Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The top 25 male high school cross country athletes of the year

9. Estevan De La Rosa, 11, Arcadia HS, Arcadia, CA

The talented junior, who had just a couple victories against many more losses, epitomized the stunning nature of the results of the NXN Finals mudbath. He ran a smart, measured effort to place second in 17:09. De La Rosa’s best triumph was in the Stanford seeded race and he was within a second of winning the Division 1 state and Southern Section crowns.

16. Bryan Fernandez, 12, Dos Pueblos HS, Goleta, CA

Although Fernandez struggled to 66th in the mud at NXN Finals, he had a breakout season to be proud of. It started with an unexpected win at Woodbridge and was followed by impressive triumphs at Clovis, in the Mt. SAC Division 1/Division 2 individual sweeps, the Southern Section Division 2 finals, and the state Division 2 finals.


23. John Lawson, 12, Sir Francis Drake HS, San Anselmo, CA

Seventeenth at Foot Locker West as a junior, Lawson moved up to third this year, and then was ninth with a superior effort in San Diego. He was also second at Division 4 state, fourth at Stanford, and won the Division 3 sweeps at Mt. SAC.

http://www.runnersworld.com/high-school-profiles/best-best

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