Venue Cup
Standings

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       The Venue Cup is a cross country award that rewards consist performance. Involving the Morro Bay Invitational, the Ojai Invitational and the Blue Lagoon Invitational, individuals are required to compete in a minimum of 2 of the 3 meets in order to be considered for an award. A runner¹s top two finish times at this races are combined in order to determine placing.

       Presently, in the freshmen boys, Michael Barnes of Ventura is the leader. Winning the junior varsity race at Morro Bay in 16:29, along with being the first freshmen and the Division I and II race at the Ojai in 17:23 puts Michael in first place with an average time of 16:56 for the two races.
2. Ryan Carden of Atascadero 18:34 average
3. Ryan Hall of San Luis Obispo 18:43 average
4. Jeremy Riley of San Luis Obispo 18:49 average
5. Brian Warren of Dos Pueblos 19:38 average

Sophomore Boys
1. Brady Jones of San Luis Obispo 16:03 average
2. Julio Ortega of St. Joseph 16:21 average
3. Will Yochum of Dos Pueblos 17:17 average
4. Ben Bernaldo of Ventura 18:09 average
5. Dorrien Schuyler of Dos Pueblos 18:21 average

Junior Boys
1. Tyler Rattray of Dos Pueblos 16:19 average
2. Connor Culhane of San Luis Obispo 16:38 average
3. Josh Byrne of Atascadero 16:59 average
4. Adam Zok of Dos Pueblos ` 17:18 average
5. Logan Craig of Dos Pueblos 17:28 average

Senior Boys
1. Brian Medigovich of San Luis Obispo 15:24 average
2. Jesus Solis of Righetti 15:50 average
3. Kyle Steinfelt of Righetti 16:31 average
4. Matt Baiz of Morro Bay 16:50 average
5. Ruben Arroyo of Morro Bay 16:53 average

         With one race to go at the sometimes fast Lagoon course of UCSB, a number of people are still in the hunt. Defending champion, Michael Coe of Cabrillo turned in a fine 16:05 performance at the Ojai and has the opportunity to run fast at the Lagoon. Joaquin Gomez of Carpinteria won the Ojai in 15:45 and will be entering his second Venue Cup race at the Lagoon while the Ventura duo of Chris Gurney and Taylor Garrett were both sub 15:30 at Morro Bay and could challenge for the lead at the Lagoon. Making for a very heated race up top, Nathan Longerier of Centennial of Bakersfield should be with the leaders off of his 15:24 performance at Morro Bay.

Females
Freshmen:

1. Vicki Billings of Atascadero 21:29 average
2. Laura MacCarley of Nipomo 22:11 average
3. Myiah Castillejo of St Joseph 23:45 average
4. April Tilligkeit of Righetti 24:20 average
While no other freshmen have turned in two performances yet, the battle at the Lagoon should be excellent. Lauren Steinbaum of Ventura (20:24), and Lizzie Baker-Steimer of Centennial (20:25) were neck and neck at Morro Bay while Stephanie Fabing of Lompoc was the second freshmen at the Ojai with a time of 20:54.

Sophomore Girls
1. Daina Tubbs of St Joseph 19:06 average
2. Megan Martin of Atascadero 20:30 average
3. Devon Kelsey of Atascadero 20:32 average
4. Brittany Braen of Dos Pueblos 20:36 average
5. Monica Pulido of Righetti 21:02 average

Junior Girls
1. Allysa Rueschenberg of San Luis Obispo 19:03 average
2. Amy Chandos of Dos Pueblos 19:07 average
3. Madelyn Shelley of Atascadero 19:53 average
4. Mikayla Murphy of San Luis Obispo 21:05 average
5. Kim Canete of Morro Bay 21:10 average

Senior Girls
1. Sarah Davis of San Luis Obispo 20:16 average
2. Nora Perry of San Luis Obispo 20:28 average
3. Sandhya Tillotson of Dos Pueblos 22:04 average

As with the freshmen group, there are a number of runners ready to go after the overall lead with a fast second race at the Lagoon. Jessica Bryant, Tara Bryant and Edna Solano of Ventura plus Lynette Barnett of Centennial High School all broke 19 minutes at Morro Bay and should be in the front back at the Lagoon. Outside the senior class, sophomore Molly Bailey of Ventura won the Morro Bay Invitational in 17:48. Teammate Becky Brinkenhoff won the JV race there in 18:41. Throw in Ojai Division III, IV and V champion, Audrey Barrett and the Fabing twins from the fine Lompoc program and things could get really exciting on the narrow UCSB trails. All makes for an exciting conclusion to this year¹s version of the Venue Cup. A special thanks to Joe Rubio and Venue Sports for the continued support in helping to develop our fine sport.