Coastal California's competitive home for youth and club track & field. We train champions — on the track and off it.
Westside Track Club exists to develop the whole athlete. Founded on the sun-burned fields of the Monterey Peninsula, we believe that the discipline forged in sprint drills and early-morning hill workouts builds the character that carries young people through every challenge life places on the track ahead of them.
From first-year sprinters learning their blocks to seasoned distance runners chasing CIF standards, every athlete in our program earns the same coaching attention, the same competitive opportunities, and the same relentless expectation to compete with integrity. We are not a school — we are a community, and we show up for each other the same way we show up for a finals heat: fully, and without reservation.
Evidence-based periodization and elite-level technique coaching.
We win together, grow together, and hold the standard together.
Rooted in Monterey. Open to every athlete on the Central Coast.
Head Coach
A former NCAA Division I sprinter at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Darnell has coached on the Central Coast for over a decade with a specialty in sprint mechanics and speed development. He holds a USATF Level II certification and has guided seven athletes to CIF State Championships. His philosophy is simple: master the fundamentals, compete without fear.
Sprints & Speed DevelopmentAssistant Coach
Marisela ran the 400m and 800m for UC Santa Barbara before transitioning to coaching. Her background in exercise physiology shapes a data-driven approach to middle-distance training — aerobic base, lactate threshold, and race-specific preparation. Athletes in her group set eight school records in the 2024 season.
Middle Distance & EnduranceAssistant Coach
Theo is a former collegiate long jumper who discovered a passion for field event coaching while teaching PE at Seaside High School. He oversees all horizontal jumps and hurdles for Westside, and his technical eye for approach rhythm and take-off mechanics has produced two athletes with marks inside the state's top ten.
Jumps & HurdlesReal-time performance data for three of our featured athletes, pulled directly from our Tracklife tenant.
Live stats, powered by Tracklife — pulled in real time from westside.tracklife.run
| Date | Meet | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Mar 15 | Monterey Bay Opener | Monterey High School, Monterey CA | Invitational |
| Sat, Apr 5 | Salinas Valley Classic | Hartnell College, Salinas CA | Invitational |
| Sat, Apr 19 | Del Monte Dual — vs. Bay Area TC | MPC Track, Monterey CA | Dual Meet |
| Sat, May 3 | Central Coast Sectional Qualifier | Cabrillo College, Aptos CA | Qualifier |
| Fri–Sat, May 23–24 | CIF Central Coast Section Championships | Gilroy High School, Gilroy CA | Championship |
Live schedule embed coming soon — full meet entries and heat sheets will appear automatically via Tracklife.
Marks held by current or former Westside Track Club athletes. Updated through the 2024 outdoor season.
| Event | Mark | Athlete | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | 12.87 | Maya Romero | '25 |
| 200m | 25.41 | Camila Silva | '24 |
| 400m | 55.26 | Harper Frost | '25 |
| 800m | 2:05.69 | Xavier Bennett | '25 |
| 1600m | 4:42.66 | Xavier Bennett | '25 |
| 3200m | 10:07.18 | Xavier Bennett | '24 |
| Long Jump | 4.95m | Maya Romero | '25 |
| 100m H | 16.24 | Nora Hoffman | '24 |
