2017 All-NorCal XC Team

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Top 10 NorCal Team (#5) and Individual rankings (#3)!

I am updating the following rankings after several league and invitationals this past week. Feel free to use the comment section in regards to any of the rankings below. Who am I missing?
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BOYS
1) Dublin (NCS)
2) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS)
3) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
4) Palo Alto (CCS) Division I
5) Granada (NCS) Division II
6) De La Salle (NCS) Division II
7) Sir Francis Drake (NCS) Division IV
8) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
9) Willow Glen (CCS) Division II
10) Los Altos (CCS) Division I

Also under consideration:
Bella Vista (SJS) Division II
Campolindo (NCS) Division III
Del Campo (SJS) Division III
Dougherty Valley (NCS) Division I
Gregori (SJS) Division I
Jesuit (SJS) Division I
Lowell (SFS) Division I
McClatchy (SJS) Division I
Placer (SJS) Division IV
Redwood (NCS) Division III
Rocklin (SJS) Division II

GIRLS
1) Granada (NCS) Division II
2) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
3) St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
4) Homestead (CCS) Division I
5) Vista del Lago (SJS) Division III
6) San Ramon Valley (NCS) Division II
7) Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
8) Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
9) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
10) Presentation (CCS) Division II

Also under consideration:
Aptos (CCS) Division III
Davis (SJS) Division I
Del Oro (SJS) Division III
Dougherty Valley (NCS) Division I
Monte Vista (NCS) Division II
Oakland Tech (OAK) Division I
Rio Americano (SJS) Division III
Woodcreek (SJS) Division II

BOYS
1) Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
2) Liam Anderson Redwood (NCS) Division III
3) Robert Miranda Menlo (CCS) Division IV
4) Collin Ullrich Liberty Ranch (SJS) Division IV
5) Matt Strangio Jesuit (SJS) Division I
6) Shyam Kumar St. Francis (CCS) Division II
7) Adrian Schroeder Dublin (NCS) Division II
8) Gaurav Phanse Dublin (NCS) Division II
9) Henry Saul Palo Alto (CCS) Divison I
10) Colton Colonna St. Francis (CCS) Division II

GIRLS
1) Maddy Denner Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
2) Elena Denner Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
3) Gillian Wagner Redwood (NCS) Division III
4) Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
5) Jenna Miles Campolindo (NCS) Division III
6) Alize Hartke Oakmont (SJS) Division
7) Caroline Garrett Oakland Tech (OAK) Division I
8) Olivia O'Keeffe Davis (SJS) Division I
9) Emily Perez St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS) Division V
10) Colleen McCandless Granada (NCS) Division II
10) Isabella Chao Campolindo (NCS) Division III
10) Hannah Chau Justin-Siena (NCS) Division IV

Top 10 NorCal Team (#4) and Individual rankings (#2)!

Clovis, Crystal Springs and Artichoke Invitationals today plus league meets this past week. Here are the latest rankings with lots of head to head matchups. Let me know if I am missing any teams or individuals. I look forward to all the comments!
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BOYS
1) Dublin (NCS) Division II New NorCal and NCS team time record at Clovis.
2) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS) Division II New CCS team time record at Clovis.
3) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
4) Palo Alto (CCS) Division I
5) Sir Francis Drake (NCS) Division IV
6) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
7) Granada (NCS) Division II
8) Willow Glen (CCS) Division II
9) Los Altos (CCS) Division I
10) De La Salle (NCS) Division II

Also under consideration:
Bella Vista (SJS) Division II
Campolindo (NCS) Division III
Del Campo (SJS) Division III
Dougherty Valley (NCS) Division I
Gregori (SJS) Division I
McClatchy (SJS) Division I
Placer (SJS) Division IV
Rocklin (SJS) Division II

GIRLS
1) Granada (NCS) Division II 4th in Championship race at Clovis.
2) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
3) St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
4) Vista del Lago (SJS) Division III
5) San Ramon Valley (NCS) Division II
6) Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
7) Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
8) Homestead (CCS) Division I
9) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
10) Davis (SJS) Division I
10) Presentation (CCS) Division II

Also under consideration:
Aptos (CCS) Division III
Dougherty Valley (NCS) Division I
Oakland Tech (OAK) Division I
Rio Americano (SJS) Division III

BOYS
1) Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau Bellarmine (CCS) Division I 14:45.8 at Crystal Springs course.
2) Liam Anderson Redwood (NCS) Division III 2nd place at Clovis Invitational.
3) Robert Miranda Menlo (CCS) Division IV
4) Collin Ullrich Liberty Ranch (SJS) Division IV
5) Matt Strangio Jesuit (SJS) Division I
6) Shyam Kumar St. Francis (CCS) Division II
7) Adrian Schroeder Dublin (NCS) Division II
8) Gaurav Phanse Dublin (NCS) Division II
9) Henry Saul Palo Alto (CCS) Divison I
10) Colton Colonna St. Francis (CCS) Division II

GIRLS
1) Maddy Denner Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I 9th girl to break 17 minutes at Woodward Park.
2) Elena Denner Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
3) Gillian Wagner Redwood (NCS) Division III
4) Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
5) Jenna Miles Campolindo (NCS) Division III
6) Alize Hartke Oakmont (SJS) Division
7) Olivia O'Keeffe Davis (SJS) Division I
8) Emily Perez St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS) Division V
9) Colleen McCandless Granada (NCS) Division II
10) Caroline Garrett Oakland Tech (OAK) Division I
10) Cassie Land Sonora (SJS) Division IV

Northern California Individual Cross Country Rankings #1

BOYS
1) Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
2) Liam Anderson Redwood (NCS) Division III
3) Robert Miranda Menlo (CCS) Division IV
4) Adrian Schroeder Dublin (NCS) Division II
5) Matt Strangio Jesuit (SJS) Division I
6) Collin Ullrich Liberty Ranch (SJS) Division IV
7) John Bennett Granada (NCS) Division II
8) Loic Scomparin Dublin (NCS) Division II
9) Garrett Gough Nevada Union (SJS) Division I
10) Zach Walker Willow Glen (CCS) Division II
11) Shyam Kumar St. Francis (CCS) Division II
12) Colton Colonna St. Francis (CCS) Division II

GIRLS
1) Maddy Denner Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
2) Elena Denner Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
3) Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
4) Olivia O'Keeffe Davis (SJS) Division I
5) Alize Hartke Oakmont (SJS) Division
6) Sydney Vandegrift St. Francis (SJS) Divison II
7) Caroline Garrett Oakland Tech (OAK) Division I
8) Cassie Land Sonora (SJS) Division IV
9) Colleen McCandless Granada (NCS) Division II
10) Jenna Miles Campolindo (NCS) Division III
11) Kaela Dishion Bret Harte (SJS) Division IV
12) Emily Perez St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS) Division V

Northern California Cross Country Rankings #4

A couple of pretty good meets yesterday (Scott Bauhs, Westmoor and Capital Cross Challenge) pit some of the better NorCal teams against each other. We are now one week away from Clovis when we will really see what teams can do against top-notch competition. You can check out all the competing teams at Clovis at this LINK. As always, if I missed any teams, let me know in the comment section below.
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BOYS
1) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS) Division II
2) Dublin (NCS) Division II
3) Granada (NCS) Division II
4) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
5) Willow Glen (CCS) Division II
6) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
7) De La Salle (NCS) Division II
8) Bella Vista (SJS) Division II
9) Rocklin (SJS) Division II
10) Sir Francis Drake (NCS) Division IV

Also under consideration:
Campolindo (NCS) Division III
Del Campo (SJS) Division III
Dougherty Valley (NCS) Division I
Gregori (SJS) Division I
Homestead (CCS) Division I
Jesuit (SJS) Division I
McClatchy (SJS) Division I
Placer (SJS) Division IV
Whitney (SJS) Division II

GIRLS
1) Granada (NCS) Division II
2) Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
3) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
4) St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
5) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
6) Davis (SJS) Division I
7) Vista del Lago (SJS) Division III
8) Aptos (CCS) Division III
9) San Ramon Valley (NCS) Division II
10) Presentation (CCS) Division II

Also under consideration:
Homestead (CCS) Division I
Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
Oakland Tech (OAK) Division I
Rio Americano (SJS) Division III

Comments welcome and encouraged. 

Northern California Cross Country Rankings #3

A few moves made after last week's performances from around the state. If I am missing a team (or two) that deserve mention, please let us know in the comment section below. Typically, this would have been Stanford weekend which really let us know where everybody belongs. With no Stanford this year (maybe ever), we may have to wait a few weeks to find out. One invitational that will help is the Clovis Invitational and you can check out all the competing teams at that meet at this LINK.
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BOYS
1) Dublin (NCS) Division II
2) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS) Division II
3) Granada (NCS) Division II
4) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
5) Willow Glen (CCS) Division II
6) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
7) De La Salle (NCS) Division II
8) Bella Vista (SJS) Division II
9) McClatchy (SJS) Division I
10) Sir Francis Drake (NCS) Division IV

Also under consideration:
Del Campo (SJS) Division III
Homestead (CCS) Division I
Jesuit (SJS) Division I
Rocklin (SJS) Division II
Whitney (SJS) Division II

GIRLS
1) Granada (NCS) Division II
2) Davis (SJS) Division I
3) Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
4) St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
5) Aptos (CCS) Division III
6) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
7) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
8) Vista del Lago (SJS) Division III
9) San Ramon Valley (NCS) Division II
10) Presentation (CCS) Division II

Also under consideration:
Homestead (CCS) Division I
Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
Oakland Tech (OAK) Division I
Rio Americano (SJS) Division III

Comments welcome and encouraged. 

Northern California Cross Country Rankings #2

THIS WILL BE UPDATED LATER TODAY (MONDAY-9/15/17). In the meantime, please let me know if any teams are missing or need to be moved up or down.
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Now that we have had a few races, we can start to narrow our focus on the top teams in the Northern part of the state. It is still quite difficult to shorten the list to 10 so here is my best attempt to date. Please let me know if I missed any team or if any of the teams below should be moved up or down.
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BOYS
1) Dublin (NCS) Division II
2) Granada (NCS) Division II
3) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS) Division II
4) Willow Glen (CCS) Division II
5) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
6) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
7) De La Salle (NCS) Division II
8) Homestead (CCS) Division I
9) Jesuit (SJS) Division I
10) Del Campo (SJS) Division III

Also under consideration:
McClatchy (SJS) Division I
Bella Vista (SJS) Division II
Sir Francis Drake (NCS) Division IV
Rocklin (SJS) Division II
Whitney (SJS) Division II

GIRLS
1) Granada (NCS) Division II
2) Davis (SJS) Division I
3) St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
4) Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
5) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
6) Aptos (CCS) Division III
7) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
8) Homestead (CCS) Division I
9) San Ramon Valley (NCS) Division II
10) Vista del Lago (SJS) Division III

Also under consideration:
Presentation (CCS) Division II
Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I
Oakland Tech (OAK) Division I
Rio Americano (SJS) Division III

Comments welcome and encouraged. 

NorCal Pre-Season Top 10 XC Teams (boys and girls)

Now that we are two weeks into the season, how are my pre-season rankings looking so far? Who did I miss? Who should move up?
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BOYS
1) Dublin (NCS) Division II
2) Bellarmine (CCS) Division I
3) St. Francis, Mt. View (CCS) Division II
4) Willow Glen (CCS) Division II
5) Granada (NCS) Division II
6) Homestead (CCS) Division I
7) Maria Carrillo (NCS) Division III
8) Jesuit (SJS) Division I
9) Whitney (SJS) Division II
10) De La Salle (NCS) Division II
On the bubble:
Redwood (NCS) Division III
McLatchy (SJS) Division I

GIRLS
1) Granada (NCS) Division II
2) Campolindo (NCS) Division III
3) San Ramon Valley (NCS) Division II
4) Davis (SJS) Division I
5) St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) Division II
6) Aptos (CCS) Division III
7) Homestead (CCS) Division I
8) Monte Vista (NCS) Division II
9) Santa Cruz (CCS) Division IV
10) Oak Ridge (SJS) Division I

Feel free to comment on the teams posted above. If you disagree with my list and feel like I left a team or two that deserve to be ranked, let me know in the comment section below. Who will be the best team (one for boys and one for girls) at the end of the season? Who is ready to have a breakout year? What teams will contend for a podium finish at the California state XC meet? 

NorCal Pre-Season Top 10 Cross Country runners (boys and girls)

BOYS
1) Liam Anderson Redwood (NCS)
2) Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau Bellarmine (CCS)
3) Alex Scales Bellarmine (CCS)
4) Robert Miranda Menlo (CCS)
5) Adrian Schroeder Dublin (NCS)
6) Jorge Estrella Andrew Hill (CCS)
7) Collin Ullrich Liberty Ranch (SJS)
8) Jett Charvet Heritage (NCS)
9) Gaurav Phanse Dublin (NCS)
10) Colton Colonna St. Francis (CCS)/Matt Strangio Jesuit (SJS)

GIRLS
1) Maddy Denner Oak Ridge (SJS)
2) Elena Denner Oak Ridge (SJS)
3) Olivia O'Keeffe Davis (SJS)
4) Gillian Wagner Redwood (NCS)
5) Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS)
6) Sydney Vandgrift St. Francis (SJS)
7) Isabella Fauria St. Francis (SJS)
8) Alex Stout Pacific Collegiate (CCS)
9) Marea Zlatunich Aptos (CCS)
10) Hannah Ruane Campolindo (NCS)

Tough to narrow it down to 10 runners as I am sure there are other runners that should be on the list as well. Please go ahead and comment on those runners and if there are runners that are listed already that should be moved up higher than they are currently ranked. 

Top 10 distance runners (boys and girls) in Northern California

Updated through yesterday. Let me know if I missed anybody or if somebody needs to move up or down.

BOYS
1) Cooper Teare St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS) senior
2) Luis Grijalva Armijo (SJS) senior
3) Michael Vernau Davis (SJS) senior
4) Alex Scales Bellarmine (CCS) junior
5) Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau Bellarmine (CCS) junior
6) Robert Miranda Menlo (CCS) junior
7) Jake Ritter Granite Bay (SJS) senior
8) Jonathan Fierro Miramonte (NCS) senior
9) Liam Anderson Redwood (NCS) sophomore
10) Xavier Weaver Franklin (SJS) senior
10) Ben Micallef Bellarmine (CCS) senior

GIRLS
1) Alyssa Brewer California (NCS) junior
2) Maddie Denner Oak Ridge (SJS) junior
3) Elana Denner Oak Ridge (SJS) junior
4) Cathilyn McIntosh (Del Oro) juior
5) Mari Friedman Santa Cruz (CCS) junior
6) Gillian Wagner Redwood (NCS) junior
7) Rylee Bowen Sonoma Academy (NCS) junior
8) Alex Stout Pacific Collegiate (CCS) junior
9) Alex Beitia Granite Bay (SJS) senior
10) Niki Iyer Harker (CCS) senior
10) Glennis Murphy Redwood (NCS) senior
10) Sydney Vandegrift St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS) junior
10) Kiera Marshall St. Joseph Notre Dame (NCS) senior

Feel free to comment on the above lists below. Did I miss anybody? Who should move up or down?

Top returning athletes in each individual event for upcoming 2017 Track and Field season

As athletes throughout the state continue to train in preparation for the upcoming Track and Field season, check out all the NorCal athletes who return as the best in their respective individual event(s). You can check out the article at this LINK. How many can you name without looking at the article first? How many defending champions? What other NorCal athletes will contend for state titles? Who has the best chance to repeat? Strongest favorite?