SMITH TO COACH:

Found at the following link in San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_15628662?nclick_check=1

Evan Smith will return as cross country coach at Mountain View. Smith abdicated his position as head track and field coach last spring with Steve Kemp taking over.

"I'd like to help coach track and field in the spring," Smith said. "The ideal thing for me would be to have Steve (Kemp) be the head coach, then I would help out."

The Spartans won the state Div. II boys cross country championship in 2009.

"That was a great senior class," Smith said. "They'll be hard to replace."

First day of practice for Smith's cross country troops is Aug. 13. The Spartans will participate in the Early Bird Invitational at North Monterey County High on Sept. 11.

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