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Cross Country: Summer 2007
Leading the way into the new season are the following athletes who will contribute greatly to the success of the season:
Girls Mileage leaders:
40+ miles per week: Stephanie Felix, Clarissa Negrete
30+ miles per week: Ashley Casanover, Lauren McIntyre
Attendance: Ashley Casanover (perfect attendance!), Clarissa Negrete, Stephanie Felix
Most Improved: Lillian Mignella
Outstanding Rookie of the Summer: Ashley Casanover, Serena Kirton
Consistent Effort: Stephanie Felix
Girls Varsity: Stephanie Felix, Melissa Byrd, Lauren McIntyre, Ashley Casanover, Sarah Jeon
Boys Mileage leaders:
40+ miles per week: Dennis Ly, Andrew Garza, Mark Gillaspy
Attendance: Dennis Ly, Andrew Garza, Andrew Herrick -- Perfect Attendance!
Outstanding Rookie of the Summer: Richard Marquez
Most Improved: Andrew Herrick
Effort: The entire varsity team!
Boys Varsity: Michael Palmer, Dennis Ly, Andrew Garza, Mark Gillaspy, Andrew Herrick, Richard Marquez
Camp Awards:
- Best Effort/Attitude: Clarissa Negrete & Mark Gillaspy
- Most Mileage: Stephanie Felix & Michael Palmer
- Best Entertainers: Boys: Dennis Ly Girls: Monica Ramirez
- Biggest Results: (Wow, where did that come from?): Richard, Serena, & Ashley
- Biggest Change in Personality: Carly Clase,
- Most likely to Have Not Slept All Night: Lauren McIntyre, Carly Clase, The entire boys dorm!
- Most likely to fall down (or up) a hill: Caitlin Winn, Sarah Jeon
- Most likely to get lost: Lillian & Monica
- Most likely to NOT miss a meal: Brett, Enrique, Melissa
- Stardust Award: Andrew Herrick
- Most likely to fall down (or up) a hill: Caitlin Winn, Sarah Jeon
As in any successful organization, those who contribute the most are usually behind the scenes. The following people gave of themselves, their time, and their vehicles this summer. Please be sure to thank them when you see them!
Coaches and Helpers
- Andres Casas
- Amanda Stephens
- Freddy Ramirez
- Andres Casas
- Elizabeth Skillens
- Joy Jure
Camp Chaperones:
- Sundee Rivers (Lead Cook)
- Tim Palmer
- Jeanne Negrete
- Ken Rivers
- Laura Casas
- Rebecca & Juan Felix
- Tricia & Larry Ziemke
- Sunny Jeon
- Laura & Tom McIntyre
Transportation:
- The Campbell & Marquez families
Time Trial Breakfast Cooks:
- Rebecca & Juan Felix
- Laura & Tom McIntyre
- Sundee & Ken Rivers
- The entire Garza family
- Jeanne Negrete
Summer Training Camp in Big Bear a Success!
Captains Stephanie and Mark find a new way to cross train
Unlike the weather down the mountain, the conditions in Big Bear were ideal; moreover, the athletes were focused. Veteran runners called it "the most intense summer camp ever," while rookies exclaimed, "I've never experienced anything this difficult in my entire life!" After seven nights and eight days of rigorous training in the mountains around Big Bear Lake, the Cross Country teams returned to La Mirada more focused and better prepared for the 2007 season. Over the course of the week the girls ran an average of 55+ miles while the boys ran 65+ miles. Leading the way for the girls were Stephanie Felix and Clarissa Negrete with 75 miles and for the boys, Michael Palmer with 81 miles and Andrew Garza with 76 miles.
Running the many scenic trails around the valley turned out to be the core of the training for the week. Holcomb Valley, "Stairway to Heaven", 2N10, the Woodland Trail, and the "Shack Loop" set the stage for the La Mirada harriers. But the most memorable "run" turned out to be the 4-mile uphill trek to the top of Gray's Peak.
As usual, the culmination of the week was the 10 to 13-miler along route 2N10 that Andrew Garza and Dennis Ly finished in under 1 hour 30 minutes. Mark Gillaspy, and Michael Palmer were next in for the boys at 1:39. Seniors Matt Campbell and Enrique Nava also competed grueling 13-mile course. On the girls side, Stephanie bettered her time from previous years and was just under the 1:35 benchmark with a time of 1:34:58. Seniors Sarah Jeon, Clarissa Negrete, and Lillian Mignella all completed the run in under 1:55 for the girls, and Serena and Valerie were held to 10 miles.
Activities for the week included the 4th Annual Lip-Sync contest, a movie day, "True Colors," bowling, kayaking, the SCAT test, ping-pong, basketball, volleyball, numerous trips to the arcade and a surprise trip to town for dinner. There were many other unforgettable moments that will not be mentioned here.
Cypress 5/10K
Cypress 5K/10K
July 28, 2007
5K | 10K | |
Melissa | ||
Erica | ||
Ashley | 25:06 | |
Bianca | 25:51 | |
Carly | ||
Tatiana | ||
Stephanie | 39:49 | |
Karina | ||
Sarah | 47:53 | |
Serena | ||
Kristen | 28:55 | |
Lauren | ||
Lillian | ||
Clarissa | 48:00 | |
Monica | ||
Halie | 31:05 | |
Pualina | 31:05 | |
Daisy | ||
Caitlin | ||
Valerie | 25:47 | |
Boys | ||
5K | 10K | |
Brett | 19:46 | |
Matt | ||
Aaron | ||
Mateo | ||
Miguel | 23:17 | |
Andrew | 36:50 | |
Mark | 17:58 | |
Andrew | 46:45 | |
Dennis | 38:17 | |
Richard | 20:56 | |
Enrique | 22:47 | |
Frankie | ||
Mike | 46:45 |
Legg Lake 2-mile Run
Legg Lake 2-mile Race
Whittier Narrows
July 25, 2007
(Note: The time listed under "FIRST TEMPO" reflects the 2-mile time achieved on a
tempo run 10 minutes prior to the "race." In other words, this race was really a two-part workout)
First Tempo | Second Tempo | |
Melissa | 13:11 | 13:59 |
Erica | - | 15:37 |
Ashley | 15:16 | - |
Bianca | 15:16 | 17:23 |
Carly | - | - |
Tatiana | - | - |
Stephanie | - | - |
Karina | - | - |
Sarah | - | - |
Serena | - | 16:44 |
Kristen | - | 17:09 |
Lauren | 13:11 | 14:42 |
Lillian | 15:38 | |
Clarissa | 13:50 | 14:28 |
Monica | - | 14:34 |
Halie | - | - |
Paulina | - | 18:27 |
Daisy | 16:53 | 18:04 |
Caitlin | - | - |
Valerie | 16:53 | 17:24 |
First Tempo | Second Tempo | |
Brett | 13:00 | 12:33 |
Matt | - | 13:32 |
Aaron | - | - |
Mateo | - | - |
Miguel | - | - |
Andrew | 11:12 | 10:58 |
Mark | 12:33 | 11:22 |
Andrew | 12:33 | 12:11 |
Dennis | 11:12 | 12:00 |
Richard | 12:33 | 13:17 |
Enrique | - | - |
Frankie | - | - |
Michael | 12:34 | 11:49 |
2007 Runners of the Week
Week #9: Suburban League Finals (Nov 2, 2007): Paulina Tapia, Vanessa Conchas, Regan Garcia, Enrique Nava, Clarissa Negrete, Tatiana Cortes
These are the athletes who excelled above and beyond the ordinary at league finals. Paulina earned herself a trip to CIF with the varsity team, Vanessa NEVER walks during a race; and Tatiana and Clarissa earned "All-League" honors. On the boys side, it looked like Regan and Enrique wanted to single-handedly move the JV boys into the top spot! for their effort, they both earned a spot on the CIF bound varsity team.
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