MCHS: 2000 Olympian Jeff Tarango
by Robb Fulcher Editor’s note: Mira Costa high tennis player Jeff Tarango (Class of 1986), of Manhattan Beach, competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and finished 17th in singles, at the culmination of his 12-year pro career. Later, as a coach, he worked with Andre Medvedev and Maria Sharapova. The following story is reprinted from […]
MCHS: 1996, 2000 Olympian Cliff Meidl
by Robb Fulcher Editor’s note: Mira Costa graduate Cliff Meidl (Class of ‘84) competed in kayaking in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was selected by his fellow American Olympians to carry the American Flag during the opening ceremonies. In an interview this week, he credited his younger […]