                                                      *Starts After 4th of  July!

Sat 6:30-9 Whittier (Mammoth Runners)
                                (Meet @ Starbucks @ Town Center)

       (or Signal Hill 8-9:30) (All Other Runners)
                         (Discovery Well Park)
See: "XC Training Seasons Link" (w/ maps of all locations)

footImportant Information:
*Gear Orders: DUE Friday July 30th!!!  Order Form Link
*Alumni Summer Event #2.  Monday Aug. 2
     Pizza night following Heartwell Park run.  6pm!
*Next Team Dinner..."Tour de Bay" Wed. Aug. 4th!
     Run to Alamitos Bay from El Dorado(Min. run = 7 miles!). 
     Eat dinner down @ The Bay (63rd pl....bring own dinner). 
     Stand Up Paddleboards "SUP" will be available for trying!
*Pre-Mammoth Dinner... Thur.  Aug. 12th @ The King's! 6pm
footImportant Mammoth Information:
ALL MAMMOTH RUNNERS MUST DO:
1. Log all your miles!  Website or by hand.
2.
Verify the number of whittier runs that you have done!
3. Confirm payment/options!
4. Have stellar practice attendance!
5. Communicate w/ coach if any of  above is off for any reason!
Failure to comply w/ any of the above can be
grounds for dismissal for Mammoth Camp!
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2010 Mammoth XC Training Camp
Sat. Aug. 14 - Sun. Aug. 22
Dep. ($150) due by end of June! Full $350 due by Aug. 1st!
Make Check To: LB Poly XC Boosters
Mail To: The Baerga's, 380 Panama Ave., LB CA 90814
3 Required Mammoth Forms: + 2 copies of insr. cards!
Waiver   Code of Conduct    Packing List
Tour de Pools 2010!
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Plenty of miles w/ a bit of pools splashed in between!

XC Summer Kick Off Dinner!
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Great Food & Great Turnout!

Summer is here!  Great early summer turnout!
Summer (June) XC Newsletter..
Lots of improtant info!  Please Read!
If you did not get the newsletter via Email then I don't have your correct email address. 
Please send it to me! mfillipow@earthlink.net

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Special guest appearences by many alumni to inspire the new crew!
Alumni...don't wait for a special day...stop by practice any time!

Thanks guys!  It has been an
"Unforgetable Run"!
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Poly XC Seniors Movin' On!

Swimmers Dominate Annual Run-Swim-Run!
They take the top 7 spots!
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Top Ten Dinner Pay Up Time!
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Congrates to the 13 fine athletes who made it
on an established top ten list last xc season!
WILL YOU MAKE IT ON A LIST IN 2010?

Congrates to the 2010 XC Captains!
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Brad Roa     
     Ruben Baerga      Christian Penn       Eric Riehl
These fine young athletes will lead the 2010 XC team towards its team goals of...
3-7!!!

13 Week Summer Mileage Starts
Monday June 14 & goes to Sunday Sept. 12th!
You must log your miles @ Journal of Training to be eligible
for the fabulous prizes awared to those who reach mileage milestones!


Summer training is right around the corner! 
Will you be ready this year for MAMMOTH!!!

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2010 Mammoth
XC Training Camp
Sat. Aug. 14 - Sun. Aug. 22
Will you be fit enough?
Mammoth Flyer Info!

BOYS XC BANQUET
An evening of celebration honoring a fantastic xc season & 18 great seniors!
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Seniors have their last words of wisdom...all 18 of them!!!

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The Esteem Captains!               Varsity gets their kudos!


Poly Boys (& Coaches) well represented
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at this years XC Footlocker West @ Mt. SAC!

CIF Finals!D1 Race Video!!!
Poly Boys improve from 13th to a solid 12th place finish!
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Poly Splits/Times      Full Results


CIF Prelims!
2nd year in a row, Poly Boys advance to finals!
Congrates to the Poly Girls for also advancing to finals!
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Poly Results & Splits        Full Results (We were in Heat 1)

2009 Moore League Finals!!!
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JV, Var & F/S take off at the start of the 2009 Moore League Finals!!!
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JV, Var & F/S at the Awards!!!
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1st in MLF
League Champs!!!
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1st in MLF
League Champs!!!
F/S
2nd in MLF
League Runner Ups!!!
Poly 23
Wilson 39
Millikan 85
Lakewood 118
Cabrillo 119

Poly 33
Wilson 44
Lakewood 62
Millikan 81
Cabrillo 140
Jordan 183
Wilson 33
Poly 45
Millikan 72
Lakewood 91
Cabrillo 128
Poly Team Top 5 Avg: 17.05
Poly Spread: 14 sec.
Poly Scoring: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11
Poly Team Top 5 Avg: 15.41
Poly Spread: 27 sec.
Poly Scoring: 2, 3, 6, 8, 14
Poly Team Top 5 Avg: 17.07
Poly Spread: 1:54
Poly Scoring: 1, 5, 7, 11, 21
Congrates to Sergio Romero
Moore League JV Champion
Congrates to Varsity
Moore League Champions
for the last 13/14 years!!!
Congrates to Jazeel Garcia
Moore League F/S Champion

Poly Results  MLF09  Full Results (direct athletics)
LBPostSports Story      
LBPostSports Video 

Full Weekend of Racing...SAC on Saturday!
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Poly Results      Full Mt. SAC Results
  LA Cancer Challenge/Team Tyler Run on Sunday!
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Moore League #2 - Discovery Well Park, Signal Hill
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JV run strong but come up short!
Var. very strong again w/ convincing win!!
F/S stepped it up & really raced beating Wilson but
losing to Millikan by 1 point!!!
Poly Results      Press Telegram
LBPostSports      Full Results         Video

Dos Pueblos XC Invites - Santa Barbara CA
Poly Results      Full Results

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Is there such thing as a "six-peat"?  Well I guess there is now!!!
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6th year in a row...Poly Boys are the Sweeps Champs!!!
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Leading the way were Sophs (2nd), Jrs. (1st) & Srs. (1st)
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Great weekend of racing, training, bonding & of course...eating!!!

Moore League #1    Thursday Oct. 1st
 Another Scorcher @ El Dorado Park!!
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Top Poly JV Runner Saul Mora   Varsity Race Winner Sean(where is the slow twin?)Price  Top Poly F/S Runner Raul Vasquez
 

JV in a "heated" battle comes up a bit short!  Record = 5-1
Var on a mission w/ a convincing win! 
Record = 6-0
F/S in a close one w/ Wilson!  Record = 5-1
Press Telegram    Press!!!   LBPostSports
Poly Results    Video!!!     Full  Results

Warren XC Invites  Sat. Oct 3rd  Hollydale Park
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Only the race times were scorching today!!!
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An Evening @ Woodbridge Does Not Disappoint!
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Varsity shows great team effort & huge improvements
for 10th overall in the very fast rated race!

Season Opening Invitationals - Let the racing begin!
 Sat. Sept 12th:
Team Race at Cerritos Cow Run! Race 
Poly Results  Overall Results
Varsity Travel Team (12 runners) at Las Vegas Invites!
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The 2009 Bun Run !
Sat. Sept 5th, Los Cerritos Park
Great turn out.
Thanks to all the Family, Friends & Alumni for your help &
support of the program!   We are off to a great start!!!

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Poly Boys Results    lbreport.com website - Link


Drop Off Run 2009!  Another Great Turnout!
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It is a miracle...all runners made it back this year!!



Fantastic 2009 Poly XC Mammoth Summer Camp!
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Duk Pass TT - Mammoth Creek Soak - June Lake!

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Convict Lake Breakfast Run!
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North Dome Yosemite Run!
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Adventure Run!
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T-Shirt Winners & Rainbow Falls Run!
More Mammoth Photos...Link...From Mr. Price!

Summer Varsity Mileage 2009
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Long Beach Poly
Boys Cross Country Team

Team Mission Statement

It is the goal of the Long Beach Poly Cross Country Program to make running a positive and lifelong influence in each athletes lives and to make each athlete strive for excellence by being the best they can possibly be while keeping running in perspective and balance with family, health & academics.

Team Requirements
Positive attitude for your team!
100% of your best for your team!!
Communication w/ coaches & your teammates!!!

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Team Motto
Don’t Wish It...Make It Happen!

2010 Team Goals
3 - "7" aka...State!!!

   Thank you Dan Kelly & George Wright! 
“XC Championships are won in the summer, the hardware is collected in the fall”! G.W.
Moore League Champs last 13/14 years!   Thanks George for starting something great!