Rosemead Invitational
Saturday September 15th, 2007 @ Rosemead HS (SS)

   
26th Annual Meet Is a Big Hit!
Pleasant San Gabriel Valley morning greets army of runners with some great competition
On-site c overage by Doug Speck & Rich Gonzalez

   
photos by Doug Speck
Meet Photo Album Doug Speck
Meet Photo Album - Chuck Lyons

Recap by Doug Speck
     On Saturday morning, September 15th, over twenty schools came to Rosemead HS in the San Gabriel Valley for the DyeStatCal featured meet of the weekend, the 26th Annual Rosemead Invitational on their three mile campus course. On a pleasant morning with all the racing action over by 11:00 the weather was a tad warm near the end, but most of the races were held under perfect conditions, with personal bests falling big-time for a ton of the athletes involved. The flat grass, dirt track, and cement Rosemead HS course has a large grass loop, once around the track, over to and around a park area twice, back to the original field for a loop, and onto the track for 300 meters to the finish. Spectators can observe the athletes with some casual walking at at least four or five points during the events, with a small crowd of from eight to eighty in age meandering from spot to spot as the fields came close by. It was a fun morning with some fine athletes involved, some great competition in the different events, and some names that we will be hearing down the road this season come championship time. The meet had an abundance of volunteers and lots of people were home by noon with everyone on the team having competed in a good meet. With forty-deep medals in every race a lot of rookies were sold on the sport as they walked around after their race with their award around their neck and a smile for their friends. We are looking forward to the next edition in 2008.
     The Junior boys started the morning off bright and early at 7:40 a.m., with enough last-minute entrants in the suddenly popular meet to leave even a veteran observer such as ourself a bit off, as that Rosemead High leader out front sure looked good. Turns out it was Chris Rivera from the strong Granite Hills High program in Apple Valley leading the pack, and edging away eventually to a 100 meter win at 15:47. Later Chris indicated that was just short of his best time, and he had hoped for more company up front, but enjoyed the meet and competition. With Barstow in Granite Hills’ League Chris mentioned the need to get it up to speed to run with the annual championship level squad the Aztecs put on the course each year, with the need for his squad to come up with some depth after their fourth runner.
     In the Girls Junior race, the Montebello duo of Sesma and Lopez led early, but tall Nicole Gassner of Alta Loma, one of a number of winners this day who indicated they had done some serious training this summer, eventually moved up and past during the second mile to a 19:33 win. The quick course this day added to the problem some like Nicole had of achieving their seasonal goal (under 20 for the Alta Loma runner) one of their first meets out, so it is back to the drawing board.
     The Boys Frosh group showed what good middle school programs can do for your ninth grade class. Fit looking Robert Sager (Granite Hills, Apple Valley) continued his school’s sweep of the male wins in this competition with a good run here, racing away early to a nearly one minute 17:08 victory, and two other teammates in the top six places. Sager has run on a middle school sponsored team over the last two years in sixth and seventh grade, and spent some serious summer training time with the high school varsity while potential frosh athletes at many other schools were trying to figure out what this sport cross-country was all about. Unpressed most of the event, keep an eye on the name, as Sager will help his school’s varsity and develop into a real star in future years.
     The Girls Frosh contest had Rowland’s Priscilla Llanos eventually edge away from Schurr’s Navarette and the field to a fine 18:52-19:33 win over the Schurr first year runner. Another quite experienced first year prep, Priscilla has run for the last year with the Walnut based Road Runners Track Club, racing all the way to the National Junior Olympic competition at Mt. San Antonio College in July after a spring age-group season. With quick 4:59 1500 and 10:58 3000 meter clockings last spring’s track season, Priscilla will be among the area’s better ninth graders in the fall and during track season.
     The Boys Soph race had the biggest pack in attendance near the lead for a good part of the race, before Steven Melena (Eastside, Lancaster) pulled away after two miles to a 16:20-16:28 win over Jayson Perez (South El Monte). Part of a running family, with brother Jose an Antelope Valley HS star and now at UC Riverside. Eastside is a new school in Steve’s attendance area, with students through the eleventh grade this school year. Melena was runner-up last weekend at the Colton Invitational at this tenth grade level, and indicated after the race that he hopes to make it to the CIF Finals this year after missing out by one spot in 2006.
     Local star Brittnie Munoz (Rosemead), with a bouncy half-milers stride up off her toes, raced away from the Girls Soph field on the way to her 19:09 win. The 2:25 800 meter runner from last spring has done some good running during the summer with her team, and indicated her best last year was 19:51 here. Second was way back at 20:44 in this event, with the locals having plenty of time to concentrate on cheering for their star before anyone else came by near the end.
     Phillip Benavides of Alhambra had bested a good field at the Don Bosco Invitational the previous weekend with a 15:11 run, so he was the favorite here, and spoke in local papers of hoping to gain some respect in the eyes of the experts early this season. Phil sat just off the lead early in the race, with Nick Kelly (Granite Hills), a 4:24 1600 runner, and Ricardo Rodriguez (La Puente) out a few meters in the early running.  After a 10:08 first two miles Benavides put the hammer down, as he later indicated was his plan today, and raced away with a 5 flat final mile on the way to his 15:08 win. A Southern Section Division I individual finalist last November in this sport, Phil stated he had a simple goal this fall, “To make State.” Confident, and having done a good amount of work over the summer, his development will be interesting to watch.
     The Girls Senior event had a good group up front for the first half-mile around the first grass field and on to the track, but it was there that the eventual winner, Lenore Moreno (West Covina), planned her move, and she started to edge away. The short, snappy striding local star raced away to an eventual 18:45 win with Calvary Chapel’s Molly Litherland next at 19:21, as five here went under the twenty minute barrier. Moreno followed the trend of about all the champions here, with a serious summer of preparation, and she spoke of the need to be on her horse all the time with the talented South Hills group her league rivals.
     As we mentioned above, a nice morning, well run affair, abundance of volunteers, very visible course for the spectators, and over 300 medals awarded helped to add up to a great meet. Congrats to Rosemead High School and we at DyeStatCal had a lot of fun being involved with the Twenty-Sixth Annual.

Nice Runner Award:
     Last Saturday at Rosemead Invitational a few teams apparently showed up last minute and one girl from a local school that appeared to finish farther back in a race asked if there were any more wristbands available. Because of all the teams the wristbands were so popular the stock was depleted. Victor Serrano of host Rosemead High was near the finish line helping after his race and heard whom I think was a senior girl who didn't get a medal ask if she could have a wristband. There were none. She said OK, and started to walk away with sweat streaming off of her as she knew she gave the race her all and headed for water and the cool down jog. Victor said he found one, which appeared to actually be his, and handed it to her. You would of thought it was the overall first place trophy. She put it on, said thanks and walked away proudly like she couldn't wait to share the moment with her teammates. There are many, many stories of good in our sport. We just need to share them more often. Try your best, work as a team and show respect and sportsmanship! -- Anonymous.

SENIOR BOYS
Race video by Richard Gonzalez
Phillip Benavides (Alhambra) - Boys Senior

Winner Interview by Doug Speck
It looked like under 15:10 for the finishing time after a 10:08 first two miles. Did you have a strategy in mind that included racing the last part of the course hard today?
PB - I wanted to relax the first mile, and see where we were. I could hear footsteps close behind after the mile, but the goal was to run a very hard third mile today.
What are your thoughts on the win and the time?
PB - My coach wanted a sub-15 today, but I am happy with the personal best of 15:09. 
During the summer how much running did you do?
PB - We do about 50-60 miles per week in the summer, and about 30-40 per week during the season. This year we will keep the mileage a bit higher during the season.
We read on one of the boards that maybe you did some running with the East Los Angeles College group this summer?
PB - Yeah, I did some runs with them and those were some good workouts.
Last year you reached the CIF Southern Section Finals in Cross Country. What is your goal this year?
PB - My goal is very simple, to make state.
You had track times of what, 4:26 and 9:42 this past spring, what are some of your goals there this year?
PB - I was a bit disappointed last spring with those times, as I had run 4:27 and in the 9:40's as a sophomore. We tried some new stuff in training in track last year and it did not work as good as we wanted it to, so now we have rethought it and are sure the senior year will go much better.

SENIOR BOYS
1. Phillip Benavides (Alhambra) 15:08
2. Nick Kelley (Granite Hills) 15:21
3. Ricardo Rogriguez (La Puente) 15:29
4. Tyler Dresslar (Granite Hills) 16:16
5. Jesse Cuccia (Granite Hills) 16:25
6. Eduardo Hernandez (Rowland) 16:27
7. Mavin Cano (Montebello) 16:36
8. Jose Mora (South El Monte) 16:36
9. Alejandro Esparza (Rosemead) 16:46
10. Oscar Fernandez (Downey) 16:46
11. Matt Lane, Rowland 16:47
12. Andrew Centeno, South El Monte 16:48
13. Gilbert Del Muro, West Covina 16:56
14. Jamie Schiff, Buckley 17:00
15. Carlos Hernandez, Alhambra 17:02
16. Fernando Guillen, Rosemead 17:03
17. Alan Almaraz, Bell Gardens 17:05
18. Ivan Mercado, Rosemead 17:06
19. Ryan Potts, West Covina 17:08
20. Garrett Fuerte, Downey 17:17
21. Andrew Rodriguez, Rowland 17:21
22. Dion Roberts, Rowland 17:21
23. Zackery Martinez, La Puente 17:22
24. Cesar Jimenez, Lynwood 17:25
25. Fa Wichianchan, Rosemead 17:26
26. Brandon Tom, Rowland 17:27
27. E. Tolentino, Schurr 17:32
28. Frank Sanchez, Lynwood 17:34
29. Reno Blas, Hollywood, 17:38
30. Daniel Le, El Monte 17:38
31. Isaias Garcia, Rosemead 17:41
32. Javier Avitia, Don Bosco Tech 17:45
33. Christian Salas, Alhambra 17:51
34. Blas Cruz, El Monte 17:57
35. Joel Hernandez, La Puente 17:59
36. Mitchell Lopez, Baldwin Park 18:00
37. Irving Urquilla, Rosemead 18:06
38. J. Benmen, Schurr 18:06
39. Paul Marquez, Nogales 18:06
40. James Wu, Rowland 18:08
41. Omar Flores, Bell Gardens 18:14
42. Espadas Martin, Don Bosco Tech 18:16
43. Mike Orellana, Hollywood 18:29
44. Bryan Deras, Don Bosco Tech 18:32
45. Shawn Broukhim, Buckley 18:35
46. Juan Mendoza, John Glenn 18:38
47. Alfredo Velez, Downey 18:39
48. Justin Anderson, Granite Hills 18:41
49. Freddy Flores, Lynwood 18:42
50. Austin Ku, Rowland 18:42
51. Adolfo Carcano, Hollywood 18:44
52. Danny Lee, Alhambra 18:45
53. Gianni Arce, West Covina 18:47
54. Charles Tyrer, Buckley 18:52
55. Abel Hernandez, Bell Gardens 18:55
56. Brian Figueroa, Northview 18:55
57. Neftaly Sandoval, Hollywood 18:58
58. Adrian Cortez, West Covina 19:00
59. Barry Newmyer, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 19:09
60. Ricardo Garcia, Montebello 19:23
61. J. Martinez, Schurr 19:32
62. Timothy Lewis, Alhambra 19:38
63. Yogesh Mehra, Rowland 19:41
64. H. Repajic, Schurr 19:44
65. Kenny Valencia, Hollywood 19:50
66. Dustin Becerra, Hollywood 19:56
67. Charlie Yedor, Buckley 20:03
68. Alan Castro, Hollywood 20:03
69. Enrron Santos, Hollywood 20:09
70. Hector Gomez, Montebello 20:16
71. Eloy Perez, Montebello 20:23
72. Jose Carillo, Montebello 20:33
73. Brandon Madera, Montebello 20:53
74. Joey Hernandez, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 20:53
75. David Nguyen, South El Monte 20:58
76. Paul Taing, Rowland 20:59
77. Troy Shibukawa, Rosemead 21:06
78. Pedro Orozco, Bell Gardens
79. Fernando Espawta, Hollywood
80. Anthony Fang, Rowland
81. P. Barrios, Schurr
82. C. Munoz, Schurr
83. Charles Galbreath, Granite Hills
84. Juan Ramirez, Rosemead
85. James Salazer, Alhambra
86. Simon Wu, Rowland
87. Henry Garcia, Baldwin Park
88. Bryant Ngo, South El Monte
89. Bryan Mendez, Hollywood
90. C. Anaya, Schurr



JUNIOR BOYS 

Chris Rivera (Granite Hills, Apple Valley) - Junior Boys winner
Race Video by Rich Gonzalez
Race Winner Interview  by Doug Speck
What was your time today?
CR - I think it was about 15:45. 
Is the time a personal 3 mile best?
CR - No I have run 15:36 for the distance.
What are your thoughts on the race?
CR - I felt it was a good, solid effort. I kind of hoped for more competition. There were some solid runners, and it was a fast course.
What place did you take in your League last year individually?
CR - I think I was about tenth place.
What are some of your goals for this year?
CR - I would like to run a sub-15 somewhere along the way. I would like to place top three individually in the League Finals, and have our team go to the CIF Finals.
What times did you run in track last year?
CR - I had a best of 2:00 for the 800 and 4:27 for the 1600, where I was second in league and made it to the CIF Prelims.
How much running did you do this summer?
CR - I met with team members each day and we ran about 8-14 miles.
Who is the competition in your local area?
CR - We have Barstow in our league and they are very solid. We hope to be able to compete with them. We are still a young team and solid runners one through four. We are looking for our 5-6 and 7 runners to move up and still searching out who that will be.

JUNIOR BOYS
1. Chris Rivera (Granite Hills) 15:47
2. Mauricio Luna (La Puente) 16:28
3. Victor Serrano (Rosemead) 16:42
4. Jesus Corral (Baldwin Park) 16:49
5. Jeffery Lo (West Covina) 17:01
6. Andrew Guerrero (West Covina) 17:03
7. Joseph Gomez (Nogales) 17:05
8. Jonathan Taylor (Rowland) 17:06
9. Jeremy Maass (West Covina) 17:07
10. Steve Mendoza (Bell Gardens) 17:12
11. Stephen Van Zant, West Covina 17:29
12. Jimmy Storbakken, Don Bosco Tech 17:36
13. Jonathan Mendieta, West Covina 17:37
14. David Renteria, Rosemead 17:41
15. Mario Caballero, West Covina 17:45
16. Kearny Tse, Rowland 17:46
17. Jason Cao, Rosemead 17:47
18. Daniel Guardado, Montebello 17:49
19. Steven Thong, Rosemead 17:52
20. Max Giraldo, Buckley 17:53
21. Jay Cao, Rosemead 17:55
22. Kevin Cunningham, West Covina 17:56
23. Ernesto Pita, West Covina 18:02
24. Paul Nay, Baldwin Park 18:03
25. Erin Spencer, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 18:04
26. Anthony Aguirre, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 18:06
27. Theodore Lin, Rowland 18:09
28. Antonio Lam, Rosemead 18:10
29. Chris Lopez, John Glenn 18:13
30. Adrian Camarena, West Covina 18:13
31. Wilian Pineda, South El Monte 18:15
32. Jeremy Mark, Rowland 18:20
33. Jordan Beiter, Granite Hills 18:25
34. M. Mendoza, Schurr 18:26
35. J. Agreduno, Schurr 18:27
36. Ernesto Perez, Downey 18:28
37. Josh Keller, West Covina 18:32
38. Ivan Glamuzina, Don Bosco Tech 18:33
39. Miguel Lantan, Bell Gardens 18:35
40. Adam Richard, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 18:35
41. Alex Lee, Rowland 18:36
42. Andrew Ta, Alhambra 18:38
43. Luis Macias, Montebello 18:45
44. Jonathan Ly, Rosemead 18:46
45. Marco Zhang, Alhambra 18:52
46. John Vizcardo, Eastside 18:52
47. Jim Chen, Rosemead 18:53
48. Alan Tan, Alhambra 19:07
49. Mario Lopez, John Glenn 19:07
50. Matt Hernandez, West Covina 19:08
51. Timothy De Leon, Montebello 19:08
52: James Wilson, Don Bosco Tech 19:14
53. Adrian Bravo, Don Bosco Tech 19:14
54. James Visno, Buckley 19:15
55. J. Jacobo, Schurr 19:18
56. J. Chandes, Schurr
57. V. Lau, Schurr
58. Gabriel Tam, Alhambra
59. Irvine Rodriguez, Rowland
60. Nico Gemigniani, Buckley
61. Eric Man, Rowland
62. Gabe Rudich, Buckley
63. Ernesto Rios, West Covina
64. Eric Tan, Rowland
65. NA.
66. Ghandy Reyes, John Glenn
67. NA.
68. Brian Chau, Alhambra
69. Jonathan Pla, West Covina
70. Peter Sepassi, Buckley
71. W. Villagomez, Schurr
72. Kevin Parras, Granite Hills
73. Alfredo Martinez, Don Bosco Tech
74. Dat Ngyern, Granite Hills
75. S. Pauk, Schurr
76. Martin Villarreal, Montebello
77. Jesse Huynh, Rosemead
78. Eric Hoong, Rosemead
79. Angel Castro, Bell Gardens
80. Tony Ramirez, Eastside
81. Alex Tang, Rosemead
82. Ignacio Diaz, Rosemead
83. Andy Riding, Granite Hills
84. Travis Aquino, Eastside
85. Kendrick Yu, Rosemead
86. Rafael Galvez, West Covina
87. Cecil Stevens, Granite Hills
88. John Kim, Rowland
89. Carlos Yurrita, West Covina
90. Jose Leiva, Eastside
91. Daniel Escobar, Eastside
92. Jonathan Coria, Rosemead
93. Jesus Amaral, Rosemead
94. Jonathan Tang, Rowland
95. NA.
96. David Luu, Rowland
97. Daniel Tapia, Nogales
98. Billy Lam, Rowland
99. NA.
100. T. Kawaguchi, Schurr
101. Kendrick Valdez, Rowland

SOPHOMORE BOYS
1 Steven Melena (Eastside) 16:20
2. Jayson Perez (South El Monte) 16:28
3. Juan Jimenez (Montebello) 16:49
4. Blayze Fimbres (Bosco Tech) 16:50
5. Luis Vasquez (Eastisde) 16:58
6. Alfredo Martinez (Northview) 17:04
7. Jimmy McManus (Granite Hills) 17:10
8. Gilbert Ramirez (Rosemead) 17:14
9. Luis Martinez (Baldwin Park) 17:24
10. Albert Gomez (Bosco Tech) 17:27

Race Winner Interview (Doug Speck):
Steven Melena (Eastside, Lancaster) - Boys Soph 

About what was your time and what are your thoughts on the race?
SM - I think my time was 16:15 and I’m pleased with the win.
How many Meets has your team had this season so far?
SM - This is our second Invitational Meet. I was also second place at the Colton Invitational last weekend.
What kind of times did you have last track season and what did you place in League in Cross Country?
SM - I ran a 4:32 1600 during the track season, and think I was about fourth or fifth in League Finals during Cross Country in the Fall.
What are your goals for this year?
SM - I just missed the CIF Finals last year in Cross Country from my prelims heat and would like to make the Section Finals.
As a fairly new school, what grades do you have?
SM - We are now through the eleventh grade, and I am not sure whether we will be Division II or Division III this season.
Does having your brother as a top runner provided any inspiration to you? (Brother Jose is at UCR)
SM - Oh yes, he has been a real inspiration to me, and my goal is to try to become as good or better a runner than he was in high school.

11. Eduardo Cuevas, La Puente 17:30
12. Sahan Ranaweera, Rosemead 17:32
13. Joel Arellano, Alhambra 17:40
14. Isaias Hinojosa, South El Monte 17:48
15. Kent Ngyuen, Northview 17:48
16. Mark Rice, Granite Hills 17:51
17. Adam Furukawa, Rowland 17:52
18. Juan Guardado, Don Bosco Tech 18:01
19. Christopher Le, Rosemead 18:15
20. Michael Vallejos, Alhambra 18:18
21. Ariel Valdez, Don Bosco Tech 18:20
22. Josue Neri, Montebello 18:20
23. Adam Grijalva, Rowland 18:21
24. Efren Aguilar, Don Bosco Tech 18:21
25. Alberto Flores, La Puente 18:29
26. Michael Moreno, Rosemead 18:33
27. Alejandro Flores, Eastside 18:37
28. Ovidio Sanchez, Rowland 18:40
29. Marc Torres, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 18:42
30. Francisco Sandoval, Nogales 18:44
31. Jose Perez, Eastside 18:46
32. Luis Diaz, Northview 18:46
33. Breier Lopez, Baldwin Park 18:49
34. Diego Rodriguez, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 18:52
35. Chris Grimmett, Don Bosco Tech 18:54
36. Eduardo Melgarejo, Baldwin Park 18:56
37. Joe Creech, Granite Hills 18:58
38. Daniel Salas, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 19:06
39. Oscar Hernandez, Montebello 19:08
40. Larry Castaneda, Downey 19:10
41. David Morales, Don Bosco Tech 19:14
42. Ray Castellanos, South El Monte 19:21
43. Dimitri Serrano, Don Bosco Tech 19:26
44. Lewis Wong, Rosemead 19:32
45. Luis Lozano, Bell Gardens 19:36
46. J. Baez, Schurr 19:37
47. James Si, El Monte 19:46
48. Brandon Aragon, West Covina 19:51
49. Rafael Galaviz, West Covina 19:56
50. M. Wu, Schurr 20:02
51. Jose Rodriguez, Don Bosco Tech 20:10
52. Hank Cheng, Alhambra 20:15
53. Bryan Guzman, Montebello 20:16
54. Huy Phung, Northview 20:22
55. Jonathan Houng, Rosemead 20:24
56. Oscar Navarro, John Glenn 20:26
57. Victor Duran, Downey 20:32
58. Gabriel Garcia, Alhambra 20:35
59. Eworth Meighan, Daniel Murphy 20:36
60. Matthew Hageman, Rowland 20:37
61. Zac Higgins, Granite Hills 20:40
62. Brandyn Arroyo, Granite Hills 20:44
63. Star Hathaway, Buckley 20:44
64. Alex Hahn, Buckley 20:48
65. Edwin Ng, Rosemead 20:52
66. Patrick Lopez, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 20:53
67. Calvin Wong, Rowland 20:58
68. Andy Pham, Rosemead 21:03
69. Kevin Hwee, Rowland 21:09
70. Phillip Tran, Rosemead 21:12
71. Phillip Luu, Rowland 21:29
72. William Avalos, South El Monte 21:30
73. Brian Lac, Rosemead 21:31
74. Mark Aumentado, Rowland 21:33
75. Louis Yio, Alhambra
76. Joe Medina, South El Monte
77. Simpson Dinh, Rosemead
78. Henry Chan, Rosemead
79. Wilson Bang, Rosemead
80. J. Bustamante, Schurr
81. David Dang, Rosemead
82. Henry Qui, Rowland
83. Zack Araujo, West Covina
84. Kevin Camarena, West Covina
85. Thomas Kang, Rowland
86. Thomas Gosal, Rowland
87. H. Diaz, Schurr
88. Max Xu, Rowland
89. Richard Truong, Rosemead
90. Joel Romero, La Puente
91. Matto Juarez, Eastside
92. Willy Feldman, Hollywood
93. David Pena, Northview
94. Wilbur Liu, Rowland
95. Jeremy Tam, Alhambra
96. Evan Dubchansky, Buckley
97. Charles Sims, Daniel Murphy
98. Jorge Crist, Nogales
99. Anthony Cordova, Northview
100. Spencer Schwartz, Buckley
101. N. De La Parra, Schurr
102. Kelvin Koo, Rosemead
103. Edgar Arevalos, Northview
104. Jeffrey Moghaven, Buckley

FRESHMEN BOYS
1. Robert Sager (Granite Hills) 17:08
2. Brian Cano (Rowland)18:03
3. Cody Jordan (Granite Hills) 18:05
4. Junior Herrera (Alhambra) 18:26
5. Christopher Castillo (La Puente) 18:31
6. Jacob Lindstrom (Granite Hills) 18:48
7. Raul Reyes (John Glenn) 18:52
8. Alan Callison (Northview) 19:12
9. Johnny Leung (Rosemead) 19:15
10. Julio Garcia (Montebello) 19:16

Race Winner Interview (Doug Speck):
Robert Sager (Granite Hills, Apple Valley) - Boys Frosh

How much running have you done prior to High School?
RS - Our middle school did have a cross-country program, and I was on the varsity in sixth and seventh grades. I did run in the middle school division at the Mt. SAC Invitational. I used to play soccer also, but now my sport is running.
How much mileage and how often did you train this past summer?
RS - I ran every day over the summer and we probably averaged about six miles per day, with one day we ran ten miles.
What are your thoughts on your race today?
RS - I wanted to be first and am very pleased with how it came out.
What are some of your goals for the season?
RS - I want to stay as fit as I can and continue to improve.

11. Henry Shih, Rowland 19:17
12. Armando Flores, Montebello 19:22
13. Ramiro Montiel, La Puente 19:23
14. Brian Daneshgar, Buckley 19:28
15. James Pira, West Covina 19:33
16. Neal Martin, Buckley 19:35
17. Gabriel Garcia, West Covina 19:55
18. Richard Gutierrez, Baldwin Park 19:55
19. Michael Rosales, Rosemead 20:11
20. Vincent Ngo, Alhambra 20:14
21. Joseph Sterger, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 20:15
22. Lam Nguyen, Granite Hills 20:24
23. Ralph Prado, Don Bosco Tech 20:27
24. Wesley Luong, Rosemead 20:30
25. Jeff Si, El Monte 20:32
26. Chris Freeman, Rowland 20:44
27. Jesse Hill, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 20:45
28. Karlo Ishibashi, Don Bosco Tech 21:18
29. Tony Phe, Rosemead 21:22
30. Oscar Gonzales, Montebello 21:30
31. Tommy Sy, Rosemead 21:33
32. Alex Sun, Rowland 21:34
33. Daniel Hernandez, Northview 22:09
34. James Hwang, Rowland 22:11
35. M. Acosta, Northview 22:13
36. Alex Chang, Rowland
37. Spencer Pao, Rowland
38. Jose Guerrero, Northview
39. Jose Esparza, Don Bosco Tech
40. Nelson Chang, Rowland
41. Jeremy Ornelas, Don Bosco Tech
42. Nick Vasquez, Rowland
43. J. Keung, Schurr
44. B. Mac, Schurr
45. Justin Lare, Alhambra
46. Jacob Rivas, Northview
47. Jeff Bernstein, Buckley
48. Jonathon Rodriguez, Don Bosco Tech
49. Li Lou, Rowland
50. Alen Chen, Rowland
51 Galen Marcus, Granite Hills
52. Christopher Vasquez, Northview
53. Soren Hopkins, Buckley
54. Jacob Gomez, Calvary Chapel (Downey)
55. Lawerance Ho, Alhambra

SENIOR GIRLS
1. Lenore Moreno (West Covina) 18:45
2. Molly Litherland (Calvary Chapel-Downet) 19:21
3. Darlene Salmon (Baldwin Park) 19:31
4. Corina Ubario (St. Joseph-Lake.) 19:44
5. Naomi Altimarino (Downey) 19:50
6. Mallory Celaya (Hollywood) 20:08
7. Holly Valenzuela (Bell Gardens) 20:19
8. Angela Gutierrez (Baldwin Park) 20:22
9. Amanda Kembloswki (Calvary Chapel-Downey) 20:22
10. Jessica Martinez (Alhambra) 20:37

Race Winner Interview (Doug Speck):
Lenore Moreno (West Covina) - Girls Senior

Looked like you ran about 18:45, what are your thoughts on the time and the win?
LM - It was a pretty tough race, and I ran a lot better than the last meet so I am pleased that I ran my best time.
What was your plan or strategy for the race?
LM - I wanted to let others take the race out until we were around the track (ed- about half mile), then if I felt good to take the lead, and it worked out pretty good.
You say you ran here last year, do you remember your time?
LM - I ran in the high 19's last year.
What was your best time at a course like Mt. SAC last year?
LM - I ran 19:22 I believe last year and would like to improve into the low 18's this year.
What place did you take in League last year and what are some of your goals this year?
LM - I think I was third in league last year, the South Hills team is very strong, and I look for good competition from them once again as I try to win league.
What were your track time bests last year?
LM - I think I ran 5:32 in the 1600 and in the 11:40's for the 3200. I was second in League in the 3200 and ran in CIF there.
How much running did you do in the summer?
LM - I ran in the morning with our team, and tried to run some of the days also in the evening. I would run all seven days of the week. In the morning we would run between five and ten miles, and in the evening when I could I would try to add four or five.

11. Heather Valenzuela, Bell Gardens 20:55
12. Jessica Nevarez, Downey 20:58
13. Melessa Merlo, Northview 21:04
14. Rene Mares, Bell Gardens 21:06
15. Jazmin Lopez, Baldwin Park 21:07
16. Araceli Contreras, Baldwin Park 21:16
17. Kimmy Shutt, Alta Loma 21:20
18. M. Cortes, Schurr 21:21
19. Lisa Berry, Alta Loma 21:27
20. Christine Lopez, Montebello 21:32
21. Carla Wood, Saint Joseph 21:39
22. Marilyn Jimenez, West Covina 21:39
23. Anita Szeto, Montebello 21:41
24. Jaime Copprell, Northview 21:50
25. Brianna Villagomez, Montebello 21:56
26. Danielle Dominguez, Granite Hills 21:56
27. Ariel Ruvalcaba, West Covina 21:57
28. Ariana Sandoval, Hollywood 21:58
29. Jezette Ron, West Covina 22:02
30. A. Vu, Schurr 22:04
31. Priscilla Gonzales, West Covina 22:06
32. Jocelyn Osoy, La Puente 22:15
33. F. Gonzales, Schurr 22:21
34. Amber Luna, Montebello 22:28
35. Lilliana Flores, La Puente 22:28
36. Jessica Chee, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 22:33
37. Maria Aguilar, West Covina 22:38
38. Evelyn Garay, Downey 22:39
39. Emily Roberts, Granite Hills 22:40
40. Megan Salazar, Hollywood 22:56
41. Graciela Medrano, La Puente 23:17
42. Joanna Valenzuela, Baldwin Park 23:18
43. Lizette Guzman, Montebello 23:26
44. Maddy Ledesma, Alta Loma 23:30
45. Sabrina Herrera, Rowland 23:43
46. Amanda Chavira, Saint Joseph 23:49
47. Ingrid De Leon, Hollywood 24:03
48. Jessica Hurtado, South El Monte 24:04
49. Melissa Chin, Alhambra 24:06
50. D. Moran, Schurr 24:09
51. Valeria Navarro, John Glenn 24:16
52. Diana Colon, Saint Joseph 24:20
53. Corina Giron, Baldwin Park 24:38
54. Ruth Lopez, Downey 24:53
55. Carol Chang, Rowland 25:06
56. Carolina Tapia, Downey 25:13
57. Elizabeth Vasquez, Lynwood 25:29
58. Stephanie Lopez, Montebello 25:34
59. Monique Garcia, La Puente 25:47
60. Christina Hernandez, Montebello 25:49
61. Melanie Santibanez, Alta Loma 25:50
62. Ayaka Kaneko, Rowland 26:14
63. Michelle Escobedo, La Puente 26:28
64. Jennifer Cha, Rowland 26:30
65. Ashley Broussard, Baldwin Park 26:32
66. Irene Figueroa, Granite Hills 26:33
67. Grace Lee, Northview 27:00
68. Heidy Sosa, Hollywood 28:47
69. Danielle Alvarez, West Covina 28:55
70. Desirae Castellon, West Covina 29:38
71. Fallon Tepper, Alta Loma 30:15
72. Beverly Seto, Alhambra 30:24
73. Yanyse Belden, John Glenn 31:21
74. Maribel Cecena, Montebello 33:08
75. Jessica Camacho, Montebello 33:25

JUNIOR GIRLS

Nicole Gassner (Alta Loma) - Girls Junior
Race Video by Rich Gonzalez
Race Winner Interview  by Doug Speck
What was your time today and what did you think of your race and the course?
NG - I think I ran like 19:40 and enjoyed the course. This is my best time by about a minute over three miles.
How did the race develop? Did you pick up the pace to move ahead of the others or did they just seem to fade?
NG - I defeinitely picked up the pace during the second loop through the park (ed - just before two miles) and left the couple who were running with me behind.
How many years have you been running at Alta Loma?
NG - This is my third year of competing.
How much running did you do this summer?
NG - I ran in the Junior Olympics this summer and ran about every day. After the JO’s I ran with the high school team and ran every day. Our longest day was like eleven or twelve miles.
Have you been on the Varsity your first years in High School?
NG - Yes, I have been running Varsity both years so far already. Our team has not done that good and we hope to improve this year and go to CIF.
What are your goals for the season?
NG - My goal was to make it under 20, which I did today, so I guess I need a new one. I would like to run under 19 minutes also.

JUNIOR GIRLS
1. Nicole Gassner (Alta Loma) 19:33
2. E. Sesma (Schurr) 19:51
3. F. Lopez (Schurr) 20:00
4. Evelyn Cruz (Downey) 20:27
5. Christine Verduzco (Montebello) 20:27
6. Michaelle Jimnez (Baldwin Park) 20:41
7. Sarah Simmons (Alta Loma) 20:50
8. Brenda Rosiles (John Glenn) 20:52
9. Megan Fuentes (Rosemead) 20:59
10. April Phuong (Rosemead) 21:12
11. Amanda Nguyen, Rosemead 21:32
12. Virginia Perez, Downey 21:55
13. Allison Fletcher, Saint Joseph 22:06
14. Amanda Bodeman, Alhambra 22:13
15. Jennifer Fletcher, Saint Joseph 22:17
16. Christina Perez, Montebello 22:33
17. Grace Han, Rowland 22:41
18. Jzsanette Lindstrom, Granite Hills 22:43
19. Kaylle Ashton, Granite Hills 22:44
20. Elizabeth Castellanos, Saint Joseph 22:56
21. Brianna Lewis, Alhambra 22:57
22. Mariela Portello, Saint Joseph 23:18
23. Felisha Olmos, Montebello 23:27
24. Vanessa Ybarra, Baldwin Park 23:28
25. Catherine Davis, Granite Hills 23:34
26. D. Delfin, Schurr 23:35
27.Sherilyn Da Silva, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 23:39
28. Keri Davidson, Saint Joseph 23:44
29. Katie Anderson, Eastside 23:59
30. Patty Gallegos, Eastside 24:01
31. Jeanette Gonzalez, Saint Joseph 24:02
32. I. Sigala, Schurr 24:06
33. Stephanie Ramos, Bell Gardens 24:11
34. Samantha Gomez, Montebello 24:23
35. Annie Guan, Alhambra 24:37
36. Taylor Cobham, Alta Loma 24:44
37. Quyen Fu, Rosemead 24:48
38. Kimberly Martinez, Northview 25:04
39. Denise Moron, Baldwin Park 25:06
40. A. Mullenax, Schurr
41. Abby Kramer, Buckley
42. Tara Sinkarjarern, Rowland
43. S. Galimba, Schurr
44. Nayeli Reynoso, South El Monte
45. J. Okamoto, Schurr
46. S. Provencio, Schurr
47. Linh Huynh, Alhambra
48. Candy Seto, Alhambra
49. Keri Fukui, Schurr
50. Alexis Baello, Saint Joseph
51. Yvette Parra, Baldwin Park
52. Amanda Cici, Montebello
53. Alissa Valdez, Alhambra
54. Raissa Engelhard, Rowland
55. Brittany Tippings, Montebello

SOPHOMORE GIRLS

Brittnie Munoz (Rosemead) - Girls Soph
Race Video by Rich Gonzalez
Winner's Interview  by Doug Speck
We think your winning time was about 19:08, what are your thoughts on that?
BM - I am happy, but think I could have done better. I hoped that I would have move individual competition up running with me, and hoped to break 19 today.
What was your best time last year on this your home course?
BM - I ran 19:51 last year.
What place did you take in your League Meet, and what did you run during track season?
BM - I was fourth in League last year in Cross Country, and concentrated on the 800 meters in track and had a best of 2:25.
How much running did you do during the summer?
BM - We ran all the time during the summer. I ran six days per week, and ran probably 4-5 miles per day.
What are your goals for the year?
BM - I would like to break 19:00 and hit 18:30 on this course. I would like to win the league individually and have the team be competitive.

SOPHOMORE GIRLS
1. Brittnie Munoz (Rosemead) 19:09
2. Krsiten Galvez (Rpwland) 20:44
3. Vivian Aceves (West Covina) 21:12
4. Elizabeth Lyons (Rosemead) 21:16
5. Ashley Baker (Granite Hills) 21:18
6. Jessica Mendez (West Covina) 21:24
7. Joanna Quintana (Downney) 21:40
8. Denise Orozco (Bell Gardens) 21:42
9. Regina Ly (Rosemead) 21:47
10. Gabriella Arias (Montebello) 21:52
11. Tiffany Vu, Alhambra 21:52
12. Olivia Pardo, Saint Joseph 21:52
13. Brianna Clark, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 22:10
14. Jessica Razo, La Puente 22:21
15. Kayla Coria, La Puente 22:26
16. Karla Manzanarez, Downey 22:51
17. Thuy Duong, Rosemead 23:08
18. Danielle Van Zant, West Covina 23:18
19. Briana Watson, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 23:20
20. Alejandra Armendariz, Baldwin Park 23:26
21. Alexis Longoria, Montebello 23:26
22. Alejandra Guzman, La Puente 23:34
23. Kristi Tea, Rosemead 23:38
24. Elizabeth Garcia, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 23:39
25. Belen Reyes, Baldwin Park 23:43
26. Nicolle Quenga, Granite Hills 23:44
27. Lauren Huerta, Rosemead 23:44
28. Crystal Orabona, Alta Loma 23:48
29. Jessica Gomez, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 23:50
30. Gabriela Ortiz, Baldwin Park 23:51
31. Crystal Gonzalez, Nogales 23:52
32. Lindsay Schapil, Buckley 23:57
33. Andrea Lara, Montebello 23:58
34. Valeria Rodriguez, Montebello 24:22
35. Karina Lam, Rosemead 24:26
36. K. Pham, Schurr 24:28
37. Annie Delgado, West Covina 24:29
38. A. Luevano, Schurr 24:30
39. J. Alvarez, Schurr 24:31
40. Danielle Ashton, Granite Hills 24:40
41. Tonya Thong, Rosemead 24:56
42. Rosa Diaz, Schurr 25:01
43. Fanny Trujillo, Rosemead 25:09
44. Charlene Cheung, Alhambra 25:13
45. Julia Gaeta, West Covina 25:13
46. Sarvi Lopez, Eastside 25:24
47. Sara Hernandez, Rosemead 25:25
48. Jazmine Rodriguez, Northview 25:26
49. Liliana Castaneda, Montebello 25:38
50. Kristina Fong, Alhambra 25:39
51. Melanie Davia, Northview 25:42
52. Ann Marie Conant, Montebello 25:49
53. Patricia Landeros, Saint Joseph 25:54
54. Monica Cruz, Montebello 25:56
55. Katie Rodriguez, Saint Joseph 26:15
56. A. Martinez, Montebello
57. Tara Nanui, Buckley
58. Betty Viveros, John Glenn
59. Stephanie Sanchez, Eastside
60. Jazmin Fernandez, Saint Joseph
61. Ninfa Galena, Rosemead
62. Erica Parga, Saint Joseph
63. Christine Gonzalez, Saint Joseph
64. Joi Ingram, Granite Hills
65. Patty Dang, Alhambra
66. Dominique Franco, Rosemead
67. Jackie Velez, Downey
68. Ann Pham, Rosemead
69. C. Reynoso, Schurr
70. Celynna Romero, Saint Joseph
71. M. Chavez, Schurr
72. Alyssa Luna, Montebello
73. Ellen Kawashiri, Alhambra
74. Maryhelen Zardenneta, Montebello
75. Crystal Arias, Rosemead
76. Aida Lopez, Rosemead
77. Alexandra Gallardo, Saint Joseph
78. Brittany Adams, Alta Loma
79. Cindy Rodriguez, Bell Gardens
80. Janelle Ramos, Saint Joseph
81. J. Hsu, Schurr

FRESHMEN GIRLS
1. Priscilla Llanos (Rowland) 18:52
2. K. Navarette (Schurr) 19:33
3. Lidia Alvarez (BP) 21:06
4. Wendy Roberts (Granite Hills) 21:08
5. Jenna Gallegos (West Covina) 21:43
6. Brittany Jenkins (Lynwood) 21:46
7. Francis Cisneros (Baldwin Park)
8. S. Caudill (Schurr) 21:48
9. Melanie Chen (Rosemead) 21:55
10. K. Amezquita (Schurr) 22:18

Winner's Interview (Doug Speck):
Priscilla Llanos (Rowland, Rowland Heights) - Girls Frosh

What was your time today and were you happy with that?
PL - I think I ran in the mid-18:40's, and since my goal was to break my personal best of 19:31 I am very happy.
How much running have you done prior to high school?
PL - I started running last October with the local Road Runners club, and have kept it up since that time.
How much running did you do this summer?
PL - I ran about six days per week. I ran in the Junior Olympic National Finals in July in the 4x800 relay and the 1500 meters.
What are your best time in the 1500 and 3000 meters you ran for the Club?
PL - I had a 4:59 best for 1500 meters and think it was 10:58 for 3000 meters.
What are your goals for the season?
PL - I would like to run under 18:00 and become stronger.

11. Cristian Meza, Alhambra 22:55
12. A. Flores, Schurr 22:27
13. Vanessa Lopez, Rowland 22:45
14. Taylor Garcia, Baldwin Park 22:57
15. Ariana Aldag, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 23:08
16. Veronica Garcia, Montebello 23:15
17. Robin Serpas, Downey 23:22
18. April Haro, Alta Loma 23;28
19. Courtney Richards, Eastside 23:31
20. Pisacha Wichianchan, Rosemead 23:34
21. Jessica Botello, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 23:52
22. Allison Carlisle, Buckley 23:56
23. Sarah Rose, Buckley 24:00
24. Desiree Lee, Saint Joseph 24:09
25. Jacqueline Lopez, Montebello 24:16
26. Taylor Bernhard, West Covina 24:20
27. Drisana Bush, Rosemead 24:31
28. Christina Watley, Eastside 25:24
29. NA. 25:24.
30. Sylvia Ortiz, Saint Joseph 25:25
31. H. Gonzales, Schurr 25:28
32. Olivia Haslim, Rowland 25:48
33. Ivy Ku, Rowland 25:56
34. Alyssa Borman, Calvary Chapel (Downey) 25:57
35. Yvonne Ortega, Rowland 26:13
36. Diana Gutierrez, Baldwin Park 26:19
37. Julissa Castellanos, South El Monte 26:20
38. C. Kong, Schurr 26:22
39. Jessica Amaya, John Glenn 26:31
40. Ramona Stadler, Alhambra 26:41
41. Hallie Zhang, Rowland
42. Molly Gomez, Montebello
43. Brenda Alfaro, Baldwin Park
44. Mandy Cheung, Rowland
45. Jessica Gomez, Baldwin Park
46. Samantha Chavez, Downey
47. Lus Solis, Northview
48. Leana Hardin, Bell Gardens
49. Hydee Che, Northview
50. Janelle Somoano, Saint Joseph
51. Betty Garcia, Montebello
52. Andrea Mayorga, Montebello
53. Maxi Holtzman, Buckley
54. Gisela Rodriguez, Northview

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