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Athletes of the Week
#1 in the Nation!
Corona del Mar girls at top of poll!

Girls: #6 Buchanan, #16 Murrieta Val, #22 Fntn Val.
Boys: #3 Royal, #17 Jesuit, #24 Murrieta Valley


Orange Co. Champs heat sheets!
"Takin' it to the Bank!"

Hailing from a cannery-dependent industrial town
of 20,000, the Riverbank HS girls program has
become the true "Can Do" crew under its coaches.
Joe Hartman exclusively profiles this outstanding
program hailing from within the Sac-Joaquin Section.

Nike XC Fever! Catch It!!!

The Nike Cross-Country truck stopped at Valencia HS on
Wednesday, making a presentation on Nike footwear, opening interactive displays, giving away a free pair of Nike shoes to
a lucky winner, as well as giving out free Nike XC pee-chees
and decals and hosting a post-practice barbecue to feed every
runner in the program! Daily stops at Fountain Valley, El Toro,
Anaheim, and Los Alamitos are scheduled in the next week!

Jenny Kenyon hired as T&F Asst at UCSB


Sign up for Nike GHAC!


Rich Gonzalez' 241-pic
Clovis Inv. photo album!

Newest Results
High Schools!

Suburban Lg (SS)
Sunbelt (SS)
Valle Vista Lg (SS)
Baseline Lg (SS)
Moore Lg (SS)
Sierra Lg (SS)
Hayward Athl Lg (NCS)
San Andreas Lg (SS)
Sunkist Lg Cluster (SS)
Channel Lge Cluster (SS)
Foothill Lge Cluster (SS)
Pioneer Valley Lg (SJS)
DeAnza Lg Cluster (SS)
Los Padres Cluster (SS)
BCL East Cluster (NCS)
Sierra Foothill Lg (SJS)
Pacific Lg Cluster (SS)
Mt. Baldy Lg Cluster (SS)
Bay Lg Cluster (SS)
Ocean Lg CLuster (SS)
Golden Lg Cluster (SS)
Desert Valley Lg (SS)

Colleges
UNLV-Wom,
Triton/UCSD-Az St


Latest Rankings
NTN United States
NTN California
State Divisional
State Sectional

Coaches Openings
Westminster (SS) T/F
Whitney (Sac J) Wts
Rancho Verde - Pl Vlt

Alta Loma,
Carondolet T&F


Suburban League Cluster Meet #2
Thursday, October 13, 2005 At Cerritos Regional Park
Felix and Charles lead wins in Suburban!
Stephanie Felix (La Mirada) rolls to 18:33 in leading team to win
Vince Charles leads Norwalk to their win with 16:41 run

Results

Valle Vista League Cluster Meet #2
Thursday, October 13, 2005 @ Bonelli Park
David Smith leads Northview in Valle Vista!
Northview double team win with David Smith (Nvw) 17:11 run as
San Dimas's Onessa Bowman 22:03 to win Girls' contest

Results

Baseline League Cluster Meet #2
Thursday, October 13, 2005 @ Bonelli Park
Wins for Upland boys/Los Osos girls!
Davila leads tough Upland Boys group to 25 point total with 15:17 win
over Harris (Los Osos) 15:18 - Keough (Claremont) 18:53 Girls win as Los Osos nips
Upland, 45-53.

Results

Moore League Cluster Meet #2
Thursday, October 13, 2005 @ El Dorado Regional Park
Super Competition in Moore League #2 Meet!
LB Poly nips Wilson Boys with Ethan Durham (Poly) winner overall at 15:50
LB Wilson girls nip Poly 25-30 with Maria Damian (Lakewood) Girls titlest at 18:44

Results
Hayward Area Athletic League
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Bishop O'Dowd welcomes Ariel Wright Back!
State Champ Ariel Wright rolls along with Alexi Pappas as Bishop O'Dowd Girls win!
Ben Gutierrez (Bishop O'Dowd) quickest Boys' clocking at 16:18 to lead wins there

Results

Sierra League Cluster Meet #2
Thursday, October 13, 2005 @ Guasti Park
Double win for Chino Hills - CR for Adamyk!
Chino Hills Sweep Boys and Girls (39-40 over Ayala Girls)
Christy Adamyk (Glendora) CR 18:20 run

Results

San Andreas League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Nila and Ulmer both Winners for Cajon!
San Gorgonio takes Cajon Boys 31-37 - Cajon wins the Girls contest with 28!!
Results

Sunbelt League Meet
Thursday, October 13th, 2005 @ Paloma Valley HS (3 miles?)
Hemet and Paloma Valley split honors!
Kendra Mueller (Hemet) wins Girls race by minute at 20:49 with Paloma Valley
Girls titlests with 37 points - Josh Acosta (Paloma Valley) 16:20 Boys winner with
Hemet low score at 30

Results

Bay League Meet #2
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 @ Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach (SS) - 3 miles
Scanlan/Murphy lead the Mira Costa Wins!
 
Photos courtesy of Kirsten O'Hara
Mira Costa's Bryce Scanlan stalks South Torrance's Andy Ferrara near the finish (left) and
"MiCo's" Kevyn Murphy races away from good Bay League rivals in the girls race!


Mira Costa proves rude hosts with double league win in meet #2 - Bryce Scanlan
Leads MicoHi Boys to snappy 29 point total with 15:39 win - Frosh Kevyn Murphy
continues to roll with 17:12 win with team 33-54 (Peninsula)-57 (West Torrance)
win!

Results - Nice local story on Kevyn Murphy (Mira Costa)


One of Southern California's fine all-around sports schools, Mira Costa
has a fine set of Varsity Cross-Country squads - Congrats
Coach Renee Williams-Smith! (Kirsten O'Hara photo)

Foothill League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 @ Central Park - Saugus (SS) - (3 miles)
Burroughs (B) takes Boys - Canyon (CC) Girls!
 
Murakami-Dunn photo - Don McLean
Girls - Katie Dunn (Saugus - far right) takes teammate Shannon Murakami
18:19-18:27! Alfredo Coronado (Hart - left above) 16:29 Boys winner!

Results


 

Channel League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 @ Arroyo Verde Park (Ventura-SS) (3 miles)
Ventura Girls with 36 - Dos Pueblos Boys 25!
Jenna Ridgeway (San Marcos, SB) continues fine season with big 18:55 win!
Ventura Girls handles San Marcos 36-42 - William Yochum (Dos Pueblos) leads
team to dominating 25 point total with 16:39 win!

Results


Sunkist League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Rubidoux's youth claims girls title!

Photo courtesy of Jay Hammer
Relying on no seniors and six underclassmen, the future is now for
Rubidoux, which clinched at least a share of the Sunkist League crown!

Results


Pioneer Valley League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Colfax tops Oakmont in NorCal showdown!
 
photos by Doug Speck
San Joaquin Section Small Schools power Colfax, coached by Coach Renee Williams,
has Matt Wollenberg and frosh Danielle Stam (above) lead the double winners!

Results


Mt. Baldy League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 @ Boys Republic HS (SS) - 3 miles
Don Lugo is racing back into contention!

Three boys break school's course record and the team breaks
its school team-time record as the once-depleted Don Lugo
roster is now looking strong again! Still two kids on the mend!

Results

DeAnza League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 @ Riverside CC (SS) - 3 miles
Big Bear/Great Oak hold off Yucca Valley teams!

 
photos by Doug Speck
Alberto Solis and Chad Hall come off start line for Division IV power Big Bear!
Super Great Oak frosh Heather Wilson leads team to another win over Yucca Valley!
Results

Los Padres League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Morro Bay girls pull an upset; Cabrillo boys roll!

Cabrillo's dynamite Boys squad rolls to another win. W eek by week,
it appears Cabrillo in inching closer toward the CIF/State titles!

Results
BCL League Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 @ Borges Ranch (NCS)
Berean Chr. boys/Bentley girls prevail!
Results

Sierra Foothill Conference Cluster Meet #2
Wednesday, Octboer 12, 2005 @ Willow Hills Course (SJS) - 3 miles
Del Oro girls pull it out; Rocklin boys win big!
 
Photos by Joe Hartman and Doug Speck
Rocklin's Tim Cannonand Del Oro's Briana Atkins emerged as individual winners!
Results

Ocean League Meet #2
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 @ Kenneth Hahn Park (SS) (3 miles)
Santa Monica Boys - Beverly Hills Girls!

Doug Speck photo
Beverly Hills' Max Goldman leads boys' contest with 17:00 win;
Hawthorne's Diana Sandoval wins her race in 20:41!

Results

Golden League Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005 @ Polona Vista Soccer Center (SS) (5k)
Brienna Morris (QH)/Josh Housinger (Highl)!
 
photos by Rich Gonzalez
Josh Housinger and Brienna Morris

Morris wins over Caitlin Fitzgerald (Highland) 19:02-19:12 with Housinger
a 16:27-16:33 win over Ivan Garcia (Lancaster)!

Individual Results
Desert Valley League Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005 @ La Quinta HS (SS) (3 Mi?)
Indio Sweep of DVL!
   
Jimmy Hawkins - Indio Pack - Susana Salazar (Photos Becky Baker-Indio HS)

Jimmy Hawkins (Palm Desert) Boys winner 17:27- Susana Salazar (Palm Springs)
girls titlest at  21:43- 97 degree day!

Results
Pacific League Meet #2
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005 @ Verdugo Park (SS) (5k)
Arcadia takes Boys/Crescenta Valley Girls !
 
Photos by Doug Speck
Crescenta Valley Girls Leaders - Nathan Sellers leads Arcadia's Paul Beckwith

Nathan Sellers (CV) takes Boys' contest, CV shows fine depth in Girls!
Results
Varsity Race Video

LAST WEEK
Clovis Invitational

Saturday, October 8th, 2005 @ Woodward Park (5000m)
CdM Girls 36 pts!! 91:21 Course Record!
17:24 - 18:10 - 18:14 - 18:33 - 19:00

This ranks as the best ever California team performance in history by early October!
A bsolutely stunning! Almost every performance on the Woodward Park All-Time List
from November (state meet) or December (Kinney Regionals, as FootLocker used
to be called). Congratulations to Coach Bill Sumner and the team on an 18:16 average!
Buchanan places second with 66 points (93:58, among top dozen all-time teams)!
Marie Lawrence (Reno) at 17:19 and Annie St Geme (CdM) at 17:24 up front!
Jesuit beats shorthanded Royal boys, 94-99; Royal's Michael
Cybulski wins his first
cross-country race ever, beating Clovis' Mikel Thomas, 15:20-15:22. Mission Prep
frosh standout Jordan Hasay wins Small Schools race going away in 17:36 (ties #4 frosh AT)
UPDATED WOODWARD PARK ALL-TIME LIST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND


photo by Mike Diamond
Great trio appraches 2 miles - Kosinski - St. Geme - Saylor



  Erik Pedersen's album!

Varsity Results Report -

WOODWARD PARK ALL-TIME GIRLS TEAM TIME LIST
1 - Corona del Mar 2005 91:22
2. Sultana 2002 91:53
3. College Park, Pleasant Hill 2003 92:23
4. Sultana, Hesperia 2003 92:34
5. Ventura 2004 92:44
6. Murrieta Valley, Murrieta 2002 92:59
7. Peninsula 2000 93:04


photo by Mike Diamond
Oak Ridge - Boys Medium Varsity Winners

LAST WEEK'S STATEWIDE RECAP

Take it to the Bank!


Photos by Joe Hartman

Seeking a fourth consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section title and
a spot on the podium at the state meet in Fresno, the Riverbank
HS program has been an intimate family of teamwork and inspiration,
with Joe Hartman profiling this fine group of lady runners. Enjoy!

Dana Hills in Hawaii - Super Island Trip for Program - thanks Maureen Norris
Album


Colleges

UNLV Women's Invite
Concordia 41 - CSLA 47 - CS San Marcos 51

Triton Invitational UCSD
Men - Women
UC Irvine takes MDiv I - UCSD MDiv2
Univ Indiana/Purdue WDiv 1 - UCSD WDiv2

Arizona State Invitational
Results
Big Pre-NCAA Meet next weekend
big guns resting

LINK TO COLLEGE SUMMARY WEEKEND OF 10/1/05


"I'm in 14:19 shape..."

Photo by Rich Gonzalez
El Camino HS senior A.J. Acosta, seen Tuesday
posing with the Serrano HS girls XC team after the
Mt. SAC Inv. press conference at the ESPN Zone,
declared himself fit and ready to break the 14:28
Mt. SAC course record, stating he was in 14:19 shape!


DyeStatCal Athletes of the Week October 10-14, 2005
Two veterans who led their squads to super performances at the Clovis Invite honored this go-round!!


Jenny Kenyon - former Newbury Park HS/Univ Oregon
Hired as Track & Field Assistant at UCSB
Interview with the newest addition to Gaucho Staff!!


Something about this "running gets in the blood!"
Three members of the UCR 1977-1980 squad get together with
their children, who also do the harrier sport at the Hemet Invitational!
Mike Mueller (UCR), Kendra Mueller (Hemet HS/Jr.), Steve Alvarez (UCR),
Camila Alvarez (North HS/So.), Mark Westfall (Riverside Poly HS/Sr.),
Tom Westfall (UCR), Morgan Westfall (Poly HS/Fr.)

photo by Norma McGarrey (Mike's sister!)

 

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