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FootLocker's new qualifying format for 2005
Nationals: 8 from West Reg'l, plus 2 more from NTN!

NTN California Region Week #8 Recap

CIF-SS Divisional Rankings (10/31)

To prep for the "Road To State" crush, we
warm up with doses of HS/college/club action!

SoCal USATF XC Championships!
   
Photos by Rich Gonzalez
Results, our 65-picture photo album, + more pics!

Sunset League Finals!

Photos by Rich Gonzalez
Epic clash between Division I #1-ranked Fountain
Valley and Division II #1-ranked Edison yields
signs both are ready for postseason success!
Results   Rich Gonzalez 192-pic photo album



VENTURA COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS


Photo by Erik Pedersen
Favored Royal boys/Oak Park girls emerge on top!
A now-healthy Ted Price (#357) of Camarillo and
Anna Sperry of Simi Valley claim the solo titles!

Results. Ken Reeves' summary & Photos

Terry Albritton - Newport Harbor weight legend
passes on

Fresno State hosts Indoor Track 1/16/06!!
Meet Website

Celedonio Rodriguez - Elsie Allen/Adams State Star
on to the Roads with real success - story in patience!!


Unveiling of Monument SJ State to 1968 demonstration by
Tommy Smith and John Carlos - Mexico City Olympics
 

Newest Results
High Schools!

NEW WEEK!!
Alpha (SS)
BVAL (CCS)
Sierra (SS)

Sunset Lg Finals (SS)
Delta Lg FInals (SJS)
DeAnza Lg Finals (SS)

Ventura Cty Champs (SS)
Santa Barbara Cty Ch (SS)
San Luis Obispo Co Ch (SS)
Seaman/Kingsburg Inv (CE)
Metro League (SJ)
Sea View Lg Cluster (SS)
results now Sea View
San Andreas Lg Finals (SS)
Tri Co Athl Lge (CCS)
Modesto Metro Conf (SJ)
Monterey Bay League (CCS)
Capital Athl League (SJ)
Sierra/Foothill Conf (SJS)
Prep League Finals (SS)
SVC Finals (SJS)
Bay Co. League East (NCS)
Apache Invitational (SS)
Monticello Empire Final (SJ)
PVL Finals (SJS)

NBL Cluster (NCS)

Colleges!
ACC - Californians lead!!
Pac 10 Conference
Big West Conference
WAC Conference
West Coast Conference

The Road To Fresno!
Dates/info on the qualifiers!

California NTN!
Our exclusive look at the
NTN California Region!

State Rankings!
Where everyone stacks up
as we head into postseason!

The Super 25!
Who are the top 25 teams in
the state from all divisions?

Mt. SAC Boys List!
The updated renovated, classic, and combined all-time lists!

California Hot 100!
Recent spate of results leads
to creation of Cali Hot 100,
for FootLocker West Hot 100

Coaches Openings
Rosemead - Dist./PV/Jumps
Rosary T&F spr/mid dist
Lakewood T&F - PV
Oakmont T&F - PV/ Jumps
Chaminade Head T&F
Sacred Heart (CCS) T/F
Mira Costa (SS) T/F
Humboldt St (Coll) T/F

Westminster (SS) T/F
Whitney (Sac J) Wt

Sign up for Nike GHAC!


NEW WEEK

Alpha League Finals
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005 @ Pierce College (SS) 3 miles
Paraclete Sweep 21 (G) - 38 (B)!
Individual champs Edwin Flores 16:33 & Kaitlin Huerta 19:24 lead the
Paraclete troops to their wins! - warm day at Pierce College!!
Results


BVAL Finals
Monday, October 31, 2005 @ Crystal Springs (CCS) 2.95 miles
Willow Glen wins on Trick or Treat Day!
Mohamed Abdalla leads the WG Boys with 15:29 run, with Stephanie Barnett
(Leland, SJ) Girls winner at 18:31 - WG Boys 82:05 - Girls 104:41
Results


Sierra League Finals
Monday, October 31, 2005 @ Bonelli Park (SS) 3.1 miles
Chino Hills (B) - Ayala (G) !
   
photos by Dawn Staab
Newest Chino Area school, Chino Hills, takes Boys Varsity and Ayala Girls
team contest in Sierra League - Derek DeSantiago (Damien) 15:58 and
Christy Adamyk (Glendora) 18:22 individual titlests!

Results


LAST WEEK!

Ventura County Championships
Friday, October 28, 2005 @ Lake Casitas (SS) - 3 miles
No more 'Hide-&-Seek!' as Ted Price,
Oak park girls and Ventura girls finally emerge!


Kirby Lee's superb shots in his Ventura County photo album~

  
Photos by Erik Pedersen
Favored Royal boys/Oak Park girls emerge on top! A now-healthy Ted Price (#357) of Camarillo
and Anna Sperry of Simi Valley claim the solo titles! Royal's Jason Pedersen (hip) and Michael
Cybulski (hamstring) rest out as precautionary measure. Ventura's girls are now coming on!

  
Erik Pedersen's Photo Album 1  Album 2     
Kirby Lee's photo album~

Results & Ken Reeves' summary
Sunset League Finals
Saturday, October 29, 2005 @ Central Park, Hunt. Beach (SS) - 3 miles
All's Well That Ends Wells!

Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Fountain Valley senior Jennifer Wells (blue top) outkicks three Edison girls to create a
late 6-point swing in the final seconds to cement the team's 25-34 win in a battle of CIF #1's
.

Results        Rich Gonzalez 192-pic photo album

Delta League Finals
Saturday, October 29, 2005 @ Willow Hills Reservoir
Jesuit boys rack up another title!
Jesuit boys top Sheldon for the crown; Marauders continue dominance of the Delta

Photos by Joe Hartman
Jake Matthew (Folsom) and Marlon Patterson (Franklin) go 1-2,
but then jesuit claims next five positions in a scoring romp!

Results (Girls F/S - Varsity full now added)

De Anza League Finals
Saturday, October 29, 2005 @ Riverside Community College
Big Bear boys power to the title;
Great Oak girls hold off Yucca Valley charge!

 
Photos courtesy of Bill Leung and Doug Soles
Big Bear's Chad Hall was the runaway winner! They skipped Mt. SAC to work
on training for postseason and screamed very well here! Heather Wilson emerged
as the league champ for team winner Great Oak, which has just moved to Division II!

Results

Santa Barbara County Championships
Friday, October 28, 2005 @ River Park, Lompoc (SS) - 3 miles
Here comes the Gold & Black Attack!

Photo courtesy of Luis Escobar

Cabrillo High's #1-ranked Division III team stampedes through the County!


Photo courtesy of Scott Coe
County champions Michael Coe and Jenna Ridgway

Results & Photos

Seaman/Kingsburg Invitational
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 @ Kingsburg HS (CE)
Central Section's banner campaign continues!

Photo courtesy of Ernest Velarde
Madera's talented young pack engulfs Clovis area runners!
With Madera, Clovis, Buchanan  and others all clicking on
the same calendar year, it's hotter than ever in "The Valley!"


Ernest Velarde's Photo Album!
 


photo by Rey Alice
Lauren Saylor cruises to big win at Kingsburg!

Results


Modesto Metro Conference Finals
Friday, October 28, 2005 @ Legion Park (SJ) - 3.03 miles
Modesto Sweeps Varsities - Boys with 15!!
Alex Freitas leads Modesto Boys 1-5 Sweep with 16:19 winner - Erin Lewis leads
Panther Girls to 27 point total with 18:09 run
   
Results    Joe Hartman's photo album
Monterey Bay League Finals
Saturday, October 29, 2005 @ Toro Park (CCS) 3 miles
North Monterey County Sweep!
 
North Monerey County's Ivan Alfaro (mobbed by celebratory teammates above)
runs 15:55 to lead his group to 35-58 win over Monterey; Alisal's Ailene Sanchez
registers a 20:12 winning run while North Monterey County girls score 21 to dominate!
Results
Metro League Finals
Saturday, October 29, 2005 @ Willow Hills (SJ) 3.1 miles
Nevada Union Boys - Granite Bay Girls!
Brad Doering (Yuba City) Boys individual titlest at 17:21 with Nevada Union scoring
29 in this championship meet - Caitlin Clark (Granite Bay) 20:13 as her always strong
squad scores 33 for the win
Results
San Andreas League Finals
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Girls: San Gorgonio 24 Cajon 45: 1. Plimmer Cajon 19.51; 2. Melagoza San G 20.27; 3. Hunt San G 20.42
Boys: San Gorgonio 32 Cajon 43. 1. Mike Miranda San G; 2. Lee Knowlton San G; 3. Chris Cordova Cajon
   
John Lunt's photo album (no other results to us yet)

Tri County Athletic Conference Finals
Saturday, October 29, 2005 @ Toro Park (CCS) 3 miles
Trujillo/Boyd winners for San Benito!
Eddie Trujillo 16:29 to win over frosh Lance Wolfsmith (16:31) from Sobrato
(new Morgan Hills HS with 9th-10th now) with SB 32-58 over Gilroy
Amanda Boyd (SB) 18:48 win over Cobbie Jones (Live Oak) 18:51
with Salinas 48-50 win over San Benito
Results
Capital Athletic League Meet
Friday, October 28th, 2005 @ Willow Hills (Folsom) (SJS) - 3.1 miles
Bella Vista (G) Del Campo (B) take wins!
 
photos by Dave Unterholzner
All League Groups - Capital Athletic League 2005
Hillary Kigar (El Camino) 19:52 and James Tracy (Del Campo) 17:36 take the wins
Results

North Bay League Cluster Meet
Thursday, October 27, 2005 @ Maria Carrillo HS (NCS) - 2.7 miles
Ready for a hot Brew?

Photo courtesy of Cameron Potter
Maria Carrillo High's Michael Brew sets course record (previously held by Dawit Tesfassilalassie)
as the Pumas score 15 again to win in league! Michael ran 13:35 (old record, 13:46) for 2.7 miles!



                       Photo courtesy of Cameron Potter
Lead quartet for Division II state-ranked Maria Carrillo HS boys.


Cameron Potter photo album #1    Album #2

Sierra Foothill Conference Finals
Thursday, October 27, 2005 @ William Jessup University (SJS) - 3 miles
Del Oro girls complete title mission;
Woodcreek boys win meet, but Rocklin wins league!
  
Photos courtesy of  William Jessup University XC Team
Del Oro's Briana Atkins was the individual winner on winning team!
Results   Photo Album
SVC Conference Finals
Thursday, October 27, 2005 @ Willow Hills Course (SJS) - 3 miles
Kosinski wins again and Oak Ridge sweeps!

Photo courtesy of Joe Hartman
Ponderosa's Dillon Brook, the boys race winner!
Results
Sea View League Cluster Meet
Friday, October 28 @ Laguna Hills HS

Photo Album   Results now!!

Prep League Finals
Friday, October 28, 2005 @ Pierce College (SS) - 3 miles
New #1 Chadwick girls top previous #1 Flint. Prep!
Results

Bay Counties League East Cluster Meet
Cory Todd, Ruth Adameic win races!
Results

San Luis Obispo County Championships
Thursday, October 27th, 2005 @ Laguna Lake Course (SS) (3.1 miles)
Hasay rolls to new Course Record!

photo by Dave Casper
Jordan Hasay last weekend at Mt. SAC

Jordan's 17:22 takes down Kristen Browning's CR by 1:09 - Atascadero Girls Champs!
Soph Fernando Zamora (Arroyo Grande) Boys Champ 16:31 - SLO Team winners there!

Results

Apache Invitational
Thursday, October 27th, 2005 @ Arcadia County Park (SS) (3.0 miles)
Highly Ranked Arcadia Boys Roll!
 
Photos courtesy of Oliver Beckwith
Paul Beckwith (Arcadia) raced quick 14:59 winner as Arcadia runs 78:00 (15:36 average)
Results

Monticello Empire League Finals
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 @ Lagoon Valley Park (SJS) - 3 miles
Davis boys score perfect 15, girls beat Vacaville!
Brendan Gregg (16:09) and Chelsea Reilly (18:45) win individual honors for Davis as well!

Photo courtesy of Margaret Gallagher
Davis' Brendan Gregg continues to pick up steam heading toward Fresno!

   
Results   Joe Hartman's Photo Album

Pioneer Valley League Finals
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 @ William Jessup University (SJS) - 3.14/3.1 miles
Colfax tops Oakmont to capture both team titles!
Colfax's Matthew Wollenberg (17:09 for 3.14 miles) and Oakmont's Stack Haack
(19:49 for 5k) post meet's fastest performances on road to Sac-Joaquin Section Finals!


Photos above are part of photo album sent by William Jessup University XC Team!

Results

LAST WEEKEND - 10/21-22/05


FOOTLOCKER XC NATIONALS
Saturday, December 10 in San Diego


FootLocker announces new qualifying format for 2005 Nationals:
Top 10 to Finals from the Midwest, South and Northeast Regionals.
Top 8 from West Regional, plus the top 2 West Region performers
at NTN! Total of 40 kids per gender, with West taken care of!

SPARQ TESTING AT MT. SAC!

Pittsburg's Andre Gaston and Harvard-Westlake's
Bridget Ballard are the top scorers at inaugural

SPARQ XC Testing Challenge at Mt. SAC!

Colleges

10/29 Big Conference Weekend Also

UC Riverside 10/29


Brad Peters photo
Amber Steen (UCI/Newport Harbor) and Laura Olvera
(UCI/Whittier HS) - among leaders in Big West
UCI Women's winner 29-66 over UCSB
Cal Poly SLO 24 - UCSB 38 Men
Results - when available - Men - Women

 

Arizona 10/29
Stanford double win - Link to All Results
lots of names you recognize!!!
Men 46-78 over Arizona and field
Women Stanford 36 - Arizona State 40


Boise, Idaho 10/29
Utah State dominates Men - San Jose State 5th - Men's Results
Idaho takes Women's title - San Jose State 3rd here! - Women's Results


San Francisco 10/29


Margaret Gallagher's Photo Album!

Portland dominates Men with 19 points
University of San Francisco 71 - Loyola Marymount 75 - Men's Results
Portland 31 - Loyola Marymount 58 - Women's Results

Note on Live Audio Broadcast of Meet
by Loyola/Marymount - requires subscription

 
Former Golden Staters Shannon Rowbury and Clara Horowitz
go 1-2 to lead #1 Ranked (see below) Duke blast ACC conference
with 20 points (conference featured 5 other teams ranked in
nation's top 25!!) - Can they beat Stanford???
Link to Meet Story - School Release on Meet
Thanks Keith Conning

FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL POLL
2005 Poll #5 - November 1, 2005 Ranking Team (first place votes) Points
1. Duke (13) 390
2. Stanford 377

Ivy League Heptagonals!
Californians Laura Meyers (Maranatha), Anne Kennedy
(Santa Barbara), & Liz Gill (Branson School) help lift
Columbia Women to big win - Story

LINK TO COLLEGE SUMMARY WEEKEND OF 10/23/05


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