Stanislaus County Distance: 2025 XC Week 4 (CCC 1; CCAL 1; VOL 1; MLL 1; Woodbridge; Frogtown)

This was a busy week with 4 leagues meeting for the first time. Additionally Frogtown is always a full day for me with half of the StanCo schools competing. Woodbridge is perhaps the most elite XC meet in the country producing crazy fast times and fierce competition.

TUE 9/16 CCC 1 @ Golden Valley HS, Merced

There were no competing StanCo schools, but they are all MerCo schools. Now that I am retired I will be expanding my coverage area a bit to sometimes include these schools too since they are also eligible for my scholarships in the Spring. The varsity races were 5K

1-ATW 33; 2-MER 41; 3-GV 61; 4-LB 112; 5-EC 129

Barragan and Urteaga battle throughout the race

1. Isaac Barragan (Merced) 16:02.14

2. Dominic Urteaga (Golden Valley) 16:05.19

3. Camden Gudgel (Merced) 16:19.19

4. James Barajas (Golden Valley) 16:28.46

5. Ricky Brown (Atwater) 16:36.27

1-GV 23; 2-ATW 52; 3-MER 64; 4-LB 107; 5-EC 139

Hampton leads from the start

1. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 18:09.84

2. Lena Llamas (Buhach Colony) 18:36.96

3. Fernanda Cortes (Golden Valley) 19:24.90

4. Chelsea Chavez (Golden Valley) 20:01.48

5. Salome Gomez Zuluaga (Atwater) 20:50.40

RESULTS

PHOTOS Var Scott

PHOTOS F/S and JV Scott

PHOTOS Kim

WED 9/17 CCAL 1 @ TRRP, Modesto

The competing StanCo teams were Turlock, Pitman, Modesto, Downey, Enochs, and Gregori. I found this meet to be disappointing. Turlock coasted because they were going to Woodbridge (I get it but it is disappointing to watch). Downey kept out their best boy for the same reason. The extreme heat definitely was a big factor. I would normally consider 16:30 (for a boy) and sub 20:00 (for a girl) to be a top mark. Well you can see the results. I am hopeful that as the season progresses so will the competitiveness. The varsity races were 5K.

1-TUR 21; 2-PIT 66; 3-MOD 77; 4-ENOC 88; 5-GREG 120; 6-TD 159

Wejmar and Hamilton

1. Larson Wejmar (Turlock) 16:53.76

2. Zayn Hamilton (Turlock) 16:53.91

3. Gabriel Avalos (Turlock) 17:01.00

4. Jovani Franco (Modesto) 17:04.57

5. Ivan Rodriguez (Modesto) 17:16.09

6. Colvin Hamel (Pitman) 17:21.44

7. Luke Oliveira (Turlock) 17:30.11

8. Gavin Martin (Turlock) 17:32.57

9. Eli Scott (Pitman) 17:35.67

10. Lukas Gemperle (Turlock) 17:39.38

1-TUR 26; 2-PIT 44; 3-GREG 56

Carlson

1. Avery Carlson (Pitman) 19:25.73

2. Elle Williams (Turlock) 20:43.74

3. Gisela Hernandez (Turlock) 20:44.07

4. Nayeli Mattison (Pitman) 21:05.89

5. Mylie Olson (Turlock) 21:23.18

6. Emerson Newton (Pitman) 21:38.30

7. Liz Christopher (Turlock) 22:04.51

8. Kaylee Hartfield (Gregori) 22:20.27

9. Gretchen Nass (Turlock) 22:27.69

10. Dot Arnold (Modesto) 22:35.52

WED 9/17 VOL 1 @ Mistlin Park, Ripon

The competing StanCo schools are Oakdale, Patterson, and Central Catholic. I am sure that heat played a big role in the finish times. The varsity races were 3mi.

1-OAK 25; 2-SIE 69; 3-PAT 78; 4-CC 84; 5-MH 102

1. Christian Gonzalez (Sierra) 16:59.0

2. Emmanuel Juaregui (Central Catholic) 17:14.7

3. Mitchell Benning (Oakdale) 17:15.2

4. Quinn Baca (Oakdale) 17:28.5

5. Westin McGhee (Oakdale) 17:30.4

6. Aden Cavanaugh (Oakdale) 17:35.7

7. Roman Moreno (Oakdale) 17:36.1

8. Thiago Carneiro (Mountain House) 17:37.7

9. Sean Muturi (Oakdale) 17:40.8

10. Ramon Ramirez (Patterson) 17:46.9

1-OAK 34; 2-SIE 50; 3-PAT 59; 4-MH 98

1. Natalie Arriaza (Patterson) 18:27.3

2. Anna Dittman (Sierra) 18:48.7

3. Addison Wylie (Oakdale) 19:08.4

4. Kylee Fast (Oakdale) 19:43.7

5. Melanie Rodriguez (Patterson) 19:48.7

6. Jaylyn Carrillo (Patterson) 19:50.2

7. Monse Saavedra (Sierra) 20:35.3

8. Jordan Wylie (Oakdale) 21:14.5

9. Tenley Wylie (Oakdale) 21:14.5

10. Taylor Reams (Oakdale) 21:14.7

RESULTS

WED 9/17 MLL 1 @ Frogtown, Angels Camp

The competing StanCo teams were Riverbank and Big Valley. Like the other Wednesday meets, I am sure that heat was a big factor. Unlike the other meets, MLL runners had to contend with the hills and dust also. Summerville VBs knocking off Riverbank was the big story here. The varsity races were 3mi.

1-SUM 36; 2-RBK 45; 3-CAL 75; 4-BH 88; 5-BVC 98; 6-LIN 159

1. Ryden Rivera (Summerville) 17:59.73

2. Esai Vasquez (Summerville) 18:10.32

3. Armando Garcia (Riverbank) 18:14.15

4. Nate Johnson (Summerville) 18:38.81

5. Matt Santana (Riverbank) 18:45.35

6. Gustavo Ortiz (Riverbank) 18:45.77

1-RBK 41; 2-SUM 54; 3-CAL 62; 4-BH 92; 5-LIN 92

1. Giselle Fernandez (Riverbank) 19:19.02

2. Gianna Cruz (Riverbank) 21:44.19

3. Payton Snavely (Summerville) 22:38.22

4. Abigail Meza (Linden) 23:17.88

5. Kendra McGee (Calaveras) 23:45.44

10. Samantha Silva (Riverbank) 26:06.65

RESULTS

FRI/SAT 9/19 and 9/20 Woodbridge @ Great Park, Irvine

The competing StanCo teams were Turlock, Downey, and Riverbank. These races are all 3 miles (that what it is billed as anyway) and it is lightning fast. For most runners it will be their HS best ever time. I have added a few times from NonStanCo (but locally known) runners for added comparison. The "color names" on the races are supposed to align with divisions...but Turlock was in "red" which says D3 and Downey and Hilmar were in "Gold" which say D2, but Downey is D1 and Hilmar is D4...Turlock is D1 so the color matching with division is suspect. Never-the-less the course was the same for everyone regardless of day, race, color, or division so the times are directly comparable.

WHITE JR SEN GIRLS

3. Gianna Cruz (Riverbank) 19:13.3

4. Demiree Dean (Sonora) 19:16.5

RED VAR B BOYS

2-Tur 98

Turlock's VBs

9. Larson Wejmar (Turlock) 15:07.9

10. Gabriel Avalos (Turlock) 15:10.0

22. Porter Petty (Turlock) 15:27.5

24. Zayn Hamilton (Turlock) 15:33.9

33. Gavin Martin (Turlock) 15:52.4

61. Luke Oliveira (Turlock) 16:17.1

84. Lukas Gemperle (Turlock) 16:26.0

WHITE VAR B BOYS

11. Landon Wilson (Sonora) 14:55.4

45. Armando Garcia (Riverbank) 15:43.2

63. Gustavo Ortiz (Riverbank) 15:59.5

67. Matt Santana (Riverbank) 16:03.4

RED VAR A GIRLS

4. Eleanor Hampton (Merced) 17:23.3

RED VAR B GIRLS

7-TUR 182

Elle Williams at Woodbridge

1. Elle Williams (Turlock) 16:51.0

7. Gisela Hernandez (Turlock) 18:08.0

37. Liz Christopher (Turlock) 19:04.5

69. Gretchen Nass (Turlock) 20:01.5

73. Clair Johnson (Turlock) 20:10.4

83. Amrit Kaur Sahota (Turlock) 20:22.0

GOLD VAR B BOYS

87. Cesar Bojorquez (Downey) 16:05.7

GOLD VAR A GIRLS

32. Sidney Logsdon (Hilmar) 18:29.0

BOB DAY SWEEPSTAKES GIRLS

Giselle Fernandez at Woodbridge

37. Giselle Fernandez (Riverbank) 16:50.2

151. Maya Day (Oak Ridge) 18:03.2

RESULTS

SAT 9/20 Bret Harte/Frogtown Inv @ Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp

The competing StanCo teams were Central Catholic, Ceres, Central Valley, Pitman, Grace Davis, Hughson, Johansen, Oakdale, Orestimba, Turlock Christian, Vanguard, Waterford. The varsity races were 3mi. The participation in this meet continues to decline. Well there were 80 odd teams BUT the heavy hitters in the SJS were mostly missing...case in point Oakdale won the SS VG with there #2 girl again not finishing the race. There is likely a health issue there the supercedes the importance of any race. For the SSVB Oakdale won again with out at least two of their top 5 runners for unknown (to me, well I didn' ask) reasons. Hughson pulled everyone back and used the meet like a workout, so don't use this meet to underestimate what they are capable of doing. Pitman's girls were missing there #1 (for the second meet this season) who likely would have beaten Nguyen Marquez for the LSVG crown. Pitman's boys continue to be an enigma to me as there cumulative talent doesn't seem to match their race times/performances...the season is still young.

VG SS

1-OAK 38; 2-HUGH 70; 11-CC 250