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NTN California Region Weekly Statistical Recap

BATTLING INTO NTN CONTENTION!
La Costa Canyon Girls.. Best in San Diego history?

Photo by Donna Dye
La Costa Canyon of the San Diego Section stepped up very nicely
and now appears to have the inside track to the #3 position in NTN
and figures to be among the top dozen teams in the nation for 2005!

Mt. SAC Results   Mt. SAC Invite Coverage Index!
Photo Race Albums: Saturday & Friday
Donna On The Side: Photo Album
Video of Mercado's finish!  - More Video
Summaries: Saturday & Friday Sweeps!
Gaston & Ballard head up SPARQ Testing results!

RECORDSETTING MT. SAC ROYALTY!

Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Diego Mercado (left) set the course record, Jordan Hasay set the
frosh record, and Dan Mercado rocked to a 44-second course PR!


Pittsburg's Andre Gaston and Harvard-Westlake's
Bridget Ballard are the top scorers at inaugural
SPARQ XC Testing Challenge at Mt. SAC!
SJS and Central Section rankings!
2008 Olympic Trials to Eugene, Oregon - good story

Coming Thursday:
The Road To Fresno!
Dates/info on the qualifiers!

California NTN!
Our exclusive look at the NTN California Region outlook!

State Rankings!
Where everyone stacks up
as we head into postseason!

California Hot 100!
Recent spate of results leads
to creation of Cali Hot 100,
for FootLocker West Hot 100

The Super 25!!!
Who are the top 25 teams in
the state from all divisions?

Mt. SAC All-Time!
The updated renovated course lists and the standard list!

Newest Results
High Schools!
Wm JessupEkiden Relay (SJ)
Placer Inv (SJS)
Jaguar (SD)
Monterey Bay (CCS) - Fri-Sat
Crystal Springs Ctr #2 (CCS)
Reedley-Cam Ostrand (Ce)
WCAL (CCS)
TVL (Sac Joaq)
WBAL-PSAL (CCS)
EBAL (NCS)

Colleges!
CCAA Conference Meet
GNAC Conference Meet
GSAC Conference Meet

Coaches Openings
Westminster (SS) T/F
Whitney (Sac J) Wt


Sign up for Nike GHAC!

NEW WEEK!

Peninsula HS's Individual Sweeps Winners from Mt. SAC!!

Jim Hunt Ekiden Relay
Saturday, October 22nd, 2005 @ William Jessup University (SJ) (Relay distances)
Albany Boys and Yuba City Girls win
"off-distance" relay affair!!
   
"Hand-off" action at Ekiden - Albany and Yuba City HS racers! (Coach Nick Vogt photos)

Popular event world-wide brought to California Prep Cross-Country by Coach
Nick Vogt of William Jesssup University and Monica Stocks of Lincoln HS
with 55 year Coach (that's years of coaching not age) Jim Hunt
honored (still at it in Nevada - read summar below)!!
Results - Meet Album of photos


We remember him coaching Gary Tuttle, Vince Engel, and George Gibbs at
Buena HS (Ventura) back in the 1960's - went on to Humboldt State - UC Davis - most
lately at Bishop Manogue HS in Reno - they run fast where he coaches!!
ageless, knowledgeable, charismatic - one of those "broke the mold" type guys
Coach Jim Hunt scoots out of the way (Nick Vogt photo) - Meet Photo Album

Placer Invitational
Saturday, October 22, 2005 @ Placer HS (SJS)
Del Oro's Atkins wins big in girls race;
Ponderosa's Brook wins boys race!
 
Varsity Boy and Girl Top Three Finishers - Joe Hartman - Meet Album

Ponderosa's Dillon Brook wins in 15:50 over Del Oro's 2 Shaun Boyte (16:00) and Rocklin's
Kevin Hougen (16:19); On the girls' side, Del Oro's Brianna Atkins wins by 30 ticks over
Granite Bay's Caitlin Clark (18:42 to 19:12), with Placer's Jordan Burke third in 19:20
Results!
   
You haven't lived until you went through the Crocodile Pit at Placer!!! (Joe Hartman) - Album Link

Jaguar Invitational
Friday, October 21st, 2005 @ Kit Carson Park (SD) (Boys 3.1 - Girls 2.6 miles)
Booker (Univ C) & Jacobs (Vista) quickest!
Spirit Team competitions!!
 

Large Boys - Monte Vista 57-San Pasqual 58 - Large Girls Univ City 65-Vista 75
Small Boys Daniel Gonia (West Hills) 16:29 leads squad to win - Small Girls Chelsea
Nicklin (Montgomery) 16:35 winner - San Pasqual takes team
Results


Foot Locker National Meet Director Mike Cummings
and Jaguar Invite Meet Director - Valley Center HS Coach

Monterey Bay Invitational - Day 1 & 2
Friday/Sat, October 21st, 22nd - 2005 @ Toro Park (CCS) (3.0 miles)
Fri - Renata Cummins leads Palo Alto to 15!!
Marcus Cordero leads Moreau Catholic to win!
Sat - Matthew Perillo leads Los Gatos win
Jessica Van Ausdal takes Aptos Girls to victory!
Results (now complete) - Boys JV updated 10/24
Reedley Cam Ostrand Invitational
Thursday, October 20th, 2005 @ Reedley College (Ce) (3.0 miles)
Tiffany Hannah (Edison, Fr) 19:14!
Bobby Rodriguez (McLane) 16:21 big winners!
Clovis Girls 36-51 over Edison Ladies! - Hoover 75-88 over Fresno HS
Results
Crystal Springs Center Meet #2
Thursday, October 20th, 2005 @ Crystal Springs (CCS) (2.95 miles)
Cobbie Jones (Live Oak)/Aptos Team Girls!
Kevin Schneider (Fremont)/Gunn take Boys!
Results
WCAL League Meet #2
Wednesday October 19th, 2005 @ Shoreline Park (CCS) (3 miles)
Ben Sitler 1st but St. Ignatius Boys Team with 41!
Katy Daly (SI) 18:12 with Mitty girls 47!
 
Ben Sitler and Katy Daly (Margaret Gallagher)
Results
TVL League Meet
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 @ Hughson HS (SJ) (3.0 miles)
Hughson's Cirilo Chavez (16:35 Boys)
and Cheryl Tanis (20:52 Girls)!
  
Cirilo Chavez leads (left) - Girl leaders over the hay!! (Joel Bernard photos)

Coaches spice up the action with some hay bales!!
Results
WBAL-PSAL League Meet
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 @ Crystal Springs (CCS) (2.95 miles)
Ashley Schoettle (Castelleja) 19:14.9!
Robbie Knorr (Valley Chr) leads team with 15:39!
Results
EBAL League Meet
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 @ Shadow Cliff Regional Park (NCS) (3.0 miles)
Chris Simpson (Monte Vista) 15:55!
Diana George (Livermore) 18:18!
Livermore Boys to 11-1 on year - San Ramon Valley 12-0 Girls
Results
  • 10/20/05 - Crystal Cprings Center Meet #2 (CCS) -
  • 10/20/05 - Mills Center Meet #2- Crystal Springs (CCS) -
  • 10/20/05 - Reedley Cam Ostrand Invitational - (CE) -
  • 10/21/05 - Jaguar/Kit Carson Park (SD) -  
  • 10/21/05 - Mt. SAC Invitational - Divisions III, IV and V - 
  • 10/21/05 - Tulare Western Invitational - Tulare Western HS -
  • 10/21/05 - Monterey Bay Invitational, Toro Park (CCS) - Session 1 -
  • 10/22/05 - Ekiden Relay (5-person teams!) -
  • 10/22/05 - Hanford Invitational - Laguna Lake (San Luis Obispo) -
  • 10/22/05 - Monterey Bay Invitational, Toro Park (CCS) - Session 2 -
  • ? 10/22/05 - King City Invitational - King City HS (CCS)
  • 10/22/05 - Mt. SAC Invitational - Divisions I and II and Sweepstakes Races -
  • ? 10/22/05 - Placer Invitational,- Placer HS (SJ)

LINK TO LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS

Colleges

California Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships
10/22/05 - Golden Gate Park
Men - Chico State rolls to 16 points - CP Pomona 67 - UC San Diego 76
Women - UC San Diego 28 - Chico 55 - CP Pomona 88 - Cal State LA 89

GNAC Athletic Conference Championships
Humboldt State in here!! 10/22/05 - Bellingham, Washington
Men - Humboldt Guys 3rd
Women - Humboldt 8th here!

Golden State Athletic Conference
10/22/05 - La Mirada Regional Park
Men - Concordia 45 - Azusa Pacific 51 - Westmont 73
Women - Concordia 61 - Pt Loma Nazarene 62 - Azusa Pacific 94 - Westmont 96

10/29 Big Conference Weekend Also

UC Riverside 10/29

Arizona 10/29


Boise, Idaho 10/29

 

LINK TO COLLEGE SUMMARY WEEKEND OF 10/8/05

Mt. SAC Bit of History!!
The Decades past!!

1990 - Another Super Group at Mt. SAC !!!

     
Another great group - the 1990 Mt. SAC meet!!
Above Deena Drossin (Agoura-Kirby Lee photo) Super course record equalling run for the eventual
Olympic Marathon Medalist - Jeannie Rothman (Westlake, WV-Kirby Lee) great race win on way to second
in National Kinney Finals - Louie Quintana (Arroyo Grande - Elaine Rosenfeld photo) eventual 1990
National Champion - big Mt. SAC win - Dave Hartman (Canyon, Canyon Country - Bill Cockerham photo)
Mt. SAC race prefaced his third in the Kinney Nationals that year!! - Today Quintana Distance Coach
Arizona State University - Hartman Distance Coach University of Georgia!! What a group!!!
Read about the Great 1990 Mt. SAC Invite

1980 Great Crew at the Invite!!


1952 Small School Top 5 at Mt. SAC
led by Ray Ernst (right Cantwell HS)
of the "running Ernst" Family!!

Louie Quintana (Arroyo Grande)
Current Arizona State Coach talks us
thru the 1990 Mt. SAC Invite 14:40 effort!

Elaine Rosenfeld photo
He Ran three races at 14:47 or better his senior year of 1990!!
14:40 at the Mt. SAC Invite - 1990 Kinney National Champion
offers some good advice-

DyeStatCal Athletes of the Week October 17-21, 2005
Cal Poly SLO and Orange County Championship wins are the lateast wins for this week's stars!

 
 

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