Mixed gender 4 x 400 relay at IAAF World Championships

Sara Hall Runs Massive PR in Berlin, Takes 5th Place

You can check out the article at this LINK.

For those of you that may not know Sara Hall, she was one of the best high school runners in California history where she attended Montgomery HS in Santa Rosa. During her high school days, Sara Bei was a four-time state champion in Cross Country (2 in Division III and 2 in Division II). She along with Sarah Baxter and Jordan Hasay are the only 3 females to win 4 state titles. On the track, she won the 1600 and 3200 as a freshman and won the 3200 as a senior. She went on to attend Stanford University and is still throwing down some great times at 36.

NorCal meets this week

SCVAL #1 live results at Baylands Park (NEW)
Salinas City Championships results at Nativadad Creek Park (NEW)
Delta League XC #1 results at Cherry Island Sports Complex (NEW)

Eye Opener results (NEW)
Scott Bauhs Invitational results at Shadow Cliffs Park (NEW)
Capital Cross Challenge results at Arcade Creek Golf Course (NEW)
Nike Portland XC results (NEW)
Ram Invitational results at Westmoor HS.

If you know of any other meets taking place this week, please feel free to add the link below.

Being aware of thieves out there

My public service announcement...

Earlier this season at the Lowell Invitational, my backpack was stolen from our tent area during the final race. Unfortunately, I had my laptop, iPad and other material in there that I did not appreciate losing. I also know of another coach who had his daughter's backpack stolen from a vehicle in San Francisco. Today, my team was running at Sawyer Camp Trail and during our run, somebody had smashed the front passenger window of one of the school vans and took a backpack that was in the vehicle. It wasn't visible but that did not stop the thief.

All unfortunate cases and hopefully it's a warning for coaches and parents out there to remind our students/children that they should not bring stuff with them to practices or meets that they consider valuable to them. I believe there is a daily average of 65 car break-ins in San Francisco and that is definitely not just limited to the city. When you park anywhere, don't leave anything in sight that invites another smash and grab.

The Harriers

In memory of Coach Jim Hunt, this dates back to the 60s and it's 14 minutes of awesomeness featuring Humboldt State runners.

RIP former Humboldt coach, Jim Hunt

For those of you that go to the Humboldt Cross Country Camp, you should be quite familiar with Coach Hunt. He was inducted in the Humboldt State Hall of Fame in 1993 and during his time as the coach (1965-2008), he had some of the best Cross Country teams in the country. Sadly, he passed away today. If you are not familiar with Coach Hunt, you can read all about him at this LINK. I would also recommend his latest book (The Rhythm of Running) which you can find at this LINK.

If you knew Coach Hunt and have a story to share, please feel free to do so in the comment section below.

Early season NorCal Team and Individual rankings

I am working on the first in-season NorCal team and individual rankings. I will post the top 10 teams and individuals so in the meantime, feel free to comment below on teams and/or runners that you think deserve to be mentioned.

De La Salle Nike Invitational Varsity Boys race

Courtesy of Jesuit coach Walt Lange featuring the duel between Matt Strangio of Jesuit and Christopher Middleton-Pearson and the great team battle between Bellarmine and Dublin.

Top 10 NorCal times from Woodbridge (also other 3 mile courses)

Girls
Harper McClain St. Helena (NCS Division V) 16:23.9
Cate Joaquin St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS Division II) 16:25.7
Isabella Fauria St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS Division II) 16:33.3
Tatiana Cornejo St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS Division II) 16:39.7
Riley Chamberlain Del Oro (SJS Division Division III) 16:52.9
Eleanor Wikstrom Skyline (OAK Division I) 17:05.7
Charlotte Tomkinson Menlo (CCS Division IV) 17:25.2
Sophia Karperos Rio Americano (SJS Division II) 17:28.9
Kelli Wilson Monte Vista (NCS Division II) 17:31.9
Haley Silva St. Francis, Sacramento (SJS Division II) 17:38.9

Boys
Daniel Hernandez Vacaville (SJS Division II) 14:31.9
Matt Strangio Jesuit (SJS Division I) 14:43.84 (from DLS Invite)
Christopher Middleton-Pearson Dublin (NCS Division I (from DLS Invite)
Colton Swinth Maria Carrillo (NCS Division III) 14:47.6
Kellen Steplight Vacaville (SJS Division II) 14:47.6
Adin Dibble Sonora (SJS Division IV) 14:51.7
Patrick Curulla De La Salle (NCS Division II) 14:54.7 (from Cool Breeze)
Alexis Ramirez Mt. Shasta (NS Division V) 15:00.9 (from Bill Springhorn)
Mario Giannini Chico (NS Division III) 15:03.23 (from Bill Springhorn)
Rory Smail Maria Carrillo (NCS Division III) 15:04.2

NorCal results for this week

PAL #1 Results at Half Moon Bay HS (CCS)
BCL W/C Scrimmage Meet Results at Golden Gate Park (NCS)
WCAL #1 Results at Baylands Park (CCS) NEW
Sierra Foothill League #1 results at Willow Hills Reservoir (SJS) NEW
Lou Vasquez results at Golden Gate Park (SF) NEW
Farmer Invitational results at Hayward HS (NCS) NEW
Woodbridge Invitational results at Silver Lakes Sports Complex (Statewide) NEW

Weekend Invitationals
Pacific Tiger Invitational results at Elkhorn Country Club
De La Salle Nike Invitational results at Newhall Park
Others?

Please let me know of other meets that have taken place or are taking place this week and I will add the links as I receive the results and/or links.