North Coast Division I rankings
October 28, 2008
Boys
1. Amador Valley -- the Dons rebounded after a little slump at Clovis and defeated EBAL foe Granada at the last EBAL center meet. They then went to record the fastest NCS team time at Mt. SAC while testing the waters in the Sweepstakes race.
2. Granada -- the Matadors are experiencing a bit of a lineup shift, as their top runner changes occasionally. After a lights-out race at Clovis, they still ran strongly at the EBAL center meet and beat a good DeLaSalle team.
3. College Park -- the Falcons have rampaged unimpeded through the newly constituted DVAL league.
4. Monte Vista -- the Mustangs are still the Mike Roderick show up front and they ran well at Mt. SAC even in the heat.
5. Castro Valley -- The Trojans ran in the heart of the heat at Mt. SAC, and so their team time suffered but they were able to pull of a top team finish in their race.
Girls:
1. Castro Valley -- the Trojans ran in the Sweepstakes race at Mt. SAC and were able to upset a few state-ranked teams.
2. Monte Vista -- the Mustangs are quitely amassing their team behind Livermore in the tough EBAL, and easily won their race at Mt. SAC
3. College Park -- The Falcons continue to literally walk through the DVAL.
4. California -- Colleen Lilllig continues to roll, and the Grizzlies took 2nd in their race at Mt. SAC.
5. Granada -- the Matadors ended the dual meet season 5th in the tough EBAL.
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NCS D1 Rankings - Updated thru 10/25/08 Mt SAC race
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
NCS Division I Rankings by Peter Brewer (Part 6)
EBAL 2 Meet Summary in the Contra Costa Times
Roderick runs to EBAL Center Meet victory
PLEASANTON — Another day, another course, another win for Monte Vista High senior Mike Roderick.
Roderick won his second East Bay Athletic League Center Meet in two tries this season on Wednesday at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, and will look for the hat trick at the EBAL finals on Nov. 8.
In the team competition, Amador Valley's boys squad got through a second Center Meet unscathed, going 7-0 on its home course and upping its league mark to 14-0.
This win didn't come easy for Roderick, as the course is much different from what he is used to.
"The course is flat," Roderick said of Shadow Cliffs. "It was a little different for me; I'm used to running hills."
A hill racer at heart, Roderick knows he can stay with the lead pack and beat them going through the hills, but a flat course is much different.
"I had to push it from the beginning," Roderick said. "Sometimes I would hang back with the front pack, but because it was flat I had to push it early.
The tactic enabled Roderick to take a comfortable lead at the 2-mile mark, and cruise to victory in the 3-mile race with a time of 15 minutes, 26.73 seconds.
Roderick didn't have much competition, but the race for second came down to the wire.
Amador Valley's Garret Ward overhead the crowd yelling he had an 8-meter lead over Granada's Andrew Budiman with less than a mile to go. That lead slowly dwindled, and by the end of the race Ward had fallen into third place with a time of 15:39.67, less then a second behind Budiman's time of 15:39.34.
"I thought I could hold him off," Ward said. "By the time I realized where he was, he was right behind me."
Budiman took second in the race, but it wasn't enough for the Matadors to beat the Dons. Granada's only loss was 24-33 to Amador Valley.
"If we stay in it mentally, we can beat them," Budiman said. "We just have to believe that we can do it."
Girls
A new outlook on life has put California junior Colleen Lillig on top of her game, and the league.
Lillig has always been solid in the EBAL but hasn't been able to win the big races. This year has been a different story. She won her second Center Meet on Wednesday, and her division in the prestigious Stanford Invitational in September.
"I'm way more motivated this year than before," Lillig said. "The whole experience this year is so much fun, and the excitement of running in college."
For Lillig to excel in college she'll have to avoid wrong turns in races. On Wednesday Lillig said she was looking at the ground, and went the wrong way. The mishap put her about 10 seconds behind Livermore's Diana George. Seeing her lead gone, Lillig knew what had to be done to retake the lead.
"I knew I had to surge to catch her," Lillig said.
She surged back into first and prevailed in a time of 17:25.85, with George coming in second with a time of 17:41.10.
In the team competition, Carondelet took first overall with a 7-0 record. Heather Cerney led the Cougars with a third-place individual finish with a time of 17:51.57. Missing from the meet for the Cougars was star runner Nicole Hood, who is out with a stress fracture in her heel.
Livermore, which was 7-0 in the first Center Meet earlier in the season, fell to Carondelet 26-31 this time and wound up 6-1.
NCS Individual Rankings as of 10/22/08
From the Cross Country Express Web Site. Mike Roderick and Kyla Aiuto gather individual mention.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
NCS Individual Rankings
Here is my best attempt to rank the individuals to this point for each division in NCS. Thank you to all the coaches and athletes that helped compile this list. If you feel that we have left somebody off the list, please go ahead and state their case in the comment box below. If you have pictures of any of the runners ranked below that do not have a picture link, please send me their picture or send me a link to a picture of them online.
Girls' Division I
1) Colleen Lillig (California)
2) Alycia Cridebring (College Park)
3) Hayley Swanson (Granada)
4) Kelsey Santisteban (Castro Valley)
5) Rosie Smith (College Park)
On the bubble: Kyla Aiuto (Monte Vista)
Boys' Division I
1) Austin Snyder (Berkeley)
2) Mike Roderick (Monte Vista)
3) Alex Summers (Granada)
4) Brett Hornig (Amador Valley)
5) Garrett Ward (Amador Valley)
On the bubble: Who should be here?
Girls' Division II
1) Jacque Taylor (Casa Grande)
2) Diana George (Livermore)
3) Heather Cerney (Carondelet)
4) Nicole Hood (Carondelet)
5) Kellie Houser (Carondelet)
On the bubble: Rachel Mitchell (American)
Boys' Division II
1) Wyatt Landrum (Liberty)
2) Nathanael Litwiller (Clayton Valley)
3) Rory McCleod (Santa Rosa)
4) Danny Thomas (Arroyo)
5) Aria Kiani (Montgomery)
On the bubble: Andrew Zellman (Ukiah)
Girls' Division III
1) Lauren Curtin (Maria Carrillo)
2) Isabel Andrade (Petaluma)
3) Damajeria Dubose (Bishop O'Dowd)
4) Jordan Davis (Maria Carrillo)
5) Ellie Ryan (Sir Francis Drake)
On the bubble: Carrie Verdon (Campolindo)
Boys' Division III
1) Sterling Lockert (Petaluma)
2) Robert Pulford (Campolindo)
3) Erik Olson (Novato)
4) Devin Lockert (Petaluma)
5) Ross Geiger (Campolindo)
On the bubble: Who should be here?
Girls' Division IV
1) Theresa Devine (Marin Catholic)
2) Taylor Lawson (St. Mary's Berkeley)
3) Alex Choy (St. Mary's Berkeley)
4) Alice Baker (St. Mary's Berkeley)
5) Allie Maher (Arcata)
On the bubble: Jamie Kent (Piedmont)
Boys' Division IV
1) Dan Maxwell (St. Mary's Berkeley)
2) Dan Milechman (Tamalpais)
3) Tony Levine (St. Mary's Berkeley)
4) Alec Govi (Marin Catholic)
5) Brian Hernandez (San Rafael)
On the bubble: Brian King (Cardinal Newman)
Girls' Division V
1) Lucy McCullough (Marin Academy)
2) Emily Erickson (College Prep)
3) Jessica Ho (Chinese Christian)
4) Holland Reynolds (University)
5) Kai Wilson (College Prep)
On the bubble: Evi Steyer (University)
Boys' Division V
1) Steven Iglehart (Branson)
2) Tyler Deniston (Berean Christian)
3) Josh Macdonald (Redwood Christian)
4) Skyler Thomas (Mendocino)
5) Charlie Sauter (College Prep)
On the bubble: David Kealhofer (University)
Comments encouraged! Thank you.
112.65 miles!!! A new all-time record is set by the 2008 team! Right from the start, the team jumped ahead for pace and did not let up. Every able bodied team member ran at least one mile, with several varsity team members hammering a second (or more) at the end to put the former record away. The new mark represents the furthest distance under ANY circumstances (shared miles, varsity workouts, coaches running...).
Raising funds for the Save Mount Diablo organization, the MVXC squad arrived early to set up sofa's, chairs, beds... portable living rooms really. The night air turned cool, and some issues with a local neighbor kept the music off most of the night, howver that didn't stop the team from rockin and rolling the night away! Hula hoops, football, soccer balls, Gatoraid-Pong (what???), Rock Band, movies and more highlighted the evening. Lets not forget the grill and the hot chocolate!
Parents showed up throughout the night to record results and help keep the runners lined up and running.
When Senior Alex Morris stepped off that track at 7am, the team cheered the new mark and set forth on their victory lap before the quick clean up.
Results below. Great job everyone!
2008 Overnight Relay.
12 Hour Relay
Saturday, October 18, 2008 7:00:00 PM Start.
112.65 miles
Fastest mile - 4:51
Slowest mile - 10:53
Ave pace = 6:23
Mile Split Pace Total Time Name
1 04:55.55 04:55.55 00:04:55.55 Mike R
2 05:44.41 05:19.98 00:10:39.95 Kaitlin K
3 04:59.50 05:13.15 00:15:39.45 Connor D
4 05:39.52 05:19.74 00:21:18.97 Nicole A
5 05:01.87 05:16.17 00:26:20.84 Alex M
6 05:14.59 05:15.91 00:31:35.44 Colton A
7 05:28.81 05:17.75 00:37:04.25 Eric B
8 06:12.06 05:24.54 00:43:16.31 Brody L
9 06:14.31 05:30.07 00:49:30.62 Amanda W
10 06:29.59 05:36.02 00:56:00.22 Patrick W
11 06:18.25 05:39.86 01:02:18.47 Trevor C
12 08:15.80 05:52.86 01:10:34.27 Dana K
13 07:25.62 05:59.99 01:17:59.89 Jen S
14 06:29.39 06:02.09 01:24:29.28 Evan C
15 06:30.27 06:03.97 01:30:59.55 Ross U
16 05:55.75 06:03.46 01:36:55.30 Kelly P
17 06:15.37 06:04.16 01:43:10.67 Natalie S
18 06:47.22 06:06.55 01:49:57.89 Alex D
19 05:43.77 06:05.35 01:55:41.66 Kyle M
20 05:53.92 06:04.78 02:01:35.58 Kimmy A
21 05:00.78 06:01.73 02:06:36.36 Jake E
22 05:28.74 06:00.23 02:12:05.09 Ty T
23 06:07.23 06:00.54 02:18:12.33 Max VM
24 07:24.55 06:04.04 02:25:36.87 Leah TA
25 07:09.48 06:06.65 02:32:46.36 Matt D
26 05:14.03 06:04.63 02:38:00.39 Derek G
27 06:30.75 06:05.60 02:44:31.14 katie s
28 06:18.70 06:06.07 02:50:49.84 Lauren G
29 07:25.44 06:08.80 02:58:15.28 Kendyl B
30 07:50.02 06:12.18 03:06:05.30 Kelsey J
31 05:59.11 06:11.76 03:12:04.41 Brandon R
32 05:04.84 06:09.66 03:17:09.25 Connor D
33 06:25.05 06:10.13 03:23:34.30 Eric L.
34 07:04.69 06:11.73 03:30:38.98 Jill S.
35 07:08.27 06:13.35 03:37:47.25 Elli H.
36 05:40.06 06:12.43 03:43:27.31 Michael G.
37 05:50.62 06:11.84 03:49:17.94 Paolo R.
38 06:51.89 06:12.89 03:56:09.83 Taylor B.
39 05:41.36 06:12.08 04:01:51.19 Dan R.
40 06:36.45 06:12.69 04:08:27.64 Ford H.
41 05:01.05 06:10.94 04:13:28.69 Amis
42 07:55.64 06:13.44 04:21:24.33 Ben W.
43 06:30.17 06:13.83 04:27:54.50 Jen A.
44 05:40.45 06:13.07 04:33:34.95 Austin A.
45 05:47.94 06:12.51 04:39:22.89 Angel O.
46 06:54.58 06:13.42 04:46:17.47 Robert U.
47 06:53.12 06:14.27 04:53:10.59 Kendall H.
48 05:40.64 06:13.57 04:58:51.23 Elliot K.
49 06:53.11 06:14.37 05:05:44.34 Kaitlyn D.
50 06:19.37 06:14.47 05:12:03.72 Mattie T.
51 07:31.97 06:15.99 05:19:35.69 Ariel C.
52 05:01.67 06:14.56 05:24:37.36 Kevin H.
53 04:51.30 06:12.99 05:29:28.66 Josh S.
54 05:33.64 06:12.26 05:35:02.30 Eric B.
55 07:48.83 06:14.02 05:42:51.12 Nicole H.
56 07:49.47 06:15.72 05:50:40.59 Caroline M.
57 05:47.94 06:15.24 05:56:28.53 Kyla A.
58 06:07.62 06:15.11 06:02:36.16 Paul V.
59 06:37.44 06:15.48 06:09:13.59 Christian G.
60 06:38.76 06:15.87 06:15:52.36 Angelyn B.
61 05:29.12 06:15.11 06:21:21.48 Byron K.
62 06:50.66 06:15.68 06:28:12.14 Tyler P.
63 05:44.73 06:15.19 06:33:56.87 Chris C.
64 09:01.05 06:17.78 06:42:57.92 Jessica M.
65 07:44.95 06:19.12 06:50:42.87 Lauren K.
66 09:24.80 06:21.93 07:00:07.67 Taysa B.
67 10:53.83 06:25.99 07:11:01.50 Kaitlyn L.
68 08:26.62 06:27.77 07:19:28.12 Meghan H.
69 05:52.75 06:27.26 07:25:20.87 Neil D
70 08:04.22 06:28.64 07:33:25.09 Lane Z
71 07:41.56 06:29.67 07:41:06.66 Jason V
72 07:06.36 06:30.18 07:48:13.02 Ben H
73 07:05.67 06:30.67 07:55:18.69 Steven B.
74 06:02.09 06:30.28 08:01:20.78 Andrew P
75 06:59.44 06:30.67 08:08:20.22 MacKinzie B
76 04:56.30 06:29.43 08:13:16.52 Connor D
77 06:44.73 06:29.63 08:20:01.25 Scott R
78 07:18.17 06:30.25 08:27:19.42 Nick C
79 05:49.00 06:29.73 08:33:08.42 Stephen B.
80 05:32.73 06:29.01 08:38:41.16 Logan M.
81 06:00.12 06:28.66 08:44:41.28 Jason S.
82 06:50.91 06:28.93 08:51:32.19 Sawako K.
83 07:58.45 06:30.01 08:59:30.64 Emily A.
84 07:19.77 06:30.60 09:06:50.41 Bridget H.
85 07:12.09 06:31.09 09:14:02.50 Nikki S.
86 05:29.42 06:30.37 09:19:31.92 Vincent K.
87 06:20.01 06:30.25 09:25:51.94 Nick R.
88 05:24.44 06:29.50 09:31:16.37 Byron K.
89 08:28.92 06:30.85 09:39:45.30 Tori W.
90 06:39.01 06:30.94 09:46:24.31 Meghan Y.
91 07:07.80 06:31.34 09:53:32.11 Felix A.
92 07:06.14 06:31.72 10:00:38.25 Greg L.
93 06:30.78 06:31.71 10:07:09.03 Kristina C.
94 08:10.05 06:32.76 10:15:19.08 Mickaela B.
95 07:00.78 06:33.05 10:22:19.86 Joe D.
96 06:29.41 06:33.01 10:28:49.27 Eva F.
97 06:13.23 06:32.81 10:35:02.50 Drew F.
98 05:41.94 06:32.29 10:40:44.44 Ty T.
99 04:57.52 06:31.33 10:45:41.95 Josh S.
100 05:20.59 06:30.63 10:51:02.55 Jake E.
101 05:19.98 06:29.93 10:56:22.53 Alex M.
102 05:14.89 06:29.19 11:01:37.42 Kevin H.
103 05:38.59 06:28.70 11:07:16.02 Logan M.
104 05:51.91 06:28.35 11:13:07.92 Kaitlyn K.
105 05:53.62 06:28.01 11:19:01.55 Nicole A.
106 05:35.80 06:27.52 11:24:37.34 Colton A.
107 04:56.59 06:26.67 11:29:33.94 Amis M.
108 05:34.03 06:26.18 11:35:07.97 Vince K.
109 05:40.42 06:25.77 11:40:48.39 Chris H.
110 05:52.31 06:25.46 11:46:40.70 Dan R.
111 05:00.44 06:24.69 11:51:41.14 Mike R.
112 04:59.09 06:23.93 11:56:40.23 Connor D.
113 03:19.77 06:22.30 12:00:00.00 Alex M.
Last runner 2.75 laps (1120 meters)
NCS D1 Rankings - Updated thru 10/11/08 meets
Mustangs remain highly ranked by Coach Peter Brewer in this installment of the NCS D1 Rankings!
Monday, October 13, 2008
NCS Division Rankings by Peter Brewer (Part 5)
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North Coast Section
Division I Rankings
October 12, 2008
Boys:
1. Granada The Matadors snuck in and took 2nd in the the large schools race at Clovis and Amador took 4th. Only a few points separated the two, so clearly the EBAL rivalry is just starting to heat up. Alex Summers led the way with a 15:48 on the State Meet course.
2. Amador Valley The Dons had some internal lineup shifts, so clearly not everyone was at their best at Clovis. Still they managed to finish well and there are still weeks left before the end.
3. Monte Vista The Mustangs were off this weekend, but ended the first EBAL Center meet losing only to Amador. Mike Roderick is still the pride of the EBAL this year.
4. Castro Valley The Trojans force their way into the rankings by virtue of three straight invitational wins -- Ram Invitational, Artichoke Invite (large schools) and now their own Castro Valley Invite.
5. College Park The Falcons also took the weekend off. They showed well at the Scott Bauhs Invite the previous week.
Girls:
1. Castro Valley The Trojans are making it look easy as they took their 3rd Invitational win in a row: Stanford, Artichoke, and now the Castro Valley Invite over a hard-charging Casa Grande team.
2. Monte Vista The Mustangs were idle this weekend, but did very well in their EBAL enter meet, beating Granada on the head-to-head 26-33. Nicole Aha is their lead runner.
3. College Park Even with a bye weekend, the Falcons are very strong and command attention in big races. Alycia Cridenbring had a big win at the Scott Bauhs Invite last week.
4 Granada Hayley Swanson led the Matadors to 5th in the Large Schools race at Clovis. They may be ready to move up a notch. They also edged California in the EBAL center meet 26-30.
5. California Colleen Lillig ran very well and the team took 3rd at the Castro Valley Invitational.
Comments are welcome. If you wish to rank any divisions in CCS, NCS , SJS, SF, OAK or NS please let me know by emailing me at albertjcaruana@gmail.com
