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.
• FaceBook HERE.
  
• 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.
  

Section Finals Bulletin	Section Rankings
League Finals Results	Woodward Park All-Time List
Top Returnees from 2008	Fresno area weather

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.

Ridgeview Girls are Top Ranked Kern County Team

Week #7 (October 19)

Varsity Girls

Overall score last week

1. Buchanan 80 1
2. Clovis 202 2
3. Clovis East 240 5
4. Clovis North 266 6
5. Ridgeview 285 3 - Won their race at MT SAC
6. Bullard 374 4
7.Tulare 444 9
8. Shafter 457 11 - Laying low and training hard
9. Stockdale 494 10 - Went undefeated in SWYL action
10.Madera South 508 7
11. Central Valley Chr. 513 18
12. Clovis West 539 8
13. North Bakersfield 539 12
14. Mission Prep 619 14
15. Mt. Whitney 647 17
16. El Diamante 654 13
17. Firebaugh 710 16
18. Independence 728 15
19.Sanger 730 20
20. Tulare Western 757 19

Division I

1. Buchanan 34 1
5. Stockdale 155 - 6 and 0 in SWYL action and looking for their first SWYL crown
9. Bakersfield 256 9 - Went undeafeated in SEYL action for the second year in a row
10. Centennial 346 10

Division II

1. Tulare 123 1
2. North Bakersfield 147 2 - Most improved local squad with a a good shot at going to state
8. Highland 244 9 - Plagued by injuries, bad luck and illness etc but still can rebound
10.Foothill 263 NR - Plagued by injuries, bad luck and illness etc but still can rebound

Division III

1. Clovis North 102 2
2. Ridgeview 108 1 - Lost to Stockdale on a tie breaker and may have been the best thing for them in their quest to defend their valley title
3. Shafter 168 4 - Have been very competitve against ridgeview all season. Beat Ridgeview via a tie breaker as well early in the season
5. Independence 261 5 - A new school with a growing and competitive squad

Division IV

1. Firebaugh 154 1
2. Taft 199 2 - Has an outstanding front runner with a shot at a valley crown
3. McFarland 217 3 - Has two outstanding runners and looking for consistent backup for them

-compiled by Larry Lung,

Central California

Cross Country Chair

Stockdale Boys Ranked the Top Kern County Squad

Sort of odd that Stockdale takes the top spot considering how well McFarland and Ridgeview did at the Clovis Invite. Mcfarland won the small school's race and Ridgeview became the first Bakersfield squad in recent memory to break 84 minutes at Woodward. The great thing is all three will be at the Kern Championship on Halloween.

Week #7 (October 19)

Varsity Boys

Overall score last week

1. Buchanan 100 1

2. Madera South 170 4

3. Clovis West 196 2

4. Stockdale 247 6

5. McFarland 254 3

6. Clovis 323 7

7. Ridgeview 327 5

8. Madera 342 8

9. Roosevelt 388 9

10. Highland 426 10

11. Shafter 466 14

12. Avenal 533 12

13. Parlier 589 15

14. Tulare Western 598 18

15. Golden West 603 17

16. Wasco 607 16

17. Sunnyside 632 NR

18. Bullard 660 19

19. East Bakersfield 665 13

20. Clovis North 671 11

-compiled by Larry Lung,

Central California

Cross Country Chair

Division I

1. Buchanan 35 1
3. Stockdale 71 3 - Has a great shot at being first D1 from Bakersfield to qualify for state in recent memory
9. Centennial 274 9

Division II

1. Highland 97 1 - Finished 6 - 0 again in SEYL & poised to win that elusive valley crown
5. East Bakersfield 144 2 - Always finish the season strong and are going for a state berth
7. North Bakersfield 161 8
9. Liberty (Bakersfield) 212 9
10.Garces 270 10

Division III

1. Madera South 73 1
2. Ridgeview 131 2 - Won their race at MT SAC and went 1,2,3 & 10th in the race. Been breaking local team time records lately too. If only Madera South was not so damn good but the Wolf Pack took down McFarland earlier this year and looks to do the same to MS
3. Roosevelt 154 3
4. Shafter 183 5 - Been training hard and racing sparingly. Look for them in November.
5. Wasco 236 6
8. Foothill 359 8
9. Frontier 370 10

Division IV

1. McFarland 68 1 - Went to the Clovis Invite and took the small school's crown and just won the MT SAC Sweepstakes race against the best small schools in the state. Hopefully this is the year for them to get that tenth state title.
7. Taft 288 9

Fast Times at Golden Valley?

Wednesday night my phone was lighting up with texts about the great times run at Golden Valley. What is known is Daymon Sandles (GV) and Sarah Baker (BHS) easily won their races and ran fast. But the length of the course is a question mark.

I covered the Highland and East meet at Golden Valley but never found any times for that meet. I do know the course is flat and is three loops of unknown length. Each lap did cover almost the entire length of the track and then the course went out and around a large field. But before it came back to the track it did a funky short cul-de-sac like loop before turning back on to the track.

Because of all the sharp turns and grass on the course, I do not think it is that fast of a course. Plus the three loop format is not a favorite of athletes. I also spoke to other coaches whose teams have competed on the course and they think it is short as well.

Having said all that, I would love for the course to be legit. Both Sarah and Daymon are hard working and talented athletes who I know can post the kind of times run today. Daymon ran 15:48 and Sarah ran 17:46 on the Golden Valley course and I know that they can post these kind of times at Hart Park and hope they do so in a few weeks.

In the team competition, the Lady Drillers completed their second season of dual meets undefeated. The Driller boys won the battle to get out of the cellar and are now 1 - 5 while Golden Valley is 0 - 6.


Boys Bakersfield 26, Golden Valley 31 At Golden Valley, 3-mile course

1. Sandles, GV, 15:48.
JV -- BHS 21, GV 36

Girls Bakersfield 24, Golden Valley 33 At Golden Valley, 3-mile course

1. Baker, Bakersfield 17:45
JV -- GV won by forfeit

Kern County at MT. SAC 09

Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational
Celebrating it's 62nd Year, the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational has become our nation's largest cross country invitational. Last year a record 22,000+ participants competed over the famed 3 mile cross country course. The names "Valley Loop", "Switchbacks", "Poop Out Hill" and "Reservoir Hill" have become part of cross country legend and lingo. The course has changed little over the last 61 years, making it one of the few courses where different generations can compare times.

• Previous Noise Coverage HERE.
• 2009 DyeStatCal Coverage HERE.
• 2009 Photos HERE. HERE.
• 2009 Videos HERE.

• Team List HERE.
• All Girls Teams Combined HERE.
• All Boys Teams Combined HERE.
• Course HERE.
  

Meet Recap:

MT SAC successes this weekend were McFarland defending it's title in the D4 Sweepstakes race. Video HERE. They beat the number one ranked team in the state by the way!

Ridgeview boys and girls won their races as well and Robby Baker and Tijerra Lynch were top individuals in those races.

A couple Kern athletes made the By-Grade Performance lists:

FABULOUS FROSH

1. Porter Reddish Vista Murrieta 15:59
2. Emilio Nunez Valley View 16:14
3. Erik Garcia McFarland 16:15

11.Connor Fisher Stockdale 16:42

In the All Girls Combined:

• Ridgeview was the top Kern County squad with a team time of 1:45:30 (avg. 21:06). They came in 143 out of 395 teams.
  
• Ridgeview's Tijerra Lynch (Interview) was the top runner as well with a time of 19:48 for 371th place out of 4642 runners who ran.

In the All Boys Combined:

• The Ridgeview boys had the fastest time of the day, 1:23:13 to McFarland's 1:23:20 but Mcfarland place higher in the standings because of their better 5 man gap. McFarland averaged 16:40 and came in 78th overall. Ridgeview averaged 16:38 and came in 85 place.
• The Stockdale boys ran 1:24:38 (16:55 avg) for 103rd place out of 473 teams that competed.
• The fastest Kern boys was Ridgeview's Robby Baker who ran 15:47 for 93rd place out of 6730 runners.
  

Saturday Boy's Results:

Team Results for North Bakersfield They came in 12th on their race with a team time of 90:17 which is a 18:03 per man average. Freshman Francisco Mosequeda was the top runner with a time of 17:22 for 33rd place.

Team Results for North Bakersfield
Race Place Last First Grade Gender Time 2008
113 33 Mosqueda Francisco 9 Male 17:22
113 47 Lopez Tobias 11 Male 17:37 17:44 (-0:07)
113 61 Davalos Robbie 10 Male 17:59 18:57 (-0:58)
113 74 Hernandez Alex 10 Male 18:19
113 102 Lopez Jessie 10 Male 19:00 20:15 (-1:15)
113 110 Falagan Shawn 10 Male 19:10
113 146 Emmett Chris 12 Male 21:12 18:59 (+2:13)

Team Results for Stockdale The Mustangs took second in their race with a team time of 84:38 which is a 16:55 average per man.

Team Results for Stockdale
Race Place Last First Grade Gender Time 2008
112 5 Miller Cameron 10 Male 16:19
112 9 Kelly Curtis 10 Male 16:39 16:57 (-0:18) Finishing HERE.
112 11 Fisher Connor 9 Male 16:42
112 22 Slaton Blair 12 Male 17:12 17:10 (+0:02)
112 35 Burke Stephen 11 Male 17:46 17:25 (+0:21)
112 36 Pennel Seth 11 Male 17:47
112 40 Mullen Troy 10 Male 17:50

Saturday Girl's Results:

Team Results for Liberty (bak)

118 91 Barton Ashley 11 Female 21:53

Team Results for North Bakersfield The Lady Stars came in tenth in their race with a team time of 108:07 for a per girl average of 21:40.

116 13 Perez Esthefani 9 Female 20:10
116 32 Moyer Kaylee 10 Female 21:07 21:40 (-0:33)
116 63 Perez Blanca 12 Female 22:07 22:23 (-0:16)
116 68 Perez Yadira 11 Female 22:14 22:07 (+0:07)
116 87 Emohoff Marina 10 Female 22:44
116 104 Mariscal Ariana 9 Female 23:16
116 105 Rodriguez Karlee 9 Female 23:20

Team Results for Stockdale The Lady Mustangs came in 8th in their race with a team time of 107:24. Their average time was 21:28.

115 24 Lopez Cynthia 11 Female 20:43 22:35 (-1:52)
115 27 Haney Carolin 11 Female 20:51 20:30 (+0:21)
115 36 Jones Hannah 9 Female 21:08
115 44 Nelson Amber 11 Female 21:35
115 85 Tomita Eri 11 Female 23:07
115 89 Blackmon Tori 9 Female 23:21
115 90 Hawthorne Jennifer 11 Female 23:24

Friday Boy's Results:

Mcfarland wins the D4 Sweepstakes race with a team time of 83:20. They were lead by freshman Erick Garcia who ran 16:15 for second place. His team mate Nava came in fourth in a time of 16:17. their 5 man gap was 55 seconds.

• Race Video HERE.

At the first mile McFarland had a couple in the lead group and on the switchbacks Erick Garcia was in third. Erick's brother ran for McFarland last season. At the halfway point Garcia and Nava where in the chase pack about ten seconds behind the leader. Going up Poop Out, McFarland had five in the top ten.

In the end, Garcia chased down second place in the final yards of the race and his team won the event.

Team Results for McFarland
Race Place Last First Grade Gender Time 2008
39 2 Garcia Erik 9 Male 16:15
39 4 Nava Francisco 11 Male 16:17 16:47 (-0:30)
39 12 Perez Marco 11 Male 16:46 16:17 (+0:29)
39 18 Monrreal Jose 10 Male 16:52 18:40 (-1:48)
39 30 Camargo Marco 12 Male 17:10 16:15 (+0:55)
35 2 Perez Leo 11 Male 18:12 18:40 (-0:28)
35 4 Bello Jose 9 Male 18:23
39 74 Sanchez Pedro 12 Male 18:30 18:22 (+0:08)
35 7 Marquez Adam 10 Male 18:37 19:36 (-0:59)
39 79 Calvo Byran 12 Male 18:38 17:37 (+1:01)
35 14 Garcia Bernardo 10 Male 19:05 19:20 (-0:15)
35 38 Salgado Agustin 10 Male 19:57
35 51 Mulato Gonzalo 10 Male 20:20 19:08 (+1:12)
35 55 Herrera Enrique 9 Male 20:26
21 29 Munoz Francisco 9 Male 21:04
21 30 Mendez Alex 9 Male 21:10
21 43 Munoz Jaime 9 Male 21:41
21 64 Gonzalez Cristian 9 Male 22:47
21 74 Tinoco Ulysses 9 Male 23:29
21 90 Machado Fred 9 Male 24:56

Garces ran in the D4 Race #27 and came in 9th in a team time of 98:40. They were lead by senior Connor O'Malley who ran 18:10 for 20th place.


Team Results for Garces
Race Place Last First Grade Gender Time 2008
27 20 O'malley Connor 12 Male 18:10 17:39 (+0:31)
27 48 Real Chris 11 Male 19:22 20:03 (-0:41)
27 53 Freed David 12 Male 19:36 19:11 (+0:25)
27 86 Gill Max 11 Male 20:44
27 89 Karpe Robert 12 Male 20:48
27 99 Newman Thomas 9 Male 21:09
23 84 Pierce Paul 10 Male 22:43
21 63 Gonzalez Aaron 9 Male 22:46
23 85 Haley Clayton 10 Male 22:46
23 124 Louden Andrew 10 Male 25:23 23:52 (+1:31)
23 148 Blair Mason 10 Male 27:52
23 156 Verdin Nicholas 10 Male 29:33 28:08 (+1:25)

Arvin ran in the D3 Race #13 on Friday and came in 19th. They were lead by senior Juan Calderon who came in 6th overall in a time of 16:26.

Team Results for Arvin
Race Place Last First Grade Gender Time 2008
13 6 Calderon Juan 12 Male 16:26 18:38 (-2:12)
4 11 Santos Neftali 9 Male 19:11
13 83 Rodriguez Alex 12 Male 19:38
13 107 Martinez Jorge 12 Male 20:26
13 115 Santos Alejandro 12 Male 20:46
10 44 Rodriguez Jose 10 Male 20:54
13 142 Lopez Jose 12 Male 23:41
13 144 Guerrero Christian 11 Male 24:15 24:47 (-0:32)
13 145 Hernandez Francisco 11 Male 24:23

Foothill boys also ran in the D3 Race #13 and came 13th in a team time of 96:30. They were lead by senior Erick Bautista who ran 17:28 for 23rd place.

Team Results for Foothill (bak)
Race Place Last First Grade Gender Time 2008
13 23 Bautista Erick 12 Male 17:28 16:54 (+0:34)
13 68 Rodriguez Daniel 11 Male 18:55 18:46 (+0:09)
13 81 Garcia Javier 12 Male 19:34 18:54 (+0:40)
13 99 Lopez Jose 12 Male 20:05 18:23 (+1:42)
13 108 Verdugo Edgar 11 Male 20:28
13 109 Amaya Alvaro 11 Male 20:29 19:21 (+1:08)

Ridgeview boys won their D3 Race #14 in a team time of 83:13 with a five man gap of 2:01. Robby Baker (15:47), Alex Garcia (16:03) and Brian Solis (16:20) went 1,2,3 in their race and Jerrid Lewis (17:15) placed tenth.

Team Results for Ridgeview
Race Place Last First Grade Gender Time 2008
14 1 Baker Robby 12 Male 15:47
14 2 Garcia Alex 12 Male 16:03
14 3 Solis Brian 12 Male 16:20
14 10 Lewis Jerrid 12 Male 17:15
14 22 Madrigal Jaime 11 Male 17:48
14 71 Hobson Triandous 12 Male 19:15
14 73 Magno Brandon 10 Male 19:18

Bakersfield College ran the 4 mile course and came in 20th in their race is a team time of 123:00. They were lead by:

31 Mejjia, Francisco 14 Bakersfield 22:41 5:40
72 Quintero, Rober 13 Bakersfield 23:36 5:54
170 Vincent, Nathan 13 Bakersfield 25:18 6:20
183 Diaz, Victor 14 Bakersfield 25:38 6:24
193 Smith, Gehrig 13 Bakersfield 25:47 6:27
266 Hurtado, Ariel 13 Bakersfield 27:45 6:56
281 Flores, Nicholas 13 Bakersfield 28:29 7:07


Friday Girl's Results:

Foothill came in 6th in the D3 Race #16 in a team time of 1:22:02. They were lead by junior Natalie Fernandez who ran 22:29 for 14th place.

Team Results for Foothill (bak)
16 14 Fernandez Natalie 11 Female 22:29 19:36 (+2:53)
16 39 Castro Erica 11 Female 23:53
16 43 Montoya Monica 12 Female 24:05
16 46 Veloz Perla 11 Female 24:23 22:15 (+2:08)
16 83 Escudero Marisol 11 Female 27:12
16 92 Rodriguez Crystal 12 Female 28:31
16 93 Mrasak Kaitlyn 11 Female 28:32 23:21 (+5:11)

Tehachapi came in 16th and were lead by senior Sarah Whitson who ran 22:56 for 22nd place.

Ridgeview girls also won their D3 Race #17 in a team time of 105:30. They were lead by Tijerra Lynch who ran 19:48 for first place, her team mate Armendariz (20:45) came in 5th and Morgan (21:23) came in tenth.

Team Results for Ridgeview
17 1 Lynch Tijerra 11 Female 19:48
17 5 Armendariz Desiree 10 Female 20:45
17 10 Morgan Lashya 9 Female 21:23
17 13 Huizar Jessica 12 Female 21:28
17 20 Tarr Desirae 9 Female 22:06
17 46 Voss Bailey 9 Female 23:50
17 55 Fackler Callie 9 Female 24:31

Garces came in 9th in the D4 Race #31 in a team time of 120:40 and a a time gap of 2:40. They were lead by Lauren Brown (Sr) who ran 22:39 for 23rd place.

Team Results for Garces
31 23 Brown Lauren 12 Female 22:39 30:25 (-7:46)
31 42 Vu Tammy 10 Female 23:43 25:08 (-1:25)
31 44 Cruz Jessica 9 Female 23:57
31 61 Lombardo Sammie 10 Female 25:02 26:03 (-1:01)
31 71 Thomas Talia 10 Female 25:19
31 80 Ruettgers Christy 10 Female 25:53
22 53 Molina Gabriella 9 Female 26:31
31 90 Lombardo Laura 12 Female 26:48
25 70 Bayne Nicole 10 Female 27:27
22 107 Gonzalez Breanna 9 Female 30:14
25 126 Vanderpoel Jacquelyn 10 Female 31:42

Team Results for McFarland - They came in 16th in their race with a team time of 120:05 (24:01 avg)
32 21 Garcia Corina 11 Female 21:35 21:51 (-0:16)
32 38 Torres Kathy 10 Female 22:30 23:59 (-1:29)
32 99 Perez Britney 9 Female 24:40
32 120 Arguello Megan 9 Female 25:38
32 121 Torres Kathy 10 Female 25:42 23:59 (+1:43)
32 156 Gonzalez Monica 10 Female 29:53 29:06 (+0:47)

Team Results for Arvin
7 24 Torralva Jennifer 9 Female 25:06
16 59 Bautista Janet 12 Female 25:11
16 96 Gomez Gabby 12 Female 29:37

Bakersfield College came in 25th in their race with a team time of 119:15. They were lead by Emily lemming who ran 22:00 for 112th place.

Bakersfield ChiRunning Clinic

November 8^th 2009

Run injury-free for the rest of your life

Increase efficiency with a mid-foot strike

Increase your speed while reducing effort

Finish a pain-free marathon and look forward to running again!

Hello Running and Walking Community of Bakersfield & Beyond!

Let me begin by saying how much I have missed sharing the trails with all of you these past few years! Motherhood, however, has trumped my running world temporarily. Instead of celebrating marathon accomplishments, I just celebrated Maxine’s 2^nd birthday!

There is so much news to share about ChiRunning and ChiWalking that I could never fit it into this email. If you’d like more information on all that is going on, check out the ChiRunning official website at www.chirunning.com.

Most importantly, here are the details for the upcoming Bakersfield clinic:

Clinic Date: November 8^th 2009

Time: 9am – 1pm

Location: Yokuts Park , Bakersfield , CA

Fee: $70/individual; $130 if you sign up as a pair

PLEASE EMAIL TO BOOK YOUR SPOT

Advance Payment Preferred
Send checks payable to:

Bryn Randolph
306 Irene Street

Bakersfield, CA 93305

WHAT TO BRING:
Water, light snack, comfortable running gear, sunglasses, etc...(you only actually run about 800 meters throughout the clinic)

Limit: 12 participants


Just what IS ChiRunning?

For beginners and competitors and practiced by thousands of runners, ChiRunning combines modern physics with the ancient wisdom of T’ai Chi to create a running form that is easily learned and makes running more effortless and enjoyable.

Endorsed by top runners, medical doctors, and regular people, ChiRunning is revolutionizing the sport of running.

What will I get out of the workshop?

In this workshop you will learn the basic ingredients of the ChiRunning® Technique.

I will be guiding you through many exercises and drills designed to leave you with a clear sense of what the ChiRunning technique feels like in your body. We will not be doing lots of running (contrary to what you might imagine), so no matter what condition you’re in, have no fear. We will spend the day alternating between demonstrations, fun exercises and technique drills…the nature of the day will be relaxed, full, and inspiring.

• The Keys to Effortless, Injury-free Running
• The Physics of Running: Run without Using Your Legs
• ChiRunning® versus Power Running
• Introduction to the ChiRunning® Form
• Posture, Lean, Lift
• Personal Check-in Tricks and Tools
• Learning to Use Your Gears
• Core Muscle Drills and Exercises
• Pre-run Body Looseners, Post-run Stretches
• Run Various Speeds While Conserving Energy
• Hill Running techniques
• Videotaping of your running form

Ridgeview Go Undefeated in SWYL Duels

This meet was the brainchild of a couple former Trojans and the Golden Hawks got to join the fun. Both coaches ran for Foothill and now are head coaches in different leagues but decided to have a duel meet every year.

Centennial is coached by a former Driller and was at this meet because the original meet between them and Ridgeview was canceled due to hot weather.

The outcome was the same as it would of been then with Ridgeview taking its 6th win of the season and completed their back to back undefeated duel meet seasons in the SWYL.

Ridgeview was lead by Baker who recently broke sixteen on the valley/state meet course. Also their 5th runner was only 48 seconds behind Baker which is good for their valley title quest.

Centennial was lead by Millan who almost kept the Gold Hawks from getting 15ed. centennial finished the duel meet season with a 2 - 4 record.

Ridgeview 15, Centennial 49 At Foothill; 3-mile (boys)

1. Baker, R, 16:25; 2. Garcia, R, 16:27; 3. Soliz, R, 16:28; 4. Lewis, R, 17:06; 5. Madrigal, R, 17:13; 6. Millan, C, 17:15; 7. Rainey, C, 18:04; 8. Hobson, R, 18:18; 9. Zamora, R, 18:19; 10. Ulloa, R, 18:21.

JV -- Centennial 15, Foothill 45; Ridgeview 18, Foothill 37; Centennial 27, Ridgeview 29; FS -- Foothill 19, Centennial 43; Foothill 23, Ridgeview 35; Ridgeview 23, Centennial 32

The Lady Wolf Pack was lead once again by Lynch and they finished the SWYL duel season with a 5 - 1 record. Centennial ended the season with a 2 - 4 record.

Ridgeview 15, Centennial 45 At Foothill; 3-mile (girls)

1. Lynch, R, 19:44; 2. Morgan, R, 20:46; 3. Armendariz, R, 20:46; 4. Huizar, R, 21:04; 5. Tarr, R, 21:15; 6. Carlson, C, 22:34; 7. Melgar, C, 22:42; 8. Fackler, R, 22:44; 9. Sanchez, C, 22:46; 10. Johnson, R, 22:59.

JV -- Foothill 23, Centennial 44; Foothill 26, Ridgeview 33; Ridgeview 22, Centennial 34; FS -- Foothill 15, Ridgeview 53

F/S Girls FHS 15 RHS 53

F/S Boys FHS 19 CHS 43 FHS 23 RHS 35 RHS 23 CHS 32

JV Girls FHS 23 CHS 44 FHS 26 33 RHS 22 CHS 34

JV Boys CHS 15 FHS 45 RHS 18 FHS 37 CHS 27 RHS 29

Varsity Girls

RHS 15 CHS 45

1. Lynch R 19:44

2. Morgan R 20:46

3. Armendariz R 20:46

4. Huizar R 21:04

5. Tarr 21:15

6 Carlson C 22:34

7. Melgar C 22:42

8. Fackler R 22:44

9. Sanchez C 22:46

10. Johnson R 22:59

11. Peterson C 23:07

12. Moore C 23:09

13. Maldonado R 23:16

Varsity Boys

RHS 15 CHS 46

1. Baker R 16:25

2. Garcia R 16:27

3. Solis R 16:28

4. Lewis R 17:06

5. Madrigal R 17:13

6. Millan C 17:15

7. Rainey C 18:04

8. Hobson R 18:18

9. Zamora R 18:19

Ulloa R 18:21 8th man does not count in scoring

10. Rojas C 18:31

11. Treiberg C 18:43

12. Varner C 18:45

13. Smoot C 18:58

14. Bagley C 19:07