West Coast XC webmaster Ken Martinez also posts weekly podcasts on YouTube, which you can find here:
https://www.youtube.com/@WestCoastXC
There will be an upcoming podcast with a preview of NorCal teams and individuals.
Feel free to reach out to Ken on his website to give him kudos or share whatever you like about the upcoming season.
Below is a list of runners ranked by their combined Woodward Park course, 1600, and 3200 times from the 2025/2026 school year. If I missed anybody, please add their names in the comment section below, and I will look up their times.
Top 10 Boys
1) Cooper Stream 12 Vacaville 14:48.4, 4:06.03, 8:50.62 (27:45.05)
2) Elias Thronson 11 Davis 14:54.3, 4:09.67, 9:01.79 (28:05.76)
3) Clark Gregory 12 Campolindo 14:57.7, 4:22.68, 9:11.5 (28:31.88)
4) Matthew Ogilvie 12 Jesuit 15:22.9, 4:09.25, 9:01.02 (28:33.17)
5) Landon Warriner 12 McClatchy 15:17.4, 4:12.54, 9:08.65 (28:38.59)
6) Djali De Chalus 12 St. Mary's College 15:18.7. 4:19.02, 9:02.44 (28:40.16)
7) Caden Ehrhorn 11 Campolindo 15:19.7, 4:10.61, 9:10.8 (28:41.11)
8) Evan Chopra 12 Menlo Atherton 15:18.9, 4:10.19, 9:14.32 (28:43.41)
9) Deven Koppola 12 Mountain View 15:18.9, 4:23.94, 9:06.19 (28:49.03)
10) Lucas Alberts 12 Jesuit 15:17.6, 4:07.61, 9:33.5 (28:58.71)
Honorable Mention
Ty Hundley 12 Vacaville 15:27.3, 4:16.99, 9:15.27 (28:59.56)
Conrad Chern 12 Crystal Springs 15:27.1, 4:23.79, 9:14.68 (29:05.57)
Nikola Van Delft 12 Campolindo 15:24.5, 4:25.2, 9:17.3 (29:07)
Rohan Iyer 11 Milpitas 15:40.2, 4:20.70, 9:10.49 (29:11.39)
Gavin Gunn 12 Campolindo 15:35.1, 4:21.49, 9:17.8 (29:14.39)
Liam Tassa 10 Mountain View 15:46.2, 4:15.23, 9:14.37 (29:15.80)
Hugh Heyer 12 McClatchy 15:40.6, 4:11.86, 9:24.4 (29:16.86)
Yuval Goldberg 12 Mountain View 15:36.8, 4:24.34, 9:16.55 (29:17.69)
Henry Hauser 12 Menlo 15:29.8, 4:08.42, No 3200 time
Top 10 Girls
1) Alyssa Gutierrez 10 St. Francis, SJ 17:17.6, 4:53.30, 10:15.15 (32:26.05)
2) Farah Allen 12 Branson 17:17.0, 4:48.09, 10:38.68 (32:43.77)
3) Brooke Oliveira 12 Castilleja 17:58.2 (from 2024), 4:47.57, 10:21.04 (33:06.81)
4) Norah Feldt 12 Davis 17:59.3, 4:48.56, 10:32.46 (33:20.32)
5) Gelila Hailu 12 Leigh 17:44.1, 4:55.66, 10:42.66 (33:22.42)
6) Ashlin Mallon 12 Cardinal Newman 17:48.5, 4:58.98,10:44.6 (33:32.08)
7) Nadya Makarova 11 Monte Vista 18:04.0, 4:57.28, 10:34.70 (33:35.98)
8) Sade Bumpus 12 Granada 17:52.6, 4:56.62, 10:50.01 (33:39.23)
9) Ellison Williams 11 St. Francis, SJ 17:52.9, 5:06.16, 10:41.22 (33:40.28)
10) Hannah Shehorn 12 Scotts Valley 17:44.1, 5:08.98, 10:48.71 (33:41.79)
Honorable Mention
Maddie Goss 11 Woodcreek 17:47.3, 5:01.38, 10:55.87 (33:44.55)
Emmy Angelo 12 Ponderosa 17:53.6, 5:07.24, 10:44.06 (33:44.90)
Josie Hill 12 Sonoma Academy 18:02.9, 4:50.56, 10:52.22 (33:45.68)
Olivia Joseph 12 Northgate 18:03.6, 4:58.08, 10:45.95 (33:47.63)
Kaylie O'Connell 11 Monte Vista 18:08.2, 5:03.80, 10:44.86 (33:56.86)
Dakota Saenz 11 Berkeley 18:21.20, 4:58.69, 10:36.97 (33:56.86)
Macy Mullins 11 Foothill 18:13.9, 5:02.40, 10:47.52 (34:03.82)
Ada Bielinska 12 Mountain View 18:46.8, 4:58.07, 10:27.11 (34:11.98)
Paula Devine 12 St. Mary's College No Woodward Park time, 4:53.17, 10:51.90
Julie Plummer 10 Pleasant Valley 17:47.5, No track times
Feel free to post in the comment section below the rising 9th graders who will make an impact on their cross country and track and field teams this coming season. Please list their names and middle school times/ accolades and I will start a list there.
Eli Hernandez Granada NCS 4:13.95 (1500), 4:30.8 (1600), 8:58.71 (3000)
Desmond Prindiville Woodside Priory CCS 4:13.57 (1500), 4:27.84 (1600), 4:29.13 (mile)
Henry Bartle Carmel CCS 2:02.75 (800), 4:11.06 (1500), 4:27.35 (1600), 4:29.16 (mile)
Batu Duygulutuna Los Gatos CCS 2:09.67 (800), 4:38.15 (1600)
Noah Wilson McClatchy SJS 2:15.93 (800), 4:35.57 (1600), 4:37.02 (mile) 10:49.79 (3200)
Lucas McKenna St. Francis, MV CCS 2:15.74 (800), 4:38.53 (1500), 4:54.85 (1600), 4:56.35 (mile)
Noah Jacques Woodside CCS 4:45.86 (1500), 5:02.60 (1600), 5:07.96 (mile)
Bailey Stucker Mountain View CCS 2:01.98 (800), 4:29.13 (mile)
Knox Williams De La Salle NCS 4:29.57 (1500), 4:45.71 (1600), 4:47.28 (mile)
Janet Criss Moreau Catholic NCS 11.67 (100), 23.97 (200), 58.56 (400)
Ava Takeuchi Whitney (SJS) 2:17.24 (800), 4:44.68 (1500), 5:18.57 (1600), 5:23.78 (mile)
Mae Mickel Miramonte NCS 2:27.65 (800), 5:20.0h (1600)
Emma Logan Miramonte NCS 2:29.12 (800), 5:29.0h (1600)
Emory Hartzell Woodside CCS 2:45.93 (800), 5:57.78 (1600)
Annika Whalen Mountain View CCS 2:20.33 (800)
Stella Hahn Lick-Wilmerding NCS? 1:01.77 (400), 2:22.03 (800), 4:56.33 (1500)
Any other outstanding freshmen?
Headed by Serra HS coach Jim Marheineke, the 2nd Crystal Springs course clean-up will take place this coming Saturday from 8am to 12pm. All hands on deck, and your help is greatly appreciated. The Crystal Springs course is one of the truly historical cross-country courses in this country, dating back to the early 70s. It will host the Central Coast Section meet once again this year, as well as other notable Invitationals and many league finals. 
1) What was your own running experience (before, during, and after high school)? What other sports did you play? Highlights and proudest accomplishments?
I started playing organized sports in 3rd grade. I played basketball at the boys' club and PAL baseball. In 7th grade, I went out for basketball and track teams at my school and my neighborhood CYO baseball team. In 8th grade, I was on the baseball and track team for my school and played CYO basketball. In 9th grade, I was on the baseball, basketball, soccer, and track teams as well as the CYO teen league basketball team. I started high school at Lowell and played basketball there through my junior year. I ran cross country and track from 10th to 12 grades. In track, I high jumped (5'8"), ran the 880 (2:12 soph year), and mile (5:03 on 11 miles a week senior year). My proudest accomplishment was winning the SF section cross country championship my senior year (I was the 5th man and captain).
2) You competed at San Francisco State after high school. Harry Marra was the coach at the time, and for those who don't know him, he is the coach of decathlon world record holder, Ashton Eaton. Do you have any good (funny) Harry stories?
Harry was a ball of energy. I loved running for him. I was not the fastest runner on the team, but he treated me like I was. With his encouragement, I was able to run faster than I ever had before. We also had some great talks. During the Olympics, when NBC played a video of Harry talking with Ashton, hearing his voice brought me chills, and I felt like he was talking to me again. He taught me so much about being prepared as an athlete and as a person. The funniest story I can recall regarding Harry was during the season it rained a lot it would always seem to clear up at practice time. Harry would say he had a connection with the man upstairs and that all he had to do was invest one thin dime on a phone call.
3) What led you into coaching? What else do you do aside from coaching? Where was your first coaching experience?
When I graduated from SF State, I could only find a part-time job, and so I had extra time. Having organized three very competitive intramural basketball teams at SF State and with a strong understanding of basketball concepts during my playing days, I had always considered coaching basketball, so when my high school track coach, James Thomas, took over the girls' basketball program, I asked him if I could help him as a volunteer. Two years later, Coach Thomas was asked to return to head the track team, and he asked if I wanted to get paid to coach. I jumped at the chance. Two seasons later, he said that the track program was mine, and I've been here ever since. When I'm not coaching, I'm an accountant for a real estate investment company in Burlingame.
4) Looking back at your first few years as a coach, what did you learn from that experience?
When I first started coaching track, I tried giving the runners the workouts I did in college. I toned them down but after a season or two, I realized I needed to tone them down even more because they struggled to finish the workouts. As I went to clinics and started reading more on the sport, I began to develop a series of workouts and the philosophy that I use for every season. I was also very short tempered in my early years and would go off at the smallest thing but with experience came more calmness so (hopefully), I'm not the wild person I was when I started. However, I can go there when I need to.
5) What was the state of the Lowell program when you started coaching there? Who were the athletes during the first few years who bought into your program and were rewarded with success?
Since the 1980's, Lowell has always been one of the top track schools in the San Francisco Section for both boys and girls. Our girls' success has been stronger than that of the boys. We have only lost the girls' section championship twice since 1978. During my first year coaching in 1988, we won both the boys' championship (tied with McAteer High, our first championship since 1949) and the girls' championship, but it would be nine years before we did that again in 1997. We then began our 14 year streak of winning both the boys' and girls' sectional titles. Though we have always been the big fish in our little pond, our runners were only average outside our section at best in those early years. Our section champions did not do very well at the state meet. I wanted to change that by giving my runners the opportunity to face better competition than what our small section offered. I was determined to make our runners the best they could be but I also knew I was not going to make just anybody into a state meet level runner. I hoped that one day we would get an athlete with some talent. That time came around 1994 when runners like Logan Hiroshima (5:08 1600 meters), Oasii Lucero (11:11 3200 meters, 5:08 1600) meters, Susan Chou (our section's first female state meet medal winner in cross country, 10:54.86 3200 meters, 5:04.33 1600 meters), Myesha Kirtman (56.79 400 meters,43.36 300 hurdles), Jennifer Akana (2 time state meet cross country medal winner, 3 time state meet 1600 meter finalize, 4:55.61 1600 meters, 10:41.0 3200 meters) and Sopagna Eap (11:28 3200 meters, 5:18 1600 meters, two time All America at UC Davis) came to Lowell.
6) Looking at your coaching career, who have or are currently mentors for you as a coach and what have you learned from each of them?
James Thomas, who is currently my hurdle coach, has been my main mentor. He has taught me to coach basketball, cross country and track. I learned the paper work side of coaching from Jim and how to place athletes in the best possible situation. Lloyd Wilson (currently an assistant at Sacred Heart Cathedral) and the late Herb Blanchard have also been mentors. Lloyd taught me to be honest with runners. Herb taught me that the first rule of coaching when you have an elite athlete is to not mess things up. I definitely learned a lot from Harry Marra (preparation, mental toughness etc.), Kevin Cruikshank (distance runners' mentality) and Mike Orechia (hurdling, staying focus) during my SF State days. Ken Reeves (former Nordhoff coach), Peter Brewer (Castro Valley and Northgate coach) and Ron DiMaggio (Westmoor coach) are people I love talking to about our sport and have always been open to share their opinion with me.
7) You coached the Lowell XC team for 15 years before losing that position to an on campus teacher/coach in 2005. Did you ever consider coaching XC at another school? Is there any chance you could coach the XC team again in the future?
After five seasons of not coaching in the fall, I decided to return to my original sport of basketball and started helping the girls program at Washington High. A season later, there was an opportunity to coach cross country at Balboa where I felt I could help one of their outstanding runners reach her full potential. When I asked some of my Lowell runners what they thought of me coaching cross country at another school, they ask me not to. It was then that I realized that continuing to coach basketball was the best situation as the chances of going against one of my track runners was low. As for the future, I've gotten use to not coaching year round and have discovered I have more energy during the track season than before. However I would be open to coach cross country again if given the chance.
9) You have had a lot of success with many distance runners at Lowell. What do you feel are the primary reasons for that success?
At Lowell, we get the hardest-working kids. To get into our school, you need to have maintained exceptional grades since 7th grade and score highly on an entrance exam. They already know what hard work means by the time they arrive at our school, but no matter how hard-working they are, they need to have talent to go far. We have been fortunate to have that talent at our school, especially in the last 5 years. I also believe that I'm using a formula and series of workouts that have proven successful.
10) What does a typical training week look like for your runners from Monday through Saturday? Weights? Typical mileage?
Monday is long run day, especially if they raced the previous Saturday. Tuesday is track interval (we have a hard dirt track so we usually go to another school for this). Wednesday I separate the group into Saturday meet group and Thursday meet group. The Saturday group will run 50 minutes while the Thursday group will pre meet (about 2 miles). Thursday is league meet day (the Saturday runners will do either another track work out or a tempo run). Friday is pre meet day or 30 minute run and weight room. Compare to other schools, I coach on the low mileage side (25 to 30 miles for girls, 35 to 50 miles for boys), but our track intervals are run at a high intense level. We try to get into the weight room once a week and we work on are strength (pushups) all season.
11) What would you say are some of your key workouts for your 800m runners? What about your 1600m. runners? 3200m. runners?
I try to train all the distance runners to run all three races. On a typical interval day we start the workout at 3200 pace. Then we change it to 1600 pace and end the day at 800 pace or faster.
12) What do you say to the people who feel that schools in the SF and Oakland sections should be dissolved into other sections?
With the at-large marks and both sections now having minimum requirements to run at the state meet, this subject has become moot. There was a time I wanted to be a part of the CCS, but I have no control over that, and it's also been about 18 years since the last time I heard of any talk of that happening. When I started coaching, I didn't like to hear people say we shouldn't be a section. I knew that our coaches were doing the best they could with the students we had. They wanted our spot in track, but what they failed to realize was that this involved more than track. It involved other sports as well. This is also a money issue. As a public school, we survived on fundraising. We used to get $300 a season from the district budget and had only 2 paid coaches. It's slightly better now: our district budget has triple, we have more bus transportation and we have another coaching position. Through years of work, I was able to build a good cross country invitational to support all of our activities and I have a wonderful race director (Steve Woo of the San Francisco Turkey Trot) who has chosen our team as a main benefactor for his annual race. They also didn't know the obstacles we faced that are unique to San Francisco. We don't have the nice weather that other parts of the bay area have. It's cold a lot and the two tracks we train on can be really windy. We are a school with a good track team, but guess what? We don't have a usable track. Our track has no header board and is too hard to constantly train on. Our last track meet on our campus was in 1991. And to top it off, I now hear our district will not support putting a track on our campus.
14) Anything else you would like to add.
Thanks for asking me to do this. I had a good time recalling such great memories.
RACE SCHEDULE
8:30am Division III Girls
9:00am Division IV Girls
9:30am Division III Boys
10:00am Division IV Boys
10:30am Division V Girls
11:00am Division I Boys
11:30am Division II Girls
12:00pm Division V Boys
12:30pm Division I Girls
1:00pm Division II Boys
AWARD SCHEDULE
10:00am Division III Girls
10:20am Division III Boys
10:40am Division IV Girls
11:00am Division IV Boys
11:20am Division V Girls
11:45am Division I Boys
12:15pm Division II Girls
12:45pm Division V Boys
1:15pm Division I Girls
1:45pm Division II Boys
At the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course this Saturday, August 8th, from 8am to 12pm. Scroll to the bottom of the link below to sign up and the liability release forms. Teams and individuals are encouraged to help so that the course is ready for the upcoming season.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hhyn3aLw72k1PYt6p0tGYinhn7-3rCFC/view
Tully Runners has come out with their national pre-season rankings. Here are the ranked NorCal teams.
BOYS
8) Campolindo (NCS)
18) Jesuit (SJS)
Also mentioned...
Mountain View (CCS)
GIRLS
12) St. Francis, SJ (SJS)
You can find all these rankings at the following link at the top of the page.
http://www.tullyrunners.com/index.htm
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St. Joseph Notre Dame runner, Cooper Teare (Anda Chu photo/San Jose Mercury News) will be one of the favorites to win the state Division V title this season after finishing in 5th place last year as a sophomore. At the Stanford Invitational, Teare ran in one of the final races of the day and despite the rise in temperature, he was able to run the 2nd fastest time of the day (14:52.7), trailing only Phillip Rocha of Arcadia (14:32.5). During the 2015 Track and Field season, Teare qualified to the CA state meet in the 3200m. by running a still standing personal record of 9:15.65. He will be participating in the world famous Mt. SAC Invitational along with his teammates in a few weeks but until then, here is my interview with Cooper.
1) How did you get your start in running? What other sports have you done aside from Cross Country and Track & Field?
I got my start in running through one of my best friends, Gavin Hill (current high school teammate). He was the best runner in Alameda in elementary school and when i met him in middle school, he got me involved in the sport. I joined the Castro Valley track club in middle school, along with my school track and field team. Before I got into running, I played soccer and lacrosse and I really thought those were going to be the sport I stuck with through grade school.
2) What were your PRs heading into high school?
My PR's going into high school were 5:03 for the mile and 9:50 for the 3,000.
3) You joined a very good St. Joseph Notre Dame team as a freshman. Tell us a little about that team and your experience as a freshman in both sports.
Freshman year was a huge year for me. After summer training was over, I had already improved my mile time by over 20 seconds and I knew that the team was in great shape. Gabe Arias was our team captain and he really pushed everyone from the first day and I think everyone looked up to him. The team had great chemistry as well, and we knew that we had the opportunity to win state for the second year in a row which fueled the fire for our team. During track, I still worked hard but I did not focus as much as I could have on training and at the end of the season I actually skipped out on going to the NCS Meet of Champions to go to Hawaii with my teammate Gavin.
4) Did you do anything different heading into your sophomore XC season during the summer?
Going into the summer of sophomore year, I knew that I was going to have to take on more responsibility because I was going to be our 1 or 2 for most races, so I really tried to give every workout my all, but in terms of the training, it was basically the same as freshman year, just higher intensity and faster times.
5) What were some of your highlights and proudest accomplishments during your sophomore seasons in both sports?
My biggest accomplishment in XC was definitely placing second, behind Phillip Rocha, at the USATF junior olympics, and that was the race that showed me that I could have a bright future in this sport. As for track, there is no doubt that making state was my biggest accomplishment, being one of only two sophomores to qualify.
6) You ran the 2nd fastest overall time at the Stanford Invitational with a sub 15 effort. Did you have a time you were shooting for before the race? Surprised with the final time?
Before my race at Stanford, I had seen Phillip's time and I thought that I might have a chance of going sub-15, but my goal time was anything under 15:20, so when I crossed the line in 14:52 I was very surprised, especially having done it by myself.
7) What does a typical week look like for you training wise? Longest run? Typical workouts? Pace of your easier runs? Any morning runs? Weights?
A typical week usually has me doing double days on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with four miles easy on most morning runs. Monday is usually either a medium paced 7-8 miles in the afternoon or a hill workout. Tuesday is a hard workout, usually consisting of 400's and 800's or a hard tempo run. Thursday's are either a race day or another hard workout day like Tuesday. Saturday's are tempo days, usually 2x2 mile tempo, and on Sunday's I like to get together with some friends and go for a long 10-12 mile run, just to get some more mileage in. For our easy pace, we usually run about 6:45-7 minutes and after all easy runs we do core and after speed workouts we have leg circuits. We hold off on weights during track season, but we start them once XC rolls around.
8) Tell us a little about your coaches and how they have helped you develop in the runner you are today.
My coaches are the reason that St.Joe's has had the success that we have and they have really helped me grow into the runner I am today. Tony (Fong), I would say, is one of the best coaches out there and he has the results to back it up. He has really shaped me and known how to push me to my highest potential. Our other coach, Alex Mason, is the main track coach and he saw the potential I had last year and in track season, pushed me a lot, and my accomplishments in track are mostly because of him.
9) Favorite XC course? Favorite XC invitational? Favorite XC workout? Favorite long run? Favorite Track race distance? Favorite Track workout? Favorite Track Invitational? Favorite free time activity?
Like many others, my favorite XC course has to be Woodward park, just because of the history behind it, as well as, the success I have found on it. My favorite XC invitational is Mt.SAC, because it gives our team a chance to get away from NorCal and experience some of the best competition in the state. My favorite workout is probably 20x400's. For long runs, a nice 10-12 miler in the Oakland hills is always nice. As for Track, my favorite distance is 3200 because I seem to have better results in the longer distances and you get a great feeling when you finish a 3200 meter race. I would say that my favorite track workout is 7x1000, although it may not be the most fun, it definitely gives the biggest pay off throughout the season. Arcadia Invitational is by far my favorite track invitational because of the atmosphere and the amount of amazing runners I get to meet. In my free time, I usually get together with my friends to hangout or sometimes play basketball.
10) What are the races coming up for you that you are most looking forward to the rest of this season?
The big races I have coming up are Mt.SAC, state, and hopefully a national meet to end the season.
11) Advice for younger runners aspiring to do well in the sport of running?
My advice for anyone getting into running is to really try to stick with it and give it your best, because you never know how good you can become.
12) Anything else you would like to add.
I would like to say a huge thank you to my coaches, parents, and teammates for the support I have received over these past 2 years.
Here are my way-too-early pre-season rankings for the top teams in Northern California. I based the rankings on top returning teams, outstanding spring seasons, and historical competitiveness. If I missed a team that you feel could be a top-10 team this season, please feel free to add their name in the comment section below.
BOYS
1) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
2) Mountain View (CCS) Division I
3) Vacaville (SJS) Division II
4) Granada (NCS) Division II
5) Jesuit (SJS) Division II
6) Menlo Atherton (CCS) Division I
7) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
8) Dublin (NCS) Division II
9) Piedmont Hills (CCS) Division II
10) SF University (NCS) Division V/Menlo (CCS) Division IV
GIRLS
1) St. Francis, SJ (SJS) Division III
2) Davis (SJS) Division I
3) Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
4) Northgate (NCS) Division III
5) Monte Vista (NCS) Division II/Granada (NCS) Division III
6) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
7) Whitney (SJS) Division II/Las Lomas (NCS) Division III
8) St. Francis, MV (CCS) Division II/Mountain View (CCS) Division I
9) St. Ignatius (CCS) Division III/Sacred Heart Cathedral (CCS) Division III
10) University (NCS)/Branson (NCS) Division V
A few more spots are still available for camp. The running camp will be at Corte Madera in Portola Valley again, mornings of August 3-7. There is support for financial assistance as well if you are a good candidate who otherwise wouldn’t come due to cost.
Coaches,
We are hosting what we hope is the first of several regular meetings each year. While we have 3 outstanding lead presenters (Vern Gambetta, Nick Garcia and Ed Miller), the vision and success of this clinic will be the conversations during lunch, event group breakouts, and before people leave for the day.
Our theme is Back to Basics - How can we do more with less? Having coached for over 50 years, Vern finds himself going back to what has worked in the past with adjustments for today's needs.
The cost is $20, which includes lunch. Please RSVP by 11:59 on 7/22. You can either pay via Venmo or pay the day of the clinic.
We are happy to accept same-day registrations, but the cost is $30.
Jim Marheineke
Serra HS Track and Field Coach
You can find the info at this LINK.
Registration info is available at this LINK.
The top 15 boys and girls are listed in alphabetical order. I looked at the 2025 section and state meet results as well as track accomplishments. If you feel like others should be included, please add their names in the comment section below.
BOYS
Lucas Alberts Jesuit 12 (SJS)Connor Bilodeau Jesuit 12 (SJS)
Conrad Chern Crystal Springs 12 (CCS)
Evan Chopra Menlo Atherton 12 (CCS)
Djali De Chalus St. Mary's College 12 (NCS)
Caden Ehrhorn Campolindo 11 (NCS)
Yuval Goldberg Mountain View 12 (CCS)
Clark Gregory Campolindo 12 (NCS)
Henry Hauser Menlo 12 (CCS)
Ty Hundley Vacaville 12 (SJS)
Deven Koppola Mountain View 12 (CCS)
Matthew Ogilvie Jesuit 12 (SJS)
Cooper Stream Vacaville 12 (SJS)
Liam Tassa Mountain View 10 (CCS)
Elias Thronson Davis 11 (SJS)
Landon Warriner McClatchy 12 (SJS)
GIRLS
Farah Allen Branson 12 (NCS)
Ada Bielinska Mountain View 12 (CCS)
Sade Bumpus Granada 12 (NCS)
Paula Devine St. Mary's College 12 (NCS)
Norah Feldt Davis 12 (SJS)
Maddie Goss Woodcreek 11 (SJS)
Alyssa Gutierrez St. Francis, SJ 10 (SJS)
Gelila Hailu Leigh 12 (CCS)
Josie Hill Sonoma Academy 12 (NCS)
Olivia Joseph Northgate 11 (NCS)
Nadya Makarova Monte Vista 11 (NCS)
Ashlin Mallon Cardinal Newman 12 (NCS)
Kaylie O'Connell Monte Vista 11 (NCS)
Brooke Oliveira Castilleja 12 (CCS)
Julie Plummer Pleasant Valley 10 (NS)
Hannah Shehorn Scotts Valley 12 (CCS)
Here are the auto team qualifiers for the 2026 season. The changes for NorCal Sections are as follows.
Here is my first attempt at ranking the top cross country teams in the Central Coast Section for the upcoming 2026 season. You can find where all teams will be competing at this LINK. If you have information like talented freshmen joining teams, please feel free to comment below. If I missed any teams or you feel some teams are under-ranked, please share your thoughts in the comment section as well.
AUGUST
August 21 Wildwood Miles for Girls + Women at Kezar Stadium
August 21 Flame Invitational at Lodi Lake
August 22 Inderkum Tiger Invitational at at North Natomas National Park
August 22 Pleasant Grove 9th Annual Eagle Run at Pleasant Grove HS
August 22 Screamin' Scott Showdown at Atwater HS
August 22 Sierra Invitational at Sierra College
August 26 Bob Shor Invitational at Spring Lake Park
August 29 5th Annual Fighting Knights Joust at Crystal Springs Course
August 29 Acalanes Invitational at Acalanes HS
August 29 Oakmont Cross Country Invitational at Johnson-Springview Park
SEPTEMBER
September 4 19th Annual Bill Springhorn Classic at Shasta College Course
September 4 Baylands Invitational at Baylands Park
September 4/5 Bill Springhorn Classic at Shasta College
September 5 Granite Hills Invite at Granite Hills HS
September 5 Lagoon Valley Classic at Lagoon Valley Park
September 5 St. Mary's Invitational at Saint Mary's College
September 5 Soiree at SWRA
September 8 Jim Tracy Challenge at Golden Gate Park
September 9 Stinson Beach Relays (MCAL Opener) at Stinson Beach
September 11 Trinity Invitational at Trinity Alps Golf Course
September 12 Ed Sias Invitational at Hidden Valley Park
September 12 Lowell Invitational at Golden Gate Park
September 12 7th Annual Jackie Henderson Memorial at North Monterey HS
September 12 Kim Duyst Twilight Invitational at River Oaks Gold Course
September 12 Nevada Union Cross Country Invitational at Nevada Union HS
September 12 Viking Opener Invitational at Spring Lake Park
September 18 Steve Nesheim Invitational at Shastice Park
September 18/19 Josh Ruff Invitational at Johnson-Springview Park
September 18/19 Woodbridge Invitational
September 19 3rd Annual Tom Leikam Invitational at Pinto Lake County Park
September 19 9th Annual Eye Opener Invitational at Shollenberger Park
September 19 De La Salle Invitational at Newhall Community Park
September 19 Farmer Invitational at Hayward HS
September 19 Frogtown XC Invite at Calaveras County Fairgrounds
October 3 Tom Laythe Invitational at Bella Vista HS
September 26 6th Annual Goldmine Invitational at Railhead Park
September 26 Be The G.O.A.T. XC Invitational at Pinole Multi-Use Trails
September 26 Foothill Small School Invitational at Foothill HS
September 26 King City Invitational at San Lorenzo County Park
September 26 Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro Park
September 26 Scott Bauhs at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park
September 26 Truckee Invitational at Ponderosa Golf Course
September 26 Ram Invitational at Westmoor HS
September 30 Mid-Season Mania 1600 Invitational at Campolindo HS
Stanford Invitational RIP (1974-2018)
OCTOBER
October 3 2nd Annual Bulldog Invitational at Willow Hills Reservoir Course
October 3 Artichoke Invitational at Half Moon Bay HS
October 3 Amanda Garcia Memorial Invitational at Atwater HS
October 9/10 Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park
October 10 Wildcat Forward Motion Invitational at Dougherty Valley HS
October 10 Crystal Springs Invitational at Hallmark Park
October 16 Rough Rider Invitational at Woodward Park
October 16 Thunder XC Classic at Buhach Colony HS
October 17 20th Annual Hughson Supercross Invitational at Hughson HS
October 17 Chico Autumn Invitational at Hooker Oak Park
October 17 Grizzly 3200 at Granite Bay HS
October 17 Monterey Cross Country Invitational at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna SecaOctober 17 Phil Wilder Mariner Invitational at Quarry Lakes Regional Park
October 21 Mid-Season Mania 3200 Invitational at Campolindo HS
October 23 Clovis North Twilight Invitational at Clovis North HS
October 23/24 Mt SAC Invitational at Mt SAC College
October 24 Flat SAC Invitational at Gibson Ranch Regional Park
October 29 Lynbrook Invite/FUHSD Champs
NOVEMBER
November 7 SJS Sub-Section Meet at Frogtown (Angels Camp)
November Northern Section Final at West Valley HS
November 14 CCS Meet at Hallmark Park
November 14 SJS Championship at Willow Hills Reservoir
November SFS All-City Finals at Golden Gate Park
November OAK Finals at Lake Chabot Golf Course
November 21 NCS MOC at Hayward HS
November 28 California State Meet at Woodward Park
DECEMBER
December 5 Brooks West Regional at Mt. SAC
December 5 Nike Cross Nationals at Glendoveer Golf Course, Oregon
December 12 Brooks Championships at Balboa Park
More will be added, but please feel free to add dates of meets that you have confirmed in the comment section below.
Here is my first attempt at ranking the top cross country teams in the North Coast Section for the upcoming 2026 season. You can find where all teams will be competing at this LINK. If you have information like talented freshmen joining teams, please feel free to comment below. If I missed any teams or you feel like some teams are under-ranked, please share your thoughts as well in the comment section.
Catching up from Hoka Festival of Miles and other events.
