L.A. City Section is adding
divisional representation while
other sections undergo changes due to recent showings
Rich Gonzalez
Editor, DyeStatCal
DyeStatCal has learned that the Los Angeles City Section will
be picking up an additional berth to the CIF-State Cross-Country Championships
meet beginning in the Fall of 2006. Previously, the L.A. City Section
received two berths from Division I only.
The
massive population growth and the sprouting up of a number of new schools
within the area means that several of these new schools will have far
lower (but growing) enrollments than those currently in place within
the section. As a result, a new berth will be granted to the Los Angeles
City section in either Division II, III, IV or V. The actual division
will not be known until the LA City Section Championships on November
18th.. It appears there will be a "Small Schools" championship
at the L.A. City meet, with the winner from that race then advancing
to state in their appropriate enrollment divison.
Additionally,
there will be some changes in sectional representation to the state
meet in 2006, based on recent performances from the sections at the
last three championships. Such formula is used to divide up the berths
among the 10 CIF sections within the state.
There
are no changes slated for these 6 of the 10 divisions: Boys D1, D3 and
D4 and Girls D1, D2 and D3.
There
are changes in the remaining four divisions, as follows:
Division II Boys
-- The Central Section gains a team spot that is lost by the North Coast
Section.
Division V Boys
-- The Central Section gains a team spot that is lost by the Northern
Section.
Division IV Girls
-- The Central Coast Section gains a team spot that is lost by the North
Coast Section.
Division V Girls
-- The Northern Section gains a team spot that is lost by the San Diego
Section.
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