NorCal Top 10ish Individuals (Boys and Girls)

Here is my first attempt at a top 10 list of NorCal runners. Feel free to add other names in the comment section below and their accolades. Who did I miss? BTW, the lists below are in alphabetical order.

Boys
1) Ben Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands School (CCS)
2) Trey Caldwell, De La Salle (NCS)
3) Miles Cook, Sacred Heart Cathedral (CCS)
4) Eli Fitchen-Young, Santa Cruz (CCS)
5) Carson Hedlund, Pioneer (CCS)
6) Broen Holman, Sonora (SJS)
7) Landon Pretre, Menlo (CCS)
8) Jack Rattary, College Park (NCS)
9) Arrin Sagiraju, Dougherty Valley (NCS)
10) Aydon Stefanopoulus, Los Gatos (CCS)

Girls
1) Natalie Arriaza, Patterson (SJS)
2) Grace Baxter, Granite Bay (SJS)
3) Kinga Czajkowska, Palo Alto (CCS)
4) Shea Elmore, Los Gatos (CCS)
5) Sophie Hutchison, Whitney (SJS)
6) Seelah Kittlestrom, Montgomery (NCS)
7) Amrie Lacefield, Montgomery (NCS)
8) Brenna Mannion Vista del Lago (SJS)
9) Evie Marheineke, Archbishop Mitty (CCS)
10) Alexandra Powell, Monte Vista (NCS)
11) Ani Stieg, Archie Williams (NCS)
12) Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery (NCS)

NorCal Invitational Results

Baylands Invitational at Bayland Park, Sunnyvale
https://www.rtspt.com/events/cif/2024Meets/baylands/mp/

Ed Sias Invitational at Hidden Valley Park
https://diablotiming.com/results/2024-09-14/

3rd Annual Fighting Knights' Joust at the Crystal Springs course
https://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2024/joust.htm

Duyst Twighlight XC Invitational (Tonight)
https://timerhub.com/get_web_index.php?page=redcaptiming.com/2024/duysths/

Dyestat Individual Boys/Girls Early-Season Top 100 2024

You can find the exciting list that we've all been waiting for at this fantastic link: BOYS. Get ready to celebrate because these outstanding NorCal boys have truly made their mark, ranking among the top 100:

17) Broen Holman, Sonora (SJS)
18) Eli Fitchen-Young, Santa Cruz (CCS)
21) Trey Caldwell, De La Salle (NCS)
36) Landon Pretre, Menlo School (CCS)
50) Aydon Stefanopoulos, Los Gatos (CCS)
62) Benjamin Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands School (CCS)

NorCal girls are also making waves, with the incredible Hanne Thomsen from Montgomery (NCS) ranking 14th! The complete list can be found at this LINK.

As if that wasn't enough to make us all jump for joy, the top girls' teams in California have been revealed, with Buchanan, Corona (Santiago), JSerra, Trabuco Hills, and Ventura leading the charge. It's inspiring to see these talented teams in action!

Let's not forget about our incredible NorCal girl's teams that have made the watchlist:

St. Francis, Mountain View (CCS)
Monte Vista (NCS)
Los Altos (CCS)

And for the boys, here are the NorCal teams that were ranked or mentioned along with 1) Great Oak, 2) Martin Luther King, 3) Buchanan and 5) Beckman:
4) Jesuit (SJS)

On the Watchlist
Bellarmine (CCS)

How amazing is that? It's truly a fantastic time to be part of this incredible sports community, NORCAL CROSS COUNTRY!

Head Track and Field coach opening

Calaveras High School, San Andreas California, is in search of a qualified Head Track and Field coach for the coming 2025 season.  Practice begins in late January, 3:25-~5:30, with a couple of conditioning weeks, and runs through the end of May (California State Meet). Practice is daily, Monday-Friday.  Weekday League meets begin in late March and go through April with the Mother Lode League Finals in late April.  There will be Invitationals beginning in early March and going through April.  Most of these will be on Saturdays.  Calaveras has hosted an Invitational for many years but this would be optional and Calaveras will most likely host a MLL league Cluster meet.  You must be able to travel with the team to both league meets and invitationals.  A bus is available for these meets.

You must have a current CPR/First Aid card and also complete the Mandatory district training, which can be done online. 

Calaveras Track & Field has had much success and has a very talented group in waiting for an ambitious and qualified/knowledgeable coach. 

Please contact either myself, Doug Avrit, davrit@calaveras.k12.ca.us, or Kristie Cathcart, Athletic Director, kcathart@calaveraslk12.ca.us 

Results of Jim Tracy Challenge at Golden Gate Park

https://www.rtspt.com/events/cif/2024Meets/jimtracy/mp/

For those of you who do not know Jim Tracy, he was the former University SF coach who passed away in 2014 after being diagnosed with ALS. You can read about Jim following his passing at this LINK. His girls' teams won 10 state championships in cross country, still the all-time record.

You can also check out my interview with Jim from 2009 at this LINK.

Lowell Invitational photos thanks to Malcolm Slaney

https://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmslaney/collections/72157723097671511/

NorCal Invitational Results

Jackie Henderson Invitational

Story

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xp8CtyhW_LK1xI44PI8g_v7oHbpomMNe1cmrzOaps6Q/edit?usp=sharing

Results

https://live.athletic.net/meets/39858

Lowell Invitational

https://www.rtspt.com/events/cif/2024Meets/lowellxc/mp/

SWRA Soiree

https://timerhub.com/get_web_index.php?page=redcaptiming.com/2024/soiree/

Pre-order former Newbury Park coach Sean Brosnan's new book

His book “Redefining Fast: How Newbury Park Became The Greatest High School Team In History” with Chris Lear (Author of ‘Running With The Buffaloes”) and Andrew Greif can be pre-purchased with a discount at the link below. Feel free to share the link with fellow coaches and your team members.

https://oneathletics.org?affiliate=COACHCARUANA

From 2016 to 2022, Brosnan built Newbury Park into a powerhouse and won several national championships as a team.

CCS Alumni Track and Field Records

You can check out those records, thanks to former College of San Mateo coach Joe Mangan, at the following link. If you spot any errors, please let me know by commenting below.

CCS Alumni Track and Field Records LINK (Updated)

Extra credit for those of you who can name the runner to the right.

NorCal Results

Hayward Scrimmage at Hayward HS
https://diablotiming.com/results/2024-08-31/

Lagoon Valley Classic at Lagoon Valley Regional Park
https://timerhub.com/get_web_index.php?page=redcaptiming.com/2024/lagoonxc/