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Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Harker swimmers attend practice on Mar. 6. After a strong performance at the Palo Alto Invitational on Saturday, Mar 2, the swimming team continues training for their next tournament on Mar. 14.

Weekly roundup: Spring sports kick off with a splash

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter March 10, 2019

Baseball The varsity baseball team’s games against Del Mar High School on Tuesday and Woodside High School on Thursday have been canceled due to the weather and are aiming to be rescheduled in April....

“At Harker, every year, I just really enjoy coaching everybody, enjoy having the people around, we don’t have a lot of pains in the [butts],” Chisam said.

Cross country, track and field coach retires

by Erica Cai and Eric Fang 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...

Niki runs in her Cupertino neighborhood on Dec. 17.

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...

Freshman Winnie Li runs in the first heat of the girls 100 meters race against girls from St. Lawrence, Mercy SF, and Pinewood. Winnie also ran in the 4x100 relay earlier in the meet.

Track and Field participates in second League meet of the season

by Cheryl Liu, Reporter April 16, 2014

The Track and Field team participated in its second league meet at King’s Academy where the athletes took part in a variety of events, such as high jump, hurdles, shot put, and relays. Some athletes...

Davis Dunaway (9) practices the high jump at track practice after school for the first league meet of the season. The WBAL #1a meet will kick off at Sacred Heart Prep next Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.

Track team prepares for WBAL league meet #1

by Shay Lari-Hosain, Winged Post Assistant Design Editor March 21, 2014

The track & field team is busy preparing for the first league meet of the season. The WBAL (West Bay Athletic League) #1a meet will be hosted by Menlo School next Wednesday, March 26. Niki Iyer...

Junior Rahul Balakrishnan runs his race in pouring rain during the Archbishop Mitty Invitational on Wednesday afternoon. This invitational is the first meet of the Track and Field season.

Track and field attends first meet of the season in pouring rain

by Cheryl Liu February 27, 2014

Members of the Track and Field team participated in a season opener invitational at Archbishop Mitty High School today.  Due to the rain, some events, such as the boys 110 meter hurdles and pole vault,...

Athletes prepare for workouts on Blackfords track and soccer field. Runners from all grades and athletic backgrounds are encouraged to participate in track and field.

Track and field begins conditioning

by Maya Jeyendran January 30, 2014

The track and field team began their pre-season conditioning at Harker’s Blackford campus last Monday. The team’s head coach is Scott Chisam, a veteran coach who is looking to build upon last year’s...

Junior Claudia Tischler (right) runs with other track and field athletes during practice. Claudia qualified for three running events for the Central Coast Section (CCS) Track and Field Preliminaries to be held at Gilroy High School this Saturday.

Eight track and field athletes qualify for CCS preliminaries

by Emily Chu May 14, 2013

Eight athletes qualified in either running or throwing events for this Saturday’s Central Coast Section (CCS) Track and Field Preliminaries held at Gilroy High School. The athletes include seniors...

Junior Claudia Tischler leads new freshmen Maya Jeyendran and Lev Sepetov in 100 meter accelerations. These drills are meant to improve sprinting performance and technique.

New track members discover passion for running

by Shay Lari-Hosain March 22, 2013

As the runners speed by, sweat pouring down their faces in the harsh glare of the afternoon, all that is audible are the crunch of spikes on the dirt surface of the track and the coach yelling in the distance. The...

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