2022 NCS MOC XC Meet Data (All-NCS team)

Thanks to www.diablotiming.com for posting combined results at these links:
https://diablotiming.com/results/2022-11-19/mp/

You can check out photos of the team winners from each race on the MileSplitCA IG page @milesplitca 

You can check out all the coverage by MileSplitsCA at this link:
https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/486509-cif-north-coast-section-championship-2022#.Y3qefezMI6E
Recap: https://ca.milesplit.com/articles/324407/recap-overcoming-injury-title-defense-among-ncs-storylines

Feel free to comment below on the most outstanding performances, biggest upsets, and best individual and team races.

Girls' 1st Team All-NCS
1 Thomsen, Hanne SO 888 Montgomery (NC) 1 16:30.6 5:30.2
2 Buckley, Ellie SR 275 Campolindo (NC2 17:04.8 5:41.6
3 Volkmer, Shea JR 280 Campolindo (NC) 3 17:23.4 5:47.8
4 Stacey, Amelia SR 485 El Cerrito (NC) --17:41.5 5:53.8
5 Maclean, Audrey SR 1076 Redwood (NC) 4 17:47.4 5:55.8
6 Guinn, Rylee SR 735 Liberty (NC) 5 17:53.6 5:57.9
7 Searls, Renae JR 44 Alhambra (NC) -- 17:53.9 5:58.0

Girls' 2nd Team All-NCS
8Noriega, Sabrina SO 452 Dougherty Valley (NC) 6 17:56.7 5:58.9
9 Johnson, Adeline SR 240 Branson (NC) 7 17:58.5 5:59.5
10 Faidi, Sienna SO 403 Convent & Stuart Hall (NC) 8 17:58.7 5:59.6
11 Kittelstrom, Seelah SO 884 Montgomery (NC) 9 17:59.6 5:59.9 
12 Trenam, Gracie JR 786 Maria Carrillo (NC) 10 18:00.9 6:00.3
13 Lacefield, Amrie SO 885 Montgomery (NC) 11 18:02.4 6:00.8
14 Powell, Alexandra SO 872 Monte Vista (NC) 12 18:05.0 6:01.7

Girls' 3rd Team All-NCS
15 Lee, Liana JR 450 Dougherty Valley (NC) 13 18:05.6 6:01.8
16 Maltz, Amelie -- 752 Lick Wilmerding (NC) 14 18:15.5 6:05.1
17 Silversteinj, Alyssa 9 140 Archie Williams (NC) 15 18:17.2 6:05.7
18 Malloy, Megan SR 955 Northgate (NC) 16 18:22.3 6:07.4
19 Weberski, Makena JR 281 Campolindo (NC) 17 18:23.4 6:07.8 
20 Moen, Rachel JR 278 Campolindo (NC) 18 18:24.7 6:08.2
21 Gardner, Emma SO 1239 Tamalpais (NC) 19 18:25.6 6:08.5

Girls' Honorable Mention
22 Krummel, Elsa JR 165 Bay School of San Francisco (NC) 20 18:32.0 6:10.6 
23 Reed, Grace SR 356 College Park (NC) 21 18:32.7 6:10.9 
24 Barnes, Ellery JR 1237 Tamalpais (NC) 22 18:34.7 6:11.5
25 Ryan, Athena JR 1202 Sonoma Academy (NC) -- 18:34.9 6:11.6
26 Ruff, Isabelle SR 341 Clayton Valley Charter (NC) 23 18:37.1 6:12.3
27 Sauder, Kerrigan SO 591 Granada (NC) 24 18:40.5 6:13.5
28 Peterson, Lucy SO 167 Bay School of San Francisco (NC) 25 18:42.8 6:14.2

Boys' 1st Team All-NCS
1 Cutter, Daegan SR 1081 Redwood (NC) 1 14:45.4 4:55.1
2 Miller, Ethan SR 880 Monte Vista (NC) 2 14:50.2 4:56.7
3 Morello, Sean SR 42 Albany (NC) 3 14:58.2 4:59.4
4 Badcock, Shane SR 454 Dougherty Valley (NC) 4 14:58.4 4:59.5
5 Caldwell, Trey SO 426 De La Salle (NC) 5 14:59.0 4:59.7
6 Lodewick, Alexander SR 283 Campolindo (NC) 6 14:59.7 4:59.9
7 Dietz, Olaf JR 220 Berkeley (NC) 7 14:59.9 4:59.9

Boys' 2nd Team All-NCS
8 Colby, Tiernan SR 1204 Sonoma Academy (NC) 8 15:00.6 5:00.2
9 Ruckmann-Barnes, Roland JR 597 Granada (NC) 9 15:03.5 5:01.2
10 Lamoureux, Alex SR 359 College Park (NC) 10 15:04.2 5:01.4
11 Hupke, Jacob SR 907 Moreau Catholic (NC) 11 15:05.1 5:01.7
12 Malko-Allen, Mateo SR 1234 St. Marys (NC) 12 15:05.6 5:01.9
13 Rattary, Jack SO 363 College Park (NC) 13 15:06.5 5:02.1
14 Oakes, Malcolm JR 411 Convent & Stuart Hall (NC) 14 15:09.0 5:03.0

Boys' 3rd Team All-NCS
15 Green, Sean JR 756 Lick Wilmerding (NC) 15 15:10.5 5:03.5
16 Stevens, Andrew SR 1196 Santa Rosa (NC) 16 15:12.6 5:04.2
17 Hart, Luther SR 595 Granada (NC) 17 15:14.3 5:04.7
18 Wijesekara, Bryce SR 265 California (NC) 18 15:14.9 5:04.9
19 Farzan, Logan JR 10 Acalanes (NC) 19 15:15.0 5:05.0
20 Mcghee, Connor SR 284 Campolindo (NC) 20 15:15.2 5:05.1
21 Gurusamy, Dheeraj SR 594 Granada (NC) 21 15:16.3 5:05.4

Boys' Honorable Mention
22 Martin, Blake SR 1082 Redwood (NC) 22 15:16.4 5:05.5
23 Messer, Daniel JR 347 Clayton Valley Charter (NC) 23 15:19.3 5:06.4
24 Martinez, Daniel JR 346 Clayton Valley Charter (NC) 24 15:21.2 5:07.1
25 Webster, Blake SR 288 Campolindo (NC) 25 15:21.3 5:07.1
26 Patel, Asher JR 852 Miramonte (NC) 26 15:24.3 5:08.1
27 Manley, Liam SR 596 Granada (NC) 27 15:28.2 5:09.4
28 Irving, Owen JR 374 College Preparatory School (NC) 28 15:30.0 5:10.0

Teams qualifying both teams to State Meet
Berkeley (Division I)

Dougherty Valley (Division I)

Redwood (Division II)
Monte Vista (Division II)
Campolindo (Division III)
Maria Carrillo (Division III)

Archie Williams (Division IV)
Lick-Wilmerding (Division V)

University (Division V)

College Prep (Division V)

Convent & Stuart Hall (Division V)

NCS Rankings

Last call for any comments in regards to my rankings heading into this Saturday's NCS MOC meet at Hayward HS. Are there teams that are missing below? Who should move up? Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

NCS RANKINGS

Division I Boys (2 auto qualifying teams)
1) Dougherty Valley
2) Dublin
3) Berkeley
4) California
5) James Logan/Castro Valley

Division I Girls (2 auto qualifying teams)
1) Berkeley
2) Dougherty Valley
3) Dublin
4) Castro Valley
5) California

Division II Boys (4 auto qualifying teams)
1) Granada
2) Redwood
3) Monte Vista
4) Clayton Valley
5) Amador Valley/De La Salle

Division II Girls (3 auto qualifying teams)
1) Granada
2) Redwood
3) San Ramon Valley
4) Monte Vista
5) Amador Valley

Division III Boys (4 auto qualifying teams)
1) Campolindo
2) Newark Memorial
3) Maria Carrillo
4) Tamalpais
5) Las Lomas

Division III Girls (4 auto qualifying teams)
1) Campolindo
2) Montgomery
3) Northgate
4) Newark Memorial
5) Maria Carrillo

Division IV Boys (3 auto qualifying teams)
1) Albany
2) Piedmont
3) St. Mary's Berkeley
4) Bishop O'Dowd
5) Miramonte

Division IV Girls (3 auto qualifying teams)
1) St. Mary's Berkeley
2) Archie Williams
3) Piedmont
4) Arcata
5) Albany

Division V Boys (5 auto qualifying teams)
1) Lick-Wilmerding
2) SF University
3) College Prep
4) Convent & Stuart Hall
5) Sonoma Academy/Head Royce/San Domenico

Division V Girls (5 auto qualifying teams)
1) SF University
2) Lick-Wilmerding
3) Convent & Stuart Hall
4) College Prep
5) Athenian/Middletown/Sonoma Academy

NCS DIII Boys Rankings by Campolindo assistant coach, Andy Lindquist

Overview: Despite graduation losses and the impact of the COVID pandemic, Campolindo surprised absolutely no one by rolling to another section title over an upstart Newark Memorial team at the NCS finals. They followed that up with a narrow 2nd place finish to West Torrance at state and wound up being the best NCS team in the overall merge of all divisions. This year, Newark Memorial faces heavy graduation losses while Campolindo appears primed for another section title.

1. Campolindo: With Alex Lodewick, Blake Webster, and Connor McGhee all returning, the Cougars appear primed to run away with the section title this season. All 3 broke 16:00 at Woodward Park and finished in the top 15 at last year’s section championship. With the ever-improving Alex Thomasson and uber-talented sophomore Maxson Cook backing them up, it seems unlikely that anyone in the NCS will be close to Campo this season. The Cougars don’t have as much depth heading into the season as in previous years, but that will surely be addressed by the time the postseason comes around.

2. Maria Carrillo: The Pumas surprised everyone with a fantastic peak at the end of last season to finish on the podium at state. While Maria Carrillo loses a lot to graduation, they return a talented group, with sophomore Jack Wilson looking like the next great runner from the storied program. Wilson had injury issues last fall but he flashed his talent in track season running 4:39 in the 1600 as a freshman. Sean Gubera, Jonathan Donohue, Grant Sanderson, and Gabriel Sitton all ran in the 4:40’s for the 1600 last track season, so the pumas will have a tight 2-5 grouping.

3. Tamalpais: Despite losing state champion Caden Carney to graduation, Tam returns a talented group of middle distance runners who could make some noise this fall. James Lyons made huge strides this spring by clocking 4:31 in the 1600 and if he is able to continue his rapid improvement curve, he could be looking at a top 7 finish at the section meet. Behind him are a solid group of returners, with the red-tailed hawks bringing back 6 boys who broke 5:00 in the 1600 in track. It will be hard for anyone to catch Campo this year, but Tam is certainly in position to challenge Maria Carrillo for 2nd place.

4. Newark Memorial: One of the best stories last cross country season was the rise of Newark Memorial, which qualified to state for the first time in school history. The Cougars finished runner-up to Campolindo at the section meet and then nabbed a top 10 finish the following week at state. While NM loses most of their team from a year ago, they still have enough talent coming back to qualify to state again. Talha Ahmed, a key piece to last year’s run, will be back and that gives the cougars a great starting point to build off of. Chris Martinez and Michael Wood both made big improvements during the spring and should be huge factors as well.

5. Northgate: The Broncos finally got over the hump and qualified to state for the first time in many years last season. With Nicholas Knisley and Robert Benard returning, Northgate will have a great front duo that will help them stay in contention with all of the aforementioned teams. The challenge for Northgate will be bringing along their younger athletes and getting them acclimated to high-stakes varsity races. If they can do that, expect Northgate to be in the hunt for a spot to state

Individual rankings:

Campolindo will figure predominately in these rankings based on their returning performances. Alex Lodewick has the inside track for the individual win but Jude Devries has flashed plenty of potential in the past and will also challenge for the top spot.

1. Alex Lodewick (Campolindo)
2. Jude Devries (Montgomery)
3. Blake Webster (Campolindo)
4. Connor McGhee (Campolindo)
5. James Lyons (Tamalpais)
6. Nicholas Knisley (Northgate)
7. Jack Wilson (Maria Carrillo)