Bears Host 118th Edition of Big Meet

http://www.calbears.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/041112aab.html
You can find links to Heats Sheets, Schedule, and Live Results at the link above.  

NCS All-Time Track and Field Lists through 2007 and...

Top 50 Northern Californians at 2007 State Meet with their season records

and...

SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION TRACK LEADERS 2007

All those lists courtesy of Keith Conning and his website which you can find at the following link:
http://hometown.aol.com/conning/myhomepage/index.html

Live Webcast and Blog from Footlocker National Championship Races

If you want to follow today's race on the web you have two choices.

Check out the following links:
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FSN will air an hour-long special of the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals on Monday, December 17. Check your local listings.

Petaluma at NTN by Bjorn Griepenburg

Added today from the Petaluma Argus Courier:
Petaluma has hopes of a national ranking.

The following is Bjorn Griepenburg's account of Petaluma's trip to the Nike Team Nationals this past weekend as they competed in the Open Race and had an outstanding effort. Bjorn, Petaluma's 5th man at NTN, is standing far right on the picture to the left courtesy of Bill Yungert.

Our team’s trip to the Nike Team Nationals was a perfect way to end a great cross country season. We went up to Portland with the plan to relax and soak in the experience while enjoying ourselves, which we unquestionably succeeded in doing.

For Cole Yungert and myself, this represented our last high school cross country race, so we obviously wanted to go out with hard fought races. Everyone else did too—after state, the seven of us came together and talked about our race, realizing that no one met his individual goal. I think we were all a bit disappointed with the times we ran, although we were ecstatic at the same time to make the DII podium. Going into the NTN Open race, all seven of us wanted to make up for our races at state and go out on a good note, leaving nothing to regret.

With that being said, we did not approach this race with the same focus that we did for state, and it may have helped. On Friday we ran the course, which was incredibly sloppy. We practiced jumping over the hay bales and running the camel back hills, two of the more unique aspects that, along with the mud, make the course unlike anything else in high school cross country. After a day of sliding around in the mud, we were anxiously awaiting the next morning’s race, despite the “unfavorable” weather forecasts.

The weather forecasts had all of us excited. Coming from the Bay Area, Portland’s weather took awhile to adjust to, but we were all wishing for the sloppiest conditions possible. On Friday night the forecast for our race was low 30’s with snow. We watched a movie and joked around, keeping our minds off of the race.

We woke up early Saturday morning and piled into our vans to head over to the course. It was snowing when we got there, the first snow any of us had seen in quite some time. Unfortunately, it stopped snowing by the time our race began.

There is nothing that can describe the Portland Meadows course. There are a number of areas with standing water, including “the lake,” a portion of ankle deep water that stretches about 50 meters. The entire course is on mud and grass, both of which slow runners down dramatically. The race itself was probably the most fun one I will ever be involved in.

We finished fourth, behind the Kenyans, Vista Murrieta, and Crescenta Valley, three great teams that helped provide the race with some high quality competition. I don’t think there was any disappointment in the performance. All in all, it was a great experience, and a great way to cap off my high school cross country career.

Good luck to everyone in winter training and track.

Castro Valley girls at NTN by coach Peter Brewer

I was able to take 5 of my top 6 girls to Portland for the NTN. I had registered them for the Open race, and after the long season and the State Meet we were hoping for just a road trip with a race, the Kenyans, and some shopping to go along with it all.

The trip, the hotel stay, the race, the shopping, and the college visit were all very nice. We had a great time being silly and driving around Portland to various sites and activities.

Portland apparently has only one major mall, the Lloyd Center, but it was enough for my girls to the point we visited it three times. The ice skating the last day was a high point. Evidently shopping, even just mall cruising, is enough for young women to occupy time. Meanwhile, I was trying to find a TV set to watch a football game.

The course and the races were excellent. Nike spared no expense for the race and the hoopla. Even though it was mud and slop and rain and snow flurries and cold cold cold, the excitement and the anticipation and the eagerness of the runners was pervasive and infectious. We were two starting boxes down from the Kenyans and we were able to get a photo together (see the picture above). And then we ran a pretty good race, good enough for 8th in a depleted field in the Open race. My top three girls ran times that would have held up for almost any other team in either race. Ikeep trying to tell them that we can run with anyone in the state, and maybe the country. Sure, we'll get beat, but no one team is so good that they couldn't use a few of us on their team too. (Our football team can't say that, nor can our basketball or baseball teams, but they sometimes act as if they could be starters on San Ramon Valley, or Foothill, or DeLaSalle's teams.)

However, there is a big fly in this ointment. The Nike people gave the 44 championship teams the royal treatment. They were flown in and housed and fed and transported in fine regal style. They were given individualized uniforms, team sweats, Nike garb,trinkets, and entertainment and hospitality and remarkable access to the Nike campus center. There were Nike officials, world class athletes, Olympians and all sorts of luminaries for these kids to meet and socialize with. They were even given hospital foot booties to place over their muddy shoes after the course runs on Friday so the shoes wouldn't muss the charter buses on the way back to the team hotel.

Not that I resent this treatment, nor do I wish to doanything but applaud NIke for putting out this lavish soiree on the part of the athletes. It is just that the participants in the Open section got almost no notice at all. After all, the only reason for the Open race is to give the Kenyans someone to beat in a race since they can't run in the championship race.

The Open race participants had to pay to register for the race, and had to pay their own transportation, lodging, and ground travel. I didn't get any confirmation information other than the credit card statement until the week we were to leave. We were not invited to any of the activities during the 4 days of events at the Nike campus. We did get a goodie bag comprised of a towel, a water bottle, a beanie, and a poncho. We were allowed the opportunity
to buy Nike gear if we wanted ($20 a t-shirt at the bottom end). And then it was nearly impossible to get close to the Kenyans to even chat without being made to feel like we were intruding.

But I don't want to gripe too much. The girls felt very good about their race, we had our own sent of activities and those were lots of fun, and the consensus is that this was a worthwhile road trip and we should do it again next year. Which we probably will.

I enjoy the idea of a national championship race, and the generosity of Nike in bringing it about. The chance for my girls' team to be part of a national top-level scene like that is remarkable, and well-worth the money. Something like this is exactly what is needed to make them all feel better about being runners, and reinvigorate them to be better runners.

Peter Brewer

Top Northern California Runners by Section

The following links are courtesy of Hank Lawson's website.
Top state meet individual times by section.
NCS Boys
SJS Boys
CCS Boys
NS Boys
OAK/SF Boys

NCS Girls
SJS Girls
CCS Girls
NS Girls
OAK/SF Boys

Northern California Podium Individuals and Teams

The following are pictures of all the individuals and teams from Northern California that qualified for the podium (Top 10 for Individuals and Top 3 for Teams). Result links are also added.

Division I Girls Top 10 IndividualsDiv. I Girls' Results

Division II Girls IndividualsDiv. II Girls' Results

Division II Girls-Ponderosa (3rd Place)
Division II Boys Top 10 IndividualsDiv. II Boys' Results

Division II Boys-Petaluma (2nd Place)/Woodcreek (3rd Place)


Division III Boys Top 10 IndividualsDiv. III Boys' Results

Division III Boys-Aptos (3rd Place)

Division III Girls Top 10 IndividualsDiv. III Girls' Results

Division III Girls-Campolindo (3rd Place)
Division IV Girls Top 10 IndividualsDiv. IV Girls' Results

Division IV Girls-St. Mary's (2nd Place)
Division IV Boys Top 10 IndividualsDiv. IV Boys' Results

Division IV Boys-St. Mary's (2nd Place)

Division V Girls Top 10 IndividualsDiv. V Girls' Results

Division V Girls-Mt. Shasta (1st Place)
Division V Boys Top 10 IndividualsDiv. V Boys' Results

Division V Boys-University (2nd Place)

Top 15 Norcal Teams (Boys and Girls)

Top 10 Girls' Norcal Teams (by team times)Podium teams in RED!
1) Carondelet ( 19:02 1:35:08) 5th in Div. II
2) Ponderosa ( 19:02 1:35:10) 3rd in Div. II
3) Davis Sr. ( 19:07 1:35:35) 10th in Div. I
4) Carlmont ( 19:18 1:36:28) 9th in Div. I
5) Campolindo ( 19:19 1:36:32) 3rd in Div. III
6) Mountain View ( 19:19 1:36:35) 6th in Div. II
7) St. Ignatius ( 19:31 1:37:32) 7th in Div. III
8) Gunn ( 19:32 1:37:36) 10th in Div. II
9) Folsom ( 19:32 1:37:37) 14th in Div. I
10) Maria Carrillo ( 19:32 1:37:38) 4th in Div. III
11) Presentation ( 19:35 1:37:55) 11th in Div. II
12) Aptos ( 19:39 1:38:14) 8th in Div. III
13) Mt. Shasta ( 19:40 1:38:18) State Champions!
14) Livermore ( 19:41 1:38:21) 13th in Div. II
15) Castro Valley ( 19:43 1:38:35) 16th in Div. I

Top 10 Boys' Norcal Teams (by team times)1) Woodcreek ( 16:17 1:21:25) 3rd in Div. II
2) Willow Glen ( 16:21 1:21:41) 4th in Div. III
3) Monte Vista ( 16:22 1:21:48) 10th in Div. I
3) Davis Sr. ( 16:22 1:21:48) 11th in Div. I
5) Petaluma ( 16:23 1:21:51) 2nd in Div. II
6) Del Campo ( 16:25 1:22:01) 8th in Div. II
7) Aptos ( 16:26 1:22:07) 3rd in Div. III
8) De La Salle ( 16:33 1:22:42) 5th in Div. II
9) Skyline ( 16:34 1:22:49) 14th in Div I
10) Amador Valley ( 16:35 1:22:51) 15th in Div. I
11) Los Gatos ( 16:37 1:23:04) 11th in Div. II
12) Oak Ridge ( 16:38 1:23:08) 9th in Div. II
13) Carlmont ( 16:39 1:23:11) 17th in Div. I
14) Acalanes ( 16:41 1:23:25) 9th in Div. III
15) St. Mary's College ( 16:43 1:23:31) 2nd in Div. IV

All NorCal Boys at State under 17 minutes

Top NorCal boy performers at 2007 State Meet.
Overall placing in entire state is posted on the left hand side.

   1  1336 SJS German Fernande SR Riverbank        14:24  4:38
 4   624 NCS James Attarian  SR Dublin           15:17  4:56
 5   243 CCS Mohamed Abdalla SR Willow Glen      15:20  4:57
 7  1253 SJS James Tracy     SR Del Campo        15:23  4:57
18     1 CCS Diego Estrada   SR Alisal           15:34  5:01
21   516 NCS Nate Beach      SR Acalanes         15:36  5:02
22    43 CCS Brad Surh       JR Carlmont         15:37  5:02
24   140 CCS Tyre Johnson    JR Palma            15:38  5:02
30   117 CCS Garrett Rowe    SO Mountain View    15:41  5:03
32  1396 SJS Chris Romo      SR Woodcreek        15:42  5:04
33    79 CCS Ganbileg Bor    SR Jefferson        15:43  5:04
35   246 CCS Nohe Lema       JR Willow Glen      15:44  5:04
39  1285 SJS Kyle Lackner    SR Jesuit           15:45  5:05
41   779 NCS Matt Duffy      SR St. Mary's Colle 15:45  5:05
43   625 NCS Jeremy Grace    SR Dublin           15:45  5:05
47   145 CCS Philip MacQuitt SO Palo Alto        15:47  5:05
48   642 NCS Wyatt Landrum   JR Liberty          15:47  5:05
49  1293 SJS Chris Haworth   JR Kennedy          15:48  5:05
51   635 NCS Greg Drosky     SR Las Lomas        15:50  5:06
54   584 NCS Jack Leng       SR Castro Valley    15:52  5:07
57  1397 SJS Garrett Seawell JR Woodcreek        15:54  5:08
61  1252 SJS Dan Mitchell    JR Del Campo        15:56  5:08
64   711 NCS Sterling Locker JR Petaluma         15:57  5:08
66   526 NCS Shawn Daut      SR Amador Valley    15:57  5:09
69  1300 SJS Marty Pyeatt    SR Modesto          15:59  5:09
77    20 CCS Walter Mayeda   SR Aptos            16:01  5:10
78  1392 SJS Cameron Mitchel SR Woodcreek        16:01  5:10
80    98 CCS Michael Johson  SR Los Gatos        16:01  5:10
81   677 NCS Bhavik Kanzaria SR Monte Vista      16:01  5:10
86   226 CCS Greg Innes      JR St. Ignatius     16:03  5:10
90   213 CCS Phil Pompei     SR St. Francis-Mv   16:04  5:11
96    19 CCS Rylan Hunt      JR Aptos            16:06  5:11
98  1241 SJS Kenny Durell    SR Davis Sr.        16:06  5:11
102   755 NCS Hank Carl       SR South Fork       16:07  5:12
104  1199 SJS Matt Airola     SO Bret Harte       16:09  5:12
106  1299 SJS Matt Maldonado  SR Modesto          16:09  5:12
108  1352 SJS Brandon Waddell SR Sheldon          16:10  5:13
109   204 CCS Brennan Lynch   JR Santa Cruz       16:10  5:13
110   705 NCS Erik Olson      SO Novato           16:10  5:13
112   521 NCS Maxime Stinnett SR Acalanes         16:10  5:13
115   660 NCS Nate Huckeba    SR Maria Carrillo   16:11  5:13
116   586 NCS Victor Ho       SR Chinese Christia 16:11  5:13
118  1245 SJS Matt Petersen   JR Davis Sr.        16:11  5:13
123   710 NCS Devin Lockert   JR Petaluma         16:12  5:13
125   100 CCS Dylan Shawhan   SR Los Gatos        16:12  5:13
126   932 OS  Ryan Purcell    SR Skyline          16:13  5:13
129  1301 SJS Kurt Ruegg      SO Napa             16:13  5:14
134  1240 SJS Corey Coates    SO Davis Sr.        16:14  5:14
135   605 NCS Jamie Lawrence  SR College Prep.    16:14  5:14
138   535 NCS Danny Thomas    SO Arroyo           16:15  5:14
141   250 CCS Daniel Filipcik JR Woodside         16:16  5:14
143   132 CCS Michael MacHado SR North Monterey C 16:16  5:14
144   828 NS  Domenic D'Acqui FR Enterprise       16:16  5:15
151   934 OS  Andrew Sylveste SR Skyline          16:18  5:15
152   560 NCS Robert Pulford  JR Campolindo       16:18  5:15
154   157 CCS Josh MacDonald  SO Redwood Christia 16:18  5:15
155  1335 SJS T.J. Wy         SR River Valley     16:19  5:15
156   103 CCS Clifford Crum   SR Milpitas         16:19  5:15
158   619 NCS Eric Johnson    SR De La Salle      16:20  5:16
159   933 OS  Sean Purcell    SR Skyline          16:20  5:16
161  1264 SJS Evan Bornstein  JR El Camino        16:20  5:16
163   194 CCS Chris Proffitt  SR San Lorenzo Vall 16:21  5:16
164   144 CCS Charlie Avis    JR Palo Alto        16:21  5:16
165   676 NCS Dustin Harris   SR Monte Vista      16:21  5:16
166  1309 SJS Jason McRoberts SR Oak Ridge        16:21  5:16
167    66 CCS Abiy Gebrekrist SR Cupertino        16:21  5:16
170   632 NCS Troy Calandra   SR International Fa 16:22  5:16
171   244 CCS Valentino Julie JR Willow Glen      16:22  5:16
174   680 NCS Mike Roderick   JR Monte Vista      16:22  5:16
176   707 NCS Brandon Felipe  JR Petaluma         16:23  5:17
186   904 NS  Trevor Siperek  SR West Valley      16:26  5:18
190   731 NCS Robert Kealhofe JR San Fran. Univ.  16:27  5:18
191   536 NCS Derek Thomas    SR Arroyo           16:27  5:18
195  1304 SJS Amjed Aboukhadi SO Oak Ridge        16:28  5:18
196    21 CCS Mitch Moriarty  SO Aptos            16:28  5:18
203   621 NCS Spencer Sheaff  JR De La Salle      16:30  5:19
207   622 NCS Robb Van Wyck   SR De La Salle      16:30  5:19
208  1246 SJS Dillon Shaw     SO Davis Sr.        16:30  5:19
210   557 NCS Ross Geiger     JR Campolindo       16:30  5:19
212   679 NCS Harry Nunns     SR Monte Vista      16:31  5:19
214    78 CCS Nick Oliver     JR Homestead        16:31  5:19
216   223 CCS Peter Birsinger JR St. Ignatius     16:31  5:19
219   712 NCS Cole Yungert    SR Petaluma         16:32  5:20
221   118 CCS Parker Schuh    FR Mountain View    16:32  5:20
223  1371 SJS Will Marquardt  SR Union Mine       16:33  5:20
225   663 NCS Grant Williams  JR Maria Carrillo   16:33  5:20
226    28 CCS Ben Kelly       JR Bellarmine       16:33  5:20
227   678 NCS Clinton McAdams SR Monte Vista      16:33  5:20
228    25 CCS Dalton Guthrie  SO Bellarmine       16:34  5:20
229   697 NCS Brian Fix       SR Moreau Catholic  16:34  5:20
234   829 NS  Zach Kaylor     SO Enterprise       16:34  5:20
239   547 NCS Dimitri Kislyuk SR California       16:36  5:21
244  1334 SJS Patrick Nilan   SR Rio Americano    16:37  5:21
250   730 NCS David Kealhofer JR San Fran. Univ.  16:38  5:21
253  1324 SJS David Stagg     JR Pleasant Grove   16:38  5:22
254    89 CCS Matt Guisti     SR King's Academy   16:38  5:22
255   732 NCS Weishen Mead    JR San Fran. Univ.  16:38  5:22
256   936 OS  Chase Wilson    SR Skyline          16:38  5:22
258    16 CCS Dayne Gradone   JR Aptos            16:39  5:22
259   525 NCS Kellen Cole     SO Amador Valley    16:39  5:22
261   617 NCS Will Forrester  SR De La Salle      16:39  5:22
262  1320 SJS Jon Ahmann      JR Pleasant Grove   16:40  5:22
263   531 NCS Garrett Ward    JR Amador Valley    16:40  5:22
264  1295 SJS Juan Segundo    JR Livingston       16:40  5:22
266   195 CCS  Kindu Ejigu    SR Santa Clara      16:40  5:22
268  1346 SJS Spencer Christy SR Sheldon          16:41  5:22
269    99 CCS Dane Sawyer     SR Los Gatos        16:41  5:22
271  1305 SJS Feross Aboukhad SR Oak Ridge        16:42  5:23
276   870 NS  Tanner Hickman  SR Pleasant Valley  16:42  5:23
278   757 NCS Michael Radenba SR South Fork       16:43  5:23
279  1206 SJS Andrew Ray      SR Buhach Colony    16:43  5:23
280   105 CCS Jake Arveson    JR Monterey         16:43  5:23
281   620 NCS Matt Savage     SR De La Salle      16:43  5:23
283  1323 SJS Josh Cudworth   SR Pleasant Grove   16:43  5:23
284  1267 SJS Chris Kigar     FR El Camino        16:43  5:23
286   529 NCS Mike Marlin     JR Amador Valley    16:43  5:23
289   232 CCS Andre LaMothe   SR Stevenson        16:44  5:23
292   562 NCS Joe Withers     SR Cardinal Newman  16:44  5:24
293   210 CCS Steven Foster   JR St. Francis-Mv   16:45  5:24
294   857 NS  Ramon Rubio     SR Mt. Shasta       16:45  5:24
296   587 NCS Nathanael Litwi JR Clayton Valley   16:45  5:24
297   673 NCS Alec Govi       JR Marin Catholic   16:45  5:24
300  1391 SJS Raja Handa      SR Woodcreek        16:46  5:24
301    41 CCS Austin Logie    JR Carlmont         16:46  5:24
305   558 NCS Paul Jackson    SO Campolindo       16:46  5:24
306   131 CCS Miguel Gallegos SO North Monterey C 16:47  5:24
307  1242 SJS Trevor Halsted  FR Davis Sr.        16:47  5:24
312   706 NCS Hugh Dowdy      SO Petaluma         16:47  5:25
313   720 NCS Peter Kissin    JR Redwood          16:47  5:25
314   146 CCS Darius Terry    SR Piedmont Hills   16:47  5:25
316    42 CCS Chris Pedro     SO Carlmont         16:48  5:25
317  1310 SJS Benjami Xie     FR Oak Ridge        16:48  5:25
320   752 NCS Zach Nave       SR Santa Rosa Chrst 16:48  5:25
321   225 CCS Alex Esparza    SR St. Ignatius     16:48  5:25
326  1251 SJS Josh Mercado    SO Del Campo        16:49  5:25
331  1308 SJS Jeffrey McKenzi JR Oak Ridge        16:49  5:25
333   128 CCS Miguel Camarena SR North Monterey C 16:50  5:25
337   606 NCS Charlie Sauter  JR College Prep.    16:50  5:25
338   661 NCS Chris McCabe    SR Maria Carrillo   16:50  5:25
343   640 NCS Michael Jamieso JR Las Lomas        16:51  5:26
345    29 CCS Lawrence Smith  JR Bellarmine       16:51  5:26
347   638 NCS K.C. Green      SO Las Lomas        16:52  5:26
348   528 NCS Brett Hornig    JR Amador Valley    16:52  5:26
349   781 NCS Forrest Jordan  SR St. Mary's Colle 16:52  5:26
352    26 CCS Kyle Hillebrech SR Bellarmine       16:53  5:26
353    22 CCS Ryan Peabody    SO Aptos            16:53  5:26
355   783 NCS Tony Levine     SO St. Mary's Colle 16:53  5:26
356  1319 SJS Tomas Evangelis SR Placer           16:53  5:26
357  1248 SJS Matt Case       JR Del Campo        16:53  5:26
359    27 CCS Marcos Hinojosa JR Bellarmine       16:53  5:27
360  1349 SJS Mitchell Millig SR Sheldon          16:54  5:27
362    95 CCS David Frazer    JR Los Gatos        16:54  5:27
364   798 NS  Henry Naas      SR Chico            16:55  5:27
368   196 CCS  Vince Rodrigue JR Santa Clara      16:55  5:27
369   747 NCS Brian Hernandez JR San Rafael       16:55  5:27
371  1343 SJS Sam O'Hair      JR Rocklin          16:55  5:27
376  1307 SJS Josh Higgins    SR Oak Ridge        16:56  5:27
379    67 CCS Cameron Duran   SR Evergreen Valley 16:56  5:27
383   778 NCS Will Brady      SO St. Mary's Colle 16:56  5:27
387    85 CCS Filiberto Zende SR King City        16:57  5:28
393   658 NCS Alex Hartz      SR Maria Carrillo   16:57  5:28
396  1370 SJS Chris Jones     SR Union Mine       16:58  5:28
398    38 CCS Sean Callahan   SR Carlmont         16:58  5:28
399  1351 SJS James Sconyers  JR Sheldon          16:58  5:28
400   750 NCS Rory McLeod     JR Santa Rosa       16:59  5:28
403  1347 SJS Mark Johnson    SR Sheldon          16:59  5:28

All NorCal Girls at State under 20 minutes

Top NorCal girl performers at 2007 State Meet.
Overall placing in entire state is posted on the left hand side.

  3  1233 SJS Laurynn Chetela SR Davis Sr.     17:18  5:34
4   631 NCS Sarah Sumpter   SR Healdsburg    17:26  5:37
8   576 NCS Jacque Taylor   SO Casa Grande   17:44  5:43
14   567 NCS Nicole Hood     SO Carondelet    17:52  5:45
15  1277 SJS Maria Malone    JR Folsom        17:53  5:46
16  1329 SJS Deborah Maier   SR Ponderosa     17:55  5:46
21    92 CCS Stephanie Barne JR Leland        18:06  5:50
25   236 CCS Jennifer Bergma JR Valley Chri   18:10  5:51
28   217 CCS Katy Daly       JR St. Ignatiu   18:13  5:52
37  1283 SJS Lauren Petersen JR Galt          18:24  5:56
43   589 NCS Alycia Cridebri SO College Par   18:29  5:57
47  1312 SJS Jordan Burke    SR Placer        18:30  5:58
49    33 CCS Justine Fedroni SO Carlmont      18:31  5:58
50   644 NCS Diana George    JR Livermore     18:31  5:58
53   110 CCS Mary Reynolds   JR Mountain Vi   18:33  5:59
54  1360 SJS Nicole Mendoza  JR St. Francis   18:34  5:59
55   564 NCS Heather Cerney  SO Carondelet    18:35  5:59
58   219 CCS Rachel Hinds    FR St. Ignatiu   18:38  6:00
59   207 CCS Shelby Golan    SR St. Francis   18:38  6:00
60    68 CCS Kathleen Miller JR Gilroy        18:38  6:00
66    35 CCS Jessie Petersen FR Carlmont      18:42  6:01
71   231 CCS Annie Lee       JR Stevenson     18:43  6:02
72  1363 SJS Samanth Dougher JR Union Mine    18:44  6:02
75   134 CCS Jennifer Clarke SR Oak Grove     18:45  6:02
77   849 NS  Natalie Sojka   SR Mt. Shasta    18:45  6:02
83    13 CCS Amy Schnittger  SR Aptos         18:48  6:04
84  1332 SJS Kelly Roberts   JR Ponderosa     18:49  6:04
86   568 NCS Kellie Houser   JR Carondelet    18:49  6:04
91   154 CCS Rebecca Habatmu SR Prospect      18:51  6:04
95    70 CCS Jackie Evans    FR Gunn          18:52  6:05
97    73 CCS Allegra Mayer   JR Gunn          18:52  6:05
98  1327 SJS Sam Diaz        JR Ponderosa     18:53  6:05
102   895 NS  Michelle Johnso JR West Valley   18:55  6:06
103  1236 SJS Nora Norvell    JR Davis Sr.     18:55  6:06
107    36 CCS Mary Rhoades    JR Carlmont      18:58  6:07
112   147 CCS Michelle Callaw SR Presentatio   19:00  6:07
114  1297 SJS Sable Browning  SR Merced        19:00  6:07
116   741 NCS Kelsey Ripp     SR San Rafael    19:00  6:07
120  1303 SJS Hayley Scott    SO Oak Ridge     19:01  6:08
123   126 CCS Jovita Trujillo SO N.M.C.        19:02  6:08
129   152 CCS Tracy Vargo     SR Presentatio   19:04  6:08
133   551 NCS Grace Orders    FR Campolindo    19:05  6:09
134   651 NCS Lauren Curtin   SO Maria Carri   19:05  6:09
135    93 CCS Kaela Townsend  SR Los Gatos     19:05  6:09
137   897 NS  Corissa Storms  FR West Valley   19:06  6:09
138  1216 SJS Kelly McEnerney SR Christian B   19:06  6:09
142    76 CCS Samantha Hamilt SO Half Moon B   19:07  6:09
144   553 NCS Lisa Rosenthal  JR Campolindo    19:07  6:10
145  1298 SJS Sarah Rico      SR Merrill Wes   19:08  6:10
148   850 NS  Maggie Strong   SO Mt. Shasta    19:09  6:10
149  1272 SJS Danzel Bradshaw JR Fairfield     19:09  6:10
150  1257 SJS Emma Freeman    FR Del Oro       19:10  6:10
155  1263 SJS Hillary Kigar   SR El Camino     19:10  6:11
156   722 NCS Cecilia Furlong SR San Fran. U   19:10  6:11
161    10 CCS Marissa Ferrant SO Aptos         19:12  6:11
164   112 CCS Alex Westbrook  JR Mountain Vi   19:13  6:11
166  1209 SJS Lauren Jimison  SR Capital Chr   19:13  6:11
168   546 NCS Colleen Lillig  SO California    19:14  6:12
169   749 NCS Suzi Rozga      SO Santa Rosa    19:14  6:12
170    69 CCS Emma Dohner     FR Gunn          19:14  6:12
171   580 NCS Kelsey Santiste FR Castro Vall   19:14  6:12
172   549 NCS Laurie Finnegan SR Campolindo    19:14  6:12
176   205 CCS Katie Nast      JR Saratoga      19:16  6:12
177   534 NCS Samantha Kearne SR Arroyo        19:16  6:12
178   786 NCS Beth Raymond    SR Washington    19:16  6:13
179   523 NCS Jewelz Andrews  FR Alhambra      19:17  6:13
180  1387 SJS Courtney Crosta SO Woodcreek     19:17  6:13
184   671 NCS Theresa Devine  SO Marin Catho   19:19  6:13
186   737 NCS Michelle Davis  SR San Rafael    19:19  6:13
187   610 NCS Alysha de Souza SR Crystal Spr   19:19  6:13
188   578 NCS Pam MacLeod     SO Castro Vall   19:19  6:13
190   614 NCS Aimee Raleigh   JR Crystal Spr   19:21  6:14
191  1390 SJS Stephanie Romo  FR Woodcreek     19:21  6:14
193    65 CCS Sumika Shiokawa SR Cupertino     19:21  6:14
194   163 CCS Jocelyn Rodrigu SR Sacred Hear   19:21  6:14
196   104 CCS Jean Feng       JR Monta Vista   19:22  6:14
199  1358 SJS Meghan Enabnit  SR St. Francis   19:23  6:15
200  1187 SJS Crystal Esparza SR Beyer         19:23  6:15
201    32 CCS Georgia Cottong FR Carlmont      19:23  6:15
202   906 NS  Jessica Carpent FR Wheatland     19:24  6:15
204   704 NCS Courtney Madson FR Novato        19:24  6:15
205    77 CCS Emily Evans     JR Homestead     19:24  6:15
206    91 CCS Claudia Barnett SO Leland        19:24  6:15
207  1279 SJS Morgan Pugh     SO Folsom        19:25  6:15
208   111 CCS Kristine Talbot JR Mountain Vi   19:25  6:15
209   666 NCS Lucy McCullough FR Marin Acade   19:25  6:15
210  1280 SJS Rachel Rucireta JR Folsom        19:25  6:15
211   575 NCS Dominique Ratto SO Casa Grande   19:25  6:15
212  1198 SJS Katie O'Connor  SO Bret Harte    19:25  6:15
214   550 NCS Sara Mostatabi  FR Campolindo    19:26  6:15
216   188 CCS Taylor Johnson  SR San Lorenzo   19:26  6:16
219   917 OS  Amelia Dreyer   FR Oakland Tec   19:27  6:16
222   773 NCS Taylor Lawson   SO St. Mary's    19:28  6:16
226   151 CCS Rebekah Phillip JR Presentatio   19:29  6:17
229   650 NCS Cara Curtin     SO Maria Carri   19:30  6:17
232   623 NCS Jasmine Cox     SR Deer Valley   19:31  6:17
233   515 NCS Emily Shearer   SO Acalanes      19:31  6:17
234   926 OS  Amy Cordisco    SR Skyline       19:31  6:17
236   187 CCS Cara Hoyt       SR San Lorenzo   19:31  6:17
238   178 CCS Susanne Andrese SR Salinas       19:32  6:18
242   652 NCS Jordan Davis    JR Maria Carri   19:33  6:18
243   583 NCS Nicole Yang     SO Castro Vall   19:33  6:18
245   185 CCS Courtnney Allen JR San Benito    19:34  6:18
247   588 NCS Lauren Crawford JR College Par   19:34  6:18
250   581 NCS Chelsea Schneid SO Castro Vall   19:35  6:19
251   184 CCS Kirsten White   SR Salinas       19:35  6:19
255  1235 SJS Maddie Hall     JR Davis Sr.     19:38  6:20
258   789 NS  Bethany Rasmuss JR American Ch   19:38  6:20
259  1254 SJS Brianna Atkins  SR Del Oro       19:38  6:20
261   790 NS  Leah Arreguin   JR Chico         19:39  6:20
262    12 CCS Kim McMullen    SO Aptos         19:39  6:20
263   646 NCS Robin Roque     JR Livermore     19:39  6:20
265   548 NCS Emily Brennan   SO Campolindo    19:40  6:20
266   645 NCS Abigail Gregg   JR Livermore     19:40  6:20
269  1344 SJS Catherine Crisp JR Roseville     19:41  6:20
270   655 NCS Alicia Lueth    SR Maria Carri   19:41  6:20
271   109 CCS Zoe Pappas      SO Mountain Vi   19:41  6:21
274  1330 SJS Sara Orofino    SO Ponderosa     19:42  6:21
276  1356 SJS Sarah Bolce     SR St. Francis   19:42  6:21
281   162 CCS Jackie Flynn    SR Sacred Hear   19:43  6:21
283   106 CCS Izzie Baney     FR Mountain Vi   19:43  6:21
284  1238 SJS Charlotte ter H SO Davis Sr.     19:44  6:21
285    46 CCS Melanie Hong    FR Carmel        19:45  6:22
287  1313 SJS Shannon Harcus  SO Placer        19:45  6:22
288   771 NCS Alex Choy       SO St. Mary's    19:45  6:22
292   667 NCS Alesandra Roger SR Marin Acade   19:46  6:22
294  1315 SJS Caty O'conner   SO Placer        19:47  6:22
295   532 NCS Rachel Mitchell JR American      19:47  6:22
297   565 NCS Ashley Chavez   SR Carondelet    19:48  6:23
299   594 NCS Rosie Smith     JR College Par   19:49  6:23
300   600 NCS Adrienne Strait FR College Pre   19:49  6:23
303   654 NCS Margie Garza    SO Maria Carri   19:49  6:23
304   239 CCS Kendra Higgins  SO Valley Chri   19:49  6:23
305  1302 SJS Brittne Putman  FR Oak Ridge     19:50  6:23
307   672 NCS Natalee Fisher  SR Marin Catho   19:50  6:23
309   633 NCS Rebeccah Warmac JR Irvington     19:51  6:24
311  1331 SJS Becky Preto     JR Ponderosa     19:51  6:24
312   595 NCS Barbara Barnes  JR College Pre   19:51  6:24
314   122 CCS Nadine Huerta   SO N.M.C.        19:51  6:24
317     9 CCS Linnea Biddick  FR Aptos         19:52  6:24
318   149 CCS Shannon McCarth JR Presentatio   19:52  6:24
320   794 NS  Paige Henker    SR Chico         19:53  6:24
324   628 NCS Lara Jansen     SO Granada       19:54  6:25
327   554 NCS Sara Tomas      SO Campolindo    19:55  6:25
330   218 CCS Hannah Farr     FR St. Ignatiu   19:56  6:25
332   101 CCS Lauren Tang     FR Lynbrook      19:56  6:25
334   597 NCS Emily Erickson  SO College Pre   19:56  6:25
335   775 NCS Margot Sullivan JR St. Mary's    19:56  6:25
336   533 NCS Allie Maher     SO Arcata        19:57  6:26
341  1260 SJS Samanth Racine  SR Del Oro       19:58  6:26

CA State Cross Country Meet Comments...

Feel free to comment on the CA state cross country meet before, during or after right here. I will be in transit the next couple of days so I won't be able to post until Saturday evening.

Following the meet, I will post the top individuals and teams from Northern California as well as pictures of any state podium teams and any individuals in the top 10.

Best of luck to all individuals and teams competing at this great event.

NCS Post Race Reflection by Matt Duffy (St. Mary's)

Matt Duffy was involved in one of the most exciting races this past Saturday as he had a come from behind victory over Willits' Kenny Smith. Here is his version of the race as well as his team's efforts at the NCS MOC.

I once read that the journey is more important then the destination itself. On Saturday, I figured that out. For both my team and me individually the goal was to win a NCS championship, disregarding time or margin of victory. In the end both goals were accomplished, though both much different then the other. Team wise I felt like we had an awesome performance, putting our #5 runner in before any other team's #2 runner while scoring only 40 pts. After our League Championship meet we made a goal to score under 55 pts., so needless to say we were very pleased. Individually things may not have gone as smooth as I had wished, in the second mile when I became fatigued it felt like the wheels were falling off, every runner and coach knows that feeling, and has seen or experienced it in some way. It is easy to expect things to go one way, but the truth is, which I am sure all of us can testify to is that most of the time things do not go as planned and you don't feel as you thought you would. For better or worse, that is how it is. So Saturday was a special day for me as I feel like I had the same struggle my sister did her senior year at the NCS Meet of Champions when she came from behind on the last downhill to win her third NCS individual title, it seems like some things run in the family and some things just happen. I know Saturday taught me an important lesson and that is to never quit, until you reach the line because nothing matters until the line is crossed. I would like to congratulate and wish Kenny Smith from Willits HS the best of luck and State and beyond, as he ran a tremendous race, was an amazing competitor and showed great sportsmanship.

I would also like to congratulate our Girls team who won their first section title since 1999, scoring 39 points. It was an exciting day for our entire program and it is not something that we take lightly. Section championships are a special thing and it is not only important to remember the accomplishment but the journey that it took to get there.

Saint Mary's congratulates everyone who ran, watched and cheered on Saturday for a job well done. Also I know we wish everyone the best of luck at the state meet as the journey continues another week. GO NCS! Thank you and happy thanksgiving!

Non Contact Sport!

NCS Individual Winners

9 out of 10 runners, 1st time winners (Only Matt Duffy repeated)
4 out of 10 races decided by sprint finishes!

Jack Leng (Castro Valley)/Colleen Lillig (California

Sterling Lockert (Petaluma)/Nicole Hood (Carondelet)

James Attarian (Dublin)/Lauren Curtin (Maria Carrillo)

Matt Duffy (St. Mary's)/Sarah Sumpter (Healdsburg)

Hank Carl (South Fork)/Lucy McCullough (Marin Academy)

Division I-V Team Champions Pictures

Division I Boys' Team Champions-Monte Vista

Division II Boys' Team Champions-Petaluma

Division III Boys' Team Champions-Campolindo

Division IV Boys' Team Champions-St. Mary's

Division V Boys' Team Champions-SF University


Division I Girls' Team Champions-Castro Valley

Division II Girls' Team Champions-Carondelet

Division III Girls' Team Champions-Campolindo

Division IV Girls' Team Champions-St. Mary's

Division V Girls' Team Champions-College Prep

More pictures to come as well as All-NCS Teams...

First batch of Pictures, NCS newspaper articles and Statistics...

Fastest Individual Times Boys and GirlsJames Attarian (Dublin) and Sarah Sumpter (Healdsburg)

From the Marin IJ
•Marin Academy girls lead impressive parade of local talent at section meet
From Santa Rosa Press Democrat
•NCS Story by Dewey Forget
From the Redwood Times•South Fork cleans up at NCS Meet of Champions
From SF Chronicle
•Carondelet wins Division II title
From Contra Costa Times
•Duffy and St. Mary's make it two in a row
•Carondelet's Hood gets things in order
From Tri-Valley Herald
•Attarian, Lillig capture crowns
From The Argus
•Four MVAL girls in state meet
From Alameda-Times Star•St. Mary's Duffy rallies to win

Top 10 Boys' Teams Overall (if everybody ran in one race) 1. Petaluma 159 (7 9 22 29 92 157 252)
2. Monte Vista 162 (8 24 34 47 49 76 120)
3. De La Salle 209 (32 36 41 43 57 110 140)
4. Amador Valley 219 (10 42 44 50 73 128 152)
5. Campolindo 297 (27 37 52 79 102 147 363)
6. Liberty 312 (3 54 59 67 129 293 354)
7. Maria Carrillo 313 (15 48 75 77 98 151 170)
8. College Park 328 (35 56 64 86 87 91 95)
9. Granada 336 (23 30 39 84 160 185 196)
10. Las Lomas 428 (26 40 106 113 143 255 257)
Top 10 Girls' Teams Overall (if everybody ran in one race) 1. Carondelet 102 (2 10 11 29 50 82 100)
2. Campolindo 124 (9 15 22 30 48 140 172)
3. Maria Carrillo 182 (8 13 36 59 66 69 88)
4. Castro Valley 203 (20 23 24 46 90 133 143)
5. Livermore 247 (4 37 62 70 74 162 271)
6. College Park 270 (6 41 55 77 91 94 184)
7. St. Mary's College 308 (16 27 54 89 122 226 232)
8. Granada 354 (44 56 71 75 108 177 234)
9. Casa Grande 396 (3 42 97 125 129 144 145)
10. Redwood 428 (53 78 86 101 110 153 222)
BOYS
Fastest #1 Runner
James Attarian (12) Dublin #1 14:51Fastest #2 Runner
Jeremy Grace(12) Dublin #2 15:17
Fastest #3 Runner
Cole Yungert (12) Petaluma #3 15:41
Fastest #4 Runner
Brandon Felipe (11) Petaluma #4 15:48
Fastest #5 Runner
Danny Bartz (12) Monte Vista #5 15:59
Fastest #6 Runner
Clinton McAdams (12) Monte Vista #6 16:18
Fastest #7 Runner
Josh Chaidez (12) College Park #7 16:27

GIRLS
Fastest #1 Runner
Sarah Sumpter (12) Healdsburg #1 16:59
Fastest #2 Runner
Heather Cerney (10) Carondelet #2 18:25
Fastest #3 Runner
Kellie Houser (11) Carondelet #3 18:33
Fastest #4 Runner
Ashley Chavez (12) Carondelet #4 18:54
Fastest #5 Runner
Emily Brennan (10) Campolindo #5 19:10
Fastest #6 Runner
Jordan Davis (11) Maria Carrillo #6 19:27
Fastest #7 Runner
Sarah Di Rado (11) Maria Carrillo #7 19:51

More pictures, articles to come as well as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention All-NCS.