By Richard Gonzalez
Editor, DyeStatCal.com
RENO -- When the lights came on, not only did the stars come out... but the starry-eyed did as well.
"This was really neat!" beamed South Lake Tahoe's Kelsey Smith, minutes after winning the high school girls race in Friday's inaugural Nevada Twilight Cross-Country Classic. "Being able to run at night is just sooooo much better and sooooo much more fun."
"It was a pretty cool experience," said Woodcreek's Garrett Seawell. "We don't get a chance to do this. More meets should be this way."
Although this was not Smith's first time running cross-country "under the lights", having the chance to enjoy the scheduling novelty in front of hometown friends and family made it extra special for the Nevada state title favorite. For the Northern Californian Seawell, the twilight cross-country racing experience was a first, with his race starting as the early-evening sun was still setting, but ending under nightfall in front of an estimated 1,000 onlookers at Rancho San Rafael Park. Runners racing for the finish line guided by a lineage of portable lightposts as screaming fans created an experience to behold indeed.
"We've been working for over 2 1/2 years to make this night event finally happen," said meet director and University of Nevada coach Kirk Elias. "The feedback has been all positive. All our support staff has been telling me the spectators and parents have had a great time, asking how many years we've been doing this. It has been a very satisfying success."
Not only was there high praise for a meet that afforded more than 300 finishers from 13 high schools and five collegiate programs an excellent means to kick off their seasons, but there also was plenty of thrilling action in a uniquely rewarding setting; the winning scoring margin in each high school race was three points or less and the winning margin of individual victory in each college race was merely one second.
The high school boys race became especially (and unintentionally) suspenseful when seeming runaway team winner Woodcreek of Roseville, CA., had one runner disqualified for cutting short a small portion of the course, leaving the team to rely upon its sixth finisher to complete its official five-man team score. That was Ryan Smith, who finished 66 seconds behind the team's eventual #4 scorer but still fast enough to secure a tight 49-51 team victory over Galena of northern Nevada.
"We had one guy (Raja Handa) that got DQ'ed, but everyone else ran well so we still did fine," said Woodcreek junior Garrett Seawell, the team's top placer and second overall (13:27 to 13:34) to Galena's Bryan Tibaduiza in the 4,000-meter, three-loop challenge. "We had a good team last year, but a few of us including myself didn't run our best at state. But we still finished 11th at state and that was the best we've ever finished. Our goal is to do at least better than that this year."
With their top four here (Seawell, Chris Romo in fourth overall, Cameron Mitchell in fifth, and Taylor Newman in seventh) and the DQed athlete, Woodcreek's usual scoring five would have gapped 37 seconds on the shortened course. The team is ranked fourth in the CIF-State Division II rankings, but with so many teams close together on the "seed chart" in the division, the group can ill-afford future disqualifications.
South Lake Tahoe's aforementioned Smith was the only athlete to employ a get-out-fast-and-press-the-pace approach in any of the twilight meet's four races, winning by 44 seconds over teammate Kate Lambdin on the relatively flat course contested at 4,500 feet altitude. Smith opened a sizeable gap by the second of three revolutions on the course, then left no others within sight of her starting into the third loop. Her finish time eventually proved to be eight seconds faster than even the college/open women's race winner, with that affair (see below) out to a very slow pace early on.
"I just wanted to get out quick then push on the hills," said the sophomore Smith, referring to the short incline about 1100, 2,400 and 3,700 meters into her race. "I didn't have much idea if anyone was close behind me. I was only wanting to look ahead."
South Tahoe's frontrunning tandem proved to be the difference as Reno's Demery Kirsch was third overall and Reno also held a head-on scoring advantage at the #3 and #5 scoring positions. But with Smith and Lambdin going 1-2 up front, South Lake Tahoe muscled out a 47-50 win, with Woodcreek taking third (64 points).
The UCLA men's program, a team deserving of at least a Top 12 national ranking when the preseason polls are released in the next week, dominated the collegiate/open men's race despite resting out several top runners. The Bruins of the Pac-10 Conference staked claim to 7 of the first 9 team scoring places for a commanding 17-51 win over Big West Conference member UC Riverside, another fine group comprised of a host of California prep graduates. Humboldt State topped Sacramento State, 85-98, for third.
Laef Barnes (a graduate of Washington state prep powerhouse Mead HS) and teammate Drew Shackleton (ex-Carlmont HS) stirred within a large lead pack for UCLA during the first two of five loops along the 6,000-meter race distance along with UC Riverside's Ulices Pina (Long Beach Poly) and open-level entrant Ronald Tibaduiza (Asics Aggies) .
Barnes and Shackleton then upped the tempo with two kilometers remaining as the field began to string out, with Pina slowing falling off pace and Tibaduiza also being challenged to keep up. Shackleton made a clear surge entering the final circuit of the roughly 1200-meter loop, with Barnes giving a fervent chase. Once the duo gapped the field, they then traded off the pacesetting duties, with Barnes looking the fresher of the two.
It was Barnes, a former indoor national high school champion in the mile, who then sped past his teammate along the final straightaway to win in 19:40 to Shackleton's 19:41. Tibaduiza overtook UCLA's Alex Crabill (Charles Wright Academy, WA) in the closing seconds to claim third, 19:54 to 19:55. UCLA sophomore Jake Matthews was 5th (20:03) ahead over Riverside's Pina (20:11) and Humboldt State's Jimmy Elam (20:12). UCLA's Evan Watchempino (Jesuit HS) was the top freshmen finisher, placer 8th overall in 20:15.
Among those sitting out for the powerful Bruins were veterans Austin Ramos (Jesuit), Kyle Shackleton (Carlmont) and Michael Haddan (Woodbridge), the first returning from a 2006 redshirt season and the other two being the team's top finishers at last year's Pac-10 Championships. Also not in the lineup was three-time California state champion (twice in track, once in XC) Michael Cybulski, part of Eric Peterson's sensational freshmen recruiting class. Cybulski and California state 800m track champion Cory Primm will reportedly redshirt, according to Peterson.
The collegiate/open women's race was an amazingly tactical -- a creative term for 'slow' -- affair during most of the first half of their 4,000-meter (2.5-mile) race, with the ENTIRE field of 50 runners separated by a mere seven seconds after first kilometer and the group at one point 45 seconds slower than the pace in the high school race. That's when UCLA's Olga Aulet-Leon sounded the wake-up call by gradually swooping the field into a quicker pace, with most of her Bruin teammates giving chase.
It was on the second of three loops that eventual team champion UC Riverside made its big move, marching past the Bruins as various scoring positions to assume an in-race, quick-score advantage over UCLA and the crew from the University of Nevada.
The up-front individual battle eventually whittled down to two-person tango between Riverside's Cristina Olivas (Bloomington HS) and Nevada's Amanda Escalon (Escalon HS), a prized former NorCal prep talent on the radar of many collegiate coaches and eventually signed by Nevada's Coach Elias. As they made the turn for home with some 70 meters remaining, Escalon held a slight edge over Olivas, but the UCR talent kicked into a final finishing gear to reel in Moreno stride before the finish and hold on for a 15:43-to-15:44 win.
All five UC Riverside scorers finished in the Top 10 as the Highlanders won the team challenge with a very impressive 21 points. Nevada, which improved its position against UCLA by 9 points in the last half-mile, placed second with 49 and UCLA was third with 53.
UCR's women had logged 90 miles during each of the previous two weeks and also rattled off a six-miler on race morning, arriving here very fit after placing 11th at the NCAA West Regionals last year; all seven from that squad raced here. Nevada, a rising program ranked seventh in the preseason NCAA Mountain Region poll, sat out its top returnee, Charlotte Schonbeck. The Bruins rested out three of their four returnees from the team that placed 5th at last year's West Regionals.
"If you'd have told me yesterday we would have beaten UCLA and still not have won the race. ... This was a beneficial and competitive way for these teams to start their seasons."
Now, if they could only get those NCAA Championships to be a twilight meet...
Thanks to Lynn Mentzner & His Results Crew!
Event 1 Men
6k Run CC College/Open
1 Barnes, Laef Ucla 5:17 19:40 1
2 Shackleton, Drew Ucla 5:17 19:41 2
3 Tibaduiza, Ronald Asics Aggies 5:21 19:54
4 Crabill, Alex Ucla 5:21 19:55 3
5 Matthews, Jake Ucla 5:23 20:03 4
6 Pina, Ulices UC Riverside 5:25 20:11 5
7 Elam, Jimmy Humboldt State 5:25 20:12 6
8 Watchempino, Evan Ucla 5:26 20:15 7
9 Anzures, Marco Ucla 5:28 20:20 8
10 Morikawa, Kent Ucla 5:29 20:25 9
11 Tachias, Andrew UC Riverside 5:29 20:27 10
12 Patterson, Marlon Ucla 5:32 20:36
13 Pottey, Stephen Unattached 5:32 20:37
14 Ramos, Pedro UC Riverside 5:32 20:38 11
15 Lara, Raul UC Riverside 5:34 20:43 12
16 Knight, Spencer Ucla 5:35 20:47
17 Knight, Dylan Ucla 5:35 20:47
18 Lindstrom, Daniel UC Riverside 5:35 20:49 13
19 Buell, Michael UC Riverside 5:36 20:51 14
20 Benson, Danny Ucla 5:37 20:55
21 Lewis, Jason Humboldt State 5:40 21:06 15
22 Lares, Sergio Unattached 5:40 21:07
23 Khan, Fawad Ucla 5:42 21:12
24 Carson, Daniel Sacramento State 5:42 21:13 16
25 Szeher, Colin Sacramento State 5:42 21:14 17
26 Sanchez, Jose UC Riverside 5:42 21:15 18
27 Hausmaninger, Marc Ucla 5:42 21:15
28 Reichl, Jun Ucla 5:47 21:31
29 Tibbetts, Eric Humboldt State 5:48 21:36 19
30 Paneda, Jeffrey Sacramento State 5:48 21:36 20
31 Somerville, Derek UC Riverside 5:50 21:44
32 Grose, Scott Sacramento State 5:51 21:48 21
33 Kass, Alan Humboldt State 5:57 22:10 22
34 Ramos, Blake Ucla 5:57 22:10
35 Towles, Matthew Humboldt State 5:58 22:13 23
36 Sey, Jason Sacramento State 5:58 22:13 24
37 Brautigam, August Unattached 5:58 22:15
38 Pluvinet, Jonathan Unattached 6:01 22:25
39 Henriques, Dominic Unattached 6:01 22:26
40 Kilroy, Steve Humboldt State 6:04 22:35 25
41 Sanchez, Carlos UC Riverside 6:06 22:45
42 Overturf, Hansueli Humboldt State 6:10 22:56 26
43 Cardenas, Jesus UC Riverside 6:11 23:02
44 Imamoto, Jason Humboldt State 6:11 23:03
45 LaPlant, Nick Humboldt State 6:13 23:08
46 Malain, Eric Humboldt State 6:13 23:10
47 Lactaoen, Derek Humboldt State 6:17 23:25
48 Wright, Andrew Humboldt State 6:19 23:32
49 Peters, Brice Shasta 6:22 23:43
50 Peterson, Shaun Humboldt State 6:24 23:50
51 Bowman, Tyler Shasta 6:25 23:54
52 Weller, Michael Unattached 6:25 23:55
53 Howard, Jim Unattached 6:26 23:59
54 Newcomer, Sam Unattached 6:28 24:05
55 DeCarufel, Matt Unattached 6:30 24:12
56 Preussler, Lutz Unattached 6:33 24:23
57 Newman, Wesley Shasta 6:39 24:47
58 Bishop, Tim Humboldt State 6:42 24:57
59 Daddabbo, Josh Unattached 7:00 26:03
Team Scores
Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
1 Ucla 17 1 2 3 4 7
8 9
Total Time: 1:39:34.00
Average: 19:54.80
2 UC Riverside 51 5 10 11 12 13 14 18
Total Time: 1:42:48.00
Average: 20:33.60
3 Humboldt State 85 6 15 19 22 23 25 26
Total Time: 1:47:17.00
Average: 21:27.40
4 Sacramento State 98 16 17 20 21 24
Total Time: 1:48:04.00
Average: 21:36.80
Event 2 Boys
4k Run CC High School
1 Tibaduiza, Bryan Galena 5:55 13:27 1
2 Seawell, Garrett Woodcreek 5:58 13:34 2
3 Chellman, Nathan Sage Ridge 6:01 13:41
4 Romo, Chris Woodcreek 6:02 13:43 3
5 Mitchell, Cameron Woodcreek 6:08 13:56 4
6 Nied, Brandon Reno 6:08 13:57 5
7 Newman, Taylor Woodcreek 6:15 14:11 6
8 Schelling, Joshua Galena 6:17 14:15 7
9 Abbott, Joseph Galena 6:18 14:18 8
10 Gutierrez, Eric Stagg 6:18 14:18 9
11 Rin, Manny Deer Valley 6:21 14:24 10
12 Dunagan, Cary Reno 6:22 14:28 11
13 Smithson, Russell Reno 6:23 14:29 12
14 Dolan, Mike Bishop Manogue 6:23 14:30 13
15 Rowe, Michael Bishop Manogue 6:24 14:32 14
16 Baker, Nate Deer Valley 6:25 14:34 15
17 Seerano, Victor Rosemead 6:26 14:36 16
18 Jordan, Nathan Galena 6:30 14:45 17
19 Tatro, Nicholas Galena 6:30 14:46 18
20 Gamage, Chris South Tahoe 6:32 14:50 19
21 Unknown, Unkwon Rosemead 6:33 14:53 20
22 Esparza, Alex Rosemead 6:34 14:55 21
23 DeVito, Ryan Deer Valley 6:36 15:00 22
24 Tayour, Anthony Galena 6:36 15:00 23
25 Howard, Jason Christian Brothers 6:37 15:02 24
26 Freeman, Cody Reno 6:38 15:03 25
27 Cox, Wesley Colfax 6:38 15:04 26
28 Read, Nicholas Colfax 6:38 15:04 27
29 Pruett, Hunter Deer Valley 6:39 15:07 28
30 Parker, Jordan Reno 6:40 15:08 29
31 Nieto, Jose Christian Brothers 6:40 15:09 30
32 Reilly, Patrick South Tahoe 6:42 15:12 31
33 Dolan, Bob Bishop Manogue 6:42 15:13 32
34 Soto, Jonny Christian Brothers 6:42 15:14 33
35 Smith, Ryan Woodcreek 6:44 15:17 34
36 Livingston, Mason Deer Valley 6:44 15:18 35
37 Paulson, Tom Woodcreek 6:45 15:19 36
38 Tierney, Spencer Christian Brothers 6:45 15:20 37
39 Arroues, Matt South Tahoe 6:46 15:21 38
40 Hufford, Greg Christian Brothers 6:46 15:21 39
41 Wunderly, Kevin Deer Valley 6:46 15:22 40
42 Abittan, Joe Reno 6:46 15:22 41
43 Hiob, Brady South Tahoe 6:47 15:25 42
44 Baumann, Erich South Tahoe 6:48 15:26 43
45 Speth, Zack Reno 6:49 15:28 44
46 Liddle, Eric Christian Brothers 6:49 15:29 45
47 Gonzalez, Lance Bishop Manogue 6:50 15:31 46
48 Perez, Nick Christian Brothers 6:50 15:32 47
49 Matejcek, Paul Deer Valley 6:51 15:33 48
50 Wenzel, Elliott Christian Brothers 6:51 15:34
51 Young, Joe South Tahoe 6:51 15:34 49
52 Rodriguez, Bobby Sunnyside 6:52 15:35 50
53 Kolupaev, Nickalai Bishop Manogue 6:54 15:40 51
54 Gallo, Adrian Deer Valley 6:54 15:40
55 Saavedra, Ronnie Colfax 6:54 15:41 52
56 Perez, Alex Rite of Passage 6:55 15:44 53
57 Higginbotham, Devan Sunnyside 6:56 15:44 54
58 Ofstad, Michael Deer Valley 6:57 15:47
59 Garcia, Isaias Rosemead 6:59 15:52 55
60 Konkel, Reid Christian Brothers 7:00 15:54
61 Mann, Gurp Woodcreek 7:00 15:54 56
62 Walker, Luke Bishop Manogue 7:00 15:55 57
63 Goodman, Cameron Christian Brothers 7:03 16:01
64 Raposa, Tyler Woodcreek 7:07 16:10
65 Myers, Spencer Colfax 7:08 16:13 58
66 Ciaraglia, Angelo Woodcreek 7:08 16:13
67 Hamala, Mark Galena 7:08 16:13 59
68 Michael, Lee Bishop Manogue 7:09 16:15 60
69 Morgan, Michael Colfax 7:13 16:24 61
70 Bolenbaugh, Adam Deer Valley 7:14 16:26
71 Cullen, James Bishop Manogue 7:15 16:27
72 Urquilla, Irvin Rosemead 7:15 16:27 62
73 Richardson, Nathan Spanish Springs 7:15 16:27
74 Shrum, Andrew Woodcreek 7:15 16:28
75 Schopfer, Max Colfax 7:16 16:30 63
76 Warnock, Nick Deer Valley 7:18 16:34
77 Contreas, Leonel Rite of Passage 7:21 16:41 64
78 Garibay, Alfredo Sunnyside 7:22 16:43 65
79 Mercado, Ian Rosemead 7:22 16:44 66
80 Francis-Williams, Ray Stagg 7:23 16:45 67
81 Hancock, Kyle Spanish Springs 7:25 16:50
82 Hansen, Daniel Christian Brothers 7:27 16:56
83 Clark, Kyle Spanish Springs 7:28 16:57
84 Alexander, Michael Carlin 7:29 17:01 68
85 Avina, Jonathan Stagg 7:30 17:03 69
86 Doty, Joshua Rite of Passage 7:30 17:03 70
87 Rios, Ricardo Rite of Passage 7:32 17:06 71
88 Hudson, Zack Sunnyside 7:34 17:10 72
89 Bottenberg, Dane Bishop Manogue 7:35 17:15
90 Kinney, Cameron Carlin 7:40 17:24 73
91 Lerude, Griffen Reno 7:40 17:25
92 Norberg, Rand South Tahoe 7:43 17:32 74
93 Golden, Gabriel Christian Brothers 7:50 17:47
94 Hinxman, Jeff Bishop Manogue 7:51 17:51
95 Urbina-Guizar, Omar Rite of Passage 7:52 17:51 75
96 McConnell, James Reno 7:52 17:52
97 Pizano, Richard Rite of Passage 7:52 17:52 76
98 Cortez, Angel Rite of Passage 7:52 17:53 77
99 Hotchkiss, Kyle Spanish Springs 7:53 17:55
100 Escuenuela, Jesus Sunnyside 7:54 17:56 78
101 Havey, Matt Christian Brothers 7:55 17:59
102 Hinojosa, Danny Sunnyside 7:56 18:01 79
103 Blancas, Joseph Sunnyside 8:09 18:32 80
104 Englin, Kyle Bishop Manogue 8:22 19:01
105 Griswold, Tom Carlin 8:23 19:03 81
106 Sanders, Kevin Stagg 8:30 19:18 82
107 May, Jonathan Reno 8:33 19:26
108 Carlevato, Chris Bishop Manogue 8:34 19:27
109 Stoll, Sam Colfax 8:36 19:33 83
110 Knight, Brian Carlin 8:50 20:03 84
111 Richardson, Ryan Bishop Manogue 9:00 20:26
112 Healey, Neil Bishop Manogue 9:05 20:39
113 Stein, Jeff Colfax 9:08 20:45
114 Crowl, Morgan Stagg 9:14 20:59 85
115 Morgan, Alex Colfax 9:20 21:11
116 Vogel, Chris Colfax 9:29 21:32
117 Loveridge, Westley Carlin 9:39 21:55 86
Team Scores
1 Woodcreek 49 2 3 4 6 34 36 56
Total Time: 1:10:41.00
Average: 14:08.20
2 Galena 51 1 7 8 17 18 23 59
Total Time: 1:11:31.00
Average: 14:18.20
3 Reno 82 5 11 12 25 29 41 44
Total Time: 1:13:05.00
Average: 14:37.00
4 Deer Valley 110 10 15 22 28 35 40 48
Total Time: 1:14:23.00
Average: 14:52.60
5 Bishop Manogue 156 13 14 32 46 51 57 60
Total Time: 1:15:26.00
Average: 15:05.20
6 Christian Brothers 163 24 30 33 37 39 45 47
Total Time: 1:16:06.00
Average: 15:13.20
7 South Tahoe 173 19 31 38 42 43 49 74
Total Time: 1:16:14.00
Average: 15:14.80
8 Rosemead 174 16 20 21 55 62 66
Total Time: 1:16:43.00
Average: 15:20.60
9 Colfax 224 26 27 52 58 61 63 83
Total Time: 1:18:26.00
Average: 15:41.20
10 Stagg 312 9 67 69 82 85
Total Time: 1:28:23.00
Average: 17:40.60
11 Sunnyside 319 50 54 65 72 78 79 80
Total Time: 1:23:08.00
Average: 16:37.60
12 Rite of Passage 333 53 64 70 71 75 76 77
Total Time: 1:24:25.00
Average: 16:53.00
13 Carlin 392 68 73 81 84 86
Total Time: 1:35:26.00
Average: 19:05.20
Event 3 Women 4k Run CC College/Open
1 Olivas, Cristina UC Riverside 6:20 15:43 1
2 Moreno, Amanda Nevada 6:20 15:44 2
3 Martinez, Brenda UC Riverside 6:24 15:52 3
4 Pratt, Ashleigh UC Riverside 6:25 15:55 4
5 Lopez, Lisa UC Riverside 6:26 15:59 5
6 Viehweg, Ciara Ucla 6:28 16:02 6
7 Avena, Christa Nevada 6:28 16:02 7
8 Reyes, Celene UC Riverside 6:28 16:02 8
9 Aulet-Leon, Olga Ucla 6:28 16:03 9
10 Davis, Samantha Nevada 6:30 16:07 10
11 Jirges, Lauren Ucla 6:30 16:09 11
12 Murakami, Shannon Ucla 6:32 16:12 12
13 Evans, Dannielle UC Riverside 6:32 16:13 13
14 Chokshi, Monal Unattached 6:36 16:22
15 Palmer, Kristin Nevada 6:38 16:28 14
16 Jones, Christine Ucla 6:39 16:30 15
17 Russ, Mandy Nevada 6:40 16:32 16
18 Rolland, Megan Humboldt State 6:42 16:38 17
19 Tesfaye, Sara UC Riverside 6:44 16:43 18
20 Gramly, Amanda Nevada 6:48 16:53 19
21 Tandy, Tiffany Nevada 6:49 16:55 20
22 Chauvet-Moore, Chelsea Nevada 6:49 16:56
23 Hogan, Jessica UC Riverside 6:51 17:00
24 Bauer, Brenna UC Riverside 6:52 17:02
25 Roedder, Hannah Jo Ucla 6:52 17:03 21
26 Leal, Jodie Sacramento State 6:52 17:03 22
27 Robinson, Renisha Sacramento State 6:52 17:04 23
28 Zamora, Ashley UC Riverside 6:54 17:08
29 Young, Brittany UC Riverside 6:56 17:13
30 Marchini, Lora Sacramento State 6:58 17:17 24
31 Juarez, Jacquelyn UC Riverside 7:02 17:28
32 Hadley, Rachael Nevada 7:03 17:31
33 Williams, Ashley UC Riverside 7:04 17:33
34 Poindexter, Sara Una-Nevada 7:04 X17:33
35 Sitker, Margaret UC Riverside 7:05 17:35
36 Watcher, Erin Sacramento State 7:14 17:57 25
37 Graham, Irene Humboldt State 7:19 18:11 26
38 Nowell, Clare Humboldt State 7:20 18:12 27
39 Magana, Rosa Ucla 7:21 18:14 28
40 Aceves, Natalie UC Riverside 7:21 18:15
41 Dahlgren, Tess Humboldt State 7:24 18:22 29
42 Montoya, Natasha UC Riverside 7:26 18:27
43 Bournes, Gabrielle Ucla 7:27 18:30
44 Wagner, Mary Sacramento State 7:30 18:37 30
45 Moulton, Heather Humboldt State 7:34 18:47 31
46 Garcia, Amanda Humboldt State 7:36 18:51 32
47 Nicovich, Sylvia Humboldt State 7:43 19:11 33
48 St. Geme, Christine Ucla 7:46 19:16
49 Gardner, Katie Shasta 9:00 22:20
50 Holmquist, kaitlin Shasta 9:33 23:43
Team Scores
1 UC Riverside 21 1 3 4 5 8 13 18
Total Time: 1:19:31.00
Average: 15:54.20
2 Nevada 49 2 7 10 14 16 19 20
Total Time: 1:20:53.00
Average: 16:10.60
3 Ucla 53 6 9 11 12 15 21 28
Total Time: 1:20:56.00
Average: 16:11.20
4 Sacramento State 124 22 23 24 25 30
Total Time: 1:27:58.00
Average: 17:35.60
5 Humboldt State 130 17 26 27 29 31 32 33
Total Time: 1:30:10.00
Average: 18:02.00
Event 4 Girls
4k Run CC High School
1 Smith, Kelsey South Tahoe 6:16 15:35 1
2 Lambdin, Kate South Tahoe 6:34 16:19 2
3 Kirsch, Demerey Reno 6:42 16:38 3
4 McEnerney, Kelly Christian Brothers 6:44 16:44 4
5 Steedman, Zoe Reno 6:45 16:45 5
6 Slater, Joelle Reno 6:46 16:50 6
7 Ballard, Leah Clark 6:47 16:51
8 Howard, Sara Colfax 6:48 16:54 7
9 Munoz, Britt Rosemead 6:50 16:58
10 Buckner, Ashley Woodcreek 6:54 17:07 8
11 Crosta, Courtney Woodcreek 6:54 17:08 9
12 Heflin, Tiffany Lassen 6:54 17:08
13 Biselli, Ciera Bishop Manogue 6:56 17:14 10
14 Rabbetts, Cheldon South Tahoe 6:57 17:16 11
15 Zaccoor, Tori South Tahoe 6:59 17:19 12
16 Ciaraglia, Alex Woodcreek 7:00 17:23 13
17 DeVriend, Ashley Woodcreek 7:03 17:31 14
18 Kosak, Kristin Spanish Springs 7:07 17:41
19 Mowry, Michelle Bishop Manogue 7:11 17:49 15
20 Townsend, Laura Spanish Springs 7:16 18:03
21 Kelley, Sarah Sage Ridge 7:16 18:04
22 Kelley, Claire Sage Ridge 7:17 18:04
23 Johnson, Andrea Stagg 7:20 18:12
24 Evashenk, Coco Christian Brothers 7:20 18:13 16
25 Crowder, Lasken Reno 7:20 18:14 17
26 Holst, Katie Christian Brothers 7:23 18:20 18
27 Burgoyne, Sarah Reno 7:24 18:22 19
28 Fastiggi, Gabby Woodcreek 7:24 18:23 20
29 Puentes, Megan Rosemead 7:24 18:24
30 Dalton, Jordan South Tahoe 7:27 18:31 21
31 Luckadoo, Alex Bishop Manogue 7:28 18:33 22
32 Gutierrez, Lynzie Stagg 7:31 18:39
33 Acosta, Brittany Bishop Manogue 7:31 18:41 23
34 Morris, Katy Bishop Manogue 7:31 18:41 24
35 McNabb, Amanda Woodcreek 7:33 18:44 25
36 Bailey, Tabbitha Colfax 7:33 18:46 26
37 Ferrer, Kimberly Woodcreek 7:35 18:51 27
38 Newman, Katie Woodcreek 7:36 18:52
39 Vazquez, Cecilia Sunnyside 7:39 19:00 28
40 King, Megan Christian Brothers 7:43 19:09 29
41 Havey, Erica Christian Brothers 7:48 19:22 30
42 Ramos, Alicia Sunnyside 7:49 19:25 31
43 Yamashiro, Megan Woodcreek 7:52 19:32
44 Breaux, Sherese Stagg 7:53 19:35
45 Griswold, Abigail Reno 7:54 19:38 32
46 Stover, Abbey Reno 7:54 19:38 33
47 Warner, Amanda Reno 7:55 19:40
48 Cohen, Allie Colfax 7:56 19:41 34
49 Stratford, Taylor Bishop Manogue 8:03 19:59 35
50 Ramitici, Kylie Bishop Manogue 8:04 20:02 36
51 Nguyen, Amanda Rosemead 8:05 20:05
52 Palacios, Jessica Forest Hill 8:06 20:06
53 Leon, Briana Sunnyside 8:06 20:06 37
54 Trent, Katie Reno 8:18 20:37
55 Bradshaw, Kate Colfax 8:18 20:38 38
56 Flavetta, Geanna Christian Brothers 8:21 20:45 39
57 Reid, Lauren Bishop Manogue 8:28 21:03
58 Rendon, April Sunnyside 8:30 21:08 40
59 Ferrer, Tiffany Woodcreek 8:33 21:15
60 yoximer, Andrea Reno 8:33 21:15
61 Cole, Francesca Colfax 8:42 21:36 41
62 Luevanos, Cynthia Sunnyside 8:42 21:37 42
63 Abittan, Monique Bishop Manogue 8:43 21:39
64 Stein, Jennifer Colfax 8:43 21:40 43
65 Cole, Isobel Colfax 8:44 21:41 44
66 Francis, Mallory Bishop Manogue 8:57 22:15
67 Heckler, Sonia Bishop Manogue 9:08 22:42
68 Vazquez, Stephanie Sunnyside 9:10 22:46 45
69 Coyner, Hannah Christian Brothers 9:11 22:50 46
70 Minton, Samantha Colfax 9:15 22:58
71 Piscitelli, Katherine Colfax 9:21 23:13
72 Yang, Olivia Sunnyside 9:21 23:14 47
73 Jackson, Lydia Bishop Manogue 9:33 23:43
74 Paddock, Chante Bishop Manogue 9:33 23:44
75 Kirwin, MacKenzie Bishop Manogue 9:33 23:44
76 McCammon, Clair Colfax 9:38 23:56
77 Owens, Dessie Colfax 9:42 24:05
78 Edwards, Sarah Colfax 10:03 24:59
79 Knight, Jolene Carlin 10:30 26:04
Team Scores
1 South Tahoe 47 1 2 11 12 21
Total Time: 1:25:00.00
Average: 17:00.00
2 Reno 50 3 5 6 17 19 32 33
Total Time: 1:26:49.00
Average: 17:21.80
3 Woodcreek 64 8 9 13 14 20 25 27
Total Time: 1:27:32.00
Average: 17:30.40
4 Bishop Manogue 94 10 15 22 23 24 35 36
Total Time: 1:30:58.00
Average: 18:11.60
5 Christian Brothers 97 4 16 18 29 30 39 46
Total Time: 1:31:48.00
Average: 18:21.60
6 Colfax 146 7 26 34 38 41 43 44
Total Time: 1:37:35.00
Average: 19:31.00
7 Sunnyside 178 28 31 37 40 42 45 47
Total Time: 1:41:16.00
Average: 20:15.20
Prep Preview - Doug Speck - DyeStatCal
The High School portion of the meet will be a cooker,
with some very fine California and Nevada squads in attendance.
Girls - South Lake Tahoe, one of the West's top programs in recent
years, lost on the sixth runner rule in a super 4A team battle
with Marie Lawrence's Reno
group last Fall in their state title run, with the SLT group returning four from
that team, led by Kelsey Smith, individual CC runner-up as a frosh, and 11:03
for 3200m in the State track meet for second again behind Lawrence. Kate
Lambdin and Kylie Noll return from the top fifteen of that State Championship
run for South Lake Tahoe. Demery Kirsch (Reno) was ninth for her team in
the State 4A CC race last year and was third in the State Track Meet at 11:05
for 3200m. Woodcreek returns all its girls from a Sac Joaquin Section sixth
place Division II squad in Cross Country. Kelly McEreney and Katie Holst
lead a highly thought of Christian Brothers (Sacramento) squad. Sara Howard
is a California State Division II runner-up for Colfax.
Boys - Woodcreek (Rosevell) brings a super Boys' squad also, with
six of the top seven back from the eleventh place Statewide Division
II squad in 2006. Woodcreek
has Chris Romo, who was twelfth in State D2 last year in CC, with a 9:54 3200
from track, with Cameron Mitchell shining in the spring at 1:56.95 (800)-4:19.21
(1600) as did Garrett Seawell (4:29.05-9:35.35) and Taja Handa (4:28.54). Galena
(Nv) and its entry brings some dynamite to the top end, with Bryan Tibaduiza
from the running family a 4:28-9:33 double in last year's State Track Meet over
1600 and 3200 meters, and Joe Abbott one of the nation's top 800m runners at
1:53.83. Patrick Henry (San Diego) is a fine California squad, with Adam
Rafiee (4:23.23c 1600). Christian Brothers (Sacramento) brings in the Sac
Joaquin's top Division IV squad, led by Jason Howard and Eric Little, top fifteen
finishers in the Section meet last Fall. The race up front should fly! Brandon
Ried (Reno) was 10th in State 4A last fall in Cross-Country in helping lead his
team to a sweep of the Boys and Girls titles in Nevada, with George Cook-Cantu
(Christian Brothers, Sacramento) Sac Joaquin Division IV runner-up last Fall,
and Eric Gutierrez (Stagg, Stockton) 4:29 (1600) and 9:44 (3200) in the spring
track season. Manny Rin and Adrian Gallo are fine individuals from Deer
Valley (Antioch) in California's NCS Section. Nathan Chellman (Sage Ridge, Nv)
is an interesting watch, as the State 1A-2A CC Champ was also the State 1A 800
(1:59)-1600 (4:24)-3200 (9:57) champ at that level (and oh yeah he was fourth
in the 400!).
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