Career Report for Melanie Garcia
Class of 2026
Cross Country Career
The following chart plots the mile pace for every race throughout high school for this runner. The blue anchor points show the races where the runner improved.
Course-Specific Personal Bests
Below is a listing of Melanie Garcia's best times on each course. Click on the course name to see a chart of those races.
Course | Distance | Time | Pace | All-Time Rank | PR Date | PR Event | # of Races on Course |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alston Park | 3.1 | 21:58.8 | 7:05 | 13 | 10/25/23 | VVAL Cluster Meet | 3 |
Big House | 3 | 22:19.8 | 7:27 | 8 | 10/11/23 | VVAL Cluster Meet | 1 |
Crystal Springs | 2.95 | 23:42.7 | 8:02 | 7 | 10/7/23 | Crystal Springs Invitational | 1 |
Half Moon Bay HS | 2.33 | 16:33 | 7:06 | 2 | 10/1/22 | Artichoke Invitational | 1 |
Hayward HS | 3 | 21:34.1 | 7:11 | 14 | 11/19/22 | North Coast Section Finals | 2 |
Helen Putnam Park | 0.8 | 6:12 | 7:45 | 7 | 9/14/22 | Putnam Mile 2 | 5 |
Mt. Sac | 2.93 | 23:01 | 7:51 | 39 | 10/21/22 | Mt. Sac Invitational | 1 |
Rancho Cotate HS | 3 | 23:32 | 7:51 | 9 | 8/25/23 | Rancho Cotate Invitational | 2 |
Shollenberger Park | 2.1 | 17:47.7 | 8:28 | 7 | 8/18/23 | Time Trial | 1 |
Shollenberger Park | 3 | 21:02.9 | 7:01 | 20 | 9/24/22 | Eye Opener Invitational | 4 |
Shollenberger Park | 4.2 | 34:18.7 | 8:10 | 14 | 10/6/22 | Pursuit Championships | 2 |
Spring Lake Park | 2 | 13:40.5 | 6:50 | 23 | 9/17/22 | Viking Opener | 2 |
Spring Lake Park | 2.1 | 16:00 | 7:37 | 7 | 9/9/22 | Bob Shor Invitational | 2 |
Spring Lake Park | 2.97 | 21:24.8 | 7:13 | 32 | 11/4/23 | VVAL Championship Meet | 2 |
Wetlands Edge Park | 3 | 22:29.7 | 7:30 | 6 | 9/28/22 | VVAL Cluster Meet | 1 |
Distance-only Personal Bests
This considers only the courses with distances of 2, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 and 5K (3.1 mi).
Standard Distance (Mi) |
Time | Pace | Date | Event | Course | # of Races at Distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 13:40.5 | 6:50 | 9/17/22 | Viking Opener | Spring Lake Park | 2 |
3 | 21:02.9 | 7:01 | 9/24/22 | Eye Opener Invitational | Shollenberger Park | 10 |
3.1 | 21:58.8 | 7:05 | 10/25/23 | VVAL Cluster Meet | Alston Park | 3 |
Career Summary
Below is a summary of each season run by Melanie Garcia.
Year | # of Races | Average Pace | Improvements / Chances | Rank on Team | Best # Std Dev |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fr | 16 | 7:45 | 2/4 | 5 | 0.98 |
So | 14 | 7:40 | 5/11 | 7 | 0.93 |
Casa Grande Career | 30 | 7:42 | 7/15 |
Complete Race and Improvement History: Table
The following table is a listing of every race throughout high school for this runner.
Date | Event | Course | Distance | Division | Place | # Std Dev |
Time | Pace | Improvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/18/23 | North Coast Section Finals | Hayward HS | 3 | V | 68/136 | 0.39 | 21:43.1 | 7:14 | |
11/4/23 | VVAL Championship Meet | Spring Lake Park | 2.97 | V | 13/38 | 0.93 | 21:24.8 | 7:13 | You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, SBP) |
10/25/23 | VVAL Cluster Meet | Alston Park | 3.1 | V | 16/38 | 0.87 | 21:58.8 | 7:05 | You ROCK! (LR, PG, PR, DPR) |
10/16/23 | Putnam Mile 3 | Helen Putnam Park | 0.8 | 6:20 | 7:55 | You ROCK! (LY, LR) | |||
10/11/23 | VVAL Cluster Meet | Big House | 3 | JV | 1/34 | 0.58 | 22:19.8 | 7:27 | |
10/7/23 | Crystal Springs Invitational | Crystal Springs | 2.95 | V | 84/131 | 0.56 | 23:42.7 | 8:02 | |
9/27/23 | VVAL Cluster Meet | Alston Park | 3.1 | V | 16/40 | 0.84 | 23:33.2 | 7:36 | |
9/23/23 | Eye Opener Invitational | Shollenberger Park | 3 | So | 8/22 | 0.56 | 21:33.9 | 7:11 | |
9/18/23 | Putnam Mile 2 | Helen Putnam Park | 0.8 | 6:45.02 | 8:26 | You ROCK! (LR) | |||
9/16/23 | Viking Opener | Spring Lake Park | 2 | F/S | 24/76 | 0.65 | 14:24.6 | 7:12 | |
9/7/23 | Bob Shor Invitational | Spring Lake Park | 2.1 | JV | 1/25 | 16:34 | 7:53 | ||
9/1/23 | Pursuit Championships | Shollenberger Park | 4.2 | 35:14.6 | 8:23 | ||||
8/25/23 | Rancho Cotate Invitational | Rancho Cotate HS | 3 | JV | 12/43 | 0.09 | 23:32 | 7:51 | You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR) |
8/18/23 | Time Trial | Shollenberger Park | 2.1 | 17:47.7 | 8:28 | ||||
11/19/22 | North Coast Section Finals | Hayward HS | 3 | V | 63/122 | 0.14 | 21:34.1 | 7:11 | |
11/5/22 | VVAL Championship Meet | Alston Park | 3.1 | V | 12/40 | 0.95 | 22:04.2 | 7:07 | |
10/27/22 | VVAL Cluster Meet | Spring Lake Park | 2.97 | V | 7/38 | 0.96 | 21:25.8 | 7:13 | |
10/21/22 | Mt. Sac Invitational | Mt. Sac | 2.93 | V | 39/128 | 0.57 | 23:01 | 7:51 | |
10/18/22 | Putnam Mile 3 | Helen Putnam Park | 0.8 | 7:33.9 | 9:27 | ||||
10/12/22 | VVAL Cluster Meet | Shollenberger Park | 3 | V | 7/38 | 0.87 | 21:04.1 | 7:01 | |
10/6/22 | Pursuit Championships | Shollenberger Park | 4.2 | 34:18.7 | 8:10 | ||||
10/1/22 | Artichoke Invitational | Half Moon Bay HS | 2.33 | V | 44/158 | 0.88 | 16:33 | 7:06 | |
9/28/22 | VVAL Cluster Meet | Wetlands Edge Park | 3 | V | 12/41 | 0.71 | 22:29.7 | 7:30 | |
9/24/22 | Eye Opener Invitational | Shollenberger Park | 3 | Fr | 2/31 | 0.94 | 21:02.9 | 7:01 | You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR) |
9/17/22 | Viking Opener | Spring Lake Park | 2 | F/S | 10/71 | 0.98 | 13:40.5 | 6:50 | You ROCK! (PG, SBP) |
9/14/22 | Putnam Mile 2 | Helen Putnam Park | 0.8 | 6:12 | 7:45 | You ROCK! (LR, PR) | |||
9/9/22 | Bob Shor Invitational | Spring Lake Park | 2.1 | V | 20/73 | 0.78 | 16:00 | 7:37 | |
8/26/22 | Rancho Cotate Invitational | Rancho Cotate HS | 3 | JV | 21/52 | -0.17 | 25:03 | 8:21 | You ROCK! (DPR) |
8/22/22 | Putnam Mile 1 | Helen Putnam Park | 0.8 | 8:19.4 | 10:24 | ||||
8/19/22 | Time Trial | Shollenberger Park | 3 | 29:36.1 | 9:52 |
Glossary:
- LY = Beat time from the same course a year ago
- LR = Beat time from the most recent running of the course
- PR = Set a new course-specific PR
- PG = Beat personal goal
- SBP = Season's best performance based on position of finish relative to the field. (Highest # of standard deviations).
- DPR = Set a new distance-only PR. Applies to 2 mile, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 mile and 5K (3.1 mi) courses only.
- # Std Dev = The number of standard deviations from the mean.
All columns are sortable by clicking on the column heading.
Track Results
Season Records
Season | Grade | Pts | 200m | 400m | 800m |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 Outdoor | Fr | 31.15 PR | 1:07.90 | - | |
2024 Outdoor | So | - | 1:06.34 PR | 2:33.64 PR |
By Event
400m
Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/10/23 | SR Twilight Invite | 1:08.71 | 7 | |||
3/18/23 | Eddie Hart Invite | 1:07.90 | V | PR (Δ=0.81,1.2%) SR LR (Δ=0.81,1.2%) |
24 | |
3/23/23 | VVAL - Napa | 1:08.03 | V | 2 | ||
4/13/23 | VVAL - AC/Vintage | 1:10.18 | V | 3 | ||
3/2/24 | Big Cat | 1:06.34 | V | PR (Δ=1.56,2.3%) SR (Δ=1.56,2.3%) LR (Δ=3.84,5.5%) |
6 | |
4/3/24 | VVAL - AC | 1:07.84c | V | 4 | ||
4/20/24 | Viking Classic | 1:06.52 | V | LR (Δ=1.32,1.9%) | 31 |
800m
Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/2/24 | Big Cat | 2:43.95 | V | 14 | ||
3/16/24 | Dublin Distance Fiesta | 2:38.17 | V | PR (Δ=5.78,3.5%) LR (Δ=5.78,3.5%) |
149 | |
3/20/24 | VVAL - Vintage | 2:38.64c | V | 3 | ||
3/27/24 | VVAL - JS/Petaluma | 2:34.14c | V | PR (Δ=4.03,2.5%) LR (Δ=4.50,2.8%) |
3 | |
4/3/24 | VVAL - AC | 2:43.64c | V | 3 | ||
4/13/24 | SR Twilight | 2:34.58 | V | LR (Δ=9.06,5.5%) | 8 | |
4/20/24 | Viking Classic | 2:41.72 | V | 29 | ||
4/24/24 | VVAL - Napa/Sonoma | 2:33.64 | V | PR (Δ=0.50,0.3%) SR LR (Δ=8.08,5.0%) |
2 |
4x400m
Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/10/23 | SR Twilight Invite | 4:44.08 | V | |||
3/23/23 | VVAL - Napa | 4:34.51 | V | LR (Δ=9.57,3.4%) | 1 | |
3/20/24 | VVAL - Vintage | 4:28.74c | V | LY (Δ=5.77,2.1%) | 1 | |
3/27/24 | VVAL - JS/Petaluma | 4:15.24c | V | LR (Δ=13.50,5.0%) LY (Δ=19.27,7.0%) |
1 | |
4/3/24 | VVAL - AC | 4:23.94c | V | 1 | ||
4/24/24 | VVAL - Napa/Sonoma | 4:25.58 | V | LY (Δ=6.72,2.5%) | 1 |
4x800m
Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/9/24 | Gaucho Relays | 10:34.84 | LR (Δ=1:00.09,8.6%) | 1 | ||
3/16/24 | Dublin Distance Fiesta | 11:02.37 | V | 11 |
Distance Medley 12-4-8-16
Date | Meet | Result | Div | Record | Place | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/9/24 | Gaucho Relays | 13:37.29 | PR (Δ=22.57,2.7%) LR (Δ=25.49,3.0%) |
2 |