Monta Vista XC had a pretty nice weekend…
We began Friday with a visit from Kate Niehaus, a long-time friend of MVXC. Kate came to talk to us a bit about her experiences in running–the lows and the highs, and how running has been part of her life. (Some highlights from Kate’s running career are below.) I got a lot of nice feedback from runners on how what Kate’s talk meant to them. (Special note–Kate is planning to come run a workout with MVXC next month!)
Saturday was a very fast workout out in Stevens Canyon–the weather was beautiful and a perfect temperature and the team was really flying. Coach then jumped on a plan to support some of his running friends at a trail marathon (and run the water stop at Mile 8).
An excellent weekend!
Next weekend…the team is back racing, with a trip to Stockton for the University of the Pacific Tiger Invitational. Check back for a meet sheet in the next couple days!
Kate Niehaus – Selected Highlights
High School:
14x State Champion
South Carolina state record holder in 1600, 3200 and XC
College Running:
Member of Stanford’s NCAA championship teams in 2006 and 2007
National championship individual qualifier in 5km
9th all-time Stanford 10km (33:55)
10th all-time Stanford 5km (16:19)
Multiple time Pac-10 all-academic and all-athletic teams
NCAA Elite 88 award for highest GPA at NCAA XC championships
Academics:
BS BioMedical Engineering, Stanford, 2010
MS BioEngineering, Stanford, 2011
Rhodes Scholarship Awarded 2011
PhD Systems Approaches to BioMedical Engineering, Oxford University, 2017
