Robin Williams and Dana Carvey

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

NorCal Cross Country and Track and Field College Commitments

Farah Allen, Branson (NCS) UCLA 

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

Patrick Pinjuv, Union Mine (SJS) Cal Poly SLO
Katelyn Secrest, Davis (SJS) Cal Poly Humboldt
Hanna Shehorn, Scotts Valley (CCS) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Matthew Ogilvie, Jesuit (SJS) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Lily Hales-Yang, Davis (SJS) Amherst College
Ada Bielinska, Mountain View (CCS) University of California, Berkeley (NEW)
Deven Koppala, Mountain View (CCS) Johns Hopkins (NEW)
Brooke Oliveira, Castilleja (CCS) Yale University (NEW)
Emma Singh, Head-Royce (NCS) Washington University in St. Louis (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.

Catching up on results

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

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

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

WCAL 2 at Baylands Park

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clovis Invitational Results and Live Feed

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

Clovis Invitational Preview with West Coast XC

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

Clovis Invitational preview

The divisions have been posted for Clovis. You can find them at this LINK.

Ken Martinez of West Coast XC will be posting a YouTube video before Friday with Ken Reeves and me previewing the faster races this weekend on Friday/Saturday. In the meantime, here are the teams and individuals taking part in those championship races. If you have any predictions or questions about this weekend, please use the comment section below. Who visits this blog and is competing this weekend? 

Friday Championship Races (schools 1799 and under)-Listed Alphabetically by school        Girls’ Teams                                                         Boys’ Teams

1. Archie Williams                                      1. Agoura

2. Branson                                                           2. Chaminade

3. Galena, Nevada                                                   3. Foothill Technology

4. La Costa Canyon                                                 4. Galena

5. Miramonte                                                           5. La Costa Canyon

6. Mission Viejo                                                       6. Maria Carrillo

7. Oak Park                                                              7. Menlo School

8. Monrovia                                                              8. Oak Park

9. Moorpark                                                              9. Oaks Christian

10. Point Loma                                                       10. Ponderosa

11. Ponderosa                                                        11. Reno

12. Reno                                                                12. San Francisco University

13. San Francisco University                             13. South Pasadena

14. Santa Margarita                                                14. St. John Bosco

15. St. Francis, CCS                                              15. Tahoe-Truckee

16. Tahoe-Truckee                                                 16. West Torrance

       Girls’ Individuals: Alpha by last name                    Boys’ Individuals

1. Lindsey Billotte, Classical Academy                1. Conrad Chern, Crystal Springs Uplands

2. Anna Conca, Monte Vista Christian                  2. Teal Greene, Pacifica Christian

3. Natali Gregory, Wasco               3. Cristian Hoover, Central

4. Leah Krason, Nevada Union                         4. Weston McGhee, Oakdale

5. Ashlin Mallon, Cardinal Newman                     5. Ved Nath, Archbishop Mitty

6. Kelly McIntire, Naples American                     6. Zac O’Leary, JSerra

7. Amelia Sarkisian, Brentwood                        7. Luca Persichetti, International School of LA

8. Corinna Schlatter, St. Helena 8. Jack Richter, Viewpoint Saturday Championship Races (schools 1800 and above)-Listed Alphabetically by school

Girls’ teams                                                         Boys’ Teams

1. Beckman                                                  1. Beckman

2. Buchanan                                                         2. Claremont

3. Claremont                                                         3. Crater

4. Clovis North                                                      4. Crescenta Valley

5. Crater                                                                   5. Davis

6. Davis                                                                   6. Granada

7. El Toro                                                                 7. Hart

8. Great Oak                                                            8. Jesuit

9. Mira Costa                                                            9. Liberty, Bakersfield

10. Monte Vista, Danville                                          10.Mountain View

11. Newbury Park                                                   11.Newbury Park

12. Oak Ridge                                                           12. Redondo Union

13. San Clemente                                                     13. San Clemente

14. Santiago, Corona                                                14. Trabuco Hills

15. St. Francis, Sacramento                               15. Vacaville

16. Warren                                                                 16. Woodbridge

      

Saturday Individuals–Listed Alphabetically by last name

      Girls’ Individuals:                                                Boys’ Individuals

1. Emily Bell, Rancho Cucamonga                     1. Thomas Barrera, La Serna

2. Ada Bielinski, Mountain View (CCS)               2. Blake Bay, Fresno Christian 

3. Fernanda Cortes, Golden Valley                    3. Bryan Caganap, Ayala

4. Gelila Hailu, Leigh                                                4. Adrian Cantu, Saugus

5. Maya Hoxie, La Serna                 5. Rohan Iyer, Milpitas  

6. Isabella Ruiz, Ontario                                    6. Kingsley Lin, Santa Monica  

7. Isabella Vazquez, El Diamante                       7. Derek Luna, Rio Mesa

8. Emily Zapata, Matilda Torres                         8. William Thompson, La Serna 

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

Here is my best attempt to rank the top teams and individuals in CCS, 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 3 teams advance to state meet)
1. Mountain View
2. Menlo Atherton
3. Bellarmine
4. Evergreen Valley
5. Los Altos/Milpitas

Individuals
1. Evan Chopra, Menlo Atherton
2. Yuval Goldberg, Mountain View
3. Rohan Iyer Milpitas
4. Deven Koppala, Mountain View
5. Johann Coss, Evergreen Valley/Liam Tassa, Mountain View

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GIRLS Division IV (Top 3 teams advance to the state meet)
1. Aptos
2. Archbishop Riordan
3. Menlo
4. Harker
5. Mills/Saratoga

Individuals
1. Masha Sobieski, Menlo
2. Claire Hou, Saratoga
3. Greta Wang, Archbishop Riordan
4. Isla Roake, Santa Cruz
5. Julie Kassel, Santa Cruz

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

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

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

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

NorCal meet results

WBAL 1 at Crystal Springs Course LIVE RESULTS
Delta League Cross Country Meet #1 at Jessup University LIVE RESULTS
Campo Mid-Season Mania 1600 at Campolindo HS RESULTS
WACC Center Meet at Point Pinole Regional Park RESULTS
PSAL Preview Meet at Crystal Springs Course RESULTS
2nd Annual Bulldog Invitational at Willow Hills Reservoir RESULTS
Yreka Elks Invitational at Greenhorn Park 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. American
2. Berkeley
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
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