tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312928612024-03-18T09:55:10.342-07:00Cross Country Express"More sweat in training, less blood in battle"Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6057125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-59301119705132414052024-03-14T12:06:00.000-07:002024-03-14T12:58:38.444-07:002024 Dublin Distance Fiesta Preview<p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/330136/images/ddf-starter-jdparenti.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;" /></span></span></p><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: medium;">The Dublin Distance Fiesta (DDF) is back, bigger than ever. In total, over two days, diehard fans will witness a record-setting number of distance heats. Above is starter Doug Griffith whose son is the San Ramon Valley 800m record holder at 1:51.31. Doug will certainly be one of the busiest workers at the meet if he once again starts most of the races.</span></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This season, the DDF will once again be held on the third Friday/Saturday of March and this will be the largest one date. For comparison check out this year's numbers compared with last year.</span></p><table class="betterTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: black; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; table-layout: auto; width: 699.523px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><tr style="background: rgb(235, 235, 235); box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Year</span></span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Schools</span></span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Student-Athletes</span></span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Entries</span></span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Heats</span></span></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">2023</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">170</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">3,346</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">5,170</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">182</span></td></tr><tr style="background: rgb(235, 235, 235); box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">2024</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">193</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">3,809</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">6,079</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2rem; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 4px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">212</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">According to meet director and Dublin head coach Chris Williams, the DDF will once again be the <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; max-width: 100%;">largest distance-only meet in the United States</span> based on the total number of entries. </span></span></p><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">OK, now a bit of history I share each year regarding this meet for those of you attending the soon-to-be-world-famous Dublin Distance Fiesta (RIP<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span></span><a href="https://ca.milesplit.com/articles/310972/a-tribute-to-coach-peter-brewer" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0000b4; max-width: 100%;" target="_blank">Peter Brewer</a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">). The meet has been held at Dublin HS since 2009 with the lone exception being the 2020 season when it was not held. Before 2009, the meet was held at Skyline HS (one year), Cal Berkeley (one year), and then multiple years at the original location, Piedmont HS. </span></span></p><p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">* * *</span></span></p></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuL1kgTR2rzo6s0YvYBrdJ1wvAoCa8K13GOdM7nGgNsNshbm-uuQFNLW9n65ps-V8FO_M0NBvnhZ-L6MFvmU3FLGBn1zw7xMRdgc98Jrogqy8EMEfS285UG2Eou5q1Cxn2i25O90dPaQVLDYfTf9wk-ZCinR81PjXY30fe1vN2_W2uhhf-pSg/s1640/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%2011.42.14%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1640" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuL1kgTR2rzo6s0YvYBrdJ1wvAoCa8K13GOdM7nGgNsNshbm-uuQFNLW9n65ps-V8FO_M0NBvnhZ-L6MFvmU3FLGBn1zw7xMRdgc98Jrogqy8EMEfS285UG2Eou5q1Cxn2i25O90dPaQVLDYfTf9wk-ZCinR81PjXY30fe1vN2_W2uhhf-pSg/w640-h458/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%2011.42.14%20AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;" /></span></span><p></p></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Last year, the 4 x 800-meter relay races made their debut in this meet on Friday. The winners from both races established new meet records with Rio American taking the girl's race and Clayton Valley winning a very competitive boys' race. The favorites to win the girl's race will be Campolindo with their superstar senior, Shea Volkmer. For the boys, the two favorites will be Los Gatos HS and Davis HS.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Aside from super fast competitive fields, the Dublin Distance Fiesta is known for its incredible efficiency. You can check this out in action thanks to Jesuit coach, Walt Lange in the following video made a few years ago.</span></p></div><div class="videoEmbed youtube" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ibu40RWMmjM" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; width: 699.523px;" width="640"></iframe></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;" /></span></span></div></div></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Let's take a closer look at the "Sombrero" races (coined by Walt Lange?)</span></span></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/330136/images/ddf-sombreros-jdparenti.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></h2></div></div></div><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><u>GIRLS 1600</u></span></h2><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">Meet Record - </span>Riley Chamberlain<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> (Del Oro/SJ) - 4:46.34 ('22)</span></span></h3><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EFuwaTcC5wD_SHmvaq5-VVWRUUmQBqdZ8UCMFSelMBgIYmFpkKhMYd6k7QktJRMPtXA0rUrkDdyxMEAIt-h_25zRsvQ8ZRF7rg_ot4OlEpCFbmp0rkFN1V4Sn-T8Bo-KmlTs0Fsw1pYyb-68B1H47imPkv4b6dEPw5Io0Qy2k6S9qACdjK50/s1023/imengine.prod.srp.navigacloud.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1023" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EFuwaTcC5wD_SHmvaq5-VVWRUUmQBqdZ8UCMFSelMBgIYmFpkKhMYd6k7QktJRMPtXA0rUrkDdyxMEAIt-h_25zRsvQ8ZRF7rg_ot4OlEpCFbmp0rkFN1V4Sn-T8Bo-KmlTs0Fsw1pYyb-68B1H47imPkv4b6dEPw5Io0Qy2k6S9qACdjK50/w640-h428/imengine.prod.srp.navigacloud.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This meet has grown over the years and proof of the competitiveness of this meet is the record in this event. In 2015, Sonora's <b>Cassi Land</b> lowered the 1600 record at the DDF to 5:06.01. A year later, Miramonte's <b>Hannah Fishlow</b> lowered the record to 5:02.79. The first runner to lower the record under 5 minutes was Redwood's <b>Gillian Wagner</b> in 2017 as she raced to a 4:55.35 victory. That time held up until 2021 when Albany's <b>Sophia Nordenholz</b> ran 4:53.26 in the 3rd DDF that season (that's right 3rd!). In 2022, Del Oro senior <b>Riley Chamberlain</b> outran Montgomery's talented then-freshman <b>Hanne Thomsen</b> to set the new standard at 4:46.34.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This Saturday, Thomsen is the clear favorite but it will take a tremendous solo effort on her part to break the now stout record in this race. Thomsen just recently signed an NIL with New Balance making her the first NorCal runner to sign such a deal. She has now won three state titles in cross country as well as a state championship in 2022 in the 3200 meters as a freshman.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The second fastest runner in the field is <b>Eleanor Raker</b> from Galena in Reno Nevada. She ran 4:51.81 at the end of the last year's Track and Field season. <b>Evangeline Marheineke</b> of Archbishop Mitty is right there with a 4:52.42 personal best. A wild card in this field is Acalanes senior <b>Olivia Williams</b> who is fresh from a victorious effort in the 3200 at the Dan Gabor Invitational.</span></p></div></div></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><u>BOYS 1600</u></span></h2></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">Meet Record - </span>Ajani Salcido<span color="inherit" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span>(Jesuit/SJ) 4:09.95 ('21)</span></h3></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://videos.milesplit.com/stills/628139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="620" height="349" src="https://videos.milesplit.com/stills/628139.jpg" width="620" /></span></a></div><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The boy's 3200m race has typically been the main event of this meet with some of the best runners in Northern California battling each other for supremacy in that event. For many years, the record at this meet was held by Novato's <b>Erik Olson</b> who ran 4:17.28 in 2009. In 2021, that record was smashed as Jesuit's <b>Ajani Salcido</b> and Amador Valley's <b>John Lester</b> dueled over three laps before Salcido pulled away to win in the still-standing meet record at 4:09.95.</span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">We should have quite a dual in this event this year and the meet record may be in danger. Albany senior <b>Lucas Cohen</b> has a PR that is nearly identical to the meet record with his 4:09.97 best at last year's Sacramento Meet of Champions. His main competition should come from Pioneer junior <b>Carson Hedlund</b> who owns a 4:11.16 PR. Menlo junior<b> Landon Pretre</b> ran 4:13.00 at the Oregon Relays. El Cerrito senior <b>Niall Monteleone</b> was victorious at this distance at the Dan Gabor Invitational with a time of 4:19.96. Santa Cruz junior <b>Eli Fitchen-Young</b> posted an outstanding cross country season in the fall and seems primed for some fast times on the ovals.</span></div></div></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;" />GIRLS 800</span></span></span></h2><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">Meet<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> Record - </span></span></span>Alyssa Brewer<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> (California/NC) 2:08.99 ('18)<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/STC-L-CIFTRACK-0530-01.jpg?w=1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="533" src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/STC-L-CIFTRACK-0530-01.jpg?w=1024" width="800" /></a></div></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times;">History could be made in this race as Stanford bound and Scotts Valley senior </span><b>Ashlyn Boothby</b><span style="font-family: times;"> (Karl Mondon photo above) will attempt to be the first runner in Dublin Distance Fiesta to win all three individual races in her career. Last season, Boothby won both the 1600 and 3200 and she will be one of the favorites to win the 800 this Saturday. She was nearly undefeated in the 800 last season and her lone loss was a 2:09.03 4th place finish at the Nike Outdoor Nationals. Her main competition will come from Montgomery's talented junior, </span><b>Hanne Thomsen</b><span style="font-family: times;"> who will also have an opportunity to complete the career DDF trifecta victory. She won the 3200 as a freshman and will be in the 1600 and 800. The winner of the 800 here could make history.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: right;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: times; font-size: large; height: auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" /></div></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec650f49-8554-cde0-8fbc-3c93029d7e32" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">BOYS 800</span></span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">Meet<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> Record - </span></span></span>Yutaka Roberts<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> (El Camino/CC) 1:52.34 ('22)</span></span></h3></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec650f49-8554-cde0-8fbc-3c93029d7e32" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; max-width: 100%;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzr9jPyZjQXwIOFLoMoVaoqx74XrBYlGDnoz_MZq6GlLLry2rnQhknSIn5GSyTLgH0r91oD1ad9qAfGqzPebFw1HV-m9_uf_PuCDeLE6s1Rt6jrNPutRYI7kXm7CPbV7diC6X08_4EixPqH3nTmAFHqMYtet5Fz2hISm5dQjC637taTkmx4bH/s535/BNG-L-CCSTRACK-0520-37.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="535" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzr9jPyZjQXwIOFLoMoVaoqx74XrBYlGDnoz_MZq6GlLLry2rnQhknSIn5GSyTLgH0r91oD1ad9qAfGqzPebFw1HV-m9_uf_PuCDeLE6s1Rt6jrNPutRYI7kXm7CPbV7diC6X08_4EixPqH3nTmAFHqMYtet5Fz2hISm5dQjC637taTkmx4bH/w640-h418/BNG-L-CCSTRACK-0520-37.webp" width="640" /></a></div></h3></span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another meet record that might be in danger could be the boys' 800 meters. Homestead junior </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Evan Gardner</b> (Karl Monday/SJ Mercury News photo above) made huge strides at the end of the season as he lowered his personal best from 2:03.84 in his first race of the season to 1:52.47 at the State Meet Trials to qualify for the final. </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">His main competition should come from Pleasant Valley junior <b>Jackson Hein</b> who as a sophomore qualified for the state final and finished 5th with a new best of 1:53.71. San Domenico senior <b>Joaquin Foster</b> also qualified for the state final last year running 1:53.89 in the prelims.</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Other noteworthy competitors are <b>Jeffrey Overgaard</b> of Lincoln, Stockton who has already established a new PR of 1:54.44. Jesuit freshman <b>Lucas Alberts</b> won the Bronco Roundup with an exemplary time for a 9th grader at 1:55.67.</span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec650f49-8554-cde0-8fbc-3c93029d7e32" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">GIRLS 3200</span></span></span></h2></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">Meet<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> Record - </span></span></span>Hanne Thomsen<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> (Montgomery/NC) 10:14.46 ('22)</span></span></h3></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec650f49-8554-cde0-8fbc-3c93029d7e32" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; max-width: 100%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img.particlenews.com/img/id/3qTbMd_0puF9bze00?type=thumbnail_1600x1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="417" height="312" src="https://img.particlenews.com/img/id/3qTbMd_0puF9bze00?type=thumbnail_1600x1200" width="417" /></a></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">Montgomery junior <b>Hanne Thomsen</b> is entered in this race and if she does start, she will be the favorite to win and potentially break her own meet record. Whether Thomsen races or not, another runner tearing up the track so far this season is Campolindo senior <b>Shea Volkmer</b> (photo courtesy of Campolindo HS). She has already established new PRs in the 800 (2:16.43) and the 1600 (4:49.70) and seems primed for a huge breakthrough in the 3200.</span></span></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Other noteworthy runners are Galena's Eleanor Raker (10:26.80), Evangeline Marheineke of Archbishop Mitty (10:28.21) and Olivia Williams of Acalanes (NCS Division IV XC champion).</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;" /></span></span></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span color="inherit" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%; text-decoration-line: underline;">BOYS 3200</span></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">Meet<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> Record - </span></span></span>Matt Strangio<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> (Jesuit/SJ) 8:47.97 ('19)</span></span></h3></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/uniondemocrat.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/06/a068a4fe-00db-11ee-9bfc-4b8ef7cf38aa/6479366265bd8.image.jpg?resize=750%2C500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="500" src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/uniondemocrat.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/06/a068a4fe-00db-11ee-9bfc-4b8ef7cf38aa/6479366265bd8.image.jpg?resize=750%2C500" width="750" /></span></a></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The meet record in this event appears to be safe as a sub 8:50 effort in mid March seems a bit out of reach for this field. Albany senior <b>Lucas Cohen</b> has already posted a winning effort at the Dan Gabor Invitational with a time of 9:16.76. He does have a personal best of 9:00.24 from last year's Arcadia Invitational. </span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Sonora junior <b>Broen Holman </b>(Daniel Tyree photo above) is already quite familiar with Cohen as those two battled in the individual race of the day at the CA state cross country meet as well as NXN. Holman has a personal best of 9:01.38. </span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Other runners in the mix include <b>Arrin Sagiraju</b> of Dougherty Valley and <b>Benjamin Bouie</b> of Crystal Springs Uplands who ran 9:10.21 and 9:10.23 respectively at the Campo Mid-Season Mania 3200. <b>Omar Alsaidi </b>has a best of 9:12.89. A couple of wild cards in this field are <b>Trey Caldwell</b> of De La Salle and <b>Olaf Dietz</b> of Berkeley who nearly ran down Lucas Cohen at the previously mentioned Dan Gabor Invitational. Menlo junior <b>Will Hauser</b> was a member of the Menlo 4 x 800 team last year that finished 2nd at state and his dad Brad was a Stanford University all-American as well as 2000 Olympican in the 5000m.</span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec650f49-8554-cde0-8fbc-3c93029d7e32" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><p align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;" /></span></span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">GIRLS DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY</span></span></span></h2></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; line-height: 1.1; margin: 8px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Meet<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> Record - Santa Cruz (CC) - 12:07.58 ('18)</span></span></span></span></h3></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec650f49-8554-cde0-8fbc-3c93029d7e32" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_zoADCbYAAyIDm?format=jpg&name=medium" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="800" height="546" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_zoADCbYAAyIDm?format=jpg&name=medium" width="640" /></a></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"></span>The <b>Campolindo</b> girls may be going for the relay sweep provided they win the 4 x 800 relay on Friday. Their main competition should come from two Division V schools, <b>Bay School</b> and <b>University</b>. Bay School will be anchored by Division V state cross country champion <b>Elsa Krummel </b>(photo above courtesy of West Coast XC). </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">Because of COVID, this relay was not contested in 2021 and obviously in 2020 when the meet was not held at all. Here are the winning teams over the past few years which I posted last year and now include last year's champion, Campolindo.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 100%;"></p><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> 2023 Campolindo 12:36.04</span></div><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">2022 </span>Tamalpais<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> 12:34.83</span></div><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">2019</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span>St. Francis, Sacramento<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">12:22.61</span></div><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">2018</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span>Santa Cruz<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">HS 12:07.58 (meet record)</span></div><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">2017</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span>San Ramon Valley<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">HS 12:23.41</span></div><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">2016</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span>Monte Vista<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">HS 12:16.21</span></div><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">2015</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span>Bella Vista<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">HS 12:14.03</span></div><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">2014</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span>Las Lomas<span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;">HS 12:31.29</span></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: medium; max-width: 100%;">This is always a tough event to predict as many of the fastest teams will include runners doubling back from the just concluded 3200m. So without picking a favorite, here are the contenders. Last year, <b>Matilda Torres</b> out of the Fresno area finished in 6th place and appears primed to move up the rankings here. <b>Jesuit</b> has a group of young runners that will contend for the title. <b>Scotts Valley</b> has been one of the strongest teams in CCS while <b>Yosemite</b> has a strong foursome that will be chasing the win here.</span></span></p><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: times; font-size: large; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></div></div></div><div class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><div align="center" class="pasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/articles/329726/images/smallest_line.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-78581479876657261902024-03-12T08:50:00.000-07:002024-03-12T08:50:00.948-07:00Dublin Distance Fiesta Week!<p>The Dublin Distance Fiesta will take place this Friday and Saturday and this will be the largest Fiesta to date. You can check out all the info at the following links. I will also post a preview by this Friday. In the meantime, feel free to comment below on any of the races that you feel will be FIRE!</p><p>Meet Program <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1szghFTWRW4d0JtO3M3YOmRss51uYulTg/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true">HERE</a></p><p>Meet Schedule <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KIgKeGHxVvfmkOnZc2cf40a-EqsVB93llp3dzGdwovc/edit">HERE</a></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-47763251411258920642024-03-01T14:58:00.000-08:002024-03-01T14:58:46.351-08:0012 NCS athletes to watch this upcoming Track and Field season<p> In alphabetical order...</p><p><b>Amirat Temi Aganju, Pittsburg (Sprints/Hurdles)</b><br />Pittsburg sophomore Amirat Temi Aganju is a threat in multiple events including hurdles, sprints, and relays. Last season, Temi Aganju finished in 2nd place in the 300m hurdles at the NCS MOC and recorded her best time of 45.08 at the state final prelims. She also anchored Pittsburg to victory in the 400 relay and her team just missed the final with the 11th fastest time in the prelims. Her points in multiple events helped Pittsburg finish 5th as a team at the section final.</p><p><b>Lucas Cohen, Albany (Distance)</b><br />You can check out my recent interview with Lucas Cohen at this <a href="https://www.crosscountryexpress.com/2024/01/catching-up-with-norcal-runner-of-year.html">LINK</a>. Cohen is one of the top returning distance runners in the section and should make an impact at the state level in whatever he chooses to pursue toward the end of the season. Last year, Cohen recorded personal bests of 1:58.37, 4:09.97 and 9:00.24. He will have an opportunity to climb up the ranks in the section all-time lists which you can find at this <a href="https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/e/8/llvqjf8ivn8po9/NCS_Men-s_All-Time_List.pdf">LINK</a>.</p><p><b>Amaya DeFlorimonte, Bishop O'Dowd (Sprints/Jumps)</b><br />Another multi-talented athlete is Bishop O'Dowd sophomore Amaya DeFlorimonte. During the 2023 season, DeFlorimonte finished in 3rd place in the 400 meters at the section final and recorded her best time of 57.66 at the state prelims. She also competed in the triple jump taking the section title with a best of 37'3" getting valuable state meet experience in another event as a freshman.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://videos.milesplit.com/stills/617787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="620" height="349" src="https://videos.milesplit.com/stills/617787.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><b>Eden Enoru, Heritage (Sprints)</b><br />As a sophomore, Heritage sprinter Eden Enoru qualified for the state meet in the 200 meters as she finished in 3rd place with a near-season best of 25.28. In the 400, Enoru was the section champion and recorded the best time of her season at the Nike Outdoor Nationals with a time of 56.58. She also anchored her team's 4 x 400 meters relay to a 3rd place finish helping Heritage finish in 6th place as a team.<p></p><p><b>Joaquin Foster, San Domenico (Mid-Distance)</b><br />Before 2008, Crystal Springs Uplands resided in the BCL West and in NCS. I know it's been a few years but it still gives me a double-take when I see San Domenico with male competitors. Last season, San Domenico junior Joaquin Foster finished in 2nd place in the 800 meters to qualify for the state meet where he posted his best time ever in the prelims with a time of 1:53.89.</p><p><b>Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle (Sprints)</b><br />De La Salle has had its share of quality sprinters in the past including former NFL player Maurice Jones-Drew II. Last season, DLS freshman Jaden Jefferson certainly joined the Spartan elite sprinter ranks with a most impressive high school rookie season. He qualified for both sprint finals at the NCS MOC meet finishing in 6th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.38 and qualified for the state meet in the 100 meters as he finished in 2nd place with a time of 10.71. Jefferson also led off for the 400 meters relay as the team finished in 2nd place at the section meet and 5th place at the state meet. De La Salle was the section team champion.</p><p><b>Trevor Rogers, Acalanes (Sprints/Jumps)</b><br />During the 2023 season, the Acalanes 400 meters relay team finished in 2nd place at the state meet with a time of 40.96. That time places Acalanes as the 4th fastest team in section history trailing only 2009 DLS 40.85, 1981 Berkeley 40.86 and 1984 Berkeley 40.93. Running 3rd for Acalanes last season was junior Trevor Rogers. Along with relay duty, Rogers was also </p><p><b>Brandon Rush, Bishop O'Dowd (Hurdles/Jumps)</b><br />Brandon Rush competed in many events during the 2023 season including sprints, hurdles, relays and jumps. He was at his best in the jumps where he finished in 5th place in the long jump. His best leap of 22'2.25" was recorded at the Sacramento Meet of Champions. He qualified for the state meet in the triple jump with a 2nd place finish at the NCS MOC and qualified for the state final where he finished in 5th place with a jump of 46'2.75".</p><p><b>Ali Santia, Clayton Valley (Sprints/Jumps)</b><br />Santia was one of the premier triple jumpers in the state. She was the DAL and NCS Tri-Valley champion in her specialty. At the NCS MOC, Santia finished in 2nd place with a leap of 36'11.25". At the state meet, Santia advance to the finals where she finished in 8th place with a season-best of 37'7.25".</p><p><b>Pinkie Schnayer, Campolindo (Throws)</b><br />One of the top throwers in the section, Schnayor recorded a best in the discus with a throw of 116'1". It was in the shot put that Schnayor stood out as she won a section title with a mark of 39'7.75". Her points in both events helped Campolindo win the team title. Schnayor has come out of the gates on fire in the discus as she recorded a huge PR in the shot put with a throw of 45'7". She also threw the discus 124'8" which is another PR.</p><p><b>La'Rico Tezeno, Pittsburg (Hurdles)</b><br />Tezeno is one of the top returning hurdlers in the section following the 2023 season. At the NCS MOC, Tezeno finished in 2nd place in the 110 meters hurdles with a time of 14.74. He won the 300 meters hurdles with a mark of 39.50. He also led off the 400 meters relay for Pittsburg as they narrowly missed the state meet with a 4th place finish at the section final.</p><p><b>Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery (Distance)</b><br />Hanne Thomsen, one of the most dedicated distance runners in NCS history is only a junior and she just recently signed an NIL with New Balance. Last season, Thomsen, recorded bests of 2:12.47, 4:43.63 and 9:55.31. At the NCS MOC meet, Thomsen was a double winner in the 1600 and 3200 and helped rally her team to a 2nd place finish in the inaugural 4 x 800 meter relay. At the state meet, she finished in 4th place in the 1600 but was unable to finish in the 3200 due to an injury.</p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-33295134613800633082024-03-01T14:02:00.000-08:002024-03-03T17:09:35.367-08:00Saturday Invitational live resultsDan Gabor Invitational<br /><a href="https://diablotiming.com/results/2024-03-02/">https://diablotiming.com/results/2024-03-02/</a><div><br /></div><div>Rustbuster at Monta Vista HS<br /><a href="https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2022/CurrentMeet/Track___Field.htm">https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2022/CurrentMeet/Track___Field.htm</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Big Cat Invitational Results<br /><div><a href="https://redwoodempirerunning.com/2024-boys-big-cat/">https://redwoodempirerunning.com/2024-boys-big-cat/</a></div><div><a href="https://redwoodempirerunning.com/2024-girls-big-cat/">https://redwoodempirerunning.com/2024-girls-big-cat/</a></div></div><div><br /></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-19727149186258996462024-02-24T21:28:00.000-08:002024-02-26T13:51:10.308-08:00NorCal Invitational ResultsSkyline Invitational (NCS/OAK/CCS)<br /><a href="https://diablotiming.com/results/370/">https://diablotiming.com/results/370/</a><div><br /></div><div>Super 7 Invitational (NCS)<br /><a href="https://diablotiming.com/results/388/">https://diablotiming.com/results/388/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Glen Poole Invitational (SJS)<br /><a href="https://timerhub.com/get_web_index.php?page=redcaptiming.com/2024/gpi/">https://timerhub.com/get_web_index.php?page=redcaptiming.com/2024/gpi/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Palma Time Trials (CCS)<br /><a href="https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/521260/results/all">https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/521260/results/all</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Winter Time Trials (CCS) <br /><a href="https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/524315/results/all">https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/524315/results/all</a></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-44316912686690781482024-02-20T15:23:00.000-08:002024-02-20T15:25:32.104-08:00Montgomery HS junior Hanne Thomsen signs N.I.L. with New Balance<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-Ef5M-_uWJidsVEjiLt3TJ0_12tdgFZ7o7ncotrPQtqqk_vPEJ4kPhVeQUN0kN7Jyo7Ly9mFkmeQgqqDxOP64RnWG7MWHydgHvzcqV2t9eyArwkS0Wccmgr9kUCIJv59M3mRcd44J7m_jkWb0gR4xJkldQUJsiWUiBnYPrNQrsQC2kThTWc2/s1200/GGvFPruXEAAUPIi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-Ef5M-_uWJidsVEjiLt3TJ0_12tdgFZ7o7ncotrPQtqqk_vPEJ4kPhVeQUN0kN7Jyo7Ly9mFkmeQgqqDxOP64RnWG7MWHydgHvzcqV2t9eyArwkS0Wccmgr9kUCIJv59M3mRcd44J7m_jkWb0gR4xJkldQUJsiWUiBnYPrNQrsQC2kThTWc2/s320/GGvFPruXEAAUPIi.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><i>As reported by Citius Mag on Twitter, you can check out this <a href="https://x.com/CitiusMag/status/1759717144348983496?s=20">LINK</a> for their post.</i><p></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-72662524934674185732024-02-14T12:51:00.000-08:002024-02-14T19:52:46.168-08:0012 CCS athletes to watch this upcoming Track and Field season<p>In alphabetical order.</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/athlete_photos/10367704?v=1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="150" height="200" src="https://assets.sp.milesplit.com/athlete_photos/10367704?v=1" width="150" /></a></b></div><b><br />Ashlyn Boothby Scotts Valley (Distance)</b><br />The Stanford-bound Boothby had quite a season in 2023 as she recorded bests of 2:09.03 and 10:26.12 but her true shining moment took place at the state meet as she finished in 2nd place in the 1600 with a new CCS record of 4:39.45 trailing only one of the all-time best runners in the state, Sadie Engelhardt.<p></p><p><b>Prince Buchango-Babalola Archbishop Mitty (Hurdles)</b><br />In 2023 as a freshman, Buchango-Babalola raced and hurdled nothing like an ordinary freshman by qualifying for the CCS finals in both events. In the 300 hurdles, he just missed his PR finishing in 5th in 40.51. In the 110 hurdles, he finished a more impressive 4th with a new best of 14.89.</p><p><b>Evan Gardner Homestead (Distance)</b><br />Unlike the previous season, the boys' 800 was a wide-open event. With many of the top 800 runners choosing the 4 x 800, enter sophomore Evan Gardner. In a few short weeks, Gardner made himself quite known in this event as he won the CCS finals and then recorded a best of 1:52.47 to qualify for the state final.</p><p><b>Christian Hauge Live Oak (Sprints)</b><br />The most impressive returning sprinter in the section is Live Oak senior Christian Hauge. Last season, Hauge was the surprise winner in the 100 meters at the CCS finals and just missed making the state finals as he had the 11th fastest time in the trials with a lifetime best time of 10.60. In the 200 meters, Hauge finished in 3rd place at the CCS finals, and ran a lifetime best time of 21.41 in the state meet trials which qualified him for the finals where he finished in 8th place.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwoUMWcacAAxA19?format=jpg&name=large" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="722" height="200" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwoUMWcacAAxA19?format=jpg&name=large" width="181" /></a></div><b><br />Luke Lewis Serra (Throws)</b><br />Luke's dad Mike has been a throws coach at the College of San Mateo for a long time instructing some of the best throwers in this area. Luke had quite a breakthrough as a sophomore last year with bests of 57'8" in the shot put and 141'5" in the discus. Luke was the section champion in the shot put and qualified to the CIF finals in the event where he finished in 10th place.<p></p><p><b>Ellie McCuskey-Hay St. Ignatius (Sprints/Jumps)</b><br />In 2023, St. Ignatius freshman Ellie McCuskey-Hay had one of the most successful Track and Field seasons in CCS history. At the CCS finals, McCuskey-Hay won four events taking the 100, 200, 400 relay and long jump. At the state meet, McCuskey-Hay finished 2nd in the 100 meters with a lifetime best of 11.52. In the long jump, she qualified for the final and made it on the podium with a 6th place finish and 19'7.25 lifetime best.</p><p><b>Tatum Olesen Menlo Atherton (Distance)</b><br />Last year, Olesen was the SM Daily Journal Athlete of the Year following her accomplishments in cross country, soccer, and track and field. In track, Olesen had her best season to date recording best times of 2:09.28 and 4:47.61 (mile). She finished in 2nd place at CCS in the 800 meters and qualified to the state finals in the same event where she finished in 7th place.</p><p><b>Tiana Osuna Archbishop Mitty (Hurdles)</b><br />The Fresno State bound Osuna hurdled, jumped and participated on multiple relays for Archbishop Mitty in 2023. In the 100 meters hurdles, Osuna finished in 2nd place at the CCS finals and had a season best of 14.90. She finished in 4th place in the 300 meters hurdles at the CCS finals and had a season best of 44.89.</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BNG-L-CCSTRACK-0521-24.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="133" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BNG-L-CCSTRACK-0521-24.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1" width="200" /></a></b></div><b><br />Hannah Rutherford Mountain View (Sprints)</b><br />The best 400 meters sprinter in the section continued her domination of the event during her second high school Track and Field Season. Rutherford finished 2nd at the Stanford Invitational, 4th at the Arcadia Invitational and won the CCS finals in her specialty. At the state finals, Rutherford qualified to the final and finished in 4th place recording her lifetime best time in the trials with a time of 54.55.<p></p><p><b>Aydon Stefanopoulos Los Gatos (Distance)</b><br />CCS has quite a group of junior boys currently who have definitely left their mark in both cross country and track and field. Last season, Los Gatos sophomore Aydon Stefanopoulos at the CCS finals finished in 2nd place in the 1600 meters and doubled back to take the 3200 meters title. At the state meet, Stefanopoulos was the only runner to race in both the 1600 meters and 3200 meters finals as he podiumed in both events.</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1656496540926742528/OqAW2Xqy_400x400.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1656496540926742528/OqAW2Xqy_400x400.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></div><b><br />Kenneth Tucker Bellarmine (Jumps)</b><br />The Bellarmine boys are always in the hunt for the section team championship with jumpers just like Kenneth Tucker. Last season, Tucker qualified to CCS in the long jump and had a best of 22'7". In the triple jumper, Tucker shined with a section title, a best of 46'3.5", and a 7th place finish at the State finals.<p></p><p><b style="background-color: white;">Sabrina Zanetto St. Francis, MV (Distance)</b><br />Over the past few seasons, the St. Francis, MV distance girls have stamped themselves among the best teams in the state. Last season, they were quite impressive in multiple relays including 3rd place finishes in the Distance Medley Relay at the Arcadia Invitational as well as the state finals in the 4 x 800 relay. Both teams were anchored by Zanetto who also won the individual 800 meters race over an impressive group of girls with a time of 2:10.35.<br /></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-47495952761405128212024-02-04T19:22:00.000-08:002024-02-04T19:22:32.139-08:00Interview with Olympic Marathon Trials winner Fiona O'Keeffe<i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-1983090308.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_653,w_1160,c_fill/f_webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-1983090308.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_653,w_1160,c_fill/f_webp" width="320" /></a></div>I did this interview with former Davis HS runner Fiona O'Keeffe in 2014 for California MileSplit. Yesterday, O'Keeffe set a new Olympic Trials record in the Marathon as she raced to victory with a time of 2:22:10. You can check out the interview at this <a href="https://ca.milesplit.com/articles/132473/interview-with-fastest-state-meet-competitor-davis-hs-runner-fiona-okeeffe">LINK</a>.</i>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-26753423800444772702024-02-02T09:28:00.000-08:002024-02-04T19:11:39.598-08:00Olympic Marathon Trials on Saturday - 12 NorCal competitors<p><i>The following was shared by Archie William's coach Robyn Berry.</i></p><p>I think there are 8 (now 11!) NorCal runners in the Marathon Trials tomorrow. The NorCal women are among the favorites!</p><p>Carrie Verdon, Campolindo HS<br />Fiona O’Keefe, Davis HS<br />Sara Hall, Montgomery HS, Santa Rosa<br />Kim Conley, Montgomery HS, Santa Rosa<br />Sara Mostatabi, Campolindo HS</p><p>Swarnjit Boyal, River Valley HS, Yuba City<br />Robert Miranda, Menlo HS<br />Aaron Davidson, Archie Williams HS (who?)<br />Ryan Cutter, Hercules HS<br />Tyler Sickler Will C Wood (just added)<br />Grayson Hough Davis (just added)<br />Jake Ritter Granite Bay (just added)</p><p>(Those are the ones that I could identify from the bios on the Trials site, but the bios do not contain all the qualifiers.</p><p><a href="https://www.orlando2024trials.com/index.php?mact=MAMSDirectory,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01group=Athlete&cntnt01prop=category&cntnt01propval=women&cntnt01returnid=34&cntnt01pagelimit=1000&cntnt01sortby=f%3Aqt&cntnt01sortorder=ASC&dir=ASC&filter=full">https://www.orlando2024trials.com/index.php?mact=MAMSDirectory,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01group=Athlete&cntnt01prop=category&cntnt01propval=women&cntnt01returnid=34&cntnt01pagelimit=1000&cntnt01sortby=f%3Aqt&cntnt01sortorder=ASC&dir=ASC&filter=full</a> </p><p>Here is a great story about Aaron Davidson, Archie Williams Class of 2018, and DIII runner (Cornell College Class of ’22). Thought you would love this. </p><p>He was a 6:00 minute miler as a HS freshman!</p><p><a href="https://www.d3glorydays.com/read/the-aaron-bugatti-davidson-story">https://www.d3glorydays.com/read/the-aaron-bugatti-davidson-story</a> </p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-47416979639694205182024-02-01T11:58:00.000-08:002024-02-01T11:58:12.185-08:00Donation to Cross Country Express<p><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><a href="https://img.freepik.com/free-vector/thank-you-lettering_1262-6963.jpg?size=626&ext=jpg&ga=GA1.1.1448711260.1706745600&semt=ais" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="626" height="142" src="https://img.freepik.com/free-vector/thank-you-lettering_1262-6963.jpg?size=626&ext=jpg&ga=GA1.1.1448711260.1706745600&semt=ais" width="200" /></a></i></div><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;">If you have enjoyed the Cross Country coverage on this website this past season, a kind donation would be appreciated. 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It's very much appreciated.</i><p></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-48504018502706358492024-02-01T10:03:00.000-08:002024-02-01T10:03:03.489-08:002023 All-CCS Cross Country Team<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">BOYS</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: medium; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;"><colgroup><col width="200"></col><col width="36"></col><col width="150"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>FIRST TEAM</b></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">FITCHEN-YOUNG, Eli</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Santa Cruz</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MORGENFELD, Grant</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Palo Alto</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">HEDLUND, Carson</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pioneer</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">COOK, Miles</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sacred Heart Cathedral</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">BOUIE, Benjamin</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Crystal</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">STEFANOPOULOS, Aydon</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Los Gatos</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MURILLO, Alijah</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Branham</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>SECOND TEAM</b></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">GUZMAN, Joshua</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gilroy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">HURST, Samuel</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Los Altos</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MOORE, Luke</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sacred Heart Cathedral</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">WRIGHT, Trey</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. Ignatius </td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">IYER, Adarsh</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lynbrook</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">DOHERTY, Aidan</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Menlo Atherton</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">DALZIEL, Shane</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Westmont</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>HONORABLE MENTION</b></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">PARIKH, Tanay</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Monta Vista</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MULLANE, Matthew</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. Francis</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CHETTIAR, Shrey</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bellarmine</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">FRAKE, Dylan</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cupertino</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CRIBARI, Landon</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Westmont</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MCMAHON, Dominic</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Santa Clara</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">BIDMEAD, Jensen</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Los Gatos</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">BAKER, Tarik</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Crystal</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ROBERTS, Luciano</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. Ignatius</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">SEEFELDT, Andrew</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Branham</td></tr></tbody></table><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></u><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u></u><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: medium; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;"><colgroup><col width="200"></col><col width="36"></col><col width="150"></col><col width="193"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">FITCHEN-YOUNG, Eli</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Santa Cruz</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Runner of the Year</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MORGENFELD, Grant</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Palo Alto</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Senior of the Year</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">FITCHEN-YOUNG, Eli</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Santa Cruz</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Junior of the Year</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MURILLO, Alijah</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Branham</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sophomore of the Year</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">AGRAWAL, Arnav</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Milpitas</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Freshman of the Year</td></tr></tbody></table><u></u></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">GIRLS</span><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u></u><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: medium; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;"><colgroup><col width="176"></col><col width="24"></col><col width="148"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>FIRST TEAM</b></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">BOOTHBY, Ashlyn</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Scotts Valley</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MARHEINEKE, Evie</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Archbishop Mitty</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">OLESEN, Tatum</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Menlo Atherton</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">BHARADWAJ, Amaya</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Palo Alto</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">SIDHU, Jasleen</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Los Altos</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">PFLAUM, Annie</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Menlo Atherton</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CILLEY, Caitlin</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. Francis</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>SECOND TEAM</b></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CHEN, Ruby</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evergreen Valley</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">HOORNAERT, Kylie</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Prospect</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">DECLEVE, Ava</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Scotts Valley</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">PAN, Jacqueline</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mills</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">DRAPER, Lauren</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. Francis</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ELMORE, Shea</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Los Gatos</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ZANETTO, Sabrina</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. Francis</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><b>HONORABLE MENTION</b></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">BACKHOLM, Olivia</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mountain View</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">KAUSHEK, Ariya</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Menlo</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">SALTER, Anna</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Crystal</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">LEWIS, Emma</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Los Altos</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">HOOPS, Rachel</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Aptos</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">SOOBRIAN, Emily</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Los Altos</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CARINO, Nora</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evergreen Valley</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">KAELBER, Lillian</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">St. Francis</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">SOETAERT, Hannah</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Branham</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">NEWMAN, Stella</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Burlingame</td></tr></tbody></table><u></u><div><br /></div><div><u></u><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: medium; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;"><colgroup><col width="176"></col><col width="24"></col><col width="148"></col><col width="190"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">OLESEN, Tatum</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Menlo Atherton</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Runner of the Year</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">OLESEN, Tatum</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Menlo Atherton</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Senior of the Year</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MARHEINEKE, Evie</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Archbishop Mitty</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Junior of the Year</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">BHARADWAJ, Amaya</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Palo Alto</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sophomore of the Year</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CARINO, Nora</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evergreen Valley</td><td style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Freshman of the Year</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-38566962935290162182024-01-23T13:43:00.000-08:002024-01-23T13:43:33.998-08:00NorCal Winter Track and Field results<p>Palma Center Coast Winter Classic<br /><a href="https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/519258/results/all">https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/519258/results/all</a></p><p>Pittsburg Winter Championshiop Qualifier<br /><a href="https://prepcaltrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/24TF-0120-Pittsburg-Winter-Champs-Qualifier.pdf">https://prepcaltrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/24TF-0120-Pittsburg-Winter-Champs-Qualifier.pdf</a></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-23906630724501292542024-01-22T14:07:00.000-08:002024-01-22T14:07:26.200-08:00Track Officials Training on Saturday<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: currentcolor !important;">If you know of or have any parents/volunteers interested in becoming a certified track and field official, there is a USATF clinic this Saturday at Moreau High School in Hayward.<br clear="none" style="outline: currentcolor !important;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline: currentcolor !important;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><div style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="color: #ed7d31; font-size: 14pt; outline: currentcolor !important;">January 27, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; outline: currentcolor !important;"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;">Bay Area Clinic at Moreau H.S. in Hayward - Contact Bill Bartel to sign up (<u style="outline: currentcolor !important;"></u><u style="outline: currentcolor !important;"></u></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><a href="mailto:training@pacific.usatf.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">training@pacific.usatf.org</a>)</span></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;">27170 Mission Blvd., Hayward</b><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; outline: currentcolor !important;"><u style="outline: currentcolor !important;"></u><u style="outline: currentcolor !important;"></u></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline: currentcolor !important;" /></b></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in; outline: currentcolor !important;"><ul style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><li style="margin-left: 15px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;">Rules Update <span style="color: #0433ff; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; outline: currentcolor !important;">9:00am – 9:40am</span> </span> </b></li><li style="margin-left: 15px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background-color: yellow; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; outline: currentcolor !important;">Introduction to Track & Field</span></b><b style="outline: currentcolor !important; text-indent: 0.5in;"> <span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="background-color: inherit; color: #0433ff; outline: currentcolor !important;">9:45am – 1:00pm</span></span> </b></li><li style="margin-left: 15px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important; text-indent: 0.5in;">Referee <span style="color: #0433ff; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; outline: currentcolor !important;">9:45am – 12:00pm</span> </span> </b></li><li style="margin-left: 15px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important; text-indent: 0.5in;">Horizontals <span style="color: #0433ff; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; outline: currentcolor !important;">9:45am – 12:00pm</span> </span></b></li><li style="margin-left: 15px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><u style="outline: currentcolor !important;">Throws <span style="color: #0433ff; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; outline: currentcolor !important;">9:45am – 12:00pm</span> </span></u></b></li><li style="margin-left: 15px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important; text-indent: 0.5in;">Verticals <span style="color: #0433ff; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; outline: currentcolor !important;">12:30pm – 2:45pm</span> </span></b></li><li style="margin-left: 15px; outline: currentcolor !important;"><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;">Hammerin’ on the Basics</b> <span style="color: #0433ff; outline: currentcolor !important;"> </span><b style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="color: #0433ff; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; outline: currentcolor !important;">12:30pm – 2:00pm</span> </span> </b></li></ul></div></div></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-89149306358545967452024-01-19T18:49:00.000-08:002024-01-19T18:49:15.794-08:00Catching up with NorCal Runner of the year, Albany senior Lucas Cohen<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KPFssyX5wxrqDV5HDrPixkDcMgvkB_2Q66V07TbdSn6gLcO7h0ha3gYc7lpmMnd9OXai424Zcm_m0gTSccMzVvezlPLZdz0Pcf3frQ4MLwCS6x8pmAIxRnbJJqDfsBLxu-bvmIiMrKcl6z5MaDjSX6SlWtkgliQeJD13rG6cOArHkskT9l1m/s1816/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KPFssyX5wxrqDV5HDrPixkDcMgvkB_2Q66V07TbdSn6gLcO7h0ha3gYc7lpmMnd9OXai424Zcm_m0gTSccMzVvezlPLZdz0Pcf3frQ4MLwCS6x8pmAIxRnbJJqDfsBLxu-bvmIiMrKcl6z5MaDjSX6SlWtkgliQeJD13rG6cOArHkskT9l1m/s320/0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i>Today we catch up with Albany senior, Lucas Cohen. Following his successful 2023 senior cross country season, Lucas was selected as the NorCal Runner of the Year. You can view the entire NorCal team at this <a href="https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2023/allnorca.htm">LINK</a>. Lucas was also impressive last spring during the track and field season as he recorded personal bests of 1:58.37, 4:09.97, and 9:00.24, won the uber-competitive Sacramento Meet of Champions 1600 where he set his PR, and qualified for the state final in the 1600 finishing in 9th place.</i></div><div><br /><b>1) Reflecting on this past cross country season, what do you feel was your best race of the year? What are some of your proudest accomplishments?</b></div><div><div>My best race was definitely the state meet. At the Clovis Invitational a month before, I left feeling a little disappointed. I started strong and took an early lead, but I died on the hill and dropped to sixth place. I knew I had more in me, so I was eager to return and tackle that course again. I started the state race similarly, going out fast and taking the lead, and when the other runners started trying to pass me, I actually put up a fight. Manny and Eli eventually did pass me, but I held on and kicked to a close second place at the end. It was a big PR, and I was especially proud of how I was able to learn from and build on my performance at Clovis.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was also proud of my role as captain this season. It was definitely a rebuilding year after several of our top runners graduated, but I felt that our team maintained a lot of its strength. Although we narrowly missed fielding a team at state, we had three individual qualifiers on the boys' side, so I still had the opportunity to lead two of my teammates.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>2) Training-wise, what did you do differently this year than previous years that you feel helped you run faster this past fall?</b></div><div>My training stayed mostly the same this year. I increased my mileage a little and I felt that I had to take things into my own hands more as one of the oldest members of my team, but I mostly continued doing the same workouts and following the same training plan. The success that I saw was more a culmination of all the work I have put in over the past few years.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>3) How did you get your start in running? What other sports did you play before high school? </b></div><div><div>My parents like to joke about how, as I was growing up, they had little hope of me becoming any kind of an athlete. I was born a large baby and I stayed chubby for a long while, and I was especially clumsy compared to other kids my age. Fortunately, their misgivings didn’t stop them from throwing me into all kinds of physical activities. Soon after I started walking, I was following my parents around on hikes, and a few years after that I could ride a bike and maneuver a pair of skis. I took swim lessons, my dad taught me some gymnastics, and I played HORSE with my friends on the basketball hoop in our driveway. I wasn’t particularly good at any of these activities, but I stuck with them nonetheless.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then, when I got old enough to do an organized sport, I joined a soccer team, and I soon fell in love with it. More than that, I saw myself improve, and for the first time, I actually got good at a sport. I didn’t have a lot of technical skills, but I could outrun the other boys and I could stay on the field for the entire game.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once I got to middle school, my dad, who ran a little in high school, suggested I try out for the school’s cross country team. The only racing I had done up until this point was a 400-meter race in which I had come in fourth place out of five runners, so I was pretty shocked to find myself pulling to the lead at the tryouts. It was also pretty shocking to find myself place in the top 10 at every meet I had that season.</div><div><br /></div><div>Aside from a season on the sixth grade basketball team, I stayed true to soccer and running throughout middle school, juggling my time between the two. When lockdown restrictions came at the end of eighth grade, I continued playing as much soccer as I could, but running increasingly became the easier option for me to pursue. At the beginning of high school, my soccer team was forced to stop having practices, and I switched my focus entirely to running.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>4) Your freshman season took place during covid. What did your team do to keep runners motivated to continue to train until races returned in the spring?</b></div><div>Our coach broke the team up into groups of four, and we would meet in our small groups a few times a week for a run. It was pretty simple, but it was a good transition to high school training that allowed me to thrive during my freshman year.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>5) Albany qualified for their first state meet with you as a sophomore and won a state championship. At what point in the season did your team realize they had a shot at a state team championship and what was the reaction of the team when that became a reality?</b></div><div><div>Being new to high school cross country and relatively unfamiliar with the sport, I wasn’t thinking that far ahead for most of the season. I don’t think I realized we had a shot at state until NCS came and our chance was pretty much staring us in the eyes. I think my teammates were a bit more aware of our situation, especially Sean who made it to state as an individual his freshman year and was eager to lead a team there, and while I’m not completely sure if this is true, I remember our coach telling us that he knew we had something special way back at our overnight training camp the summer before.</div><div><br /></div><div>Regardless of how conscious each of us was of our chance at state, we were all ecstatic after winning NCS and learning that we would be heading back to Woodward Park the following weekend. Over the next week, we took turns bringing the NCS plaque home and posing for pictures with it, and no matter what would happen at state, we were all just happy to have made it as far as we did.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then the state meet came, and we surpassed all of our expectations. This was my first actual season of high school cross country, on a team that had never even advanced out of NCS, and we had just won the biggest competition in the state. It was unreal.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnk22H-RZelXQxWWZ2F2Bzw38Flx82fS7-ucEpIj06PJt_p94XkSjiBdyWLemWRRWDm61h-OiYCtDSDMathdeRUys4cTkOCr4QBfk4w7vxcQAksW0Kh2lnV4bIGIdCm7vfORfxEsWMUr_l8f5eXRZGPmOGj1jAhg31DvjZGs-Vbws01WQF_2W/s2048/rawImage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="2048" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnk22H-RZelXQxWWZ2F2Bzw38Flx82fS7-ucEpIj06PJt_p94XkSjiBdyWLemWRRWDm61h-OiYCtDSDMathdeRUys4cTkOCr4QBfk4w7vxcQAksW0Kh2lnV4bIGIdCm7vfORfxEsWMUr_l8f5eXRZGPmOGj1jAhg31DvjZGs-Vbws01WQF_2W/w640-h382/rawImage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b>6) Track wise, what do you feel was the race that gave you the confidence that you can race against elite competition?</b></div><div>Running the 1600 at the Sacramento Meet of Champions gave me a lot of confidence. I had led for parts of other races before then, but this was the first big race where I set the pace and stayed in the lead. I ended up winning and running a big PR, and I also pulled three or four other runners along with me. I felt in control of the race, and this feeling is ultimately what gave me confidence for the future.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>7) What does a typical week look like for you? How many workouts? Length of long run? Strength workouts? </b></div><div>In season, a typical week is between 30 and 40 miles. I usually run two workouts, and at least one of them will be on a track. Track workouts mostly consist of repeats and ladders, and the length and intensity will vary depending on what event I’m training for. For example, I’ll do 400 repeats if I’m training for the mile, and I’ll do 2k repeats if I’m training for the two-mile. My off-track workouts are mostly tempo, progression, and steady runs. My long runs are typically between 10 and 13 miles, and I’ll sometimes do some kind of tempo or progression in the middle of the long run. I also like to take an off day every ten days or so.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>8) Favorite cross country course? Favorite cross country invitational? Favorite cross country workout? Favorite long run? Favorite track event? Favorite track invitational? Favorite track workout? Favorite nonrunning activity?</b></div><div><div>My favorite cross country course is definitely Woodward Park, and Clovis is my favorite invitational. With its rolling hills, the course is a good blend of challenging and fun, and there is a lot of competition pushing me to run a good time.</div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite cross country workouts are progression runs. There is something really satisfying about their slow build-up in intensity.</div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite long runs are on the Bear Valley trail at Point Reyes. The fog and tree cover keep the temperature mild and the ground is the perfect level of soft. The forests, creeks, and ocean also make for some good scenery.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last track season, my favorite event was probably the 1600. I ran it a lot, and it allowed me to showcase my speed and kick. However, after last cross country season, I’m more excited to see what I can do in the 3200, as I think my strengths might align more with the longer distance.</div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite track invitational is the Dublin Distance Fiesta. I love its iconic theme, and it’s really fun to have music playing during my races. Great vibes all around. I’m hoping to come away with a sombrero this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite track workout is mile repeats, which I will typically run three or four of at 3200 pace. It’s a difficult workout, but it feels great when it’s over.</div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite non-running activity at the moment is snowboarding. It actually makes winter training kind of difficult because I spend a lot of my weekends up in Tahoe, but it’s worth it.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>9) Can you tell us about your teammate Sean Morello and what he has meant to your running career? What did you learn most from him?</b></div><div>Sean has probably been the biggest factor that influenced my running career. I’ve been running on his heels since middle school, and having someone to chase has helped me improve a lot. He also led me and my teammates during COVID-19 and in the off-seasons, keeping us focused year-round. Sean taught me a lot about running, but the most important thing I gained from him was probably his work ethic. He is incredibly invested in the sport and he trains exceptionally hard, and I am still trying to emulate his wholehearted commitment to running.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>10) You will be attending Yale in the fall. What other schools were also considered and how did you end up choosing Yale?</b></div><div>Besides Yale, I took official visits to Boston University and Georgetown, and I was also considering UC San Diego. All of these schools emphasize academics, which was my main consideration in my initial college search, but after my visits, I quickly realized that Yale was the right fit for me. I was in awe of the campus, I liked the residential college system, and everyone there had a lot of pride for the school. I also really liked the team atmosphere, and I felt at home with the other runners because many of them were from California. On top of this, I felt that I could branch out at Yale and pursue interests other than running.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>11) Tell us about your coaches and how they have helped you during your high school running career.</b></div><div>Like any athlete, I attribute a lot of my success to my coaches. They plan my workouts, help me with race strategy, and scope out competition at important meets. They keep me focused and committed to the sport. I owe a lot to them.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>12) What advice would you give a young talented runner with goals of competing at the highest level and potentially running in college?</b></div><div>Listen to your body. Doing this has helped me avoid major injuries for my entire running career, and staying healthy has contributed a lot to my success. If I feel any weird pains during a run, I’ll stop to stretch or even end the run there. If this pain persists, I’ll take more days off until I’m better. If I’m not fully recovering from a hard training block, I’ll lower my mileage or take an earlier off day. There are a lot of other factors that influence your health, many of which that are out of your control, but listening to my body has worked well for me so far.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you very much for your time, Lucas! AC </div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-26162961796463727942024-01-16T07:08:00.000-08:002024-01-18T10:19:18.445-08:002023 NorCal Cross Country Awards<p>You can find previous winners at the following link. <br /><a href="http://www.crosscountryexpress.com/2020/01/2019-norcal-cross-country-awards.html">http://www.crosscountryexpress.com/2020/01/2019-norcal-cross-country-awards.html</a></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Most Valuable Runner (boys)-<b>Lucas Cohen Albany</b> (NCS)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Most Valuable Runner (girls)-<b>Hanne Thomsen Montgomery </b>(NCS)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Most Impressive Individual Performance (boys)-<b>Eli Fitchen-Young Santa Cruz </b>(CCS) at NXN</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Most Impressive Individual Performance (girls)-<b>Hanne Thomsen Montgomery</b> at CA State Meet</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Most Impressive Performance (boys' team)-<b>Oakdale</b> at CA State Meet</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Most Impressive Performance (girls' team)-<b>Whitney</b> at CA State Meet</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Rising Star (boys)-<b>Alijah Murillo Branham </b>(CCS)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Rising Star (girls)-<b>Natalie Arriaza Patterson </b>(SJS)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; 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margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><b>BOYS</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">ROTY: Lucas Cohen, Albany 12 NCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Senior: Lucas Cohen, Albany 12 NCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Junior: Eli Fitchen-Young, Santa Cruz 11 CCS/Broen Holman, Sonora 11 SJS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Soph: Alijah Murillo, Branham 10 CCS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Frosh: Matthew Ogilvie, Jesuit 9 SJS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">CCS ROTY: Eli Fitchen-Young, Santa Cruz 11 CCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">NCS: Lucas Cohen, Albany 12 NCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">SJS: Broen Holman, Sonora 11 SJS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">NS: Henry Baun, Yreka 12 NS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">SFS: Faaris Mirza, Lowell 12 SFS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">OS: Miles Jones, Oakland Tech 12 OS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><b>1<sup>st</sup> Team</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Lucas Cohen, Albany 12 NCS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Eli Fitchen-Young, Santa Cruz 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Broen Holman, Sonora 11 SJS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Aydon Stefanopolous, Los Gatos 11 CCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Josh Chu, Ponderosa 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Benjamin Bouie, Crystal 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Trey Caldwell, De La Salle 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><b>2<sup>nd</sup> Team</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Grant Morgenfeld, Palo Alto 12 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Jackson Oliviera, Oakdale 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">Omar Alsaidi, Oakdale 12 SJS<u><br /></u>Henry Baun, Yreka 12 NS</p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Alijah Murillo, Branham 10 CCS<br />Olaf Dietz, Berkeley 12 NCS<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Hayden Brooks, Ponderosa 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>3<sup>rd</sup> Team</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Mason Oliveira, Oakdale 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Lucas Tam, Davis 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Jefferson Wright, Davis 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Arrin Sagiraju, Dougherty Valley 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Carson Hedlund, Pioneer 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Andrew Burr, Sacramento Country Day 11 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Miles Cook, Sacred Heart Cathedral 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Honorable Mention</b><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Jack Rattary, College Park 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Owen Irving, College Prep 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Sean Green, Lick-Wilmerding 12 NCS<br />Callum McBride, Albany 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Tarik Baker, Crystal 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Daniel Messer, Clayton Valley 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Jackson Stream, Vacaville 11 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Daniel Martinez, Clayton Valley 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Isaac Abbott, Jesuit 10 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Declan Higgins, Jesuit 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Miles Jones, Oakland Tech 12 OS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Mason Mullen, Berkeley 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Shane Dalziel, Westmont 12 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Robert Ward, Granite Bay 11 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Joshua Guzman, Gilroy 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Ethan Werner, Redwood 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Landon Pretre, Menlo 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Kellen Kirby, Bella Vista 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Isan Skarbinski, College Prep 10 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Carson Karr, Oak Ridge 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Freshmen</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Matthew Ogilvie, Jesuit 9 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Henry Hauser, Menlo 9 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Ty Hundley, Vacaville 9 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Brendan Collins, Miramonte 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Justin Shern, Redwood 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Clark Gregory, Campolindo 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Sebastian Swain, Piedmont 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Liam Coley, Bear River 9 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Lucas Lipman, Dublin 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Arnav Agrawal, Milpitas 9 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>GIRLS</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">ROTY Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 11 NCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Senior Tatum Olesen, Menlo Atherton 12 CCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Junior Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 11 NCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Soph Natalie Arriaza, Patterson 10 SJS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Frosh Caroline Chang, Lick-Wilmerding 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">NCS Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 10 NCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">CCS Tatum Olesen, Menlo Atherton 12 CCS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">SJS Jesse Redding, Colfax 12 SJS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">NS Mattie Whipple, Yreka 12 NS<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">SFS Noelle Kimotsuki, Galileo 12 SFS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">OS Chloe Leduc, Oakland Tech 10 OS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>1<sup>st</sup> Team</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Tatum Olesen, Menlo Atherton 12 CCS<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Olivia Williams, Acalanes 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Shea Volkmer, Campolindo 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Ashlyn Boothby, Scotts Valley 12 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Jesse Redding, Colfax 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Seelah Kettelstrom, Montgomery 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>2<sup>nd</sup> Team</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Evie Marheineke Archbishop Mitty 11 CCS</p>Renea Searls Alhambra 12 NCS<br />Natalie Arriaza Patterson 10 SJS<br />Annie Pflaum Menlo Atherton 12 CCS</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mattie Whipple Yreka 12 NS<br />Elsa Krummel Bay School 12 NCS<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Amrie Lacefield Montgomery 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>3<sup>rd</sup> Team</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Alexandra Powell, Monte Vista 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Grace Dunham, St. Francis, Sac 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Emily Allison, Granite Bay 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Ella Mogannam, Lick-Wilmerding 10 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Karissa Chamberlain, Whitney 12 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Jacqueline Pan, Mills 12 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Jasleen Sidhu, Los Altos 12 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Honorable Mention</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Liana Lee, Dougherty Valley 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Caitlin Cilley, St. Francis, MV 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Ava Decleve, Scotts Valley 10 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Kianna Larsson, Rio Americano 11 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Addison Clinton, Oak Ridge 11 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Jane Landon, Whitney 10 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Caroline Chang Lick-Wilmerding 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Lucinda Laughlin University 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Daisy Penney Campolindo 12 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Addison Ewers Whitney 10 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Kinga Czajkowski, Palo Alto 11 CCS<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Sabrina Zanetto St. Francis, MV 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Carina Nottingham Berkeley 10 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Sade Bumpus Granada 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Alexandra Smith San Ramon Valley 10 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Shea Elmore Los Gatos 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Brenna Mannion Vista Del Lago 10 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Lucy Peterson Bay School 11 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Emily Soobrian Los Altos 11 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Ruby Chen Evergreen Valley 12 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Freshmen</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Caroline Chang Lick-Wilmerding 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Sade Bumpus Granada 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Sivani Kaliki Evergreen Valley 9 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Nora Carino Evergreen Valley 9 CCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Amalia Contreras Campolindo 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Leah Krason Nevada Union 9 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Ashlin Mallon Maria Carrillo 9 NCS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Kimberlee McKernan Lassen 9 NS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Elyse Patmon Granite Bay 9 SJS</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">Adelyn King Piedmont Hills 9 CCS</p></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-58776342711095959232024-01-03T13:57:00.000-08:002024-01-03T21:00:28.552-08:002023 NorCal XC Team<p>We are finalizing the list for this year's NorCal team. I will send a link when it's posted.</p><p>==============================================================</p><p>If you are interested in voting for the 2023 NorCal XC team, please email me and I will send the info to you. </p><p>As a reminder, every NorCal XC team can be found at this link:<br /><a href="https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/alnorcal.htm">https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/alnorcal.htm</a></p><p>Last year's NorCal team can be found here:<br /><a href="https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2022/allnorca.htm">https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2022/allnorca.htm</a></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-25533269477993818002023-12-19T07:37:00.000-08:002023-12-30T09:04:21.145-08:00 NorCal Cross Country and Track and Field College Commitments<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaYORuryCVh5yc2B5fvRi45JfDBavEW5XGWbP07zxIbnIIACbR3yYoQUXeS_pBKa7GZuFoSHVXL4LPknu7Nb9gqoY7w6Msxt5UAYq4wsbKZLrR75aUu97Mu-_pf4E1nZoAvLIk-VIg0Z71yuPrjJ_pfUG5f2f6B2q_pyqZy5Xiueevg2jwUG_/s1282/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-17%20at%209.33.08%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1026" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaYORuryCVh5yc2B5fvRi45JfDBavEW5XGWbP07zxIbnIIACbR3yYoQUXeS_pBKa7GZuFoSHVXL4LPknu7Nb9gqoY7w6Msxt5UAYq4wsbKZLrR75aUu97Mu-_pf4E1nZoAvLIk-VIg0Z71yuPrjJ_pfUG5f2f6B2q_pyqZy5Xiueevg2jwUG_/w256-h320/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-17%20at%209.33.08%20PM.png" width="256" /></a></b></div><b>Grant Morgenfeld</b> Palo Alto (CCS) Wake Forest<br /><b>Renae Searls</b> Alhambra (NCS) California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly SLO)<br /><b>Jasleen Sidhu</b> Los Altos (CCS) Air Force Academy<br /><b>Tatum Olesen</b> Menlo Atherton (CCS) University of Virginia<div><b>Cora Haggarty</b> Burlingame (CCS) University of Michigan<br /><b>Ashlyn Boothby</b> Scotts Valley (CCS) Stanford University<br /><b>Josh Chu</b> Ponderosa (SJS) UCLA</div><div><b>Karissa Chamberlain</b> Whitney (SJS) BYU</div><div><b>Asher Patel</b> Miramonte (NCS) Cornell</div><div><b>Olivia William</b>s Acalanes (NCS) University of Pennsylvania<br /><b>Shea Volkmer</b> Campolindo (NCS) Colorado State</div><div><b>Juliana Roberson</b> Whitney (SJS) UNLV<br /><b>Lucas Cohen</b> Albany (NCS) Yale University<br /><b>Jathiyah Muhammad</b> San Jose Track Club (Unat.) University of Arizona</div><div><b>Luke Moore</b> Sacred Heart Cathedral (CCS) University of Chicago</div><div><b>Talia Green</b> College Prep (NCS) Harvey Mudd, Claremont Mudd Scripps</div><div><b>Angeline Gutierrez</b> Del Oro (SJS) Sonoma State University</div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-25778589317535806182023-12-18T17:24:00.000-08:002023-12-18T17:24:03.989-08:00Bay Area Running Camp (Winter Break Mini-Session)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_4JHq6Rl1zj0sxOItTG4mnzva0UG0Bh-cM5vaUswbhAkQ2MZPMWIZBMHKxkRbb-WCbtItab7yk40nJmLyaEVmflRwtSzxrWty1PHraUJjiVNhNebIfQefWDMMddzIwsDiq0_Jon3khqqCvifhyphenhyphenJ1_eIi1eB-1xMXjQ4EXGx_eJq2xIQxTGt4/s2000/BARC%202023%20Flyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1546" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_4JHq6Rl1zj0sxOItTG4mnzva0UG0Bh-cM5vaUswbhAkQ2MZPMWIZBMHKxkRbb-WCbtItab7yk40nJmLyaEVmflRwtSzxrWty1PHraUJjiVNhNebIfQefWDMMddzIwsDiq0_Jon3khqqCvifhyphenhyphenJ1_eIi1eB-1xMXjQ4EXGx_eJq2xIQxTGt4/w309-h400/BARC%202023%20Flyer.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-69930294732160877702023-12-08T09:52:00.000-08:002023-12-08T09:52:04.839-08:00Monte Vista HS looking for Track and Field coaches<p>Monte Vista High School in Danville is looking for part-time and full-time track & field coaches for the following events this spring:</p><p>Sprints, Distance, Horizontal Jumps, High Jump</p><p>We have a high-level group of athletes and a fantastic staff. Stipends are available for all positions. Interested parties should contact Monte Vista Head Coach Patrick Wales-Dinan at pwalesdinan@srvusd.net</p><p>-Patrick Wales-Dinan</p><div><br /></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-5513672879800048302023-12-06T12:23:00.000-08:002023-12-06T12:23:38.076-08:00Campolindo HS looking for Track and Field coaches<div>Campolindo High School of Moraga is looking for part-time and full-time track & field coaches for the following events this spring:</div><div><br /></div><div>Sprints, Hurdles, Relays, Horizontal Jumps, High Jump</div><div><br /></div><div>We have a fabulous group of athletes. Stipends are available! Interested parties should contact Campolindo Head Coach Chuck Woolridge at <a href="mailto:cwoolridge@auhsdschools.org">cwoolridge@auhsdschools.org</a></div><div><br /></div><div>-Chuck Woolridge</div><div><br /></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-1587071022058136532023-12-05T10:58:00.000-08:002023-12-05T10:58:36.739-08:002023 California State Podium Teams (Updated boys)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQ4HuPuHwO22aehXvnxXhtLjMykvI-S3wXsfjbYryxaEKOcn5RwAuvMlCbb3d7dNYHoUNHel_QlWaxW-QpAHBCPc_RGovr4Jb3UgLouwlHs7xkgjEr87SnEtKj6Ef29RpvyqSqCpGJdA3HmdNk5YOljImYxDYp0b33ETx7Ol3hUl6yEOQeL3M/s3383/BoysPodium2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3383" data-original-width="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQ4HuPuHwO22aehXvnxXhtLjMykvI-S3wXsfjbYryxaEKOcn5RwAuvMlCbb3d7dNYHoUNHel_QlWaxW-QpAHBCPc_RGovr4Jb3UgLouwlHs7xkgjEr87SnEtKj6Ef29RpvyqSqCpGJdA3HmdNk5YOljImYxDYp0b33ETx7Ol3hUl6yEOQeL3M/s16000/BoysPodium2023.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-28818460235086029062023-12-03T09:45:00.000-08:002023-12-03T21:35:23.938-08:00Cross Country results from 9/2/23NXN<br /><a href="https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/227536/results/all">https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/227536/results/all</a><div><br /></div><div>NorCal Participants<br />19 Eli Fitchen-Young Santa Cruz 15:33.6<br />24 Lucas Cohen Albany 15:37.7<br />26 Broen Holman Sonora 15:40.1<br />110 Ayden Stefanopoulos Los Gatos 16:27.7</div><div><br /></div><div>24 Hanne Thomsen Montgomery 18:11.1<br /><div><br /></div><div>Footlocker West<br /><a href="https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/11663/events">https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/11663/events</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Qualifiers to Footlocker National Meet</div><div>7 Shea Volkmer Campolindo 18:11<br />8 Olivia Williams Acalanes 18:11<br /><br /></div><div>3 Grant Morgenfeld Palo Alto 15:25<br />5 Trey Caldwell De La Salle 15:27<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Little busy today but will post who qualified for national meet later. Also, feel free to comment on the performances of the NorCal athletes at NXN.</i></div></div>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-23080704351108306702023-11-29T20:16:00.000-08:002023-11-29T20:17:09.452-08:002023 California State Podium Teams (Updated girls)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5A2Ymd5o_U2-SkTSKyyaXh8m9XPgEsXIVXj2j4v5g3iB2E8liHUKBTA8w-zl0E3iIUHr-5SWgHvToKqOIT1HFK440nMJKlnvhstjtis0V_zY5aKYCE4Uvb3-PI9kSqvktij1CKhtUee4JcrfywQJIX01hhY3Zqw6HET93AFCcmGK5vQQGkE7/s2901/2023PodiumGirls-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5A2Ymd5o_U2-SkTSKyyaXh8m9XPgEsXIVXj2j4v5g3iB2E8liHUKBTA8w-zl0E3iIUHr-5SWgHvToKqOIT1HFK440nMJKlnvhstjtis0V_zY5aKYCE4Uvb3-PI9kSqvktij1CKhtUee4JcrfywQJIX01hhY3Zqw6HET93AFCcmGK5vQQGkE7/s16000/2023PodiumGirls-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-19112675894476501632023-11-27T14:52:00.000-08:002023-11-28T13:16:02.344-08:00Mike Fanelli RIP<p><span style="font-family: times;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1814381137a6794f988670/1545203966733-8KBH3KNPW7VKI7Y2P1U1/Mike+Fanelli" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="266" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1814381137a6794f988670/1545203966733-8KBH3KNPW7VKI7Y2P1U1/Mike+Fanelli" width="400" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><i>For those of you who knew Mike Fanelli, he sadly passed away Saturday night. An announcement about his passing from his wife is posted at the following link. There will be a memorial for him sometime in January which I am sure will be standing-room only. </i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><i>Feel free to share your thoughts below.</i></span></p><p><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pausatf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MikeFanelli_InMemoriam.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1701210296652000&usg=AOvVaw04po3kk6Rlw4H-VCWUZpAU" href="https://www.pausatf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MikeFanelli_InMemoriam.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: times;">https://www.pausatf.org/wp-<wbr></wbr>content/uploads/2023/11/<wbr></wbr>MikeFanelli_InMemoriam.pdf</span></a></p><p>Also, a blog post from Tony Reavis <a href="https://tonireavis.com/2023/11/28/r-i-p-mike-fanelli/?fbclid=IwAR1oR9-N2Av2e4mzRBuiQ-ddP8e_OLG1OIJ8kLI5YWBQn7ygRPibTe3f-JE">HERE</a>.</p>Albert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.com1