College Committments

I will continue to update this list throughout the year. Please feel free to add others in the comment section below. I know I do not have everyone so please help if you know of other athletes and where they are attending college next fall.

Charlotte Tomkinson Menlo-Duke University
Haley Silva St. Francis, Sac-University of California, Berkeley
Daylee Dunn Salesian-Fresno State
Juan Pablo Garcia St. Francis MV-University of California Berkeley
Kelli Wilson Monte Vista-Duke University
Claire Yerby Half Moon Bay-California Berkeley (NEW)

Catching up with Dublin HS senior, Christopher Middleton-Pearson

Pretty cool interview with one of the best runners in the state. Unfortunately, Chris was sick at Clovis and we didn't get to see his best effort but look for him to be among the top individuals as he leads one of the top boy's teams in the nation, Dublin HS.
https://ca.milesplit.com/articles/269007-catching-up-with-dublin-senior-chris-middleton-pearson

Clovis Invitational Championship Varsity Boys race

As always thanks to Jesuit coach Walt Lange and crew...

NorCal Cross Country Rankings (1st Edition)

Boys' Teams
1) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
2) Dublin (NCS) Division I
3) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
4) Jesuit (SJS) Division I
5) Davis (SJS) Division I
6) De La Salle (NCS) Division II
7) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
8) St. Francis MV (CCS) Division II
9) Scotts Valley (CCS) Division IV
10) Amador Valley (NCS) Division I/Whitney (SJS) Division II

Boys' Individuals
1) Matt Strangio Jesuit (SJS) Division I
2) Christopher Middleton-Pearson Dublin (NCS) Division I
3) Colin Peattie Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
4) Daniel Hernandez Vacaville (SJS) Division II
5) Amir Barkan Sir Francis Drake (NCS) Division IV
6) Spencer Pickren Jesuit (SJS) Division I
7) Colton Swinth Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
8) Patrick Curulla De La Salle (NCS) Division II
9) Kellen Steplight Vacaville (SJS) Division II/Austin Vasquez Whitney (SJS) Division II
10) Aidan McCarthy Amador Valley (NCS) Division I/Jacob Lehmann Duke College Prep (NCS) Division V

Girls' Teams
1) St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
2) St. Francis, MV (CCS) Division II
3) Menlo (CCS) Division IV
4) Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
5) Vista del Lago (SJS) Division II
6) Rio American (SJS) Division II
7) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
8) Amador Valley (NCS) Division I
9) Redwood (NCS) Division II
10) Granada (NCS) Division II/Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III

Girls' Individuals
1) Alexandra Klos Vista del Lago (SJS) Division II
2) Harper McClain St. Helena (NCS) Division V
3) Riley Chamberlain Del Oro (SJS) Division Division III
4) Hope Bergmark Amador Valley (NCS) Division I
5) Cate Joaquin St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
6) Isabella Fauria St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
7) Audrey Allen Miramonte  (NCS) Division IV
8) Eleanor Wikstrom Skyline (OAK) Division I
9) Lauren Soobrian Los Altos (CCS) Division I
10) Tatiana Cornejo St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II

As always, I listen and will make changes if I made a mistake in terms of where the above teams are ranked. Please show proof of recent results. I do however try to project a bit so some teams may be ranked based on potential down the road. Did I leave anybody out that deserves to be ranked?

Former NorCal HS'ers at Chicago Marathon

Brendan Gregg (Davis HS) 2:11:38 for 16th place
Diego Estrada (Alisal HS) 2:11.54 for 19th place
Jennifer Bergman (Valley Christian SJ) 2:34:37 for 14th place
Megan Gentes (Del Oro) 2:41:03 27th place
Nicole Lane (El Molino HS) 2:42:24 36th place

If you know of others, please add them in the comment section below.

Northern California results

WBAL #1 results at Crystal Springs course (CCS) NEW
Aragon Crystal Springs Center Meet results at Crystal Springs (CCS) NEW
Jim Tracy Challenge live results at Golden Gate Park (NCS)
Serra Crystal Springs Invitational live results at Crystal Springs (CCS/NCS)
Clovis Invitational results at Woodward Park (state wide)
Castro Valley Peter Brewer Invite results at at Canyon Middle School
Del Oro XC Invitational results at Johnson Springview Park (SJS) NEW

Any other league results, please post links below and I will add them.

California state divisional rankings now posted

https://ca.milesplit.com/articles/268802-ca-statewide-rankings-by-division

Speaking for myself, it was really tough to rank all the teams in the state with so many different courses and with many teams not showing their full lineups yet this season. I think we will get a clearer picture after this Saturday's Clovis and Crystal Springs Invitationals. If you notice any missed teams or see teams that should be placed differently, please feel free to comment in the section below.

2019 NCS Cross Country Rankings #1

Here is my first attempt at the NCS rankings now that we have had a few invitationals and league meets in the books. Please feel free to post your thoughts in the comment section below. 

Division I Boys
1) Dublin
2) Amador Valley
3) Dougherty Valley
4) James Logan
5) Berkeley

Division I Girls
1) Amador Valley
2) Dougherty Valley
3) Dublin
4) California
5) Berkeley

Division II Boys
1) Granada
2) De La Salle
3) Monte Vista
4) Liberty
5) Redwood/San Ramon Valley

Division II Girls
1) Granada
2) College Park
3) San Ramon Valley
4) Monte Vista
5) Liberty

Division III Boys
1) Maria Carrillo
2) Campolindo
3) Casa Grande
4) Tamalpais
5) Piner

Division III Girls
1) Campolindo
2) Maria Carrillo
3) Alameda
4) Tamalpais
5) Piner

Division IV Boys
1) Sir Francis Drake
2) Acalanes
3) Bishop O'Dowd
4) Alhambra
5) ?

Division IV Girls
1) Miramonte
2) Piedmont
3) Bishop O'Dowd
4) Marin Catholic
5) Acalanes

Division V Boys
1) University
2) St. Joseph Notre Dame
3) Sonoma Academy
4) Head-Royce
5) Stuart Hall

Division V Girls
1) Lick-Wilmerding
2) University
3) Head-Royce
4) Urban
5) St. Joseph Notre Dame

NorCal League and Invitational results this week

Artichoke Invitational results at Half Moon Bay HS (NEW)

DAL 1 (NCS) results

http://www.highspeedtiming.com/dal1/

BCL West 1 (NCS) results
http://www.rtspt.com/events/cif/2019Meets/bclw1b/

VVAL Cluster Meet results (NCS)
https://www.webscorer.com/teamresult?raceid=198035&did=219810&cid=1112670

BCL East 1 results (NCS)
https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/367540/results/671210/formatted#.XZZR8PxKjfY

Other league results? Please post the links below.

Also a couple of cool articles about the teams in Lamorinda including Campolindo, Miramonte and Las Lomas.
http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1316/Lamorinda-Cross-Country.html
https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1316/The-philosophy-and-technique-in-running-cross-country.html

2019 CCS Honor Coaches announced

Congratulations to St. Francis Coach, Phil Pompei!