6:20AM Half of the team is still sleeping past the 6:00 wake up time, but we'll head out at 7:00 to run Gray's Peak. The run will be a 7 mile run that features an incline of 3.5 miles that leads all the way to the top.

10:30AM Both teams conquered Gray's Peak and are now relaxing in their cabins. Pancakes and fruit was for breakfast! Team meeting soon!

12:30PM Team meetings adjourned and both the girls' and the guys' teams are looking forward to a wonderful season.

5:00PM Tonight, we're having pizza for dinner! With a side of watermelon, our favorite!

6:00PM Our movie night begins as we watch I am Legend in the guys' cabin. The suspense was captivating and the to-be-run after is an exciting change.

8:00PM The team heads out for the night run!

9:30PM The run was a success and was quite the shocker! The boys ambushed the girls in the dark, while the girls tried to get revenge on Meghan at the end of the run! Everyone had glow sticks, but the run was still pitch dark, and full of fun.

10:54AM We just finished breakfast and the boys ran 7 miles this morning. The girls, 8 miles, and 7 miles. At 11:30, the team will be heading out to the lake to kayak.

1:30PM The team came back from the lake from a refreshing kayaking session! Coach Miller got capsized by Kevin Clack and Jared Rucker! Congrats!

4:00PM The girls and the guys embarked on a fast-paced 4 mile run around the cabin on Big Bear streets. 

6:00PM Both the boys and girls teams travelled to a local park where they enjoyed volleyball, soccer, football, a bag race, tug of war, a nice barbeque, and S'MORES! 

3:13 PM We just arrived at big bear about three hours ago, but just got to the cabin thirty minutes ago. The guys completed a 7 mile run after the car ride, and the girls completed a 5 mile run. The day was hot and the hills were tough!

5:34 PM The plan for the Big Bear trip is to have a competition between all of the runners! There are currently five teams and the competitions will include endurance, strength, and logic!

8:28 PM Athletes are relaxing in the cabins. The girls are watching a chick flick movie, while the guys are playing cards and singing to Kevin Clack's strumming!

Six more days until the Mustangs heads to the mountains. Here's the official list of who's going on this trip to Big Bear!

Franco Chen, Kevin Clack, Josh Cox, Nick Cox, Kevin Decuyper, Scott Doyen, Gabriel Esquivel, Mike Franczyk, Greg Lynch, Jared Rucker, Josh Sappington

Janelle Cabral, Kayla Darnbrough, Meghan Guerrero, Mica Munn, Amanda Stevens, Ana Tapia, Danielle Thorhaug, Anna Torrence, Francesca Vaccaro, Giuliana Vaccaro

Relay for Life 2011 was truly one to remember. We went into the event with Coach Curt Kisner and Christine Stevens in mind and we carried that through the 24 hour event that started on August 5th. The relay cannot be described in one word, but there's no need for that. We have compiled the reactions and comments from the editors of the site that attended the event and here's what they have to say:

Upon arrival at around 3PM, the campsite was as lively as ever. I didn't have to put up any tents so I lucked out on having to help out! What I brought to the event was a three piece cardboard box plane that broke into a million pieces, a laptop, a sweater, an extra shirt, two bottles, sunglasses, toothbrush, deodorant, a book, my lap costume, and my camera! So here's what I remember from Relay for Life 2011.

Our team (Cross Country Cancer Crushers) set out to be the most spirited team out there. In the end, we actually were the most spirited team. Our cheers, shouts, and roars of enthusiasm can be heard all throughout the 24 hour event and we pushed on through complaints and compliments. We won the Miss Relay competition because we had our lovely Jennifer (Jared) Rucker! I believe the amount that he raised was in the $190s range. Bear in mind, ladies and gentlemen, that's $190 in fifteen minutes!

Our team soon became the most notable one as team members would walk around with our cardboard box plane, Air Survivor, "flying" through the laps. Oh yeah, we won that competition also. Easy win! I will never forget that moment when the crowd cheered on Air Survivor to its greatest flight! The really neat thing is that on the wings of the Air Survivor, we actually had survivors sign their names. The airplane soon became a crowd favorite as it would get lovely comments from all around.

What I remember from throughout the night wasn't much, but I remember pulling a chair to the leftovers table and eating leftover pizza. Then there was the time where we practiced our frisbee throwing techniques at night and we ended up hitting several sleeping people with it.

The next day saw to a HOT HOT HOT morning! Good thing the Yorba Linda Water District truck was right next to us! Despite the fun, I was tired. Really tired. So if you're thinking about doing Relay for Life next year, please do think and I hope that you do participate! It's a really cool experience and the whole 24 hours just feels like a bonding experience. Start early with the fundraising ideas! Our team is probably going to set our goal to raising the most money and being the most spirited!

The newly added Mustangs Webcam Feed is located as a link under the page, "Talk." What this live video feed will do is to share the experience of an event with other runners. One example would be the Big Bear High Altitude Training Camp. While runners up in Big Bear run, eat, sleep, and interact, when the live video feed is on, other runners can watch what's going on. There can be a question and answer session along with an interview or maybe even a tour of the cabins and surrounding areas. This is new feature and events will be posted when available. Future events so far is Big Bear High Altitude Training Camp, starting August 14th. Tune in to check out the Mustangs up in big bear!

This year for Relay for Life, our cross country team has two official teams. Team names are Cross Country Cancer Crushers One, and Cross Country Cancer Crushers Two. They are lead by Francesca Vaccaro and Amanda Stevens, respectively.

For those who have raised $100, he/she will get a Relay for Life T-shirt and along with that, will also be allowed to stay for the remainder of the 24 hour event. That brings us to our goal for the event. Simply, our goal is to be the most spirited team this year. We can do this by showing endless enthusiasm as we walk the laps and also by making our presence known by doing our jobs well. This year, we'll be remembering Curt Kisner, and we'll be honoring Christine Stevens.

I have compiled a list of what you should bring if you're attending the event:

Not staying overnight

• Foldable chairs
• Water
• Sunglasses (optional)
• Some food
• Sweater (For the evening)
• Money
• Enthusiasm!
• Something fun!
• Your designated lap items

Staying overnight

• Same as above 
• Sleeping bag
• Pillow (optional)
• Flashlight (optional)
• Sanitary items
• A Book (optional)
• Blanket (optional)
• Deodorant

So welcome to the athlete's website at Ylhscc.Weebly.Com! To sort out the confusion, this website was made by athletes, and is going to be up-kept by athletes too. Here, you'll find up-to-date information about what's going on with the team, fun personal interviews, blogs, memoirs, a place to talk and discuss, and maybe even some special pictures! Please keep in mind that this is not the official website, and is just one that branches off of the official one. Mainly, this is for athletes and we're sure you'll feel informed and bonded if you check this website often! 

For questions, please go to the Contact page and send an email form through that page. Other than that, we're sure that this page is easily accessible through its straight and direct tabs! Make sure you check out every page because you'll never know what you'll find! 

So let's welcome the newest page to our site! The About Page! So simply, the About Page is about Yorba Linda High School's cross country team and it starts off with formal name of our team. It then goes into short, but strong sentences that describes the attitude of our team. It sets the mood for the declarative line. Go and check it out! (Click here to go to the About Page)

In other news, the website is coming along real nice! The officially launch date will be Monday, August 1st and there will be MAJOR updates to push for that date!


Pages that are unfinished:

• About - Adding some quick facts about the school team!
• Inspiration - The inspiring story behind Coach Kisner still needs to be published.
• Coaches - Surprise surprise!