tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post6479657191044660210..comments2024-03-27T17:43:26.504-07:00Comments on Cross Country Express: 99th CIF State Meet reviewAlbert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-74555690544029922242017-06-10T13:58:02.757-07:002017-06-10T13:58:02.757-07:00This coach is at the juniorr high level. You don&...This coach is at the juniorr high level. You don't have to look very far in the old JO results to see that one club is sending a large percentage of it's top athletes to one school in particular. Legal or not. Don't say it's not happening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-45810262321804148772017-06-10T11:22:40.145-07:002017-06-10T11:22:40.145-07:00how about starting a list of incoming freshmen (20...how about starting a list of incoming freshmen (2017-2018) for XC. Will have a major impact in the XC season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-68134350910383419982017-06-10T11:22:14.703-07:002017-06-10T11:22:14.703-07:00@10:12
I do not know one coach at a private school...@10:12<br />I do not know one coach at a private school who also runs a track club. Please name just one example. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-58097502724982648242017-06-10T10:12:41.549-07:002017-06-10T10:12:41.549-07:00There are coaches at the club level who also work ...There are coaches at the club level who also work within the private school system. They encourage top athletes to go to these schools, and then facilitate the entire application process including setting up shadow days with former top athletes. That's a little more than just a few friends deciding to go to the same school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-17397448179505817082017-06-09T22:29:13.589-07:002017-06-09T22:29:13.589-07:00@6:52
This has been hashed and rehashed here. It&#...@6:52<br />This has been hashed and rehashed here. It's not true. There are some examples of club teammates/friends that have chosen the same private schools, but they weren't recruited or fed to the schools. There are many more examples of the club runners continuing on to their local public school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-81779801170421896392017-06-09T18:52:22.172-07:002017-06-09T18:52:22.172-07:00@8:49 I have heard a few times about these club te...@8:49 I have heard a few times about these club teams feeding HS teams. Can you give a few examples so we know what you are referencing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-60467819968385859012017-06-09T17:25:14.597-07:002017-06-09T17:25:14.597-07:00I would add Kumar SF, and Walker WG to the list of...I would add Kumar SF, and Walker WG to the list of individuals from CCS. SF and WG are D2 so they are positioned better to compete against the SS teams at state. Not looking like a down year for the CCS at all to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-48146060523068145042017-06-09T13:27:04.819-07:002017-06-09T13:27:04.819-07:00@8:49 It is one thing for an incoming frosh to fig...@8:49 It is one thing for an incoming frosh to figure out where they want to go to school, even if they consider the running program; it is an entirely different story for a junior or senior to transfer because he or she targets a program that needs one more piece to get them to state or to win at state. I would not call the frosh example collusion at all, but there is potential for it in the latter example. Is this a bad thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-11645817114125660062017-06-09T10:36:57.929-07:002017-06-09T10:36:57.929-07:00The good or bad in XC is most of the students on t...The good or bad in XC is most of the students on this thread won't compete often. That's the bad. The good is both WCAL and WBAL individuals should be very competitive at state level. Meika, Scales, Colonna, others d1, Miranda d4, Medearis d5? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-24196776508186937612017-06-09T08:50:00.944-07:002017-06-09T08:50:00.944-07:00A quick perusal of the Athletic.net top track mark...A quick perusal of the Athletic.net top track marks by grades clearly shows that the WCAL will not be down next season in XC. As always, there will be many great runners from all the Leagues, and the WBAL returns at least two of the top track runners in the section (Miranda and Medearis), but the WBAL doesn't have much depth beyond CSUS, and St. Francis is the most loaded XC team in CCS, and I wolud not count out BCP on any level regardless of track marks. The rest of the WCAL is down compared to years past, though both Riordan and SHC seem to have a lot of returners, perusing XC results from last season on Athletic.net...I, for one, can't wait for XC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-66964616992401804802017-06-09T08:49:59.853-07:002017-06-09T08:49:59.853-07:00Collusion to build super teams has been going on f...Collusion to build super teams has been going on for quite some time now. It happens at the club level, and up until now only a handful of schools could benefit. They take up most of the team spots for CCS to state, and still aren't good enough to compete with the SS teams. That's why there's all the complaining about division school size decrepancies at the state level. The problem is you can't just go to one of these schools with a simple transfer and no $$$. I'd imagine the new rule would benefit more public school teams like LG, WG, or Paly because they're free and there's still no way to collude around those AQ spots in track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-23062751122233320222017-06-09T06:05:48.325-07:002017-06-09T06:05:48.325-07:00In brief, the new CIF transfer rule allows a chang...In brief, the new CIF transfer rule allows a change of school without a change of address, even if athletically motivated, without sitting out for a year. So the question is, would athletes collude to change schools for the purpose of creating a super team to win state?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-83961163705356829672017-06-08T23:31:29.725-07:002017-06-08T23:31:29.725-07:00While I do recognize the clear dominance of the WB...While I do recognize the clear dominance of the WBAL, I'd also like to point out the strength of the "second-place" PSAL, who looked very strong and well-represented at CCS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-66120434134590306562017-06-08T22:13:31.954-07:002017-06-08T22:13:31.954-07:00What are the new transfer rules?What are the new transfer rules?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-42265735916967200752017-06-08T21:00:39.456-07:002017-06-08T21:00:39.456-07:00Um I think he is talking about the XC season. I...Um I think he is talking about the XC season. I'm not sure how Mika, Scales, Kumar, and Colonna are seen as the downslope. Both Bell and SF will go into the year as the favorites to repeat as CCS champs. How is that a down year for the WCAL, again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-35690019066434185532017-06-08T20:46:56.129-07:002017-06-08T20:46:56.129-07:00WCAL only had 2 qualifiers in every distance race....WCAL only had 2 qualifiers in every distance race. Weather excuse or not they are definitely in a downslope. WBAL outperformed them this year without question. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-36227601072095328652017-06-08T19:42:43.190-07:002017-06-08T19:42:43.190-07:00If it's returners, then it would be WCAL.If it's returners, then it would be WCAL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-68853833687942399472017-06-08T18:12:00.015-07:002017-06-08T18:12:00.015-07:00WBAL? They had 3 of the top 5 at CCS. Who you talk...WBAL? They had 3 of the top 5 at CCS. Who you talking about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-60849985561268364402017-06-08T14:55:26.561-07:002017-06-08T14:55:26.561-07:00According to MileSplit the top 4 CCS 3M and 5K ret...According to MileSplit the top 4 CCS 3M and 5K returning guys come from the same league. With the new transfer rules, is it possible for the CCS to put together a super team of the 5 best runners to go up against the SS? If they did, how well would they do at state?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-68799653789435068222017-06-08T14:40:57.281-07:002017-06-08T14:40:57.281-07:00As far as XC it could be an interesting rebuild-ty...As far as XC it could be an interesting rebuild-type couple of years in the NCS distance distance events/XC given that very few underclassman boys made 800/1600/3200 finals this past track season (Liam Anderson obviously a very fine exception).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-13008647098433254012017-06-08T14:25:44.051-07:002017-06-08T14:25:44.051-07:00Not too early at all. Let's hear it.Not too early at all. Let's hear it.Albert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-81866509102026411742017-06-08T14:23:31.986-07:002017-06-08T14:23:31.986-07:00Is it too early to start talking about XC?Is it too early to start talking about XC?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-72076571981688744372017-06-06T20:34:18.388-07:002017-06-06T20:34:18.388-07:00No apology necessary. Appreciate the feedback.No apology necessary. Appreciate the feedback.Albert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-63665858057179802452017-06-06T20:27:01.369-07:002017-06-06T20:27:01.369-07:00My apologies didn't see the author of the arti...My apologies didn't see the author of the article. Thought it was prepared by Rich Gonzales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-62109879813012461642017-06-06T18:39:52.744-07:002017-06-06T18:39:52.744-07:00I put the list together and certainly don't th...I put the list together and certainly don't think I am biased toward the Southern Section. I tried as much as I can lean toward athletes that performed highly in more than one event. Iffy's discus victory was certainly one of the high points for NorCal athletes. It's very tough to narrow it down to just a few athletes and there are definitely athletes that could have potentially made the list like Sean Lee, Iffy Joyner, Sanjay Kettles etc. Albert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com