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Friday-Saturday, October 15-16 @ Mt. SAC, Walnut

 

 

 


Day Two Summary  -  Day One Summary

Team Sweepstakes Boys Race Results - Individual Sweepstakes Boys Race Results
Team Sweepstakes Girls Race Results - Individual Sweepstakes Girls Race Results

Doug Speck's Sweepstakes Photo Album   Doug's Non-Sweeps Winner's Photo Album

New - Mt. SAC Great Photos - David Kennedy - Donal Pearce

Kirby Lee's Photo Albums
#1  #2  #3  #4  #5  #6 #7  #8

Bill Foley's Photo Albums
#1  #2  #3  #4

Gus Trupiano's Photo Album

**Large School Boys Team Sweepstakes**
U.S. #5 Royal gaps 26 seconds to defeat pre-season #4 and revived Dana Hills, 92-124!
Royal 92 (78:04); Dana Hills 124 (78:33); Madera 134 (78:53); Don Lugo 147 (78:07); Murrieta V. 162 (79:03;' El Camino 177.
Don Lugo's Fistum Tesfa wins in 14:43; 2. A.J. Acosta (El Camino) 14:57; 3. Patrick Milloy (Murrieta Valley) 14:57.

**Large School Boys Individual Sweepstakes**
Brandon Bethke overtakes Mark Matusak late and misses course record by two seconds!
El Toro 122 (79:26); La Sierra 137 (79:49); Loyola 159 (80:08); El Rancho 161 (80:37); Edison, Huntington Beach 196 (81:39).
B Bethke (El Toro) 14:30; M Matusak (Loyola) 14:43; Brett Campfield (Temecula Val) 14:55; Scott Harris (Los Osos) 14:55.

**Large School Girls Team Sweepstakes**
Murrieta Valley picks up yet another big-meet win while several top squads avoid showdown!
Murrieta Valley 122 (95:54); Ayala 138 (95:59); Canyon-CC 153 (96:27); Dana Hills 177 (97:02); Buchanan 192 (96:18).
Alyssa Craft (Highland) 17:41; Lauren Saylor (Buchanan) 17:42; Brittany Morreale (Penn) 17:42; Whitney Blue (NH) 18:15

**Large School Girls Individual Sweepstakes**
Nevada's Marie Lawrence runs #3 course time ever, wins showdown with California's Tori Tyler!
Reno, Nevada 87 (94:07); Corona 142 (97:36); Glendora 150 (98:05); Saugus 165 (98:32); South Hills 176 (99:12).
Marie Lawrence (Reno, NV) 16:48; Tori Tyler (Gunn) 17:03; Alma Escobar (Corona) 17:24; Shannon Murakami (Saugus) 17:38

Mt. SAC Weekend Leader Board
Fastest Boys Team Times (Varsity Results only)
1. Royal (Division I) 78:04
2. Don Lugo (Division I) 78:07
3. Dana Hills (Division I) 78:33
4. El Camino (Division I) 78:52
5. Madera (Division I) 78:53
6. Murrieta Valley (Division I) 79:03
7. El Toro (Division I) 79:26
8. La Sierra (Division I) 79:49
9. St. John Bosco (Division II) 79:57
10. Loyola (Division II) 80:08

Fastest Boys Individual Times
1. Brandon Bethke, Sr., El Toro -- 14:30
2. Fitsum Tesfa, Sr., Don Lugo -- 14:43
2. Mark Matusak, Sr., Loyola -- 14:43
4. Jake Schmitt, Sr., Redwood -- 14:47
5. Brett Campfield, Sr., Temecula Valley -- 14:55
6. Scott Harris, Jr., Los Osos -- 14:55
7. A.J. Acosta, Jr., El Camino -- 14:57
8. Patrick Milloy, Jr., Murrieta Valley -- 14:57
9. Yosef Ghebray, Sr., James Logan -- 15:01
10. Randy Pensinger, Sr., El Camino -- 15:02

Fastest Girls Team Times (Varsity Results only)
1. Reno, NV (Out-of-state) 94:07
2. Half Moon Bay (Division IV) 95:01
3. Murrieta Valley (Division I) 95:34
4. Ayala (Division I) 95:59
5. Buchanan (Division I) 96:18
6. San Lorenzo Valley (Division IV) 96:24
7. Canyon-CC (Division I) 96:27
8. Peninsula (Division I) 96:51
9. Dana Hills (Division I) 97:02
10. Miramonte (Division III) 97:22

Fastest Girls Individual Times
1. Marie Lawrence, Jr., Reno, NV -- 16:48
2. Tori Tyler, Sr., Gunn -- 17:01
3. Alma Escobar, Jr., Corona -- 17:24
4. Shannon Murakami, Soph., Saugus -- 17:38
5. Christy Adamyk, Soph., Glendora -- 17:38
6. Alyssa Craft, Jr., Highland -- 17:41
6. Kauren Tarver, Fr., Serrano -- 17:41
8. Lauren Saylor, Soph., Buchanan -- 17:42
9. Brittany Morreale, Jr., Peninsula -- 17:42
10. Anna Farias Eisner, Sr., Harvard-Westlake -- 18:01

 

**Division III Girls Headliners**
NTN California Region #9 Miramonte re-affirms its big-time status with decisive victory!
Miramonte 101 (97:22); Corona del Mar 135 (98:42); Campolindo 166 (99:30); Acalanes 168 (98:54).
Anna Farias-Eisner (Harvc.-West.) wins in 18:01; 2. Kendall Bruton (Rim/World) 18:18; Kari Hardt (Queen Creek) 18:24

**Division IV Girls Headliners**
Half Moon Bay rises to topple San Lorenzo Valley (even with SLV combining a split squad)!
Half Moon Bay 41 (95:01); San Lorenzo Valley 51 (96:36); Riverbank 96 (99:30); Orange Lutheran 97 (99:59)
Half Moon Bay's Liz Hitchner wins in 18:14; Taylor Johnson (SLV) 18:30; Aly Millett (Half Moon Bay) 18:36.

**Division V Girls Headliners**
Woodcrest Christian pulls its second major upset of the day, dropping state's best four teams!
Woodcrest Christian 56 (101:05); Flintridge Prep 77 (102:41); Maranatha 82 (102:37); University-SF 100 (1:03:45)
Woodcrest Christian's Ashleigh Pratt wins in 19:30; 2. Rachel Gill (Maranatha) 19:31; Andrea Imhof (University-SF) 19:44.

**Division III Boys Headliners**
Servite wins four-team thriller as a gang is within 9 points of each other!
Servite 103 (80:40); Page, AZ 105 (81:02); Campolindo 111 (81:09); Miramonte 112 (81:12).
Jake Schmitt wins in 14:47; 2. Nick Mosey, Servite, 15:14; Chris Vizcaino (Campolindo) 15:32.

**Division IV Boys Headliners**
Hopi of Arizona lays down the hurt while Laguna Beach also dazzles!
Hopi, AZ 41 (82:39); Laguna Beach 67 (83:18); St. Bonaventure 100 (85:07); Half Moon Bay 107 (85:16).
Big Bear sophomore Chad Hall wins in 15:26; 2. Joaquin Gomez (Carpinteria) 15:47; Sean Fuszard (Lag Bch) 16:07.

**Division V Boys Headliners**
#6 Woodcrest Christian slays the Goliaths, beating top five state-ranked teams!
Woodcrest Christian 83 (83:40); Flintridge Prep 89 (83:56); Maranatha 95 (84:04); Santa Clara 101 (84:12)
Flintridge Prep's Tom McLean wins in 15:53; 2. Ryan Gordon (Brentwood) 15:59; 3. Tim Burdett (Woodcrest Chr) 16:03

Friday's Mt. SAC Leader Board
Fastest Boys Team Times (varsity results only)
1. Servite (Division III) 80:40
2. Page, Arizona (Division III) 81:02
3. Campolindo (Division III) 81:09
4. Miramonte (Division III) 81:12
5. Hopi, Arizona (Division IV) 82:39
6. Cabrillo-Lompoc (Division III) 83:01
7. Laguna Beach (Division IV) 83:18
8. Oak Park (Division III) 83:31
9. Woodcrest Christian (Division V) 83:40
10. Barstow (Division III) 83:43

Fastest Boys Individual Times
1. Jake Schmitt, Sr., Redwood -- 14:47
2. Nick Mosey, Sr., Servite -- 15:14
3. Chad Hall, So., Big Bear -- 15:26
4. Chris Vizcaino, Jr., Campolindo -- 15:32
5. D. Flynnperault, Sr., Campolindo -- 15:32
6. Colin Hacker, Jr., Cabrillo -- 15:39
7. Peter Robie, Jr., Servite -- 15:40
8. David Smith, Jr., Northview -- 15:41
9. Ken Brook, Sr., Oak Park -- 15:44
10. Eduardo Ramos, Sr., Lompoc -- 15:46

Fastest Girls Team Times (Varsity results only)
1. Half Moon Bay (Division IV) 95:01
2. San Lorenzo Valley (Division IV) 96:24
3. Miramonte (Division III) 97:22
4. Harvard-Westlake (Division III) 98:23
5. Corona del Mar (Division III) 98:42
6. Acalanes (Division III) 98:54
7. Bonita (Division III) 99:08
8. Campolindo (Division III) 99:30
8. Riverbank (Division IV) 99:30
10. Orange Lutheran (Division IV) 99:59


Fastest Girls Individual Times
1. Anna Farias Eisner, Sr., Harvard-Westlake -- 18:01
2. Liz Hitchner, Sr., Half Moon Bay -- 18:14
3. Kendall Bruton, Sr., Rim of the World -- 18:18
4. Kari Hardt, Jr., Queen Creek -- 18:24
5. Mo Huber, Jr., Acalanes -- 18:30
5. Taylor Johnson, Fr., San Lorenzo Valley -- 18:30
7. Alicia Nigent, Sr., Valhalla -- 18:32
8. Aly Millett, Jr., Half Moon Bay -- 18:36
9. Jenny Bergren, Soph., Miramonte -- 18:37
10. Bridget Ballard Jr., Harvard-Westlake -- 18:40


Mt. SAC Blasts From The Past!
 
File photos courtesy of Jesuit High School
Eventual FootLocker finalists Eric (left) and Mark Mastalir
of the legendary Jesuit HS program helped highlight the 1984
Mt. SAC Invitational affair, giving chase to winner Jim Harvath.

Mt. SAC's historical capsules, By Doug Speck
1994 Mt. SAC Invite - Julia Stamps eclipses 17-minute barrier!
1989 Mt. SAC Invite - 15 years ago, Agoura HS (another Ventura Co. entry) dominated
1984 Mt. SAC Invite - 20 years ago, Ventura County teams owned the weekend


The Mt. SAC Cross-Country Course


        Josh Spiker - Ventura HS/U. of Wisconsin
   Ran PR of 14:42 in trainers on Mt. SAC course.

**An aerial map of the famed, three-hill layout
**U of Wisconsin star Josh Spiker's tips on conquering Mt. SAC


2003 Mt. SAC Invitational coverage


DyeStatCal's 2003 Mt. SAC Invitational coverage index
Mark Matusak (14:33) sets junior class record and leads eight at sub-15:00!
2004 Sweeps recap: Nation's best battled for just over 2.4 miles, then it was all downhill from there!

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