South SJS Distance/Stanislaus County Distance
The purpose of this blog is to promote HS distance running throughout Stanislaus County and the southern Sac Joaquin Section contact me at screaminscott64@yahoo.com or 209-404-1683
Sunday, August 30, 2026
2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 1 (Thunder 2mi, Oakmont Inv)
Thursday, August 27, 2026
2026 XC Division Assignments
Schools are placed into certain leagues based on many factors (geography, enrollment, overall competitiveness to name a few). A team's divisional assignment in track is solely based on the league they belong to, such as the WAC is assigned D4 and the CCAL is assigned D2. But in XC the divisional assignment is only based on a school's enrollment. Some schools are firmly locked into their divisions ie the community has very little growth or the school is so large. But a few schools are close to the bottom or top of the division and a small jump or a small decrease in enrollment may cause a divisional shift and thus make them either more or less competitive (look at Tokay 2127 is the last team in D1 and Cordova 2126 is the first team in D2--one student was the difference)
The highlighted teams are the ones that I cover for South SJS Distance in cross-country. The different colors indicate the different leagues.
A few things to notices such as the huge enrollment disparity in the VOL (purple) between D1 Mountain House and D5 Central Catholic. Also Central Valley, which by every measure that I listed in the top paragraph, should be in the CCAL; and its WAC competitor Livingston, which has about half the enrollment.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 1 Preview
Monday, August 24, 2026
2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 0 Runners of the Week
Sunday, August 23, 2026
2026 XC South SJS Distance Week 0 (Lodi Flame, Sierra Inv, and Screamin Scott Showdown)
Most schools started their seasons with a bang this week, but many of the top runners are contending with slight injuries. I was able to catch two of the meets.





