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Royal Rush! -- 76:22!
"We wanted the course record. Without
Jason in there, we wanted it even more.
We wanted to break it for HIM." --
Royal HS coach Ryan Luce, after Royal HS set
Mt. SAC team-time record with team captain Jason Pedersen sidelined
by injury.
Photo by Dave Casper
Royal's boys, just minutes before entering
the dragon's
lair to average 15:16 along the famed Mt. SAC course.
Holy Mercado! -- 14:24!
'Mazin Marie! -- 16:29!
Air Jordan! -- 16:48!
"We won't. We know what we gotta
do. We're not really finished yet with that record." --
West Covina HS senior Daniel Mercado, who ran a 44-second Mt. SAC PR
in 14:40 behind
twin brother Diego, the new course recordholder in 14:24. That was Daniel's
response to
DyeStatCal when reminded to not get big-headed after the big day of
breakthroughs.
Photos by Dave Casper
West Covina's Diego Mercado smashes course
record with 14:24 clocking!
Marie Lawrence (16:29, #2 all-time) and Jordan Hasay (16:48, frosh record)
also etch their names on all-time Mt. SAC course/grade record lists!
Mt. SAC Boys Results
Team Sweepstakes
1.
Royal 69 (76:22)
2. Murrieta Val 141 (78:05)
3. El Toro 147 (78:20)
4. El Rancho 149 (78:07)
5. Dana Hills 179 (78:50)
6. DeLaSalle 192 (79:07)
7. Upland 192 (79:12)
8. Madera 201 (79:24)
9. Arcadia 218 (79:35)
10. West Covina 219 (78:53)
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1. Di Mercado (WCov) 14:24
2. Acosta (El Cmaino) 14:39
3. Da Mercado (WCov) 14:40
4. Cybulski (Royal) 14:53
5. Sellers (CresVal) 15:00
Individual Sweepstakes
1. Sitler (St. Francis) 14:42
2. Stoutenburgh (Crater) 14:47
3. Matthews (Folsom) 15:02
4. Harris (Los Osos) 15:03
5. S. Knight (La Sierra) 15:05
6. Osman (San Diego) 15:06
7. Patterson (Franklin) 15:10
Division III Boys Sweeps
Cabrillo 91; Page, AZ
97
1. Michael Coe (Cab) 14:50
Division IV Boys Sweeps
McFarland 27; San Lor Val 85
1. Erick Garcia (Parlier) 15:25
Division V Boys Sweeps
Woodcrest Christian 35;
Northland Prep , AZ 58
1. Brent Handa (Fall Riv) 15:31
OVERALL BOYS TOP 10
1.
Di Mercado (WCov) 14:24
2. Acosta (El Cmaino) 14:39
3. Da Mercado (WCov) 14:40
4.
Sitler (St. Francis) 14:42
5 . Stoutenburgh (Crater) 14:47
6. Coe (Cabrillo) 14:50
7. Cybulski (Royal) 14:53
8. Sellers (CresVal) 15:00
9.
Matthews (Folsom) 15:02
10. Harris (Los Osos) 15:03
10. Mejia (El Rancho) 15:03
Mt. SAC Girls Results
Team Sweepstakes
1.
Buchanan 88 (91:32)
2. La Costa Canyon 93 (91:36)
3. South Tahoe 116 (93:32)
4. Torrey Pines 152 (94:21)
5. Reno, NV 173 (93:41)
6. Murrieta Valley 184 (95:26)
7. Hoover, AL 195 (95:34)
8. Ayala 201 (95:54)
9. Fairfield 215 (96:21)
10. Vacaville 223 (96:58)
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1. Lawrence (Reno) 16:29
2. Tarver (Serrano) 17:02
3. Andrews (La CostaC) 17:03
4. Saylor (Buchanan) 17:05
Individual Sweepstakes
1. Hasay (Miss Prep) 16:48
2. Hardt (Queen Crk) 17:01
3. Murakami (Saugus) 17:08
4. Murphy (Mira Costa) 17:09
5. Adamyk (Glendora) 17:27
6. Morreale (Penisula) 17:41
7. Harris (Lund) 17:52
Division III Girls Sweeps
CdM 38; Campolindo 97
1. Annie St. Geme (CdM) 17:08
Division IV Girls Sweeps
San Lor Val 50; Half Mn B 56
1. Taylor Johnson (SLV) 18:18
Division V Girls Sweeps
Flintr Prep 42; Chadwick 56
1. Jillian Klassen (ScCh)18:45
OVERALL GIRLS TOP 10
1.
Lawrence (Reno) 16:29
2. Hasay (Miss Prep) 16:48
3. Hardt (Queen Crk) 17:01
4.
Tarver (Serrano) 17:02
5. Andrews (La CostaC) 17:03
6. Saylor (Buchanan) 17:05
7. Murakami (Saugus) 17:08
7. St. Geme (CdM)
17:08
9.
Murphy (Mira Costa) 17:09
10. Crystal Reed (Fountain Valley) 17:21
****Friday Girls
Highlights****
U.S. #1 Corona del Mar CRUISES to 92:42!
Division III and Friday meet course record (old
D3 record was 94:27 by CdM in 1999;
old Mt. SAC Invite Friday meet record was 95:01 by Half Moon Bay in
2004!)
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Corona del Mar HS girls coach
Bill Sumner informed us weeks ago that his
top-ranked in the U.S. girls team would cruise through the Mt. SAC Invite
in favor of saving for a nice peak at season's end. Even so, they cruise
FAST!
Their 92:42 clocking, while wearing trainers and running in groups in
the early
going before seemingly allowed to gear it up a tad along the hills,
is the 8th-fastest
team time since course renovations were made in 1999. Wait till November!!
Friday's
race-by-race results!
Friday
Race Summaries
****Friday
Boys Highlights****
California teams begin to assert themselves!
NTN
CA #10 Cabrillo beats Southwest #4 Page, 91-97!
In a sign of California's strength, two leading California
Division III teams fare very well against a regional superpower!
Saturday has NTN Southeast #8 Hoover (Alabama) coming in!
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Michael Coe
runs smooth en route to 14:50 win
in leading his NTN California #10-ranked Cabrillo
team to 91-97 win over NTN Southwest #4 Page (AZ).
Mt. SAC Friday Boys
Division III Boys Sweeps
Cabrillo
91; Page, AZ 97
1. Michael Coe (Cab) 14:50
Division IV Boys Sweeps
McFarland 27; San Lorenzo Valley 85
1. Erick Garcia (Parlier) 15:25
Division V Boys Sweeps
Woodcrest Christian 35; Northland Prep
Academy, AZ 58
1. Brent Handa (Fall Riv) 15:31
FASTEST BOYS TOP 10
1. Coe (Cabrillo) 14:50
2. Gutierrez (ODowd) 15:11
3. DeRubira (SMarg) 15:12
4. Garcia (Parlier) 15:25
5. Melton (Barstow) 15:28
6. Smith (Northview) 15:29
7. Hacker (Cabrillo) 15:31
7. Handa (Fall River) 15:31
9. Burdett (WoodChr) 15:34
10. Molera (Rio Rico) 15:36
What it takes to
put on the biggest XC meet:
200+ volunteers... 5,000 retail
t-shirts...
19,000 race bibs... 76,000 safety pins...
A 17'x22' jumbotron.... and more!
Runners will combine
to log more than 50,000 miles
at Mt. SAC this weekend... twice the circumference
the Earth! Now that's a lot of mileage for one meet!
Weekend
Weather Forecast!
High 70s each day -- ideal
for fast times!
*** Today's Featured Mt.
SAC Race***
--Race #28, Boys Division III Sweepstakes
@ 4:32 p.m. PST--
NTN Southwest Region #4 Page HS of AZ and NTN
California Region #10 Cabrillo and unofficial NTN #11
California #11 Barstow lock up for medium-schools supremacy!
TIME
SCHEDULE RACE-BY-RACE
ENTRIES
"I'm in
14:19 shape!"
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
El Camino HS senior standout A.J.
Acosta, the top returnee
from last year's FootLocker Nationals, says he's in super shape.
In fact, he says he's ready to take down the 14:28 course record.
In fact, he says he's ready to run 14:19!!! If you listen to one of the
Mercado Brothers, he'll have to! "At least 14:19, because we're
going 14:13," quipped Diego Mercado later that morning.
Trashtalking? Truth? We'll find out on Saturday!!!
Sweepstakes
Race Previews!
New
CIF-State Team Rankings!
NTN
Team Showdowns!
The Road To Portland Goes Through Walnut!
23 NTN regionally ranked teams are here!
BOYS POWERHOUSE TEAMS
School -- NTN
Region and Rankings (Race Number)
Royal -- California Region #1 (Race 50)
El Toro -- California Region #3 (Race 50)
El Rancho -- California Region #4 (Race 50)
Valencia -- California Region #5 (Race 66)
Murrieta Valley -- California Region #6 (Race 50)
Trabuco Hills -- California Region #7 (41)
Dana Hills -- California Region #8 (Race 50)
Upland -- California Region #9 (Race 50)
Cabrillo -- California Region #10 (Race 28)
Page, AZ -- Southwest Region #4 (30)
Hoover, AL -- Southeast Region #8 (50)
GIRLS POWERHOUSE TEAMS
School
-- NTN Region and Rankings (Race Number)
Corona del Mar -- California Region #1 (Race 27)
Buchanan -- California Region #2 (Race 51)
Murrieta Valley -- California Region #3 (Race 51)
Fountain Valley -- California Region #4 (Race 48)
La Costa Canyon -- California Region #5 (Race 51)
Thousand Oaks -- California Region #6 (Race 48)
Edison -- California Region #7 (Race 71)
Torrey Pines -- California Region #8 (Race 51)
Royal -- California Region #9 (Race 48)
Fairfield -- California Region #10 (Race 51)
South Tahoe -- Southwest Region #5 (Race 51)
Hoover -- Southeast Region #7 (Race 51)
FootLocker
West Clashes!
Who are the hot names at Mt. SAC??
Acosta, Saylor, Cybulski, Lawrence, Milloy, The Mercados,
Escobar, Stoutenburgh, Hardt, DeRubira, Felix, Munoz,
Murphy, Roberts, Morreale, Osman, Thornton, Andrews,
Varela, Matthews, and many, many more!
The
Mt. SAC Course!
Switchbacks,
Poopout, & Reservoir!
Aerial photo of the famed Mt. SAC course,
with the relatively flat first mile
designated in yellow, the challenging second mile (Switchback Hill and
the
ascent of Poop-Out Hill) outlined in blue, and the closing segment denoted
in red, since many kids hit the "red zone" at this point! As
hundreds of
thousands of teens have traversed along this historic layout, this is
very
much so the cathedral of high school cross-country courses in America.
Former Ventura HS star and current University
of Wisconsin standout Josh Spiker
lends his insight
of the strategic approach it takes to excel on the Mt. SAC course!
Former Arroyo Grande HS star and current Arizona State Coach Louie Quintana
was 14:40 (and 14:43 and 14:47) his senior year - his
insight
In
the works: Mark Matusak tries to make time during studies this week to
reflect
back on his highly ambitious approach to a legendary finish time at Mt.
SAC in 2004!
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