1998 CIF/Sac-Joaquin Section Cross Country Championships
>From Steve Fagundes via Doug Speck
By Steve Fagundes (Thanks also to Steve Rapaport and Walt Lange)
The 1998 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)/Sac- Joaquin
Section (Section) Cross Country Championships were held at Sierra College (Rocklin) on
November 13. Under ideal conditions (clear skies and temperatures in the 55-65
degree Fahrenheit range), the top harriers in the Section competed on the challenging
three mile course to earn spots at the CIF State Cross Country Championships (CIF State
Championships). The CIF State Championships are scheduled for Woodward Park (Fresno)
on, Saturday, November 28. In order to qualify to the CIF State Championships in
each division, athletes must either be a member of the top two (2) teams or be one (1) of
the top five (5) individuals not members of those top two (2) teams and finish in the top
twelve (12) overall in their respective races. In the following race summaries, an
(I) after an athlete s name indicates their qualification to the CIF State Championships
as an individual, while a (T) indicates their qualification as a member of qualifying
team.
Division I (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1,533 and above
Atwater senior Christine Llorente raced to her first Section
championship capturing the girl s title in a strong 18:32. Freshman Tracy Compton
finished second in 18:49 leading her Nevada Union (Grass Valley) teammates to their first
ever team title and the fastest team time of the day at 98:23. Two-time defending
Section champions Lincoln (Stockton) finished a valiant second although recording a faster
team time than their victorious teams of 1996 and 1997. The boy s race was one of
the closest individual competitions of the day with senior Justin Willingham (Beyer,
Modesto)(1600 meters-4:13.3 [1997]) , the 1997 CIF State Division III champion (while at
East Union, Manteca), using a furious kick over the last 300 meters to edge senior Mike
Gregg (Nevada Union, Grass Valley), the defending champion, in 15:33 to 15:35.
Willingham s first place finish led his Beyer (Modesto) team to victory over a surprising
Davis squad led by senior Andrew Dougherty s third place finish in 15:57.
Division I Girls (Top Twenty)
1 Christina Llorente (I)
Atwater
18:32
2 T. Compton (T) Nevada Union (Grass
Valley) 18:49
3 V. Yonan (I) Beyer
(Modesto)
19:18
4 L. Ricci (I) Beyer
(Modesto)
19:20
5 L. Muller (I)
Woodland
19:37
6 B. Lindenburg (T) Lincoln
(Stockton) 19:39
7 T. Ely (T)
Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 19:40
8 T. Dean (T) Nevada
Union (Grass Valley) 19:45
9 P. Compton (T) Nevada Union (Grass
Valley) 19:46
10 M. Barrett (I) Beyer
(Modesto)
19:50
11 A. Nicholas (T) Lincoln
(Stockton) 19:53
12 C. Phariss
Davis
19:54
13 W. Fortino Grace
Davis (Modesto) 20:03
14 S. Dawson
Vallejo
20:04
15 J. Shaughnessy (T) Lincoln
(Stockton) 20:06
16 A. Smith
Grace Davis (Modesto) 20:11
17 S.
West
Davis
20:17
18 L. Chandler (T) Lincoln
(Stockton) 20:19
19 T. Bock (T) Lincoln
(Stockton) 20:20
20 R. Laux (T) Nevada Union
(Grass Valley) 20:23
Division I Girls Teams
1 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (T) 40
98:23 [18:49, 19:40, 19:45, 19:46, 20:23]
2 Lincoln (Stockton) (T) 61
100:17 [19:39, 19:53, 20:06, 20:19, 20:20]
3 Beyer (Modesto) 71
100:44 [19:18, 19:20, 19:50, 20:48, 21:28]
4 Davis 116
104:17 [19:54, 20:17, 21:13, 21:17, 21:36]
5 Woodland 132
105:37 [19:37, 20:24, 21:22, 21:43, 22:31]
6 Grace Davis (Modesto) 156
109:39 [20:03, 20:11, 22:17, 22:28, 24:40
7 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) 184
111:16 [20:38, 21:18, 21:32, 23:30, 24:18]
8 Turlock 186
110:37 [20:51, 21:20, 22:30, 22:55, 23:01]
Division I - Boys (Top Twenty)
1 Justin Willingham (T) Beyer
(Modesto) 15:33
2 M. Gregg (I)
Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 15:35
3 A. Dougherty (T)
Davis
15:52
4 V. Ruiz
(I) Laguna Creek (Elk
Grove) 16:19
5 S. Moody (I)
Bear Creek (Stockton) 16:23
6 W. Merchand (T)
Davis
16:26
7 J. Llorente (I)
Atwater
16:29
8 C. Lei
(T) Beyer
(Modesto) 16:32
9 J. Petronovich (I) Del Campo (Fair
Oaks) 16:35
10 D. Torvend (T) Beyer
(Modesto) 16:36
11 S.
Rodgers Kennedy
(Sacramento) 16:42
12 M.
Roberts Nevada Union
(Grass Valley) 16:43
13 C.
Stevens Bear Creek
(Stockton) 16:54
14 J. Morejohn (T)
Davis
16:57
15 R. Nuht (T)
Beyer (Modesto)
17:04
16 A.
Click Nevada
Union (Grass Valley) 17:04
17 F.
Nero
Modesto
17:05
18 A.
Aitali
Fairfield
17:05
19 J. French (T) Beyer
(Modesto) 17:07
20 J. Pinnegar Del
Campo (Fair Oaks) 17:08
Division I Boys Teams
1 Beyer (Modesto) (T) 45
82:52 [15:33, 16:32, 16:36, 17:04, 17:07]
2 Davis (T) 57
83:43 [15:52, 16:26, 16:57, 17:13, 17:15]
3 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 68
84:04 [15:35, 16:43, 17:04, 17:18, 17:24]
4 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 109
86:38 [16:35, 17:08, 17:27, 17:27, 18:01]
5 Bear Creek (Stockton) 110
86:58 [16:23, 16:54, 17:25, 17:57, 18:19]
6 Lincoln (Stockton) 136
88:28 [17:12, 17:39, 17:51, 17:51, 17:55]
7 Vintage (Napa) 179
91:21 [17:22, 17:59, 18:08, 18:49, 19:03]
8 Atwater 189
93:55 [16:29, 18:35, 18:57, 19:53, 20:01]
Division II (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1,217 - 1,532)
Junior Jamie Witt (Folsom) raced to the fastest time of day
(17:57) in capturing her third Section individual championship. She was the Section
individual champion for Division III in 1996 and 1997. Diminutive freshman Kelly
Dahl (Wood, Vacaville) was in hot pursuit for most of the race, loosing ground in the last
1200 meters to finish second in 18:07. Despite the loss of their number one and two
runners to nagging injuries (senior track All- American Lindsay Hyatt [800 meters-2:06.30,
1600 meters- 4:48.62]and junior Randi Fee [1600 meters-5:10.28]), the Placer (Auburn)
Hillgals came through with their fourth consecutive Section championship. Senior
Melinda Fuller led the team to the championship with her seventh place finish in
19:16. Oakridge (El Dorado Hills) finished second with seniors Christina Jamison
(tenth- 19:43) and Priscilla Moreno (twelfth-19:49 [in a gutsy performance]) leading the
way. In the boy s race Golden Valley (Merced) senior Enrique Rodriguez captured his
first individual Section championship with a close three second victory over surprising
Martel Mungua (Woodcreek, Roseville) with a winning time of 15:57. Perennial power
Jesuit (Carmichael) raced to their seventh consecutive championship led by senior Chris
Robertson s third place finish in 16:01. Their team time of 82:13 was the fastest of
the day for all divisions. Casa Roble (Orangevale) finished second in the team
competition with good efforts turned in by senior Nick Petronovich (fourth in 16:09) and
junior Jason Nartker (fifth in 16:13).
Division II Girls (Top Twenty)
1 Jamie Witt (I)
Folsom
17:57
2 K. Dahl (I) Wood
(Vacaville)
18:07
3 R. Stevens (I)
Vacaville
18:55
4 M. Solone (I)
Folsom
19:04
5 J. Schaller (I) Rio Americano
(Sacramento) 19:06
6 T. Rhea
Ceres
19:11
7 M. Fuller (T) Placer
(Auburn)
19:16
8 E. McCleneghan Bella Vista (Fair
Oaks) 19:32
9 J. Lemmon
Vacaville
19:41
10 C. Jamison (T) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills)
19:43
11 C. Chatterly Granite
Bay
19:45
12 P. Moreno (T) Oak Ridge (El Dorado
Hills) 19:49
13 C. Dickson (T) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills)
19:54
14 K. Cook (T) Placer
(Auburn)
20:00
15 A. Jacks
Folsom
20:05
16 K. Moriarty (T) Placer
(Auburn)
20:19
17 C. Meltvedt Wood
(Vacaville)
20:27
18 E. Glines
Folsom
20:39
19 L. Brener (T) Placer
(Auburn)
20:45
20 R. Summerhays Del Campo (Fair
Oaks) 20:45
Division II Girls Teams
1 Placer (Auburn) (T) 66
101:20 [19:16, 20:00, 20:19, 20:45, 21:00]
2 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (T) 73
101:46 [19:43, 19:49, 19:54, 20:53, 21:27]
3 Vacaville 85
102:31 [18:55, 19:41, 21:14, 21:17, 21:24]
4 Folsom 86
104:42 [17:57, 19:04, 20:05, 20:39, 26:57]
5 Rio Americano (Sacramento) 123
106:06 [19:06, 21:07, 21:12, 21:58, 22:43]
6 Wood (Vacaville) 138
104:11 [18:07, 20:27, 21:48, 21:49, 22:00]
7 GraniteBay 140
107:59 [19:45, 21:10, 22:09, 22:21, 22:34]
8 Napa 167
110:45 [21:02, 21:09, 22:36, 22:36, 23:22]
Division II - Boys (Top Twenty)
1 Enrique Rodriguez (I) Golden Valley (Merced) 15:57
2 M. Mungua (I) Woodcreek
(Roseville) 16:00
3 C. Robertson (T) Jesuit
(Carmichael) 16:01
4 N. Petronovich (T) Casa Roble (Orangevale) 16:09
5 J. Nartker (T) Casa Roble
(Orangevale) 16:13
6 D. Everhart (I)
Folsom
16:23
7 G. Erickson (I) Placer
(Auburn) 16:23
8 N. DeFelice (T) Jesuit
(Carmichael) 16:24
9 B. Knox (T) Jesuit
(Carmichael) 16:27
10 C. Rheas (I)
Ceres
16:34
1 S. Eastman
Placer (Auburn) 16:36
12 M. Zeka (T) Casa Roble
(Orangevale) 16:39
13 A. Padilla Golden
Valley (Merced) 16:41
14 N. Mancuso (T) Jesuit
(Carmichael) 16:42
15 A. Barocio Golden
Valley (Merced) 16:43
16 G. Morse (T) Jesuit
(Carmichael) 16:43
17 M. Santarosa (T) Jesuit
(Carmichael) 16:46
18 J. Curtis (T) Casa Roble
(Orangevale) 16:50
19 K. Thornhill Wood
(Vacaville) 16:55
20 J. Felcher El Dorado
(Placerville) 16:58
Teams
1 Jesuit (Carmichael) (T) 48
82:17 [16:01, 16:24, 16:27, 16:42, 16:43]
2 Casa Roble (Orangevale) (T) 60
83:13 [16:09, 16:13, 16:39, 16:50, 17:22]
3 Golden Valley (Merced) 70
83:59 [15:57, 16:41, 16:43, 17:18, 17:20]
4 Placer (Auburn) 101
85:59 [16:23, 16:36, 17:25, 17:38, 17:57]
5 Folsom 139
88:11 [16:23, 17:15, 17:44, 18:10, 18:39]
6 Woodcreek (Roseville) 151
89:13 [16:00, 17:52, 17:53, 18:30, 18:58]
7 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 159
89:17 [17:28, 17:42, 17:49, 18:09, 18:09]
8 Wood (Vacaville) 181
90:09 [16:55, 17:58, 18:22, 18:25, 18:29]
Division III (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 908 - 1,216)
Junior Jessica Hart continued the fine tradition of Del Oro (Loomis) harriers capturing the individual championship in 19:58. In the team competition, St. Francis (Sacramento) junior Chloe Jarvis (two time defending Section 400 meter champion) led her Troubadour teammates to the team championship with her sixth place finish in 20:43, with Del Oro (Loomis) edging Manteca (72 points to 74 points) for the second CIF State Championship berth. Senior David Ulibarri (15:47) and his Sierra (Manteca) teammates captured both the individual and team Section championships for the first time at the Division III level. This was the second Section championship in the school s five year history as they were Division IV champions in 1996. Senior David Garcia (16:16) and junior Corey Duquette (16:34) finished second and fourth, respectively to key the win for Sierra (Manteca). Paced by senior Garett Anderson s third place (16:23), Sonora was a solid second with 59 points.
Division III Girls (Top Twenty)
1 Jessica Hart (T) Del Oro
(Loomis) 19:58
2 T. Limon (I)
Galt
20:20
3 C. Chagoya (I) Los
Banos
20:31
4 Y. Gojnic (I) Oakmont
(Roseville) 20:32
5 J. Butler (I) West
(Tracy)
20:41
6 C. Jarvis (T) St. Francis
(Sacramento) 20:43
7 H. Eggener (I)
Manteca
20:44
8 E. Pastran
Manteca
20:45
9 R. Jahani (T) St. Francis
(Sacramento) 20:56
10 M. Garcia
Sierra (Manteca) 20:57
11 A. Sheldon
Oakmont (Roseville) 21:00
12 S. Cook (T) Del Oro
(Loomis) 21:02
13 R. Gehrts
Oakmont (Roseville) 21:03
14 C. Romo (T) St.
Francis (Sacramento) 21:08
15 D. Beckett-Hile (T) St. Francis (Sacramento) 21:08
16 J. Martelle Oakmont
(Roseville) 21:12
17 A. Verduzco
Manteca
21:16
18 L. Escobar Los
Banos
21:19
19 A. Birmingham
Manteca
21:21
20 C. Walton (T) Del Oro
(Loomis) 21:25
Teams
1 St. Francis (Sacramento) (T) 63
105:32 [20:43, 20:56, 21:08, 21:08, 21:37]
2 Del Oro (Loomis) (T) 72
106:26 [19:58, 21:25, 21:27, 21:31, 22:05]
3 Manteca 74
105:55 [20:44, 20:45, 21:16, 21:21, 21:49]
4 Oakmont (Roseville) 78
106:20 [20:32, 21:00, 21:03, 21:12, 22:33]
5 Los Banos 108
107:50 [20:31, 21:19, 21:43, 22:02, 22:15]
6 Sierra (Manteca) 162
112:12 [20:57, 22:07, 22:21, 23:12, 23:35]
7 Galt 167
114:28 [20:20, 21:45, 23:30, 24:10, 24:43]
8 Center (Elverta) 192
116:41 [21:34, 22:04, 23:17, 24:26, 25:20]
Division III - Boys (Top Twenty)
1 David Ulibarri (T) Sierra
(Manteca) 15:47
2 D. Garcia
(T) Sierra
(Manteca) 16:16
3 G. Anderson (T)
Sonora
16:23
4 C. Duquette (T)
Sierra (Manteca) 16:34
5 T. Eggers
(I)
Galt
16:34
6 F.
Garcia
Los Banos 16:35
7 R.
Chevas
East Union (Manteca) 16:41
8 S.
Garcia
Los Banos 16:43
9 T.
Herman
Center (Elverta) 16:54
10 G.
Serpa
Sierra (Manteca) 16:55
11 R.
Cook
Del Oro (Loomis) 17:00
12 E.
Brians
Sonora
17:13
13 D.
Nisser
Sonora
17:17
14 R.
Palominos Los
Banos 17:21
15 J.
Bosserman Del Oro
(Loomis) 17:25
16 J.
Tufts
Sonora
17:31
17 E.
Johnson
Del Oro (Loomis) 17:42
18 T.
Stearman
Center (Elverta) 17:49
19 C. Harden
(T)
Sonora
17:54
20 W.
Klino
Manteca
17:55
Teams
1 Sierra (Manteca) (T) 43
84:02 [15:47, 16:16, 16:34, 16:55, 18:30]
2 Sonora 59
86:18 [16:23, 17:13, 17:17, 17:31, 17:54]
3 Los Banos 79
87:28 [16:35, 16:43, 17:21, 18:13, 18:36]
4 Del Oro (Loomis) 83
88:16 [17:00, 17:25, 17:42, 18:01, 18:08]
5 Center (Elverta) 109
90:17 [16:54, 17:49, 18:02, 18:46, 18:46]
6 Manteca 165
96:30 [17:55, 18:02, 19:50, 20:20, 20:23]
7 Galt 168
98:19 [16:34, 18:55, 19:15, 20:58, 22:37]
8 Oakmont (Roseville) 212
97:08 [18:41, 18:52, 19:08, 20:07, 20:20]
Division IV (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 401 - 907)
Hughson sophomore Alexandra Guerro captured her first Section
Championship with an uncontested 19:26 in the girl s race. Bear River (Grass Valley)
won the team championship by 25 points and were led by multi-talented senior Tawny
Halverson (300 meter hurdles - 45.52 [1998]) recording a strong 19:47 in second
place. Escalon senior Vic Moreno won the boys individual Section championship in
15:44 over Riverbank senior Felix Duenas (16:01). Despite injuries and the loss of some
key athletes, the Riverbank squad raced to their second consecutive Section championship
by a margin of 34 points (the largest of the day) over second place Bear River (Grass
Valley).
Division IV Girls (Top Twenty)
1 Alexandra Guerro (I)
Hughson
19:26
2 T. Halverson (T) Bear River (Grass
Valley) 19:47
3 J. Stief (I)
Escalon
20:33
4 J. Foley (T)
Summerville (Tuolumne) 20:35
5 J. Sanchez (I)
Riverbank
20:45
6 S. Jacobson (I) Loretto
(Sacramento) 20:52
7 R. Zweigle (T) Bear River (Grass
Valley) 20:54
8 A. Roberson (T) Summerville
(Tuolumne) 20:59
9 S. Oviedo (I)
Riverbank
21:11
10 J.
Reed Vanden
(Travis AFB) 21:19
11 J. Semeza
Bret Harte (Altaville) 21:24
12 T. Riedel
San Juan (Citrus Heights) 21:25
13 J. Molaro (T) Bear River (Grass
Valley) 21:28
14 A. Woodward (T) Bear River (Grass
Valley) 21:29
15 L. Miller
Bret Harte (Altaville) 21:34
16 R. Mayfield Bret
Harte (Altaville) 21:35
17 K. Nassoly
Calaveras (San Andreas) 21:40
18 M.
Lopez
Justin-Sienna (Napa) 21:43
19 D. Seyford
Loretto (Sacramento) 21:47
20 G. Nogales
Dixon
21:51
Teams
1 Bear River (Grass Valley) (T) 51
105:57 [19:47, 20:54, 21:28, 21:29, 22:19]
2 Summerville (Tuolumne) (T) 76
108:16 [20:35, 20:59, 22:02, 22:11, 22:29]
3 Bret Harte (Altaville) 98
109:48 [21:24, 21:34, 21:35, 22:37, 22:38]
4 Loretto (Sacramento) 100
110:04 [20:52, 21:47, 22:09, 22:23, 22:53]
5 Dixon 113
111:07 [21:51, 21:57, 22:04, 22:20, 22:55]
6 Riverbank 131
113:13 [20:45, 21:11, 22:45, 22:58, 25:34]
7 Justin-Sienna (Napa) 140
112:49 [21:43, 22:12, 22:13, 23:06, 23:35]
8 San Juan (Citrus Heights) 161
117:13 [21:25, 22:25, 22:26, 24:52, 26:05]
Division IV - Boys (Top Twenty)
1 Vic Moreno (I)
Escalon
15:44
2 F. Duenas (T)
Riverbank
16:01
3 R. Gomez (I)
Linden
16:41
4 V. Flores (T)
Riverbank
16:44
5 J. Whitfield (I) Vanden (Travis
AFB) 16:50
6 J. Meza (I)
Linden
17:03
7 R. King (I)
Summerville (Tuolumne) 17:06
8 J. Tyson (T)
Riverbank
17:08
9 B. Wilson
Dixon
17:10
10 S.. Lane
Dixon
17:10
11 J. Harrigan Justin-Sienna
(Napa) 17:12
12 D.
Kitt Calaveras
(San Andreas) 17:20
13 S. Murschel (T) Bear River (Grass
Valley) 17:24
14 J. Viscaino (T)
Riverbank
17:41
15 J. Conant
Summerville (Tuolumne) 17:47
16 R. Coloma St.
Patrick/St. V (Vallejo) 17:54
17 N.
Lamb Summerville
(Tuolumne) 18:02
18 J. Easterly (T) Bear River (Grass
Valley) 18:04
19 A. Pouncy
Justin-Sienna (Napa) 18:05
20 J. Melgoza
Riverbank
18:06
Teams
1 Riverbank (T) 34
85:40 [16:01, 16:44, 17:08, 17:41, 18:06]
2 Bear River (Grass Valley) (T) 60
90:20 [17:24, 18:04, 18:06, 18:22, 18:24]
3 Summerville (Tuolumne) 88
91:30 [17:06, 17:47, 18:02, 19:16, 19:19]
4 Justin-Sienna (Napa) 102
92:11 [17:12, 18:05, 18:50, 18:55, 19:09]
5 Colfax 127
93:46 [18:16, 18;23, 18;32, 19:12, 19:23]
6 Escalon 148
95:08 [15:44, 18:30, 19;11, 19:49, 21:54]
7 Bret Harte (Altaville) 164
95:58 [18:26, 18:27, 19:20, 19:46, 19:59]
8 Vanden (Travis AFB) 167
96:36 [16:50, 19:05, 19:16, 20:41, 20:44]
Division V (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1 - 400)
In the girls division, Sarah Pogue of Vacaville Christian
(Vacaville) was the individual Section champion. Sophomore Ben Foils of Tioga
defended his individual Section title in the boys division with Vacaville Christian
(Vacaville) capturing the team crown.
Division V Girls (Top Ten)
1 Sarah Pogue (I) Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) 24:27
(Note: Only one [1] athlete competed)
Teams
No complete teams
Division V Boys (Top Ten)
1 Ben Foiles (I)
Tioga
17:45
2 M. Mikelionis (T) Vacaville
Christian 20:18
3 K. Morris (I)
Tioga
20:21
4 E. Richardson (T) Vacaville
Christian 20:41
5 J. Mobley (T) Vacaville
Christian 20:50
6 J. Peters (I)
Tioga
21:07
7 B. Judkins (T) Vacaville
Christian 24:39
8 A. Crawford (T) Vacaville
Christian NT
(Note: Only eight [8] athletes competed)
Teams
1 Vacaville Christian (T) 15
NT [20:18, 20:41, 20:50, 24:39, NT]
(Note: Only one [1] complete team competed)