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California Week
Oct 30, 2004
Top 10 Scoreboard

Girls #1 Fountain Valley and #3 Ventura enjoy 19-point scores. Boys #1 Royal Simi Valley wins Ventura County championships handily while resting two of top runners.

by NTN California Region editors
Boys - Rich Gonzalez
Girls - Mike Kennedy

CA#1 Royal Simi Valley (green and gold) wins handily wearing retro uniforms with striped shorts.

photo by Erik Pedersen

Top 10 Scoreboard

BOYS
By Rich Gonzalez

1. Royal, Simi Valley
Ventura County Championships
Friday, October 29th @ Lake Casitas - 3 miles
Team results:
1 Royal HS 34 2 3 4 9 16 19 43 Total Time: 1:19:33.35 Average: 15:54.67
2 Westlake HS 109 11 12 21 28 37 57 83 Total Time: 1:23:26.06 Average: 16:41.22
3 Oak Park HS 112 5 13 17 26 51 58 70 Total Time: 1:22:57.97 Average: 16:35.60
20 teams were in the race.
Individual results:
1 Ted Price 11 Camarillo HS 15:16.39 1
2 Dylan Jaedtke 12 Royal HS 15:20.97 2
3 Mike Cybulski 10 Royal HS 15:36.23 3
     <----------- #3/4 man runs best race of the season to fill in as #2/3 runners rest out the meet.
4 Jason Pedersen 11 Royal HS 15:53.67 4   
5 Ken Brook 12 Oak Park HS 15:54.74 5
9 Dustin Patterson 11 Royal HS 16:14.97 9   <--------------- Huge career breakthrough for usual #7 runner give team better depth.
10 Chris Sanchez 11 Camarillo HS 16:16.10 10
16 Matthew Gulden 12 Royal HS 16:27.51 16
21 Benjamin Capper 12 Royal HS 16:38.74 19                  <------------- Team rested out 2 of its top 5 as it prepares for postseason.
46 Johnathan Mc Cormick 11 Royal HS 17:12.47 43
There were 137 runners in the race.

Next key race: Marmonte League Finals on Thursday, November 4th

2. Dana Hills, Dana Point
Is the hotttes Southland team in the past few weeks, overtaking several ranked powers to move into NTN qualifying
position at Mt. SAC Invitational, then added more momentum with blowout victory over #9 El Toro in league action
South Coast League triangular meet vs. El Toro/San Clemente
Thursday, October 28th @ Laguna Niguel Regional Park - 3 miles
Team scores:

1. Dana Hills 20
2. El Toro 39
Individual results:
1. Bethke (ET) 14:47
2. Smith (DH) 15:12
3. Grimes (DH) 15:16
4. Garcia (DH) 15:20

5. Jones (SC) 15:29
Next key race: South Coast League Finals on Thursday, November 4th

3. Madera
No major meets during the week.
Next key race: League Finals, TBA

4. Don Lugo, Chino
No major meets during the week.
Next key race: Mt. Baldy League Finals on Wednesday, November 3rd


5. Murrieta Valley, Murrieta
No major meets during the week.
Next key race: Southwestern League Finals on Thursday, November 4th

6. El Camino, Oceanside
No major meets during the week.
Next key race: Congerence Finals, TBA

7. La Sierra, Riverside
No major meets during the week.
Next Key Race: Ivy League Finals on Thursday, November 4th

8. St. John Bosco, Bellflower
No major meets during the week.
Next key race: Serra League Finals on Friday, November 5th

9. El Toro
After impressive win at Mt. SAC Invitational in the Individual Sweepstakes the week before, rival Dana Hills drops the
Chargers back to reality with a solid thumping at league triangular showdown. The rematch is this week at League Finals.

South Coast League triangular meet vs. El Toro/San Clemente
Thursday, October 28th @ Laguna Niguel Regional Park - 3 miles
Team scores:

1. Dana Hills 20
2. El Toro 39

Individual results:
1. Bethke (ET) 14:47
2. Smith (DH) 15:12
3. Grimes (DH) 15:16
4. Garcia (DH) 15:20
5. Jones (SC) 15:29

Next key race: South Coast League Finals on Thursday, November 4th

10. Jesuit, Carmichael
Here come the mighty Marauders! After a conservative start, the Sac Joaquin Section perennial power has improved
almost 2 1/2 minutes on the section finals course in recent weeks to become darkhorse candidate for NTN berth.

Delta League Championships
Wednesday, October 27th @ Willow Hill Reservoir - very hilly and tough 5k
Team results:
1 Jesuit 24
2 Sheldon 59
3 Elk Grove 86
4 Franklin 109
5 Folsom 133
6 Laguna Creek 150
7 Florin 183
8 Valley 234
Individual results:
1 Jake Matthews Folsom 15: 53
2 Evan Watchempino Jesuit 16: 10
3 Jake Kelly-Strong Jesuit 16: 22   <------ Top three runners have interchanged during the season, giving it dangerous up-front presence.
4 Dillon Ramos Jesuit 16: 39

5 Zac Bowers Sheldon 16: 43
6 Marlon Patterson Franklin 16: 48
7 Samir Benouar Jesuit 16: 49
8 Phil McKennan Jesuit 16: 53    <-------- Final scorer is now within one minute of Jake Matthews, considered the section favorite..
9 Michael Enabnit Jesuit 16: 56
10 Michael Salvatierra Jesuit 17: 08
11 Scott Donahue Jesuit 17: 10
12 Dominic Malfatto Sheldon 17: 10
13 Peter Ziegler Jesuit 17: 15
14 Amin Taimoori Laguna Creek 17: 24

Next Key Race: Sac Joaquin Sub-Section Finals on Saturday, November 6th


Others:
** Marina, Huntington Beach
Ran superbly at the Orange County Championships two weeks ago only to be humbled by marginal showing at Mt. SAC
Invite, although we did see evidence the team was clearly holding back there. No holding back this weekend!

Sunset League Finals
Saturday, October 30th @ Central Park, Huntingotn Beach - 3 miles, on hill and grass/paved roads.
Team results:
1 Marina High School 34 1 2 8 11 12 14 16 Total Time: 1:19:54.96 Average: 15:59.00   <-------- Team-time is new record on 2-year-old course.
2 Los Alamitos High School 65 7 9 13 17 19 27 32 Total Time: 1:22:24.54   Average: 16:28.91
3 Edison High School 66 3 4 15 20 24 33 41 Total Time: 1:21:57.18 Average: 16:23.44
4 Fountain Valley HS 89 5 18 21 22 23 26 38 Total Time: 1:23:38.45 Average: 16:43.69
5 Esperanza High 123 10 25 28 29 31 34 36 Total Time: 1:25:17.68 Average: 17:03.54
6 Huntington Beach High Sch 147 6 30 35 37 39 40 42 Total Time: 1:26:29.16 Average: 17:17.84
Individual results:
1 Robert Peck 11 Marina High School 5:07.9 15:23.50 1  <---------- Highly improved runner tokk over the race on key hill.
2 Jesse Morrill 11 Marina High School 5:11.2 15:33.58 2

3 Jayson Hayes 11 Edison High School 5:12.5 15:37.28 3
4 Joe Gatel 12 Edison High School 5:15.6 15:46.72 4
5 Jeremy Williams 11 Fountain Valley HS 5:19.0 15:56.99 5
8 Shin Matsumoto 11 Marina High School 5:24.6 16:13.64 8
11 Eric Lawson 12 Marina High School 5:26.7 16:20.06 11
12 Celso Arcos 9 Marina High School 5:28.1 16:24.18 12
  <---------   Frosh closed out impressive 61-second gap behind solid frontrunner.
14 Tony Guadagnini 12 Marina High School 5:31.5 16:34.29 14
16 Brett Lawson 11 Marina High School 5:32.6 16:37.59 16

GIRLS
By Mike Kennedy

1. Fountain Valley
Sunset League Finals
At Central Park, Huntington Beach, 3 Miles, Oct. 30
Team

1. Fountain Valley, 19 (92:56)
2. Edison, 48 (95:53)
3. Esperanza, 81 (98:35)
Individual
1. Crystal Reed, Jr., 18:10
3. Elizabeth Coe, Fr, 18:31
4. Nicole Giove, Fr., 18:35
6. Jennifer Wells, Jr., 18:48
7. Anja DiSiena, Fr., 18:49
8. Kristen Simek, Jr., 18:53
10. Melinda Rackliffe, Sr., 18:57

2. Murrieta Valley (Murietta)
No major action.

3. Ventura
Ventura County Championships
At Lake Casitas, 3 Miles, Oct. 29
Team

1. Ventura, 19 (93:41)
2. Royal 78 (98:22)
3. Westlake, 147 (101:09)
4. Oak Park, 151 (100:55)
5. Thousand Oaks, 163 (101:52)
Individual
1. Anna Sperry, Simi Valley, 17:54
2. Emily Spiker, Jr., 18:11
3. Jessica Bryant, Sr., 18:23
5. Molly Bailey, So., 18:45
6. Tara Bryant, Sr., 18:50
13. Becky Brnikenhoff, So., 19:30
14. Edna Solano, Sr., 19:31

4. Half Moon Bay
Crystal Springs No. 3 Meet
Individual

1. Liza Hitchner Sr., 19:13
2. Aly Millett, Jr., 19:13
3. Abby Herhold, So., 19:13
9. Samantha Racine, Fr., 20:38
10. Lauren Birgen, Fr., 20:28


5. Maria Carillo (Santa Rosa)
No major action

6. Ayala (Chino Hills)
No major action

7. Canyon (Canyon Country)
No major action

8. Thousand Oaks
Ventura County Championships
At Lake Casitas, 3 Miles, Oct. 29
Team

1. Ventura, 19 (93:41)
2. Royal 78 (98:22)
3. Westlake, 147 (101:09)
4. Oak Park, 151 (100:55)
5. Thousand Oaks, 163 (101:52)
Individual
1. Anna Sperry, Simi Valley, 17:54
25. Ashley Thieman, Sr., 20:06
28. Allison Woltman, Sr., 20:12
36. Cathy Navarro, Sr., 20:23
41. Alyssa Leland, So., 20:32
43. Jessi Reedy, Jr., 20:37
56. Aimee Gibbons, So., 20:59
61. Sarah Cox, Jr., 21:06

9. San Lorenzo Valley (Felton)
No major action

10. Royal (Simi Valley)
Ventura County Championships
At Lake Casitas, 3 Miles, Oct. 29
Team

1. Ventura, 19 (93:41)
2. Royal 78 (98:22)
3. Westlake, 147 (101:09)
4. Oak Park, 151 (100:55)
5. Thousand Oaks, 163 (101:52)
Individual
1. Anna Sperry, Simi Valley, 17:54
9. Brianna Smith, Jr., 19:09
12. Kelcie Wiemann, Jr., 19:23
15. Rebecca Albarran, So., 19:38
22. Maria Ruiz, Jr., 19:59
27. Paige Newman, Fr., 20:11.
29. Devin Noe, Jr., 20:13
30. Melissa Bunn, Fr., 20:15

 

 

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