Other Alameda Sports News

Recognizing AHS student athletic achievements in sports outside 
those affiliated with the Alameda-Contra Costa Athletic League (ACCAL).

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Kellie Grigg - Summer Track

CAROLINA BOUND (7/09) : Hornet sprinter Kellie Grigg (17) anchored the winning 4x100 relay at the US Track & Field Junior Olympic Regional meet in Bakersfield on July 11. Grigg, competing this summer for the Flying Jaguars Track Club, also took third in the 200-meter dash (running 25.60), which was also good enough to qualify her for the Junior Olympic Nationals starting July 28 in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

Kellie, who completed her junior year at Alameda in June, is the current school record-holder in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, as well as the anchor on the school's record setting 4x100 meter relay team (along with teammates Grace Wood, Jen Kam and Kristine Nakada).

Kellie Grigg - Equestrian

HEALTHY OBSESSION    
Reprinted from San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Age: 15

Occupation: Sophomore at Alameda High School

Town: Alameda

Sport: Equestrian (horseback riding). I compete in three-day eventing, which is dressage, cross country and stadium jumping.

Why: The thrill of jumping over a huge fence or saluting the judge after you know you've put in a great dressage test is amazing. Crying with your horse because he dropped a rail in show jumping, but loving him anyway because you know he tried.

Greatest accomplishment: Getting my "B" rating in Pony Club.

Gear you can't live without: My horse, Capone, a 9-year-old thoroughbred gelding. I have friends who are naive as to why I can't hang out after school with them. Truth is, not only does he need me to care for him and feed him and just be with him, but he's my escape and my best friend.

Where you train: Graceland Equestrian Center in Castro Valley.

Best time to train: I always ride at about 4 o’clock, after school. But on the weekends I prefer late morning when it is quiet around the barn.

Biggest misperception about your sport: "It's not really a sport; all you do is sit there." As one trainer put it, "It's very hard to appear motionless on a moving animal."

Advice you'd give a rookie: Your horse is your partner and will be a key factor in your success.

If you know an Alameda High student who is participating in a sport
outside the established AHS sports programs, send the information
to the webmaster for consideration.