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2002 Earlybird Preview/Meet
Announcement
by Coach Gus Ibarra
North Monterey County XC
http://nmcxc.tripod.com/main/
The 2002 North Monterey County Earlybird Invitational looks to be the
best yet! Over 40 teams have entered with several still registering.
Girls Team Preview:
The girls may steal the show with some very good early season match ups.
The CCS is well represented with 8 out of the top 15 ranked CCS teams
doing battle here. Top ranked CCS teams include San Lorenzo Valley ranked
#1 in CCS and #2 in State, Presentation #4 , Aptos #5, Notre Dame-Belmont
#6, Soquel #9, Saratoga #11, Los Gatos #12 & St. Ignatius #15. Plus,
many other up and coming teams from the area including host North Monterey
County.
Some top out of the area teams make the trip to the coast and include
Enterprise, Madera, Atwater, Modesto, Golden Valley & Reedley. Look
for some very fast early season times as these top teams do battle here.
Girls Individuals:
The top teams are well represented here with Mellisa Grelli (11) from
Presentation and Casey Nevitt (12) from Aptos leading the charge. Look
for several top runners including Janessa Hoppe (Enterprise), Erica Williams
(Los Gatos), Sarah Zerzan (Notre Dame-Belmont), Raquel Barrientos (SLV),
Stephanie Hamilton (SLV), Emily Romo (SLV), Alicia Follmar (Saratoga),
Ciara Vierdeg (St Ignatius) & Evelyn Wing (Valley Christian) to make
things real interesting.
Boys Team Preview:
With the boys running in age group races by grade, team depth is a crucial
factor this weekend! 5 out of the top 15 CCS teams will be represented
in each race led by St. Ignatius #2, Bellarmine #7, King City #8, host
North Monterey County #11 & James Lick #15. Look for large teams to
perform very well in the team competitions. Traditionally large teams
include St Ignatius, Bellarmine and host North Monterey County with well
over 50 boys each.
Out of the area teams will make it very exciting as they make the trip.
Madera rolls into town with its rich cross country tradition. They return
5 from their State Meet team from 2001 and should perform very well with
their large group. Enterprise comes south and always seems to de very
well in this meet, they also return 5 from a State Meet 2001 team. Other
teams making the long trip include Atwater, Escalon, Golden Valley, Mercy,
Modesto, Natomas, Reedley & Roosevelt.
Boys Individuals:
Although many top runners won’t run against each other since they
are in age group races, sparks could still fly. Kenny Frank (Enterprise)
makes the trip south and could highlight the Senior Boys race. Alex Dunn
(SLV) could run away with the Junior Boys race. The sophomore boys race
is up for grabs but look for Keli Parker and Nathan Huerta from host North
Monterey County to make it interesting up front. As always, many unknowns
with the freshmen boys.
Other top individuals that could battle for top honors include Jacob Evans
(Aptos), Ryan Jensen (Bellarmine), Victor Cerna (Golden Valley), Oscar
Martinez (Greenfield), Khalil Hallack (Modesto) & Jonathan Rivera
(San Benito-Hollister).
Teams Entered
Alisal
Alvarez
Aptos
Atwater
Bellarmine
Enterprise
Escalon
Golden Valley
Greenfield
Harbor
James Lick
King City
Los Banos
Los Gatos
Madera
Mercy
Modesto
Monte Vista Christian
Natomas
North Salinas
Notre Dame-Belmont
Notre Dame-Salinas
Notre Dame-San Jose
Palma
Presentation
Reedley
Roosevelt
San Benito-Hollister
San Lorenzo Valley
Santa Teresa
Saratoga
Seaside
Soquel
St Francis-Central School
St Ignatius
The Kings Academy
Valley Christian
Watsonville
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