Monthly recap: Fall sports go the distance
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Sports Editor
October 9, 2019
Cross Country During the past month, the upper school cross country team competed in three meets: the Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational on Sept. 14, the De La Salle Nike Challenge on Sept. 21 and the Capitol Cross Country Challenge on Sept. 28. Over the course of the three competitions, nearly...
Sports Slideshow: 9.25.19
by Erica Cai, Kathy Fang, Muthu Panchanatham, Aditya Singhvi, and Anna Vazhaeparambil
September 26, 2019
Weekly recap: Fall sports ace the week
by Anna Vazhaeparambil and Aditya Singhvi
September 10, 2019
Cross Country The high school cross country team competed in their first meet of the school year this weekend, at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. In the varsity girls division, Anna Weirich (11) placed 15th out of 182 runners, while Ritika Rajamani (10) placed 92nd. For the varsity boys, Daws...
Weekly Recap: Fall sports come out swinging
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Aquila Co-Sports Editor
September 2, 2019
Cross Country For the past few months, ever since pre-season workouts began in the summer, the cross country team has been training extensively for upcoming meets this year. With a grueling exercise regimen, which includes running several miles every day, they hope to be ready for their upcoming meets....
Cross country, track and field coach retires
February 22, 2019
Standing in the center of Blackford’s track with a baseball cap over his head, Scott Chisam chats with a few seniors as the other runners finish their warm-up lap and sit cross-legged in front of him in the grass. Once everyone settles down, he launches into the week’s agenda in a calm yet energized ...
As fall sports end, winter sports take flight
by Kushal Shah and Saloni Shah
December 8, 2018
The fall season of sports ended and was marked by historic results for both girls volleyball and girls golf. Girls golf won the WBAL championship by an unprecedented 44 strokes and was just the seventh team in Harker history to qualify for NorCals, the last time being 12 years ago in 2006. Sophomo...
Freshmen excel on varsity teams in fall, winter seasons
by Irene Yuan, Muthu Panchanatham, and Helen Yang
December 5, 2018
Lungs burning and hearts pounding, varsity athletes sprint back and forth, striving to improve themselves for their next game. Keeping up with the experienced upperclassmen are skilled freshmen, eager to prove their mettle. “Time!” a coach yells. Panting, the players attempt to catch their breath, ...
Iyer on Fire
by Rose Guan, Wingspan Senior Staff Writer and Designer
June 11, 2017
It’s a cool afternoon in mid-December, the off-season for a cross-country or track runner. Nikitha “Niki” Iyer (‘17) wears a gray hoodie over black track pants, to ward against the cold. She adjusts a USA Track Foundation sweatband, checks her watch as she walks out of her Cupertino house—an...
Cross Country Fall Season Recap
by Neil Bai and Anjay Saklecha
November 21, 2016
The cross country team competed in the WBAL Championships on Nov. 4. Niki Iyer (12) ran her best race of the year in the league event prior to the championships, winning first place. "I think the season went pretty well for me and I think the team has improved overall. Everyone has improved over ...
Niki Iyer sets record at WBAL meet
by Alex Wang, Sports Editor
November 18, 2016
Senior cross country runner Nikita “Niki” Iyer was named as one of The Mercury News’ Athletes of the Week from the South Bay/Peninsula area. She was recognized for winning the West Bay Athletic League’s No. 2 race at Baylands Park, completing the course in 18 minutes and nine seconds, recording the...
Cross-Country Fall Sports Update
by Alex Wang, Sports Editor
October 20, 2016
The cross-country team recently competed in the Lowell, De La Salle, Stanford and Serra Invitationals and the WBAL preliminaries. The team is currently training for future invitationals and the WBAL championships and CCS Championships later on. “Cross country has been going really well. The whole...
Cross country honors seniors at WBAL league championships
by Vivian Isenberg, Aquila Humor & Satire Editor
November 8, 2014
The cross country team ran in its last team meet of the season and honored senior team members at the WBAL league championships at Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont, yesterday. The race took place on the arduous 2.95 mile course with multiple hills and pounding heat. Seniors Corey Gonzales...