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Tracing the South Bay's (SS/LA) runners in their post-HS development
Courtesy of Dean Lofgren (El Camino Comm. College)


"Many of these guys and girls train with us at El Camino when they are here for the summer and winter and I follow them during the season (Tracy Bassett, Nicole Lee, Mohammed Qazi, et al.). I send updates to a large email list of alumni, coaches, athletes, etc. ... Of course, the most obvious group is that Peninsula High State Title team that is out there competing well (Nicole Lee at Georgetown, Tracy Bassett at Wellesley, Breanne [Sandberg] at BYU, Becky Cherry at El Camino, and Emily Vince at Yale) - what a group!" -- Dean Lofgren


Weekend of October 4th

WILLAMETTE INVITE, Salem, Oregon 10-04-03:
Women’s 5,000m:
63. Laura Sharp (#7 woman) 18:40 (UC Davis/Torrance HS) UCD 4th pl. 141 pts

Men’s 8,000m:
65. Kevin Ray (#7 man) 26:09 (UC San Diego/El Camino/West HS) UCSD 3rd 99 pts
note: UCSD currently ranked #10 NCAA D-III (Mondo poll)
70. Juan Ceja (#10 man) 26:14 (Chico State/El Camino/Hawthorne HS) Chico 1st 45 pts
note: Chico State currently ranked #4 NCAA D-II (Mondo)

BIOLA INVITE 10-04-03:
Women’s 5,000m:
7. Cambria D’Amico (#2 woman) 19:28 (See Jane Run/ECC/CSUDH/North HS) SJR 3rd 92 pts
21. Sylvia Mendoza (#3 woman) 20:34 (Biola/Narbonne HS) Biola 4th 94 pts
note: Biola currently ranked #16 NAIA
27. Daisy Demelo (#2 woman) 20:42 (Occidental/Redondo HS) Oxy 6th 174 pts

Men’s 8,000m:
29. David Hernandez (#3 man) 29:17 (Biola/Torrance HS) Biola 3rd 91 pts.

2003 PAUL SHORT INVITE, Lehigh, Pennsylvania 10-04-03:
Women’s 6,000m:
4. Nicole Lee (#2 woman) 20:48 (Georgetown/PENHI) Georgetown 1st 28 pts.
note: Georgetown currently ranked #8 NCAA D-1 (Mondo)

SAN FRANCISCO STATE INVITE 10-04-03:
Women’s 6,000m:
3. Jenny Buncio (#1 woman) 22:38 (CSUDH/El Camino/West HS) CSUDH 3rd 91 pts.

NOTRE DAME INVITE – Blue Race 10-04-03:
Women’s 5,000m:

23. Cosette Smith (#2 woman) 18:01 (UC Santa Barbara/Mira Costa HS) UCSB 7th of 20 193 pts.

CSU MONTEREY BAY INVITE 10-04-03:
Men’s 8,000m:
1. Jose Gonzalez 25:16 (Notre Dame de Namur/Narbonne HS) 1st Team 16 pts

LOYOLA LAKEFRONT INVITATIONAL; Chicago, Ill 10-04-03:
Men’s 8,000m:
174. Karl Striepe (#6 man) 27:04 (U of Chicago/North HS) UC 5th Non-D1 note: U of Chicago currently ranked #21 NCAA D-III

VERMONT X-C INTERCOLLEGIATE Championships 10-03-03:
Women’s 5,000m:
12. Alison Brown (#12 woman) 22:24 (Middlebury/Chadwick HS) Middlebury 1st 15pts.
note: Middlebury currently ranked #1 NCAA D-III


Manhattan Beach 10,000m Roadrace (Old Hometown 10k) 10-04-03:
Many El Camino Alumni and Obvious South Bay Locals: Results available at www.runningusa.org
ECC Alums: 3rd Humberto Sanchez 32:33; 5th Kevin Elliott 32:57; 7th Brent Griffiths 33:21; 10th Rogelio Flores 33:28; 15th Jerry Hernandez 34:25; 37th Sean Sheil 36:28; 40th Dean Lofgren 36:39; 5th Annie Seawright 38:19; 12th Diane Silva 40:53; 34th Renee Williams-Smith 44:47; possibly others.


Weekend of Sept.27th

STANFORD Invitational 9-27-03:
Women’s 5,000m Open:
15. Veronica Herrera 20:20 (UC Irvine/El Camino/Chadwick)

Women’s 6,000 Meter Invite:
3. Valerie Flores (#1 women) 21:13 (UCLA/San Pedro HS) UCLA 1st 37 pts
57. Kim Ramirez (#4 women) 23:11 (UC Irvine/Torrance HS) UCI 9th 258 pts
88. Kristen Gonzalez 23:47 (LMU) LMU 21st 596 pts
119. Katie Strachan 24:30 (LMU)
126. Daisy Demelo (#3 woman) 24:46 (Occidental/Redondo HS) OXY 24th 640 pts
128. Lara Del Rio 24:50 (LMU)
130. Alexis Gerhardt 24:52 (LMU)
131. Melani Hom 24:53 (LMU/Mira Costa HS)
136 Laura Sharp (#7 women) 25:03 (UC Davis/Torrance HS) UCD 8th 257 pts

Men’s 4,000 Meter:
24. Mohammed Qazi (#7 man) 12:35 (UCLA/West HS) UCLA 2nd 49 pts
39. Ozzie Pina (#7 man) 13:02 (CAL/Mt. SAC) CAL 3rd 81 pts
53. Juan Ceja (#5 man) 13:24 (Chico St/ECC/Hawthorne) Chico St 5th 139 pts

8,000m Invite:
88. Adam Bacon 27:10 (LMU) LMU 18th 501 pts
89. Andy Thompson 27:10 (LMU)
92. Roger Murry (#2 man) 27:16 (Claremont Mudd/CAMS) CMS 17th 486 pts
98. David Steinhafel 27:27 (LMU)
104. Jose Gonzales (#3 man) 27:41 (Notre Dame De Namur/Narbonne) 16th 470pts
108. Kenny Arehart 27:46 (LMU)
118. Greg Curry 28:33 (LMU)

CAL POLY POMONA BRONCO INVITE 9-27-03:
Women’s 6,000 meters:
4. Jenny Buncio (#1 woman) 22:24 (Dominguez/El Camino/West HS) 3rd 93 pts

GREAT AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY RACE in North Carolina 9-26-03:
Women’s 5,000m:
2. Breanne Sandberg (#2 women) 17:54 (BYU/PENHI) BYU 1st 16 pts.

TWIN BROOK Invite, Maine 9-27-03:
6. Tracy Bassett (#1 women) 23:09 (Wellesley/PENHI) Wellesley 6th 142 pts

IONA Meet-of-CHAMPIONS, New York 9-27-03:
Women’s 6,000m:
78. Emily Vince (#7 women) 23:52 (Yale/PENHI) Yale 2nd 119 pts.

LOUISVILLE XC CLASSIC 9-27-03:
Women’s 5,000m:
48. Sylvia Mendoza (#3 woman) 19:41 (Biola/Narbonne HS) Biola 10th pl
Men’s 8,000m:
152. David Hernandez (#4 man) 28:19 (Biola/ Torrance HS) Biola no score


Weekend of September 20th

U. of WISCONSIN WHITEWATER Invite 9-20-03:

Men’s 8,000m:
19. Karl Striepe (#6 man) 27:13 (U. of Chicago/North Torrance) 2nd pl 48 pts
note: U of Chicago currently ranked 19th in nation D-III

UC RIVERSIDE Invitational 9-20-03:
available @ www.flashresults/flashresultswest.com

Women’s Division I 5,000m:
9. Cosette Smith (#4 for team) 17:54 (UCSB/Mira Costa) - UCSB 1st 34 pts
29. Annie Seawright Newton 18:52 (Track West/UCLA/El Camino/Mira Costa)
Track West 2nd 57 pts
47. Kristen Gonzalez 19:10 (LMU) LMU 10th 263 pts
55. Katie Strachan 19:22 (LMU)
62. Margaret DeGitz 19:35 (LMU)
80. Alexis Gernhardt 20:02 (LMU)
91. Melani Hom 20:23 (LMU)

Women’s Open 5000m (Div II, II, NAIA, Clubs, JC’s):
1. Tania Fischer 17:42 (See Jane Run/UCLA/Santa Monica)
4. Kirsten O’Hara 18:06 (See Jane Run/Cal/PV HS)
18. Cambria D’Amico 18:47 (See Jane Run/CSUDH/ECC/North HS)
31. Heather Rosas 19:13 (ECC team-see attached results)
36. Sarah Harris 19:20 (See Jane Run/Yale)- See Jane Run 1st 67 pts
45. Daisy Demelo (#1 for team) 19:34 (Occidental/Redondo HS)-Oxy 13th 322 pts

Men’s 8,000m (~5-mile):
24. Mohammed Qazi 25:08 (UCLA/West Torrance HS)
78. Sal Bautista 26:04 (ECC Team-see attached)
85. Rogelio Flores 26:11 (ECC alumni/Cal Poly Pomona/Redondo HS)
89. Rick Weis 26:13 (Loyola alumni)
94. Roger Murry (#2 for team) 26:19 (Claremont Mudd/CAMS HS)-CMM 14th 450 pts
97. Manuel Ruiz 26:21 (note: 2003 LA City 3200 Champion @ Monroe HS –8:55)
111. Corey Hirokawa 26:30 (ECC alumni/West Torrance HS)
123. Israel Pose 26:38 (ECC Alumni/Fresno State/Torrance HS)
124. Adam Bacon 26:41 (Loyola Marymount)
127. Humberto Sanchez 26:43 (ECC alumni/Western State/South Gate HS)
132. David Steinhafel 26:50 (Loyola Marymount)
209. Scott Shean 27:58 (South Bay local)
216. Scott Guerrero 28:06 (LMU Coach/Tulane)

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational 9-20-03:
Women’s 5,000m:
8. Tracy Bassett (#1 woman) 18:23 (Wellesley/PV Peninsula HS)- Wellesley 3rd 126
note: 9th best performance in school history
Men’s 8,000m:
77. David Schreiner (7th man) 28:15 (Amherst/Mira Costa HS)-Amherst 1st pl 64 pts.

Westmont Invitational 9-20-03
Men’s 8,000m:
39. Evan Baughman (2nd man) 30:22 (Redlands/Torrance HS)

University of Hawaii Big Wave Invite 9-20-03
Women’s 4,000m:
6. Valerie Flores (#4 woman ) 14:06 (UCLA/San Pedro HS) UCLA 1st 26 pts

Panther Invite 9-20-03:
Women’s 5,000m:
18. Alison Brown (11th woman) 21:03 (Middlebury U/Chadwick HS) Middlebury 1st


Weekend of September 13th

UC DAVIS Invitational 9-13-03:
Women’s 5K: 18. Laura Sharp 19:08 (Torrance HS/UC Davis) UCD Team 1st 48
Men’s 8K: 13. Juan Ceja 26:18 (El Camino/Chico State) Chico State 1st

AZTEC Invitational 9-13-03 Balboa Park, San Diego:
Women’s 5K:
21. Jenny Buncio 19:17 (El Camino/CSU Dominguez) CSUDH 10th 252 pts
33. Kim Ramirez 19:37 (Torrance HS/UC Irvine) UCI 4th 131 pts
61. Leslie Barrie 20:14 (Torrance HS/UCLA) UCLA 2nd 81 pts
68. Veronica Herrera 20:22 (El Camino/UC Irvine)
81. Karin Ragudo 20:53 (North HS/UC Irvine)
Open 5K:
15. Sylvia Mendoza 20:12 (Narbonne HS/Biola) Biola 3rd 104 pts
35. Melani Hom 20:49 (Mira Costa HS/Loyola Marymount) LMU 6th 189 pts
Men’s 8k:
37. Mohammed Qazi 27:24 (West Torrance/UCLA) UCLA 2nd 61 pts
76. David Hernandez 29:13 (Torrance HS/Biola)
78. Kevin Ray 29:23 (El Camino/UC San Diego) UCSD 6th 157 pts

BYU AUTUMN Classic 9-13-03:
Women’s 5k: 1st Breanne Sandberg 17:39 (Peninsula HS/BYU) BYU 1st

GEORGETOWN Invitational 9-13-03:
Women’s 5k: 2. Nicole Lee 18:25 (Peninsula HS/Georgetown) Georgetown 1st 17pts

WHITTIER Invitational 9-13-03:
Men’s 4-Mile: 13. Jose Gonzalez 21:27 (Narbonne HS/Notre Dame; Belmont CA) Whittier 2nd Pl

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE INVITATIONAL 9-13-03:
Women’s 5K: 5. Tracy Bassett 18:44 (pr) (Peninsula HS/Wellesley College) Wellesley 5th pl

LEWIS and CLARK Invitational 9-13-03:
Men’s 8k:
8. Roger Murry 26:46 (Calif.Math & Science Academy/Claremont Mudd Scripps) CMS 2nd 57 pts
Univ of SAN FRANCISCO Invite 9-1-03:
Men’s 4mile: 4. Tristen Sinclair 23:20 (Chadwick HS/USF)

UC SANTA BARBARA Invite 9-13:03:
Women’s 5K: 5. Cosette Smith 18:11 (Mira Costa HS/ UCSB) UC

 


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