Come run cross country at Greene! All Greene students are welcome — no prior running experience is needed. PAMSACO is supporting the Greene cross country team for the first time this year, building on the success we've had at JLS since 2024.
Start date: Wednesday, 9/9/2026
End date: 10/22 to 10/25/2026, depending on meet schedule
Location: Rinconada Park and Byxbee Park
Practice schedule:
Mondays 3:00-4:15 PM at Rinconada Park
Wednesdays 3:00-4:15 PM at Rinconada Park
Fridays 2:15-3:30 PM at Rinconada Park
Sunday 10:00-11:15 AM at Byxbee Park (combined with JLS; we will help coordinate carpools)
One of the two meet schedules below. We expect to confirm the meet schedule prior to 9/14/26.
USATF schedule:
Su 9/20: team time trial at Byxbee Park during practice
Su 9/27: USATF youth meet at Hayward High School, Hayward
W 10/14: ADAL meet at Crystal Springs, Belmont
Su 10/25: USATF youth meet at Shadow Cliffs, Pleasanton
ADAL schedule: Approximately weekday meets after school, week of 9/14 to 10/19
W 10/14: ADAL meet at Crystal Springs, Belmont
Others TBD, likely between Palo Alto and San Mateo/Foster City
Jason Titus
Sara Moked
TBD/TBA
$200
Fee waiver for families who qualify for free or reduced lunch or CalFresh/SNAP.
Refunds will be offered up through 9/18 minus any actual costs including t-shirts and coaching.
Please contact us if you have any additional questions or feedback.
Why is PAMSACO operating a team this year?
PAUSD outsources operation of middle school sports to the City of Palo Alto Middle School Athletics (MSA) program. This year, the City MSA program accepted pre-registration (waitlist/digidraw) for the Greene cross country team but cancelled the season on 9/3, 10 days after the season was supposed to start, announcing to families that they were cancelling due to their inability to recruit coaches and would not be able to operate a team even if enough parents volunteered to coach. Greene parents organized, two parents volunteered to coach, and parents reached out to PAMSACO for assistance with administration. PAMSACO is handling administration of the team and helping recruit coaches, building on their three seasons of success at JLS.
Do students need to attend all practices?
Ideally students attend all four practices each week, but we understand that students have other commitments, and we welcome students who cannot attend all practices. Our goals are for students to gain exposure to the sport, feel part of the team, and see improvement in their running over the course of the season, and students can achieve these goals even if they don't attend all practices.
Why are we meeting at Rinconada instead of Greene?
We've asked the school for permission to practice at Greene but don't expect to hear back before practices start. We may shift to Greene if we get permission later.
Join us for another great season! All JLS students are welcome — no prior running experience is needed. Last year, our team had 53 athletes ranging from first-time runners to experienced competitors.
Start date: Monday, 8/17/2026
End date: Sunday, 10/25/2026
Location: Mitchell Park and Byxbee Park
Practice schedule:
Mondays 2:45-4:00 PM at Mitchell Park
Wednesdays 2:45-4:00 PM at Mitchell Park
Fridays 2:00-3:15 PM at Mitchell Park
Sunday 10:00-11:15 AM at Byxbee Park (we will help coordinate carpools)
Su 9/20: team time trial at Byxbee Park during practice
Su 9/27: USATF youth meet at Hayward High School, Hayward
W 10/7: team one-mile time trial at the Cubberley Track during practice (meet at Mitchell Park as usual)
W 10/14: ADAL meet at Crystal Springs, Belmont
Su 10/25: USATF youth meet at Shadow Cliffs, Pleasanton
Tyler Chenhall
Ellie Lochner
Tom Haxton
$250 ($235 if re-using a team shirt from last year)
Fee waiver for families who qualify for free or reduced lunch or CalFresh/SNAP.
Refunds will be offered up through 9/4 minus any actual costs including t-shirts and coaching.
Please contact us if you have any additional questions or feedback.
Why is there also registration for a team on the City of Palo Alto website?
Our nonprofit, PAMSACO, was founded in 2024 to improve how middle school athletics are managed in Palo Alto. In 2024 and 2025, we successfully ran a cross country team for JLS team with lower fees, more coaching support, and better resource use, demonstrating a better way to manage middle school sports.
The City is currently evaluating transferring management of middle school athletics to nonprofits like ours. The next step will be to issue a Request for Proposals, and we will propose to manage the middle school sports program across all three schools and all sports. While this process is ongoing, the City has continued to operate their own cross country team for JLS, and we expect them to do so again this year.
What if I already signed up for the City program?
You can withdraw from the City program and receive a refund up to 24 hours after the first practice.
Do students need to attend all practices?
Ideally students attend all four practices each week, but we understand that students have other commitments, and we welcome students who cannot attend all practices. Our goals are for students to gain exposure to the sport, feel part of the team, and see improvement in their running over the course of the season, and students can achieve these goals even if they don't attend all practices.