Very sad news regarding former Marin Catholic coach Mark Richtman.
https://ultrarunning.com/featured/mark-richtman-an-appreciation/

2019 Cross Country Schedule (Preliminary)

August 30 Serra Jamboree at Hallmark Park

September 3 Monte Vista Invitational at Oak Hill Park
September 7 Lowell Invitational at Golden Gate Park
September 7 Lagoon Valley Classic at Lagoon Valley Park
September 7 Stevenson XC Invitational at Robert Louis Stevenson HS
September 10 Lynbrook Center Meet at Lynbrook HS
September 14 Jackie Henderson Memorial XC Invitational at North Monterey County School
September 14 Viking Opener at Montgomery HS (NEW)
September 14 Ed Sias Invitational at Hidden Valley Park (NEW)
September 19 Lou Vasquez Memorial Invitational at Golden Gate Park (NEW)
September 21 Pacific Tiger Invitational at Elkhorn Golf Course
September 21 De La Salle Invitational at Newhall Park
September 21 Woodbridge Invitational at TBA
September 21 Gilroy Mustang Invitational
September 21 Farmer Invitational at Hayward HS (NEW)
September 28 Ram Invitational at Westmoor HS
September 28 Scott Bauhs Invitational at Shadow Cliffs
September 28 Capital Cross at Arcade Creek Golf Course
September 28 Eye Opener Invitational at Shellenberger Park
Stanford Invitational RIP (1974-2018)

October 5 Artichoke Invitational at Half Moon Bay HS
October 9 Aragon Center Meet at Hallmark Park
October 12 Serra Crystal Springs Invitational at Hallmark Park
October 12 Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park
October 12 Del Oro Invitational at TBA
October 12 Pacific Grove Invitational
October 18 Rough Rider Invitational at Woodward Park
October 19 Bella Vista Bronco Invitational at Johnson Springview Park in Rocklin
October 19 Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro Park
October 19 Soquel HS/Ken Thomas Memorial XC Invitational at Soquel HS
October 19 Phil Wilder Mariner Invitational at Hayward HS
October 25/26 Mt. SAC at Mt. SAC College
October 31 Lynbrook Invitational at Lynbrook HS

Additional meets thanks to Foothill Tech coach Ken Reeves:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N_GiGM117AJBvjr-XHboWevK0gWQkB3Q0ut_32vh-tE/edit

More will be added but please feel free to add dates of meets that you have confirmed in the comment section below.

Pompei adds girls cross-country coach to list of responsibilities at St. Francis High

https://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/sports/190-cross-country/60169-

Top 10 Northern California performances at California State Track and Field meet

These are the top performances by Northern California athletes using multiple scoring tables to compare events. If you disagree with any of the comparisons, feel free to state your case below.

GIRLS
10) Riley Chamberlain Del Oro 3200m 10:21.36 973
9) Lauren Harper Trinity 2:10.98
8) Isabella Fauria St. Francis, Sacto 2:10.49
7) Rayna Stanziano Concord 800m 2:10.07 987
6) Charlotte Tomkinson Menlo 800m 2:09.41 1001
5) Samantha Wallenstrom Marin Catholic 800m 2:08.78 1011
4) Ceona Pipion Vista Del Lago 400m 54.46 1033
3) Chinyere Okoro Amador Valley 200m 23.86 1049
2) Chinyere Okoro Amador Valley 100m 11.60 1072
1) Jazlynn Shearer Silver Creek 100m Hurdles 13.24w

BOYS
10) Liam Anderson Redwood 3200m 8:53.28
9) Matt Strangio Jesuit 1600m 4:08.07
8) Ryan Mulholland Del Oro 200m 21.24
7) Scott Toney St. Francis, MV Pole Vault 16'1"
6) Samuel Wright Lodi Pole Vault 16'5"
5) Camden Wheeler Monterey Trail 400m 47.45
4) Cameron Reynolds Clayton Reynolds 400m 47.31
3) Jamar Marshall St. Mary's Stockton 110m Hurdles 13.31w
2) Zachary Larrier Monterey Trail 400m 46.73
1) Cameron Reynolds Clayton Valley 200m 20.99

ALL Cross Country Athletes

We are ready to kickstart our Summer Thoroughbred Team, Thoroughbred Track Club.  The goal of this Summer Training is to prepare all high school track and field athletes for their best possible upcoming Fall Cross Country Seasons.  We will focus on base training, general strength, and technique for all levels of high school distance runners. 

While the team meets in person 3 days a week, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, the team will follow a 7 day-a-week comprehensive program.  This allows you to both get ready for Cross Country Season in the most effective way, while also allowing time for finals, summer vacations, and recovery!  As part of the program, everyone will receive a printed out schedule of every single day's work between June 17th and the beginning of the Fall Cross Country Season. We will meet at Thoroughbred Treadmill Studio at 8:00am Mondays & Wednesdays and Phoenix Lake on Thursday mornings at 8:00am.

Monday, June 17th, is officially the first week of our 10-week Summer Program with the first practice that morning at 8:00am.  However, with most athletes ending their respective track seasons at different times, we want to make sure you are fully recovered and ready to begin training again. So, while Monday is the first official day of practice, please come out to practice when you are rested and ready to go, which could very well be Wednesday or Thursday.  We have a long summer of training ahead of us, followed by an exciting and FULL cross country season, let's be patient!

Please bring with you the following items

-Signed Thoroughbred Track Team Waiver

-A check for $500 made out to Thoroughbred Track Club

Thank you so much and see you soon!

Jake & Laura Schmitt

CIF State Track and Field meet reflections

That was some meet last night at Buchanan HS. When I get a moment, I will add all the highlights from the meet which included some spectacular performances by many Northern California athletes. 

You can find results of the trials and finals at this link:
http://www.rtspt.com/events/cif/2019/compiled.pdf

For now, please feel free to comment in the section below on your personal favorite moments from the meet. Who was most impressive? What was the best competition of the meet? What was the biggest surprise? Who were the underclassmen who shined yesterday and are on the brink of superstardom? Anything else you want to add, go for it.

2019 State Track & Field Meet predictions

LIVE RESULTS: http://www.rtspt.com/events/cif/2019/ (NEW)

It's that time of year when you will get to predict the winners of each event for the California State Track and Field meet. The tie-breaker will be the winning time of the boys' 1600m relay. 

In the comment section below, please list your predicted winners for each event (boys and girls) and put down the winning time of the boys' 1600m. which will be used as a tiebreaker.

The winner will win a prize from me which will be mailed to you. 

Let's go...

If you need some help, check out predictions for all events as well as workout videos of returning state meet champions at this link: https://ca.milesplit.com/series/1845

State meet predictions

Check out predictions for all events as well as workout videos of returning state meet champions at this link: https://ca.milesplit.com/series/1845

This is the place to comment below on the potential finishes for our Northern California Track and Field athletes. Who are the state champion contenders? What athletes are going to be a surprise? What are the strongest events for our athletes? Anything else you want to comment about that state meet, please feel free to add it below.

Here is the complete performance list for Friday and Saturday:
http://www.cifstate.org/sports/track_and_field/2019_CIF_State_TF_performance_lists.pdf

College Commitments

I have updated this list with quite a few additions. Please feel free to add others in the comment section below. I know I am missing many so please help if you know of other athletes and where they are attending college next fall.

Liam Anderson Redwood-Stanford University
Emily Perez St. Joseph Notre Dame-Oregon State
Gabrielle Peterson Healdsburg-Oregon State
Emma Tavella San Ramon Valley-UCLA
Gabe Reuter Sir Francis Drake-UCSD
Russell Sullivan Foothill-American
Cassy Haskell Miramonte-UC Berkeley
Rayna Stanziano Concord-St. Mary's
Colton Colonna St Francis-Texas A and M
Eric Eng St. Francis-Cornell
Connor Livingston De La Salle-Princeton
Mavleen Mann Pitman-UC Davis
Preston Norris Las Lomas-Colorado State
Henry Saul Palo Alto-Yale
Owen Mackenzie Los Altos-Duke
Naomi Donovan Los Altos-John Hopkins
Caroline Garrett Oakland Tech-Wake Forrest
Kate Tavella San Ramon Valley-Georgetown
Jazlynn Shearer Silver Creek-UNLV
Kathryn Bingham Oak Ridge-BYU
Quinn Hagerman Merced-Southern Utah
Laurel Wong Santa Catalina-Stanford
Lucas Chung Windsor-St. Mary's
Maggie Hall Menlo Atherton-UCSB
Ryan Ma Homestead-Pomona
Lauren Lum Alameda-UCSB
Shelby Nelson Encinal-UCSB
Isaiah Jimenez Christian Brothers-St. Mary's
Gracie Dupuis Granada-Chico
Brayden McLaughlin Del Oro-Chico
Destiny Everett Lincoln, Stockton-Chico
Charlie Giannini Chico HS-Chico State
Nicco Pompili Sir Francis Drake-UCSD
Sophie Lodigiani Davis-University of Hawaii
Jake Heinlein College Park-UC San Diego
Jason Holland-Morrison, Franklin EG-Humboldt
Briseida Garcia-Meza, Gregory-St. Mary's College
Eva Rodriguez, Gregory-Notre Dame De Namur University
Jason Holland-Morrison, Franklin EG-Humboldt
Jake Heinlein, College Park-UC San Diego
Kelsey Van Allen, Tamalpais-Pomona Pitzer College
Colleen McCandless, Granada-Cal Poly SLO
Kalea Bartolotto, Granada-Northwestern
Teddy (Edward) Buckley, Campolindo-University of Kansas
Maggie Hall, Menlo Atherton-UCSB
Evelyn How, Monta Vista-USF
Garrett Gough Nevada Union-West Point
Zachary Larrier Monterey Trail-Air Force Academy
Mathew Mason Casa Grande-Humboldt
Loic Scomparin Dublin-Colorado School of Mines
Zarah Kayhan Terra Nova-Humboldt
Elias Sanchez Terra Nova-Chico
Aiden Boyle Amador Valley-Air Force Academy
Noah Battaglia Lowell-Claremont Mudd Scripps
Lucas Badcock Dougherty Valley-University of Oklahoma
Tristan Guerrero Dougherty Valley-Menlo College
Sophia Cuevas Dougherty Valley-St. Mary's College
Aushmitha Grewal Dougherty Valley-St. Mary's College
Andre Williams Sonoma Academy-Columbia
Lila Roake Santa Cruz-Cal Poly SLO
Ryan Bradley Sheldon-CSU Monterey Bay (NEW)
Jessica Swalve Westmont-UCSB (NEW)
Justin Hsu Carlmont-Central Michigan (NEW)
Mason Elefant St. Francis, Mt. View-Cal Poly SLO (NEW)
Jaxin Woodward Vacaville-CSU Long Beach (NEW)
Rachel Payan Whitney-University of Hawaii (NEW)
Bennett Woodward Whitney-Chico State (NEW)
Max Waechter Heritage-UC Davis (NEW)
Max Cluss Sacred Heart Prep-Middlebury (NEW)
Krissy Smoot Notre Dame Belmont-UC Berkeley (NEW)
Danny Skahill St. Francis, Mt. View-Boston University (NEW)

Please add others in the comment section below. 

Northern California Section Results

CCS: https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/339861/results/655056/formatted#.XOMWptNKhQI
NCS: https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/361085/results/655535/formatted#.XOMWb9NKhQI
SJS: https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/339860/results/655388/formatted#.XOMWUNNKhQI
Northern: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=353283&show=all
Oakland: https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/350983/results#.XOMWutNKhQI
San Francisco: https://ca.milesplit.com/meets/359970/results/655728/formatted#.XOMW5tNKhQI

Preliminary State Meet Performance list:
https://ca.milesplit.com/articles/262032-initial-cif-state-meet-performance-list-update-pending