Sunday, October 11, 2026

2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 7 Runners of the Week

With two cluster meets and the Clovis Inv there were some great performances but the biggest variable of the week may have been the extreme heat.
 
ROSELYNN DOMINGUEZ (Modesto)--won CCAL 2 (and CCAL 1) on an extremely hot afternoon. Her 20:06.9 time over the River Bluff course ranks as #14 all time. She also competed in the D2 race at Clovis. She placed a very impressive 15th in 18:45 which ranks as #38 all time for south SJS.
 
CHELSEA CHAVEZ/AUBRI VILLA/GABRIELA HICKS (Golden Valley)--along with Fernanda Cortes and Katerin Ortiz Nunez they won CCC 2 and their combined team time of 1:36:47 at Clovis Inv over the Woodward Park course is the fastest girls' team time over the course by a South SJS team by about 90 seconds 
 
TAYLOR REAMS (Oakdale)--placed 15th in the D4 Girls race at Clovis in 19:30.5 which was almost a 40 sec PR on that course 
 
KYLIE FAST (Oakdale)--placed 13th in the D4 Girls race at Clovis in 19:21.5 which was about a 30 sec PR on that course 
 
 
 
 
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2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 7 (CCC 2; CCAL 2; Clovis, Wildcat Forward Motion; Crystal Springs)

This week the CCC and CCAL had their 2nd cluster meets and some of the top teams and athletes competed against some of the best runners in the State at the Clovis Inv.
 
WED 10/7 CCAL 2 @ River Bluff, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams were Turlock, Pitman, Modesto, Downey, Gregori, and Enochs. It was 100 so the temperature was a huge factor in the times

VB
1-TUR 34; 2-MOD 47; 3-PIT 67; 4-ENOC 78
Petty, Griffith (behind), Rodriguez, Hamilton
 
1. Ivan Rodriguez (Modesto) 17:05.4 (#21 all time) 
2. Gavin Martin (Turlock) 17:23.4
3. Zayn Hamilton (Turlock) 17:42.0
4. Charles Griffith (Modesto) 17:48.5
5. Eli Pimentel (Pitman) 18:01.3
6. Porter Petty (Turlock) 18:22.8
7. Eli Scott (Pitman) 18:31.9
8. Austin Hall (Turlock) 18:43.9
9. Athan French (Enochs) 18:45.0
10. Vince Wu (Enochs) 18:49.4 
  
VG
1-GRE 32; 2-TUR 43; 3-MOD 55; 4-PIT 100
 
Dominguez

1. Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) 20:06.9 (#14 all time)
2. Edie Leach (Downey) 21:56.3
3. Evelyn Avalos Amaya (Gregori) 22:03.2
4. Kaylee Hartfield (Gregori) 22:14.8
5. Gretchen Nass (Turlock) 22:28.3
6. Mylee Olson (Turlock) 22:54.4
7. Joselyn Vasquez Gomez (Modesto) 23:14.2
8. Malaina Gallegos (Gregori) 23:16.1
9. Cassandra Reinhart Cangco (Gregori) 23:36.9
10. Anniston Staples (Modesto) 23:44.7 
  
 
  
WED 10/7 CCC 2 @ O'Neill Forebay, Los Banos
The competing South SJS teams were Los Banos, El Capitan, golden Valley, Merced, Buhach colony, and Atwater.

VB
1-GV 25; 2-ATW 32; 3-MER 103; 4-LB 105; 5-BC 130; 6-EC 130
 
Urteaga
 
1. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 15:43.4 (#2 all time)
2. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 15:56.0 (#5 all time)
3. Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 16:29.6 (#11 all time)
4. Lucah Sherman (Atwater) 16:49.4
5. Daniel Valencia (Golden Valley) 16:51.1
6. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 16:52.9
7. Michael Garcia (Atwater) 17:00.5
8. Manuel Elizarraraz Peddraza (Golden Valley) 17:02.2
9. Melvin Leon (Golden Valley) 17:06.7
10. Julian Arochio (Golden Valley) 17:07.6 
  
VG
1-GV 19; 2-ATW 48; 3-MER 84; 4-EC 106; 5-LB 127
 
Hampton and Cortes
 
1. Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 17:48.3 (#1 all time)
2. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 17:54.4 (#2 all time)
3. Chelsea Chavez (Golden Valley) 20:27.7 (#17 all time)
4. Gabriela Hicks (Golden Valley)  20:37.1
5. Aubri Villa (Golden Valley)  20:56.2
6. Katerin Ortiz Nunez ((Golden Valley)  21:23.5
7. Ilene Aguilar (Atwater) 21:37.4
8. Abigail Garcia (Atwater) 21:44.1
9. Chloe DeLozier (El Capitan) 22:17.3
10. Hailey Hurtado (Atwater) 22:20.4 
  
 

FRI/SAT  10/9 and 10/10 CLOVIS INV @ Woodward Park, Fresno
The competing South SJS teams were Hilmar, Atwater, Beyer, Golden Valley, Livingston, Modesto, Oakdale, and Sonora. The meet is spread over 2 days. The smaller schools ran Friday. It was quite warm for the races in the late morning of Friday. Saturday was at least ten degrees cooler. The divisions for the meet don't quite match the actual SJS divisions. 
 
DAY 1 
D5 G
18-LIV 506 (1:55:57)
Thompson
26. Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 20:05.9
60. Daisy Rojas (Livingston) 21:05.5
72. Alexa Gutierrez (Livingston) 21:34.6 
 
D4 B
16-OAK 397 (1:25:27...1:22:45 with McGhee added back in)  18_BEY 433 (1:26:00)
 
Baca
31. Quinn Baca (Oakdale) 16:22.5
44. Alex Mejia Hidalgo (Beyer) 16:30.0
46. Trevor Powell (Oakdale) 16:32.0
55. Maddox Young (Beyer) 16:41.0
71. Aden Cavanaugh (Oakdale) 16:56.4
 
B CHAMP (smaller schools)
McGhee
12. Weston McGhee (Oakdale) 15:28.5 (tie #10 all time) 
 
D6 G
14-HIL 315 (1:55:33)
 
43. Harper Dickey (Hilmar) 22:07.8 
 
D5 B
5-SON 241 (1:26:15)
 
13. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 16:33.2
23. Ashur Berg (Sonora) 16:48.5
 
D4 G
1-OAK 96 (1:38:45); 3-BEY 131 (1:39:51)
Ruiz Velasco
2. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 18:15.4 (#11 all time)
4. Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 18:48.4
6. Tyleah Badea (Beyer) 18:56.8
13. Kylie Fast (Oakdale) 19:21.5
15. Taylor Reams (Oakdale) 19:30.5
19. Annie servis (Beyer) 19:50.0
22. Tenley Wylie (Oakdale) 19:58.5
36. Riley McCabe (Beyer) 20:37.2
52. Elise McGhee (Oakdale) 21:05.5 
 
FSG 4-6
3. Breahna Alves (Hilmar) 21:34.5 
 
DAY 2
D3 B
13-GV 355 (1:23:00)
 
Urteaga
5. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 15:30.3 (tie #13 all time)
18. James Barajas (Golden Valley)  16:00.8
70. Manny Elizarraraz pedraza (Golden Valley) 16:48.5
 
G CHAMP (larger schools)
 
Cortes
8. Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 17:32.2 (#2 all time)
 
D2 G
24-MOD 677 (1:48:20); 29-ATW 767 (1:49:36)
 
Dominguez
15. Roselynn Dominguez (Modesto) 18:45.7 (tie #38 all time)
105 Anniston Staples (Modesto) 20:36.4
142. Hailey Hurtado (Atwater) 21:28.4
144. Abigail Garcia (Atwater) 21:31.9
158. Dulce Hernandez (Atwater) 21:54.2
163. Susana Hernandez (Atwater) 21:56.5
 
D3 G
11-GV 341 (1:41:57...1:36:47 with Fernanda added back in #1 S-SJS-D all time) 
 
Villa, Hicks, and Chavez
26. Aubri Villa (Golden Valley) 19:25.1
37. Chelsea Chavez (Golden Valley) 19:38.3
40. Gabriela Hicks (Golden Valley) 19:42.8
88. Katerin Ortiz Nunez (Golden valley) 20:37.6
 
D2 B
13-ATW 370 (1:22:51)
 
Gonzalez
26. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 15:57.8 (tie #49 all time)
32. Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 16:09.4
76. Michael Garcia (Atwater) 16:36.0
105. Lucah Sherman (Atwater) 16:54.4
 
FS G
36. Ilene Aguilar (Atwater) 21:26.8 
 
SAT 10/10 WILDCAT FORWARD MOTION @ Dougherty Valley HS
The competing South SJS teams were Ripon Christian, Orestimba, and Denair. The varsiyu races were 3mi.
 
VB
11-OREST 268
 
7. Benjamin Cerna (Orestimba) 16:37.8
41. Joseph Garcia (Orestimba) 17:58.8
 
VG
4-OREST 93
  
3. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 19:40.5
13. Samantha DeLaCruz (Orestimba) 21:00.5
20. Kiera Patterson (Orestimba) 21:29.5 

RESULTS

SAT 10/10 CRYSTAL SPRING INV @ Crystal Springs Reservoir 
The competing South SJS teams were Hughson and Patterson. The raaces were 2.95 mi
 
Boys
9-HUGH 219
 
32. Mason Hoyle (Hughson) 17:20.4
56. Juan Palos (Hughson) 17:44.2
 
G Champ
8-HUGH 147
 
8. Jaylyn Carrillo (Paterson) 18:40.7
15. Grace Benitez (Hughson) 19:13.9
20. Maggie Becchetti (Hughson) 19:45.7
 
B Champ
12-PAT 292
 
37. Jorge Hernandez Alcala (Patterson) 16:36.3
48. Ramon Ramirez (Patterson) 16:55.8
58. Julian Gobran (Patterson) 17:10.7 
 
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Monday, October 5, 2026

2026 XC South SJS Distance Fabulous Frosh Boys

Last week I did an article about the Frosh Girls who are making noise around the South SJS. A couple people asked me if I was going to do one on the frosh boys. Although I haven't noticed as many frosh boys impacting the varsity ranks (as the girls) there are definitely so that may be emerging stars. They are in alphabetical order:
JAVIER AMBRIZ (Merced)--is currently Merced's #2 runner. He was 19th at CCC 1. His best times ar 16:50.8 for 3mi and 17:40.1 for 5K
 
JULIAN GOBRAN (Patterson)--He is the #3 runner for Patterson. He was 11th at VOL 2. His best times  are 16:33,8 for 3 mi and 17:27.7 for 5K
 
SANTOS MENDOZA (Atwater)--He is Atwater's #4 runner. He was 18th at CCC 1 and 8th at Amanda garcia. He has run 16:20.5 for 3 mi and 17:20.3 for 5K
 
ISIDRO RAMIREZ-REYES (Atwater)--On most teams he would be in the top 5 runners, but on Atwater he is #9. He placed 26th at Amanda garcia. He has run 16:59.7 for 3 mi.
 
ADRIAN SANCHEZ (Central Valley)--He is currently the #4 runner for CV. He was 20th at WAC 2 and has run18:25 for 3mi.
 
KAYDEN SIMAO (Beyer)--He is the #5 runner for Beyer. He placed 10th at WAC 2 in 17:42.8 for 3mi
 
RAUL VIDES (Lathrop)-- He is currently Lathrop's #1 runner. He was 16th at WAC 2 and has run 17:19.8 for 3mi
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Sunday, October 4, 2026

2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 7 Preview

This week the CCC and CCAL have their 2nd cluster meets and some of the top teams and athletes will be competing against some of the best runners in the State at the Clovis Inv.
 
WED 10/7 CCAL 2 @ River Bluff, Ceres
The competing South SJS teams are Turlock, Pitman, Modesto, Downey, Gregori, and Enochs.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It will be interesting to see if the second round for the CCAL is any different that the first where Turlock dominated both varsity races. This is an afternoon meet and there is no doubt that heat will be an issue
 
WED 10/7 CCC 2 @ O'Neill Forebay, Los Banos
The competing South SJS teams are Los Banos, El Capitan, golden Valley, Merced, Buhach colony, and Atwater.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It will be interesting to see how the GV v Atwater battle goes in the VB race over a neutral and much tougher course than CCC 1.
 
 
FRI/SAT  10/9 and 10/10 CLOVIS INV @ Woodward Park, Fresno
The competing South SJS teams are Hilmar, Atwater, Beyer, Golden Valley, Livingston, Modesto, Oakdale, and Sonora.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It will be interesting to see how the top individuals and teams in the South SJS fair against the best in the State over the same course run for the State Championship. 
 
SAT 10/10 WILDCAT FORWARD MOTION @ Dougherty Valley HS
The competing South SJS teams are Ripon Christian, Orestimba, and Denair
 
 
 
SAT 10/10 CRYSTAL SPRING INV @ Crystal Springs Reservoir 
The competing South SJS teams are Hughson and Patterson.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 6 Runners of the Week

This was a busy week and I'd normally be looking at a bunch of strong PRs when comparing Cluster meet 1 to Cluster meet 2 BUT the unseasonable heat on both Wednesday and Saturday put a damper on a lot of individual performances. But even given all of that, it was the differences between those two league meets that I was analyzing. There were some athletes who did improve. I also want to say that there were also some athletes who had BIG improvements, but I deemed in some cases that was due to such a below standard race at the first cluster meet.
 
MATHEW MCGUIRE (Grace Davis)--sometimes I am reminded that this sport is not always about who wins and where someone stands on the all time list. Mathew runs for Grace Davis. He never fails to say Hi to me, even back before I knew his name. I had seen that Mathew ran with a brace on his left leg. He says "I have a mild form of Cerebral Palsy in the left side of my body, affecting the muscles and tendons on my left side, so the brace was needed until I actuality started to seriously strength train." He ran up to me after his race Wednesday and was really excited by his performance. He had placed 55th and run 23:02. It was not a performance that I had really taken note of, but after his excitement I dug a little deeper. I noticed that he no longer needed the brace that he had worn since he was 7. That Wednesday's race was his first 3 mile race ever and his time was almost exactly the same as he had run for 2 mi his Frosh year. I knew that this story is a personal one for Mathew and I didn't want to embarrass him, so I asked him. He said,  "That sounds like a good opportunity to empower others with similar situations." Sometimes I need to be reminded that XC is really about so much more than running. Mathew, thank you for your strength. You are a great role model.
 
EMMA LYNN HOGAN (Central Catholic)--at Amanda Garcia she placed second in the Championship race in 18:48.5 which was her first time breaking 19 for 3 miles. She also placed 2nd at VOL 2 running 19:58 which was a 17 sec improvement from VOL 1
 
CARMELO RODRIGUEZ (Ripon)--in maybe his best race of the year he placed 2nd in 17:25.7 at TVL 2 which was an improvement of 5 places and almost 30 secs. Additionally he placed 3rd in the Championship race at Amanda Garcia  in 15:48. 
 
ISAIAN VARGAS (Atwater)--placed 2nd in the Championship race at Amanda Garcia in 15:37 which was a 14 sec PR and helped the Falcons win the team title
 
OTHERS I CONSIDERED 
MADISON VIDES (Beyer)--ran 20:19 at WAC Cluster 2 to place 4th and help Beyer overwhelm the rest of the league. Her time ranks her #15 on the Forebay course.
RILEY MCCABE (Beyer)--ran 20:26,2 (#16 all time) to place 5th. Her time improved about 1:30 between cluster 1 and 2.
VICTORIA FREGOSO (Beyer)--placed 8th at WAC Cluster 2 in 21:07 which was an improvement of more than 2:30.
ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ (Johansen)--placed 7th at WAC Cluster 2 in 17:37.5 which was about a 2:30 improvement.
ALVINA HARRINGTON (Manteca)--placed 8th at VOL 2 in 21:39.6 which was an improvement of 42 sec between cluster 1 and 2
ALYSSA RODRIGUEZ (Sierra)--placed 9th at VOL 2 in 21:44.8 which was an improvement of about 1:20
ALVIN VARGHESE (Sierra)--ran 17:06.4 at VOL 2 to place 8th. That was an improvement of 10 places and 1:20 from VOL 1. 
PRANAV NITTALA (Mountain House)--placed 9th at VOL 2 in 17:09.5 which was an improvement of 14 places and 1:33 from VOL 1 
MARITZA GONZALEZ (Hughson)--improved 7 places and and 41 secs from TVL 1 to TVL 2.
PAIGE THOMAS (Ripon)--she improved 5 places and 25 secs between TVL 1 and 2 
ISAIAH HILL (Sonora)--when most runners ran slower he improved 13 secs and 5 places between TVL 1 and 2 to help Sonora to the team win. 
AARON GABRIE (Riverbank)--placed 5th at MLL 2 in 18:08 which was an improvement of 23 secs (when almost everyone else ran slower) and 6 places. 
SANTOS MENDOZA (Atwater)--At Amanda Garcia he placed 8th in the Championship race in 16:20 which was a 37 sec PR on that course.
 
 

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2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 6 (WAC 2; MLL 2; VOL 2; TVL 2; Capitols Inv; Amanda Garcia; Bulldog Inv)

A much busier week that the last one with four league clusters, Amanda Garcia, and the Bulldog Inv.
 
WED 9/30 WAC 2 @ O'NEILL FOREBAY, Los Banos
The competing South SJS teams were Beyer, Grace Davis, Ceres, Central Valley, Johansen, Lathrop, Livingston, and Pacheco. It was warn with intense sun.

VB
1-BEY23; 2-CV 59; 3-LIV 88; 4-LATH 114; 5-JOHO 116; 6-PACH 138
 
Mejia-Hidalgo
1. Alex Mejia Hidalgo (Beyer) 16:36.7 (#11 all time)
2. Ethan Samulski (Beyer) 16:49.5
3. Eli Catzlaco (Grace Davis) 17:24.2
4. Maddox Young (Beyer) 17:29.2
5. Claude Matos (Livingston) 17:29.7
6. Enoc Reyes (Central valley) 17:34.3
7. Alexis Rodriguez (Johansen) 17:37.5
8. Carlos Castaneda (Central Valley) 17:37.5
9. Ali Rahimi (Beyer) 17:42.8
10. Kayden Simao (Beyer) 17:42.8 
 
VG
1-BEY 18; 2-LIV 67; 3-LATH 78; 4-PACH 97; 5-CV 120
 
Servin, Badea, Ruiz-Velasco
1. Anahi Ruiz Velasco (Beyer) 18:29.6 (#1 all time--new course record)
2. Tyleah Badea (Beyer) 19:15.5
3. Daisy Rojas (Livingston) 20:04.4 (#14 all time) 
4. Madison Viodes (Beyer) 20:04.4 (#15 all time)
5. Riley McCabe (Beyer) 20:26.2 (#16 all time) 
6. Annie Servin (Beyer) 20:49.8
7. Terra campos (Pacheco) 21:04
8. Victoria Fregoso (Beyer) 21:07.7
9. Karen Magallon (Central Valley) 21:11
10. Ava Medrano (Beyer) 21:15 
 
 
 
WED 9/30 MLL 2 @ Calaveras HS, San Andreas
The competing South SJS teams were Calaveras, Bret Harte, Linden, Summerville, Big Valley, and Riverbank.
 
VB
1-RBK 22; 2-SUM 54; 3-BVC 87; 4-BH 98; 5-CAL 111; 6-LIN 141
 
1. Armando Garcia (Riverbank) 17:07.4
2. Thomas Whitcomb (Summerville) 17:25.7
3. Brandt Moes (New Geneva) 17:26.0
4. Giancarlo Reyes (Riverbank) 18:07.7
5. Aaron Gabrie (Riverbank) 18:08.1
6. Yael Montesinos (Riverbank) 18:11.1
7. Landon Ponce (Big Valley) 18:14.4 
8. Amanpal Dhaliwal (Calaveras) 18:25.7
9. Jaden Lucich (Summerville) 18:41.5
10. Spencer Osako (Riverbank) 18:44.8 
 
VG 
1-RBK 26; CAL 50; 3-BH 56
 
1. Zuri Golding (Riverbank) 22:07.7
2. Josie Rael (Bret Harte) 22:26.8
3. Lesliee Valdez (Riverbank) 22:46.5
4. Lisa Lee (Calaveras) 23:04.7
5. Antoinette Wilkerson (Riverbank) 23:36.9
6. Lillian Faul (Calaveras) 23:48.8
7. Kendra McGee (Calaveras) 23:50.0
8. Crystal Vigil (Riverbank) 24:35.8
9. Yanely Soriano-Guzman (Riverbank) 24:37.3
10. Margherita Majer (Riverbank) 25:26.4 
  
 
WED 9/30 VOL 2 @ Mistlin Park, Ripon
The competing South SJS teams were Oakdale, East Union, Manteca Sierra, Central Catholic, Patterson, and Mountain House.  It was warn with intense sun. Oakdale was clearly holding back saving their legs for The Bulldog Inv on Saturday.
 
VB
1-OAK41; 2-SIE 54; 3-PAT 66; 4-MH 104; 5-MAN 137; 6-MAM 150; 7-CC 155
 
McGhee
1. Weston McGhee (Oakdale) 16:36.4
2. Sebastien Paterson (Sierra) 16:39.6
3. Max Perez (Sierra) 16:46.7
4. Ramon Ramirez (Patterson) 16:54
5. Aden Cavanaugh (Oakdale) 17:00.7
6. Jorge Hernandez Alcala (Patterson) 17:00.7
7. Thiago Carneiro (Mountain House) 17:01.7
8. Alvin Varghese (Sierra) 17:06.4
9. Pranav Nittala (Mountain House) 17:09.5
10. Quinn Baca (Oakdale) 17:19.6 
 
VG
1-OAK 29; 2-SIE 51; 3-MAN 85; 4-CC 102; 5-MH 134; 6-PAT 136
 
Dittman
1. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 18:38.1
2. Emma Lynn Hogan (Central Catholic) 19:58.8
3. Alysia Sinclair (East Union) 20:09.5
4. Taylor Reams (Oakdale) 21:28.8
5. Kylie Fast (Oakdale) 21:29.0
6. Tensley Wylie (Oakdale) 21:29.0
7. Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 21:29.2
8. Alvina Harrington (Manteca) 21:39.6
9. Alyssa Rodriguez (Sierra) 21:44.8
10. Paisley Coenenberg (Manteca) 21:58.4 
 
  
WED 9/30 TVL 2 @ Wildcat Ranch, Sonora
The competing South SJS teams were Hughson, Hilmar, Ripon, Ripon Christian, Sonora, Orestimba, and Escalon. According to Hughson's coach they (Hughson) held some varsity kids out on both sides BUT the Sonora boys ran great and totally earned the VB win. The varsity races were 5K.
 
VB
1-SON 26; 2-HUGH 42; 3-RIP 68; 4-RC 130; 5-ESC 135; 6-OREST 137; 7-HIL 169
 
1. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 17:10.3
2. Carmelo Rodriguez (Ripon) 17:25.7 (#20 all time)
3. Asher Berg (Sonora) 17:26.0 (#21 all time) 
4. Mason Hoyle (Hughson) 17:30.8 (#22 all time)
5. Manny Ruiz (Hughson) 17:43.0
6. Grady Brians (Sonora) 17:53.6
7. Isaiah Hill (Sonora) 18:01.3
8. Sam Alvarado (Hughson) 18:02.4
9. Matthias Dickson (Sonora) 18:30.1
10. Joseph Garcia (Orestimba) 18:38.0 
 
VG 
1-HUGH 40; 2-RIP 63; 3-OREST 65; 4-HIL 78; 5-ESC 121; 6-RC 145
 
1. Grace Benitez (Hughson) 20:02.2 (#5 all time)
2. Sadie Thompson (Sonora) 20:31.0 (#10 all time)
3. Maggie Becchetti (Hughson) 21:11.4 (#22 all time)
4. Sophia Jung (Ripon) 21:15.0 (#23 all time)
5. Jade Carmona (Orestimba) 22:06.9
6. Samantha deLaCruz (Orestimba) 22:52.8
7. Breahna Alves (Hilmar) 23:21.3
8. Paige Thomas (Ripon) 23:30.5
9. Maritza Gonzalez (Hughson) 23:43.0
10. Carson Dickey (Hilmar) 23:56.5 
 
 
WED 9/30 CAPITALS INV @ Sacramento Adventist Academy
The competing South SJS teams were Denair and Central Valley Christian Academy (Sonora). The varsity races are 5K
 
VB
3-DEN 94; 7-CVC SON 160
 
4. Jose Ponce (Denair) 20:02.4
10. Nate Trujillo (Central Valley Christian, Sonora) 21:03.9
14. Jorge Flores (Denair) 21:16.3
 
VG
3. Alizey Gonzalez (Denair) 26:29.3 
7. Alondra Anguiano-Vargas (Denair) 28:07.7 
 
 
SAT 10/3 AMANDA GARCIA INV @ Atwater HS, Atwater
The competing South SJS teams were Atwater, Delhi, Big Valley, Buhach Colony, Denair, East Union, El Capitan, Golden Valley, Hilmar, Livingston, Merced, Ripon, Waterford, Turlock, Manteca, Modesto, and Central Catholic. The varsity races are 3 mi. 
 
VB (Champ)
1-ATW 26; 3-RIP 110; 4-MOD 127; 5-MER 163; 6-LIV 165; 8-EU 181; 9-DEL 195; 10-HIL 204
 
Vargas and Gonzalez leading the way
1. Yair Gonzalez (Atwater) 15:21.1
2. Isaian Vargas (Atwater) 15:37.1
3. Carmelo Rodriguez (Ripon) 15:48.1
5. Michael Garcia (Atwater) 15:55.9
7. Charles Griffith (Modesto) 16:11.3
8. Santos Mendoza (Atwater) 16:20.5
10. Francisco Medrano (Atwater) 16:26.1
11. Lucah Sherman (Atwater) 16:29.5
12. Landon Ponce (Big Valley) 16:33.6 
  
VB (Open)
1. Mariano Ibarra (El Capitan) 16:16.8 
  
VG (Champ)
1-ATW 48; 2-HIL 60; 3-RIP 64; 4-LIV 77; 5-MER 97
 
Hampton with Jung trailing
1. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 18:15.6
2. Emma-Lynn Hogan (Central Catholic) 18:48.5
3. Sophia Jung (Ripon) 18:58.5
4. Daisy Rojas (Livingston) 19:34.8
5. Alysia Sinclair (East Union) 19:45.6
6. Breahna Alves (Hilmar) 20:23.3
7. Alexa Gutierrez (Livingston) 20:28.0
8. Ilene Aguilar (Atwater) 20:28.2 
  
 
SAT 10/3 BULLDOG INV@Willow Hills, Folsom
The competing South SJS teams were Central Valley, Golden Valley, Mountain House, Pitman, Oakdale and Sierra. There are both large and small school divisions over the same 5K course used for the SJS championship meet. But there were no S SJS Distance teams in the Small Schools division. Also maybe due to the heat most of the Oakdale and GV runners did not have their best races.
 
VG LS
6-OAK 155; 7-GV 166; 14-SIE 396; 20-PIT 544
 
3. Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 18:35.5 (#7 all time)
10. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 19:27.3
12. Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 19:35.4
25. Kylie Fast (Oakdale) 20:23.5
28. Taylor Reams (Oakdale) 20:29.7
31. Tenley wylie (Oakdale) 20:46.7
35. Gabriela Hicks (Golden Valley) 21:01.0
37. Chelsea Chavez (Golden Valley) 21:08.1
41. Aubri Villa (Golden Valley) 21:13.6
55. Katerin Ortiz Nunez (Golden Valley) 21:54.6
64. Elise McGhee (Oakdale) 22:07.0
 
VB LS
6-GV 169; 9-OAK 217; 12-SIE 303; 16-PIT 432; 18-MH 496; 21-CV 552
 
4. Weston McGhee (Oakdale) 16:18.4 (#23 all time)
7. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 16:23.4
9. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 16:24.4 (#31 all time)
27. Eli Pimentel (Pitman) 17:20.5
30. Sebastien Paterson (Sierra) 17:24.5
31. Max Perez (Sierra) 17:24.8
44. Aden Cavanaugh (Oakdale) 17:51.3
47. trevor Powell (Oakdale) 17:54.6
52. Manuel Elizarraraz Pedraza (Golden Valley) 18:03.4
53. Quinn Baca (Oakdale) 18:05.6
65. Melvin Leon (Golden Valley) 18:19.1
67. Eli Scott (Pitman) 18:19.4
68. Thiago Carneiro (Mountain House) 18:21.0
75. Alvin Varghese (Sierra) 18:30.5 
 
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Monday, September 28, 2026

2026 XC South SJS Distance Fabulous Frosh Girls

Each year there is at least one frosh girl that makes a big splash during XC. I had already noticed a few girls that seemed to making an impact on their teams, so I thought I would do some research and send some love their direction.
 
First I want to add some perspective, I haven't seen anyone who started the year at the level of Natalie Arriaza, Elle Williams, Zoe Leach, Maddison Kackley, Giselle Fernandez... did during their Frosh years. And to be completely honest the top incoming Frosh I identified before the seson began was Riverbank's Hailey Ramirez (who ran a 5:43 1600m last year), and she is injured and has yet to run in a single meet. Even after saying that, there are some very capable and solid ladies out there that are already helping their teams. Please note that these runners have run very little so far...in some cases only one or two races.
 
ILENE AGUILAR (Atwater)--has run 21:21 for 3mi and placed 10th at CCC 1 in the varsity race.
 
BREAHNA ALVES (Hilmar)--has run 22:02 for 3 mi and 22:15 for 5K. She placed 7th at TVL 1 in the varsity race.
 
SOPHIA DONOVAN (Atwater)--has run 20:59 for 3 mi and placed 15th in the varsity race at CCC 1 
 
ZURI GOLDING (Riverbank)--has made the biggest splash so far of these girls as the #1 Bruin finisher in their early meets. She ran 19:51 for 3mi and 21:06 for 5k. She placed 1st at MLL 1 in the varsity race. 
 
AVA MARRONE (Ripon)--has run 22:56 for 5K. She would have placed 6th at TVL 1 but was ultimately DQ'd for taking a wrong turn (that had little impact on her over all place)
 
ELISE MCGHEE (Oakdale)--has run 20:16 for 5K and was 12th at VOL 1.
 
VANESSA MORALES (Central Valley)--has run 21:06 for 5K and placed 1st in the LS FS race at Frogtown.
 
KIERA PATTERSON (Orestimba)--has run 22:42 for 3mi and 23:13 for 5K. She placed 8th in the Varsity race at TVL 1 
 
 ISABEL RICHTER (Turlock)--has run 21:05 for 5K and was 6th in the varsity race at CCAL 1.
 
VALENTINA SAENZ (Enochs)--has run 21:05 for 5K and was 2ns at CCAL 1 in the FS race
 
MONSERRATH SANTILLAN (Lathrop)--has run 21:23 for 3 mi and placed 14th in the varsity race at WAC 1
 
ANNISTON STAPLES (Modesto)--was 1st at CCAL 1 and Kim Duyst in the FS races. Although she hasn't run a 3mi or 5K race she dominated her only two FS races and may be the best runner on this list 
CRYSTAL VIGIL (Riverbank)--has run 21:32 for 3 mi and placed 9th at MLL 1 in the varsity race 
 
 
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