Central Coast Section Late-Season Rankings (Boys and Girls)

Here are the updated rankings before we get to the league finals starting this Saturday. If you think I missed a team and/or individual, please comment below. For the individuals, the top 5 individuals not on the qualifying teams will advance to the state meet, provided they are in the top 12 if 2 teams advance, top 14 if 3 teams advance, top 16 if 4 teams advance, top 18 if 5 teams advance, and top 20 if 6 teams advance.

BOYS Division I (Top 3 teams advance to state meet)
1. Mountain View
2. Menlo Atherton
3. Bellarmine
4. Evergreen Valley
5. Los Altos/Milpitas

Individuals
1. Evan Chopra, Menlo Atherton
2. Yuval Goldberg, Mountain View
3. Rohan Iyer Milpitas
4. Deven Koppala, Mountain View
5. Jack Gallienne, Mountain View

GIRLS Division I (Top 3 teams advance to state meet)
1. Carlmont
2. Mountain View
3. Menlo Atherton
4. Los Altos
5. Evergreen Valley/Milpitas

Individuals
1. Ada Bielinska, Mountain View
2. Katelyn Elliot, Carlmont
3. Cali Barberi, Los Altos
4. Eliana Witteles, Los Altos
5. Sivani Kaliki, Evergreen Valley/Caroline Pflaum, Menlo Atherton

BOYS Division II (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Piedmont Hills
2. St. Francis, MV
3. Sequoia
4. Woodside
5. Branham/Los Gatos

Individuals
1. Timothy Sandholm, Leigh
2. Gabriel Saludo, Piedmont Hills
3. Hisham Mohammed, Lynbrook
4. Ved Nath, Archbishop Mitty
5. Alex Garza, Branham

GIRLS Division II (Top 4 teams advance to the state meet)
1. St. Francis, MV
2. Branham
3. Lynbrook
4. Woodside 
5. Leigh/Piedmont Hills

Individuals
1. Gelila Hailu, Leigh
2. Adelyn King, Piedmont Hills
3. Brinley Pickett, St. Francis, MV
4. Gemma Cervone, Branham
5. Lucija Ivankovic, Branham

BOYS Division III (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. St. Ignatius
2. Sacred Heart Cathedral
3. San Mateo
4. Willow Glen
5. Hillsdale

Individuals
1. Zane Stewart, Willow Glen
2. Gilbert Farnsworth, St. Ignatius
3. Ignacio Hoglund, St. Ignatius
4. Oran Brick, Sacred Heart Cathedral
5. Noah Tally, Willow Glen/Aditya Garg, Leland

GIRLS Division III (Top 2 teams advance to the state meet)
1. St. Ignatius
2.  Sacred Heart Cathedral
3. Burlingame
4. Monta Vista
5. Willow Glen

Individuals
1. Eliot Marsh, St. Ignatius
2. Elizabeth Carroll, Burlingame
3. Kennedy Foster, St. Ignatius
4. Maya Pfalzer, Sacred Heart Cathedral
5. Bella Riesenfeld, St. Ignatius

BOYS Division IV (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Menlo
2. Aptos
3. The King's Academy
4. Mills
5. Carmel/Santa Cruz

Individuals
1. Henry Hauser, Menlo
2. Arnav Agrawal, Saratoga
3. Oliver Olbekson, Menlo
4. Sam Hansen, Aptos
5. Jasper Bolante, Carmel/Patrick Jahutka, Mills

GIRLS Division IV (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Aptos
2. The King's Academy
3. Archbishop Riordan
4. Menlo
5. Santa Cruz/Harker

Individuals
1. Masha Sobieski, Menlo
2. Tilden Rudolph, Soquel
3. Alivia Rivera, Marina
4. Isla Roake, Santa Cruz
5. Julie Kassel, Santa Cruz

BOYS Division V (Top 4 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Crystal Springs Uplands School
2. Nueva
3. Monte Vista Christian
4. Pacific Grove
5. Latino College Prep

Individuals
1. Conrad Chern, Crystal Springs Uplands School
2. Desmond Prindiville, Woodside Priory
3. Owen Beckmen, Monte Vista Christian
4. Betinho Zunguze Pacific Grove
5. Davis Pisoni, Palma

GIRLS Division V (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Crystal Springs Uplands School
2. Woodside Priory
3. Scotts Valley
4. Castilleja
5. Pacific Grove/Nueva

Individuals
1. Brooke Oliviera, Castilleja
2. Hannah Shehorn, Scotts Valley
3. Anna Conca, Monte Vista Christian
4. Iris Paten, Pacific Collegiate
5. Hailey Shehorn, Scotts Valley

NorCal Cross Country and Track and Field College Commitments

Farah Allen, Branson (NCS) UCLA
Hugh Heyer, McClatchy (SJS) Arizona State
Gelila Hailu, Leigh (CCS) Cal Poly SLO 
Iliana Nierengarten, Castro Valley (NCS) Elon University 
Ashlin Mallon, Cardinal Newman (NCS) UCLA 
Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy (NCS) University of Oregon 
Maya Day, Oak Ridge (SJS) Southern Utah University
Norah Feldt, Davis (SJS) Northwestern University
Eva Soto, Whitney (SJS) Stanislaus State
Hailey Sellers, Branson (NCS) Middlebury College
Kate Kozubik, Redwood (NCS) University of San Diego
Amalia Contreras, Campolindo (NCS) Santa Clara University
Yuval Goldberg, Mountain View (CCS) Johns Hopkins University
Clark Gregory, Campolindo (NCS) UC San Diego
Patrick Pinjuv, Union Mine (SJS) Cal Poly SLO
Katelyn Secrest, Davis (SJS) Cal Poly Humboldt
Hanna Shehorn, Scotts Valley (CCS) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Matthew Ogilvie, Jesuit (SJS) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Lily Hales-Yang, Davis (SJS) Amherst College
Ada Bielinska, Mountain View (CCS) University of California, Berkeley 
Deven Koppala, Mountain View (CCS) Johns Hopkins 
Brooke Oliveira, Castilleja (CCS) Yale University 
Gelila Hailu, Leigh (CCS) University of California, Berkeley
Gavin Gunn, Campolindo (NCS) University of San Diego 
Sivani Kaliki, Evergreen Valley (CCS) Columbia University 
Maya Wastie, St. Francis, MV (CCS) University of Michigan 
Landon Wariner, McClatchy (SJS) UC San Diego (NEW)
Emily Bellinger, California (NCS) US Naval Academy (NEW)
James Prater, Bishop O'Dowd (NCS) Cal Poly SLO (NEW)

If you know of other runners who have already committed and publicly shared their information, please add them to the list in the comments section below.

NorCal results this week

DAL Center Meet #2 at Newhall Park
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/274489/results/all
Four of the top girls' teams in NCS clashed in their final league meet at Newhall Park. Las Lomas came out on top of Campolindo, Northgate, and Miramonte. Some teams did not compete at full strength. Campolindo boys dominated the field in the varsity race before we head into the post season meets. Their team time of 77:09 surpasses the course record set by the 2021 Dublin HS team.

BCL West 3 at the Polo Fields, Golden Gate Park
https://rt.trackscoreboard.com/meets/102626/events
Possibly the two best Division V girls teams in the state faced each other today, with University besting Lick-Wilmerding 39-44. 

For the boys, the top-ranked Division V team in the state, University, beat Convent & Stuart Hall 35-39.

NorCal results for this week

Flat SAC Invitational at Gibson Ranch Regional Park
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/272896/results/all

Haystack Invitational at Hayward HS
https://live.adkinstrakwest.com/meets/79525

Mt SAC Invitational at Mt. SAC
https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/14364/events

Clovis North Twilight Invitational at Clovis North HS
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/273393/results/all

SCVAL #3 at Baylands Park
https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2026/scval-3.htm

WBAL #2 at Baylands Park
https://www.rtspt.com/events/cif/2026Meets/wbalxc2/mp/

PAL #3 at Bedwell Park
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/273347/results/all

Campolindo Mid-Season 3200
https://diablotiming.com/readHytek/render.php?file=261021F001.htm&dir=2026-10-21

North Coast Section Updated Rankings (October 19)

Here are the updated rankings for the North Coast Section. For teams, the number of teams that qualify to the state meet are listed. For the individuals, the top 5 individuals not on the qualifying teams will advance to the state meet, provided they are in the top 12 if 2 teams advance, top 14 if 3 teams advance, top 16 if 4 teams advance, top 18 if 5 teams advance, and top 20 if 6 teams advance.

BOYS Division I (Top 2 teams advance to state meet)
1. American
2. Berkeley
3. California
4. Liberty
5. Castro Valley

Individuals
1. Evrin Wasser, American
2. Dean Philippe, American
3. Grant Philippe, American
4. Isaac Ovalle Castro Valley
5. Laksh Kamboj, Dougherty Valley/Sage Glaser, Berkeley

GIRLS Division I (Top 2 teams advance to state meet)
1. Berkeley
2. American
3. Dougherty Valley
4. California
5. Castro Valley

Individuals
1. Iliana Nierengarten, Castro Valley
2. Dakota Saenz, Berkeley
3. Emily Bellinger, California
4. Calliope Cameron, Berkeley
5. Livia Leung, Berkeley

BOYS Division II (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Granada
2. Dublin
3. San Ramon Valley
4. Monte Vista/De La Salle
5. Amador Valley

Individuals
1. Eli Hernandez, Granada
2. Alex van Veen, Granada
3. Ryan Peart, Granada    
4. Rohan Kotamraju, Monte Vista
5. Gavin Shimojima, Amador Valley

GIRLS Division II (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Monte Vista
2. San Ramon Valley
3. Granada
4. Clayton Valley
5. Foothill

Individuals
1. Kaylie O'Connell, Monte Vista
2. Nadya Makarova, Monte Vista
3. Macy Mullins, Foothill
4. Ava Padilla, Monte Vista
5. Elise Bayan-Ruiz, Granada

BOYS Division III (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Campolindo
2. Maria Carrillo
3. Tamalpais/Redwood
4. Analy
5. Las Lomas

Individuals
1. Clark Gregory, Campolindo
2. Caden Ehrhorn, Campolindo
3. Cameron Jones, Maria Carrillo
4. Nikola Van Delft, Campolindo
5. Corbin Post, Windsor

GIRLS Division III (Top 4 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Northgate
2. Las Lomas
3. Tamalpais
4. Campolindo
5. Redwood

Individuals
1. Autumn Tanner, San Rafael
2. Kate Kozubik, Redwood
3. Olivia Joseph, Northgate
4. Joslyn Tribbey, Maria Carrillo
5. Lorelei Fairclough, Las Lomas

BOYS Division IV (Top 4 teams advance to the state meet)
1. St. Mary's College
2. Miramonte
3. Moreau Catholic
4. Bishop O'Dowd
5. Archie Williams/Terra Linda

Individuals
1. Djali de Chalus, St. Mary's College
2. William McMorran, Miramonte
3. Leo Berberich, Archie Williams
4. Santiago Henriquez, Moreau Catholic
5. Ryder Bullman, Eureka/Sepp Busenitz, Cardinal Newman

GIRLS Division IV (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Miramonte
2. Archie Williams
3. St. Mary's College
4. Bishop O'Dowd
5. Albany

Individuals
1. Ainsley Sullivan, Archie Williams
2. Mae Mickel, Miramonte
3. Ashlin Mallon, Cardinal Newman
4. Isabella Rodgers, Bishop O'Dowd
5. Marissa Dollard, Miramonte/Lucille Pazdan, Albany

BOYS Division V (Top 4 teams advance to the state meet)
1. University
2. Convent and Stuart Hall
3. Healdsburg
4. Marin Academy
4. College Prep
5 Branson/San Domenico

Individuals
1. Lucas Welty, Healdsburg
2. Ben Friedland, University
3. Ethan Kraska, University
4. Hugo Tao Ong, University
5. James Nielsen, San Domenico

GIRLS Division V (Top 6 teams advance to the state meet)
1. University
2. Lick-Wilmerding
3. Branson
4. Head-Royce
5. College Prep
6. Convent & Stuart Hall

Individuals
1. Farah Allen, Branson
2. Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy
3. Corinna Schlatter, St. Helena
4. Palmer Smit, University
5. Hailey Sellers, Branson

Robin Williams and Dana Carvey

Some of you may know this already, but Robin Williams and Dana Carvey both competed in cross country and track and field in high school and were pretty good runners. Robin ran 1:58 in the 880 in 1969 at Redwood HS and was on the school record mile relay team that ran 3:21. Dana ran at Carlmont HS, and in 1972 at the SPAL finals on the Crystal Springs course, he finished in 8th place, running 16:00.

Catching up on results

20th Annual Hughson Supercross Invitational at Hughson HS
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/273398/results/all

Grizzly 3200 at Granite Bay HS
Results: https://milesplit.live/meets/782311
According to Doug Binder at DyeStat, St. Francis girls broke the Postal Nationals record with a time of 55:24.10 (10:53 average). The previous record was held by Boise, ID in 2021 at 55:01.8 (11:01 average).

Rough Rider Invitational at Woodward Park
Results: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/273246/results/all

WCAL 2 at Baylands Park

Results: https://rt.trackscoreboard.com/meets/101526/events

SCVAL 2 at Crystal Springs Course
Results: https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2026/scval-2.htm

Updated Northern California Team and Individual rankings (Boys & Girls)

Here are the updated rankings following the conclusion of the Clovis and Serra Invitationals. Some top teams will compete next week at the Rough Rider Invitational, and I might have a few changes following that meet. In the meantime, feel free to comment below. Did I miss anybody? Who is under-ranked and should move up? Comment below.

BOYS
1) Mountain View (CCS) Division I
2) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
3) Granada (NCS) Division II
4) Vacaville (SJS) Division II
5) Jesuit (SJS) Division II
6) Menlo Atherton (CCS) Division I
7) Davis (SJS) Division I
8) University (NCS) Division V
9) American (NCS) Division I
10) Menlo (CCS) Division IV
11) Piedmont Hills (CCS) Division II
12) Dublin (NCS) Division II
13) Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
14) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
15) Pleasant Grove (SJS) Division I

Individuals
1) Elias Thronson Davis (SJS) Division I
2) Ty Hundley Vacaville (SJS) Division II
3) Matthew Ogilvie Jesuit (SJS) Division II
4) Eli Hernandez Granada (NCS) Division II
5) Cooper Stream Vacaville (SJS) Division II
6) Evan Chopra Menlo Atherton (CCS) Division I
7) Caden Ehrhorn Campolindo (NCS) Division III
8) Lucas Welty Healdsburg (NCS) Division V
9) Rohan Iyer Milpitas (CCS) Division I
10) Henry Hauser Menlo (CCS) Division IV
11) Ryan Peart Granada (NCS) Division II
12) Yuval Goldberg Mountain View (CCS) Division I
13) Jack Gallienne Mountain View (CCS) Division I
14) Gabriel Saludo Piedmont Hills (CCS) Division II
15) Timothy Sandholm Leigh (CCS) Division II

GIRLS
1) St. Francis, SJ (SJS) Division III
2) Monte Vista (NCS) Division II
3) Whitney (SJS) Division II
4) Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
5) Davis (SJS) Division I
6) Mountain View (CCS) Division I
7) Los Altos (CCS) Division I
8) Northgate (NCS) Division III
9) Miramonte (NCS) Division IV
10) Pleasant Grove (SJS) Division I
11) Granada (NCS) Division II
12) St. Francis, MV (CCS) Division II
13) Branham (CCS) Division II
14) Las Lomas (NCS) Division III
15) University (NCS) Division V

Individuals
1) Alyssa Gutierrez St. Francis, SJ (SJS) Division III
2) Farah Allen Branson (NCS) Division V
3) Gelila Hailu Leigh (CCS) Division II
4) Fernanda Cortes Golden Valley (SJS) Division II
5) Kaylie O'Connell Monte Vista (NCS) Division II
6) Autumn Tanner San Rafael (NCS) Division III
7) Josie Hill Sonoma Academy (NCS) Division V
8) Ellison Williams St. Francis, SJ (SJS) Division III
9) Hanna Shehorn Scotts Valley Division V
10) Nadya Makarova Monte Vista (NCS) Division II
11) Emmy Angelo Ponderosa (SJS) Division III
12) Ada Bielinska Mountain View (CCS) Division I
13) Gemma Cervone Branham (CCS) Division II
14) Leah Krason Nevada Union (SJS) Division III
15) Maddie Goss Woodcreek (SJS) Division II

Clovis Invitational Results and Live Feed

Results: https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/14352/events

Clovis Invitational Preview with West Coast XC

You can check out the preview of the Friday championship races (me) and Saturday races (Ken Reeves) with Ken Martinez of West Coast XC in the video below. Share with your teams and teammates.