Hello Merritt and Peralta Community!
It’s that time again. Merritt College Track and Field opens the season at home this Friday with field events beginning at 10am and running events getting underway at noon with the 4x100m relay. Click here to view the meet schedule. Consider stopping by for 20 minutes, an hour or make a day of it!
This meet boasts some of the top community college track and field athletes in the state and it will be an early test as Merritt goes up against powerhouse Modesto JC and arch rival Chabot among other teams including Laney, Butte, Yuba, Santa Rosa and Hartnell. It should be a great way to kick off the season.
A big shout out goes to the Peralta Marketing, Communication & Public Relations Department. Jasmine Bledsoe coordinated our “media day” back on January 12th. Joe Sullivan shot video interviews. Faiza Ali took incredible photos of our students and Marcus Creel Zavala provided masterful graphic design resulting in some incredible and beautiful images of our students. Having these professionals work with our students was/is a blessing and I feel so fortunate that they are with us in the district.
I am going to go all in on social media with these great posters. They give us a distinct advantage over our nearby colleges and the experience for our students has been unifying, fortifying and uplifting.