State Meet Stories

Santa Cruz's Lynch second at state cross country meet
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 17 hours ago
"It was the best-ever performance at the state meet for Santa Cruz High School," said Cardinals coach Greg Brock. "We beat Carmel, who beat us at the ...

Liberty's Wyatt Landrum finishes 4th at CIF cross-country meet
Berryessa Sun, CA - 19 hours ago
Eleven runners were within a few seconds of Landrum, the largest lead pack with one mile to go in a CIF state cross country championship in recent memory. ...

Ruegg runs Valley record in state meet
Napa Valley Register, CA - 18 hours ago
I race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, finishing in a career-best 15 minutes, 40 seconds on the 3.1-mile course at Woodward Park ...

Getting his shot at state Burbank Leader
Ruegg: A really rugged runner Napa Valley Register
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Bret Harte, Galt strong at state meet
Stockton Record, CA - 18 hours ago
By The Record Matt Airola of Bret Harte High was one of the area's top performers at the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Woodward Park ...

High school cross country: Thousand Oaks' record run ends with ... Ventura County Star
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Wolves' Ramming fares best at State
Daily Democrat, CA - 10 hours ago
By Democrat sports staff Karen Ramming of Woodland finishes strong at the CIF State Cross Country Meet on Saturday. She ran a time of 19:31, her personal ...

BHS Cross Country: Aztecs aim higher at state meet
Desert Dispatch, CA - Nov 28, 2008
3 in entire state in the preseason rankings, Barstow took a midseason dip that lowered them in both the CIF-Southern Section Div. III poll and the CIF Div. ...

Local runners eye state titles today Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Title in reach for Big Bear, Barstow Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
BHS Cross Country: Aztecs complete four-peat Desert Dispatch
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Jordan Hasay makes it 4 for 4 at State cross country meet
San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - 19 hours ago
In her final race for the Royals at the CIF state cross country meet at Woodward Park, Hasay continued that trend in convincing fashion. ...

Hasay hunts for CIF title No. 4 Santa Maria Times
Hasay wins title No. 4, AG girls take 13th Santa Maria Times
Hasay going for fourth straight state title San Luis Obispo Tribune
Santa Maria Times
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Bears look to repeat at CIF state meet
Big Bear Grizzly, USA - Nov 26, 2008
29, when they defend their CIF state title in Fresno. Hall believes winning the Southern Section title proves the Bears are ready for anything. ...

Lady Bears run to the end Big Bear Grizzly
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For Maxwell, this meet tastes better
Inside Bay Area, CA - 17 hours ago
Maxwell finally got to run in a CIF state meet Saturday, and he made the most of it. The junior put himself in the top five by the one-mile mark and stayed ...

High school cross country: La Reina gives its all in going the ... Ventura County Star
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CIF-STATE CROSS-COUNTRY PREVIEW: Carrying on the tradition
Glendale News Press, CA - Nov 28, 2008
It’s nice to let them see what it’s like to get to the state meet.” And underdogs as they might have started the season being, the Callister and Pham-led ...

Unofficial CIF Co-ed Champions

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COMBINED SCORING 3 Boys and 2 Girls
Unofficial CIF Co-ed Champions
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1. 1669 Dana Hills (16:27.2 82:15.7)
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1 3 1517 SS Tyler Valdes SR M SS 1 15:04.6
2 41 1518 SS Ryan Valdes SR M SS 1 15:30.4
3 53 1516 SS Zak Phillips SR M SS 1 15:35.0
4 774 1506 SS Alaina Alvarez SO F SS 1 18:00.1
5 798 1510 SS Heather Balbier SR F SS 1 18:05.6

2. 1754 Torrey Pines (16:38.5 83:12.4)
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1 100 1105 SDS Dillon Jack SR M SDS 1 15:51.5
2 104 1103 SDS James Aliamus SR M SDS 1 15:53.9
3 107 1102 SDS Andrew Ward SO M SDS 1 15:54.7
4 718 1098 SDS Alli Billmeyer SO F SDS 1 17:45.5
5 725 1097 SDS Megan Morgan JR F SDS 1 17:46.8

3. 1822 Redondo Union (16:34.8 82:53.6)
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1 5 1777 SS Cody Schmidt SR M SS 2 15:08.8
2 22 1778 SS Simon Schmidt SR M SS 2 15:17.5
3 138 1775 SS Ryan Boswell SR M SS 2 16:01.9
4 785 1768 SS Chloe Curtis JR F SS 2 18:01.6
5 872 1771 SS Nicole Hough SR F SS 2 18:23.8

4. 1985 Buchanan (16:41.7 83:28.4)
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1 8 278 CS Jonathan Sanchez SR M CS 1 15:12.0
2 21 279 CS Danny Vartanian SR M CS 1 15:17.1
3 38 274 CS Heath Reedy JR M CS 1 15:29.8
4 940 268 CS Macy Bricks SO F CS 1 18:39.0
5 978 272 CS Kelsey Smith SR F CS 1 18:50.5

5. 2051 University City (16:42.9 83:34.4)
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1 4 1133 SDS Mac Fleet SR M SDS 3 15:07.6
2 45 1134 SDS Guadalupe Gonzalez SR M SDS 3 15:32.2
3 409 1131 SDS Charlie Hewett JR M SDS 3 16:45.0
4 741 1128 SDS Sheree Shea SR F SDS 3 17:50.9
5 852 1123 SDS Jessy Hansen FR F SDS 3 18:18.7

6. 2089 Mountain View (16:48.1 84:00.1)
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1 2 159 CCS Garrett Rowe JR M CCS 2 15:02.6
2 64 161 CCS Parker Schuh SO M CCS 2 15:37.9
3 192 162 CCS Neil Lingarkar SR M CCS 2 16:10.6
4 878 154 CCS Mary Reynolds SR F CCS 2 18:25.3
5 953 156 CCS Alex Westbrook SR F CCS 2 18:43.7

7. 2122 Petaluma (16:55.6 84:37.8)
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1 40 724 NCS Sterling Lockert SR M NCS 3 15:30.2
2 111 725 NCS Devin Lockert SR M NCS 3 15:55.3
3 139 720 NCS Hugh Dowdy JR M NCS 3 16:02.3
4 835 719 NCS Isabel Andrade JR F NCS 3 18:14.9
5 997 718 NCS Francesca Honey FR F NCS 3 18:55.1

8. 2243 Carlmont (16:57.1 84:45.2)
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1 130 45 CCS Ethan Scardina SO M CCS 1 15:59.9
2 249 41 CCS Nathan Lee JR M CCS 1 16:20.0
3 353 40 CCS Benjamin Heck JR M CCS 1 16:35.6
4 732 39 CCS Justine Fedronic SR F CCS 1 17:49.1
5 779 38 CCS Jessie Petersen SO F CCS 1 18:00.6

9. 2284 Campolindo (17:02.4 85:11.7)
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1 71 574 NCS Robert Pulford SR M NCS 3 15:41.0
2 82 572 NCS Ross Geiger SR M NCS 3 15:45.7
3 117 573 NCS Colby Pines SR M NCS 3 15:56.6
4 853 562 NCS Carrie Verdon FR F NCS 3 18:18.9
5 1161 567 NCS Lisa Rosenthal SR F NCS 3 19:29.5

10. 2407 Rancho Buena Vista (17:06.1 85:30.4)
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1 93 1081 SDS Collin Jarvis SR M SDS 1 15:48.4
2 157 1079 SDS Chris Brewer SO M SDS 1 16:04.9
3 347 1075 SDS Scott Gisel FR M SDS 1 16:34.0
4 862 1073 SDS Shanna St Laurent SO F SDS 1 18:21.9
5 948 1074 SDS Heather Zytkewicz SR F SDS 1 18:41.2

11. 2427 St. Ignatius (17:06.8 85:33.8)
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1 79 230 CCS Peter Birsinger SR M CCS 3 15:44.1
2 246 231 CCS Devin Dunn SR M CCS 3 16:19.7
3 270 228 CCS Michael Reher JR M CCS 3 16:23.1
4 907 222 CCS Rachel Hinds SO F CCS 3 18:30.5
5 925 225 CCS Katy Daly SR F CCS 3 18:36.4

12. 2480 Davis Sr. (17:08.9 85:44.2)
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1 19 1256 SJS Matt Petersen SR M SJS 1 15:16.6
2 170 1257 SJS Drew Petersen SR M SJS 1 16:06.9
3 215 1255 SJS Trevor Halsted SO M SJS 1 16:14.9
4 1018 1246 SJS Juliana Green JR F SJS 1 19:00.0
5 1058 1245 SJS Christine Bowlus JR F SJS 1 19:05.8

13. 2499 Foothill (17:12.9 86:04.4)
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1 121 1568 SS Nathaniel Cushing-Murra SO M SS 3 15:58.1
2 164 1570 SS Patrick Douglas SR M SS 3 16:06.3
3 177 1569 SS Alex Bautista SR M SS 3 16:07.8
4 855 1559 SS Sierra Vega JR F SS 3 18:19.5
5 1182 1561 SS Lauren Reeves SO F SS 3 19:32.7

14. 2572 Lutheran (17:13.8 86:08.9)
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1 227 1656 SS Sam Reinhart SR M SS 3 16:17.2
2 250 1654 SS Kyle Deleon SR M SS 3 16:20.1
3 260 1655 SS James Dixon SR M SS 3 16:22.0
4 815 1649 SS Staci Foster SR F SS 3 18:09.4
5 1020 1647 SS Taylor Williams SO F SS 3 19:00.2

15. 2582 Aptos (17:11.5 85:57.4)
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1 63 19 CCS Mitch Moriarty JR M CCS 3 15:37.9
2 70 23 CCS Rylan Hunt SR M CCS 3 15:40.6
3 379 20 CCS Ryan Peabody JR M CCS 3 16:39.3
4 920 12 CCS Marissa Ferrante JR F CCS 3 18:34.5
5 1150 13 CCS Kim McMullen JR F CCS 3 19:25.1

16. 2608 Oak Park (17:14.1 86:10.2)
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1 175 1718 SS James Goldstein JR M SS 3 16:07.4
2 238 1722 SS Aaron Kurland SR M SS 3 16:18.3
3 262 1719 SS Omer Levy JR M SS 3 16:22.3
4 701 1713 SS Melissa Skiba JR F SS 3 17:41.0
5 1232 1714 SS Kaycee Holcomb SO F SS 3 19:41.2

17. 2635 College Park (17:15.3 86:16.1)
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1 96 609 NCS Jeff Bickert SO M NCS 1 15:50.3
2 254 612 NCS Brian Cameron SR M NCS 1 16:20.9
3 344 613 NCS Taylor McAuliffe SR M NCS 1 16:33.4
4 879 602 NCS Alycia Cridebring JR F NCS 1 18:25.4
5 1062 607 NCS Rosie Smith SR F NCS 1 19:06.1

18. 2689 Mt. Carmel (17:17.2 86:25.7)
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1 152 1046 SDS Jacob Wood JR M SDS 2 16:04.2
2 290 1045 SDS David Vasko JR M SDS 2 16:25.6
3 360 1044 SDS Marvin Medina JR M SDS 2 16:36.4
4 842 1040 SDS Erin Menefee JR F SDS 2 18:16.0
5 1045 1041 SDS Lindsay Valdez JR F SDS 2 19:03.5

19. 2711 Woodcreek (17:17.8 86:29.0)
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1 52 1405 SJS Garrett Seawell SR M SJS 2 15:34.7
2 256 1401 SJS Tyler Raposa JR M SJS 2 16:21.3
3 435 1399 SJS Hunter Tyler FR M SJS 2 16:48.2
4 976 1396 SJS Stephanie Romo SO F SJS 2 18:50.4
5 992 1393 SJS Courtney Crosta JR F SJS 2 18:54.4

20. 2768 Palos Verdes (17:19.2 86:35.6)
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1 284 1745 SS Chase Zukerman JR M SS 3 16:24.9
2 303 1744 SS Jacob Paulson JR M SS 3 16:27.7
3 328 1747 SS Joshua Richland SR M SS 3 16:31.0
4 810 1736 SS Rebecca Mehra FR F SS 3 18:08.5
5 1043 1737 SS Rachel Warscaw JR F SS 3 19:03.5

21. 2823 Woodcrest Christian (17:27.0 87:14.8)
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1 83 1945 SS Jake Jeanson SR M SS 5 15:46.0
2 136 1943 SS Myles Scarano SO M SS 5 16:01.5
3 155 1940 SS Jesse Brooks JR M SS 5 16:04.6
4 1017 1934 SS Breean Collier JR F SS 5 18:59.8
5 1432 1935 SS Meagan Smedley JR F SS 5 20:22.9

22. 2889 Gunn (17:27.1 87:15.2)
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1 126 105 CCS Paul Summers JR M CCS 2 15:58.9
2 295 101 CCS Robert Chen JR M CCS 2 16:26.3
3 306 104 CCS Alex Johann JR M CCS 2 16:27.9
4 1050 95 CCS Lisa Fawcett JR F CCS 2 19:04.9
5 1112 97 CCS Emma Dohner SO F CCS 2 19:17.2

23. 2951 Bonita Vista (17:30.4 87:31.9)
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1 146 951 SDS Alfredo Rodriguez JR M SDS 2 16:03.5
2 165 952 SDS Shinaola Agbede SO M SDS 2 16:06.3
3 391 953 SDS David Garcia SR M SDS 2 16:41.2
4 1042 945 SDS Cristina Hernandez SO F SDS 2 19:03.2
5 1207 947 SDS Cynthia Alvarez SR F SDS 2 19:37.7

24. 3099 Clovis East (17:35.4 87:56.6)
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1 128 308 CS Jason Freeman SR M CS 1 15:59.6
2 297 307 CS Noe Cruz SR M CS 1 16:27.0
3 364 310 CS Zach Segovia SR M CS 1 16:36.9
4 1139 302 CS Emily Hamilton SR F CS 1 19:22.0
5 1171 303 CS Ashley Katchadourian SR F CS 1 19:31.1

25. 3261 St. Mary's College Hs (17:38.2 88:10.7)
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1 80 782 NCS Dan Maxwell JR M NCS 4 15:44.2
2 439 781 NCS Tony Levine JR M NCS 4 16:48.8
3 502 785 NCS Kellen Asercion SR M NCS 4 16:59.2
4 1053 774 NCS Alex Choy JR F NCS 4 19:05.1
5 1187 778 NCS Ashley Davis SR F NCS 4 19:33.4

26. 3268 Morro Bay (17:41.7 88:28.1)
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1 108 1688 SS James Shipe JR M SS 4 15:54.7
2 309 1693 SS Ryan Jelstrom SR M SS 4 16:28.4
3 387 1692 SS Tyler Hoyt SR M SS 4 16:40.6
4 1086 1683 SS Loren Fisher SO F SS 4 19:11.7
5 1378 1680 SS Rachel Frye FR F SS 4 20:12.7

27. 3404 San Francisco Univ Hs (17:47.3 88:56.3)
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1 203 755 NCS Weishen Mead SR M NCS 5 16:12.9
2 289 753 NCS Robert Kealhofer SR M NCS 5 16:25.5
3 332 752 NCS David Kealhofer SR M NCS 5 16:31.5
4 1231 744 NCS Holland Reynolds FR F NCS 5 19:41.1
5 1349 747 NCS Margaret Wehner JR F NCS 5 20:05.3

28. 3464 Westview (17:46.9 88:54.3)
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1 282 1162 SDS Mike Kloha JR M SDS 2 16:24.7
2 378 1166 SDS Robert Smith SR M SDS 2 16:39.2
3 494 1164 SDS Eric Shen SR M SDS 2 16:57.8
4 1091 1154 SDS Julia Yang FR F SDS 2 19:13.2
5 1219 1155 SDS Hilary Hall JR F SDS 2 19:39.4

29. 3516 Enterprise (17:52.3 89:21.5)
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1 106 851 NS Domenic D'Acquisto SO M NS 3 15:54.3
2 132 849 NS Zach Kaylor JR M NS 3 16:00.1
3 667 852 NS Trevor Hope SO M NS 3 17:32.3
4 1220 845 NS Delanne Bartlett SO F NS 3 19:39.7
5 1391 847 NS Jerri Spence SR F NS 3 20:15.1

30. 3548 Las Lomas (17:51.8 89:18.6)
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1 193 666 NCS Michael Jamieson SR M NCS 3 16:10.7
2 361 665 NCS Carl Gracely SO M NCS 3 16:36.5
3 430 667 NCS Jorey Lisbona SR M NCS 3 16:47.9
4 1144 654 NCS Ashley Love FR F NCS 3 19:22.9
5 1420 656 NCS Libby Brokaw JR F NCS 3 20:20.6

31. 3605 Bret Harte (17:54.4 89:31.6)
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1 173 1215 SJS Matt Airola JR M SJS 4 16:07.0
2 384 1216 SJS Derek Avrit JR M SJS 4 16:40.2
3 784 1220 SJS Jacob Baugher SR M SJS 4 18:01.4
4 1038 1214 SJS Sara Mikesell SR F SJS 4 19:02.5
5 1226 1209 SJS Kaylee Sedler FR F SJS 4 19:40.5

32. 3616 El Camino (17:54.1 89:30.4)
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1 205 1293 SJS Evan Bornstein SR M SJS 3 16:13.2
2 315 1290 SJS Chris Kigar SO M SJS 3 16:28.9
3 482 1287 SJS Michael Frantz FR M SJS 3 16:55.9
4 1278 1283 SJS Kelli Bercier SO F SJS 3 19:49.4
5 1336 1284 SJS Roni Quintero SO F SJS 3 20:03.0

33. 3661 Chico (17:53.1 89:25.2)
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1 321 817 NS Dan Parker JR M NS 2 16:29.7
2 525 816 NS Tom Dowdin JR M NS 2 17:04.1
3 561 819 NS Phillip Graber SR M NS 2 17:10.1
4 1037 809 NS Kody Atkins FR F NS 2 19:02.4
5 1217 812 NS Analy Nava JR F NS 2 19:38.9

34. 3784 Chadwick (18:01.9 90:09.5)
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1 171 1480 SS Scott Rodilitz SR M SS 5 16:06.9
2 788 1476 SS Lucas Lebovitz SO M SS 5 18:03.1
3 807 1475 SS Alec Borsook SO M SS 5 18:07.8
4 962 1472 SS Kelly Owen SR F SS 5 18:46.2
5 1056 1469 SS Jaye Buchbinder SO F SS 5 19:05.5

35. 3833 Mission Prep - Slo (18:00.8 90:03.9)
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1 349 402 CS Taylor Castanon SR M CS 5 16:34.9
2 604 394 CS Jordan Hasay SR F CS 5 17:17.9
3 900 400 CS Arturo Siqueiros JR M CS 5 18:29.7
4 928 392 CS Annie Mooney SO F CS 5 18:36.5
5 1052 401 CS Niels Smidth JR M CS 5 19:04.9
6 (1135) 399 CS Brian McAllen JR M CS 5 19:20.8
7 (1212) 397 CS Ethan Hopwood FR M CS 5 19:38.3

36. 3935 Del Oro (18:03.2 90:15.8)
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1 420 1278 SJS Tyler Spangler SR M SJS 3 16:46.5
2 563 1276 SJS Nathan Paddeck SO M SJS 3 17:10.3
3 621 1275 SJS Toby Uptain Villa JR M SJS 3 17:21.9
4 1125 1266 SJS Alissa Hood JR F SJS 3 19:19.6
5 1206 1271 SJS Jessie Rozario SO F SJS 3 19:37.5

37. 3957 Flintridge Prep (18:15.9 91:19.2)
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1 204 1543 SS Kevin Heintz JR M SS 5 16:13.1
2 230 1548 SS Conner Verreaux SR M SS 5 16:17.6
3 365 1549 SS Paul Weitkamp SR M SS 5 16:36.9
4 1478 1538 SS Dot Silverman JR F SS 5 20:34.9
5 1680 1540 SS Elise Partos SO F SS 5 21:36.7

38. 4168 Carmel (18:14.6 91:12.7)
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1 417 59 CCS Hank Morrison SR M CCS 4 16:46.0
2 428 58 CCS Chuck Hewett SR M CCS 4 16:47.4
3 637 54 CCS William Meyer JR M CCS 4 17:25.9
4 1201 48 CCS Jessica Fenton JR F CCS 4 19:36.8
5 1485 53 CCS Annasophie Lee SR F CCS 4 20:36.6

39. 4261 Colfax (18:17.8 91:29.0)
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1 334 1237 SJS Nick Read JR M SJS 4 16:31.7
2 529 1240 SJS Wesley Cox SR M SJS 4 17:05.5
3 596 1241 SJS Michael Morgan SR M SJS 4 17:16.5
4 1286 1234 SJS Sara Howard JR F SJS 4 19:51.2
5 1516 1232 SJS Presley Wetterstrom FR F SJS 4 20:44.1

40. 4344 Tamalpais (18:26.7 92:13.4)
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1 60 790 NCS Dan Milechman SO M NCS 4 15:37.0
2 542 795 NCS Cory Rand SR M NCS 4 17:07.0
3 592 793 NCS Chris Lowell SR M NCS 4 17:16.0
4 1443 788 NCS Devin Patrick SR F NCS 4 20:25.7
5 1707 787 NCS Monica Milstein JR F NCS 4 21:47.7

41. 4592 College Preparatory (18:35.1 92:55.5)
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1 240 627 NCS Charlie Sauter SR M NCS 5 16:18.8
2 767 622 NCS Tim Hunt JR M NCS 5 17:58.4
3 848 625 NCS Aviv Adler SR M NCS 5 18:18.3
4 1338 615 NCS Kai Wilson FR F NCS 5 20:03.7
5 1399 617 NCS Emily Erickson JR F NCS 5 20:16.3

42. 4663 Oakland (18:51.9 94:19.4)
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1 160 927 OS Meweal Ogbai SR M OS 1 16:05.4
2 368 926 OS Ryan Lok SR M OS 1 16:37.2
3 723 922 OS Donaciano Mata-Silva JR M OS 1 17:46.3
4 1631 920 OS Mimi Le FR F OS 1 21:18.3
5 1781 921 OS Jessica Kong SO F OS 1 22:32.2

43. 4984 St. Margaret's (18:48.4 94:01.9)
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1 643 1869 SS Jose Nevarez SR M SS 5 17:27.4
2 721 1867 SS Will Travis JR M SS 5 17:45.9
3 726 1865 SS Spencer Corwin JR M SS 5 17:47.1
4 1273 1861 SS Tasha Pavlovich SR F SS 5 19:47.4
5 1621 1857 SS McCaully Patch FR F SS 5 21:14.1

44. 5256 Crystal Springs Upland(18:59.8 94:59.0)
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1 754 76 CCS Cody Heiner JR M CCS 5 17:53.5
2 756 81 CCS Bryce Cronkite-Ratc SR M CCS 5 17:54.0
3 782 79 CCS Erik Schiller JR M CCS 5 18:00.9
4 1435 69 CCS Halsey Hoster JR F CCS 5 20:23.5
5 1529 71 CCS Taylor Grossman SO F CCS 5 20:47.1

45. 5543 Central Valley Christi(19:20.8 96:43.6)
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1 473 293 CS Tyler Vanderschuur SO M CS 5 16:54.5
2 777 292 CS Jason Duyst SO M CS 5 18:00.4
3 973 291 CS Adam Walters JR M CS 5 18:49.8
4 1624 287 CS Kacie Van Hofwegen SO F CS 5 21:14.7
5 1696 285 CS Taylor Te Velde JR F CS 5 21:44.2

46. 5623 Mt. Shasta (19:18.9 96:34.3)
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1 819 874 NS Andy Beem SR M NS 5 18:10.5
2 851 876 NS Mitchell Nesheim SR M NS 5 18:18.6
3 922 877 NS Daniel Ostrowski SR M NS 5 18:35.8
4 1439 869 NS Cynthia Laiacona SR F NS 5 20:24.9
5 1592 868 NS Joanna Beem SR F NS 5 21:04.5

47. 5885 Durham (19:31.3 97:36.5)
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1 783 839 NS Derek Avrit SR M NS 5 18:01.4
2 1030 837 NS Kyle Fales JR M NS 5 19:01.6
3 1189 833 NS Morgan Schell SO F NS 5 19:33.9
4 1282 835 NS Dustin Sears FR M NS 5 19:50.0
5 1601 834 NS Heather Waldorf SO F NS 5 21:09.6

48. 5913 Lowell (19:32.8 97:44.0)
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1 734 1182 SFS William Chen FR M SFS 3 17:49.3
2 999 1188 SFS Mark Olson SR M SFS 3 18:55.2
3 1115 1186 SFS Sam Mallonee JR M SFS 3 19:17.8
4 1460 1177 SFS Tamara Purpura JR F SFS 3 20:30.2
5 1605 1176 SFS Sarah Gulli JR F SFS 3 21:11.5

49. 6403 Calvin Christian (20:02.4 100:11.7)
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1 742 964 SDS Jake Bons SO M SDS 5 17:50.9
2 1072 968 SDS Murray Doig SR M SDS 5 19:07.8
3 1168 963 SDS Sam Richerd JR M SDS 5 19:30.4
4 1658 957 SDS Keely Craig FR F SDS 5 21:27.6
5 1763 958 SDS Monica Kozak JR F SDS 5 22:15.0

50. 6444 Northridge Academy (20:38.3 103:11.4)
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1 792 503 LAS Angel Pena SO M LAS 4 18:04.4
2 881 504 LAS Alan Castro SR M LAS 4 18:25.9
3 1076 501 LAS Angel Garcia JR M LAS 4 19:09.8
4 1816 497 LAS Laura Arguello SR F LAS 4 23:03.6
5 1879 500 LAS Yuliana Miranda SR F LAS 4 24:27.7

51. 6492 Tri-City Christian (21:06.6 105:33.0)
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1 454 1115 SDS Eric Causey FR M SDS 5 16:51.3
2 889 1116 SDS Jake Wengronowitz JR M SDS 5 18:27.0
3 1401 1120 SDS Carson Colpean SR M SDS 5 20:16.4
4 1850 1114 SDS Chelsey Servi SR F SDS 5 23:42.3
5 1898 1112 SDS Holly Keating SO F SDS 5 26:16.0

Northern California at State Meet

2008 CIF State Cross Country Championships
Woodward Park 5K Course, Fresno CA
November 29, 2008

By Keith Conning
conning@aol.com
www.theconningtower@blogspot.com

Top Ten Northern California Boys’ Individuals
2 159 CCS Garrett Rowe JR Mountain View 15:03 4:51
7 668 NCS Wyatt Landrum SR Liberty 15:12 4:54
12 180 CCS Phil MacQuitty JR Palo Alto 15:14 4:54
15 600 NCS Nathanael Litwiller SR Clayton Valley 15:15 4:55
19 1256 SJS Matt Petersen SR Davis Sr. 15:17 4:56
20 717 NCS Erik Olson JR Novato 15:17 4:56
32 1264 SJS Dan Mitchell SR Del Campo 15:27 4:59
37 770 NCS Rory McLeod SR Santa Rosa 15:30 5:00
40 724 NCS Sterling Lockert SR Petaluma 15:31 5:00
43 177 CCS Tyre Johnson SR Palma 15:32 5:00

Top Ten Northern California Boys’ Teams
10. 456 Campolindo (15:56.67 79:43.39)
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1 49 574 NCS Robert Pulford SR 15:40.96
2 58 572 NCS Ross Geiger SR 15:45.62
3 82 573 NCS Colby Pines SR 15:56.59
4 108 570 NCS Michael Brondello SR 16:04.38
5 159 571 NCS Nate Cox SR 16:15.84
6 (244) 568 NCS Paul Jackson JR 16:31.29
7 (347) 569 NCS Tim Baffi SR 16:51.77

12. 491 Petaluma (15:58.21 79:51.06)
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1 27 724 NCS Sterling Lockert SR 15:30.13
2 79 725 NCS Devin Lockert SR 15:55.25
3 96 720 NCS Hugh Dowdy JR 16:02.28
4 137 722 NCS Brandon Felipe SR 16:10.04
5 152 723 NCS Cody Jinright SR 16:13.36
6 (163) 726 NCS Benjamin Stern SR 16:16.55
7 (323) 721 NCS Forrest Shaffer SO 16:47.00

16. 581 Mountain View (15:55.02 79:35.13)
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1 2 159 CCS Garrett Rowe JR 15:02.54
2 44 161 CCS Parker Schuh SO 15:37.90
3 141 162 CCS Neil Lingarkar SR 16:10.54
4 183 160 CCS Bryan Crook SO 16:19.82
5 211 158 CCS Ian Myjer JR 16:24.33
6 (243) 163 CCS Robert McLauchlan SR 16:30.99
7 (335) 157 CCS Alex McGuirk JR 16:48.51

22. 825 Willow Glen (16:12.80 81:04.03)
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1 37 246 CCS Nohe Lema SR 15:35.45
2 135 244 CCS Valentino Julien SR 16:09.70
3 161 243 CCS Donald Plazola SO 16:16.21
4 239 247 CCS Joseph Rivera SO 16:30.07
5 253 248 CCS Nati Wolde SR 16:32.60
6 (267) 242 CCS Michael McCabe FR 16:35.94
7 (348) 245 CCS John Ladd SR 16:52.11

23. 825 Amador Valley (16:15.59 81:17.97)
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1 100 538 NCS Brett Hornig SR 16:03.30
2 107 541 NCS Garrett Ward SR 16:04.29
3 133 539 NCS Mike Marlin SR 16:09.30
4 231 535 NCS Kellen Cole JR 16:28.38
5 254 536 NCS Forrest Hansen JR 16:32.70
6 (370) 537 NCS Sam Aceret SO 16:55.87
7 (466) 540 NCS James Raynel SR 17:16.12

25. 911 Davis Sr. (16:13.23 81:06.19)
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1 12 1256 SJS Matt Petersen SR 15:16.55
2 121 1257 SJS Drew Petersen SR 16:06.82
3 156 1255 SJS Trevor Halsted SO 16:14.82
4 292 1254 SJS Dillon Shaw JR 16:40.16
5 330 1253 SJS Bob Riestenberg JR 16:47.84
6 (359) 1251 SJS Corey Coates JR 16:54.23
7 (451) 1252 SJS Euma Matthews SR 17:13.30

28. 968 Palo Alto (16:14.91 81:14.56)
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1 9 180 CCS Phil MacQuitty JR 15:13.41
2 119 184 CCS Charlie Avis SR 16:06.69
3 130 185 CCS Skyler Cummins SR 16:08.74
4 283 179 CCS Henry Jordan JR 16:37.89
5 427 183 CCS Peter Wilson JR 17:07.83
6 (520) 182 CCS Alex Voet JR 17:31.29
7 (620) 181 CCS Andrew Stober JR 18:05.68

29. 996 De La Salle (16:21.88 81:49.40)
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1 92 635 NCS Spencer Sheaff SR 15:59.89
2 139 634 NCS Scott Riccabona SR 16:10.26
3 195 631 NCS Paul Johnson JR 16:22.18
4 277 629 NCS Derek Burgstaller JR 16:36.85
5 293 630 NCS Tyler Gates JR 16:40.22
6 (341) 633 NCS Fausto Melara SR 16:50.90
7 (376) 632 NCS Jonathan Beltran SR 16:57.10

31. 1019 Jesuit (16:23.14 81:55.72)
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1 86 1331 SJS Adam Kelly-Strong JR 15:58.38
2 165 1334 SJS Colin Chapman SR 16:16.86
3 170 1336 SJS Emilio Garcia SR 16:17.65
4 280 1335 SJS Willie Diaz SR 16:37.25
5 318 1333 SJS Colton Misono SO 16:45.58
6 (322) 1337 SJS Robert Leon SR 16:46.58
7 (386) 1332 SJS Tj Brown-Pinizzo SO 16:58.82

34. 1106 Bellarmine (16:26.90 82:14.53)
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1 110 28 CCS Marcos Hinojosa SR 16:04.55
2 126 30 CCS Lawrence Smith SR 16:07.65
3 178 24 CCS Dalton Guthrie JR 16:19.12
4 343 27 CCS Erik Anderson SR 16:51.06
5 349 26 CCS Kyle Rae SO 16:52.15
6 (403) 25 CCS Tony Ferrari SO 17:03.36
7 (405) 29 CCS Benjamin Kelly SR 17:03.68

Top Ten Northern California Girls’ Individuals
6 585 NCS Jacque Taylor JR Casa Grande 17:40 5:42
10 240 CCS Jennifer Bergman SR Valley Christian 17:46 5:43
13 39 CCS Justine Fedronic SR Carlmont 17:50 5:45
17 1309 SJS Maria Malone SR Folsom 17:55 5:46
20 681 NCS Diana George SR Livermore 18:01 5:48
21 38 CCS Jessie Petersen SO Carlmont 18:01 5:48
34 576 NCS Heather Cerney JR Carondelet 18:12 5:52
38 719 NCS Isabel Andrade JR Petaluma 18:15 5:53
40 560 NCS Colleen Lillig JR California 18:16 5:53
45 1198 SJS Sarah Tusting SR Benicia 18:19 5:54

Top Ten Northern Califoria Girls’ Teams
13. 585 Mountain View (19:01.96 95:09.82)
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1 40 154 CCS Mary Reynolds SR 18:25.21
2 71 156 CCS Alex Westbrook SR 18:43.70
3 97 151 CCS Zoe Pappas JR 18:59.49
4 184 153 CCS Sarah Wells SO 19:29.59
5 193 152 CCS Susie Reynolds SO 19:31.83
6 (263) 155 CCS Kristine Talbot SR 19:48.49
7 (317) 150 CCS Martina De Geus JR 20:05.68

14. 602 Livermore (18:57.07 94:45.35)
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1 16 681 NCS Diana George SR 18:00.37
2 77 677 NCS Natalie Dimits FR 18:47.03
3 82 682 NCS Abigail Gregg SR 18:50.58
4 166 683 NCS Robin Roque SR 19:20.05
5 261 679 NCS Hayley Sa JR 19:47.32
6 (280) 678 NCS Kiley Zeitler FR 19:53.85
7 (361) 680 NCS Tova Christensen SR 20:17.99

17. 634 Oak Ridge (19:05.76 95:28.80)
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1 65 1348 SJS Hayley Scott JR 18:39.59
2 113 1346 SJS Maxine Goyette FR 19:02.71
3 120 1351 SJS Brittney Putman SO 19:04.46
4 137 1352 SJS Samantha Ralstin SO 19:09.32
5 199 1350 SJS Jacqueline Mansoor SO 19:32.72
6 (217) 1347 SJS Leeann Hold FR 19:38.60
7 (228) 1349 SJS Robin Yancey JR 19:40.47

21. 745 Maria Carrillo (19:13.06 96:05.34)
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1 73 684 NCS Lauren Curtin JR 18:46.02
2 124 688 NCS Jordan Davis SR 19:05.37
3 153 685 NCS Cara Curtin JR 19:15.42
4 154 690 NCS Kelly O'Leary SR 19:15.83
5 241 689 NCS Sarah Dirado SR 19:42.70
6 (411) 686 NCS Margie Garza JR 20:33.45
7 (498) 687 NCS Sarah Thompson SO 21:01.17

25. 909 Carlmont (19:09.45 95:47.29)
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1 11 39 CCS Justine Fedronic SR 17:49.05
2 17 38 CCS Jessie Petersen SO 18:00.59
3 198 35 CCS Abby Barker JR 19:32.67
4 279 34 CCS Megan Shearer FR 19:53.68
5 404 37 CCS Victoria Demetz SO 20:31.30
6 (474) 33 CCS Sarah Schreck FR 20:52.14
7 (481) 36 CCS Georgia Cottong JR 20:53.91

27. 933 Carondelet (19:19.47 96:37.38)
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1 26 576 NCS Heather Cerney JR 18:11.26
2 61 581 NCS Kellie Houser SR 18:37.66
3 214 582 NCS Nicole Rumore SR 19:37.36
4 306 579 NCS Megan Beck SO 20:01.97
5 326 577 NCS Courtney Gegg JR 20:09.13
6 (367) 580 NCS Sara Aliotti SR 20:19.81
7 (377) 578 NCS Michaela Alamillo SO 20:21.85

28. 956 Davis Sr. (19:27.34 97:16.74)
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1 99 1246 SJS Juliana Green JR 18:59.96
2 127 1245 SJS Christine Bowlus JR 19:05.72
3 205 1247 SJS Hilary Tearford JR 19:33.90
4 253 1248 SJS Charlotte Ter Haar JR 19:46.30
5 272 1244 SJS Tess Williams FR 19:50.86
6 (315) 1249 SJS Maddie Hall SR 20:05.24
7 (347) 1250 SJS Nora Norvell SR 20:14.44

30. 1037 Gunn (19:32.26 97:41.33)
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1 121 95 CCS Lisa Fawcett JR 19:04.86
2 157 97 CCS Emma Dohner SO 19:17.14
3 169 98 CCS Allegra Mayer SR 19:20.61
4 255 94 CCS Kieran Gallagher FR 19:46.63
5 335 96 CCS Rachel Bent SO 20:12.09
6 (368) 99 CCS Joanne Reid SR 20:20.07
7 (501) 100 CCS Tara Saxena SR 21:02.65

31. 1055 College Park (19:29.40 97:27.02)
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1 41 602 NCS Alycia Cridebring JR 18:25.31
2 130 607 NCS Rosie Smith SR 19:06.10
3 148 605 NCS Lauren Crawford SR 19:13.72
4 318 603 NCS Kelsey Gallagher JR 20:06.17
5 418 606 NCS Eli Obando SR 20:35.72
6 (512) 601 NCS Kazune Shidara FR 21:07.89
7 (527) 604 NCS Marina Ota JR 21:13.63

33. 1083 Woodcreek (19:33.44 97:47.24)
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1 80 1396 SJS Stephanie Romo SO 18:50.31
2 88 1393 SJS Courtney Crosta JR 18:54.34
3 244 1395 SJS Ashley Devriend SO 19:43.01
4 297 1398 SJS Amanda McNabb SR 19:58.51
5 374 1392 SJS Sami Gomez FR 20:21.07
6 (403) 1397 SJS Gabby Fastiggi SR 20:31.17
7 (595) 1394 SJS Ashley Lapray JR 21:46.46

CALIFORNIA TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS AT

CALIFORNIA TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS AT
2008 NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Keith Conning
e-mail: conning@aol.com
Web site: www.theconningtower.blogspot.com

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Terre Haute, Indiana
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008

MEN'S 10OOO METER TEAM RESULTS
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3. 227 Stanford ( 30:23 2:31:52)
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1 6 575 Chris Derrick FR 8:42 14:46 23:39 29:30
Chris Derrick
FR Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley)

2 27 580 Garrett Heath SR 8:42 14:48 24:01 30:09
Garrett Heath
RS SR Winona, MN (Winona Senior)

3 45 584 Jake Riley FR 8:49 15:02 24:18 30:32
Jacob Riley
RS FR Bellingham, WA (Sehome)

4 58 576 Hakon Devries SR 8:49 15:04 24:32 30:40
Hakon DeVries
RS SR Hopewell Junction, NY (John Jay)

5 91 579 Elliott Heath SO 8:47 15:04 24:41 31:01
Elliott Heath
SO Winona, MN (Winona)

6 (148) 583 Chris Mocko SR 8:57 15:27 25:07 31:34
Chris Mocko
RS SR McLean, VA (Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology)

7 (161) 578 Brendan Gregg SO 8:49 15:21 25:22 31:48
Brendan Gregg
SO Davis, CA (Davis)

Brendan Gregg’s sister Kaitlin Gregg ran for UC Davis.

22. 477 California ( 31:01 2:35:03)
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1 30 117 Yosef Ghebray SR 8:51 14:59 24:01 30:10
Yosef Ghebray
SR 3V Union City, Calif./Logan HS

2 42 116 Michael Coe JR 8:55 15:09 24:25 30:29
Michael Coe
JR 2V Lompoc, Calif./Cabrillo HS

3 107 120 Mark Matusak SR 8:54 15:16 24:50 31:09
Mark Matusak
SR 3V Torrance, Calif./Loyola HS

4 132 118 Kari Karlsson SO 9:01 15:27 25:07 31:25
Kari Karlsson
RS SO 1V Reykjavik, Iceland/Reykjavik University

5 166 123 Steve Sodaro JR 9:11 15:43 25:28 31:50
Steve Sodaro
RS SO 1V Tiburon, Calif./Redwood HS

6 (206) 121 Matt Miller SR 9:16 15:59 26:10 32:57
Matt Kelley Miller
SR 1V Manhattan Beach, Calif./Loyola HS

7 (210) 122 Matt Hansdavid Miller FR 9:20 16:08 26:28 33:17
Matt Hansdavid Miller
RS FR RS Orange, Calif./El Modena HS

23. 513 Cal Poly ( 31:08 2:35:38)
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1 73 110 Daniel Gonia JR 8:56 15:11 24:33 30:52
Daniel Gonia
Jr. El Cajon, CA / West Hills HS

2 81 105 Evan Anderson JR 9:02 15:23 24:42 30:56
Evan Anderson
Jr. Redwood City, CA / Menlo-Atherton HS, Atherton

3 103 109 Joe Gatel JR 9:03 15:23 24:50 31:06
Joe Gatel
Jr. Huntington Beach, CA/Edison HS

4 117 113 Troy Swier SR 9:08 15:31 25:00 31:14
Troy Swier
Sr. San Diego, CA/Mar Vista HS

5 139 108 Carl Dargitz SO 9:10 15:36 25:10 31:30
Carl Dargitz
So. San Diego, CA /Rancho Bernardo HS

6 (174) 111 Jeff Lease SR 9:10 15:39 25:29 31:58
Jeff Lease
Jr. Stockton, CA/Lincoln HS

7 (176) 114 Andrew Wright JR 9:07 15:33 25:20 32:00
Andy Wright Jr. Ashland, OR/Ashland HS

26. 576 UCLA ( 31:17 2:36:23)
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1 70 659 Laef Barnes SR 8:54 15:13 24:34 30:49
Laef Barnes
6-1/155 SR Nine Mile Falls, WA Mead

2 92 669 Drew Shackleton SR 8:54 15:13 24:42 31:01
Drew Shackleton
5-8/135 RS SR Belmont, CA Carlmont

3 109 663 Mike Haddan SR 8:58 15:21 24:57 31:11
Mike Haddan
5-11/145 RS SR Irvine, CA Woodbridge HS

4 133 665 Kent Morikawa SO 9:02 15:23 24:58 31:26
Kent Morikawa
5-4/116 SO Torrance, CA Torrance

5 172 666 Marlon Patterson JR 9:07 15:38 25:31 31:56
Marlon Patterson
5-10/127 JR Elk Grove, CA Franklin

6 (186) 660 Alex Crabill JR 9:06 15:38 25:37 32:16
Alex Crabill
5-10/144 JR Tacoma, WA Charles Wright Academy

7 (199) 658 Marco Anzures JR 9:00 15:29 25:43 32:37
Marco Anzures
6-0/154 JR San Diego, CA St. Augustine

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MEN'S 10000 METER INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
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Place TmPl No. Name Cl School 3k 5k 8k Finish
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7 6 575 Chris Derrick FR Stanford 8:42 14:46 23:39 29:29.4
Chris Derrick
FR Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley)
High School: The 2007-08 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year...led his team (Neuqua Valley) to a national team championship with his first-place finish at the 2007 Nike Team Nationals...finished second at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships...ran 13:55.96 for 5,000 meters, the fastest time ever in an all high school race...as a junior ran 8:54.64 in the 3,200 meters - one of the fastest times ever by a high school junior...as a senior improved his 3,200-meter time to 8:48.90. http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/derrick_chris00.html

33 27 580 Garrett Heath SR Stanford 8:42 14:48 24:01 30:08.3
Garrett Heath
RS SR Winona, MN (Winona Senior)
High School: 2003 and 2004 Minnesota state mile and two-mile champion... top-10 finisher at the Foot Locker National Championships as a junior and senior...two-time Minnesota state cross country champion as a junior and senior...two-time Minnesota state champion in Nordic skiing. http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/heath_garrett00.html

36 30 117 Yosef Ghebray SR California 8:51 14:59 24:01 30:09.4
Yosef Ghebray
SR 3V Union City, Calif./Logan HS

High School: Placed 27th at the 2004 Footlocker Nationals and second at the Footlocker Regional meet...in 2005 at Logan High School, posted PRs of 4:12.39 in the 1600 and 8:21.75 in the 3000 (nationally ranked)...as a junior, won the state cross country and 3200-meter titles...clocked a career-best time of 8:52.41 in the 3200 as a junior. http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/ghebray_yosef00.html

51 42 116 Michael Coe JR California 8:55 15:09 24:25 30:28.1
Michael Coe
JR 2V Lompoc, Calif./Cabrillo HS

High School: Runner-up at the Footlocker National Championships...Division III state cross country champion (fastest time in the state for all divisions) at Cabrillo High School...in track and field, finished second at the California state meet in the 1600 meters...Nike Indoor National Champion in the two mile...Nike Outdoor National Champion in the mile. http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/coe_michael00.html

54 44 465 Diego Mercado SO Oregon 8:48 15:00 24:24 30:31.0
Mercado, Diego
5-8 Jr. West Covina, Calif. (West Covina)

Prep: Two-time Foot Locker Cross Country Championships qualifier and took 11th place as senior in 2005. Won 2006 USA Junior Championships 10,000m as a senior (31:36.35), and also competed in 5,000m in 2005 (third, 14:25.89) and 2004 (seventh). In California state meets, was a two-time cross country qualifier (sixth in 2004, 13th in ’03) and on the track in the 3,200m in 2006 and 2005 (third). http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=324159

55 45 584 Jake Riley FR Stanford 8:49 15:02 24:18 30:31.4
Jacob Riley
RS FR Bellingham, WA (Sehome)

High School: Finished third at the Washington State 3A Cross Country State Championships in 2005...was the 2006 2A Cross Country State Championships ... Member of the winning team at the 2005 Washington State Cross Country Championships titlist...earned All-America honors with his 14th-place finish at the 2006 Foot Locker National Championships...finished fourth in the 1,600 meters and second in the 3,200 meters at the 2007 Washington State Track and Field Championships...member of the 2007 Washington State Track & Field Championships team...school record-holder in the 3,200 meters with his time of 9:00.50. http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/riley_jacob00.html

58 48 729 Jake Schmitt JR Washington 8:44 14:54 24:12 30:32.6
Schmitt, Jake
JR Kentfield, Calif./Redwood HS, Larkspur/California

High School: Grabbed 19th place at the 2004 Footlocker Cross Country Nationals ... claimed the California state cross country title as a senior at Redwood HS...placed fifth in the 3200m at the 2005 state meet ... a 2004 Verizon Junior All-American in track and field and honorable mention All-American in cross country ... 11-time Marin County Athletic League champion in cross country and track and field ... six-time North Coast Section champion in cross country and track and field ... led high school to three league cross country titles and one in track and field ... considering acting as a profession ... majoring in psychology. http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/schmitt_jake00.html

74 58 576 Hakon Devries SR Stanford 8:49 15:04 24:32 30:39.6
Hakon DeVries
RS SR Hopewell Junction, NY (John Jay)

High School: Two-time New York state high school two-mile champion...2003 indoor state champion in the 1,600 meters...a member of the state championship 4 x 800 meter relay team in 2004...2004 Gatorade New York State Runner of the Year... Foot Locker National Championship finalist as a junior...high school All-American in the two-mile... New York cross country individual champion in 2002...2002 New York State Cross Country Runner of the Year. http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/devries_hakon00.html

76 60 397 Diego Estrada FR Northern Arizona 9:00 15:15 24:35 30:40.6
Diego Estrada
FR Salinas, Calif. Alisal HS
High School: Graduated from Alisal High School in 2008 ... Four-time letter winner in cross country and track ... Was captain for both teams for two years ... Three-time CIF qualifier in cross country ... Two-time CCS champion ... Qualified for CIF Championships in the 3200m three times, finishing as high as fourth ... Holds school records in 3200m, 1600m, and mile. http://nau.newtier.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Players&file=index&tid=17&pid=1076
82 65 95 Jacob Gustafsson SR BYU 9:02 15:19 24:40 30:45.6
Jacob Gustafsson
5-10 140 Sr. Mission Viejo, CA - Mission Viejo HS
2002 2005 2006 2007 2008


Before BYU
Most outstanding athlete at Mission Viejo HS ... seventh at California State Meet in the 800m with a time of 1:52 ... best time in 1,600m is 4:18. http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=1042

Correction to BYU Profile:
California State Meet 800 Meters 2002 5/31-6/1 Cerritos College, Norwalk
1 Michael Haddan** Woodbridge S 1:51.41
7 Jacob Gustafsson Mission Viejo S 1:53.21
Heats:
II: Gustafsson 1:52.61
The Califoria State High School Track and Field Meet 1915-2006 Tom Casacky Bill Peck.

Note: Michael Haddan UCLA finished 138th. (see below)

89 70 659 Laef Barnes SR UCLA 8:54 15:13 24:34 30:48.7
Laef Barnes
6-1/155 SR Nine Mile Falls, WA Mead

92 73 110 Daniel Gonia JR Cal Poly 8:56 15:11 24:33 30:51.4
Daniel Gonia JR El Cajon/West Hills HS

101 81 105 Evan Anderson JR Cal Poly 9:02 15:23 24:42 30:55.2
Evan Anderson JR Redwood City/Menlo-Atherton HS

112 91 579 Elliott Heath SO Stanford 8:47 15:04 24:41 31:00.4
Elliott Heath
SO Winona, MN (Winona)

113 92 669 Drew Shackleton SR UCLA 8:54 15:13 24:42 31:00.5
Drew Shackleton
5-8/135 RS SR Belmont, CA Carlmont

129 103 109 Joe Gatel JR Cal Poly 9:03 15:23 24:50 31:05.5
Joe Gatel JR Huntington Beach/Edison HS

134 107 120 Mark Matusak SR California 8:54 15:16 24:50 31:08.8
Mark Matusak
SR 3V Torrance, Calif./Loyola HS

138 109 663 Mike Haddan SR UCLA 8:58 15:21 24:57 31:10.1
Mike Haddan
5-11/145 RS SR Irvine, CA Woodbridge HS

First California State Meet 800 meters in 1:51.41.

147 117 113 Troy Swier SR Cal Poly 9:08 15:31 25:00 31:13.4
Troy Swier SR San Diego/Mar Vista HS, San Diego

150 177 Erick Garcia SO Fresno State 8:59 15:18 24:49 31:14.9
Erick Garcia
5-11 SO Parlier, Calif. (Parlier)

154 123 732 Colton Tully-Doyle JR Washington 8:54 15:15 24:51 31:19.0
Tully-Doyle, Colton
JR San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo/UC Santa Barbara

164 132 118 Kari Karlsson SO California 9:01 15:27 25:07 31:24.7
Kari Karlsson
RS SO 1V Reykjavik, Iceland/Reykjavik University

165 133 665 Kent Morikawa SO UCLA 9:02 15:23 24:58 31:25.3
Kent Morikawa
5-4/116 SO Torrance, CA Torrance

170 136 38 Alex McClary SR Arkansas 8:52 15:14 25:05 31:26.6
Alex McClary
DISTANCE 6-1 Sr. Shelton, Wash. (California/Shelton)

174 139 108 Carl Dargitz SO Cal Poly 9:10 15:36 25:10 31:29.1
Carl Dargitz SO San Diego/Rancho Bernardo HS

183 147 39 Andy McClary SR Arkansas 8:51 15:11 25:08 31:32.8
Andy McClary
DISTANCE 6-1 Sr. Shelton, Wash. (California/Shelton)

184 148 583 Chris Mocko SR Stanford 8:57 15:27 25:07 31:33.1
Chris Mocko
RS SR McLean, VA (Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology)

194 158 403 Jason Pedersen JR Northern Arizona 9:05 15:34 25:19 31:43.1
Jason Pedersen
SO Simi Valley, Calif. Royal HS

193 157 233 Chris Vizcaino JR Iona 8:54 15:11 24:59 31:41.8
Chris Vizcaino
Jr. Distance Lafayette, CA / Campolindo

198 161 578 Brendan Gregg SO Stanford 8:49 15:21 25:22 31:47.3
Brendan Gregg
SO Davis, CA (Davis)

202 165 101 Nate Ogden JR BYU 8:59 15:24 25:14 31:49.1
Nathan Ogden
6-0 145 So. Chico, CA - Pleasant Valley HS
2004 2007


203 166 123 Steve Sodaro JR California 9:11 15:43 25:28 31:49.4
Steve Sodaro
RS SO 1V Tiburon, Calif./Redwood HS

209 172 666 Marlon Patterson JR UCLA 9:07 15:38 25:31 31:55.6
Marlon Patterson
5-10/127 JR Elk Grove, CA Franklin

211 174 111 Jeff Lease SR Cal Poly 9:10 15:39 25:29 31:57.4
Jeff Lease JR Stockton/Lincoln HS

213 176 114 Andrew Wright JR Cal Poly 9:07 15:33 25:20 31:59.6
Andrew Wright JR Ashland, OR/Ashland HS

224 186 660 Alex Crabill JR UCLA 9:06 15:38 25:37 32:15.6
Alex Crabill
5-10/144 JR Tacoma, WA Charles Wright Academy

237 199 658 Marco Anzures JR UCLA 9:00 15:29 25:43 32:36.6
Marco Anzures
6-0/154 JR San Diego, CA St. Augustine

244 206 121 Matt Miller SR California 9:16 15:59 26:10 32:56.8
Matt Kelley Miller
SR 1V Manhattan Beach, Calif./Loyola HS

248 210 122 Matt Hansdavid Miller FR California 9:20 16:08 26:28 33:16.8
Matt Hansdavid Miller
RS FR RS Orange, Calif./El Modena HS

DNF German Fernandez FR Oklahoma State
Fernandez, German
Fr. Riverbank, Calif. (Riverbank)

“A serious Achilles tendon injury to Oklahoma State men's cross country standout German Fernandez with only 1,500 meters left in the race sent the second-ranked Cowboys from a probable top-three finish to an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.” http://www.okstate.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=200&SPID=148&SPSID=1529
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WOMEN'S 6OOO METER TEAM RESULTS
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8. 299 Stanford ( 21:02 1:45:08)

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1 46 568 Alicia Follmar SR 6:41 13:51 20:54
Alicia Follmar
SR Saratoga, CA (Saratoga)

2 54 564 Laurynne Chetelat FR 6:42 13:53 20:58
Laurynne Chetelat
FR Davis, CA (Davis Senior)

3 59 573 Kate Niehaus JR 6:44 13:47 21:00
Kate Niehaus
JR Columbia, SC (Spring Valley)

4 69 571 Katie Harrington SR 6:39 13:54 21:08
Katie Harrington
RS SR Carmel, IN (Carmel)

5 71 572 Stephanie Marcy FR 6:41 13:59 21:08
Stephanie Marcy
RS FR Sequim, WA (Sequim)

6 (109) 570 Georgia Griffin FR 6:40 13:52 21:30
Georgia Griffin
FR Norwich, VT (Hanover)

7 (157) 563 Emilie Amaro FR 6:45 14:11 21:54
Emilie Amaro
FR Cooper City, FL (Cypress Bay)

WOMEN'S 6000 METER INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
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Place TmPl No. Name Cl School 2K 4K Finish
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7 5 714 Christine Babcock FR Washington 6:25 13:16 20:01.7
Babcock, Christine
FR Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge
had one of the greatest high school careers of any prep in history, setting national high school records in the 1500-meters and 1600-meters ... qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 1500m, and reached the semifinals where she placed 18th overall in 4:20.00 ... named the 2008 Gatorade California Track Athlete of the year, the 2007 LA Times Track and Field Athlete of the Year, and the Orange County Register Female Athlete of the year for 2007 and 2008 ... won her third consecutive 1600m state title in 2008, the first ever athlete to three-peat, and won her final title in a National Federation of High Schools record time of 4:33.82 ... qualified for the Olympic Trials by running a 4:16.42 1500m PR, breaking the national high school record that had stood for 26 years ... was undefeated in her final two years of cross country, winning the California Division II state title both years, after finishing runner-up as a sophomore ... Team MVP from 2006-2008 ... graduated with a 4.0 GPA. http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/babcock_christine00.html
8 6 453 Alex Kosinski SO Oregon 6:25 13:16 20:04.2
Kosinski, Alexandra
5-5 So. El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge)
Prep: In 2007, reset the national high school 1,600m record in the Meet of Champions (4:38.15) in late April in Sacramento, and also led preps nationally during the early season in the 800m with her time from the same meet. Finished second in the state 1,600m as a sophomore and junior. Her junior season time ranked top-five all-time in state meet history and third nationally among preps in 2006. In cross country, she competed in the Foot Locker Championships as a senior (36th) and junior (20th), after she finished top-eight in the West Regional both seasons (seventh/eighth). A California state cross country runner-up as a senior, she also finished fifth as a sophomore and junior. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4335&SPID=238&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=925195&Q_SEASON=2007
10 8 447 Nicole Blood JR Oregon 6:25 13:16 20:08.6
Blood, Nicole
5-2 Jr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal)

Prep: Ran in 2006 World Junior Cross Country Championships (39th, 21:28). Won three Foot Locker Northeast Regional titles. Won New York state titles as a junior, sophomore and freshman and broke the 2.5-mile Van Cortlandt Park course record as a junior (13:57). On the track, led the nation as a junior in the 3,000m (9:29.44) and 5,000m (16:30.90). Won New York state titles in the 3,000m in ’04 (9:24.03) and ’03 (9:46.18). Won the 2005 USA Junior Championships 5,000m and later finished second in the Pan-American Junior Championships. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4335&SPID=238&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=324166&Q_SEASON=2008

41 32 721 Lauren Saylor SO Washington 6:40 13:45 20:43.7
Saylor, Lauren
SO Clovis, Calif./Buchanan
High School: one of the top recruits out of the state of California ... Footlocker All-American in 2004 after placing 14th at Footlocker Nationals ... finished 12th or better at state all four years including fifth in 2004 and third in 2006 ... placed sixth at the 2006 Sacrament Meet of Champs in the 3200m ... competed in the 2005 Arcadia Invitational, placingn fifth in the 2-mile run ... named all-state in cross country in 2004 and 2006 and in track in 2005 and 2007 ... seven-time league track champion ... captained high school all four years and led team to a top-eight state finish each year including second as a junior and third as a senior ... four-time league and section champion http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/saylor_lauren00.html
46 568 Alicia Follmar SR Stanford 6:41 13:51 20:53.5
Alicia Follmar
SR Saratoga, CA (Saratoga)
High School: Two-time California state champion in the 1,600 meters...four-time Central Coast Section (CCS) champion, including the 1,600 and 800 meters her senior year...a California Division III state champion in cross country...CCS Division III cross country champion in 2004...Stanford Invitational cross country champion. http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/follmar_alicia00.html
47 37 13 Ali Kielty JR Arizona State 6:41 13:42 20:46.1
Ali Kielty
Jr.* Torrance, Calif. West Torrance HS

68 54 564 Laurynne Chetelat FR Stanford 6:42 13:53 20:57.1
Laurynne Chetelat
FR Davis, CA (Davis Senior)

74 59 573 Kate Niehaus JR Stanford 6:44 13:47 21:00.0
Kate Niehaus
JR Columbia, SC (Spring Valley)

78 280 Tara Erdmann SO Loyola Marymount 6:37 13:47 21:01.3
Tara Erdmann
SO Tucson, AZ/Flowing Wells HS

79 62 182 Natasha Labeaud SR Georgetown 6:37 13:45 21:01.8
Natasha LaBeaud
Distance SR Folsom, Calif./Folsom

80 656 Kim Conley SR UC Davis 6:42 13:46 21:02.2
Kim Conley
5-3 SR Santa Rosa, Calif. (Montgomery HS '04)

88 69 571 Katie Harrington SR Stanford 6:39 13:54 21:07.2
Katie Harrington
RS SR Carmel, IN (Carmel)

90 71 572 Stephanie Marcy FR Stanford 6:41 13:59 21:07.6
Stephanie Marcy
RS FR Sequim, WA (Sequim)

95 75 14 Jenna Kingma SR Arizona State 6:44 13:52 21:10.4
Jenna Kingma
Sr.* San Luis Obispo, Calif. San Luis Obispo HS

105 82 503 Sarah Cummings SO Princeton 6:44 13:59 21:15.1
Cummings, Sarah
So. Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar)

118 657 Kaitlin Gregg SR UC Davis 6:40 13:57 21:20.2
Kaitlin Gregg
5-6 SR Davis, Calif. (Davis Senior HS '05)

Kaitlin Gregg’s brother Brendan Gregg ran for Stanford.

120 671 Zsofia Erdelyi SO USC 6:30 13:54 21:20.3
Zsofia Erdelyi
5-3 12/10/1987 SO Godollo, Hungary

138 109 570 Georgia Griffin FR Stanford 6:40 13:52 21:30.0
Georgia Griffin
FR Norwich, VT (Hanover)

162 129 411 Heidi Rocha SR Notre Dame 6:51 14:13 21:41.2
Heidi Rocha
5-2 SR Palmdale, CA Paraclete

168 135 19 Angela Spadafino JR Arizona State 6:47 14:14 21:43.8
Angela Spadafino
Jr.* Torrance, Calif. West Torrance HS

191 157 563 Emilie Amaro FR Stanford 6:45 14:11 21:53.5
Emilie Amaro
FR Cooper City, FL (Cypress Bay)

213 178 390 Haley Lawrence FR Northern Arizona 6:59 14:33 22:06.9
Haley Lawrence
FR Laguna Beach, Calif. Aliso Niguel HS

217 180 386 Kortnee Burton FR Northern Arizona 7:00 14:37 22:12.0
Kortnee Burton
FR Brea, Calif. Brea HS

226 189 389 Vanessa Hancock FR Northern Arizona 7:04 14:44 22:29.4
Vanessa Hancock
FR Brea, Calif. Brea HS

Revised State Meet Introductions 2008

Lowell of San Francisco will compete in Division III. All section champions should report to the introduction area before their race.

STATE MEET INTRODUCTIONS 2008
by Keith Conning
e-mail: conning@aol.com

Division I Boys Race 8:30 a.m.
CCS SO Carlmont Ethan Scardina
CS SR Buchanan Jonathan Sanchez
LAS SR Camino Real Brett Schmitt
NCS SR Monte Vista Mike Roderick
OS SR Oakland Meweal Ogbi
SDS SR Patrick Henry Adrian Rafiee
SJS SR Davis Senior Matt Peterson
SS SR Dana Hills Tyler Valdes

Division II Boys Race 9:00 a.m.
CCS JR Mountain View Garrett Rowe
CS SO Redwood Justin Vilhauser
NCS SR Liberty Wyatt Landrum
SDS SR Hoover Dahir Mohamed
SJS SR Woodcreek Garrett Seawell
SS SO Loyola Elias Gedyon

Division I Girls Race 9:30 a.m.
CCS SR Carlmont Justine Fedronic
CS JR Clovis High Saylah Barserian
LAS JR Venice Jackie Walles
NCS JR California Colleen Lillig
OS SO Oakland Technical Julia Eylar
SDS SO Rancho Bernardo Molly Grabill

SJS SR Folsom Maria Malone
SS SR San Clemente Alex Dunne

Division II Girls Race 10:05 a.m.
CCS SR Leland Stephanie Barnett
CS SR Mt. Whitney Gabby Zamora
NCS JR Casa Grande Jacque Taylor
SDS SR Abraham Lincoln Elizabeth Apgar
SJS SO Granite Bay Brooke Holt
SS SO Saugus Kaylin Mahoney

Division III Boys Race 10:40 a.m.
CCS SR Willow Glen Nohe Lema
CS SR Foothill Chris Schwartz
NCS SR Petaluma Sterling Lockert
NS SO Enterprise Domenic D’Acquisto
SDS SR University City Mac Fleet
SFS SR Lowell Mark Olson
SJS SR Weston Ranch Roberto Alvarez
SS SR Barstow Isaac Chavez

Division IV Girls Race 11:10 a.m.
CCS JR Half Moon Bay Samantha Hamilton
CS SO Firebaugh High Linda Ramos
NCS JR Marin Catholic Theresa Devine
NS SR West Valley Michelle Johnson
SDS JR Coronado Sallie Privett
SJS SR Bret Harte Sara Mikesell
SS SR Sacred Heart of Jesus Sabrina Lopez

Division V Boys Race 11:45 a.m.
CCS SO Anza Aaron Hsia-Coron
CS SR Mission College Prep Taylor Castanon
NCS SR Branson Steven Iglehart
SDS FR Tri-City Christian Eric Causey
SJS SO Big Valley Christian Nathan Jackson
SS SR Woodcrest Christian Jake Jeanson

Division III Girls Race 12:15 p.m.
CCS SR Valley Christian Jennifer Bergman
CS JR Madera South Alisha Brown
NCS JR Petaluma Isabel Andrade
SDS SR Our Lady of Peace Sammy Silva
SFS JR Lowell Tamara Purpura
SJS JR Placer Shannon Harcus
SS JR Oak Park Melissa Skiba

Division IV Boys Race 12:50 p.m.
CCS SR Palma Tyre Johnson
CS SR Washington Union Antonio Rodriguez
NCS SO Tamalpais Dan Milechman
SDS Sr Christian Jesse Beason
SJS SR Colfax Wesley Cox
SS SR Ontario Christian Zach Oliver

Division V Girls Race 1:20 p.m.
CCS SO Castilleja Rachel Skokowski
CS SR Mission College Prep Jordan Hasay
NCS SO Marin Academy Lucy McCullough
SDS FR Calvin Christian Keely Craig
SJS JR Forest Lake Christian Christa Weisman
SS JR Woodcrest Christian Breean Collier

Teresa McWalters finished second

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Team USA finishes eighth in International Chiba Ekiden

INDIANAPOLIS - Team USA took eighth place at the 2008 International Chiba Ekiden Monday in Chiba, Japan, finishing in 2:11:54. Ethiopia dominated the event with a course record of 2:05:27, defeating host team Japan by 1:12. Russia was third in 2:08:04.

Team USA was led off by 2007 Pan American Games 5,000 meter gold medalist Ed Moran (Williamsburg, Va.) who ran the opening 5 km in 13:47 to finish fifth on his leg. Carrie Messner Vickers (Vail, Colo.), ran the second 5 km leg in 16:16, handing off to Sean Quigley (Braintree, Mass.), who ran the 10 km third leg in 29:00. After Quigley's leg, Team USA stood in sixth place as Allison Grace (Blowing Rock, N.C.), ran the 5 km fourth leg in 16:46, putting Team USA in eighth.

On the fifth leg, 2004 Olympian Dan Browne (Portland, Ore.) turned in a 31:10 10 km with Team USA in ninth as he turned the sash over to Tera Moody. Moody ran 24:55 for the final 7.195 km leg, crossing the line eighth.


Now in its 20th year, the format of the race featured mixed teams of men and women running six alternating legs totaling 42.195 km as follows: 1st leg, Men 5 km; 2nd leg, Women 5 km; 3rd leg, Men 10 km; 4th leg, Women 5 km; 5th leg, Men 10 km; 6th leg, Women 7.195 km.

David Jankowski (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Teresa McWalters (Cambridge, Mass.) each finished second in the respective men's and women's alternate's races.

For more information on the 2008 Chiba International Ekiden visit www.usatf.org.




Teresa McWalters

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
San Francisco, CA

High School:
Home Schooled

Event:
Distances

Honors:
Three-Time All-American







** Five-Time All-American **


Collegiate Career Bests
1,500 Meters: 4:27.25
3,000 Meters: 9:09.19i
5,000 Meters: 15:53.89
5,000 Meters: 16:33.03i
10,000 Meters: 35:10.62


Stanford: A competitive leader for both the cross country and track & field squads, she has garnered five All-American honors ... Has helped lead the Cardinal distance squad to back-to-back titles at the NCAA Cross Country Championships ...Will continue to inspire the distance squad with a tenacious attitude during the 2008 season.

2007 Track & Field Season (Junior): Earned All-American honors after running a career-best 15:53.89 in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Championships for a sixth place finish ... Captured the 5000 meter title at the NCAA West Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championships ... Captured the 10,000-meter title at the Pac-10 Championships with a career-best 35:10.62 ... Took second in the 3,000 meters at the MPSF Indoor Championships.

2006 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): Ran a season-best 16:27.78 in the 5,000 meters at the Big Meet, also recording a season-best 4:30.51 in the 1,500 meters ... Indoors, finished fifth in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Championships to earn All-American honors ... Logged a season-best 9:09.19 in the 3,000 meters at the Washington Invitational.

2005 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Earned All-American honors with a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Finished second in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA West Regional ... Ran a season-best 16:33.41 in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... Did not compete indoors.

2004 Track & Field Season: Redshirted the outdoor season ... Indoors, ran NCAA provisional qualifying times of 16:33.03 in the 5,000 meters and 9:33.08 in the 3,000 meters.

High School: A talented student-athlete who was home-schooled for 12 years ... Attended classes at San Francisco State, University of San Francisco and City College of San Francisco, as well as independent study ... Trained with the Impalas running group.

Cardinal Catalogue: Art History major ... Parents are Mike and Jeanne McWalters ... Named to the 2006 and 2007 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team ... 2005 Pac-10 All-Academic track and field selection, as well as a 2006 and 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention choice in track and field ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors during the 2004, 2005 and 2006 cross country seasons.

Stanford

Oregon Men Repeat, Washington Women Win First Title At NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship

Liberty's Samuel Chelanga and Oregon's Galen Rupp

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – When teams and spectators arrived at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course on Tuesday morning, they knew they were in for a cold and rainy day at the course. Despite the less than favorable conditions, two individual course records fell and new standards were set at the 2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

The women took to the course first and braved the cold, windy and rainy conditions to put on an impressive race. The race was dominated by Washington, who placed all five of their athletes in the top 30 to compile a team score of 79 points. The NCAA title was the first for the No.1-ranked Huskies in school history and broke a string of three-straight NCAA team championships for Stanford.

Oregon finished as the runner-up for the second straight season, as the Ducks compiled a team score of 131 to finish ahead of Florida State in third place with 163 points. West Virginia placed fourth in the race with a team score of 198 and Princeton rounded out the top five with a team score of 220.

Two-time defending champion Sally Kipyego led nearly the entire race to win her third-consecutive NCAA championship. Her time of 19:28.1 broke the previous course record of 19:30.9, which she set at the 2007 NCAA Championship in Terre Haute. Florida State’s Susan Kuijken raced right next to Kipyego for the majority of the race but fell just a bit short in second place with a time of 19:34.9.

Virginia Tech’s Tasmin Fanning was the third-place finisher in a time of 19:37.1 and finished just behind the leaders. North Carolina’s Brianna Felnagle finished in fourth place with a time of 19:53.3 and Racheal Marchand of Iowa rounded out the top five with a time of 19:54.9.

Following the completion of the women’s race, the men took to the course in search of a national championship. The defending champion and No. 1-ranked Oregon Ducks finished with five runners in the top 50 to secure their second-straight NCAA title with a team score of 93. The championship was the fifth for Oregon in the school’s history and fifth for head coach Vin Lananna in his career (two at Oregon, three at Stanford).

Iona was the runner-up with team score of 147 and had two individuals in the top five to help earn the second-place finish. Stanford came in third place with a time score of 227 points, led by freshman Chris Derrick in sixth place, just two points ahead of Wisconsin in fourth place with 229 points. Auburn rounded out the top five in fifth place with a score of 264.

The race boiled down to a two-man contest between Galen Rupp of Oregon and Samuel Chelanga of Liberty. The pair stayed side-by-side throughout most of the race before Rupp sprinted ahead of Chelanga in the last 1000 meters to win and set a new course record of 29:03.2. Rupp, a 2008 Olympian for the United States in Beijing, topped the previous mark of 29:04.7 set by Jorge Torres of Colorado in 2002.

Chelanga was five seconds behind Rupp in a time of 29:08.0 to finish in second place and finished 17 seconds ahead of Andrew Ledwith of Iona in third place with a time of 29:25.4. David Kinsella of Portland was fourth in a time of 29:26.5 and Luke Puskedra of Oregon rounded out the top five with a time of 29:27.8 in fifth place.

The 2009 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will once again be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course located at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. It will mark the sixth-straight time that the championships will be hosted by Indiana State and the seventh time in the last eight years.

Courtesy: ISU Athletics

German Fernandez injured at NCAA

STILLWATER, Okla. – A serious Achilles tendon injury to Oklahoma State men’s cross country standout German Fernandez with only 1,500 meters left in the race sent the second-ranked Cowboys from a probable top-three finish to an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.

Fernandez, the 2008 Big 12 Individual Champion, joined teammates Ryan Vail and John Kosgei in moving up the pack throughout the race. The three had gotten up to the second wave of runners in the field when Fernandez injured his Achilles and went down. He did not finish the race.

“This was a tough break for us but this is how it goes sometimes,” Coach Dave Smith said. “Ryan, German and John did a great job of moving up the pack and were in a good position when the injury happened. It’s very disappointing, but that’s how it goes. We were looking at a very high finish – probably second or third – but injuries are part of the sport and we have to accept that.”

Kosgei and Vail both earned All-America honors by virtue of their finishes (Kosgei was seventh with a time of 29:33 and Vail was 18th with a time of 29:59). Oregon’s Galen Rupp won the individual title in 29:04 to lift the defending NCAA champion Ducks to their second-straight NCAA team title.

Smith said doctors will examine Fernandez when the team returns to Oklahoma to determine his status moving forward.

“German will need a lot of time off, but we won’t know how much time until the doctors look at him,” Smith said

Source: Oklahoma State

Hasay named Youth Athlete of the Year

Monday, November 24, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - National 1,500 meter high school record holder Jordan Hasay, of Arroyo Grande, Calif., has been named the 2008 Youth Athlete of the Year by USA Track & Field. Hasay will be honored on Saturday, December 6, at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The event will be held at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada, in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2008 Annual Meeting.

As the youngest competitor in the women's 1,500m at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field, Hasay broke the national high school record by running 4 minutes 14.50 seconds to place fifth in the semifinal and qualify for the final. Her performance broke the previous record of 4:16.42, held for just under three weeks by Christine Babcock, by nearly two seconds. Slated to leave almost immediately for the World Junior Championships in Poland, Hasay delayed her trip to run in the final, where she finished 10th in 4:17.36.

"I am honored to be recognized by USA Track & Field with this award," said Hasay. "I am thankful for everything that USATF does for the sport of running in our country and inspired by its outstanding dedication to its members. I'd also like to thank my family, coach, and community who always provide continued support to me. "

Hasay began her year by winning the USA Junior Cross Country Championships on February 16, in San Diego, Calif. She covered the 6 km course in 20:32 and was 13 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.

At the 2008 USA Junior Track & Field Championships, Hasay repeated her performance from last year and won the women's 1,500m, outkicking Oregon's Alex Kosinksi (Eugene, Ore.) down the final stretch to win in 4:18.44. It was that performance that qualified her for the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships.

On Friday, July 11, just one week removed from her national record-setting performance, Hasay competed in the first round of the women's 1,500m at the World Junior Championships. Taking fourth place in heat three of the prelims in 4:20.82, she qualified for the final on time. In the final, Hasay placed fourth, crossing the line in 4:19.02. It was the best ever finish for an American woman in the 1,500m at World Juniors.

Hasay dominated on the high school level as well. At the CIF Finals, she held off Davis Senior High School senior Laurynne Chetelat down the home stretch to win the 3,200m state title in a meet record 9:52.13, the second fastest 3,200m time ever run by a high school girl. On October 23, Track & Field News named Hasay the 2008 Girls High School Athlete of the Year.

"Jordan is a shining star for Team USA and for the USATF youth program," said USATF Youth Athletics Committee Chair Lionel Leach, noting that Hasay has long been a fixture at USATF's Youth and Junior Olympic events. "We are proud that she got her start in the USATF youth programs and will eagerly be watching her progress as she moves on to the collegiate and professional levels."

For more information on the USATF Annual Meeting, visit www.usatf.org

Source: USATF

Rupp leads Oregon to second consecutive NCAA Team Title

Monday, November 24, 2008

News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 64

Rupp leads Oregon to second consecutive NCAA Team Title

2008 Olympian Galen Rupp (Portland, Ore.) out-dueled Samuel Chelanga of Liberty University to win his first NCAA individual title Monday at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Running the 10 km course in 29:04, Rupp lead the University of Oregon to their second consecutive team title at the meet.

In cold, breezy conditions, Chelanga took the lead from the gun and led the field by five seconds at the mile, passing in 4:21. Rupp closed the gap and briefly ran alongside Chelanga, but the pair exchanged a few elbows before Chelanga surged to another five second lead. Rupp patiently made his way to rejoin Chelanga by 5 km.

Over the final loop of the course, Rupp was content to let Chelanga lead until the pair hit the final straight away. With about 400 meters to go, Rupp made his final push and pulled clear for the title.

"My coaches told me to sit back, be smart and stay focused," Rupp said. "It was going to come down to a sprint and I relaxed until I was ready to go. I was more patient than last year, and when I made my move it was decisive. With about 800m to go I heard someone say 'Remember last year,' and that helped me win."

On the women's side, Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech won her third consecutive individual title, running 19:29 over the women's 6 km course to become the winningest women's cross country runner in Division I history. Susan Kuijen of Florida State managed to stay within striking distance through half-way, but Kipyego easily pulled away for a six-second win. The University of Washington won the women's team title over Oregon with 79 points.

"It was cold and windy and the hardest of my three wins," Kipyego said. "I tried to stay positive and run my best race. It's an amazing feeling and a wonderful opportunity."

Adams State sweeps D-II Championships


Adams State College swept the national team titles while Scott Bauhs won the men's individual title Saturday at the NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Championships at Cooper's Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, Pa.

2008 World XC team member Scott Bauhs of Chico State led the men's 10 km race from start to finish, cruising to the win in 30:23 with runner-up Aaron Braun of Adams State finishing 13 seconds back in 30:36. Bauhs is the Wildcats' first cross country national champion.

The Adams State men won over rival Western State by 21 points (67 points to 88) with Chico State (Calif.) finishing third with 120 points. Two-time defending champion Abilene Christian finished fourth with 128 points.

The Adams State women won their sixth straight and 14th overall NCAA Division II National title, finishing with 79 points, ahead of runner-up Grand Valley State (102) and third-place Western State (183).

Middlebury, Cortland win D-III titles

The SUNY Cortland men's cross country team won its first NCAA Division III title while the Middlebury College women's team picked up their fifth crown, outdistancing 32-team fields Saturday at the 2008 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships at the L.S. Ayers Complex in Hanover, Ind.

Middlebury ended the race with 179 points, 59 points ahead of second-place Calvin (237). Williams (240), Wartburg (284) and Wisconsin-Eau Claire (310) rounded out the top five. SUNY Cortland won the men's title with 80 points, while North Central of Illinois was second with 115 points and Williams College finished third with 129 points.

Hamilton College's Peter Kosgei, the 2007 runner-up, won the men's individual title, covering the 8 km course in a season best 24:22.03. He is the first cross country national champion in school history. Willy Kaul of Wisconsin-Oshkosh took runner-up honors, finishing in 24:32.67, and Wartburg's Brian Chenoweth was third in 24:34.04.

Bethel junior Marie Borner brought home the women's individual title, finishing the 6 km race in 20:43.91, more than nine seconds ahead of her nearest competitor and more than a minute faster than her performance at the national meet a year ago in Northfield, Minn. Amherst's Elise Tropiano was second in 20:52.96 and Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Ayla Mitchell was third in 21:02.91.

For more information on the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships, visit www.ncaa.com.

Azusa Pacific, Malone win NAIA titles

Azusa Pacific placed three runners in the top 10 to capture its first NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship Saturday at Dr. Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Alissa McKaig of Indiana Tech captured the individual women's title after crossing the finish line in a meet record 16:41.4, breaking the old mark of 16:43 set by Emile Mondor of Simon Fraser (B.C.) in 2002. 2007 runner-up Jacky Kimwambok of Azusa Pacific was again second in 17:02.1 and Shorter's Justyna Mudy was third in 17:06.1.

Azusa Pacific senior Aron Rono won the men's individual race for the second straight year with a season-best 8 km time of 23:46, leading the Cougar men to their finest showing ever at the national meet, finishing second with 118 points. But it was #1 ranked Malone who successfully defended their title by winning the meet with 61 points, 57 points ahead of Azusa Pacific. Malone's Nikolaus Schweikert (24:03) finished second and Abednego Magut of Azusa Pacific was third in 24:31.3.

With its women's national championship and men's runner-up finish, Azusa Pacific won the NAIA team award for compiling the lowest combined score at 184 points (66 women, 118 men). Malone was second at 221 and Indiana Tech was third with 468.

www.naia.cstv.com

Noelle R. Lopez (Santa Clara University) chosen as a Rhodes Scholar

WASHINGTON, DC/November 22, 2008 – Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the
Rhodes Trust, today announced the names of the thirty-two American men and women
chosen as Rhodes Scholars. Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England, and may allow funding in some instances for four years. Mr. Gerson called the Rhodes Scholarships, "the oldest and best known award for international study, and arguably the most famous academic award available to American college graduates." They were created in 1902 by the Will of Cecil Rhodes, British philanthropist and African colonial pioneer. The first class of American Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in 1904; those elected today will enter Oxford in October 2009.

Rhodes Scholars are chosen in a two-stage process. First, candidates must be endorsed by their college or university. Over 1500 students each year seek their institution’s endorsement; this year, 769 were endorsed by 207 different colleges and universities.

Committees of Selection in each of 16 districts then invite the strongest applicants to appear before them for interview. Gerson said, "applicants are chosen on the basis of the criteria set down in the Will of Cecil Rhodes. These criteria are high academic achievement, integrity of character, a spirit of unselfishness, respect for others, potential for leadership, and physical vigor. These basic characteristics are directed at fulfilling Mr. Rhodes’s hopes that the Rhodes Scholars would make an effective and positive contribution throughout the world. In Rhodes’ words, his Scholars should 'esteem the performance of public duties as their highest aim.'"

Applicants may apply either through the state where they are legally resident or where they have attended college for at least two years. The district committees met separately, on Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, in cities across the country. Each district committee made a final selection of two Rhodes Scholars from the candidates of the state or states within the district. Two-hundred nine applicants from 107 different colleges and universities reached the final stage of the competition, including a record 16 that had never before had a student win a Rhodes Scholarship. Gerson also reported, “in most years, we elect a winner from a college that had never before had a Rhodes Scholar. This year we are pleased to announce first-time winners from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.” In addition, Gerson reported that, “Rhodes Scholars were also elected on Saturday from Virginia Military Institute and Drake University, the first Rhodes Scholars from these institutions in 42 and 82 years, respectively.”

The thirty-two Rhodes Scholars chosen from the United States will join an international group of Scholars chosen from thirteen other jurisdictions around the world. In addition to the thirty-two Americans, Scholars are also selected from Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the nations of the Commonwealth Caribbean, Germany, India, Jamaica, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Southern Africa (South Africa, plus Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland), Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Approximately 80 Scholars are selected worldwide each year.

With the elections announced today, 3,164 Americans have won Rhodes Scholarships,
representing 309 colleges and universities. Since 1976, women have been eligible to apply and 408 American women have now won the coveted scholarship. More than 1,800
American Rhodes Scholars are living in all parts of the U. S. and abroad. The value of the Rhodes Scholarship varies depending on the academic field and the degree (B.A., master’s, doctoral) chosen. The Rhodes Trust pays all college and university fees, provides a stipend to cover necessary expenses while in residence in Oxford as well as during vacations, and transportation to and from England. Mr. Gerson estimates that the total value of the Scholarship averages approximately US$50,000 per year.

DISTRICT 13
Arizona
Noelle R. Lopez, Tucson, is a senior at Santa Clara University, where she is majoring in philosophy. While compiling a near perfect academic record and winning many prizes for scholarship, she has been a leader in community service, with projects in Guatemala, Mexico, and rural California. Noelle is also an accomplished NCAA Division I cross-country runner, and was elected captain of the women’s track team. At Oxford, she plans to do the B.Phil. in philosophy.

Jesse Malkin (Berkeley High School, Berkeley, California 1987; Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 1991), a cross country and track runner, was named a Rhodes Scholar in 1991. He is married to Michelle Malkin, a mother, wife, blogger, conservative syndicated columnist, author, and Fox News Channel contributor.

North Coast Section Meet of Champions Cross Country

Hayward High School,
Hayward, California
Saturday, November 22, 2008
By Keith Conning
e-mail:conning@aol.com
Please check out my new blog.
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It was a beautiful day in Hayward.

Grades: *=junior, **=sophomore, ***=freshman
Distance: 3 miles

Top Ten Boys’ Times
14:47 Wyatt Landrum (Liberty)
15:04 Sterling Lockert (Petaluma)
15:10 Nathanael Litwiller (Clayton Valley)
15:10 Robert Pulford (Campolindo)
15:12 *Erik Olson (Novato)
15:18 **Dan Milechman (Tamalpais)
15:19 Mike Roderick (Monte Vista)
15:23 Rory McLeod (Santa Rosa)
15:27 **Jeff Bickert (College Park)
15:28 Ross Geiger (Campolindo)

Top Ten Boys’ Scoring Teams and Points:
1. Campolindo 93
2. Petaluma 104
3. College Park 209
4. Amador Valley 211
5. Las Lomas 258
6. De La Salle 309
7. Castro Valley 319
8. Acalanes 361
9. Granada 364
10. San Francisco University 406

Top Ten Girls’ Individuals
17:17 *Jacque Taylor (Casa Grande)
17:30 *Heather Cerney (Carondelet)
17:38 *Colleen Lillig (California)
17:43 Diana George (Livermore)
17:47 *Isabel Andrade (Petaluma)
17:51 Damajeria DuBose (Bishop O’Dowd)
17:56 Alycia Cridebring (College Park)
18:03 Carrie Verdon (Campolindo)
18:10 Kelsey Santisteban (Castro Valley)
18:10 Julie Nacouzi (Montgomery)

Top Ten Girls’ Scoring Teams and Points:
1. Livermore 146
2. Maria Carrillo 154
3. Carondelet 192
4. Castro Valley 194
5. St. Mary's 23
6. College Park 277
7. Campolindo 299
8. Monte Vista 325
9. Granada 355
10. California 360

USTFCCCA National Championship Central

USTFCCCA National Championship Central

http://ustfccca.cstv.com/ot/xc-champs-2008.html



There will also be live video links for each Divisional championships at the following links:



Division I - Monday, Noon, Terre Haute, IN (also to be televised by CBS College Sports Network)

http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=92045



Division II - Saturday, Noon, Slippery Rock, PA

http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=91842



Division III - Saturday, 11 a.m., Hanover, IN

http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=91843



USTFCCCA Program of the Year Awards

The USTFCCCA is proud to announce four new awards that will start this weekend with the cross country championships. The four new awards are Program of the Year awards named after successful, longtime head coaches in both Division I and Division III.



The Program of the Year Award will be awarded annually to the most outstanding country/track & field program. The award will honor the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution’s finish at the NCAA Championships.



In order to be eligible for the award teams must qualify for the NCAA Championships. Scoring will be based on the team’s finish at each NCAA Championship in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field (i.e. 1st = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points, 31st = 31 points) with the lowest total score for all three championships combined determining the award recipient.



The John McDonnell Program of the Year Award – (DIVISION I MEN)

View Release: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division1/spec-rel/091908aad.html



The Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award – ( DIVISION I WOMEN)

View Release: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division1/spec-rel/112108aab.html



The Al Carius Program of the Year Award – (DIVISION III MEN)

View Release: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division3/spec-rel/112108aac.html



The Deb Vercauteren Program of the Year Award – (DIVISION III WOMEN)

View Release: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division3/spec-rel/112008aab.html



USTFCCCA Division I Division II, and Division III Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year

In case some of you didn’t receive the release sent out, I have included the links to the stories.



Division I Men: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division1/spec-rel/112008aac.html

Division I Women: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division1/spec-rel/112008aaa.html



Division II Men: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division2/spec-rel/111308aac.html

Division II Women: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division2/spec-rel/111308aae.html



Division III Men: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division3/spec-rel/111908aaa.html

Division III Women: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division3/spec-rel/111908aac.html

NCAA D-I XC Champs set for Monday in Terre Haute

Friday, November 21, 2008

News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 63

NCAA D-I XC Champs set for Monday in Terre Haute

The 2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be hosted Monday for the sixth time by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country course in Terre Haute, Ind. This year's races will be streamed live from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET on CBS College Sports at http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=92045.

On the men's side, 2008 Olympian Galen Rupp of the University of Oregon, who finished as the runner-up in 2007, is a pre-race favorite following his astonishing win last weekend at the NCAA West Regional Championships where he ran 27:41 on a course just shy of 10 km. With five All Americans and seven runners who have participated in the NCAA Championships in the past, the Oregon men are considered one of the favorites to the men's team title.

Challengers to Rupp include Liberty's Sam Chelanga, a third-year sophomore from Kenya via Farleigh Dickinson who is 5-0 this year, and Oklahoma State's German Fernandez, the 2008 Big 12 champion. Challenging Oregon for the team title should be Oklahoma State, Stanford and Wisconsin.

The dominant Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech looks to win her third consecutive title on the women's side. Kipyego is undefeated in cross country over her entire collegiate career. The Washington women are favored over Stanford to win the team title heading into competition on Monday. Five of the Huskies women competed in either the U.S. or Canadian Olympic Trials last summer and they placed five runners in the top seven at last week's West Regionals. Top teams to challenge Washington include Oregon, Florida State, Princeton and West Virginia.

Slippery Rock to host D-II XC Champs

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania will host the 2008 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, November 22, at Cooper's Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, Penn. The men's race will begin at noon Eastern Time followed by the women's race at 1:15.

The Abilene Christian men, currently ranked #2 in the country by USTFCCCCA, will look to win their third-straight team title while the #1 ranked Adams State women will be racing towards their sixth consecutive team crown. The Adams State men, ranked #1, and Harding will challenge for the team title on the men's side. For the women, #2 ranked Grand Valley State and #3 ranked Augustana (SD) will try to overtake Adams State.

NCAA DIII honors up for grabs in Hanover

New York University and Amherst College will look to defend their respective men's and women's team titles Saturday, November 22, at the 2008 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships at the L.S. Ayers Complex in Hanover, Ind. The men's race will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time followed by the women's race at noon.

Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, severn-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 16 teams. Sixteen additional teams were selected at-large.

Cortland State is currently ranked first in the nation on the men's side while Middleburry leads the rankings for the women's teams.

For more information and complete results from the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships, visit www.ncaa.com.

Source: USATF