League Championship Wednesday

Yesterday 10/29/14 there were four different (local) league championship meets. I will attempt to summarize some of the results.

WAC
WAC results are hard to come by. Lupe Ventura (Patterson) reports that she repeated as the VG Champion and ran around 21:00 over a challenging course. She also said that the Patterson boys placed third. Antonio Venegas (Patterson) placed second and Tomas Virgen (Patterson) placed third.

INCOMPLETE RESULTS

CCC
The schools of the CCC contested their conference championship at Donnelly Park in Turlock.
For the VBs it was all about the head to head battle of Merced's upfront stars vs Atwater's depth. On Wednesday, it was Merced squeaking out the 36 to 39 victory. Turlock was a distant third with 69.

1. Daniel Ambriz (Merced) 15:33
2. John Hagerman (Merced) 15:44
3. Kirk Hagerman (Merced) 15:55
4. Andres Quezada (Atwater) 15:57
5. Guillermo Rivas (Golden Valley) 16:01
6. Alex Vargas (Atwater) 16:05
7. Erik Sousa (Turlock) 16:11
8. Ozzy Nava (Atwater) 16:14
9. Immanuel Wright (Golden Valley) 16:19
10. Spencer Jacobs (Atwater) 16:26
11. Francisco Gloria (Atwater) 16:38
12. Javier Lara (Turlock) 16:41
13. Jose Aguilar (Atwater) 16:43
14. Faustino Reyes (Merced) 16:45
15. Brian Mendez-Martinez (Turlock) 16:47

For the VGs it was again an Atwater-Merced dual (A=42; M=48) with Turlock a step behind in third with 60 pts. Arianna Lara-Chavez (Turlock) placed third overall to pace the Bulldogs.

1. Ciara Rios Colon (Merced) 18:30
2. Jackie Magana (Atwater) 18:32
3. Arianna Lara-Chavez (Turlock)  19:19
4. Genesis Mendoza (Merced) 19:30
5. Shay Hagerman (Merced) 19:33
6. Marisela Rodriguez (Atwater)  19:43
7. Mya bond (Golden Valley) 19:44
8. Bethany Hamilton (Merced) 19:47
9. Makenzie Salyer (Turlock) 20:07
10. Evelin Espinoza (Atwater) 20:25
11. Marlen Mendoza (Atwater) 20:26
12. Faith Avila (Buhach Colony) 20:27
13. Jacqueline Butrick (Atwater) 20:29
14. Alonda Cisneros (Atwater) 20:31
15. Cassie Derdivanis (Turlock) 20:32

RESULTS

VOL
The schools of the VOL met at Eagle Lakes in Tracy. Manteca easily took the VB title. Oakdale placed a distant 4th. For the VGs it was Sierra racking up a near perfect 18 points to take the title. Oakdale was 5th with 95 pts.

In the VBs race Mahir Pepic (Manteca) took the title with a clocking of 16:50. The top Oakdale finishers were frosh Daniel Prado in 11th (18:45) and Isaiah Aguilar in 13th (18:48).

In the VGs race it was Weston Ranch's Iris Carillo taking the title in 19:49. Sierra took 5 of the next 6 places to breeze to the title. The top Oakdale finisher was Anna Perrone in tenth place (22:52).

RESULTS

TVL
The TVL (and Southern League) schools met at Legion Park in Modesto for the third time this year. It was the Riverbank Bruin's day. They took both varsity team and individual titles.

The champion VB Bruins

In the VG race it was Kim Ruvalcaba (Riverbank) taking the title, cruising to victory as she has all season. The Lady Bruins swept through the team competition this season as well.

Mays, Richardson, Waters, Garcia, and Ruvalcaba leading the pack

1. Kim Ruvalcaba (Riverbank) 19:24
2. Ellie Waters (ripon) 19:40
3. Haley Richardson (Riverbank) 20:12
4. Sabrina Garcia (Riverbank) 20:45
5. Maddie Mays (Hughson) 20:49
6. Marisol Aguayo (Escalon) 21:16
7. Joslyn Beliera (Riverbank) 21:25
8. Kayla Jacklich (Ripon) 21:38
9. Nora Nash (Escalon) 22:06
10. Nicole Warwick (Modesto Christian) 22:14
11. Sierra Hernandez (Escalon) 22:21
12. Natalie Gutierrez (Hilmar) 22:24
13. Heavyn Herroz (Hughson) 22:25
14. Leone Rivers (Escalon) 22:29
15. Hannah Sanders (Hilmar) 22:32

For the VBs in was Adan Chavez (RBK) leading from the gun as he has all season. Daniel Yanez (Hughson) did give him a solid push for the first two miles. Riverbank as a team put 5 runners in the top eleven to easily take the team title over Hughson.

Yanez pushes Adan Chavez as Emmanuel shadows them

1. Adan Chavez (Riverbank) 16:28
2. Daniel Yanez (Hughson) 16:52
3. Emmanuel Chavez (Riverbank) 17:02
4. Alex Norling (Ripon) 17:34
5. Ruben Paredez (Riverbank) 17:37
6. Zack Gardner (Escalon) 17:45
7. Kenzye Spears (Hilmar) 17:45
8. Carlos Martinez (Riverbank) 17:51
9. Carson Boice (Hughson) 18:04
10. Austin Zehr (Hughson) 18:10
11. Diego Ruiz (Riverbank) 18:18
12. Kyle Jimenez (Escalon) 18:24
13. Tristan Edwards (Hughson) 18:26
14. Wyatt Mitchell (Hughson) 18:29
15. Jared Williams (Hughson) 18:31

PHOTOS

VB RESULTS
VG RESULTS

League Championship Eve

The push of the championship segment of the XC season hits with full force tomorrow afternoon. StanCo teams will be vying for league titles, all-league team status, and personal bragging rights. It is like Christmas Eve for cross-country geeks, like me. Unfortunately (for me) 4 of the 5 conference meets will be held tomorrow; and obviously, I can't possibly be in four places at once.

TVL
The TVL schools will meet Wednesday at 3pm at Legion Park. Riverbank, Hughson, Orestimba, Waterford, and Modesto Christian are the StanCo schools competing.

Ruvalcaba and Garcia lead the Bruin attack

For the girls it is all about RBK. The Lady Bruins won the two previous cluster meets--easily. Individually Kim Ruvalcaba (Riverbank) won both the previous meet and is having a breakout year. Behind her Ellie Waters (Ripon) and Sabrina Garcia (Riverbank) will battle for the runner-up position.

Norling battles the Chavez twins

For the boys Riverbank took the opener, but it was the upstart Hughson Huskies edging them in the second meet. Consequently this meet will be the decider of the TVL title. Individually Adan Chavez (Riverbank)  has had a fantastic season. Alex Norling (Ripon) seems to be gaining fitness and confidence as the season progresses.

WAC
The WAC schools will meet on Wednesday at Ceres Regional Park on Hatch. Patterson, Ceres and Central Valley will represent the StanCo schools.

Lupe Ventura

For the girls I believe that Lupe Ventura (Patterson) is rounding into better fitness and should literally run away with the title.

Honestly, since these school still run head to head dual meets (with little of the results posted online) it is difficult for me to predict much more regarding the possible outcomes from this meet--but I do look forward to seeing some results.

CCC
The CCC schools will compete at Donnelly Park in Turlock on Wednesday. I believe that the first race begins at 10 AM. Turlock and Pitman are the only two StanCo schools.

Lara Chavez

For the girls Turlock has been stalking the Atwater Falcons all season. Atwater swarmed the completion in the first cluster, but the Bulldogs fell just a couple of points short in the second cluster. On their home course, Turlock may have the edge. Individually, Arianna Lara Chavez (Turlock)should be in the top 3 if not the winning position. Their title hopes will rest with the re-emerging Makenzie Salyer and the rest of the Turlock pack.

On the boys side it is all about the duel between Atwater and Merced. Merced has potentially the three top individuals, but Atwater will likely take five of the next seven or eight spots. The head to head battle has been very close all season. Turlock has been a distant third through most of the season.

VOL
The VOL schools will meet Wednesday at Eagle Lakes in Tracy. Oakdale and Central Catholic are the represented StanCo school.

For the girls Sierra has dominated the team competition. Individually the Sierra runners have swamped the other teams.

Oakdale's Aguilar

On the boy's side Manteca is the odds on favorite to take the team title. Individually Isaiah Aguilar (Oakdale) has finished second in both of the cluster meets.

MMC
The MMC schools are the odd-balls of the group and will hold their championship on FRIDAY (not Wednesday). The first race begins at 2:30 and hopefully the rain will hold off until after the meet is over.

The Lady Knights

For the girls it is all about the Knights. Downey will win their first ever varsity MMC team title on Friday. I believe that their last league title (from the CCC) was in 1992--that is 22 years ago! The 2014 version has completely dominated the MMC, winning all three cluster meets by huge margins.

Names and Mendoza

Individually Arielle Names (Downey) has won all three clusters with Savannah Mendoza (Modesto) finishing second. Behind them have been a horde of Downey baby-blue.

The MMC boy's pack of mostly Modesto and Gregori

On the boy's side Modesto has the title locked up, but I won't be surprised if Gregori places first on Wednesday--it will certainly be close as it has been all season. Individually Mario Media (Gregori) won all three clusters. The real race is behind him between Anthony Arauza (Gregori), Jeremy Hart (Gregori), Marc Alania (Modesto), Isaiah Avila DelaCruz (Modesto), Orlando Cardenas (Modesto), and Andrew Williams (Modesto)...to name a few in the running. As always it should be exciting to watch!

Roosevelt Roughrider Inv (Woodward Park--Fresno)

This past Friday (10/17/14) was the second opportunity for schools throughout the State to get a preview of the State Meet course that is the 5K circuit in Woodward Park, Fresno. Three StanCo schools partook in the meet (Riverbank, Grace Davis, and Gregori). RBK and GD ran in the small school division, and Gregori ran with the big boys.

BOYS 5K
Gregori finished 6th out of 26 schools in the large schools division. Riverbank finished 8th in the small school division out of 28 schools.

16 LS. Mario Medina (Gregori) 16:29
21 SS. Adan Chavez (Riverbank) 16:41
27 SS. Emmanuel Chavez (Riverbank) 16:47
31 LS. Jeremy Hart (Gregori) 16:51
44 LS Anthony Arauza (Gregori) 17:01
54 LS. Jonathan Alcantara (Gregori) 17:12
67 LS. Nick Sanders (Gregori) 17:19
56 SS. Ruben Paredez (Riverbank) 17:29
91 LS Juan Ortega (Gregori) 17:39
75 SS. Carlos Martinez (Riverbank) 17:53
110 LS. Rick Ortega (Gregori) 18:03
108 SS Diego Ruiz (Riverbank) 18:27

In the head to head comparison between #2 in the MMC Gregori and #1 in the TVL Riverbank, Gregori easily comes out on top. As a dual meet Gregori would have won 23 to 35. On total time Gregori also wins 1:24:55 to 1:27:19 for RBK.

GIRLS 5K
The Riverbank girls finished 6th out of 15 schools in the small school division.

Sabrina Garcia--photo credit Dick Hodges

12 SS. Kim Ruvalcaba (Riverbank) 19:36
25 SS. Sabrina Garcia (Riverbank) 20:32
40 SS. Haley Richardson (Riverbank) 21:14
58 SS. Joslyn Beliera (Riverbank) 21:44
59 SS. Ocean Goldman (Grace Davis) 21:47
71 SS. Elitania Rosas (Riverbank) 22:21
89 SS. Stephanie Bernal (Riverbank) 23:28

RESULTS

Hughson Supercross

On Saturday 10/18/14 ten StanCo teams slogged through the giant mud pit and hurdled over the hay bales for 4 km at the Hughson Supercross. It was pure (icky) fun to watch; and based on the expressions in the photos, the athletes enjoyed it too.

Avila-DeLaCruz battles Seaside runner with Yanez in pursuit

For the VBs it was Isaiah Avila-DeLaCruz (Modesto) out-dueling Daniel Yanez (Hughson) to finishing in 3rd and 4th overall. Modesto with an incomplete team still managed to finish in second just ahead of Turlock and Hughson.

Yanez

Combined Boys Results
3. Isaiah Avila DeLaCruz (Modesto) 13:52
4. Daniel Yanez (Hughson) 13:54
6. Andrew Williams (Modesto) 14:05
7. Austin Zehr (Hughson) 14:11
F/S Jose Orendain (Modesto) 14:20
9. Erik Sousa (Turlock) 14:26
11. Brian Mendez Martinez (Turlock) 14:31
12. Eddie Hernandez (Modesto) 14:33
F/S Carson Boice (Hughson) 14:33
13. Javi Lara (Turlock) 14:41
14. Abraham Giron (Modesto) 14:42
16. Gali Farias (Turlock) 14:47
17. Octavio Padilla (Oakdale) 14:49
19. Jared Williams (Hughson) 14:52
F/S David Bosquez (Turlock) 14:52

For the girls it was Makenzie Salyer (Turlock) regaining some of her past form in taking the VG victory. Turlock also took the team victory against incomplete Modesto and Hughson teams.

Salyer pushes for the win

Combined Girls Results
1. Makenzie Salyer (Turlock) 17:31
F/S Hilda Perez (Modesto) 17:49
6. Erin Knopp Sargoni (Turlock) 18:17
F/S Jessie Miranda (Turlock) 18:13
7. Lesette Carretero (Ceres) 18:19
8. Sonia Perez (Modesto) 18:20
9. Haderin Dominguez (Modesto) 18:23
10. Raveena Samra (Turlock) 18:25
11. Cassandra Derdivanis (Turlock) 18:25
F/S Bianca Garcia (Pitman) 18:32
14. Maria Varela (Turlock) 18:35
15. Emily Cariaso (Pitman) 18:39
16. Jennifer Cisneros (Ceres) 18:44
17. Heavyn Herroz (Hughson) 18:44
F/S Priscilla Bazan (Pitman) 18:45
18. Meghan Hopkins (Turlock) 18:51
19. Anna Perrone (Oakdale) 18:55
20. Taylor Gray (Hughson) 18:55

Lisette Carretero and Sonia Perez battle through the mud

I know that Coach Bernard's vision of this event would be to have it morph into a Stanislaus County Championship. It is an attainable goal. Over the same weekend the Merced County schools settle their distance running feuds--so why not the StanCo schools too??? Riverbank and the six (other than MoHi) MMC school would have to buy in--essentially everyone else was there already.

RESULTS

PHOTOS VARSITY

PHOTOS NON_VARSITY

MMC CLUSTER 3 (Davis Park)

On 10/15/14 the seven MMC schools met at Davis Park to compete in the third "Cluster Meet" of the season. The cooler temperatures were a pleasant change. As always the kids competed at a high level for places and for pride.

Mendoza and Names take the pace from the gun

VARSITY GIRLS
Arielle Names (Downey) and Savannah Mendoza (Modesto) pulled away from the field at the gun and ran side by side for over 2.5 miles until Names threw in a hard surge to easily pull away for her third straight cluster victory. Mendoza would coast home for a solid second. The real (repeated) story would be the wave of Downey blue swarming the finish line: 5 of the top 6; 7 of the top 12; 10 in the top 20.

Names and Mendoza alone at front

1. Arielle Names (Downey) 20:32
2. Savannah Mendoza (Modesto) 20:50
3. Esmeralda Aguayo  (Downey) 21:22
4. Haylee Osgood  (Downey) 21:26
5. Makaelin Bickel  (Downey) 21:49
6. Erika Martinez  (Downey) 21:51
7. Hilda Perez (Modesto) 21:54
8. Sonia Perez (Modesto) 21:58
9. Tierney Herrmann (Gregori) 22:00
10. Hailey Rodriguez Delaney (Enochs) 22:10
11. Esther Limon  (Downey) 22:13
12. Meghan Matas  (Downey) 22:44
13. Ocean Goldman (Grace Davis) 22:49
14. Moriah Bickel  (Downey) 23:03
15. Dailene Perez (Modesto) 23:07

VARSITY BOYS
Jeremy Hart (Gregori), who transferred from Big Valley and therefore had to sit out for 9 weeks, took the pace at the start. It appeared that he had a build up of nine weeks of adrenalin, unfortunately (for him), the pace he set was beyond his ability and about half way through the race he began to die.

Hart takes it out too fast

Mario Medina (Gregori) then took the lead and easily cruised in for the victory. Anthony Arauza (Gregori) came from behind and passed a number of Modesto High runners over the final 200m to take second. But it was Modesto with the next 4 spots to easily take the team victory in the third straight cluster.

Arauza stalks the MoHi pack of Williams, Alania, and DeLaCruz

1. Mario Medina (Gregori) 16:43
2. Anthony Arauza (Gregori) 16:51
3. Andrew Williams (Modesto) 16:53
4. Orlando Cardenas (Modesto) 16:58
5. Isaiah Avila-DeLaCruz (Modesto) 17:02
6. Marc Alania (Modesto) 17:06
7. Justin Goering  (Downey) 17:11
8. Inteus Schiavo  (Downey) 17:11
9. James DeLaO (Modesto) 17:22
10. Jeremy Hart (Gregori) 17:34
11. Nick Sanders (Gregori) 17:35
12. Hunter Casey  (Downey) 17:41
13. Juan Ortega (Gregori) 17:45
14. Michael Keith (Enochs) 17:49
15. Jonathan Alcantara (Gregori) 17:56

VB RESULTS
VG RESULTS

F/S PHOTOS
VARSITY PHOTOS

Weekend Action

We have reached the mid-season lull. The calm before the storm if you will. The weather slowly begins to change. Fatigue injuries begin to pop up, some kids start to catch colds, and the seniors are busy taking the SAT. This weekend saw StanCo teams in very limited action; with only MoHi, Gregori, and Hughson taking part with small numbers in some very big meets.

SERRA  CRYSTAL SPRINGS INV
The only StanCo team to participate in this meet was Modesto High and they had partial representation at that.  Marc Alania and Savannah Mendoza turned in some notable times over the rolling 2.95 mi rolling course in spite of having limited team support. Some of the younger guys also ran really well.

In the VG Race
21. Savannah Mendoza 19:57

In the VB Race
27. Marc Alania 16:40
48. James DeLaO 17:25
74. Graham McAllister 17:56
115. Girbert Lares 18:36
145. Jesus Cordero 19:34

In the JV Race
38. Israel Saavedra 19:11

In the Soph Race
24. Cameron Duquette 18:00
44. Josue Perez 18:40


If you want to see some amazing results check out the Championship VG race. The dual between CCS power Aptos and SJS power Bella Vista. The two teams together put ten runners in the top 16 places. Aptos took the team competition 48 to 50 over BV.

RESULTS


CASTRO VALLEY TROJAN INV
Gregori was the only StanCo team to make the hop over the coastal mountains to compete on this challenging course. Their competing athletes were limited to mostly under-classmen. Jeremy Hart dons a Jaguar jersey for the first time and turns out a solid effort on the hilly 3 mi course. Adding him to the already strong Gregori roster could shift the balance of VB power in the MMC--we will all see at Cluster #3 on Wednesday at Davis Park.

27. Jeremy Hart 17:48
60. Nick sanders 19:02
91. Chris Verissimo 20:42
95. Jonathan sanders 20:55
103. Ladislado Ruiz 22:01

RESULTS


CLOVIS INV
Hughson was the only StanCo team in this large meet that gives teams a chance to preview the State Meet course. Like other local schools, most of Hughson's top runners did not compete. As he has all season Daniel Yanez led the Huskies over the 5K course

41. Daniel Yanez 17:20
103. Tristan Edwards 18:16
183. Garrett Hartman 19:44
189. Mark Borges 19:56
204. Mark Hanson 20:33
208. Jackson Calbreath 20:43


RESULTS

CCC # 2

The south Sac-Joaquin CCC school squared off for the second time this season. The VG and VB team race was very close and exciting to watch as it evolved over the course of the competition.

VG Bulldogs after their race

For the VGs Arianna Lara Chavez (Turlock)was the first StanCo finisher in 3rd. In the team chase it was Atwater narrowly edging Turlock and Merced in a 47-49-52 scoring line.

Lara Chavez

3. Arianna Lara Chavez (Turlock) 20:06
5. Makenzie Salyer (Turlock) 20:27
10. Cassie Derdivanis (Turlock) 21:31
13. Raveena Samra (Turlock) 21:39
18. Erin Knopp Sargoni (Turlock) 21:57
19. Maria Varela (Turlock) 22:06
20. Meghan Hopkins (Turlock) 22:02

Lara

The VB race was also a tightly contested event. Merced runners led most of the race and they would finish 1-2-3 (a formidable triad to be sure). Atwater countered by taking 6 of the next 8 spots. Most of the Turlock team trailed the heavy hitters up front. At the line it would be Merced capturing the meet with 34 points, eclipsing Atwater's 40 and Turlock's 76.

Moosekian, Farias, Andreson

9. Javi Lara (Turlock) 17:00
14. Erik Sousa (Turlock) 17:24
16. AJ Carbajal (Turlock) 17:35
18. William Anderson (Turlock) 17:53
19. Gali Farias (Turlock) 17:58
20. Ara Moosekian (Turlock) 17:58

RESULTS

PHOTOS

Boys' Mid-Season Rankings

Just in case you are reading this post prior to reading yesterday's girls' list...being placed on any list is not a substitute for continued hard and dedication. My intention is to give some small amount of recognition to those athletes and teams who are "rockin" the first half on the season. In spite of my best, most thorough efforts, rankings are not an exact science--I have done my very best to make an unbiased list, but I welcome your comments and suggestions--please email me at screaminscott64@yahoo.com or comment below.

Adan and Emmanuel Chavez with Yanez over their shoulder

1. Adan Chavez (Riverbank) 1st TVL 1 and 2; 1st StanCo finisher Artichoke
2. Mario Medina (Gregori) 1st MMC 1 and 2; 1st StanCo Sierra Inv
3. Marc Alania (Modesto) 2nd MMC 2; 4th MMC 1
4. Emmanuel Chavez (Riverbank) 2nd TVL 1; 2nd Artichoke
5. Anthony Arauza (Gregori) 2nd MMC 1; 4th MMC 4th
6. Isaiah Avila DeLaCruz (Modesto) 3rd MMC 1
7. Daniel Yanez (Hughson) 3rd TVL 2; 4th TVL 1
8. Isaiah Aguilar (Oakdale) 2nd VOL 1; 3rd StanCo Sierra Inv
9. Orlando Cardenas (Modesto) 3rd MMC 2; 5th MMC 1
10. Jonathan Alcantara (Gregori) 5th MMC 2
     Ruben Paredez (Riverbank) 5th TVL 1; 4th TVL 2; 5th Artichoke

Arauza, Medina, Alania, Avila-DeLaCruz

Others that are making waves...
Justin Goering (Downey)
Michael Keith (Enochs)
Javier Lara (Turlock)
James DeLaO (Modesto)
Andrew Williams Modesto

Gregori at Lowell

TEAM RANKINGS
1. Modesto
2. Gregori
3. Riverbank
4. Turlock
5. Hughson and Enochs

The Hughson pack

Girls Mid-Season Rankings

Before I start this list I will qualify it by saying that it is merely a slight recognition of those StanCo XC athletes who have began the season with superior effort which has produced some outstanding results. No placement on this list (or any other) is a substitute for hard work and continued dedication. This list carries no weight for winning a league title or a spot in the Section Championship.

We are about half way through the season. There have been some surprising results and some outstanding racing. I for one always look forward to the pending championship portion of the season.

Ruvalcaba and Garcia

As I said with the preseason rankings...wow is this an imprecise science. There is a lot of shuffling of individuals from race to race. Additionally many individuals never run head to head...as I said imprecise and probably not a science at all; but if you are interested, here is my list. I welcome comments. Debate is healthy.

Names and Mendoza

I'll start with the ladies...
1. Kim Ruvalcaba (Riverbank) won both TVL 1 and 2; 1st StanCo finisher at Artichoke
2. Arielle Names (Downey) won both MMC 1 and 2; 2nd Artichoke
3. Arianna Lara Chavez (Turlock) won CCC1; 4th Artichoke
4. Sabrina Garcia (Riverbank) 2nd TVL 2 and 3rd TVL 3
5. Savannah Mendoza (Modesto) 2nd MMC 1 and 2
6. Esmeralda Aguayo (Downey) 3rd MMC 2; 5th MMC 1; 3rd Artichoke
7. Madison Mays (Hughson) 5th TVL 2; 4th TVL 1
8. Erika Martinez (Downey) 4th MMC 1 and 2; 7th Artichoke
9. Haley Richardson (Riverbank) 6th TVL 2; 5th Artichoke
10. Ocean Goldman (Grace Davis) 5th MMC 2; 6th MMC 1
      Haylee Osgood (Downey) 6th MMC 2; 3rd MMC 1
     Makaelin Bickel (Downey) 7th MMC 2; 11th MMC 2; 5th Artichoke


Arianna Lara Chavez

Others having awesome seasons near the top of the pack
Haley Rodriguez Delaney (Enochs)
Megan Warwick (Modesto Christian)
Makenzie Salyer (Turlock)
Joslyn Beliera (Riverbank)
Anna Perrone (Oakdale)
Nicole Warwick (Modesto Christian)
Lupe Ventura (Patterson)

For the team rankings the results from this past weekend's Artichoke meet was a primary factor in the order.

1. Downey
2. Riverbank
3. Turlock
4. Modesto
5. Oakdale

I am still waffling on the Modesto/Turlock order...

Artichoke Invitational (Half Moon Bay)

10/4/14 The Artichoke Invitational at Half Moon Bay is an opportunity for some valley schools to run in some hills, in a cooler climate (usually), and enjoy an afternoon at the beach following the race. By all accounts (other than the traffic) those that make the trip have an enjoyable day away from the valley.

Rarely do TVL, MMC, and CCC schools ever compete on the same day over the same course (except sections and sub-sections of course). For Artichoke, Riverbank, Downey, and Turlock would compete at full strength, allowing for a direct comparison of some of the stronger StanCo teams. Pitman, Modesto, and Enochs also had competitors; but in the cases of Modesto and Enochs, were not at full strength as I believe the ACT (or maybe SATs) were being given.

COMBINED BOYS RESULTS
Since all levels compete over the same rugged course for the same 2.33 mi distance it is possible to combine all of the divisions to directly compare complete teams. By analyzing the combined results there are some interesting facts that emerge...Riverbank still comes out as the top dog err, BRUIN. The Downey team which is about 3rd or 4th in the MMC easy beat a Turlock team at full strength (not to mention the Modesto High team with only one runner from their varsity also beat the Bulldogs). Individually, Adan and Emmanuel Chavez (Riverbank) continue to roll as probably the top 2 males in the county.

The places you see beside the names are not their individual race places but their overall combined results places. I've listed everyone who finished under 14:30.

11. Adan Chavez (Riverbank) 12:26
22. Emmanuel Chavez (Riverbank) 12:39
29. Orlando Cardenas (Modesto) 12:57
48. Javi Lara (Turlock) 13:07
51. Justin Goering (Downey) 13:08
52. Inteus Schiavo (Downey) 13:08
55. Ruben Paradez (Riverbank) 13:09
85. Hunter Casey (Downey) 13:26
124. David Bosquez (Turlock) 13:43
125. Kendall Camp (Riverbank) 13:43
138. Jose Orendain (Modesto) 13:50
163. Carlos Martinez (Riverbank) 13:56
173. Liam Coyle (Modesto) 13:59
174. Thi Bui (Enochs) 14:00
181. Luis Orendain (Modesto) 14:02
186. Erik Sousa (Turlock) 14:03
190. Jesus Robledo (Turlock) 14:05
216. Josue Perez (Modesto) 14:15
217. Cameron Duquette (Modesto) 14:16
223. John Puffer (Pitman) 14:20
231. Hector Gonzalez (Modesto) 14:24
233. Alejandro Lemus (Downey) 14:25
237. AJ Carbajal (Turlock) 14:28

There were 945 male runners and 62 teams. Riverbank placed a combined 6th overall. Downey was 21st, Modesto 23rd, and Turlock 27th.

COMBINED GIRLS RESULTS
The girls' results were even more telling than the boys' as the top StanCo TVL team (Riverbank), the top StanCo CCC team (Turlock) and the top MMC team (Downey) would all be at full strength. Some individual comparisons would also be helpful for the upcoming mid-season rankings.

For the teams it was the incredible depth of Downey beating the strong up-front running of Riverbank. Individually it was the TVL champion (Ruvalcaba) easily out distancing the MMC champion (Names) and the CCC champion (Lara).

I have listed every runner who ran under 18:00.

12. Kim Ruvalcaba (Riverbank) 14:53
30. Arielle Names (Downey) 15:30
36. Esmeralda Aguayo (Downey) 15:46
48. Arianna Lara (Turlock) 15:58
52. Haley Richardson (Riverbank) 16:02
57. Makaelyn Bickel (Downey) 16:06
62. Erika Martinez (Downey) 16:09
67. Sabrina Garcia (Riverbank) 16:11
89. Haley Rodriguez-Delaney (Enochs) 16:30
90. Makenzie Salyer (Turlock) 16:30
93. Haylee Osgood (Downey) 16:32
121. Esther Limon (Downey) 17:00
125. Joselyn Beliera (Riverbank) 17:04
140. Blanca Garcia (Pitman) 17:16
151. Cassie Derdivanis (Turlock) 17:23
160. Amanda Medina (Turlock) 17:32
161. Raveena Samra (Turlock) 17:32
167. Stephanie Bernal (Riverbank) 17:38
168. Moriah Bickel (Downey) 17:38
169. Nina Shahi (Pitman) 17:40
173. Meghan Matas (Downey) 17:43
177. Joanna Nunez (Downey) 17:46
180. Elitania Rosas (Riverbank) 17:48
192. Maria Varela (Turlock) 17:53
196. Erin Knopp-Sargoni (Turlock) 17:54
206. Lina Bhatti (Modesto) 17:59


There were 645 runners. Downey combined time placed them 6th overall, Riverbank was 13th, and Turlock was 22nd out of 45 teams total.



RESULTS

MMC 2

On Wednesday 10/1/14 the seven MMC schools squared off against each other for the second of four cluster meets. The large number of runners and the tight competition always makes these meets exciting to watch.

VARSITY GIRLS

Names, Mendoza, Goldman lead the MMC VG pack

For the VGs the results were much as they were in the 1st cluster--that is Downey simply dominated putting 5 runners in the top 7. They bested their nearest competition (MoHi) 18 to 37 with Savannah Mendoza's (Modesto) second place finish the only thing between the Lady Knights and a simply unimaginable perfect score of 15. Individually, it was Arielle Names (Downey) overpowering the field to take her second cluster meet title. The Downey youth and depth are proving to be a lethal combination for the rest of the MMC. As their first MMC title seems in hand it truly is KNIGHT TIME.

Names and Mendoza battling

1. Arielle Names (Downey) 20:26
2. Savannah Mendoza (Modesto) 20:41
3. Esmeralda Aguayo (Downey) 20:57
4. Erika Martinez (Downey) 21:03
5. Ocean Goldman (G Davis) 21:14
6. Haylee Osgood (Downey) 21:20
7. Makaelin Bickel (Downey) 21:33
8. Hailey Rodriguez-Delaney (Enochs) 21:37
9. Kerry Young (Modesto) 21:39
10. Hilda Perez (Modesto) 21:39
11. Sonia Perez (Modesto) 21:46
12. Esther Limon (Downey) 21:58
13. Tierney Herrmann (Gregori) 22:59
14. Sierra Schaaf (Gregori) 23:12
15. Dailene Perez (Modesto) 23:17

VARSITY GIRLS' RESULTS

VARSITY BOYS

A huge VB pack

For the VBs it was a very tight team competition that ebbed and flowed from Modesto to Gregori and back again throughout the 3.03 miles. At the line it was ultra tight with Modesto taking the 27 to 29 dual victory. There were several individual races (places) where MoHi runners edged Gregori runners by less than a second (further demonstrating just how close these two teams are). With the victories in Clusters 1 and 2 it is the Panthers fully in control of the race for the league title.  However, I believe that Jeremy Hart will be eligible for the Jaguars for the next cluster.  Individually, it was a tight pack for the first mile. As the race progressed it became a two man race between Mario Medina (Gregori) and Marc Alania (Modesto), with Medina ultimately pulling away slightly for the win.

2.5 miles Alania and Medina pulling away

1. Mario Medina (Gregori) 16:36
2. Marc Alania (Modesto) 16:39
3. Orlando Cardenas (Modesto) 16:49
4. Anthony Arauza (Gregori) 16:58
5. Jonathan Alcantara (Gregori) 17:04
6. Justin Goering (Downey) 17:05
7. James DeLaO (Modesto) 17:12
8. Michael Keith (Enochs) 17:14
9. Andrew Williams (Modesto) 17:20
10. Nick Sanders (Gregori) 17:20
11. Isaiah Avila DeLaCruz (Modesto) 17:26
12. Eddie Hernandez (Modesto) 17:36
13. Juan Ortega (Gregori) 17:37
14. Jaspreet Sanghera (Enochs) 17:38
15. Hunter Casey (Downey) 17:40

VARSITY BOYS' RESULTS

PHOTOS (some varsity with all F/S)

PHOTOS (all varsity)