Peabody Charter Wins Top Honors at 13th Annual All Santa Barbara and Montecito Schools Track and Field Meet
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May 11, 2026
Well, if you missed the buzz around town this week, it sounds like Westmont College was the place to be on Monday. According to Noozhawk, more than 400 young athletes from ten local elementary and middle schools—from Roosevelt to Cold Spring—gathered for the 13th Annual All Santa Barbara and Montecito Schools Track and Field Meet. And taking home top honors this year? Peabody Charter School. It’s a feel-good moment for a school that’s been a steady presence in our community, and seeing so many kids from across the 805 push themselves on the track is a reminder of the strong youth sports culture we’ve got here.
What makes this meet so special isn’t just the competition—it’s the collaboration. Getting ten different schools together, from Montecito Union to Harding and Franklin, shows how our community rallies around our kids. Whether your little one was sprinting at Westmont or just cheering from the bleachers, events like these build that small-town spirit we love about Santa Barbara. Congrats to Peabody, and here’s to another year of healthy rivalry and sunny afternoons on the track.
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