Sunday, September 20, 2026

2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 4 (CCC 1; CCAL 1; MLL 1; VOL 1; Woodbridge; Frogtown; Tom Leikane)

Four league cluster meets, Frogtown and Woodbridge all made for a busy week


WED 9/16 CCC 1 @ Atwater HS, Atwater
The competing South SJS teams were  Atwater, Buhach Colony, Merced, Golden Valley, El Capitan, and Los Banos. The varsity races are 3mi
 
VB
1-ATW 32; 2-GV 34; 3-LB 95; 4-MER 113; 5-BC 123; 6-EC 148
 
Gonzalez and Barajas
1. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 15:18
2. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 15:21
3. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 15:48
4. Lucah Sherman (Atwater) 15:50
5. Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 15:51
6. Isaiah Salvatier (Los Banos) 16:05
7. Manuel Elizarraraz Pedraza (Golden Valley) 16:06
8. Mariano Ibarra (El Capitan) 16:07
9. Michael Garcia (Atwater) 16:11
10. Daniel Valencia (Golden Valley) 16:11 
 
VG
1-GV 19; 2-ATW 51; 3-MER 71; 4-EC 115; 5-LB 116
 
Ortiz Nunez, Hampton, Villa, Hicks, Cortes, Chavez
1. Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 18:07
2. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 18:20
3. Chelsea Chavez (Golden Valley) 18:51
4. Gabriela Hicks (Golden Valley) 18:59
5. Aubri Villa (Golden Valley) 19:08
6. Katerin Ortiz Nunez (Golden Valley) 19:55
7. Abigail Garcia (Atwater) 20:58
8. Hailey Hurtado (Atwater) 21:14
9. Mariah Yanez (Buhach Colony) 21:19
10. Ilene Aguilar (Atwater) 21:21 

What I found interesting was the ease that GV put five girls in the top six finishers. The Atwater vs Golden Valley battle in the VB race was epic. It was truly the only real "race" that took place the whole day. Scored as a dual meet Atwater would have won 28-29. On a different day the outcome could be reversed.
  
 
 
WED 9/16 VOL 1 @ Mistlin Park, Ripon
The competing South SJS teams were Mountain House, East Union, Sierra, Manteca, Patterson, Central Catholic, and Oakdale. The varsity races will be 5K
 
VB
1-OAK 19; 2-SIE 56; 3-PAT 76; 4-MH 97; 5-EU 115
 
1. Quinn Baca (Oakdale) 16:55.98
2. Weston McGhee (Oakdale) 16:56.18
3. Aden Cavanaugh (Oakdale) 16:56.63
4. Sebastien Paterson (Sierra) 17:09.19
5. Roman Moreno (Oakdale) 17:20.50
6. Max Perex (Sierra) 17:25.02
7. Jorge Hernandez Acala (Patterson) 17:35.08
8. Ezekiel Perez (Oakdale) 17:37.69
9. Trevor Powell (Oakdale) 17:39.46
10. Thiago Carneiro (Mountain House) 17:44.98 
 
VG
1-OAK 23; 2-SIE 44; 3-MAN 75; 4-MH 104
 
1. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 19:18.36
2. Kylie Fast (Oakdale) 20:08.91
3. Jaylyn Carrillo (Patterson) 20:09.44
4. Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 20:10.37
5. Emma Lynn Hogan (Central Catholic) 20:15.60
6. Tenley Wylie (Oakdale) 20:49.98
7. Taylor Reams (Oakdale) 20:50.03
8. Alysia Sinclair (East Union) 21:35.54
9. Abigail Fraser (Sierra) 21:35.54
10. Avina Harrington (Manteca) 22:22.32 

What I found interesting was that Oakdale rolled easily through both the boys and girls races. I thought the battle for second between Patterson and Sierra would be a lot closer though.
  
  
WED 9/16 CCAL 1 @ TRRP (Legion), Modesto
The competing South SJS teams were Turlock, Pitman, Modesto, Downey, Gregori, and Enochs. The varsity races are 5K
 
VB
1-TUR 28; 2-MOD 55; 3-PIT 69; 4-ENOC 85
 
Martin, Petty, Pimentel, and Rodriguez
1. Ivan Rodriguez (Modesto) 16:12.14
2. Porter Petty (Turlock) 16:31.80
3. Gavin Martin (Turlock) 16:43.99
4. Eli Pimentel (Pitman) 16:56.62
5. Charles Griffin (Modesto) 17:23.63
6. Zayn Hamilton (Turlock) 17:28.56
7. Vince Wu (Enochs) 17:31.53
8. Austin Hall (Turlock) 17:49.38
9. Logan Oliveira (Turlock) 17:50.63
10. Joey Barragan (Turlock) 17:51.46 
 
VG 
1-TUR 31; 2-GRE 46; 3-MOD 69; 4-PIT 81
 
Dominguez
1. Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) 20:00.63
2. Mylie Olson (Turlock) 20:59.42
3. Evelyn Avalos Amaya (Gregori) 21:10.97
4. Gretchen Nass (Turlock) 21:25.43
5. Edie Leach (Downey) 21:30.00
6. Isabel Richter (Turlock) 22:17.74
7. Joselyn Vasquez Gomez (Modesto) 22:40.15
8. Malaina Gallegos (Gregori) 22:42.78
9. Amrit Kour Sahota (Turlock) 22:48.56
10. Elianna Jigour (Pitman) 23:11.13 
 
What I found interesting was that even short-handed (missing #2) the Turlock girls rolled over the rest of the league...and the Turlock boys were even more dominant. Even with that dominance in the CCAL, they will need to be a lot better to move to State in D1. Ivan Rodriguez' time was the fastest on this course since COVID.
  
 
 
WED 9/16 MLL 1 @ Jacob Meyers Park, Riverbank
The competing South SJS teams were Riverbank, Big Valley, Linden, Summerville, Bret harte, and Calaveras. 

VB
1-RBK 24; 2-SUM 56; 3-BVC 86; 4-LIN 95; 5-BH 96 
 
Garcia and Whitcomb
1. Armando Garcia (Riverbank) 16:40.54 (#4 all time)
2. Thomas Whitcomb (Summerville) 17:12.35 (#8 all time)
3. Brant Moes (New Geneva) 17:37.90 (#11 all time)
4. Giancarlo Reyes (Riverbank) 17:38.12 (#12 all time)
5. Landon Ponce (Big Valley) 17:41.13 (#14 all time)
6. Amanpal Dhaliwal (Calaveras) 17:57.97 (#19 all time)
7. Yael Montesinos (Riverbank) 18:01.75
8. Spence Osako (Riverbank) 18:20.84
9. Malachi Arnold (Big Valley) 18:25.84
10. Zander Dumas (Summerville) 18:30.13
 
VG
1-RBK 31; 2-CAL 44; 3-BH 74; 4-LIN 86
 
Rael, Golding, and Lee
1. Zuri Golding (Riverbank) 21:06.39 (#7 all time)
2. Josie Rael (Bret Harte) 21:20.90 (#12 all time)
3. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 21:22.99
4. Lesliee Valdez (Riverbank) 21:52.30 (#17 all time)
5. Abigail Meza (Linden) 22:04.04
6. Kendra McGee (Calaveras) 22:52.86
7. Antoinette Wilkerson (Riverbank) 23:18.29
8. Lillian Faul (Calaveras) 23:20.43
9. Crystal Vigil (Riverbank) 23:27.59
10. Margherita Majer (Riverbank) 23:50.11
 
What I found interesting Riverbank's depth on both the boys' and the girls' side is the real story here. Calaveras girls and Summerville boys have some strong runners but it just wasn't enough to over come the Bruins.
  
 
 
FRI/SAT 918 and 9/19 WOODBRIDGE @ Great Park, Orange County
The entered South SJS teams were Buhach Colony, Sonora, Hughson, Riverbank, Merced, Atwater, and Patterson. Everyone ran the same course, so I have compiled the locale results by time and only indicated the place in any particular race if it was significant.
 
GIRLS (sub 20:00)
Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 16:39.3 (1st Rated Var) 
Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 17:17.2 (1st Red Var)
Chelsea Chavez (Golden Valley) 17:58.4
Gabriela Hicks (Golden Valley) 18:13.8
Jaylyn Carrillo (Patterson) 18:13.8 
Aubri Villa (Golden Valley) 18:27.4 
Grace Benitez (Hughson) 18:34.5 
Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 18:37.0 
Maggie Becchetti (Hughson) 18:45.4
Katerin Ortiz Nunez (Golden Valley) 19:07.5
Sophia Aguiar (Hughson) 19:21.4 
Zuri Golding (Riverbank) 19:53.1 (1st in Soph White) 
 
BOYS (sub 16:30)
Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 14:40.8
Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 14:41.7
James Barajas (Golden Valley) 14:46.4
Landon Wilson (Sonora) 14:51.9
Armando Garcia (Riverbank) 15:32.1 (1st White Sr) 
Lucah Sherman (Atwater) 15:38.8
Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 15:40.8 
Michael Garcia (Atwater) 15:42.0
Manny Ruiz (Hughson) 15:44.5
Jorge Hernandez Acala (Patterson) 15:46.8 
Mason Hoyle (Hughson) 15:51.2 
Asher Berge (Sonora) 15:54.0 
Giancarlo Gutierrez (Buhach Colony) 15:58.1
Manuel Elizarraraz Pedroza (Golden Valley) 16:00.1
Xavier Glenn (Atwater) 16:02.0
Aaron Zuniga (Patterson) 16:04.6 
Juan Palos (Hughson) 16:05.0 
Daniel Valencia (Golden Valley) 16:07.0 
Giancarlo Reyes (Riverbank) 16:13.3
Melvin Leon (Golden Valley) 16:14.8
Ramon Ramirez (Patterson) 16:15.2 
Aiden Deniz (Merced) 16:16.7 
Francisco Medrano (Atwater) 16:19.7
Julian Arochio (Golden Valley) 16:24.8
 
What I found interesting wow there were some fast times!. Fernanda Cortes might run right out of her shoes. Yair Gonzalez, Dominic Urteaga, and James Barajas are so closely matched it is fun when they go head to head like they did twice this week. Atwater also nipped GV as a boys team once again. BUT it is that Atwater boys' pack that saved the day with three between 15:38 and 15:42. 
 
  
SAT 9/19 FROGTOWN INV @ Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp
The competing South SJS teams were Atwater, Bret Harte, Buhach Colony, Calaveras, Central Catholic, Central Valley, Ceres, Chesterton, East Union, El Capitan, Escalon, Hilmar, Hughson, Johansen, Los Banos, Manteca, Mountain House, Oakdale, Orestimba, Pitman, Ripon, Ripon Christian, Sierra, Sonora, New Geneva, and Waterford. There are a lot of big name teams listed here that won't be running there "Big Guns" for one reason or another.
   
SSVG
1-HIL 37; 2-OREST 64; 3-RIP 65; 6-ESC 116
 
Carmona
2. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 20:43.0
3. Sophia Jung (Ripon) 20:53
4. Emma Lynn Hogan (Central Catholic) 21:18
5. Breahna Alves (Hilmar) 22:02
6. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 22:13 
  
SSVB
2-RIP 105; 4-OREST 172; 6-HUGH 193; 7-HIL 212; 8-CC 220; 9-BH 246
 
Cerna
7. Benjamin Cerna (Orestimba) 17:29
9. Carmelo Rodriguez (Ripon) 17:40
15. Lucas de Vera (Ripon) 18:08
17. Amanpal Dhaliwal (Calaveras) 18:09 
 
LSVG
5-SIE 133; 10-MAN 255
Dittman
3. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 19:11
12. Alysia Sinclair (East Union) 21:15
14. Abby Fraser (Sierra) 21:50
19. Avina Harrington (Manteca) 22:16 
 
LSVB
3-SIE 112; 5-CV 166; 10-EU 300
 
Paterson
4. Sebastien Paterson (Sierra) 16:58
10. Max Perez (Sierra) 17:26
11. Thiago Carneiro (Mountain House) 17:31
14. Eli Pimentel (Pitman) 17:32
17. Enoc Reyes (Central Valley) 17:40
18. Mariano Ibarra (El Capitan) 17:42
20. Isaiah Salvatier (Los Banos) 17:44
21. Eliseo Madrigal (Central valley) 17:46 
 
What I found interesting without Hughson, Atwater, Golden Valley, Beyer, Sonora, Turlock, Oakdale, Riverbank, Patterson...all of the teams that placed at the top of the league cluster meets there was quite a drop off. But it did give some teams and individuals who are often overshadowed a chance to medal and shine. 
 
 


 SAT 9/19 TOM LEIKANE INV @ Pinto Lake Co Park, Watsonville
The competing South SJS teams were Pacheco and Lathrop.
 
VG
4-Lath 94; 8-Pach 189
 
14. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 20:05.40
15. Terra Campos (Pacheco) 20:08.27
24. Mackenzie Collins (Lathrop) 21:08.70
 
VB
8-Lath 211; 12-Pach 280
 
30. Raul Vides (Lathrop) 17:23.21
32. Tristan Ramirez (Lathrop 17:26.29
38. Rex Betschart (Pacheco) 17:33.94 
  
 
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Monday, September 14, 2026

2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 4 Preview

 Four league cluster meets, Frogtown and Woodbridge will make for a busy week

WED 9/16 CCC 1 @ Atwater HS, Atwater
The competing South SJS teams will be Atwater, Buhach Colony, Merced, Golden Valley, El Capitan, and Los Banos. The varsity races are 3mi
 

It will be interesting to see how GV and Atwater boys stack up against each other when there is something meaningful at stake.
 
WED 9/16 VOL 1 @ Mistlin Park, Ripon
The competing South SJS teams will be Mountain House, East Union, Sierra, Manteca, Patterson, Central Catholic, and Oakdale. The varsity races will be 5K
 
  
It will be interesting to see how the whole league fits together. Also I am curious is there is any dullness in the effort after most of the top runners competed at Kim Duyst. 
 
WED 9/16 CCAL 1 @ TRRP (Legion), Modesto
The competing South SJS teams will be Turlock, Pitman, Modesto, Downey, Gregori, and Enochs. The varsity races are 5K
 

It will be interesting to see if Ivan Rodriguez (Modesto) who had the fastest CCAL male time at Kim Duyst can hold off the Turlock Pack. Where will Vince Wu (Enochs) and Eli Pimentel (Pitman) fit into the mix. On the girls side Will Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) take the individual win. Compared to The VOL and the CCC the CCAL competition seems to be on a down turn.
 
WED 9/16 MLL 1 @ Jacob Meyers Park, Riverbank
The competing South SJS teams are Riverbank, Big Valley, Linden, Summerville, Bret harte, and Calaveras. 

 
It will be interesting to see how all of the teams and individuals match up
 
FRI/SAT 918 and 9/19 WOODBRIDGE @ Great Park, Orange County
The entered South SJS teams are Sonora, Hughson, Riverbank, Merced, Atwater, and Patterson
 
 
SAT 9/19 FROGTOWN INV @ Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp
The competing South SJS teams will be Atwater, Bret Harte, Buhach Colony, Calaveras, Central Catholic, Central Valley, Ceres, Chesterton, East union, El Capitan, Escalon, Hilmar, Hughson, Johansen, Los Banos, Manteca, Mountain House, Oakdale, Orestimba, Pitman, Ripon, Ripon Christian, Sierra, Sonora, Vanguard, and Waterford. There are a lot of big name teams listed here that won't be running there "Big Guns" for one reason or another.
 

 SAT 9/19 TOM LEIKANE INV @ Pinto Lake Co Park, Watsonville
The competing South SJS teams are Pacheco and Lathrop.
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

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2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 3 Runners of the Week

With two league clusters and the big Kim Duyst meet, there were a lot of top-notch performances and huge improvements this week.
GRACE BENITEZ (Hughson)--placed 1st at the TVL 1 cluster in 19:48 (#10 all time) leading the Huskies to the team victory.
 
 
KAREN MAGALLON (Central Valley)--placed 7th at WAC 1 in a time of 22:32 which was an improvement on the course of 3:13
 
WESTON MCGHEE (Oakdale)--he led the Mustangs to 4th place in the invitational portion of Kim Duyst (they were the fastest local team) on their season debut. He was the fastest local finisher in 6th place with a time of 15:18.2--about a 2 min PR for this race
 
 
KYLIE FAST (Oakdale)--placed 14in the Invite race at Kim Duyst in 18:43.8 helping Oakdale place 3rd in a very competitive race. The real story here is that one year ago at this meet Kylie collapsed just before the finish line and didn't finish. This began a series of races where this happened a couple more times and led to a very long XC season where she sometimes could and sometimes could not compete. It definitely put a smile on my face to see her out there...finishing 
 
TREVOR POWELL (Oakdale)--He finished 36th in the Invite race at Kim Duyst in 16:13...last year he ran 18:33...a 2:20 improvement 
  
OTHERS I CONSIDERED
MANNY RUIZ (Hughson)--placed 2nd at TVL 1 in 17:10 (#24 all time) leading his team to first place.
ETHAN SAMULSKI (Beyer)--placed 2nd at WAC 1 in 17:52 which was a 32 sec improvement on that course. He also placed 5th in the Small School race at Kim Duyst in 16:26.5
TRISTIN RAMIREZ (Lathrop)--placed 9th at WAC 1 in 18:51, a 1:02 improvement. Also was the top male finisher for the South SJS at the Jackie Henderson Inv
MARK GARCIA (Johansen)-- placed 8th at WAC 1 in 18:38, a 33 sec improvement
IVAN RODRIGUEZ (Modesto)--won the large school VB race at Kim Duyst in 15:42 a 59 sec improvement from last year.
ELLIE HAMPTON (Merced)--placed 5th in the Invite race at Kim Duyst with an 18 sec improvement on that course
ADDISON WYLIE (Oakdale)--placed 9th in the invite race at Kim Duyst. Her time of 18:08 was a full minute improvement over last year.
TAYLOR REAMS (Oakdale) placed 17th in the invite race at Kim Duyst in 18:56, which was a one min improvement over last year 
YAIR GONZALEZ (Atwater)--placed 14th at Kim Duyst in 15:41 which was 34 sec faster than last year
QUINN BACA (Oakdale)--placed 23rd in the invite race at Kim Duyst in 15:57 wich was an improvement of 36 secs from last year. 
 
 
 
 

 

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2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 3 (WAC 1; TVL 1; N. Tahoe; Lowell; Jackie Henderson; Kim Duyst)

 

By the end of week 3 I think all of the local teams will have finally seen action. The big meets this week were league clusters for the WAC and TVL (both at River Bluff on the same day allowing some direct comparisons) and the Kim Duyst meet on Saturday right next door at River Oaks. I attended the two cluster meets and the Kim Duyst meet.
 
WED 9/9 WAC 1 @ River Bluff Park, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams were Beyer, Ceres, Central Valley, Grace Davis, Pacheco, Livingston, Lathrop, and Johansen. Although the Varsity results and times are correct. the F/S and JV girls combined race was a mess. The girls collectively took a wrong turn that led to most of them running about 2.4 miles
 
VARSITY GIRLS
1-BEY 24; 2-LIV 70; 3-LATH 72; 4-PACH 86; 5-CV 119

Ruiz Velasco, Servin, and Emery

 
1. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 19:33.75 (#7 all time)
2. Annie Servin (Beyer) 20:39.27 (#23 all time)
3. Daisy Rojas (Livingston) 20:55.90
4. Riley McCabe (Beyer) 21:55.73
5. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 22:10.90
6. Terra Campos (Pacheco) 22:21.67
7. Karen Magallon (Central Valley) 22:32.39
8. Ava Medrano (Beyer) 22:36.98
9. Zoi Ann Moraitis (Beyer) 22:44.52
10. Alexa Gutierrez (Livingston) 22:48.12 
 
VARSITY BOYS 
1-BEY 28; 2-CV 37; 3-LIV 104; 4-LATH 105; 6-JOH 112; 7-PACH 142
 
Mejia-Hialgo, Young, Samulski, Ibrahimi, and Catziaco

1. Maddox Young (Beyer) 17:34.75
2. Ethan Samulski (Bey) 17:52.13
3. Alex Mejia Hidalgo (Beyer) 17:56.81
4. Eli Catzlaco (Grace Davis) 18:17.90
5. Ansauudin Ibrahimi (Grace Davis) 18:29.14
6. Eliseo Madrigal (Central valley) 18:33.89
7. Enoc Reyes (Central Valley) 18:34.76
8. Mark Garcia (Johansen) 18:38.74
9. Tristin Ramirez (Lathrop) 18:51.34
10. Diego Gutierrez (Central Valley) 18:57.03 

What I found interesting was that even though is was cooler for the WAC meet, the TVL collectively ran faster than the WAC. Maddox Young is no fluke. The two Davis boys had their best race ever as did CV as a team
 
 
WED 9/9 TVL 1 @ River Bluff Park, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams are Hughson, Ripon, Ripon Christian, Escalon, Hilmar, Sonora, and Orestimba. Due to the extreme heat predicted for the day of the meet the first race has been moved back to 5PM. The JV girls 2mi, just like with the WAC meet earlier in the day managed to run the wrong course...so those time in the official results are suspect.
 
VARSITY GIRLS
1-HUGH 26; 2-HIL 69; 3-RIP 77; 4-OREST 84; 5-RC 122; 6-ESC 139
 
In this race Ripon's #2 runner was DQ'd. Why do I mention any of this?  With her in the results Ripon would have placed 2nd and Hilmar 3rd.
 
Benitez
1. Grace Benitez (Hughson) 19:48.01 (#10 all time)
2. Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 20:19.37 (#16 all time)
3. Maggie Becchetti (Hughson) 20:41.19 (#24 all time)
4. Sophia Jung (Ripon) 21:30.59
5. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 21:47.66
6. Sophia Aguiar (Hughson) 22:13.21
7. Breahna Alves (Hilmar) 22:15.27
8. Kiera Patterson (Orestimba) 23:23.53
9. Allison Landeverde (Hughson) 23:29.82
10. Samantha DeLaCruz (Orestimba) 23:37.25 
  
VARSITY BOYS 
1-HUGH 31; 2-SON 63; 3-RIP 77; 4-OREST 85; 5-HIL 122; 6-ESC 149; 7-RC 180
 
Wilson

1. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 16:39.23
2. Manny Ruiz (Hughson) 17:10.44 (#24 all time)
3. Asher Berg (Sonora) 17:29.40
4. Mason Hoyle (Hughson) 17:38.52
5. Juan Palas (Hughson) 17:41.84
6. Joseph Garcia (Orestimba) 17:46.44
7. Carmelo Rodriguez (Ripon) 17:52.06
8. Benjamin Cerna (Orestimba) 17:52.26
9. Samuel Alvarado (Hughson) 17:58.51
10. Mattias Dickson (Sonora) 18:04.53 
  
What I found interesting was that Sonora was missing one of their better runners. With him available at the next two TVL meets the competition between the Sonora and Hughson boys should be very close. Also it was about 10 degrees warmer for the TVL meet compared to the WAC meet...but on the whole the TVL competitors ran faster. Hughson's Grace Benitez is quickly emerging as an individual power...but as a team the Hughson girls have some work to do to make any noise beyond the TVL.
  
 
 
FRI 9/11 NORTH TAHOE MADMAN MILLS @ North Tahoe HS
The competing South SJS teams were Atwater and Bret Harte. the races lengths are 2.8 or 3.3 mi

VB 3.3 mi
23. Matthew Nord (Bret Harte) 24:19
 
VG 3.3 mi
19. Susana Hernandez (Atwater) 

RESULTS

SAT 9/12 LOWELL INV @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
The competing South SJS team was Pitman. the race lengths are 2.13mi or 2.93mi
 
VB 2.83 mi
13. Eli Pimentel (Pitman) 15:34.75
69. Eli Scott (Pitman) 16:55.81
 
VG 2.83
44. Elianna Jigour (Pitman) 21:36.24 
SAT 9/12 JACKIE HENDERSON INV @ N Monterey County HS, Castroville
The competing South SJS teams were Lathrop and Livingston. All races are 3mi
 
FSB 3mi
12. Julian Gomez (Livingston) 17:18.57
 
VB 3mi
70. Tristan Ramirez (Lathrop) 16:58.76
77. Claude Matos (Livingston) 17:08.64
85. Raul Vides (Lathrop) 17:19.72
 
VG 3mi
30. Morgan Emery (Lathrop) 19:24.20
36. Daisy Rojas (Livingston) 19:56.09
45. Alexa Gutierrez (Livingston) 20:22.64 
 

SAT 9/12 KIM DUYST INV @ River Oak Golf Course, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams were Atwater, Beyer, Big Valley, Central Catholic, Ceres, Downey, Enochs, Golden Valley, Grace Davis, Gregori. Johansen, Los Banos, Merced, Modesto, Oakdale, Orestimba, Pacheco, Patterson, Sierra, Sonora, Turlock, Vanguard. This is a huge meet with over 71 teams registered to compete. Kids love the course because they are running in the evening/night and it is flat and fast, BUT the course measured 80m short this year which could equal 12-18 secs
 
VG SS
Ruiz Velasco
1. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 17:29.6
4. Annie Servin (Beyer) 19:07.6
7. Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 19:18.7
 
VB SS
5. Maddox Young (Beyer) 16:26.5
 
VG LS
Dittman
6. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 18:47.0
9. Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) 18:59.4
20. Mylie Olson (Turlock) 19:39.7 
 
VB LS
Rodriguez and Martin (trailing)
1. Ivan Rodriguez (Modesto) 15:42.0
3. Porter Petty (Turlock) 16:05.6
6. Sebastien Peterson (Sierra) 16:19.9
7. Gavin Martin (Turlock) 16:23.0
8. Max Perez (Sierra) 16:30.1
 
VG Invite
Cortes
2. Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 17:07.5
5. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 17:40.0
9. Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 18:08.6
14. Kylie Fast (Oakdale) 18:43.8
15. Jylyn Carrillo (Patterson) 18:47.1
17. Taylor Reams (Oakdale) 18:56.1
20. Chelsea Chavez (Golden Valley) 19:16.9
22. Aubri Villa (Golden Valley) 19:28.8
23. Gabriela Hicks (Golden Valley) 19:29.5
28. Tenley Wylie (Oakdale) 19:39.9 
 
VB Invite
McGhee
6. Weston McGhee (Oakdale) 15:18.2
9. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 15:23.8
13. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 15:38.7
14. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 15:41.5
21. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 15:55.4
23. Quinn Baca (Oakdale) 15:57.6
34. Asher Berg (Sonora) 16:08.6
36. Trevor Powell (Oakdale) 16:13.2
37. Aden Cavanaugh (Oakdale) 16:15.5
40. Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 16:21.4
47. Lucah Sherman (Atwater) 16:26.2
50. Roman Moreno (Oakdale) 16:27.9 
 
BOYS Teams Overall
Oakdale 80:12.4
Golden Valley 81:22.3  
Atwater 81:43.2
Turlock 83:42.8
Beyer 85:58.5 (missing #1)
Sierra 86:33.2
Patterson 87:39.7
Los Banos 90:26.4
Orestimba 91:38.4
Merced 92:50.6 
Modesto 88:01.9 
 
GIRLS Teams Overall
Golden Valley 95:36.1
Oakdale 95:44.6
Turlock 106:28.8
Sierra 108:09.8
Gregori 109:45.0
Orestimba 114:22.6
Merced 115:44.5
Modesto 118:35.1 
  
What I found interesting was That the Oakdale boys in their season debut beat both Atwater and GV, although Atwater may not have been going all out. The Falcons and GV will collide this Wed at CCC 1. If you drop a couple minutes off the Beyer total time (since they were missing Mejia Hidalgo) and they would be just above or just below Turlock. The Oakdale girls just missed highly thought of Golden Valley on the girls' side. Would Ruiz Velasco have been faster if she had been in the invite section? How much faster? Cortes of GV is turning into a regional force. Landon Wilson (Sonora) certainly had an off race. I hope that he isn't injured.
   
 
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Monday, September 7, 2026

2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 3 Preview

By the end of week 3 I think all of the local teams will have finally seen action. The big meets this week are league cluster for the WAC and TVL (both at River Bluff on the same day allowing some direct comparisons) and the Kim Duyst meet on Saturday next door at River Oaks.
 
WED 9/9 WAC 1 @ River Bluff Park, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams are Beyer, Ceres, Central Valley, Grace Davis, Pacheco, Livingston, Lathrop, and Johansen.
 

What I am interested in is seeing if there is anyone on the other teams to keep the Beyer girls from rolling over the rest of the teams...on the Boys side can the Beyer boys go 1-2-3-4...?
  
WED 9/9 TVL 1 @ River Bluff Park, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams are Hughson, Ripon, Ripon Christian, Escalon, Hilmar, Sonora, and Orestimba. Due to the extreme heat predicted for the day of the meet the first race has been moved bact to 5PM.
  
What I am interested in is how the Hughson boys and the Sonora boys match up. I suspect Sonora could go 1-2...but Hughson could put 5 in the next seven. How will Ripon and Orestimba match up with eachother. On the girls side on paper it appears Hughson has the advantage.
 
FRI 9/11 SIERRA PACIFIC INV @ Sierra Pacific HS, Hansford
The competing South SJS team is El Capitan. All races are 2mi
 
 
FRI 9/11 NORTH TAHOE MADMAN MILLS @ North Tahoe HS
The competing South SJS teams are Atwater and Bret Harte. the races lengths are 2.8 or 3.3 mi


SAT 9/12 LOWELL INV @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
The competing South SJS team is Pitman. the race lengths are 2.13mi or 2.93mi
 


SAT 9/12 JACKIE HENDERSON INV @ N Monterey County HS, Castroville
The competing South SJS teams are Lathrop and Livingston. All races are 3mi
SAT 9/12 KIM DUYST INV @ River Oak Golf Course, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams are Atwater, Beyer, Big Valley, Central Catholic, Ceres, Downey, Enochs, Golden Valley, Grace Davis, Gregori. Johansen, Los Banos, Merced, Modesto, Oakdale, Orestimba, Pacheco, Patterson, Sierra, Sonora, Turlock, Vanguard. This is a huge meet with over 71 teams registered to compete. Kids love the course because they are running in the evening/night and it is flat and fast, BUT the course is listed as 5K though in some past years hasn't even measured out as a full 3mi. So the fast times in past years are partially due to the course being short. With that said,  I have been assured by Stan St's coach that this year's course will be exactly 5K.
 


 
 
 
 
 
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Saturday, September 5, 2026

2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 2 (SAL 1; Hughson Black and Gold; Central Valley Classic; Dennis Dewitt; Soiree at SWRA; Lagoon Valley; St Mary's Inv)

Week 2 in the South SJS had the first cluster (SAL) and a variety of invitationals that only a handful of local teams are choosing to compete.

I went to the SAL 1 cluster, Hughson's Black and Gold inter-squad, The Central Valley Classic at Woodward, and the TRRP/Legion clean up on Saturday.
 
WED 9/2 SAL 2 @ Riverbluff Park, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams were Denair, Delhi, Legrand, Waterford. The varsity athletes will run 5K.
 
VB
1-DEL 40   2-WAT 42   3-DEN 46   4-LG 92
 
The lead Delhi group with Ponce and Felix lurking
1. Jorge Ponce (Denair) 19:52
2. Diego Loza (Delhi) 19:53
3. Abraham Felix (Waterford) 19:58
4. Cristian Aguilar (Delhi) 20:07
5. Marco Santillan (Delhi) 20:10 
   
VG 
1-DEL 17; 2-DEN 44 
Machado
1. Adriana Machado (Delhi) 23:17
2. Cynthia Pena (Delhi) 23:58

WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING was just how close the boy's competition was. For so many of the leagues the out come of the races holds little drama. But here the top three teams were within 6 pts of each other
 
 
WED 9/2 HUGHSON BLACK AND GOLD @ Hughson HS, Hughson
Hughson of course is the only South SJS competing team. All runners will run 2mi.
 
BOYS
Ruiz leading Coach Vizcaino, Hoyle, and Sam Alvarado
1. Manny Ruiz (Hughson) 10:11
2. Mason Hoyle (Hughson) 10:20
3. Samual Alvarado (Hughson) 10:28
4. Juan Palos (Hughson) 10:31
5. Shane Lockwood (Hughson) 10:44
6. Tyler Phun (Hughson) 10:45
7. Jeremiah Alvarado (Hughson) 10:45
8. Diego Salinas (Hughson)10:50 
 
GIRLS
 
Benitez
1. Grace Benitez (Hughson) 11:30
2. Maggie Becchetti (Hughson) 12:16
3. Sophia Aguiar (Hughson) 12:36
4. Melanie Sanchez (Hughson) 13:21
5. Allison Landeverde (Hughson) 13:23
6. Jaelyne Anguiano (Hughson) 13:26
7. Maritza Gonzalez (Hughson) 13:56 
 
WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING was that Hughson had 8 boys breaking 11. According to their Coach this is the best outcome in this meet ever.  
 
  
FRI 9/4 CENTRAL VALLEY CLASSIC @ Woodward Park, Fresno
The competing South SJS teams were El Capitan, Los Banos, Merced, and Riverbank. Don't get too excited about this meet being at the historic Woodward park course as all races will be 3K instead of 5K. The course also skipped the hillier portion of the park.

VB
10-LB-335; 11-RBK-344; 14-MER-379
Garcia
8. Armando Garcia (Riverbank) 9:40
30. Isaiah Salvatier (Los Banos) 10:12
46. Yael Montesinos (Riverbank) 10:28
48. Mariano Ibarra (El Capitan) 10:28
53. Javier Ambriz (Merced) 10:33
56. Ayden Sandoval (Los Banos) 10:36
 
FSB
5-RBK-127; 12-LB-322; 14-MER-350
 
3. Giancarlo Reyes (Riverbank) 10:27
13. Aaron Gabrie (Riverbank) 10:42
 
VG
7-RBK-195; 18-LB-433
Hampton
2. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 10:52
14. Zuri Golding (Riverbank) 12:17
34. Chloe Delozier (El Capitan) 13:12
40. Emily Ramirez (Riverbank) 13:20
46. Leslie Valdez (Riverbank) 13:24 
 
WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING was that all of the local teams had some bright spots but also have some huge holes. The RBK boys would have finished higher if they hadn't split their top boys between varsity and F/S
  
 
SAT 9/5 DENNIS DEWITT INV @ Madera South HS, Madera
The competing South SJS team was Buhach Colony. The races were 3K.
 
Girls 3K
44. Mariah Yanez (Buhach Colony) 12:34
52. Camila Aguayo (Buhach Colony) 12:53 
 
Boys 3K
25. Giancarlo Gutierrez (Buhach Colony) 9:30
84. Gustavo Antonio Martinez (Buhach Colony) 10:37
88. Josue Hernandez (Buhach Colony) 10:38
98. Angel Rivera (Buhach Colony) 10:43 
 
WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING was that Giancarlo Gutierrez is running well, but how will he stack up against the top dogs on the Atwater and GV  teams when they all run at CCC1 on Sept 16.  
 
RESULTS
 
SAT 9/5 SOIREE AT SWRA @ Sunset Whitney Park, Rocklin
The competing South SJS teams were Big Valley Christian and Denair. the races will be 3K
 
B 3K
55. Malachi Arnold (Big Valley Christian) 10:16
80. Landon Ponce (Big Valley Christian) 10:33 
 
SAT 9/5 LAGOON VALLEY INV @ Lagoon Valley Park, Vacaville
The competing South SJS team was Atwater. The varsity races were 3mi
 
LSVG
6-ATW 137
 
29. Abigail Garcia (Atwater) 22:27.5
33. Susana Hernandez (Atwater) 22:55.7
34. Ilene Aguilar (Atwater) 22:55.9
 
LSVB
2-ATW 59
 
3. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 15:48.1
8. Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 16:36.1
11. Lucah Sherman (Atwater) 16:51.5
18. Xavier Glenn (Atwater) 17:19.7
19. Michael Garcia (Atwater) 17:22.9
21. Francisco Medrano (Atwater) 17:26.3 
 
WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING that Atwater finished faster than all of the LS and SS teams except for Vacaville. How will the Falcons stack up against Golden valley on Sept 16th at CCC 1? 
  
 
SAT 9/5 ST MARYS INV @  St Mary's College, Moraga
The competing South SJS teams were Mountain House and East Union. All of the races were 2mi.
 
VB
16-MH 410; 19-EU 522
 
47. Thiago Carneiro (Mountain House) 10:59.18
50. Elijah Galvan (East Union) 11:00.28
 
VG
23-EU 606 
 
64. Alysia Sinclair (East Union) 13:44.04
  
 
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