NorCal meet results

WBAL 1 at Crystal Springs Course LIVE RESULTS
Delta League Cross Country Meet #1 at Jessup University LIVE RESULTS

North Coast Section Mid-Season rankings (teams and individuals)

Here is my best attempt to rank the top teams and individuals in NCS, based on feedback from many coaches. If you think I missed a team and/or individual, please comment below. For the individuals, the top 5 individuals not on the qualifying teams will advance to the state meet, provided they are in the top 12 if 2 teams advance, top 14 if 3 teams advance, top 16 if 4 teams advance, top 18 if 5 teams advance, and top 20 if 6 teams advance.

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

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

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

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

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

Individuals
1. Eli Hernandez, Granada
2. Alex van Veen, Granada
3. Max van Veen, Granada
4. Lucas Lipman, Dublin
5. Gavin Shimojima, Amador Valley

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

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

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

Individuals
1. Caden Ehrhorn, Campolindo
2. Cameron Jones, Maria Carrillo
3. Nikola Van Delft, Campolindo
4. Clark Gregory, Campolindo/Corbin Post, Windsor
5. Gavin Gunn, Campolindo/Oliver Bush, Redwood

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

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

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

Individuals
1. Djali de Chalus, St. Mary's College
2. William McMorran, Miramonte
3. Leo Berberich, Archie Williams
4. Santiago Henriquez, Moreau Catholic
5. Chandler Mar, Archie Williams

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

Individuals
1. Ainsley Sullivan, Archie Williams
2. Mae Mickel, Miramonte
3. Marissa Dollard, Miramonte
4. Lucille Pazdan, Albany
5. Sonia Berberich, Archie Williams

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

Individuals
1. Ben Friedland, University
2. Lucas Welty, Healdsburg
3. Ethan Kraska, University
4. Reese Terrell, Convent & Stuart Hall
5. Vivek Narottem, University

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

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

NorCal Cross Country and Track and Field College Commitments

Farah Allen, Branson (NCS) UCLA
Hugh Heyer, McClatchy (SJS) Arizona State
Gelila Hailu, Leigh (CCS) Cal Poly SLO 
Iliana Nierengarten, Castro Valley (NCS) Elon University 
Ashlin Mallon, Cardinal Newman (NCS) UCLA 
Josie Hill, Sonoma Academy (NCS) University of Oregon 
Maya Day, Oak Ridge (SJS) Southern Utah University
Norah Feldt, Davis (SJS) Northwestern University
Eva Soto, Whitney (SJS) Stanislaus State
Hailey Sellers, Branson (NCS) Middlebury College
Kate Kozubik, Redwood (NCS) University of San Diego
Amalia Contreras, Campolindo (NCS) Santa Clara University
Yuval Goldberg, Mountain View (CCS) Johns Hopkins University (NEW)

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

NCS Division V Late-September Rankings by Walfred Solorzano

BOYS Division V Team Rankings (Top 4 Teams Qualify to State)

1. San Francisco University - The Red Devils are still the overwhelming favorites to win back-to-back State Championships and three consecutive section titles. Senior Ben Friedland, two-time section champion, opened up the season with 14:41 at Woodbridge this past weekend. His teammate Ethan Kraska, will be challenging Ben for the individual title and opened up at 14:49 at Woodbridge. The duo has plenty of depth with Vivek Narottam, Hugo Tao Ong, Mateo Moretti, Charlie Kost, and freshman Kai Roy.

2. Healdsburg - The Greyhounds had a breakout year and have now established themselves as a team to challenge for a state podium spot. The team finished behind St. Margaret’s (SS No. 1) and ahead of Viewpoint (SS No.3) in its heat at Woodbridge. Lucas Welty is another runner to watch for the individual title as he ran 14:42. Lucas will be supported by 800m breakout star Phoenix de Maria Nall, along with Domenico Cornilsen, Jack Beckman, and first-year runner Kevin Suazo.

3. Stuart Hall - The Knights have another strong squad led by senior Reese Terrell. The team has improved at State the past two years going from 11th to 6th place and have a strong five that has an outside chance for a podium spot at State as they did beat Healdsburg all last year. The Knights have a strong pack with JJ Garg, Edward Fontaine, Sabry Bowden, and Jack Lynch. They all had an excellent showing at BCL West No. 1 and at the Ram Invitational.

4. The Bay School/College Prep - It is going to be a wild finish at NCS for the last qualifying spot to State. The boys of The Bay School are still seeking their first-ever team berth at the state championships. The Breakers finished second this past Saturday at the Be the G.OA.T. XC Invitational with junior Gordon Tan clocking in the fastest time of the meet. The Breakers will have XC state qualifier Matthew Gatz-Levine and junior Blaise Pascal. College Prep just finished with a league win at BCL East No. 1. While Bay may have a stronger trio up top, the Cougars have a deeper squad and a good history of running well at NCS. Their top five are Noha Petajisto, Alejandro Benito, Andrew Martinovsky, Zane Vingus, and Aiden Fong. With that being stated, both Sonoma Academy and Head-Royce can very well claim that last trip to Fresno.

Individual Rankings

1. Ben Friedland (San Francisco University)

2. Lucas Welty (Healdsburg)

3. Ethan Kraska (San Francisco University)

4. Reese Terrell (Stuart Hall)

5. Vivek Narottam (San Francisco University)

6. Hugo Tao Ong (San Francisco University)

7. James Nielsen (San Domenico)

GIRLS Division V Team Rankings (Top 6 Teams Qualify to State)

NCS is easily by far the strongest section in State Division 5 and the top three teams will be vying to win the State Championship at the end of the year. The difference will probably be the improvement of 9th grade or first year runners throughout the season.

1. San Francisco University -It was a very tight battle at the end of last season between University and Lick. This year should be no different. The Red Devils are led by junior Palmer Smit, who ran 17:01 at the Woodbridge Invitational, and is proving to be one of the top Division 5 runners in the State. Grace Tompkins-Pettigrew leads the rest of the deep squad, and is now being joined by two freshmen up at the top. Sienna Trujillo and Emily Simon have already improved a lot from early on this season. Anabel Laughlin should complete the team scoring. She has had an excellent season thus far and is the best no. 5 runner in the State.

 2. Lick-Wilmerding - The Tigers are being led by the duo of Caroline Chang and Ella Adam-Teoh. They both had great season openers at BCL West No.1 and will be supported by the freshmen duo of Chloe Ong and Stella Hahn. Both girls were just above 19 minutes at BCL West No. 1 and may improve dramatically by the end of the year. The top 5 are rounded off by sophomore Ainsley King, who has already improved from last season.

3. Branson - The Bulls have the best trio in the state with State medalist Farah Allen, Hailey Sellers, and Maya Gidney. Allen will be looking to win the Division 5 State Champion from a very competitive group. Freshman Harper Gidney adds another dimension to the team. She had a great high school opener at the Ram Invitational as she finished 4th in the varsity race. We will wait and see the development of their no. 5 runner. Branson could win it all at the end.

4. Head-Royce - Things become more nebulous after the top three teams. Senior Emma Singh had an excellent debut by winning the Jim Tracy Challenge. She has yet to race again but in the meantime her teammates Maya Smith and the much improved Sasha Lujan Waisberg had a great showing at BCL East No. 1. Emalia Frank brings added depth but was missing, along with Singh, at BCL East No.1. This team will surely win a spot to state if they put it all together at the end of the season.

5. College Prep - Junior Sophie Martin is hoping to lead the Cougars to another trip to the State Championships. The team beat Head-Royce at BCL East No. 1 but as mentioned, the Jayhawks were without two of their top 5 runners. The trio of Enna Gerking, Sophie Downs, and freshman Tegan Pukdeedamrongrit have been showing solid performances.  And once again, the common theme will be how their No. 5 runner develops.

6. Convent - Before we begin, The Bay School and Sonoma Academy will be looking to take a trip to Fresno and may take over the no. 6 spot later in the season. Convent had an excellent showing at BCL No. 1. Although they barely lost to They Bay School due to the head-to-head scoring format, they have a slight edge in championship scoring. The Cubs are still waiting for the possible debut of Juliet Sugar, who can possibly be their top scorer. In the meantime they have a solid four of Annette Moore, Isabel Ames, Aliyah Campbell, and Pauline Currier.,

Individual Rankings

1. Farah Allen (Branson)

2. Josie Hill (Sonoma Academy)

3. Palmer Smit (San Francisco University

4. Corrina Schlatter (St. Helena)

5. Hailey Sellers (Branson)

6. Emma Singh (Head-Royce)

7. Maya Smith (Head-Royce)

SJS Rankings - updated as of Sept 19th by Mike Carroll

Been two weeks since last SJS rankings, so here we go for after Sept 18th local meets + Woodbridge Invite.

Boys' Overall
1       Jesuit
2.      Vacaville
3.      Davis      
4.      Oak Ridge
5.      Ponderosa
6.      Bella Vista
7.      Oakdale
8.      McClatchy
9.      Vista Del Lago
10 (tie). Atwater/Golden Valley

To show how close Jesuit and Vacaville were they were less than 10 points apart in the Woodbridge Sweepstake race with 35+ teams, with Jesuit (20th) just in front of Vacaville (21st). They will probably next meet at Clovis Invite but the boys Section D2 finals should be one of the closest in recent years. With Davis securing the varsity boys victory at the prestigious De La Salle Nike Invitational against some decent Northern California squads they are ranked in front of Oak Ridge. After a disappointing meet at Woodbridge, the Oak Ridge boys team will possibly face Davis at Clovis Invite, but not sure if both teams will make the Clovis championship race. 

Ponderosa moves up as a result of their unexpected success in a non-seeded race at Woodbridge, but if they are to do well at State champs they need to find a good #5 runner and reduce that 1-5 gap of 1:30. 

Oakdale usually starts late and secured a solid result behind Jesuit and Bella Vista at the Kim Duyst Invite, led by Weston McGhee. Vista Del Lago, Atwater and Golden Valley all competed at Kim Duyst and finished within 20 points of each other with Vista Del Lago finishing ahead of the others. It should be an exciting D2 Section finals as these 3 teams battle for that last 4th qualifying spot for state finals. 

McClatchy has not placed well lately but their 1-2 runners (Heyer and Warriner) have not competed since Sierra Invite and they would have finished higher at Woodbridge and Lowell if they had raced. Going to leave them at #8 until they find out if they are injured or not. Del Oro and Pleasant Grove have both looked sharp early in the season, but didn't have a good result at Kim Duyst and dropped out of top 10. Hopefully this is not a result of peaking too early. West Campus and Hughson are the strongest from the smaller schools after Christian Brothers didn't do well at Woodbridge.

D1
        1.      Davis
        2.      Oak Ridge
        3.      McClatchy
        4.      Pleasant Grove
        5.      Folsom

D2
        1.      Vacaville
        2.      Jesuit
        3.      Bella Vista
        4.      Vista Del Lago
        5.      Atwater/Golden Valley

D3
        1.      Ponderosa
        2.      Oakdale
        3.      Del Oro
        3.      Beyer
        4.      Kimball

D4
        1.      West Campus
        2.      Hughson
        3.      Sonora
        4.      Union Mine
        5.      Galt

D5
        1.      Westlake Charter
        2       Argonaut
        3.      Bradshaw Christian
        4.      Vacaville Christian
        5.      Waterford

Girls' Overall:
1.      St Francis
2.      Oak Ridge
3.      Davis
4.      Whitney
5.      Golden Valley
6.      Oakdale
7.      Ponderosa
8.      Pleasant Grove
9.      Rio Americano
10.     Granite Bay

St Francis did well at Woodbridge against Southern California teams and continued the grind this weekend when they traveled to Oregon to compete at the Nike Portland Invitational in hopes to increase their chances with an NXN at-large berth. Despite losing their top 2 runners to graduation and transfer, Oak Ridge girls improved upon last year's results at Woodbridge. Davis girls took the win at Nike De La Salle, matching the boys, but with a 1-5 team spread around 1:30 they will need to improve if they are to repeat at D1 section champs and a top result at state. 

Whitney top 4 looked sharp at the Sierra Foothill League's 1st meet, even though some teams were saving something for Woodbridge. But with their 5th runner 2:00 behind their 1st, they have a hard time hitting the podium at state champs.

Golden Valley ran well behind St Francis at Kim Duyst, and Oakdale had a strong debut just behind Golden Valley. Ponderosa girls probably would have gotten the win at the Frogtown Invite but their 1-2, the Angelo sisters, were running down in Woodbridge. So Pleasant Grove girls ended up getting the win at Frogtown. 

Rio Americano had a good result at Woodbridge and will battle with Granite Bay and Vacaville for the final 2 D2 section spots. Granite Bay moves up to #10 after a solid effort from their #1 Maddie Truppa in the deep SFL. Vacaville and Christian Brothers drop out of rankings after below-average performances at Woodbridge.

D1.
        1.      Oak Ridge
        2.      Davis
        3.      Pleasant Grove
        4.      Lincoln-Stockton
        5.      Turlock

D2.
        1.      Whitney
        2.      Golden Valley
        3.      Rio Americano
        4.      Granite Bay
        5.      Vacaville

D3.
        1.      St Francis
        2.      Oakdale
        3.      Ponderosa
        4.      Del Oro
        5.      Lathrop

D4.
        1.      Placer
        2.      Hughson
        3.      El Dorado
        4.      Christian Brothers
        5.      Hughson

D5.
        1.      Westlake Charter
        2.      Ripon Christian
        3.      Bret Hart
        4.      Argonaut
        5.      Foresthill

New NCS proposal to change MOC format to a one day meet

Some of you may have heard about this already, but NCS is voting on a proposed change to the Meet of Champions to a different format than the current 2-day format that has been in place for many years. You can check out the proposal at this LINK on page 23. The NCS Board of Managers will meet next week, and if passed, the measure will be implemented immediately. The proposal is to have the 4 x 800s and unified races on Friday and then the running events on Saturday in two timed final heats for each event. Thanks to Gus Morris of the Press Democrat for updating this news on Twitter. 

Thoughts about this proposed change?

Top 15 NorCal Individuals (Boys and Girls)

BOYS
1) Henry Hauser 12 Menlo (CCS) Division IV
2) Elias Thronson 11 Davis (SJS) Division I
3) Matthew Ogilvie 12 Jesuit (SJS) Division II
4) Yuval Goldberg 12 Mountain View (CCS) Division I
5) Evan Chopra 12 Menlo Atherton (CCS) Division I
6) Rohan Iyer 11 Milpitas (CCS) Division I
7) Cooper Stream 12 Vacaville (SJS) Division II
8) Deven Koppala 12 Mountain View (CCS) Division I
9) Cameron Jones 12 Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
10) Caden Ehrhorn 11 Campolindo (NCS) Division III
11) Eli Hernandez 9 Granada (NCS) Division II
12) Conrad Chern 12 Crystal Springs Uplands (CCS) Division V
13) Desmond Prindiville 9 Woodside Priory (CCS) Division V
14) Djali de Chalus 12 St. Mary's College (NCS) Division IV
15) Liam Tassa 10 Mountain View (CCS) Division I

GIRLS
1) Alyssa Gutierrez 10 St. Francis, SJ (SJS) Division III
2) Farah Allen 12 Branson (NCS) Division V
3) Kaylie O'Connell 11 Monte Vista (NCS) Division II
4) Gelila Hailu 12 Leigh (CCS) Division II
5) Autumn Tanner 12 San Rafael (NCS) Division III
6) Fernanda Cortes 12 Golden Valley (SJS) Division II
7) Josie Hill 12 Sonoma Academy (NCS) Division V
8) Nadya Makarova 11 Monte Vista (NCS) Division II
9) Emmy Angelo 12 Ponderosa (SJS) Division III
10) Ada Beilinska 12 Mountain View (CCS) Division I
10) Hannah Shehorn 12 Scotts Valley (CCS) Division V
11) Ellison Williams 11 St. Francis, SJ (CCS) Division III
12) Maddie Goss 11 Woodcreek (SJS) Division II
13) Brinley Pickett 12 St. Francis, MV (CCS) Division II
14) Olivia Joseph 12 Northgate (NCS) Division III
15) Eliana Wittles 11 Los Altos (CCS) Division I

Feel free to comment on the two lists above and if I missed anybody. Who should move up?

Coming up this week...

Wednesday WCAL 1 at Golden Gate Fields (CCS) LIVE RESULTS
Wednesday Diablo Athletic League Meet #1 at Hidden Valley Park (NCS) RESULTS
Wednesday, SCVAL #1 at Baylands Park (CCS) RESULTS
Wednesday, BCL East #1 at Joaquin Miller Park RESULTS
Thursday, CCAA-MVL at Lodi Lakes LIVE RESULTS
Thursday, TCAL Center Meet at Point Pinole RESULTS
Saturday Be The GOAT Invitational at Pinole Trails (NCS)
Saturday Clam Beach Invitational at Clam Beach State Park (NO)
Saturday Foothill Small School Invitationalat Foothill HS (SJS)
Saturday Gold Mine Invitational at Railhead Park (SJS)
Saturday King City Invitational at San Lorenzo County Park (CCS)
Saturday Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro Park (CCS) RESULTS
Saturday Ram Invitational at Westmoor HS (CCS) RESULTS
Saturday Scott Bauhs Invitational at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park (NCS) RESULTS
Saturday Truckee Invitational at Ponderosa Golf Course (SJS)
Saturday Nike Portland XC at Blue Lake Regional Park RESULTS

Top NorCal DTeams/Individuals at Woodbridge

Boys' Teams
1) Mountain View 1:12:44
2) Granada 1:13:16
3) University 1:14:27
4) Jesuit 1:14:30
5) Menlo 1:14:34
6) Vacaville 1:14:41
7) Menlo Atherton 1:15:01
8) Piedmont Hills 1:16:13
9) Sequoia 1:16:56
10) St. Mary's College 1:16:57

Girls' Teams
1) St. Francis, SJ 1:25:15
2) Monte Vista 1:27:51
3) Carlmont 1:28:52
4) Oak Ridge 1:29:28
5) St. Francis, SJ (B Team) 1:29:29
6) Mountain View 1:30:11
7) Menlo Atherton 1:31:04
8) Redwood 1:31:15
9) University 1:31:37
10) San Ramon Valley 1:32:26

Boys' Individuals
1) Henry Hauser Menlo 12 14:02.8
2) Matthew Ogilvie Jesuit 12 14:09.8
3) Yuval Goldberg Mountain View 12 14:10.6
4) Evan Chopra Menlo Atherton 12 14:12.9
5) Rohan Iyer Milpitas 11 14:15.7
6) Cooper Stream Vacaville 12 14:16.3
7) Deven Koppala Mountain View 12 14:18.2
8) Eli Hernandez Granada 9 14:18.4
9) Djali de Chalus St. Mary's College 12 14:26.5
10) Liam Tassa Mountain View 10 14:29.5

Girls' Individuals
1) Alyssa Gutierrez St. Francis, SJ 10 16:08.0
2) Farah Allen Branson 12 16:20.0
3) Kaylie O'Connell Monte Vista 11 16:32.9
4) Gelila Hailu Leigh 12 16:34.8
5) Fernanda Cortes Golden Valley 12 16:39.3
6) Nadya Makarova Monte Vista 11 16:39.5
7) Emmy Angelo Ponderosa 12 16:45.4
8) Ada Bielinska Mountain View 12 16:48.9
9) Ellison Williams St. Francis SJ 11 16:52.3
10) Maddie Goss Woodcreek 11 16:54.4

Top NorCal performances from this weekend

With Woodbridge in our hindsight mirror, the cross country season had its first notable weekend, with many teams and individuals revving their engines for the first time this season. Here are some of the more notable results and standout efforts from the following invitationals.

From the De La Salle Invitational
In the girls' varsity race, San Rafael senior Autumn Tanner won her second race of the season with a time of 17:13.7 over Sonoma Academy senior Josie Hill (17:28.8). The Newhall Park course runs about the same as the Woodward Park course, which gives you an idea about the times for those two girls. San Rafael resides in Division III, which puts Tanner among the top runners in the state in that division. Hill will compete in Division V and will also be a contender at state in that division after finishing in the top 10 last season. Tanner's time is the 5th fastest time run in DLS Invite history.

Team-wise, Davis came out on top following their 3rd place finish at their first league meet this past Wednesday behind nationally ranked St. Francis, SJ, and Whitney. Los Altos edged out the now formidable Miramonte team that will be favored to take the NCS Division IV crown.

For the boys, Davis junior Elias Thronson led from the gun and dominated the field with a sub-15 effort (14:55.7) over Crystal Springs Uplands senior Conrad Chern (15:27.2). Thronson led his Bluedevil teammates to the team victory over Dublin running the 5th fastest time in the race's history. Woodside Priory freshman Desmond Prindiville continued his impressive high school debut, finishing within 3 seconds of Chern. Both runners reside in the WBAL as well as Division V at the section and state levels. Branham finished in a competitive 3rd behind Davis and Dublin and will be among the top teams in the Section in Division II.

From Farmer Invitational (NCS course)
In the girls' varsity race. Menlo freshman Masha Sobieski was the winner with a time of 17:39.8 over 2nd place finisher, Maya Smith of Head Royce (17:42.9). Teamwise, Northgate was the winner led by 4th place finisher, Olivia Joseph (18:09.7). Berkeley edged Lynbrook for 2nd with the 6 man tiebreaker.

For the boys, Lynbrook senior Hisham Mohammed edged Moreau Catholic's Santiago Henriquez 15:07.2 to 15:07.5. Berkeley was the team winner at 82 points over 2nd place finisher Lynbrook with 95.

From the Woodbridge Classic
Lots to unwind here, and we will start with the Sweepstakes races. For the girls, the St. Francis SJ girls finished in 5th place as the 2nd-fastest California team, just ahead of another nationally ranked team, Buchanan. The Troubadours were led by sophomore Alyssa Gutierrez, who, after leading at the gun, finished in 7th place with a time of 16:08.0. The next fastest NorCal runner was Branson senior Farah Allen, who finished 12th overall with a time of 16:20.0. Monte Vista's top 2 runners (Kaylie O'Connell and Nadya Makarova) finished in 23rd and 31st, respectively. Leigh senior Gelila Hailu finished in 25th place with a time of 16:34.8.

In the boys' sweepstakes race, the Mountain View team finished in 5th place as the top California team. They were led by senior Yuval Goldberg, who finished in 25th place with a time of 14:10.6. Granada finished an impressive 7th place after being in 4th place at the 2 mile mark. The top NorCal individual was Menlo senior Henry Hauser (13th at 14:02.8). Jesuit's Matthew Ogilvie was the next individual with a 25th place finish and a final time of 14:09.8. Milpitas junor Rohan Iyer finished in 28th place (14:15.7) just in front of defending Division II state champion, Cooper Stream of Vacaville (14:16.3). Mountain View's 2nd runner, Deven Koppola finished in 35th place (14:18.2). Impressive Granada freshman Eli Hernandez was next in 36th place with a time of 14:18.4).

In the girls' rated race, Fernanda Cortes of Golden Valley was the individual winner at 16:39.3. Emmy Angelo of Ponderosa was in 3rd at 16:45.4. The Carlmont girls finished in 2nd place as a team, led by senior Katelyn Elliott and her 8th place finish (16:56.9). 

In the boys' rated race. Menlo Atherton senior Evan Chopra continued his undefeated season, winning this race in a time of 14:12.9. The Bears finished in 2nd place behind Liberty of Bakersfield.

Other notable performances
Bella Vista swept the Tom Laythe Invitational. Bella Vista's Calvin Fear and Julia Thomas were the individual winners, respectively. At the 9th Annual Eye Opener, the fastest times of the day were posted by Piner senior Kamila Olvera at 18:15.0 and Casa Grande junior Matthew Lindeman (15:29.69). At the 3rd annual Tom Leikam Invitational, Hollister was the boys' varsity team winner. Individually, Aptos senior Sam Hansen won in a time of 15:11.89. For the girls, Santa Cruz was the team winner. Scotts Valley senior Hanna Shehorn was the individual winner with a time of 17:13.46.