2013 NCS Distance State Meet Contenders

Here is what I have so far.  Remember only top 3 make state this year unless you make the 2013 At-Large Time Standards.  Additions?  Changes?  Comments?
Girls 800m.
The favorite:  Madison Ricks California HS
Threats:  Nijae Jones San Leandro HS, Sadia Ibrahim Santa Rosa HS
Wildcards:  Maria Barragan Healdsburg HS, Keisha May Bishop O'Dowd HS, Aida Julien Head Royce HS, Molly Carleton Urban HS, Chloe Jenkins St. Mary's Berkeley

Boys 800m.
The favorite:  Eugene Hamilton III Bishop O'Dowd HS
Threats:  Connor Mckinnon Amador Valley HS, Adler Faulkner Acalanes HS
Wildcards:  Dante Hay Maria Carillo, Carl Wilke San Ramon Valley HS

Girls 1600m.
The favorite:  Jennie Callan San Francisco University HS
Threats:  Ashley Moffett Casa Grande HS
Wildcards:   Chloe Pigg Arcata HS, Megan McCandless Granada HS, Brooke Starn Monte Vista HS, Chloe Hansel Las Lomas HS

Boys 1600m.
The favorite:  Connor Clark San Francisco University HS
Threats:  Ryan Douglas Petaluma HS, Clayton Hutchins Sir Francis Drake HS
Wildcards:  Louis Rodriguez St. Joseph Notre Dame, Michael Wang Acalanes HS, Stephen Carlson Alameda HS
The Freshman:  Matt Salazar Casa Grande HS

Girls 3200m.
The favorite:  Julia Maxwell Branson HS
Threats:  Jena Pianin Amador Valley HS, Diribe Abdo Berkeley HS
Wildcards:   Christine Bayliss San Ramon Valley HS, Maryann Gong Granada HS

Boys 3200m.
The favorite:  John Lawson Sir Francis Drake HS
Threats:  Aidan Goltra Campolindo HS, Tyler Hanson Miramonte HS, Fred Huxham Redwood HS
Wildcards:  Blair Hurlock De La Salle HS, Danny Stalters Northgate HS, Clayton Hutchins Sir Francis Drake HS

Next:  2013 CCS Distance State Meet Contenders

Coming up...

Section favorites for the 800, 1600 and 3200 in NCS (3), CCS (3), SJS (3) and NS (1).

While I am working on that post, feel free to chime in on the contenders for each section in both the boys and girls divisions.  The amount of state meet qualifiers are noted above.  Who are the biggest favorites?  Who are the most solid state meet contenders?  What runners will make an impact at the state meet?  Who are the freshmen contenders and in what races?  What is the most competitive race distance in any section?  Anything else?  What else would you like to see?

2012 All NorCal High School XC Teams - Boys & Girls

http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2012/allnorca.htm
    
   

2012 SJS ALL-SECTION TEAMS - GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

2012 SJS ALL-SECTION TEAMS - GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Runner of the Year

Maggie Bell FR Granite Bay HS - D2 SJS Champion 17:45, D2 State Champion 17:29

First Team All-SJS

Madeleine Anhkhelyi SR Vista Del Lago HS - D3 SJS Champion 17:44, 3rd Place at State 17:54

Peyton Bilo SO St Francis HS - 18:54 at Sections, 18:31 at State

Eleanor Ferguson SR St Francis HS - 18:51 at Sections, 18:34 at State

Lauren LaRocco JR St Francis HS - 18:22 at Sections, 18:10 at State

Fiona O'Keeffe FR Davis HS - D1 SJS Champion 18:08, 6th Place at State 17:49

Madison Rawson JR St Francis HS - 18:34 at Sections, 18:38 at State

Ankhelyi and O'Keeffe qualified for Foot Locker Nationals

Bell was invited to Nike Cross Nationals and won the Junior Olympic National Title (Youth Girls)

Second Team All-SJS

Clare Carroll JR Vista Del Lago HS - 18:46 at Sections, 19:00 at State

Kendall Derry FR Bella Vista HS - 18:57 at Sections, 19:00 at State

Faith Makau SR Enochs HS - 18:40 at Sections, 18:56 at State

Mikayla Florez JR Riverbank HS - D4 SJS Champion 19:03, 7th Place at State 18:44

Giulia McIsaac SO Davis HS - 18:45 at Sections, 19:06 at State

Miranda Myers SO St Francis HS - 18:52 at Sections, 18:49 at State

Karina Nunes SR Woodcreek HS - 19:01 at Sections, 18:50 at State

Honorable Mention

Alex Balph SR Pleasant Grove HS - 18:59 at Sections, 19:40 at State

Megan Gentes SR Del Oro HS - 19:00 at Sections, 19:01 at State

Lauren Mason FR Woodcreek HS - 19:11 at Sections, 19:03 at State

Maggie McManis SO Davis HS - 19:14 at Sections, 19:10 at State

Katie Mersereau JR Granite Bay HS - 19:01 at Sections, 19:09 at State

Mackenzie Mills SR Vintage HS - 18:50 at Sections, 19:22 at State

Macauley Porter SR Rio Americano HS - 19:16 at Sections, 18:54 at State

Christine Redor SR Ponderosa HS - 19:11 at Sections, 19:03 at State

SJS All-Freshman Team

Maggie Bell Granite Bay HS - D2 SJS Champion 17:45, D2 State Champion 17:29

Kaitlin Derry Bella Vista HS - 19:49 at Sections, 19:19 at State

Kendall Derry Bella Vista HS - 18:57 at Sections, 19:00 at State

Briana Dulgar Oak Ridge HS - 19:33 at Sections, DNQ for State

Maddy Lyons Del Oro HS - 19:21 at Sections, 20:04 at State

Lauren Mason Woodcreek HS - 19:11 at Sections, 19:03 at State

Sedona McNerney Bella Vista HS - 19:45 at Sections, 19:12 at State

Fiona O'Keeffe Davis HS - D1 SJS Champion 18:08, 6th Place at State 17:49

Senior of the Year

Madeleine Anhkhelyi Vista.Del Lago HS - D3 SJS Champion 17:44, 3rd Place at State 17:54

Junior of the Year

Lauren LaRocco St Francis HS - 18:22 at Sections, 18:10 at State

Sophomore of the Year

Peyton Bilo St Francis HS - 18:54 at Sections, 18:31 at State

Freshman of the Year

Maggie Bell Granite Bay HS - D2 SJS Champion 17:45, D2 State Champion 17:29

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2012 Northern California Cross Country Awards

Now that the 2012 XC season is in the books, here are my awards for this past cross country season (here are last year's winners).  Feel free to share your comments below.

Most Valuable Runner (boys)-John Lawson Sir Francis Drake HS
Most Valuable Runner (girls)-Julia Maxwell Branson HS

Most Impressive Performance (boys)-John Lawson Sir Francis Drake HS 9th at National Footlocker
Most Impressive Performance (girls)-Maggie Bell Granite Bay HS winning State Div. II race

Most Impressive Performance (boys' team)-St. Joseph Notre Dame winning Division V state meet
Most Impressive Performance (girls' team)-St. Francis, Sacramento, 2nd place in Division I at State

Most Inspirational (boys)-Yohaness Estifanos Milpitas HS
Most Inspirational (girls)-Sophie Hartley Granada HS

Most Improved Runner (boys)-Daniel Bereket Carlmont HS
Most Improved Runner (girls)-Danielle Katz Los Gatos HS

Lifetime Achievement Award (boys)-Richard Ho Leland HS
Lifetime Achievement Award (girls)-Madeleine Ankhelyi Vista del Lago HS

Buster Posey (rookie of the year)-Ben Zaeske Los Altos HS
Buster Posey (rookie of the year)-Maggie Bell Granite Bay HS

Best Robin to Batman (best supporting actor)-Clayton Hutchins Sir Francis Drake HS
Best Robin to Batman (best supporting actress)-Anna Harleen Branson HS

Boys Coach of the Year (Directing)-Tony Fong St. Joseph Notre Dame
Girls Coach of the Year (Directing)-John Du Cray St. Francis, Sacramento

Transfer of the Year (boys)-Aidan Goltra Campolindo HS
Transfer of the Year (girls)-I am stumped!

Any other awards?

Girls' NCS Cross Country Titles

Check out the break down of titles from 2004 to 2012:

http://running.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/5709/ncs-cross-country-team-titles/

US Track & Field Athlete, Vessey, Accepts Public Warning For Rule Violation

http://www.usada.org/default.asp?uid=4134

More NorCal newspaper coverage...

All-Marin girls cross country runner of the year: Julia Maxwell

All-Marin boys runner of the year: John Lawson

SJND Cross Country Champs Receives City Proclamation

East Bay Cross Country Coaches and Runners of the Year

East Bay boys cross country coach of the year: St. Joseph Notre Dame's Tony Fong; First team capsules
East Bay girls cross country coach of the year: Granada's Noel Mattern; First team capsules
East Bay boys cross country runner of the year: Campolindo's Aidan Goltra
East Bay girls cross country runner of the year: Amador Valley's Jena Pianin