Stanislaus County Distance: 2022 State Meet

Well it has taken me several days to sit down and type this up. I feel like anyone who is interested already knows about these results. However for posterity sake I will get the results printed.

37 StanCo runners qualified for State. Is that a record? I don't know. It is about twice as many as some years. And it is the most from the past 10 years, since I have been writing this blog.

D1 VG

Maya Wolfe of Modesto was the only qualifier. She is a soph and had a respectable showing.

Wolfe

74. Maya Wolfe (Modesto) 19:33.7

D3 VG

Oakdale's Kassidy Fmura was the fastest StanCo qualifier and she finished in that same spot.

Fmura

39. Kassidy Fmura (Oakdale) 19:12.8 #23 all time

D3 VB

Victorious Mustangs

This was the marquee race of the day for StanCo runners. There were 2 teams (14 runners) and the Oakdale Mustangs entered the race ranked #1 in the State--so expectations were soaring. Oakdale led from the gun. At both 1 mile and 2.1 miles the chip timing showed them in the lead. As was the case most of the season, their top four were positioned in the front (or close to it). As runners began finishing, they impressively had 3 in the top ten. I was watching the results come in on my phone. At about 48th the results froze before their #5 had finished. There were some anxious moments of anticipation. Finally the results updated. They not only had won, they had routed the competition. Oakdale's combined time of 1:18:31 was the 4th fastest team on the day and undoubtedly the fastest StanCo team ever.

1-Oakdale 56; 17-Beyer 396

Daley and Alsaidi

2. Dax Daley (Oakdale) 15:17.9 tied for #2 all time

5. Omar Alsaidi (Oakdale) 15:19.8 #4 all time

7. Caleb Cavanaugh (Oakdale) 15:28.4 #6 all time

16. Jackson Oliveira (Oakdale) 15:55.5 #13 all time

28. Nate Olsen (Beyer) 16:11.2

43. Ryan Elias (Beyer) 16:20.1

55. Jacob Cavanaugh (Oakdale) 16:28.8

91. Jackson Olsen (Beyer) 16:54.9

164. Hayes Terry (Beyer) 17:51.8

167. Gabe Archuleta (Oakdale) 17:51.8

198. Jason O'Brien (Beyer) 18:51

201. Abner Gonzalez (Oakdale) 19:00.4

210. Thai Nguyen (Beyer) 19:47.3

211. Carson Pratt (Beyer) 19:54.0

D4 VG

The only StanCo runner was Hughson's frosh Sophie Benham. I suspect this was the first of many more trips to State for her.

Benham

107. Sophie Benham (Hughson) 20:49.1

D4 VB

I had been hoping for a top 10 finish for the Huskies, but some illness likely hampered the cause. Regardless they had a stellar season.

12-Hughson 342

Lighthall and Horton

69. Joe Lighthall (Hughson) 16:41.6

85. Dominic Haupt (Hughson) 17:02.6

86. Nathan Horton (Hughson) 17:04.2

103. Ezra Arambula (Hughson) 17:17.7

111. Owen Bullock (Hughson) 17:25.9

132. Hudson Conners (Hughson) 17:44.1

161. Jesse Rodriguez (Hughson) 18:23.7

D5 VG

Central Catholic girls represented the first ever team qualification to State for the football centered school. They are building a program and have much to be proud of this season.

22-Central Catholic 513