The boys’ and girls’ track and field teams have begun their Mission League seasons. The girls’ team is undefeated, taking first place in the first three meets of the season, and the boys’ team earned first place in the first two meets but fell to Loyola by one point March 13.
The teams have also competed in the Long Beach Wilson Invitational and the Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational.
Sophomore Prefect Robby Louie ’26, who runs the 800-meter and 1600-meter, said being on the track and field team allows him to form friendships with students of other grade levels.
“Being a part of any athletics team really adds an extra level of community connectedness that extends beyond grade levels,” Louie said. “One of the main reasons that I am so grateful to be a part of the track and field team is because it has helped me make so many new friends in different grades.”
Louie said he is excited to bond with his teammates.
“This season, I am super excited to get to spend more time with the team,” Louie said. “The distance group especially is super close and has great team camaraderie.”
Emily Ahn ’25, who runs the 800-meter and 1600-meter, said this season, she aims to improve through hard work and training.
“My goal is to push myself harder both in practice and while racing,” Ahn said. “I want to hold myself more accountable when running on my own so that I can improve and hopefully run faster than I did last year.”
Rex Grube ’25, who runs the 800-meter, the 1600-meter and the 3200-meter, said he is excited for the rest of the season because the team has already performed very well.
“The season has been great,” Grube said. “I ran sub-five in the mile for the first time at our last meet, and we have been having some great workouts. We’re looking forward to improving even though we’re already at a really good state. At the Long Beach Wilson Invitational, we had five runners go below 9:45 [minutes] in the 3200-meter. We have lots of speed, and it looks like we have a lot of potential and can go pretty far this season.”
