RB girls upend #2 Yucaipa; Chandler wins duel of unbeaten
Serra runner, McInvale both under course record; West Hills boys outrace third-ranked Yucaipa; Petersen wins big
In recent years, the Southern California Invitational has been a Yucaipa
showcase, with the powerhouse Southern Section team easily outracing the
locals.
This year was different. The Rancho Bernardo
girls team, rankedsixth in the state, used superior depth to best the second-ranked
Yucaipa girls.
And the West Hills boys, top-ranked locally but
unranked in the state, used great up-front strength to best the Yucaipa
boys, who were ranked third in the state.
The Southern California Invitational, held at Guajome
Park last week, has a unique format. Each team enters one runner in a single
race, through seven varsity runners, and the team winner is determined
by total time.
Serra's Marcus Chandler and Ramona's Matt McInvale
hooked up in a fast race in the Boys Number One race, first of the day.
Chandler used his superior finishing speed (he's
a 4:15 1600 runner) to run down McInvale in the final 400 meters, and won
in 15:42 for the 3.2-mile course. McInvale, who made the race, ran 15:43.
It was his first loss of the season; Chandler remains unbeaten.
It was a fast, fast race. Both times were
comfortably under the old course record of 15:49, set by Crawford's Goshu
Tadese.
Long-time Guajome Park observer Marty Hauck, the
Fallbrook coach, said the race was, "the fastest thing I've seen going."
The old course record-holder, Tadese, was a state-champion runner.
According to Hauck, only Tadese had broken 16:00
minutes on the couse until last week. McInvale and Chandler pulled RB's
Sean Ricketts to a 15:58, and West Hills' Evan Fox and Vista's Justin Neuroth
both just missed, and were timed in 16:02 and 16:03, respectively.
The matchup between Chandler and McInvale was classic.
Both had won impressively in every race they entered this year, and fans
of the sport eagerly awaited their meeting.
McInvale started to open a gap on Chandler and string
out the field after the first mile, but he could never quite break away.
Chandler closed the gap gradually, and then put on a final move with just
over 400 meters to go. McInvale resisted, but Chandler's speed was
enough to win the race.
Rancho Bernardo's girls came from behind to take
the team win from Yucaipa. It was a balanced effort, led by Julie
Manson's 14:40 for second in the Girls Number One race. The Broncos
placed in the top two in five of the seven races, and also had a third.
But Yucaipa was ahead on time through five races,
with three firsts, and two thirds.
RB's Sarah Wilkins dropped the bomb in the Girls
Number Six race, winning in 16:17, which was 0:57 seconds faster than Yucaipa's
entrant in the race.
That brought the Broncos from a distant second to
a lead in the overall time. RB's seventh, Belinda Oberum, sealed
the deal by beating Yucaipa's seventh by 0:41 seconds.
The Fallbrook girls team was a respectable third
in the team race, just 0:40 total seconds behind Yucaipa. They had
one first, three seconds, and two third-place finishes.
Those three teams completely dominated the competition.
All the other schools combined could only manage one first, one second
and two thirds.
The West Hills boys, by contrast, used the talents
of their top runners to build a big lead in team time over their opposition,
and then withstood a late charge by third-ranked Yucaipa.
The Wolfpack was led by a fourth place from Fox
in the Number One race, and wins from Ben Aragon (Two Race); Paul Saccone
(Three) and Matt Rendina (Four). Yucaipa made up ground in the last
three races, with a second, and two firsts.
The excellent Vista boys team had good balance throughout
their lineup, and finished just 0:17 seconds behinds Yucaipa's total. Neuroth
was the fastest Panther, and the team had no finish lower than fifth (two
races).
The girls individual race was another Angela Petersen
blowout. The Francis Parker soph has made it look easy since the early
season, with big wins against excellent rivals. She pulled away to
a 14:24 time on the 2.63-mile course, and, "she felt she could have gone
a little faster," Parker coach John Lown said later.
It was one of the faster times ever run at Guajome,
although Milena Glusac's course record of 13:52 is in a whole other category.
Racing conditions at Guajome ranged over the day,
from chilly in the first races to hot and dry at midday. A mild Santa
Ana condition kept the cloud cover away, and runners suffered as the day
wore on.
The Results:
At Guajome Park, Saturday, October 17. Conditions: Dry; cool
for first races, continually warming throughout day.
| BOYS:
The Fastest Forty (all varsity races): 15:41 Marcus Chandler, Serra 15:42 Matt McInvale, Ramona 15:58 Sean Ricketts, Rancho Bernardo 16:02 Evan Fox, West Hills 16:03 Justin Neuroth, Vista 16:18 Todd Coshow, Yucaipa 16:24 Brian Paff, Bonita Vista 16:27 Travis Laird, San Marcos 16:28 Carlos Handler, TemescalCanyon 16:38 Ben Aragon, West Hills 16:47 Ben Armel, Damien 16:49 Adam Van Wart, San Pasqual 16:52 Jason Mosely, Yucaipa 16:55 Ryan Montez, Vista 16:56 Paul Saccone, West Hills 16:59 Ted Herbert, Bonita Vista 17:00 Jared Emmons, Vista 17:04 Matt Dowthit, San Pasqual 17:06 Bill Ungricht, Fallbrook 17:06 Matt Rendina, West Hills 17:07 Erik Kerby, San Pasqual 17:08 Efrain Casarez, Fallbrook 17:11 Alex Mendez, Damien 17:11 Jose Escobedo, Fallbrook 17:12 Brain Wardell, Barstow 17:13 Sean Dillon, Redlands 17:14 Andrew Boring, San Marcos 17:16 Ryan Metheny, Yucaipa 17:17 Erik Riley, Barstow 17:19 Nick Jones, Orange Glen 17:19 Sean Daley, Vista 17:22 Phillip Brenton, TemescalCanyon 17:23 Steve Stein, Yucaipa 17:24 Nick Schlapfer, Orange Glen 17:26 Lawrence Mier, San Marcos 17:27 Ian McHenry, Claremont 17:27 Justin Mattos, Fallbrook 17:28 Juan Mondragon, Escondido 17:30 James Myers, RanchoBuenaVista 17:31 Luis Reyna, Sweetwater Varsity Ones:
Varsity Twos:
Varsity Threes:
Varsity Fours:
Varsity Fives:
18:24 Curtis Barela, Barst
Varsity Sixes:
Varsity Sevens:
BOYS TEAMS:
WEST HILLS
YUCAIPA
VISTA
FALLBROOK
SAN PASQUAL
BARSTOW
BONITA VISTA
TEMESCAL CANYON
SAN MARCOS
RANCHO BERNARDO
DAMIEN
CLAREMONT (SoSec)
ORANGE GLEN
RAMONA
SERRA
RANCHO BUENA VISTA
REDLANDS
INCOMPLETE TEAMS: Sweetwater
Holtville
Escondido
Valley Center, Morse, Francis
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GIRLS:
The Fastest Forty (all varsity races): 14:24 Angela Petersen, Francis Parker 14:40 Julie Manson, Rancho Bernardo 14:52 Heidi Walker, Yucaipa 15:02 Beth Grossheim, Yucaipa 15:07 Lanele Cox, Escondido 15:08 Nicole Mier, San Marcos 15:12 Allison Hall, Rancho Bernardo 15:12 Melissa Hutchscroft, Yucaipa 15:19 Natassja Hall, RanchoBuenaVista 15:20 Monica Valdez, TemescalCanyon 15:36 Maija Rohde, Fallbrook 15:37 Kim Croswell, Fallbrook 15:38 Katie Boyd, Rancho Bernardo 15:41 Heather Shurtleff, West Hills 15:46 Cathy Picha, Fallbrook 15:46 Jamie Carmichael, Fallbrook 15:50 Diana Dibble, Valley Center 15:50 Leeann Jimenez, Yucaipa 15:53 Courtney Allen, RanchoB'naVista 15:56 Becca Bartell, West Hills 16:03 Liz Edwards, La Jolla 16:07 Janet Light, Claremont 16:07 Christine Fogle, Redlands 16:08 Candice Osuna, Bonita Vista 16:09 Tiffany Lee, Vista 16:09 Susan Braun, Claremont 16:10 Cindy Lopresti, Carlsbad 16:11 Jaime Leroy, Redlands 16:11 Kaleena Yee, Rancho Bernardo 16:13 Jennifer Bennett, Yucaipa 16:14 Bree Alfstad, Bonita Vista 16:17 Sarah Wilkins, Rancho Bernardo 16:18 Dawna Marshall, Bonita Vista 16:18 Thea Rusthoven, Escondido 16:18 Kerri Wheeler, Rancho Bernardo 16:21 Dawn Lucas, Temescal Canyon 16:21 Angela Garcia, RanchoB'naVista 16:22 Krissy Volosin, Claremont 16:23 Veronica Fitzpatrick, Claremont 16:23 Hayley Young, Temescal Canyon Varsity Ones:
Varsity Twos:
Varsity Threes:
Varsity Fours:
Varsity Fives:
Varsity Sixes:
Varsity Sevens:
GIRLS TEAMS:
RANCHO BERNARDO
YUCAIPA
FALLBROOK
CLAREMONT (SoSec)
TEMESCAL CANYON
BONITA VISTA
VISTA
REDLANDS
RANCHO BUENA VISTA
ESCONDIDO
LA JOLLA
BARSTOW
RAMONA
SWEETWATER
INCOMPLETE TEAMS: San Pasqual
Valley Center
Holtville
West Hills
Orange Glen
Francis Parker, San Marcos, Serra,
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