2013 Northern California Cross Country Awards

Now that the 2013 XC season is complete, here are my awards for this past cross country season.
2011 Award Winners
2012 Award Winners
Feel free to share your comments below.

Most Valuable Runner (boys)-Aidan Goltra Campolindo/Blair Hurlock De La Salle
Most Valuable Runner (girls)-Fiona O'Keeffe Davis

Most Impressive Performance (boys)-Aidan Goltra at CA State XC Meet
Most Impressive Performance (girls)-Fiona O'Keeffe at CA State XC Meet

Most Impressive Performance (boys' team)-St. Joseph Notre Dame at NCS MOC Meet
Most Impressive Performance (girls' team)-Davis HS at CA State Meet

Most Inspirational (boys)-Blair Hurlock De La Salle (NCS)
Most Inspirational (girls)-Anna Maxwell San Lorenzo Valley (CCS)

Most Improved Runner (boys)-Andrew Brown Jesuit (SJS)
Most Improved Runner (girls)-Bridget Gottlieb Monta Vista (CCS)

Lifetime Achievement Award (boys)-Gabe Arias-Sheridan St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS)
Lifetime Achievement Award (girls)-Spencer Moore St. Mary's Berkeley (NCS)

Buster Posey (rookie of the year)-Cooper Teare St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS)
Buster Posey (rookie of the year)-Sofia Castiglioni Davis HS (SJS)

Best Robin to Batman (best supporting actor)-James Kinney Marin Academy HS (NCS)
Best Robin to Batman (best supporting actress)-Sofia Castiglioni Davis HS (SJS)

Best Three Amigos-Tyler Olson, Jackson Crose and Todd Olson Livermore HS (NCS)
Best Three Amigas-Lauren Larocco, Miranda Myers, Madison Rawson St. Francis, Sac (SJS)

Boys Coach of the Year (Directing)-Patrick McCrystle Bellarmine HS (CCS)
Girls Coach of the Year (Directing)-Bill Gregg Davis HS (SJS)

Any other awards?

All NorCal XC Teams 2013

http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2013/allnorca.htm

Tomorrow I will post the 2013 Northern California Cross County Awards (3rd Annual)

Coming up...

The long awaited All NorCal High School XC Teams (posted either 25th or 26th of December)
Here is the 2012 version as well as the link to the all-time lists:
http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2012/allnorca.htm

and the...

2013 Northern California Cross Country Awards (will post after All NorCal teams)
Here are the previous two years:
2011 Award Winners
2012 Award Winners

All NorCal Cross Country Team

I will post the All NorCal Cross Country Team once it's been determined by a panel of coaches/adults.  In the meantime, please feel free to post your own selections and choices.  

Here are the selections from last year as well as a link to past selections dating back to 1953:
http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2012/allnorca.htm

The panel will come up with the following:
1st, 2nd, 3rd teams (7 each) and Honorable Mention (20) for Boys and Girls.
Runners of the Year
Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors of the Year.
Section Best Runners of the Year (NS, SJS, NCS, CCS, OAK and SF)
10 All-Freshman Teams (Boys and Girls)

NorCal Rankings, Third Edition, November 4, 2013

 

Here are the pre-post season rankings.  It's possible that I could have a glaring omission below so please let me know if I missed anybody worthy.

Boys
1)  De La Salle NCS Division I
2)  Bellarmine CCS Division I
3)  Carlmont CCS Division I
4)  Campolindo NCS Division III
5)  St. Joseph Notre Dame NCS Division V
6)  Yreka NS Division IV
7)  Maria Carrillo NCS Division II
8)  Davis SJS Division I
9)  Jesuit SJS Division II
10)  Homestead CCS Division I
11)  St. Francis, Mt. View CCS Division II
12)  Del Campo SJS Division II
13) Rocklin SJS Division II
14)  Los Gatos CCS Division II
15)  Bishop O'Dowd NCS Division III

Girls
1)  Davis SJS Division I
2)  St. Francis, Sacramento SJS Division I
3)  Campolindo NCS Division III
4)  Bella Vista SJS Division II
5)  San Lorenzo Valley CCS Division IV
6)  Aptos CCS Division III
7)  Bishop O'Dowd NCS Division III
8)  Gunn CCS Division I
9)  St. Francis, Mountain View CCS Division II
10) Whitney SJS Division II
11)  Granada NCS Division I
12)  Vista del Lago SJS Division III
13)  Las Lomas NCS Division III
14)  Maria Carrillo NCS Division II
15)  Monta Vista CCS Division I

Again, comments are welcome. Any teams missing?

NorCal Rankings, Second Edition, October 18, 2013

I will be updating these rankings this week.  Until then, feel free to to comment on what I posted on October 18th.  

Here are the mid-season rankings.  It's possible that I could have a glaring omission below so please let me know if I missed anybody worthy.

Boys
1)  De La Salle NCS Division I
2)  Bellarmine CCS Division I
3)  Carlmont CCS Division I
4)  Campolindo NCS Division III
5)  Yreka NS Division IV
6)  Davis SJS Division I
7)  Jesuit SJS Division II
8)  Maria Carrillo NCS Division II
9)  Del Campo SJS Division II
10) Rocklin SJS Division II
11)  Bishop O'Dowd NCS Division III
12)  St. Francis, Mt. View CCS Division II
13)  Placer SJS Division III
14)  Lynbrook CCS Division II
15)  Homestead CCS Division I

Girls
1)  Davis SJS Division I
2)  Campolindo NCS Division III
3)  St. Francis, Sacramento SJS Division I
4)  Bella Vista SJS Division II
5)  Aptos CCS Division III
6)  San Lorenzo Valley CCS Division IV
7)  Bishop O'Dowd NCS Division III
8)  Gunn CCS Division I
9)  St. Francis, Mountain View CCS Division II
1 0) Whitney SJS Division II
11)  Vista del Lago SJS Division III
12)  Las Lomas NCS Division III
14)  Maria Carrillo NCS Division II
14)  Mountain View CCS Division I
15)  Granada NCS Division I

Again, comments are welcome. Any teams missing?

Mt. SAC Top 10 NorCal runners and teams (boys and girls)

Please note that I may have missed a runner or team and there were timing issues at Mt. SAC yesterday so if see any errors, please make not of them in the comment section below.

Top 10 Boys
1)  Blair Hurlock De La Salle HS 14:48
2)  Chris Foster Los Gatos HS 15:06
3)  Matthew Schumann De La Salle HS 15:12
4)  Gabe Arias-Sheridan St. Joseph Notre Dame HS 15:20
5)  Cameron Gaskell Acalanes HS 15:21
6)  Carter Mackey Castro Valley HS 15:23
7)  Neilson Powless Roseville HS 15:25
8)  Matt Salazar Casa Grande HS 15:26
9)  Ben Haderle Los Gatos HS 15:29
10)  Andrew Melendez Bishop O'Dowd HS 15:30

Next 10
11)  Jason Intravaia San Ramon Valley HS 15:31
12)  Justin Robison Lynbrook HS 15:32
12)  Fred Huxham Redwood HS 15:32
12)  Luke Williams De La Salle HS 15:32
15)  Cooper Sloan Homestead HS 15:35
16)  Colin Burke Bishop O'Dowd HS 15:36
17)  Matthew Murphy St. Joseph Notre Dame HS 15:39
18)  Michael Murphy St. Joseph Notre Dame HS 15:43
19)  Steven Grolle Sonora HS 15:46
20)  Austin Sanchez De La Salle HS 15:47

Top 10 Girls
1)  Fiona O'Keeffe Davis HS 16:54
2)  Anna Maxwell San Lorenzo Valley HS 16:56
3)  Lauren LaRocco St. Francis, Sacramento 17:17
4)  Lauren Jacob Los Altos HS 17:40
5)  Sofia Castiglioni Davis HS 17:42
6)  Madison Rawson St. Francis, Sacramento 17:43
7)  Christine Bayliss San Ramon Valley HS 17:45
8)  Bridget Gottlieb Monta Vista HS 17:58
9)  Cassidy Towner El Dorado HS 17:59
10)  Miranda Myers St. Francis, Sacramento 18:01

Top 10 Boys Teams
1)  De La Salle HS (NCS) 1:17:16
2)  St. Joseph Notre Dame HS (NCS) 1:19:01
3)  Homestead HS (CCS) 1:20:05
4)  Los Gatos HS (CCS) 1:20:46
5)  Davis HS (SJS) 1:21:06
6)  Casa Grande HS (NCS) 1:21:33
7)  Bishop O'Dowd HS (NCS) 1:21:40
8)  San Ramon Valley HS (NCS) 1:21:55
9)  Los Altos HS (CCS) 1:22:28
10)  Roseville HS (SJS) 1:22:34

Top 10 Girls Teams
1)  Davis HS (SJS) 1:31:42
2)  St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) 1:31:49
3)  San Lorenzo Valley HS (CCS) 1:33:49
4)  Bishop O'Dowd HS (NCS) 1:35:48
5)  Monta Vista HS (CCS) 1:36:08
6)  Monte Vista HS (NCS) 1:37:16
7)  Amador Valley HS (NCS) 1:37:18
8)  San Ramon Valley HS (NCS) 1:37:49
9)  Del Oro HS (SJS) 1:38:46
10)  Vacaville HS (SJS) 1:38:56

2013 Top 100 by Grade - Mt. Sac XC Invitational (Courtesy of www.dyestatcal.com)
2013 Top 100 Individuals - Mt. Sac XC Invitational (Courtesy of www.dyestatcal.com)
2013 Top 100 Teams - Mt. Sac XC Invitational (Courtesy of www.dyestatcal.com)

NorCal Rankings, First Edition, September 29, 2013

I will be updating these rankings either today or tomorrow.  Please chime in on what changes need to be made.

Here are the rankings following the Stanford Invitational.  It's possible that I could have a glaring omission below so please let me know if I missed anybody worthy.

Boys
1)  De La Salle NCS Division I
2)  Bellarmine CCS Division I
3)  Carlmont CCS Division I
4)  Davis SJS Division I
5)  Campolindo NCS Division III
6)  Yreka NS Division IV
7)  Jesuit SJS Division II
8)  Del Campo SJS Division II
9)  Maria Carrillo NCS Division II
10) Rocklin SJS Division II
11)  Bishop O'Dowd NCS Division III
12)  St. Joseph Notre Dame NCS Division V
13)  Homestead CCS Division I
14)  St. Francis, Mt. View CCS Division II
15)  Placer SJS Division III

Honorable Mention (20 teams in alphabetical order)
I will add 20 more teams that are mentioned in the comment section below.  Please include why they deserve to be mentioned in this section or perhaps should be in the top 15.
San Ramon Valley NCS Division I

Girls
1)  Davis SJS Division I
2)  Campolindo NCS Division III
3)  St. Francis, Sacramento SJS Division I
4)  Bella Vista SJS Division II
5)  Aptos CCS Division III
6)  San Lorenzo Valley CCS Division IV
7)  Gunn CCS Division I
8)  Whitney SJS Division II
9)  Monte Vista NCS Division I/Monta Vista CCS Division I
10)  Maria Carrillo NCS Division II
11)  Menlo Atherton CCS Division I
12)  St. Mary's Berkeley NCS Division IV
13)  Amador Valley NCS Division I  
14)  Del Oro SJS Division III
15)  Bishop O'Dowd NCS Division III

Honorable Mention (20 teams in alphabetical order)
I will add 20 more teams that are mentioned in the comment section below.  Please include why they deserve to be mentioned in this section or perhaps should be in the top 15.
Granada NCS Division I

Again, comments are welcome. Any teams missing?

NorCal Top 10 Individuals (Boys and Girls)

Girls
1)  Anna Maxwell San Lorenzo Valley CCS Division IV
2)  Fiona O'Keeffe Davis SJS Division I
3)  Brighie Leach Campolindo NCS Division III
4)  Lauren LaRocco St. Francis, Sacramento SJS Division I
5)  Sarah Robinson Gunn CCS Division I
6)  Julia Bounds St. Francis, Mt. View CCS Division II
7)  Sofia Castiglioni Davis SJS Division I
8)  Julia Maxwell Branson NCS Division V
9)  Morgin Coonfield McKinleyville NCS Division IV
10)  Lauren Jacob Los Altos CCS Division II

Honorable Mention (alphabetical order)
Jenica Dodge Whitney, SJS Division II
Emi Prim Franklin, SJS Division I
Madison Rawson St. Francis, Sacramento SJS Division I

Boys
1)  Blair Hurlock De La Salle NCS Division I
2)  Aidan Goltra Campolindo NCS Division III
3)  Steven Sum Saratoga CCS Division III
4)  Chris Foster Los Gatos CCS Division II
5)  James Kinney Marin Academy NCS Division V
6)  George Miao Rocklin SJS Division II
7)  Trevor Reinhardt Marin Academy NCS Division V
8)  Matt Schumann De La Salle NCS Division I
9)  Cameron Tu Alameda NCS Division II
10)  Gabe Arias-Sheridan St. Joseph Notre Dame NCS Division V

Honorable Mention (alphabetical order)
Clayton Bunn Yreka NS Division IV

Feel free to comment on the above lists.  It's very difficult to narrow it down to only 10 runners so feel free to add runners who you feel deserve to be mentioned as well.  Please add the runners that you feel deserve to be added to the honorable mention lists.