Northern California Invitationals results

Sunset Invitational results (Friday, March 3rd)
http://www.sunsetinvitational.com/uploads/1/6/5/5/16555838/sunset_invitational_results_2017.pdf

Steve March Relays results (Friday, March 3rd)
http://timerhub.com/get_web_index.php?page=redcaptiming.com/2017/smarch/

Big Cat results (Saturday, March 4th)
http://www.redwoodempirerunning.com/2017-boys-big-cat-results/
http://www.redwoodempirerunning.com/2017-girls-big-cat-results/

Dan Gabor Invitational live results (Saturday, March 4th)
http://diablotiming.com/results/2017-03-04/index.htm

Willow Glen Invitational results (Saturday, March 4th)
http://fasttimes.me/meets/17-03-04/

Sacramento State High School Track Classic (Saturday, March 4th)
http://timerhub.com/get_web_index.php?page=redcaptiming.com/2017/sshs/

RustBuster Invitational results (Saturday, March 4th)
http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2017/1st%20Annual%20RustBuster_Monta%20Vista%20HS.htm

Watsonville Winter Time Trials results (Saturday, March 4th)
http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2017/wintertt.htm

Peninsula Kickoff Distance Classic (Saturday, March 4th)
http://runfastresults.com/PeninsulaKickoff17/index.htm

More results will be posted as soon as I get them. If you know of links to results, please post the link below in the comment section or email it to me at albertjcaruana@gmail.com.

Sacramento State Classic Distance/Sprint Race Videos

Videos courtesy of Jesuit coach, Walt Lange

Boys 3200m (Michael Vernau ran CA #1/US #2 9:07.65 3200m.)


Girls 3200m


Boys 1600m


Boys 800m


Girls 1600m and 800m


Boys Sprints, Hurdles and Relays


Girls Sprints, Hurdles and Relays

2017 Dublin Distance Fiesta Meet Info and vote for "winner" shirt color

You can find all the information for this year's Dublin Distance Fiesta at this LINK. There you will find a link where you can vote for the color of this year's T-Shirt for all race winners. The top 2 fastest competitors in the 800, 1600 and 3200 will automatically qualify for the Arcadia Invitational. The winner of each Distance Medley Relay races will qualify for Arcadia as well.

FROM OLYMPIC ATHLETE TO SUSHI CHEF | The Pursuit

Former Jesuit HS great Michael Stember. He ran 1:49.29, 4:04.00, 9:02.36 in high school. He was a two time state champion in the 1600 in 1995 and 1996. He went on to compete at Stanford University and qualified for the 2000 Olympics in the 1500. I believe he still holds the Stanford records for 800 and 1500 with 1:46.20 and 3:35.11 times respectively. Warning if you are a sushi lover. Your mouth will water.

Willow Glen Invitational Performance Lists and Live Results link

http://fasttimes.me/

All Empire Cross Country Runners of the Year

You can check out the Press Democrat selections at the two following links: GIRLS and BOYS.

New Balance Nationals Indoor Initial Entries Released!

You can check out all the entries at this LINK courtesy of www.milesplit.com. If you are wondering why I am posting the link, several NorCal athletes will be competing. I will post the few that I could find below and if you notice or know of other athletes competing, please add them in the comment section below.

GIRLS 
Kaylah Robinson El Cerrito 60m/60m Hurdles
Rylee Bowen Sonoma Academy Mile/Emerging Elite 2 Mile
Katherine Jackson Rodriguez Long Jump
Kate Bowen Sonoma Academy Freshman Mile

BOYS
Ben Micallef Bellarmine 800
Adrian Aguire Antioch 60m Hurdles
Deion Lightfoot Shelton Kimball 60m Hurdles
Robert Miranda Menlo Emerging Elite 2 Mile
Cooper Teare St. Joseph Notre Dame Mile

Dan Gabor Sprint & Distance Festival Heat Sheets and Live Results

http://diablotiming.com/results/2017-03-04/index.htm

Padecky: A quarter-century of smiles for Santa Rosa cross country coach Doug Courtemarche

A great article about longtime Santa Rosa High School coach, Doug Courtemarche can be found at this LINK.

You can also check out my interview with Doug at this LINK. Definitely one of the good guys in our profession and sports and worth taking the time to read about another coach who has invested so much in our two great sports.

What It Takes to Be a Champion

This Friday, the #1 ranked basketball team in California (Archbishop Mitty) will face the #4 team in California (Pinewood) for the Central Coast Section Open Division girls' championship. In CCS, there is an open division which pits the best teams in the section against each other in their own division regardless of size. Mitty is a private school with 1748 students while Pinewood is also a private school with 204 students. There are other sports that also have open divisions but that is not the case for Cross Country and Track and Field. A point of discussion for another time.

Leading up to Friday's game, the San Jose Mercury News's sports writer Darren Sabedra wrote an article previewing the game which you can read at this LINK. What stood out to me were a couple of quotes from Pinewood coach Doc Scheppler. To me, his quotes spoke about the process (practices) and the dedication of his players that enabled them to make the open final.

“Going to practice is like walking into basketball heaven,” he said Wednesday. “Great girls. Great coaches. Great atmosphere. Everybody working together. Everybody loving each other. It’s really a true family, and I don’t use that term loosely from a standpoint of our team. They really do have genuine affection for each other — no jealousy, no pettiness, no cliques. I wish it will never end.”

It takes sacrifice to reach this level, Scheppler said, adding, “This is why you work so hard in the off season. You lift your weights. You do your conditioning. You do your skill work. You practice hard. You don’t go to ski-week vacation. You don’t go on Christmas vacation. Thanksgiving week, we’re practicing.

“That’s the cost of playing in this game. The game is the profit. There’s your profit. There’s your joy. A lot of teams don’t want to pay the price of getting to that game. The Mitty team is the same exact situation. They’ve worked really hard. They’re terrifically coached. They’re great athletes. The two best teams in the section are squaring off Friday. We’re going to be ready to go.”