2015 All-NorCal Cross Country Team

http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2015/allnorca.htm


Feel free to post your thoughts in the comment section below.

2015 NorCal Cross Country Awards

Now that the 2015 XC season is complete, here are my awards for this past cross country season.
2011 Award Winners
2012 Award Winners
2013 Award Winners
2014 Award Winners
Feel free to share your comments below.

Most Valuable Runner (boys)-Michael Vernau Davis (SJS)
Most Valuable Runner (girls)-Cate Ratliff Santa Cruz (CCS)

Most Impressive Performance (boys)-Cooper Teare at CA State XC Meet
Most Impressive Performance (girls)-Fiona O'Keeffe at Stanford Invitational

Most Impressive Performance (boys' team)-Jesuit (SJS) at CA State Meet
Most Impressive Performance (girls' team)-Davis (SJS) at CA State Meet and NXN

Most Inspirational (boys)-Henry Fleming Marin Academy (NCS)
Most Inspirational (girls)-Morgin Coonfield McKinleyville (NCS)

Most Improved Runner (boys)-Zachary Katzman Skyline (OAK)
Most Improved Runner (girls)-Kristen Leung Lowell (SF)

Lifetime Achievement Award (boys)-Justin Robison Lynbrook (CCS)
Lifetime Achievement Award (girls)-Brooke Starn Monte Vista (NCS)/Megan McCandless Granada (NCS)

Buster Posey (rookie of the year)-Liam Anderson Redwood (NCS)
Buster Posey (rookie of the year)-Cassidy Haskell Miramonte (NCS)

Best Robin to Batman (best supporting actor)-Sean Kurdy Jesuit (SJS)
Best Robin to Batman (best supporting actress)-Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS)

Best Three Amigos-Michael Vernau, Kellen Browning, Nick Borowsky Davis (SJS)
Best Three Amigas-Fiona O'Keeffe, Sofia Castiglioni, Abigail Fisk Davis (SJS)

Boys Coach of the Year (Directing)-Walt Lange Jesuit (SJS)
Girls Coach of the Year (Directing)-Bill Gregg Davis (SJS)

Any other awards?

2015 All NorCal High School XC Teams - Boys & Girls

Now that the Cross Country season is complete, it's time to look back and reflect on the accomplishments of all NorCal runners. Feel free to comment on what runners you feel belong on the All NorCal HS XC Teams for the 2015 season. Who are the NorCal runners of the year? Who are the best runners in each section (NS, NCS, SJS, OAK, SF and CCS)? Who are the best runners by grade? The team will be posted around Christmas time by Hank Lawson on his site at www.lynbrooksports.com. If you feel like you know the majority of runners in Northern California and would like to be a voter on the team, feel free to email Hank at hanklawtrack@gmail.com and let him know of your interest. 

As a reminder, here is last year's team:
http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2014/allnorca.htm

Northern California Top 10 Individuals (Boys and Girls) Updated

BOYS

Honorable Mention
Salem Bouhassoun Mission (SF) Top runner in SF
Andrew Clusserath Rocklin (SJS)
Nick Downs Bishop O'Dowd (NCS)
Ben Harper Trinity (NS) Top runner in NS
Michael Lackner Jesuit (SJS)
Jeremy Leary Sir Francis Drake (NCS)
Tre Lockwood Granite Bay (SJS)
Roman Munoz King City (CCS)
Xander Olivero St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS)
Daniel Pride Santa Rosa (NCS)
Brian Schulz El Molino (NCS)
Jared Yabu Campolindo (NCS)

Top 10
10) Cameron Gaskell Acalanes (NCS)
9) Zachary Katzman Skyline (OAK) Top runner in OAK
8) Justin Robison Lynbrook (CCS)
7) Kent Slaney Palo Alto (CCS) Top runner in CCS
6) Luis Grijalva Armijo (SJS)
5) Andy Ehrenberg Redwood (NCS)
4) Sean Kurdy Jesuit (SJS)
3) Benjamin Holland Jesuit (SJS)
2) Michael Vernau Davis (SJS) Top runner in SJS
1) Cooper Teare St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS) Top runner in NCS

GIRLS
Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order)
Sierra Brill Lowell (SF)
Meredith Corda Monte Vista (NCS)
Kendall Derry Bella Vista (SJS)
Abigail Fisk Davis (SJS)
Chloe Hansel Las Lomas (NCS)
Cassidy Haskell Miramonte (NCS)
Niki Iyer Harker (CCS)
Cassi Land Sonora (SJS)
Abbey Meck San Lorenzo Valley (CCS)
Glennis Murphy Redwood
Alexandra Newsome James Logan (NCS)
Delaney White Santa Rosa (NCS)

Top 10
10) Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS)
9) Sofia Castiglioni Davis (SJS)
8) Morgin Coonfield McKinleyville (NCS)
7) Marea Zlatunich Aptos (CCS)
6) Gillian Meeks Gunn (CCS)
5) Kristen Leung Lowell (SF) Top runner in SF
4) Megan McCandless Granada (NCS)
3) Brooke Starn Monte Vista (NCS) Top runner in NCS
2) Cate Ratliff Santa Cruz (CCS) Top runner in CCS
1) Fiona O'Keeffe Davis (SJS) Top runner in SJS

Comments? Omissions? Who should move up? Who should move down? 

Northern California Top 10 teams Version #3 (Boys & Girls)

Boys
1) Jesuit (SJS)
2) Bellarmine (CCS)
3) Davis (SJS)
4) Campolindo (NCS)
5) Monte Vista (NCS)
6) St. Ignatius (CCS)
7) Willow Glen (CCS)
8) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS)
9) Bella Vista (SJS)
10) Homestead (CCS)
10) Maria Carrillo (NCS)

Girls
1) Davis (SJS)
2) Monte Vista (NCS)
3) Bella Vista (SJS)
4) Redwood (NCS)
5) Aptos (CCS)
6) Santa Cruz (CCS)
7) Campolindo (NCS)
8) Granada (NCS)
9) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS)
10) Mitty (CCS)
10) Homestead (CCS)

Comments on above teams are encouraged. This is the 3rd version after the pre-season and mid-season versions. Please include season results in support of any teams that should be moved up or added to above teams. It's very possible a team or two are hovering underneath the radar at this point so please bring up any teams that I have missed.

Northern California Cross Country Top 10 Individuals (Boys & Girls) Updated

BOYS
Honorable Mention
Salem Bouhassoun Mission (SF) Top runner in SF
Nick Downs Bishop O'Dowd (NCS)
Andy Ehrenberg Redwood (NCS)
Ben Harper Trinity (NS) Top runner in NS
Tre Lockwood Granite Bay (SJS)
Roman Munoz King City (CCS)
Xander Olivero St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS)
Brian Schulz El Molino (NCS)6)
Kent Slaney Palo Alto (CCS)
Jared Yabu Campolindo (NCS)

Top 10
10) Cameron Gaskell Acalanes (NCS)
9) Jeremy Leary Sir Francis Drake (NCS)
8) Zachary Katzman Skyline (OAK) Top runner in OAK
7) Justin Robison Lynbrook (CCS)  Top runner in CCS
6) Andrew Clusserath Rocklin (SJS)
5) Luis Grijalva Armijo (SJS) Top runner in SJS
4) Sean Kurdy Jesuit (SJS)
3) Benjamin Holland Jesuit (SJS)
2) Michael Vernau Davis (SJS)
1) Cooper Teare St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS) Top runner in NCS

GIRLS
Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order)
Sierra Brill Lowell (SF)
Sofia Castiglioni Davis (SJS)
Kendall Derry Bella Vista (SJS)
Niki Iyer Harker (CCS)
Abbey Meck San Lorenzo Valley (CCS)
Glennis Murphy Redwood
Alexandra Newsome James Logan (NCS)
Delaney White Santa Rosa (NCS)

Top 10
10) Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS)
9) Chloe Hansel Las Lomas (NCS)
8) Morgin Coonfield McKinleyville (NCS)
7) Brooke Starn Monte Vista (NCS)
6) Marea Zlatunich Aptos (CCS)
5) Gillian Meeks Gunn (CCS)
4) Kristen Leung Lowell (SF) Top runner in SF
3) Megan McCandless Granada (NCS) Top runner in NCS
2) Cate Ratliff Santa Cruz (CCS) Top runner in CCS
1) Fiona O'Keeffe Davis (SJS) Top runner in SJS

Comments? Omissions? Who should move up? Who should move down? 

The top NorCal teams will be posted next.

Northern California Cross Country Top 10 Individuals (Boys & Girls)

  
BOYS
Honorable Mention
Nick Downs Bishop O'Dowd (NCS)
Ben Harper Trinity (NS) Top runner in NS
Zachary Katzman Skyline (OAK) Top runner in OAK
Tre Lockwood Granite Bay (SJS)
Roman Munoz King City (CCS)
Xander Olivero St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS)
Brian Schulz El Molino (NCS)

Top 10
10) Jared Yabu Campolindo (NCS)
9) Andrew Clusserath Rocklin (SJS)
8) Kent Slaney Palo Alto (CCS) Top runner in CCS
7) Salem Bouhassoun Mission (SF) Top runner in SF
6) Cameron Gaskell Acalanes (NCS)
5) Sean Kurdy Jesuit (SJS)
4) Benjamin Holland Jesuit (SJS)
3) Michael Vernau Davis (SJS)
2) Luis Grijalva Armijo (SJS) Top runner in SJS
1) Cooper Teare St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS) Top runner in NCS


GIRLS
Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order)
Rylee Bowen Sonoma Academy (NCS)
Sierra Brill Lowell (SF)
Kendall Derry Bella Vista (SJS)
Karly Guthermuth Trinity (NS) Top runner in NS
Cassi Land Sonora Union (SJS)
Julia Lemak Archbishop Mitty (CCS)
Gillian Meeks Gunn (CCS)
Alexandra Newsome James Logan (NCS)
Delaney White Santa Rosa (NCS)

Top 10
10) Chloe Hansel Las Lomas (NCS)
9) Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS)
8) Kristen Leung Lowell (SF) Top runner in SF
7) Morgin Coonfield McKinleyville (NCS)
6) Sofia Castiglioni Davis (SJS)
5) Brooke Starn Monte Vista (NCS)
4) Marea Zlatunich Aptos (CCS)
3) Megan McCandless Granada (NCS) Top runner in NCS
2) Cate Ratliff Santa Cruz (CCS) Top runner in CCS
1) Fiona O'Keeffe Davis (SJS) Top runner in SJS

Comments? Omissions? Who should move up? Who should move down?

Northern California Top 10 Teams Version #2 (Boys & Girls)

Boys
1) Jesuit (SJS) Record setting "Meeting of the Marauders" and dominant Del Oro result.
2) Davis (SJS) Michael Vernau impressive early at Lagoon Valley Classic.
3) Bellarmine (CCS) Deepest team in NorCal. Lots of young talent to replace 2015 seniors.
4) St. Ignatius (CCS) Lose #1 (Ben Osipow) but everybody else is back.
5) Campolindo (NCS) Jared Yabu leading the way for strong Cougar pack.
6) Homestead (CCS) Will chase Bellarmine for Division I section supremacy.
7) Monte Vista (NCS) Everybody is back looking for first section title since 2007.
8) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS) Will be tested by Bellarmine early and often.
9) Las Lomas (NCS) Will be led by two talented runners and ready to do damage in DFAL and NCS.
10) Dublin (NCS) Young team that improved during 2015 Track and Field season.

Girls
1) Bella Vista (SJS) Finished 2nd in Division I last season and return majority of team.
2) Redwood (NCS) Best NorCal Division II team last season with 6th place state finish.
3) Davis (SJS) Led by one of the top runners in the nation (Fiona O'Keeffe) with lots of depth behind her.
4) Monte Vista (NCS) Lots of talent returning with freshmen help on the way.
5) Aptos (CCS) One of best programs in CCS that could challenge at state level in Division III.
6) Campolindo (NCS) Add former Athenian runner Grace Brown to their arsenal.
7) St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) They lose their top 2 runners but everyone else is back.
8) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS) Lots of returners make them favorite for CCS Div. II title.
9) Homestead (CCS) Tough Division I program that will be led by sophomore star (Elena Kamas).
10) Bishop O'Dowd (NCS) One of the top teams in NCS with tough divisional foe.

Comments on above teams encouraged. This is the 2nd version after the pre-season one that was posted on July 9th. Please include early season results in support of any teams that should be moved up or added to above teams.

Northern California Track and Field: Top 5 Distance Runners (Boys and Girls)

Boys
1) Steven Sum Saratoga (CCS) 4:17.37 (mile)/9:10.23
2) Paul Zeiss Granite Bay (SJS) 4:16.58/9:11.62
3) Arturo Sotomayor Roseville (SJS) 1:51.93/4:14.49
4) Chris Foster Los Gatos (CCS) 4:18.55 (mile)/9:16.12
5) Trevor Reinhart Marin Academy (NCS) 4:20.64

Also In Contention:
Matthew Schumann De La Salle (NCS) 4:21.43/9:16.40
Colin Burke Bishop O'Dowd (NCS) 4:28.44/9:23.36
Sean Kurdy Jesuit (NCS) 4:26.83/9:26.25
Nicholas Rauch Casa Grande (NCS) 1:54.35/4:16.85

800m. Specialists:
Blake Croft Davis (SJS) 1:52.45
Mark Baker Rio Americano (SJS) 48.56/1:53.77

Girls
1) Fiona O'Keeffe Davis (SJS) 2:17.65/4:49.04 (mile)/10:14.60
2) Kendall Derry Bella Vista (SJS) 2:14.72/4:52.00
3) Chloe Hansel Las Lomas (NCS) 4:54.50/11:04.44
4) Megan McCandless Granada (NCS) 4:54.78/10:32.82
5) Brooke Starn Monte Vista (NCS) 4:53.36/10:36.51

Also In Contention:
Brighie Leach Campolindo (NCS) 2:19.69/4:54.27/10:41.45
Morgin Coonfield McKinleyville (NCS) 2:20.81/4:58.33/10:37.06
Rylee Bowen Sonoma Academy (NCS) 4:58.57 (mile)
Gillian Meeks Gunn (CCS) 2:17.69/4:56.98/10:46.17

800m. Specialists:
Bianca Bryant Piedmont Hills (CCS) 2:09.12
Juliana Mount Notre Dame SJ (CCS) 2:10.07
Chloe Jenkins St. Mary's, Berkeley (NCS) 2:11.31

First time running Track and Field as a senior
Toni Finnane Campolindo (NCS)
Lizzie Lacy Menlo (CCS)

Feel free to comment on the 2 lists above if you agree or disagree. It was pretty tough to narrow it down to only 5 runners especially on the girls side. Feel free to also add runners who you feel belong in the top 5 as well as the others that are acknowledged.