Here is the current list of athletes who have started the clearance process for the 2022 cross country season. Beginning August 8, you must be cleared in order to practice with the team. I know you can get this done!
Athletes who have started the process and their status as of August 8 afternoon:
*Incomplete: There is a problem with your filing. If you are not sure what this problem is, ask Mr. Bonacorsi at nick_bonacorsi@fuhsd.org and he can tell you what you are missing or what the problem is. Coach Flatow does NOT have access to the clearance procedure and coach cannot tell you what the specific problem is.
- Agnes Wang-Senior-Cleared
- Samhita Kashyap Kiran-Junior-Cleared
- Nerea Northrop-Senior-denied–incomplete-please fix and resubmit*
- Valerie Ayzenberg-Junior-in process
- Sophia Yamada-Freshman-Cleared
- Vera Bondar-Sophomore-Cleared
- Hemani Kamarshi-Sophomore-Cleared
- Siran Gao-Sophomore-Cleared
- Juliana Banes-Sophomore-Cleared
- Janaya Krell-Hudson-Freshman-denied–incomplete-please fix and resubmit*
- Manasi Prasad-Sophomore-Cleared
- Madi Polidoro-Junior-in process
- Megan Nieh-Junior-Cleared
- Avani Kalari-Senior-Cleared
- Anika Bhandarkar-Sophomore-Cleared
- Navya Parvathaneni-Freshman-Cleared
- Nikhita Saldi-Senior-Cleared
- Karena Lai-Senior-Cleared
- Joshitha Suresh-Senior-Cleared
- Meena Kolli-Senior-Cleared
- Sandhya Fasnacht-Junior-Cleared
- Suhani Pahuja-Freshman-in process
- Jasmine Varma-Senior-Cleared
- Sydney Stevens-Senior-Cleared
- Katie Lee-Sophomore-Cleared
- Katie Li-Sophomore-Cleared
- William Zhang-Junior-in process
- Justin Chen-sophomore-denied–incomplete-please fix and resubmit*
- Ethan Lam-Senior-Cleared
- Aaryan Sharma-Freshman-in process
- Shuailie Zhang-Freshman-denied–incomplete-please fix and resubmit*
- Vivek Chidurala-Freshman-in process
- Neer Kuchious-Freshman-in process
- Rishi Salvi-Freshman-denied–incomplete-please fix and resubmit*
- Qi Huang-Freshman-Cleared
- Jayden Lim-Sophomore-Cleared
- Kian Nava-Freshman-Cleared
- Sean Foo-Freshman-in process
- Parmarth Joshi-Junior-Cleared
- Denny Dong-Junior-Cleared
- Ruhaan Shah-Sophomore –Cleared
- Bradley Dulay-Junior-in process
- Siddharth Pellakuru-Freshman-in process
- Aaron Lee-Sophomore-Cleared
- Ravi Polisetti-Freshman-Cleared
- Ari Rajaram-Senior-Cleared
- Ethan Yang-Freshman-denied–incomplete-please fix and resubmit*
- Andrew Liu-Sophomore-denied–incomplete-please fix and resubmit*
- William Wu-Junior-Cleared
- Tanay Parikh-Sophomore-Cleared
- Sean Basu-Senior-Cleared
- Amogh Rajagopal-Senior-Cleared
- Pranav Gupta-Freshman-in process
- Darren Lin-Sophomore-Cleared
- Soham Beesetti-Freshman-Cleared
- Andrew Liu-Sophomore-in process
- Alex Nguyễn-Senior-Cleared
- Nolan Yiu-Freshman-in process
“Grit is sticking with your future—day in, day out, not just for a week, not just for a month, but for years—and working really hard to make that future a reality.” — Angela Duckworth
First off–you are AWESOME already! You are about to join a team that can change your life (really!). Now, here is how you get ready to be part of the Monta Vista Cross Country team in 2022:
Start running now so that you are prepared for the start of practice! There will be student-athlete lead summer running; summer running meets on the Monta Vista High School track at 7am, Monday through Saturday. We start summer running on June 6, but you should join as soon as you read this 🙂 There will be experienced and friendly MVXC athletes to help you get started!
There is school paperwork you need to take care of before you join a sport. Follow the instructions on this link so that you are ready for the first practice in August! No one may join a formal team practice without completing all this paperwork and being cleared.
Schedule your physical with your doctor right away. There is a form your doctor must complete and you must return to the school (see step 1 above). Your doctor will get busier and busier completing this forms as the start of school gets closer so make your appointment now–if you can’t get your physical complete, you can’t join the team. Plus, it’s smart to get a physical every year.
Please, please, PLEASE ask your doctor for a serum ferritin test. Iron levels are very important for young distance runners. A serum ferritin test helps understand your iron levels. While iron levels are not critical for athletes in all sports, low iron levels in runners can cause runners to recover slowly and feel ‘dead-legged’. Often, young athletes feel like they are simply not good runners and end up quitting because running seems so hard, when maybe their low iron levels were causing them to not enjoy running. Read this article and the links from that article, and consider getting your iron level tested!
Get fitted for new running shoes! Here are some recommendations on how to shop for new running shoes.
Email Coach Flatow at coachflatow@gmail.com with any questions!
MVXC is incredible! We cannot wait to have you as part of our family.
Have a wonderful summer and we will see you soon!
“I have a feeling that tomorrow will be better is quite different from I resolve to make tomorrow better.”
— Angela Duckworth
