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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