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CIF STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
AROUND THE CORNER
19th Annual Event Returns to Woodward Park in Fresno
ALAMEDA – The 2005 CIF State Cross Country Championships
will be held
Saturday, November 26, 2005, at Woodward Park in Fresno. More detailed
information about the event can be found in the handbook on the State
CIF
web site (www.cifstate.org).
The course is 5,000 meters and has hard packed dirt trails with some
grass
and asphalt. It features mild ups and downs over rolling hills with
one
steep short hill. Team and individual winners will be crowned in each
of
five divisions for both boys and girls.
There are five returning champions, including four on the girls side
–
Girls Division II: Kauren Tarver (So, Serrano); Girls Division III:
Shelby
Buckley (So, Corona del Mar [won at Rosary in ’04]); Girls Division
IV:
Ariel Wright (Sr, Bishop O’Dowd); Girls Division V: Katie Fritke
(Jr, Mt.
Shasta) and Boys Division V: Austin Fritzke (Sr, Mt. Shasta).
Sara Bei of Montgomery is the only individual to win four state
championships, having done so in 1997-2000. Five runners have claimed
three
titles while 21 participants have topped the field on two occasions,
most
recently accomplished by Mark Matusak of Loyola in 2003-04. In team
competition, the McFarland boys have won nine titles, the most state
crowns
by a CIF school in any sport. University of San Francisco girls’
team has
six championships, all in the last nine years.
General admission for the event is $10 for adults and $5 for children.
Tickets can be purchased at the park Friday, November 26, from 12-4
p.m.,
and throughout the day on Saturday.
MEDIA NOTES:
Media who have not already requested credentials may do so by completing
a
credential request form. Forms are available on the State CIF web site
by
clicking on the “Media” link on the front page. The deadline
for requests is
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 12 p.m. Late requests for credentials
will not
be accepted.
Media members who have been approved for championship credentials
may pick
them up Friday, November 25 at the Coaches Packet Pickup area from 12-4
p.m.
Media who do not claim credentials Friday will need to show their media
affiliation identification to gain complimentary entrance to the park
on
Saturday, and then come to the working press area, located near the
finish
line, to obtain their working credential.
As a reminder, only properly credential photographers are allowed
in the
designated photo area in the finish line chute. Media representatives
who
are lingering or conducting interviews in that area will be directed
to exit
the area.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Division III Girls Race 8:30 am
Division IV Girls Race 9:05 am
Division III Boys Race 9:40 am
Division IV Boys Race 10:10 am
Division V Girls Race 10:40 am
Division I Boys Race 11:15 am
Division II Girls Race 11:45 am
Division V Boys Race 12:20 pm
Division I Girls Race 12:50 pm
Division II Boys Race 1:25 pm
TOP RETURNERS
(with current grade and last year’s finish and times)
Boys Division I
2. AJ Acosta Sr El Camino SDS 15:11
3. Diego Mercado Sr West Covina SS 15:20
5. Patrick Milloy Sr Murrieta Valley SS 15:30
8. Alfred Gonzalez Sr Don Lugo SS 15:38
10. Jake Matthews Sr Folsom SJS 15:40
11. Ted Price Sr Adolfo Camarillo SS 15:40 Division II in 2005
15. Michael Cybulski So Royal SS 15:52
Boys Division II
3. Riley Booker Sr University City SDS 15:21
4. Ben Sitler Sr St. Francis CCS 15:31
8. Curtis Aukshunas Sr El Modena SS 15:43
9. Roman Pena Sr Valencia SS 15:46
15. Travis Kuhlman Jr Westview SDS 16:00
Boys Division III
5. Colin Hacker Sr Cabrillo SS 15:45
6. Sam Melton Sr Barstow SS 15:47
8. Chris Vizcaino Sr Campolindo NCS 15:51
9. Marco Anzures Sr St. Augustine SDS 15:53
12 Michael Coe Sr Cabrillo SS 15:58
Boys Division IV
2. Chad Hall Jr Big Bear SS 15:48
5. Erick Garcia Jr Parlier CS 16:10
7. Mark Ceraldi Jr Piedmont NCS 16:11
8. Neal Rodrigues Sr St. Joseph Notre Dame NCS 16:13
9. Max Mullender Sr Laguna Beach SS 16:13
11. Jeremy Eaton Jr Laguna Beach SS 16:20
Boys Division V
1. Austin Fritzke Sr Mt. Shasta NS 16:06
3. Tony Hilling Sr Maranatha SS 16:09 Division IV in 2005
5. Robbie Knorr Jr Valley Christian CCS 16:17
7. Kody Peterson Jr Woodcrest SS 16:34
8. Brent Handa Jr Fall River NS 16:34
9. Tim Burdett Sr Woodcrest Christian SS 16:35
10. Michael Walters Sr Calvin Christian SDS 16:35
Girls Division I
3. Brittany Morreale Sr Peninsula SS 17:59
5. Lauren Saylor Jr Buchanan CS 18:05
6. Crystal Reed Sr Fountain Valley SS 18:06
9. Anna Sperry Jr Simi Valley SS 18:11 Division II in 2005
11. Lynne Fletcher Sr Thousand Oaks SS 18:19
Girls Division II
1. Kauren Tarver So Serrano SS 17:48
2. Whitney Blue Sr Newport Harbor SS 17:58
5. Alex Kosinski Jr Oak Ridge SJS 18:23
10. Cherise McNair Sr Sierra SJS 18:38
16. Hannah Hodgkinson Jr Pleasant Valley NS 18:46
Girls Division III
1. Shelby Buckley So Corona del Mar (Rosary) SS 18:10
6. Mo Huber Sr Acalanes NCS 18:27
7. Annie St. Geme Sr Corona del Mar SS 18:28
8. Jenny Bergren Jr Miramonte NCS 18:38
10. Lindsay Kirschman Sr Enterprise NS 18:45
11. Leanne Fogg Jr Maria Carrillo NCS 18:47
Girls Division IV
1. Ariel Wright Sr Bishop O’Dowd NCS 18:04 Division III in 2005
3. Alexi Pappas So Bishop O’Dowd NCS 18:26 Division III in 2005
4. Yasmine White Sr Arcata NCS 18:31
5 Taylor Johnson So San Lorenzo Valley CCS 18:41
6. Amanda Moreno Sr Escalon SJS 18:48
8. Maritza Garcia Jr Riverbank SJS 18:52
Girls Division V
1. Katie Fritzke Jr Mt. Shasta NS 18:49
2. Natalie Sojka So Mt. Shasta NS 19:13
3. Alesandra Roger So Marin Academy NCS 19:25
4. Andrea Imhof Jr University NCS 19:33
5. Lauren Von der Ahe Jr Flintridge Prep SS 19:40
6. Hagen Atkins Jr Durham NS 19:42
7. Rebecca Casson So Maranatha SS 19:43 Division IV in 2005
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