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Opening Weekend!

Madera boys are out quickly!
Granite Bay Invitational (SJS)
Saturday, September 3 @ Willow Hills - 4,900 meters

Stars out front as Marie Lawrence takes Alex Kosinski (John Dye photos)

Marie Lawrence takes Alex Kosinski in super run at Granite Bay
Madera HS out charging with win over Jesuit!! Jake Matthews (Folsom) big win!
Meet Summary

Jack Mathhews' Album Joe Hartman's Boys Album Joe Hartman's Girls Album
Ron Fritzke's Boys Album Ron Fritzke's Girls Album

Fast Times Are Brewin'
Rancho Cotate Invitational (NCS)
Friday, September 2 @ Rancho Cotate HS - 2.75 miles

File photos courtesy of Maria Carrillo XC & Joe Hartman
Season opener has Michael Brew rocket up meet's all-time list,
Kristen Sanzari wins as Maria Carrillo sweeps

Keeping It All In The Family
Siskiyou Warm-Up Invitational (NO)
Friday, September 2 @ Shastice Park - 2.4 miles

Natalie and Matt Sojka from Mt. Shasta win races at "Siskiyou Warm-up" - Joe Hartman photos
As Mt. Shasta's Fritzke siblings rest out, Sojka siblings
set meet record at Siskiyou Warm-Up; Foothill girls roll!

Natalie Sojka purrs along with beautiful Mt. Shasta in the background
Start of Girls race (Steve Nesheim photos)

Boys Start - other half of the Soja Family, Matt, blazes along with
Mt. Shasta in the background (Steve Nesheim photos)

Bareno & Gillingham sizzle in SD!
Wolfpack Invite (SDS)
Friday, September 2 @ West Hills HS

Tony Bareno (L) - Erin Gillingham (R) George Green photos
Junior Tony Bareno of Valhalla had top boys time and frosh phenom
Erin Gillingham of Torrey Pines was among SD's best in HS debut!
Meet Summary

NMC Condors soar into 2005!
Toro TeamBuilder Invite (CCS)
Saturday, September 3 @ Toro Park - 3 miles

Out Charging in 2005 - North Monterey County Boys and Girls - Gus Ibarra
North Monterey County Team Sweep - Soph Michael Landry (Santa Cruz)
takes Boys' contest - Tanya Ferreira (NMC) takes Girls individual title!
Meet Summary - check Meet director Dwight Smith's novel statistical review
with assistance from results operator Mark McConnell (time gaps, depth etc.)

Gus Ibarra's Photo Album!

Coach Andy Chan reported that Sacred Heart Cathedral
had a great time at Toro!!

It's a Hot Stampede Down South!
Vaquero Stampede (SDS)
Saturday, September 3 @ Lindo Lakes - 2 miles

Andrea Jacobs (L) Vista CC - Jesse O'Brien (R) Rich Gonzalez photo
Vista's Jacobs & San Pasqual's O'Brien top Vaquero Stampede!
Meet Summary

Best Runner/Coach Combo in U.S.??
Balboa 4-Miler (Open)
Saturday, September 3 @ Balboa Park - 4 miles

AJ Acosta pictured from last year - Tom Kloos (Dave Casper photo)
AJ Acosta flies in Balboa Park 4 mile contest unattached - State's Best Coach/
Runner? Coach Tom Kloos 5:08 average - AJ 5:12

Revvin' Up in the Central Section heat!
Dinuba Invitational (CE)
Saturday, September 3 @ Dinuba - 2.75 miles

Allison Gonzales (Exeter) and Spencer Rotan (Reedley) - Winners at Dinuba (Larry Gonzales photos)
Allison was girls' Winner 14:48 over 2.5 miles - Spencer ran 12:13 to win Boys' Contest!

Full Results - Updated Tuesday afternoon!

Cal State Fullerton Invitational

Bonus!! Collegiate coverage!

UCLA women and Cal Poly Pomona men win collegiate divisions!
Ceci St. Geme (mom of Anne St. Geme at Corona del Mar) wins women's race!
CS Fullerton's Jordan Horn is top Californian (2nd overall) while competing unattached!

Monstrous 238-picture photo album and full results from CS Fullerton Invitational!

USF Dons Invitational

Margaret Gallagher's album on the USF Dons Invitational Meet Results!

Short story on Cal Poly SLO men beating UC Santa Barbara!
Men's Results - Women's Results
Releases on the Meet - UCSB - M - W - CP/SLO

Golden State History Cross Country
Who was burning up the trails 20 (1985) & 15 (1990) years ago this week?

Darren and Kirk Stonerock with Jesuit's Eric Mastalir (1985 action!)

** 1985 -- The Stonerock twins from Saugus!
** 1990 -- Which current Pac 10 coach rocked?
** 1990 -- Two future Olympic medalists at Seaside!
Which Athens medalist was only third in his "by-grade" race at Seaside in 1990???

Kirby Lee and Phil Enbody photos
Athlete pictured on upper left was the hottest prep male in the nation in 1990
and is a Pac 10 coach today. Who is it? The other half of a dynamite day
at Seaside in 1990 is future Olympian pictured on the right. Who is it?
Read on

DyeStatCal Athletes of the Week September 5-9, 2005
Who highlighted State Action last weekend??

CIF Section-by-Section Previews

Individual "Watch Lists" for State Divisions!

Yasmine White interview
Jasmine White's Second Sport
World Triathlon Champ Action for NCS Div IV Star

Coaches Alliance - Southern Section Meeting 9/6 Esperanza HS

Colleges

Women's Recruiting Wars!
UC Berkeley's mens program cleaned up during the early signing period
to hold off a late flurry of commitments by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in
heading the state. An analysis of the womens' recruiting class will be next!
UC Berkeley tabbed as top mens' recruiting class in the state!

SIGNING NEWS

Photo by Doug Speck
Brysun Stately, who equalled the nation's #5 all-time prep mark and the state's all-time
prep mark with her seasonal best of 13-06 will be vaulting for the USC Trojans!

Brysun Stately (Cordova) to USC; Liza Hitchner (Half Moon Bay) to UC Santa Barbara;
David Berman, Oak Park to Dartmouth College, Ken Brook, Oak Park to Arizona State
Danielle Dabney (Fountain Valley) to Cal State Stanislaus
Please email us any signings!

Gretchen Corrales (you may remember her as Gretchen Lohr)
is named new women's distance coach at Cal State LA

Gretchen fills us in on her successful running/coaching career

Jesse O'Brien (San Pasqual, Escondido) - Upset State Meet 800m winner
Jesse takes us through the race as he saw it from the track
in pictures and words !!

Summer State Track & Field Meet Video Review
Relive some of the great action from the 2005 State Meet!
9/3 - Girls 3200 Loaded - back and forth struggle over 8 laps for the ladies!!

27 Meets On The Calendar This Week!

WEEK 2
Tuesday
Monte Vista Invite @ Oak Hill Park, Danville (NCS)
Wednesday
9/07/05 - East Bakersfield Invitational (CE)
9/07/05 - Lodi HS Flames Invitational @ Lodi Park (SJ)
Thursday
9/08/05 - La Canada Flintridge All-City Meet @ Hahamonga Park (SS)
9/08/05 - Lynbrook Center Meet - (CCS)
9/08/05 - Gunn Center Meet (CCS)
Friday
9/09/05 - Rocklin Invite, Springview/Johnson Park, Rocklin
9/09/05 - Mustang Invitational @ Rohr Park (SD)
9/09/05 - Seaside Invitational - Ventura - (SS)
Saturday
9/10/05 - Bosco Tech Invitational @ Santa Fe Dam (SS)
9/10/05 - Bronco Roundup (Rancho Bernardo), Kit Carson Park (SDS)
9/10/05 - Cal Lutheran Distance Carnival (HS/College Divisions)
9/10/05 - Cal Poly Pomona Bronco Invitational, Prado Park, Chino (SS)
9/10/05 - Cerritos Invitational, Cerritos Regional Park (SS)
9/10/05 - Colton Swarm - (SS) - John Lunt Meet Director
9/10/05 - Ed Sias Invitational (NCS) Hidden Valley Park, Martinez
9/10/05 - Earlybird Invite at North Monterey County HS, Castroville (CCS)
9/10/05 - Fastback Shootout - Mt. SAC, Walnut (SS)
9/10/05 - Iolani Invitational - Kualoa, Hawaii
9/10/05 - Kingsburg Early Season Invitational (CE)
9/10/05 - Laguna Hills Invite (SS)
9/10/05 - Las Vegas Invitational - Basic HS in Henderson, NV
9/10/05 - McLane Invitational (CE) @ Woodward Park
9/10/05 - Millikan Invitational @ Heartwell Park, L Bch (SS)
9/10/05 - Morro Bay Invitational (SS)
9/10/05 - Oaks Christian Invitational (SS)
9/10/05 - Yreka Elks Invitational at Greenhorn Park (NO)