Stanford Invitational
Saturday, September 30, 2006 @ At Stanford
University, Palo Alto, CA - 5k
On-site
coverage by Joe Hartman, Margaret Gallagher, Bill Foley, Doug Speck
and Rich Gonzalez
Road
Trip Not
Ferris' Day Off
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
America's #1 Team So Far in 2006
Mead HS of Washington was ranked
#1 in the nation by The Harrier...
until Ferris beat them in the Greater Spokane League. Royal of California
was then tabbed #1 in the nation by The Harrier ... until Ferris beat
them at
the Stanford Invitational. At this point, they are the team to beat
for 2006!
BOYS
SEEDED
U.S. #2 Ferris upsets U.S. #1 Royal in Boys Seeded showdown, 84-98
Fastest
Boys (estimated at 3.06 miles)
1. Brendan Gregg (Davis, CA) 14:47!!
2. Max O'Donoghue-McDonnell (Seattle Prep, WA) 14:48
3. Michael Cybulski (Royal, CA) 15:03
GIRLS SEEDED
U.S. #2 Corona del Mar Girls convincingly tops U.S. #7 Torrey Pines
80-150
Fastest
Girls
1. Marie Lawrence
(Reno, NV) 17:06
2. Lauren Saylor (Buchanan, CA) 17:27
3. Nady Bishton (Mountain Ridge, AZ) 17:30
MEET
RESULTS!
Seeded Boys & Girls Race Results
Div 1 through 5 Varsity Race Results
Varsity Races Combined: Boys - Girls
Junior Varsity Results
photo by Scott Chisam
New 5k Stanford course included this "S" area run on the backside of
golf course
DIVISION I BOYS
SEEDED
Photos
by Joe Hartman
Joe
Hartman's Seeded Boys/Girls Photo Album!
Photos by Bill Foley
Bill
Foley's Boys Seeded Race photo album
photos by Spencer Allen
Spencer Allen's
album "from the lead cart!"
Race
Video - Interview
w/ Ferris Coach Mike Hadway
Audio
interview with race winner Brendan Gregg of Davis
Audio
interview with Bill Gregg, Brendan's dad & the head coach at Davis
HS
INDIVIDUALS
1 826 Brendan Gregg SR SJS DAVIS SENIOR
SJS 14:47 4:46
2 3418 Max O'Donoghue-McDo SR NON SEATTLE PREP NON 14:48 4:46
3 3085 Michael Cybulski SR SS ROYAL SS 15:03 4:51
4 1145 David Hickerson SR NON FERRIS NON 15:10 4:53
5 261 Eric Avila SR SDS BONITA VISTA SDS 15:12 4:54
6 4110 Travis Kuhlman SR SDS WESTVIEW SDS 15:16 4:55
7 3082 Hudson Andrews SR SS ROYAL SS 15:17 4:56
8 2042 Dylan Hatcher SR NON MEAD NON 15:18 4:56
9 2044 Kelly Lynch JR NON MEAD NON 15:24 4:58
10 3961 Ryan Gamboa SR SS UPLAND SS 15:25 4:58
TEAMS
1.
Ferris, WA (77:38) 84 U.S. #2; NW #1
2. Royal, CA (77:46) 98 U.S. #1; CA
#1
3. Mead, WA (78:47) 159 (missing 2 kids)
U.S. #6, NW #2
4. El Toro, CA (79:04) 161 CA #5
5. Jesuit, CA (79:12) 175 CA #2
6. (tie) La Salle, OH (79:29) 190
6. (tie) Davis, CA (78:52) 190 CA
#77
8. Arcadia, CA (80:04) 221 CA #4
9. Upland, CA (80:19) 252 CA #6
10. Madera, CA (80:48) 279 (missing a key kid)
CA #8
11. Jesuit, OR 294 NW #9
12. Seattle Prep, WA 297
13. El Rancho, CA 313
14. Oak Ridge, CA 327
15. Rancho Buena Vista, CA 337
16. Los Gatos, CA 362 CA #10
OTHERS:
21. Don Bosco Prep, NJ 487
Note: CA #3 and #8 did not compete at Stanford
DIVISION I GIRLS
SEEDED
Photos by Joe Hartman
Joe
Hartman's Seeded Girls/Boys Photo Album!
Photos by Bill Foley
Bill
Foley's Girls Seeded race photo album!
photos by Spencer Allen
Spencer Allen's Album 'from the lead cart!!'
Race Video
Audio
interview with race winner Marie Lawrence
INDIVIDUALS
1 2971 Marie Lawrence SR NON RENO NON 17:06 5:31
2 308 Lauren Saylor SR CS BUCHANAN CS 17:27 5:37
3 2272 Nadya Bishton JR NON MTN. RIDGE NON 17:30 5:38
4 753 Sarah Cummings SR SS CORONA DEL MAR SS 17:40 5:41
5 751 Shelby Buckley JR SS CORONA DEL MAR SS 17:44 5:43
6 2917 Ellie Keene JR SDS RANCHO BUENA VISTA SDS 17:46 5:43
7 1726 Katy Andrews JR SDS LA COSTA CANYON SDS 17:47 5:44
8 811 Chelsea Reilly SR SJS DAVIS SENIOR SJS 17:48 5:44
9 1389 Christy Adamyk SR SS GLENDORA SS 18:00 5:48
10 798 Laurynne Chatelat JR SJS DAVIS SENIOR SJS 18:00 5:48
TEAMS
1.
Corona del Mar, CA (91:45) 80 U.S. #2 and
CA #1
2. Torrey Pines, CA (94:38) 150 U.S. #7
and CA #2
3. Buchanan, CA (94:09) 166 CA #5
4. Davis, CA (94:13) 183 CA #8
5. Jesuit, OR (95:48) 213 NW #1
6. Timpanogos, UT (96:38) 253
7. Reno, NV (95:45) 254 SW#7
8. Trabuco Hills, CA (97:07) 259
9. St. Francis-SAC, CA (97:15) 275
10. South Tahoe, CA (98:00) 293 SW#9
OTHERS:
15. Royal, CA 394 CA #9
Note: CA #3, #4, #6, #7 and #10 did not compete at Stanford
DIVISION I BOYS
UNSEEDED
Photos
by Joe Hartman
Joe
Hartman's Division I Unseeded Boys/Girls Photo Album!
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Race Highlights Video
Audio
interview with race winner Diego Estrada
INDIVIDUALS
1 52 Diego Estrada JR CCS ALISAL 15:29 4:59
2 4266 Brad Doering SR SJS YUBA CITY 15:36 5:02
3 3721 Brett Walters JR SS SULTANA 15:38 5:02
4 654 Eric Battles JR CS CLOVIS WEST 15:39 5:03
5 655 Andrew Campbell JR CS CLOVIS WEST 15:47 5:05
TEAMS
1. 142 COLLEGE PARK (16:28 82:16)
2. 144 BUCHANAN (16:24 82:00)
3. 176 SULTANA (16:29 82:24)
DIVISION I GIRLS
UNSEEDED
Photos
by Joe Hartman
Joe
Hartman's Division I Unseeded Girls/Boys Photo Album!
Photo
by Rich Gonzalez
Race Video
INDIVIDUALS
1 4261 Lauren Lewis SR SJS YUBA CITY SJS 18:17 5:53
2 665 Alycia Cridebring FR NCS COLLEGE PARK NCS 18:19 5:54
3 2099 Shadeh Tabatabai SO SS MIRA COSTA SS 18:23 5:55
4 2095 Kevyn Murphy SO SS MIRA COSTA SS 18:42 6:01
5 644 Chloe Allen SO CS CLOVIS WEST CS 18:45 6:03
TEAMS
1. 204 MIRA COSTA (19:39 98:11)
2. 222 EL RANCHO (19:59 99:52)
3. 239 CARLSBAD (20:02 100:06)
DIVISION II BOYS
Photos
by Joe Hartman
Joe
Hartman's Division II Boys/Girls Photo Album!
Photo
by Rich Gonzalez
Race winner Blake McDowall
of Montgomery
Race Video
Audio
interview with race winner Blake McDowall
INDIVIDUALS
1 2218 Blake McDowall SR NCS MONTGOMERY 15:34 5:01
2 2978 Walter Juarez SR NON RENO 15:41 5:03
3 4016 Tony Bareno SR SDS VALHALLA 15:47 5:05
4 446 Graydon Manning SR NON CAPITAL WA 15:47 5:05
5 101 Rylan Hunt SO CCS APTOS 15:50 5:06
TEAMS
1. 77 RENO (16:12 80:59)
2. 149 FOOTHILL SNTAANA (16:35 82:51)
3. 181 PETALUMA (16:37 83:01)
DIVISION II GIRLS
Photos
by Joe Hartman
Joe
Hartman's Division II Girls/Boys Photo Album!
Photo
by Rich Gonzalez
Race Video
Audio
interview with race winner Hannah Dillard
INDIVIDUALS
1 589 Hannah Dillard SR NS CHICO NS 17:43 5:42
2 528 Jacque Taylor FR NCS CASA GRANDE NCS 18:00 5:48
3 2874 Deborah Maier JR SJS PONDEROSA SJS 18:15 5:53
4 3057 Rebecca Hbtamu JR SJS ROSEVILLE SJS 18:22 5:55
5 2731 Hannah Huff SR SS PASO ROBLES SS 19:00 6:07
TEAMS
1. 149 FOOTHILL SNTAANA (19:48 98:59)
2. 158 LOS GATOS (19:51 99:12)
3. 159 PONDEROSA (19:38 98:06)
DIVISION III BOYS
Photos
by Joe Hartman
Joe
Hartman's Division III Boys/Girls Photo Album!
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Race
Video
Audio
interview w/ teammates & top 2 finishers Fawad Khan and Andrew Ratley
INDIVIDUALS
1 2700 Fawad Khan SR SS PALOS VERDES SS 15:49 5:06
2 2702 Andrew Ratley SR SS PALOS VERDES SS 15:57 5:08
3 425 Joey Kochlacs SR NCS CAMPOLINDO NCS 15:59 5:09
4 918 James Attarian JR NCS DUBLIN NCS 16:01 5:10
5 878 Christian de Glymes SR SJS DEL ORO SJS 16:02 5:10
TEAMS
1. 144 PALOS VERDES (16:32 82:39)
2. 150 MARIA CARRILLO (16:37 83:02)
3. 168 OAK PARK (16:42 83:29)
DIVISION
III GIRLS
Photos
by Joe Hartman
Joe
Hartman's Division III Girls/Boys Photo Album!
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Race
Video
Audio
interview with race winner Taylor Johnson
INDIVIDUALS
1 3215 Taylor Johnson JR CCS SAN LORENZO VLY CCS 18:34
5:59
2 2948 Erynn Rebol SO NS RED BLUFF NS 18:40 6:01
3 869 Brianna Atkins JR SJS DEL ORO SJS 18:51 6:04
4 2461 Bree Strenkowski SR SS OAK PARK SS 18:52 6:05
5 786 Sumika Shiokawa JR CCS CUPERTINO CCS 18:56 6:06
TEAMS
1. 106 OAK PARK (19:41 98:21)
2. 121 ORANGE LUTHERAN (19:42 98:27)
3. 121 PLACER (19:40 98:18)
DIVISION IV BOYS
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Race
Video
Audio
interview with race winner Matt Duffy
Individuals
1 3636 Matt Duffy JR NCS ST. MARY'S-BRKLY NCS
15:38 5:02
2 3315 Michael Landry JR CCS SANTA CRUZ CCS 15:46 5:05
3 3271 David Buscho SR NCS SAN RAFAEL NCS 16:04 5:11
4 2064 Adam Cunningham SR SS MILKEN SS 16:05 5:11
5 27 Kevin Shea SR NCS ALBANY NCS 16:15 5:14
TEAM
1. 114 CARMEL (17:14 86:08)
2. 122 OAKS CHRISTIAN (17:12 86:00)
3. 132 ST. MARY'S-BRKLY (17:01 85:04)
DIVISION IV GIRLS
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Race
Video
Audio
interview with race winner Kayla Matsuda
Individuals
1 1572 Kayla Matsuda SO CCS JAMESLICK CCS 18:47
6:03
2 3676 Annie Lee SO CCS STEVENSON CCS 18:52 6:05
3 4092 Michelle Johnson SO NS WEST VALLEY NS 18:55 6:06
4 635 Kelly McEnerney JR SJS CHRISTIAN BROS. SJS 19:01 6:08
5 487 Thea Lee SR CCS CARMEL CCS 19:03 6:08
TEAM
1. 93 CARMEL (20:15 101:12)
2. 109 BRET HARTE (20:25 102:03)
3. 130 MARLBOROUGH (20:44 103:40)
DIVISION
V BOYS
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Race
Video
Audio
interview with race winner Robbie Knorr
Audio
interview w/ Brent Handa, who lost a late lead when golf cart led him
off path
INDIVIDUAL
Individuals
1 4040 Robbie Knorr SR CCS VALLEY CHRISTIAN-D
CCS 15:49 5:06
2 1140 Brent Handa SR NS FALL RIVER NS 15:54 5:08
3 2625 Brandon Bible SR CCS PACIFIC COLLEGIATE CCS 16:29 5:19
4 3455 Hank Carl JR NCS SO. FORK NCS 16:34 5:20
5 3148 Kramer Straube SR CCS SACRED HEART PREP CCS 16:36 5:21
TEAM
1. 54 COLLEGE PREP (17:10 85:46)
2. 105 SF UNIVERSITY (17:40 88:17)
3. 134 LICK-WILMERDING (18:03 90:14)
DIVISION V GIRLS
Photo by Rich Gonzalez
Race
Video
Audio
Interview w/ race winner Alesandra Roger of Marin Academy!
5K Individuals
1 2014 Alesandra Roger JR NCS MARIN ACADEMY NCS
18:36 5:59
2 3422 Andrea Imhof SR NCS SF UNIVERSITY NCS 19:08 6:10
3 90 Bethany Rasmussen SO NS AMERICAN CHRISTIAN NS 19:34 6:18
4 773 Maddie Rozwat SR NCS CRYSTAL SPRINGS NCS 19:48 6:23
5 768 Alysha de Souza JR NCS CRYSTAL SPRINGS NCS 19:57 6:26
TEAM
1. 54 FLINTRIDGE PREP (20:43 103:35)
2. 91 CRYSTAL SPRINGS (20:59 104:51)
3. 111 CASTILLEJA (21:18 106:30)
Ferris
is Fairest Of Them All
By Rich Gonzalez
Editor, DyeStatCal
PALO ALTO
-- It's very hard to catch a moving target... especially when it moves
as fast as Ferris High's boys' cross-country team these days.
Fresh off a win over Washington
in-state rival and preseason U.S. #1 Mead, the "Red Wave"
from the Northwest blitzed new U.S. #1 Royal High of California in the
featured Seeded Boys Race at the 33rd Annual Stanford Invitational on
Saturday afternoon.
"I told the guys, ' We've
got a little bit of a bull's eye on our back (after beating Mead)...
Well, we're going to make it bigger today,' " Ferris coach Mike
Hedway. "They followed through on it."
Ferris' winning attack featured
a trio of fruntrunners that were among the first dozen scorers and two
others that closed out a swift-moving 42-second scoring gap that proved
too much for its rivals to counter. Royal, largely aided by an outstanding
1-2 punch, did not have its depth scorers answer the call in an 84-98
defeat to Ferris in a blockbuster race showcasing 13 NTN-ranked teams
from four different regions.
All signs on the prep boys' cross-country
scene indicated a major power surge shifting toward the "Left Coast"
this year, with prolific lineups from Washington-based foes Mead and
Ferris high schools being challenged by perhaps the strongest collection
of teams in California history. Saturday marked the first titanic clash
between those forces, with the outcome being nothing short of a spectacular
barnburner. The top three finishers had been ranked atop their NTN Region
at one point or another this fall, with two also ranked #1 nationally
and the third now destined to be so as well.
On the girls' side, it was highly
favored and second-ranked nationally Corona del Mar of Southern California
thoroughly dominating its competition with a resounding 80-150 over
U.S. #7 Torrey Pines of San Diego in the girls featured race. Eight
NTN-ranked squads were in the field.
Although Northwest teams
looked strong on the boys side, NW #1 girls squad Jesuit was jolted
just a tad via its 5th-place finish, including setbacks against the
California Region's #1, #2, #5 and #8 teams while the remaining 4 of
the top 8 teams in the region skipped the meet.
Conditions were ideal for
fast times, with temperatures in the high 60s for much of the day under
beneath overcast skies. The course was altered on the back loop from
previous years, eliminating one of the climbs... and the ensuing downhill.
"I like the downhills,
so I missed that this year," said Reno High's (NV) Marie Lawrence,
who won the Seeded Girls 5k race in 17:06, the best girls' time of the
day.
In a day marked by breakthroughs
from relative unknowns on the national scene, the biggest surprise came
from Davis High's Brendan Gregg, who bulldogged pre-race favorite Michael
Cybuslki of Royal for most of the first two miles before bolting into
the lead.
Cybulski, unable to maintain
his breakneck mid-race pace, eventually wearied over the last 650 meters
as Gregg and Washington's Max O'Donoghue McDonnell (Seatlle Prep) breezed
past. Gregg won in 14:47, with O'Donoghue McDonell a second back and
Cybulski settling for third in 15:03. Most were surpised at the outcome...
but not Gregg.
"I knew pretty much without
a doubt that I could win the race," said the Northern California
senior. "The whole week I just telling myself that. I just had
to hang on to that first pack."
While there were definitely individual
strategies in play in the boys race, much of the focus centered on the
team battle, as four of the top six teams in the nation (as per The
Harrier Magazine) were meeting up.
Here's a quick scan of the
potential fallout from this past weekend's Stanford extravaganza as
it pertains to the NTN qualifying scene:
-
Ferris, WA
-- With head-on victories over previous U.S. #1's Mead and Royal already,
only an implosion figures to keep their crew off the start line in
Portland during that first Saturday in December.
-
Royal, CA
-- As good as the Highlanders are -- and they are outstanding -- a
challenge must be issued to the team's depth runners, who include
three juniors with virtually no big-met experience, if they are to
fulfill their goal of being crowned champion at NTN. Cybulski, who
had a late start to his summer training, is rounding into shape and
teammate Hudson Andrews enjoyed the best race of his career at Stanford.
-
Mead, WA
-- Perhaps the most awe-inspiring showing came from the boys from
Mead, considering that top runner Taylor Nepon was still sidelined
and two other varsity runners (including an occasional scorer) were
also out of the lineup. At full strength, Mead matches up fairly evenly
with Ferris. Nepon, spotted on the start line before the race, said
he was ready to run but a coaching decision was made to have him return
to action next week.
-
El Toro, CA --
We warned you all. For anyone who read our Woodbridge Invitational
recap, the Chargers' eventual improvement was foretold. At Woodbridge,
key scorer Adbow Haji finished a distant last in the team order. Had
he run his usual race, they'd have likely finished second at Woodbridge
and kept Royal on its toes. The Charger pack still needs to move up
a few more seconds in the major races, but the talent and the chemistry
is in place.
-
Jesuit, CA
-- Anyone writing the Marauders off already? If so, you probably aren't
keen on Jesuit history. They peak very well at the end. Jesuit has
had a knack for peaking better than the other Calfiornia teams every
year at season's end. However, the challenge is tougher this year
because the intangibles for a couple of the other teams in the mix
this year are stromger than in th past. It will be very interesting.
-
La Salle, OH
-- On one hand, you want to give the boys from Cincinnati credit for
traveling to the West Coast to participate in the nation's strongest
meet against America's top teams. However, results are what matter
most and the crew that was projected to finish seventh here finished
one spot better -- needing one team to capsize and also needing a
6th-runner tiebreaker to defeat another. Credit the crew for having
nice enough depth to gain the upper hand on an NTN-ranked team for
the second time this season via a 6th-runner tiebreaker. That's the
good news. The flip side is that La Salle must likely gain an automatic
berth from the Midwest Region, or let its at-large hopes come under
scrutiny while suffering head-to-head losses here against other likely
at-large candidates.
-
Davis, CA --
Steadily improving, the Sac-Joaquin Section force did very well to
tie Midwest Region #5 La Salle of Ohio before losing in a 6th-runner
situation. Two frontrunners and a nice support crew make this unit
a great darkhorse for a podium spot at the state meet.
-
Arcadia, CA --
With its frontunner seemingly a bit off pace here, the entire Apaches
crew followed suit in losing by 60 points to an El Toro team is defeated
at Woodbridge two weeks prior.
-
Upland, CA
-- A key scorer was way off for the Highlanders here, costing them
a second consecutive sub-par performance at a major meet. Will undoubtedly
stumble in the next rankings after defeating Arcadia in Week #1, but
losing to the Apaches in Weeks #2 and #4.
-
Madera, CA
-- With frontrunner Rocky Richardson relegated to cheerleading status
as his injury heals and its #7 man also missing the race, Madera actually
held together quite well in the pressure cooker. Very nice showing
of poise by the young group.
-
Jesuit, OR
-- The Crusaders boast a fine pack yet again. However, if they are
to challenge and the region's leading elite, a consistent frontrunner
will need to emerge.
-
Seattle Prep, WA
-- A potentially outstanding 1-2 punch lays th groundwork for nice
team showings, but the scoring gap (close to 2 minutes for 1-to-5
and more than 90 seconds for 1-to-3) leaves the group vulnerable in
strong fields.
-
Los Gatos, CA
-- It's very difficult to ask teams to repeatedly answer the bell
several times out in a short span. For Los Gatos, which has been racing
hard thus far this fall, a hiccup was to eventually be expected.
-
Don Bosco Prep, NJ --
This was identified in mid-summer as a definite rebuilding years for
all of the hierarchy teams in the state of New Jersey, although traditional
powers such as Christian Brothers Academy and Don Bosco are threats
to reload nicely by year's end. It figured to get ugly here against
a top-notch field -- and it was. Don Bosco finished 21st out of 23
teams but did fare well in lower-level action. You can bet this group
will be back and shining on the radar before too long.
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