Valley - The Road to State

Valley Meet Recap: Last Revised 11.14.09

McFarland boys won their 19th straight title (22nd overall) with 5 runners in the top 7 and a score of 23 to second places 80. Their girls won their 13th title by one point (first title since 2001).

On the individual side, McFarland's freshman Erik Garcia won the division four race with a time of 16:17. Megan Thompson (Sr) of Taft won the D4 race with a great kick in the end and a time of 20:07. The only other valley champ was Highland's senior Jeannette Rodriguez who won the D2 race by moving from 4th to 1st in the last mile. Her time was 19:39.

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Other local teams that qualified for state were:

• The Highland boys who took second in the D2 race. They won the final team spot by a score of 90 to Tulure Union's 93. Fourth was Sunnyside with 97 and East with 105.
• The Ridgeview boys & girls both place second in their D3 races. The girls were valley champs last year. This is the first year the boys have qualified for state as a team. They beat Roosevelt 92 to 99.

Other local runners who qualified for state were:

• Driller Sarah Baker (Jr) moved through the field after being in 20th at the mile and came in tenth in the D1 race with the best local time of 19:01.
• Foothill's Natalie Fernandez (Jr) had a great last mile and qualified in the D2 race.
• Shafter had three girls qualify for state in the D3 race. Moriah Millwee, Carli Preston and Cambria Tudor all made the top ten in the race.
• Joining her valley champ teammate Thompson, Taft's Daisy Duitron will be going to state.

• For the boys, Stockdale's Cameron Miller qualified in Divison I; East's Moses Valdez in D2; and Shafter's Jesus Villlalpondo, Foothill's Jose Lopez and Golden Valley's Daymon Sandles in D3.
• All Girls Divisions Combined Individual & Team (Unofficial)
• All Boys Divisions Combined Individual & Team (Unofficial)

Boys Division 4 - Team Results Individual Results
The Cougars, ranked No. 2 in the State behind Laguna Beach,
dominated the Boys Division IV race to win their 19th straight section team title (state record) and 22 overall title.

Freshman Erik Garcia led a pack of five McFarland runners through the mile. In the end, McFarland had five runners in the top seven with Garcia winning in 16:17. Amazingly, Garcia took a wrong turn at the 2 mile mark and lost about 10 seconds.

McFarland’s team time was 82:56. They will be going for their tenth title at state this year on Nov. 28th at Woodward Park.

1. 23 MCFAR/McFarland High ( 16:36 1:22:56)

1 1 Erik Garcia 282 FR 1 16:17

2 4 FRancisco Nava 285 JR 4 16:36

3 5 Jose Monrreal 283 SO 5 16:36

4 6 Marco Perez 284 JR 6 16:43

5 7 Marco Camargo 287 SR 7 16:44

6 ( 20) Leonardo Perez 286 JR 20 17:39

7 ( 30) Pedro Sanchez 288 SR 30 18:09

5. 184 TAFT/Taft High ( 18:24 1:31:57)

1 21 Jeremias Xancale 335 JR 21 17:42

2 35 Michael Hernandez 339 SO 35 18:22

3 37 Devin Capella 336 JR 37 18:24

4 42 Rocky Hestand 338 FR 42 18:34

5 49 Ty Heiter 341 JR 49 18:55

6 ( 50) Philip Taylor 337 FR 50 18:55

7 ( 58) Kyle Fleming 340 SO 58 19:11

17. 454 BAKC/Bakersfield Christian ( 20:27 1:42:12)

1 73 Austin Adee 43 JR 74 19:44

2 83 Matt SOderstrom 44 SO 85 20:09

3 95 Thomas Beard 47 SR 97 20:36

4 101 James O'Rourke 46 FR 103 20:50

5 102 Matt Dragt 48 SO 104 20:53

6 (117) Greg Merrill 45 JR 120 21:40

7 (126) Nolan Karnes 49 SR 129 24:50

Boys Division 2 - Team Results Individual Results

Justin Vilhauer of Redwood won in 15:20 and led the No. 8 ranked team to the Boys Division II championship with 74 points. Top ranked Highland had just a 47 second gap between its first and fifth runner and edged No. 2 ranked Tulare for the final state qualifying spot, 90-93.

2. 90 HIG-B/Highland - Bakersfield ( 17:11 1:25:52)

1 8 Jake Van Zandt 364 SR 8 16:47

2 14 Thomas Turner 365 SR 14 17:04

3 16 Ivan Esquivias 367 SO 16 17:08

4 25 Colin Lewis 363 SR 25 17:23

5 27 Mike Jungo 366 JR 27 17:30

6 ( 28) Jordan Dickson 368 SO 28 17:33

7 ( 58) Daniel Espinosa 369 SR 59 18:48

5. 105 EBAK/East Bakersfield ( 17:19 1:26:31)

1 9 Moses Valdez 90 SO 9 16:54

2 12 Jose Ramirez 85 SR 12 17:00

3 22 Camilo Mosqueda 87 JR 22 17:17

4 30 Santiago Lazarit 86 SR 30 17:38

5 32 Marc Sotello 88 SR 32 17:42

6 ( 43) Charlie Zaragoza 89 JR 44 18:10

7 ( 48) Moss Travis 91 SR 49 18:20

8. 164 NBAK/North Bakersfield ( 17:44 1:28:37)

1 21 Tobias Lopez 207 JR 21 17:16

2 29 Robbie Davalos 210 SO 29 17:37

3 33 Alex Hernandez 209 SO 33 17:42

4 34 Francisco Mosqueda 208 FR 34 17:43

5 47 Shawn Falagan 213 SO 48 18:19

6 ( 55) Jessie Lopez 211 SO 56 18:41

7 ( 68) Adam Ralls 212 SR 71 19:59

10. 266 GM-B/Garces Memorial - Bakersfield ( 18:53 1:34:21)

1 19 Connor O'Malley 511 SR 19 17:09

2 49 David FReed 507 SR 50 18:22

3 63 Chris Real 513 JR 64 19:01

4 65 Tom Newman 510 FR 68 19:46

5 70 Robert Karpe 509 SR 73 20:03

6 ( 74) Daniel Ramirez 512 SR 78 20:23

7 ( 77) Max Gill 508 JR 81 21:19

Boys Division 3 - Team Results Individual Results

Alex Garcia of Ridgeview was third at 15:48. Top ranked Madera South was an easy team winner with 43 points followed by No. 2 ranked Ridgeview with 92 points. Both teams qualified for State. Roosevelt, ranked No. 3, was third with 99 points.

2. 92 RIDG-B/Ridgeview - Bakersfield ( 16:40 1:23:20)

1 3 Alex Garcia 835 SR 3 15:48

2 4 Robby Baker 834 SR 4 16:05

3 13 Brian Solis 836 SR 14 16:40

4 28 Jerrid Lewis 837 SR 29 17:12

5 44 Jaime Madrigal 838 JR 45 17:35

6 ( 53) Triandous Hobson 839 SR 55 17:50

7 ( 73) Cayce Chrenenko 840 JR 76 18:18

5. 152 SHAF/Shafter High ( 17:12 1:25:57)

1 7 Jesus Villalpondo 321 JR 7 16:25

2 34 Alex Moreno 325 JR 35 17:18

3 36 Miguel Placencia 326 JR 37 17:22

4 37 Simon Viss 327 JR 38 17:25

5 38 Jorge Perez 323 SR 39 17:27

6 ( 42) Christopher Handel 322 SR 43 17:34

7 ( 52) Angel Garcia 324 SR 54 17:48


6. 162 WASC/Wasco High ( 17:19 1:26:31)


1 14 Cesar Patino 603 SO 15 16:50

2 17 Arturo Mendoza 602 SO 18 16:57

3 39 Gerardo Gonzalez 600 SO 40 17:31

4 45 Jorge Zuniga 606 SO 46 17:36

5 47 Eddie Ramirez 604 SR 48 17:37

6 ( 55) Gregorio Linares 601 SO 57 17:51

7 ( 65) Eric Sanchez 605 SR 68 18:09


8. 259 FT-B/Foothill - Bakersfield ( 17:44 1:28:37)


1 9 Jose Lopez 549 SR 9 16:35

2 31 Erick Bautista 548 SR 32 17:15

3 51 Justin Meyer 551 SO 53 17:47

4 80 Edgar Verdugo 554 JR 83 18:26

5 88 Javier Garcia 552 SR 91 18:34

6 ( 99) Cesar Sanchez 550 SO 103 18:52

7 (110) Jerry Jiron 553 FR 116 19:01

13. 363 IND-BAK/Independence - Bakersfield ( 18:15 1:31:12)


1 27 Dwayne Facho 482 JR 28 17:10

2 56 Robby Kostner 483 SO 59 17:58

3 76 Terry Vinson 484 JR 79 18:20

4 97 Paul Gaytan 486 FR 100 18:47

5 107 Mike Facio 485 SO 111 18:57

6 (130) Anthony Marquez 488 SO 137 19:32

7 (150) Ricardo Romero 487 FR 157 20:04



14. 385 FRON-B/Frontier - Bakersfield ( 18:25 1:32:01)


1 58 William Beechinor 758 JR 61 18:00

2 63 Tanner Urmston 759 JR 66 18:08

3 64 Dustin Sclafani 760 JR 67 18:09

4 78 Mark Rodriguez 761 JR 81 18:23

5 122 Nathan Andrade 763 JR 129 19:21

6 (131) Ricky Gonzales 764 JR 138 19:33

7 (137) Chris Corral 762 JR 144 19:38

17. 494 ARV/Arvin High ( 18:48 1:33:58)


1 10 Calderon Juan 307 SR 11 16:37

2 92 Santos Neftali 308 FR 95 18:42

3 100 Gonzalez Alex 310 SR 104 18:54

4 144 Santos Alejandro 309 SR 151 19:50

5 148 Rodriguez Jose 311 SO 155 19:55

6 (169) Lopez Jose 312 SR 177 21:21

7 (180) Guerrero Christian 313 JR 188 22:07


19. 535 SBAK/South Bakersfield ( 19:03 1:35:11)

1 66 Jesus Meraz 939 SO 69 18:10

2 82 Ezekiel Gonzales 940 SR 85 18:29

3 98 Jason Ramirez 938 SR 101 18:50

4 142 Josh Cortes 944 SR 149 19:47

5 147 David Pineda 943 SR 154 19:55

6 (160) Israel Torres 941 SR 168 20:30

7 (161) Luis Lupercio 942 SR 169 20:30


23. 649 TEHA/Tehachapi High - DISQUALIFIED ( 19:35 1:37:52)

1 111 Kevin Rooney 823 FR 117 19:07

2 114 Matt Resendiz 822 SR 120 19:13

3 115 Andrew Caldwell 817 FR 121 19:13

4 153 Josh Lara 821 FR 161 20:07

5 156 Sergei Horowitz 820 SR 164 20:12

6 (157) Logan Colier 818 SR 165 20:19

7 (175) Cesar Garcia 819 FR 183 21:31

Boys Division 1 - Team Results Individual Results

Stockdale's Cameron Miller comes in 8th and earns a ticket to the state meet with his 16:22 effort over the rain soaked 5k course.

4. 87 STO-B/Stockdale - Bakersfield ( 16:49 1:24:04)

1 8 Cameron Miller 351 SO 8 16:25

2 16 Curtis Kelly 349 SO 16 16:43

3 17 Blair Slaton 350 SR 17 16:45

4 19 Connor Fisher 352 FR 19 16:51

5 27 Seth Pennel 353 JR 27 17:20

6 ( 28) Stephen Burke 354 JR 28 17:21

7 ( 35) Troy Mullen 355 SO 35 17:41

9. 237 CEN-B/Centennial - Bakersfield ( 18:20 1:31:39)

1 34 Eric Millan 991 SO 34 17:40

2 48 Craig Varner 992 SO 49 18:20

3 50 Dustin Rojos 988 JR 51 18:26

4 51 Hayden Rory 989 JR 52 18:28

5 54 Nick Treiberg 987 SO 55 18:45

6 ( 59) Craig Bailey 993 FR 60 19:16

7 ( 63) Misael Pelayo 990 SR 64 19:40

10. 302 BAK/Bakersfield High ( 19:37 1:38:01)

1 52 Andrew Zavala 930 JR 53 18:44

2 53 Kevin Scrivano 926 FR 54 18:45

3 62 Tony Smith 925 JR 63 19:25

4 67 Evan Bowman 928 FR 69 20:21

5 68 Robert Amidon 927 FR 70 20:46

6 ( 69) Bryson Cotton 929 FR 71 21:26

Girls Division 3 - Team Results Individual Results

Clovis North, the top ranked Girls team in Division 3 won the team title with 39 points. Ridgeview, the No. 2 ranked, also qualified for State with 65 points and was lead by Tijerra Lynch who came in third.

2. 65 RIDG-B/Ridgeview - Bakersfield ( 20:19 1:41:31)

1 3 Tijerra Lynch 827 JR 3 19:06

2 7 Desiree Armendariz 828 SO 7 19:41

3 16 Lashya Morgan 829 FR 16 20:44

4 18 Jessica Huizar 830 SR 18 20:57

5 21 Bailey Voss 831 FR 21 21:03

6 ( 46) Deserae Tarr 832 FR 49 22:09

7 ( 52) Emily Johnson 833 FR 56 22:19

4. 92 SHAF/Shafter High ( 20:41 1:43:22)

1 8 Moriah Millwee 314 SO 8 19:56

2 9 Carli Preston 315 FR 9 20:11

3 10 Cambria Tudor 316 FR 10 20:12

4 29 Ashley Foster 317 FR 29 21:25

5 36 Katerina Plaza 318 JR 38 21:38

6 ( 43) Irene Rodriguez 320 FR 46 22:00

7 ( 60) Lenea Lara 319 JR 66 22:36

5. 135 IND-BAK/Independence - Bakersfield ( 21:15 1:46:15)

1 14 Acacia Ingram 476 JR 14 20:38

2 23 Sara Sullivan 477 SO 23 21:04

3 27 Katelynn Webb 478 SO 27 21:18

4 34 Bianca Savarese 475 SO 36 21:35

5 37 Emily Viveros 479 JR 39 21:40

6 ( 47) Natalie Ambriz 481 JR 51 22:11

7 ( 84) Carlie Croxton 480 JR 93 23:44

10. 321 TEHA/Tehachapi High ( 23:01 1:55:05)

1 13 Danielle Tildahl 815 JR 13 20:37

2 38 Sarah Whitson 816 SR 40 21:41

3 50 Rachel Evans 811 JR 54 22:18

4 109 Erin Golackson 812 SR 120 25:11

5 111 Julie Matzenger 813 SR 122 25:18

6 (113) Jordan Metzler 814 SO 124 25:26

7 (114) Amanda Duke 810 SR 125 25:29

15. 417 WASC/Wasco High ( 23:48 1:58:57)

1 48 Amanda Castellon 607 JR 52 22:12

2 67 Jadine Gonzalez 609 FR 73 22:50

3 91 Andreina Reyes 611 JR 101 23:58

4 104 Martha Sanchez 612 FR 115 24:49

5 107 Ana Orozco 610 SR 118 25:08

6 (125) Selena Castellon 608 SO 137 26:17

17. 426 DELA/Delano High ( 24:00 1:59:57)

1 51 Cynthia Juarez 290 SO 55 22:18

2 56 Dayali Corrales 289 JR 61 22:34

3 85 Victoria Ayon 291 SR 94 23:45

4 116 Daisy Duenas 292 SO 127 25:37

5 118 Rajvir Brar 293 SR 129 25:43

6 (126) Karely Andrade 294 JR 138 26:53

18. 431 SBAK/South Bakersfield ( 23:52 1:59:19)

1 61 Natalie Espinoza 937 SR 67 22:37

2 70 Gabby Castro 931 SR 76 22:57

3 87 Selina Alamillo 932 SO 96 23:47

4 103 Breann Ghuman 936 SR 114 24:44

5 110 Claudia Cuevas 933 SR 121 25:14

6 (112) Elizabeth Benitez 934 SR 123 25:19

7 (115) Maria Hernandez 935 SO 126 25:29

Girls Division 4 - Team Results Individual Results (Missing)

Firebaugh, ranked No.1 in the section, could not hold off the late charge of No. 2 ranked McFarland, which won by one point, 45-46. It was the girl's 13th valley title and first since 2001.

Senior Megan Thompson of Taft was the individual winner in 20:07 after finishing second in 2008.

1. 45 MCFAR/McFarland High ( 21:46 1:48:49)

1 3 Kathy Torres 275 SO 3 20:19

2 6 Corina Garcia 276 JR 8 21:09

3 8 Jenny Munguia 277 FR 10 21:39

4 9 Britney Perez 278 FR 12 21:47

5 19 Ruby Lara 280 SR 26 23:55

6 ( 51) Monica Gonzalez 281 SR 69 29:04

3. 52 TAFT/Taft High ( 22:14 1:51:07)

1 1 Megan Thompson 328 SR 1 20:07

2 7 Daisy Guitron 329 SO 9 21:33

3 11 Lilibeth Pedrosa 330 SO 16 22:37

4 12 Shaela Alvarado 332 JR 17 22:46

5 21 Eloisa Garcia 333 SO 28 24:04

6 ( 22) Tania Osornia 331 SO 31 24:29

7 ( 31) Bernise Flores 334 SR 42 25:18

8. 176 BAKC/Bakersfield Christian ( 27:02 2:15:08)

1 14 Stephanie Powell 36 JR 20 23:08

2 18 Reidlee Lynn 39 FR 25 23:52

3 34 Tiffany Rodriguez 38 SR 46 25:34

4 54 Amy Jennings 37 SR 72 29:26

5 56 Andie-Vawn Winter 42 FR 77 33:08

6 ( 57) Allison Lerude 41 SO 80 35:51



Girls Division 1 - Team Results Individual Results

Bakersfield High's Sarah Baker (Jr) went by the mile in around 2oth place, the 2 mile right on the state bound bubble of 12th or 13th and then powered her way to a tenth place finish and a trip to state. She also PRed by over 40 seconds today with a 19:01.

4. 107 STO-B/Stockdale - Bakersfield ( 20:15 1:41:15)

1 18 Riddhi Patel 342 FR 18 19:54

2 20 Carolin Haney 345 JR 20 20:16

3 21 Cynthia Lopez 347 JR 21 20:20

4 22 Tori Blackmon 344 FR 22 20:21

5 26 Hannah Jones 343 FR 26 20:24

6 ( 31) Amber Nelson 346 JR 31 20:44

7 ( 34) Shelbe Pennel 348 SR 34 20:56


7. 186 BAK/Bakersfield High ( 21:19 1:46:34)

1 10 Sarah Baker 917 JR 10 19:01

2 35 Grace Garcia 918 JR 35 20:59

3 41 Emily Shuford 919 JR 41 21:33

4 48 Sarah Scrivano 923 JR 48 22:20

5 52 Alejandra Ponce 921 JR 52 22:41

6 ( 56) Gabby Lerma 920 JR 56 23:20

7 ( 66) Cassie Chavez 922 JR 66 24:59

10. 251 CEN-B/Centennial - Bakersfield ( 22:35 1:52:51)

1 32 Jory Braughton 980 SR 32 20:45

2 51 Margaret Martinez 981 JR 51 22:29

3 53 Chloe Carlson 986 SR 53 22:44

4 57 Sarah Ballard 985 JR 57 23:26

5 58 Liz Sanchez 982 JR 58 23:27

6 ( 60) Melisia Melgon 984 JR 60 23:34

7 ( 63) Allei Schaffer 983 JR 63 24:07

Girls Division 2 - Team Results Individual Results

Highland's Jeanette Rodriguez wins girls D-2 title in 19:39 and qualified for the state meet. At the 2 mile she was in fourth and was shocked at how well she did.

5. 164 NBAK/North Bakersfield ( 21:36 1:47:58)

1 11 Kaylee Moyer 201 SO 11 20:23

2 25 Blanca Perez 204 SR 25 21:26

3 28 Ariana Mariscal 203 FR 28 21:30

4 39 Yadira Perez 202 JR 39 21:52

5 61 Estefani Rivera 205 FR 61 22:47

6 ( 72) Karlee Rodriguez 206 FR 73 23:17

7 ( 75) Sarena Underwood 200 SR 77 23:40

6. 174 HIG-B/Highland - Bakersfield ( 21:36 1:47:59)

1 1 Jeannette Rodriguez 356 SR 1 19:39

2 24 Dennise Mercado 358 SR 24 21:15

3 44 Nichole Berry 357 SR 44 22:06

4 50 Desiree Martinez 359 SR 50 22:22

5 55 Katherine Mayberry 361 JR 55 22:37

6 ( 79) Celia Rangel 362 JR 81 23:51

7 ( 80) Hilaria Vasquez 360 SR 82 23:56

8. 184 FT-B/Foothill - Bakersfield ( 21:42 1:48:28)

1 6 Natalie Fernandez 541 JR 6 20:12

2 22 Perla Veloz 542 JR 22 21:05

3 27 Erica Castro 543 JR 27 21:28

4 60 Crystal Rodriguez 545 SR 60 22:46

5 69 Monica Montoya 544 SR 69 22:57

6 ( 83) Hillary Belo 547 JR 85 24:01

7 ( 91) Marisol Escudero 546 JR 94 24:29

10. 214 GM-B/Garces Memorial - Bakersfield ( 21:58 1:49:47)

1 9 Monica Guzman 502 SR 9 20:22

2 38 Tammy Vu 506 SO 38 21:48

3 42 Lauren Brown 500 SR 42 21:59

4 58 Jessica Cruz 501 FR 58 22:44

5 67 Tahlia Thomas 505 SO 67 22:54

6 ( 73) Sammie Lombardo 503 SO 74 23:27

7 ( 92) Marissa Machado 504 SO 95 24:41


11. 216 LIB-B/Liberty High - Bakersfield ( 22:05 1:50:22)

1 12 Ashley Barton 172 JR 12 20:24

2 29 Jordan Thoennes 173 JR 29 21:30

3 41 Allison Holmes 174 FR 41 21:59

4 53 Crystal Le Cavallier 175 JR 53 22:31

5 81 Mickey Cardiel 176 JR 83 23:58

6 ( 85) Aaliyah Beed 177 FR 87 24:13

7 ( 99) Maki Osawa 178 SR 102 25:11

12. 240 FRON-B/Frontier - Bakersfield ( 22:16 1:51:19)

1 8 Alyson Delarosa 752 SR 8 20:20

2 13 Jessica Campbell 751 FR 13 20:26

3 56 Ariel Driskill 753 SO 56 22:42

4 70 Amanda Bennett 756 JR 71 23:08

5 93 Teale Jones 754 SO 96 24:43

6 ( 95) Samantha Oliver 755 FR 98 24:48

7 ( 96) Katie Helms 757 FR 99 24:56

14. 321 EBAK/East Bakersfield ( 23:10 1:55:47)

1 7 Lucy Garcia 78 SR 7 20:14

2 46 Sophia Garcia 79 JR 46 22:15

3 86 Anasary Rosales 82 JR 88 24:16

4 88 Ana Nunez 83 SO 90 24:19

5 94 Dulce Nunez 81 JR 97 24:43

6 ( 98) Teresa Martin 80 FR 101 25:08

7 (102) Flora Garay 84 SO 105 26:30

Boys results

At Woodward Park, Fresno, 5-kilometer course

Division I

TEAM

1. Clovis-Buchanan 25; 2. Clovis 67; 3. Clovis West 69; 4. Stockdale 87; 5. Madera 135. Other locals 9. Centennial 237; 10. Bakersfield 302.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Reedy, Buch, 15:16; 2. Albertson, Buch, 15:42; 3. Barnard, Buch, 15:55; 4. Levy, CW, 16:05; 5. Phillips, Cl, 16:19; 6. Pace, CW, 16:20; 7. Exline, Cl, 16:24; 8. Miller, St, 16:25; 9. Goertzen, Buch, 16:27; 10. Brazeal, Buch, 16:29. Other locals 16. Kelly, St, 16:43; 17. Slaton, St, 16:45; 19. Fisher, St, 16:51; 27. Pennel, St, 17:20; 28. Burke, St, 17:21; 34. Millan, Cen, 17:40; 35. Mullen, St, 17:41; 47. Rodriguez, Cen, 18:19; 49. Varner, Cen, 18:20; 51. Rojos, Cen, 18:26; 52. Rory, Cen, 18:28; 53. Zavala, Bak, 18:44; 54. Scrivano, Bak, 18:45; 55. Treiberg, Cen, 18:45; 60. Bailey, Cen, 19:16; 63. Smith, Bak, 19:25; 64. Pelayo, Cen, 19:40; 69. Bowman, Bak, 20:21; 70. Amidon, Bak, 20:46; 71. Cotton, Bak, 21:26.

Division II

TEAM

1. Visalia-Redwood 74; 2. Highland 90; 3. Tulare Union 93; 4. Fresno-Sunnyside 97; 5. East 105. Other locals 8. North 164; 10. Garces 266.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Vilhauer, Red, 15:20; 2. Tesfai, Hoov, 15:59; 3. Miller, TU, 16:29; 4. Morris, Visalia-Golden West, 16:32; 5. Guerrero, Red, 16:33; 6. Uranga, Red, 16:33; 7. Krohn, Tulare Western, 16:34; 8. Van Zandt, H, 16:47; 9. Valdez, East, 16:54; 10. Corson, Sun, 16:57. Other locals 12. Ramirez, East, 17:00; 14. Turner, H, 17:04; 16. Esquivias, H, 17:08; 19. O'Malley, Gar, 17:09; 21. Lopez, Nor, 17:16; 22. Mosqueda, East, 17:17; 25. Lewis, H, 17:23; 27. Jungo, H, 17:30; 28. Dickson, H, 17:33; 29. Davalos, Nor, 17:37; 30. Lazarit, East, 17:38; 32. Sotello, East, 17:42; 33. Hernandez, Nor, 17:42; 34. Mosqueda, Nor, 17:43; 43. Moffit, Lib, 18:08; 44. Zaragoza, East, 18:10; 48. Falagan, Nor, 18:19; 49. Moss, East, 18:20; 50. Freed, Gar, 18:22; 56. Lopez, Nor, 18:41; 59. Espinosa, H, 18:48; 64. Real, Gar, 19:01; 65. Tenney, Lib, 19:17; 68. Newman, Gar, 19:46; 71. Ralls, Nor, 19:59; 73. Karpe, Gar, 20:03; 74. Revita, Lib, 20:09; 78. Ramirez, Gar, 20:23; 81. Gill, Gar, 21:19; 82. Monahan, Lib, 22:49.

Division III

TEAM

1. Madera South 43; 2. Ridgeview 92; 3. Fresno-Roosevelt 99; 4. Clovis North 138; 5. Shafter 152. Other locals 6. Wasco 162; 8. Foothill 259; 10. Delano 317; 13. Independence 363; 14. Frontier 385; 17. Arvin 494; 18. Cesar Chavez 509; 19. South 535; 27. Tehachapi DQ.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Lorenzo, MS, 15:27; 2. Sanchez, Roo, 15:31; 3. Garcia, RV, 15:48; 4. Baker, RV, 16:05; 5. Croft, Visalia-El Diamante, 16:22; 6. Flores, MS, 16:23; 7. Villalpondo, Shaf, 16:25; 8. Esparza, MS, 16:31; 9. Lopez, Foot, 16:35; 10. Sandles, GV, 16:36. Other locals 11. Calderon, Arv, 16:37; 14. Solis, RV, 16:40; 15. Patino, Was, 16:50; 18. Mendoza, Was, 16:57; 28. Facho, Ind, 17:10; 29. Lewis, RV, 17:12; 32. Bautista, Foot, 17:15; 34. Nunez, Del, 17:17; 35. Moreno, Shaf, 17:18; 37. Placencia, Shaf, 17:22; 38. Viss. Shaf, 17:25; 39. Perez, Shaf, 17:27; 40. Gonzalez, Was, 17:31; 43. Handel, Shaf, 17:34; 45. Madrigal, RV, 17:35; 46. Zuniga, Was, 17:36; 48. Ramirez, Was, 17:37; 51. Riuos, CC, 17:45; 53. Meyer, Foot, 17:47; 54. Garcia, Shaf, 17:48; 55. Hobson, RV, 17:50; 57. Linares, Was, 17:51; 59. Kostner, Ind, 17:58; 61. Beechinor, Fron, 18:00; 62. Hernandez, Del, 18:02; 66. Urmston, Fron, 18:08; 67. Sclafani, Fron, 18:09; 68. Sanchez, Was, 18:09; 69. Meraz, So, 18:10; 72. Navarro, Del, 18:14; 75. Sandoval, CC, 18:16; 76. Chrenenko, RV, 18:18; 78. Ayon, Del, 18:20; 79. Vinson, Ind, 18:20; 81. Rodriguez, Fron, 18:23; 83. Verdugo, Foot, 18:26; 84. Ramirez, Del, 18:28; 85. Gonzales, So, 18:29; 91. Garcia, Foot, 18:34; 95. Neftali, Arv, 18:42; 100. Gaytan, Ind, 18:47; 101. Ramirez, So, 18:50; 103. Sanchez, Foot, 18:52; 104. Gonzalez, Arv, 18:54; 111. Facio, Ind, 18:57; 112. Gamino, GV, 18:58; 114. Rodriguez, CC, 19:00; 115. Razo, GV, 19:00; 116. Jiron, Foot, 19:01; 117. Rooney, Teh, 19:07; 120. Rosendiz, Teh, 19:13; 121. Caldwell, Teh, 19:13; 123. Reyes, CC, 19:17; 124. Medina, GV, 19:18; 129. Andrade, Fron, 19:21; 137. Marquez, Ind, 19:32; 138. Gonzales, Fron, 19:33; 143. Vicente, Del, 19:38; 144. Corral, Fron, 19:38; 149. Cortes, So, 19:47; 151. Alejandro, Arv, 19:50; 154. Pineda, So, 19:55; 155. Rodriguez, Arv, 19:55; 157. Romero, Ind, 20:04; 161. Lara, Teh, 20:07; 164. Horowitz, Teh, 20:12; 165. Colier, Teh, 20:19; 168. Torres, So, 20:30; 169. Lupercio, So, 20:30; 170. Obedi, CC, 20:35; 177. Lopez, Arv, 21:21; 183. Garcia, Teh, 21:31; 188. Guerrero, Arv, 22:07.

Division IV

TEAM

1. McFarland 23; 2. Parlier 80; 3. Exeter 81; 4. Avenal 85; 5. Taft 184; Other locals: 17. Bakersfield Christian 454.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Garcia, McF, 16:17; 2. Gonzales, Ex, 16:26; 3. Dunn, Ex, 16:35; 4. Nava, McF, 16:36; 5. Monrreal, McF, 16:36; 6. M. Perez, McF, 16:43; 7. Camargo, McF, 16:44; 8. Garcia, Par, 17:01; 10. Nord, Kerman, 17:07; Other locals 20. L. Perez, McF, 17:39; 21. Xancale, Taft, 17:42; 30. Sanchez, McF, 18:09; 35. Hernandez, Taft, 18:22; 37. Capella, Taft, 18:24; 42. Hestand, Taft, 18:34; 49. Heiter, Taft, 18:55; 50. Taylor, Taft, 18:55; 58. Fleming, Taft, 19:11; 74. Adee, BC, 19:44; 85. Soderstrom, BC, 20:09; 97. Beard, BC, 20:36; 103. O'Rourke, BC, 20:50; 104. Dragt, BC, 20:50; 120. Merrill, BC, 21:40; 129. Karnes, BC, 24:50.

Division V

TEAM

1. SLO-Mission Prep 32; 2. Visalia-Central Valley Christian 39; 3. Tranquillity 79.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Vander Schur, CVC, 16:43; 2. Gonzalez, T, 17:33; 3. Smidth, MP, 17:48; 4. Dykstra, CVC, 17:52; 5. Siqueiros, MP, 17:52; 6. Daniel, FresnoCh, 18:02; 7. Hopwood, MP, 18:04; 8. Tompkins, MP, 18:11; 9. McCay, MP, 18:15; 10. Crapo, CVC, 18:16.

Girls results

At Woodward Park, Fresno, 5-kilometer course

Division I

TEAM

1. Clovis-Buchanan 39; 2. Clovis 55; 3. Fresno-Bullard 104; 4. Stockdale 107; 5. Clovis East 128. Other locals 7. Bakersfield 186; 10. Centennial 251.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Bricks, Buch, 17:35; 2. Berserian, Cl, 17:52; 3. Etherton, Bull, 18:11; 4. Gonzalez, Bull, 18:12; 5. Reedy, Buch, 18:16; 6. Janzen, Buch, 18:28; 7. Mendoza, Madera, 18:29; 8. Teliha, Bull, 18:47; 9. Gray, Cl, 18:52; 10. Baker, Bak, 19:01. Other locals 18. Patel, St, 19:54; 20. Haney, St, 20:16; 21. Lopez, St, 20:20; 22. Blackmon, St, 20:21; 26. Jones, St, 20:24; 31. Nelson, St, 20:44; 32. Braughton, Cen, 20:45; 34. Pennel, St, 20:56; 35. Garcia, Bak, 20:59; 41. Shuford, Bak, 21:33; 48. Scrivano, Bak, 22:20; 51. Martinez, Cen, 22:29; 52. Ponce, Bak, 22:41; 53. Carlson, Cen, 22:44; 56. Lerma, Bak, 23:20; 57. Ballard, Cen, 23:26; 58. Sanchez, Cen, 23:27; 60. Melgon, Cen, 23:34; 63. Schaffer, Cen, 24:07; 66. Chavez, Bak, 24:59.

Division II

TEAM

1. Tulare Union 81; 2. Visalia-Mt. Whitney 151; 3. Tulare Western 156; 4. Sanger 161; 5. North 164. Other locals 6. Highland 174; 8. Foothill 184; 10. Garces 214; 11. Liberty 216; 12. Frontier 240; 14. East 321.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Rodriguez, H, 19:39; 2. Osten, Sang, 19:46; 3. Vera, TU, 20:01; 4. Trujillo, TW, 20:04; 5. Feigel, Sang, 20:05; 6. Fernandez, Foot, 20:12; 7. L.Garcia, East, 20:14; 8. Delarosa, Fron, 20:20; 9. Guzman, Gar, 20:22; 10. Brown, Fresno-Sunnyside, 20:22. Other locals 11. Moyer, Nor, 20:23; 12. Barton, Lib, 20:24; 13. Campbell, Fron, 20: 26; 22. Veloz, Foot, 21:05; 24. Mercado, H, 21:15; 25. Perez, Nor, 21:26; 27. Castro, Foot, 21:28; 28. Mariscal, Nor, 21:30; 29. Thoennes, Lib, 21:30; 38. Vu, Gar, 21:48; 39. Perez, Nor, 21:52; 41. Holmes, Lib, 21:59; 42. Brown, Gar, 21:59; 44. Berry, H, 22:06; 46. S. Garcia, East, 22:15; 50. Martinez, H, 22:22; 53. Le Cavallier, Lib, 22:31; 55. Mayberry, H, 22:37; 56. Driskill, Fron, 22:42; 58. Cruz, Gar, 22:44; 60. Rodriguez, Foot, 22:46; 61. Rivera, Nor, 22:47; 67. Thomas, Gar, 22:54; 69. Montoya, Foot, 22:57; 71. Bennett, Fron, 23:08; 73. Rodriguez, Nor, 23:17; 74. Lombardo, Gar, 23:27; 77. Underwood, Nor, 23:40; 81. Rangel, H, 23:51; 82. Vasquez, H, 23:56; 83. Cardiel, Lib, 23:58; 85. Belo, Foot, 24:01; 87. Beed, Lib, 24:13; 88. Rosales, East, 24:16; 90. Nunez, East, 24:19; 94. Escudero, Foot, 24:29; 95. Machado, Gar, 24:41; 96. Jones, Fron, 24:43; 97. Nunez, East, 24:43; 98. Oliver, Fron, 24:48; 99. Helms, Fron, 24:56; 101. Martin, East, 25:08; 102. Osawa, Lib, 25:11; 105. Garay, East, 26:30.

Division III

TEAM

1. Clovis North 38; 2. Ridgeview 65; 3. Madera South 81; 4. Shafter 92; 5. Independence 135. Other locals 10. Tehachapi 321; 15. Wasco 417; 17. Delano 426; 18. South 431.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Brown, MS, 18:32; 2. Fry, Ex, 18:56; 3. Lynch, RV, 19:06; 4. Nakamura, CN, 19:10; 5. Archie, CN, 19:13; 6. Ahgazeynali, CN, 19:15; 7. Armendariz, RV, 19:41; 8. Millwee, Shaf, 19:56; 9. Preston, Shaf, 20:11; 10. Tudor, Shaf, 20:12. Other locals 13. Tildahl, Teh, 20:37; 14. Ingram, Ind, 20:38; 16. Morgan, RV, 20:44; 18. Huizar, RV, 20:57; 21. Voss, RV, 21:03; 23. Sullivan, Ind, 21:04; 27. Webb, Ind, 21:18; 29. Foster, Shaf, 21:25; 33. Rodriguez, Golden Valley, 21:32; 34. Perez, Chavez, 21:32; 36. Savarese, Ind, 21:35; 38. Plaza, Shaf, 21:38; 39. Viveros, Ind, 21:40; 40. Whitson, Teh, 21:41; 46. Rodriguez, Shaf, 22:00; 49. Tarr, RV, 22:09; 51. Ambriz, Ind, 22:11; 52. Castellon, Was, 22:12; 54. Evans, Teh, 22:18; 55. Juarez, Del, 22:18; 56. Johnson, RV, 22:19; 58. Sahagun, GV, 22:28; 61. Corrales, Del, 22:34; 63. Ibarra, GV, 22:35; 66. Lara, Shaf, 22:36; 67. Espinoza, So, 22:37; 73. Gonzalez, Was, 22:50; 76. Castro, So, 22:57; 87. Torralva, Arv, 23:28; 91. Bautista, Arv, 23:39; 93. Croxton, Ind, 23:44; 94. Ayon, Del, 23:45; 96. Alamillo, So, 23:47; 97. Salgado, GV, 23:52; 101. Reyes, Was, 23:58; 114. Ghuman, So, 24:44; 115. Sanchez, Was, 24:49; 118. Orozco, Was, 25:08; 120. Golackson, Teh, 25:11; 121. Cuevas, So, 25:14; 122. Matzenger, Teh, 25:18; 123. Benitez, So, 25:19; 124. Metzler, Teh, 25:26; 125. Duke, Teh, 25:29; 126. Hernandez, So, 25:29; 127. Duenas, Del, 25:37; 129. Brar, Del, 25:43; 137. Castellon, Was, 26:17; 138. Andrade, Del, 26:53; 141. Ayala, Arv, 27:06.

Division IV

TEAM

1. McFarland 45, 2. Firebaugh 46, 3. Taft 52, 4. Fowler 143, 5. Madera Ranchos-Liberty 154. Other local 8. Bakersfield Christian 176.

INDIVIDUAL

1. Thompson, T, 20:07; 2. Ramos, F, 20:11; 3. Torres, McF, 20:19; 4. Hernandez, F, 20:39; 5. Rodriguez, F, 20:51; 6. Gibeault, Tollhouse-Sierra, 20:56; 7. Palmer, Sierra, 20:58; 8. Garcia, McF, 21:09; 9. Guitron, T, 21:33; 10. Munguia, McF, 21:39. Other locals: 12. Perez, McF, 21:47; 16. Pedrosa, T, 22:37; 17. Alvarado, T, 22:46; 20. Powell, BC, 23:08; 25. Lynn, BC, 23:52; 26. Lara, McF, 23:55; 28. Garcia, T, 24:04; 31. Osornia, T, 24:29; 42. Flores, T, 25:18; 46. Rodriguez, BC, 25:34; 69. Gonzalez, McF, 29:04; 72. Jennings, BC, 29:26; 77. Winter, BC, 33:08; 80. Lerude, BC, 35:51.

Division V

TEAM

1. SLO-Mission Prep 24; 2. Visalia-Central Valley Christian 31; 3. Tranquillity 100.

INDIVIDUAL

1. A. Mooney, MP, 18:53; 2. Vannette, CVC, 20:04; 3. Van Hofwegen, CVC, 20:29; 4. T. Mooney, MP, 20:33; 5. R. Frye, MP, 20:50; 6. Castanon, MP, 21:17; 7. Andreas, CVC, 21;20; 8. M. Frye, MP, 21:32; 9. Baxley, CVC, 21:50; 10. Toms, CVC, 21:52.

Meet Preview:

Valley or the Central Section Championships is always the week after our league meets and is held at Woodward Park in Fresno. This year the meet is on Thursday, November 12th.

Besides running for valley titles and state berths, the top two teams in each division receive plaques. Also the top 12 runners in each race receive awards

• DyeStatCal Coverage HERE.
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• 2008 Noise Coverage HERE.
• Top Kern Individual Times at Woodward HERE. (11.01.09)
  
• Top Kern Team Times at Woodward HERE. (11.01.09)
  
• 2009 Schedule HERE. Rules HERE.
  

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Long ago (when I ran for Highland in the 80s) schools and individuals had to qualify to run at the Valley meet in much the same way one must qualify for the state meet now. It was similar to track in that there was an area meet in between the league and valley meets. I am not sure when the area meet was dropped but the state meet started in 1987.

Now every local squad gets to compete at the valley meet and has a shot at qualifying for state. Unlike track, the competition is by divisions. Now in most sections of the state, the divisions are based on school size or CBEDS. So schools compete against schools with a similar sized student body but of course we do not do that in our section any more.

For some reason the powers that be (CIF Central Section) decided to seed divisions not only by school size but also by the school's record. This ruling was and still is an awful decision that puts our section at a disadvantage against other sections in the state.

For example in 2007, the Centennial boys and girls won the division two valley titles. Now their population did not increase but hey they won a valley title and their reward was to moved up to the super tough division one.

The fear is that someday a small school like McFarland (9 time division four state champs) will be moved up as a reward for their success. This will be awful and could adversely affect one of the greatest cross country programs in the nation. Plus it will just help the other schools in the state whose sections only go by enrollment.

Sadly this was brought up for a vote by the CIF Central Section last spring with this result:

The Cross Country Advisory committee recommends that qualifying to the State Meet for cross country should be determined only by enrollment.

Cross country Chair Larry lung spoke on behalf of the coaches and their desire to return to CBEDs as a determining factor for State Cross Country.

At least this year no local squad got moved to my knowledge. The complete list of divisions for boys is HERE and girls is HERE.