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From March through May, students train and compete in traditional track events including:

• Hurdles
• 100-meter sprints and relays
• Races at distances up to one mile
• Shot put
• Long, triple, and high jumps

Both the practices and the meets are conducted outside. Interested students should contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

In 2010, the Murch Mustangs won the city championship. Competing against 13 schools, the girls came in first place, the boys second. 

>> Murch Track & Field Photos

• Girl Racers Finish First and Second
• Track Team Pounds Out First-Place Finishes
• Track and Field Hits Ground Running

Working Out on the White House Lawn

On May 25, 2009, the Murch track team went to the White House to meet First Lady Michelle Obama -- and exercise with her! Meeting Mrs. Obama was really cool. Although we did not meet President Obama, we did see the Presidential helicopter take off while we were there, with him aboard. After entering the White House we went and sat in one of the libraries and waited for Mrs. Obama to come and take a photo with us, then went back outside, got into groups and started doing physical activities with the First Lady. Inviting kids from a few schools to exercise at the White house is all part of the Mrs. Obama’s Let’s Move! plan to help kids keep moving and exercising for at least 60 minutes a day, and to stop childhood obesity. Leading our activity groups on the White House lawn were people who help coach or exercise some of Washington DC’s professional athletic teams. We ran, we jumped, played games, did relay teams, and, most importantly, we had a lot of fun meeting Mrs. Obama and working out at the White House.
--Kalia Hoechstetter, 4th grader