1996 vs 2007 CA Cross Country State Meets

Once I was in the midst of the previous post and comparing the 1987 (first) state meet to last year's meet, it was quickly evident that it's not a very good comparison. The divisions did not line up at all. I think a better comparison would be the 1996 meet (first year with five divisions) to last year's meet. I only go down to 6 places but it's very clear that the depth of the current meet is incredible. Times that won plaques in the past now might not place a team in the top 10. What some feared to be the watering down of the meet with the addition of two divisions has not been the case at all. It's a credit to the hard work being put forth by the current runners during the summer and season as well as the constant search of a better season plan by many coaches.

BOYS
Division I (1996)...................Division I (2006)
1) Peninsula............81:44...........1) Trabuco Hills........77:55
2) Poway.................82:26...........2) Royal....................78:12
3) Nevada Union.....82:32...........3) Davis Sr.................79:09
4) Poly-Long Beach.82:34...........4) El Toro..................79:42
5) Mt. Carmel..........82:37...........5) Upland..................79:50
6) Del Campo...........82:39..........6) Madera.................80:10
Division II (1996)..................Division II (2006)
1) De La Salle...........81:03..........1) Jesuit......................79:11
2) Santa Margarita...82:05..........2) Ventura..................80:29
3) Santa Ana.............82:01..........3) St. John Bosco........81:09
4) Jesuit....................82:15..........4) Clovis.....................80:38
5) Hemet...................82:15..........5) Petaluma................82:17
6) Huntington Beach.82:39..........6) Oak Ridge..............82:24
Division III (1996)..................Division III (2006)
1) St. Ignatius..........82:47............1) Barstow.................80:32
2) Tustin..................82:50...........2) Del Campo............82:13
3) Katella.................83:09...........3) Margarita.............82:10
4) St. Francis MV.....84:09...........4) Palos Verdes.........82:12
5) Bosco Tech..........84:32............5) Campolindo..........82:54
6) Barstow...............84:15............6) St. Ignatius...........82:51
Division IV (1996)...................Division IV (2006)
1) Corona del Mar..84:07..............1) Big Bear.................80:40
2) Granada.............84:08.............2) Laguna Beach........83:00
3) Nordhoff............83:39.............3) Avenal....................84:11
4) Half Moon Bay....84:29............4) McFarland..............84:36
5) Costa Mesa.........84:43.............5) St. Mary's Col..........84:30
6) West Valley.........85:03............6) Piedmont.................84:53
Division V(1996)....................Division V (2006)
1) McFarland...........81:46............1) Woodcrest Christian.82:36
2) Holtville...............85:55...........2) College Prep.............84:35
3) St. Bonaventure....86:04..........3) Flintridge Prep..........85:54
4) Oak Park..............86:10..........4) SF University.............85:58
5) Maranatha............86:29..........5) Mt. Shasta................86:48
6) St. Mary's Berk......87:27..........6) Chadwick.................87:07

GIRLS
Division I (1996)...................Division I (2006)
1) Clovis...................95:48.........1) Saugus....................93:06
2) Ayala....................96:10.........2) Torrey Pines............94:42
3) Clovis West...........96:49.........3) Buchanan................94:59
4) Fallbrook..............96:54.........4) Cresenta Valley.......95:14
5) Esperenza.............97:11...........5) Fountain Valley......95:07
6) Irvine....................97:48.........6) Davis Sr..................95:57
Division II (1996)..................Division II (2006)
1) Yucaipa.................94:13.........1) Carondelet...............94:18
2) Clayton Valley.......96:08........2) Newport Harbor.......95:01
3) Dana Hills.............96:46.......3) Ayala........................95:10
4) Ventura................97:29........4) Clovis......................95:44
5) Valhalla................97:44........5) University City.........95:52
6) Amador Valley......98:30........6) Los Gatos................96:26
Division III (1996)................Division III (2006)
1) Carondelet...........95:52..........1) CDM........................93:24
2) El Modena.............98:08.......2) Oak Park.................96:04
3) Placer....................98:27.......3) Maria Carrillo..........97:41
4) Santana................98:33........4) Del Oro...................98:08
5) St. Lucy's..............98:56........5) Placer......................98:46
6) San Gorgonio........99:15........6) Rim of the World.....99:02
Division IV (1996)...............Division IV (2006)
1) Norhoff................95:59.......1) Marlborough............96:53
2) La Canada............96:06......2) Carmel.....................99:32
3) Campolindo.........98:40......3) Bret Harte................100:47
4) Central Valley.....102:29......4) Maranatha...............101:01
5) Cathedral City.....103:16......5) Piedmont.................102:21
6) Corona del Mar....103:52.....6) Colfax......................101:33
Division V (1996)................Division V (2006)
1) SF University.......97:28........1) Mt. Shasta.................97:43
2) Orange Lutheran..102:27......2) Chadwick.................100:01
3) McFarland............102:56.....3) Woodcrest Christian..100:30
4) St. Joseph............104:41......4) CSU..........................100:58
5) La Salle...............106:30.......5) SF University.............102:33
6) Piedmont............106:34.......6) Flintridge Prep..........103:23