As posted on Keith Conning's website THE CONNING TOWER:http://theconningtower.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-california-teams-and.html
Boys Teams
Place, Overall, School, City, Section, Points, Team Time, Avg. Runner
1 4 Mountain View, CCS 515 1:18:18 15:39
2 10 San Ramon Valley, Danville, NCS 782 1:19:58 15:59
3 19 Davis, SJS 1119 1:20:19 16:03
4 23 Castro Valley, NCS 1191 1:20:45 16:09
5 26 De La Salle, Concord, NCS 1238 1:20:55 16:11
6 35 Carlmont, Belmont, CCS 1473 1:21:18 16:15
7 40 College Park, Pleasant Hill, NCS 1595 1:21:26 16:17
8 66 Fairfield, SJS 2296 1:22:29 16:29
9 73 Northgate, Walnut Creek, NCS 2444 1:22:52 16:34
10 89 Alameda, NCS 3067 1:23:21 16:40
Boys Individuals
Time, Grade, Name, (School, City, Section)
Key: -=senior, *=junior
14:42 -Erik Olson (Novato, NCS)
14:55 -Garrett Rowe (Mountain View, CCS)
15:01 -Kurt Ruegg (Napa, SJS)
15:10 -Luca Signore (Lynbrook, San Jose, CCS)
15:15 -Reesey Byers (Santa Rosa, NCS)
15:22 -Charlie Perkins (Alameda, NCS)
15:29 *Trevor Halsted (Davis, SJS)
15:30 -Weston Strum (Pioneer, San Jose, CCS)
15:31 *Parker Schuh (Mountain View, CCS)
15:41 *Ethan Scardina (Carlmont, Belmont, CCS)
15:41 *Jeff Bickert (College Park, Pleasant Hill, NCS)
15:41 *Ben Eversole (Castro Valley, NCS)
Girls Teams
Place, Overall, School, Section, Points, Team Time, Avg. Runner
1 26 Carlmont, Belmont, CCS 1040 1:35:28 19:05
2 28 Davis, SJS 1161 1:36:38 19:19
3 32 Castro Valley, NCS 1278 1:37:05 19:25
4 36 Monte Vista, Danville, NCS 1675 1:38:56 19:47
5 56 Mountain View, CCS 2207 1:39:52 19:58
6 59 San Ramon Valley, Danville, NCS 2357 1:40:45 20:09
7 60 Carondelet, Concord, NCS 2363 1:40:14 20:02
8 63 Livermore, NCS 2401 1:40:39 20:07
9 74 Vacaville, SJS 2649 1:41:37 20:19
10 77 Casa Grande, Petaluma, NCS 2682 1:39:51 19:58
Girls Individuals
Time, Grade, Name, (School, City, Section)
Key: -=senior, *=junior, ***=freshman
17:32 –Jacque Taylor (Casa Grande, Petaluma, NCS)
17:45 *Jessie Peterson (Carlmont, Belmont, CCS)
18:07 ***Karlie Garcia (Oakmont, Roseville, SJS)
18:16 –Christine Bowlus (Davis, SJS)
18:25 –Breanna Lewis (Sheldon, Sacramento, SJS)
18:26 –Heather Cerney (Carondelet, Concord, NCS)
18:28 –Martina De Geus (Mountain View, CCS)
18:32 *Elaine McVay (California, San Ramon, NCS)
18:32 ***Corin Soelberg (Carlmont, Belmont, CCS)
18:34 *Kelsey Santisteban (Castro Valley, NCS)
This is a good read on the Mt.Sac-
ReplyDeletePasadena Star-News Online
College: Mt. SAC thrown a curve
Course improvements call into question the validity of new marks
October 18, 2001
By Richard Gonzalez
Staff Writer
October, 2000: Glendale Hoover High's Anita Siraki stuns the national prep
cross country community when she breaks the Mt. San Antonio College course
record by a stunning 17 seconds.
November, 2000: Big Bear High's Ryan Hall runs the Mt. SAC course in
14:28, slicing four seconds off Jeff Nelson's 22-year-old boys course
record.
November, 2000: Don Lugo High's Erick Maldonado smashes the sophomore boys
course record as five of the six fastest 10th-grade course times in
history are achieved. All told, a whopping 39 revisions are made to the
all-time grade lists.
Oddly enough, these standout runners have enjoyed ample success before and
since, but not quite to the degree achieved recently along the revered
2.95-mile Mt. SAC course.
Well, maybe it's because the course had been shortened to 2.91 miles.
Mt. SAC cross country women's coach Doug Todd has confirmed in three
separate interviews since last November that the course has indeed been
shortened, an end result of safety concerns, course upgrades and
environmental effects.
"We struggled not to make the changes, because the Mt. SAC course and the
meet are so steeped in history," said Todd, who oversees this weekend's
conclusion of the 54th annual Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational, the
nation's largest.
"Some changes were unavoidable, but it doesn't make accepting the changes
any easier."
The most notable change was reconfiguring a portion of the "Valley Loop"
as a safety matter. With the number of entrants swelling to match the
meet's growth in popularity, maneuvering along the original course's
sharp, jutting turn less than a minute into the race created logistical
problems.
Mt. SAC staff changed it to a sweeping and easier to navigate path, which
Todd estimates cut about five seconds off each loop or 10 seconds per
runner off the double loop. If his estimate is accurate, that translates
to roughly a 50-second team-time (five runners) improvement over
"pre-renovation" years.
Additionally, heavy rains a few years ago caused erosion along some
patches of the course. Throw in the beautification steps imposed in recent
years a wider running path, planting of shade-producing trees along the
route, and considerable landscaping to improve footing and the
once-imposing course becomes a more inviting one.
"We try to respect history and tradition, yet safety becomes a factor too
... a much more important factor," said Mt. SAC men's coach Mike Goff, who
is the one entrusted with the upkeep of the course.
"If course historians have a problem with it, I understand," Goff added.
"At the same time, if we can improve the course to maximum conditions for
runners, that's great, too. Bottom line, the best teams and runners will
still win."
The only drawback now is that the ever-popular time comparisons by
generations of runners might lack integrity, since the course has changed.
It used to be when one California runner would meet another, the first
question was: "What's your best time at Mt. SAC?"
Regardless, the course still offers a tough test to challengers.
"Well, Mt. SAC's been too hot, too dusty, too slow, too crowded, too
hard," said Goff, echoing some critics over the years. "And now... they
say it's too fast. That's a new one."