Weekend starts with South Bay Challenge collage (Bill Leung photo) - Torrance HS sponsored affair in Southern Section

Weekend's Action

Saratoga Invitational (CCS) - A dominating front park of Fremont (Sunnyvale) helped their squad to a win here with 48 points and a 55:33 team time (11:06 average for 5) on this two mile course at Saratoga HS. Soph Alicia Follmar of the hosts cotninued her super fall with a run that turned out to be the fourth fastest ever on this course of 12:16.5! The Lynwood (San Jose) Girls, with 5 of the top nine, dominated the seven school affair with an impressive 20 points total!! - Results

Capital Athletic League - Sac Joaquin - Casa Roble Girls led by winner McAlister in their 47 point victory - Del Campo Boys (30 point win) led by Chris Hart - Results

Ventura College Invitational (from a week ago) - Glendale's Ivan Alvarado and Pilar Delgado individual winners - Pasadena (Men) and Ventura (Women) take team titles - Results/Summary Story

Delta League Meet (Sac Joaquin) - Austin Ramos leads Jesuit to 17 point victory - Natasha LaBeaud (Folsom) helps team nip St. Francis 44-45 in great match-up - Results and Photos

South Bay Challenge - Super Torrance HS sponsored affair has West Torrance (Boys) and Peninsula (haven't skipped a beat Girls) take Team Time contests - Jose Gonzalez (Narbonne, Harbor City) Boys winner 15:29 - Olga Aulet-Leon (Peninsula) took the Girls race at 18:22 - Results and Pictures from Bill Leung

Phil Ryan Invitational - San Marino's Lacy Park - Arcadia took both team titles with Josh Lopez (Arcadia) a 16:10 Boys winner and Priscilla Cruz (Bishop Amat) surviving course meanderings on the way to a 19:06 victory - Results and Pictures

Monticello Empire League Meet #1 - Fairfield - Great team competitions had the Vacaville Girls victorious with 49 points over Davis (52) and Benicia (57), with Tina Firouz (Benicia) impressive 18:47 winner. Boys' side had traditional power Davis a winner over Vacaville 43-50, with Wolhan Ovalle (Vacaville) winning at 16:07. - Results

Metro League - Sac Joaquin Section - Nevada Union takes Boys contest with Matt Freitas individual winner. Woodland takes Girls contest, with Woodland's Meagan Cearley individual winner - Summary

Tri-Way Meet - Irvine Park (SS) - Valencia nips Santa Margarita and Edison (Huntington Beach) in high quality meet at Irvine Park - Robles (Valencia) individual winner - Results

Deena Drossin (ASICS TC/Agoura HS/Univ Arkansas) - International Star - One of the World's Best - at Woodbridge Invitational this Saturday 9/21 to sign autographs - Interview

Sub 4-Minute Milers - California has the most - where did they go to high school? - Down to not knowing the high-schools of only two - any help!!! Which California high school had two graduates break 4 minutes for the miler??? (hint - the Rialto Roadrunners, probably the most prolific producer of high talent age-group runners in national history had many of its grads attend this inland empire school over the years)

Passing of Bob Hayes - felt by many to be the greatest sprinter in World History - just died day or two ago in Florida

Uribe Twins from Grace Davis HS in Modesto - What's it like to have a twin on the same team - Some Interesting answers in an interview with the Sac Joaquin Stars

KC Cody (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) talks about his running

Ciara Viehweg (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) talks about her Ed Sias Race - DyeStatCal Prep Athlete of Week and her latest race!!!

Note on 10/12/02 Inland Challenge - Inland Empire super affair Southern Section

Cross-Country in Hawaii - Dyestat on site Coverage coming up 9/21!!!

• Week's Schedule
• High School
• Wed 9/18
• Monticello Empire League Meet #1 - Rockville Hills Park - Fairfield (SJ) - Results
• Contra Loma Classic V - Contra Loma Park - Antioch (NCS)
• Rim of World Invitational - Lake Arrowhead - (SS)
• Phil Ryan Invitational - Lacy Park (San Marino) (SS) - Results/Pictures
• South Bay Cup - Torrance HS sponsored (SS) - Meet Info - Results/Pictures
• Metro League - Sac Joaquin Section - Summary
• Tri-Way - Irvine Park - Results
• Thursday 9/19
• Saratoga Center Meet - Saratoga HS (CCS) - Results
• Friday 9/20
• Sanger Invitational - Avocado Lake (CE)
• Saturday 9/21
• Iolani Invitational - Hawaii - Link to DyeStat Live Coverage
• Woodbridge/Rotary Invitational - Irvine (SS) - Meet Info
• Nevada Union/ASICS Invitational - Grass Valley (SJ) - Meet Information - Meet Preview
• Cowchip Classic - Novato (NCS) - Meet Information
• Lowell Invitational - San Francsico (SF) - Meet Info includes Maps
• Ojai Invitational - Ojai (SS) - Meet Info
• Mt. Carmel/Movin Shoes Invitational (SD) - Meet Info
• De la Salle/Carondelet adidas Invitational - Concord - (NCS)
• Rosemead Invitational - (SS) - Preview
• Chieftain Classic - Toro Park (Palma HS) (CCS)
• Wildcat Invitational - Watsonville (CCS)
• Sunny Hills Invitational - Fullerton (Craig Park) (SS) - Meet Info
• Community College
• Fri 9/19 -
• Diablo Valley Viking Invitational - Meet Information
• Sat 9/21
• Shasta Invitational -
• Two Rivers Running Camp (West Valley)
• Delta Mustang Stampede (Delta)
• College/University
• Riverside Invitational (UCR)
• UC Davis Invitational

HUGE TRACK ANNOUCEMENT - LA AREA TO HOST WORLD CUP 2006!!!

DyeStatCal Athletes and Coaches of the Week!!! - Athletes should not be too much of a surprise when you review the results of the last couple of weekend! Coaches, well, it is kind of a part-history thing, so read about two of California's best! DyeStatCal Athletes of Week - DyeStatCal Coaches of Week

USA Fall Cross-Country Championships - Sierra College (Rocklin) - Important Meet Announcement - Joe Rubio - Link to announcement

Deena Drossin at Woodbridge Invite to sign autographs!!! - former Agoura three-time State Cross-Country Champ (87-89-90) and now World Record Holder and Olympic level star for ASICS will be at the 9/21 Woodbridge Invite to sign autographs - below the Agoura/University of Arkansas/ASICS star in road action!!! (photo ASICS)

Around the Pac-10 Cross-Country - Arizona - Men - Women - Arizona State University - UC Berekeley - UCLA - Men - Women - Univ Oregon - Men - Women - Stanford - Univ Washington - Men - Women - Washington State - USC - Women

Dyestatcal Prep Athlete and Coaches of the Week - Honoring those fine runners and coaches from the Golden State each week!!!

• Prep Athletes of the Week 9/9 - 9/13/02
• - Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian) - Ciara Viehweg (St. Ignatius, SF)

• Prep Coaches of the Week 9/9 - 9/13/02
• - Boys - Walt Lange (Jesuit, Sacramento) - Girls - Pat King (San Pasqual, Escondido)

MORE CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEWS!!!

Foot Locker Favorites - John Dye prognosticates on the Foot Locker Western Favorites come December - Link to Preview

Foot Locker Western Preview/Outlook - Mike Kennedy Checks out the West!!!

XC Analyzer and the State - Baker's Dozen Individuals - Statewide Teams (Updated) - State Individuals Ranked 9/20

• Area Rankings - Southern Section - Rich Gonzalez
• San Diego Section Boys- Guy Singer
• Central Coast Section - from Hank Lawson

NCAA Division I Ranks - Men - Women - Stanford, UCLA, Cal Poly SLO, UC Santa Barbara get a call!!!

Newspaper Links - Ink on our sport around the State!!! - 15 articles linked today statewide (everything from West Valley HS in Cottonwood to San Diego - Check out new Girls Coach at Peninsula - looks like program in good hands!!!)

• Weekend Summaries of Season - 9/5-7 - 9/12-14
• Weekly Honors - Athletes - Coaches

CALIFORNIA MESSAGE BOARD - TALK OUR SPORTS!!!

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