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Legendary Distance Runners Countdown 2007-08-05 16:26:00 After completing a promising number of laps in the 12-minute test, I was encouraged to join the Track and Field team, during my freshman year. Since I was not fleet of foot (and a mighty 85 lbs. to boot), there was no question as to what would be my events. Being a sports history buff, I quickly started searching about information on past distance runners. I remember finding an Olympic history Read more:Legendary
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Cross Country Web Finds 2007-08-03 20:14:00 Here is a trio of coaching surveys that were taken during the state cross country meets in the late 80s and 1990 courtesy of Hank Lawson's Lynbrook HS Website. The surveys include some of the top teams in CA with lots of interesting insights from each respective coach regarding their team's summer and season training.
Enjoy.
1987 Coach's Survey
1988 Coach's Survey
1990 Coach's Survey
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1996 vs 2007 CA Cross Country State Meets 2007-08-03 11:01:00 Once I was in the midst of the previous post and comparing the 1987 (first) state meet to last year's meet, it was quickly evident that it's not a very good comparison. The divisions did not line up at all. I think a better comparison would be the 1996 meet (first year with five divisions) to last year's meet. I only go down to 6 places but it's very clear that the depth of the current meet is Read more:Cross
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1987 vs 2007 CA Cross Country State Meets 2007-08-01 18:00:00 Below is a comparison of the CA XC state meet in 1987 to last year's meet. I am not trying to prove anything by the numbers below. I just thought it would be interesting to compare the two meets and what changes have taken place in the past 20 years.
There are some differences that need to be pointed before you peek at the data. One is that in 1987 there were only three divisions compared Read more:Cross
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CA XC teams shining in the 2000s 2007-07-31 13:53:00 The competition to garner a top 3 finish and a plaque at the CA XC State meet is at an all time high. With the internet, coaching clinics, running camps and new training ideas, individuals and teams
are running better than ever. Yesterday I listed the teams that have been the most successful in the history of the CA XC state meet. Today I will list the teams that have been the most successful
Most Successful XC Teams in CA State Meet Era 2007-07-30 15:35:00 This list is based on top 3 finishes at the CA State
XC Meet, which has been held at Woodward Park (Fresno) since 1987. Following each school, the coach or coaches that are most associated with each team's success are listed. The numbers in parenthesis have the total number of plaques won by each school followed by a breakdown of boys and girls' plaques.
1) Nordhoff-Ken Reeves (19 total, 10
2007 NCS Cross Country Dates 2007-07-19 19:15:00 8/20/07 First Day of Practice
INVITATIONALS
9/04/07 Monte Vista Invitational @ Oak Hill Park, Danville
9/08/07 Ed Sias Invitational @ Hidden Valley Park, Martinez
9/15/07 DLS/Carondelet Nike Invitational @ Newhall Park, Concord
9/15/07 Farmer Invitational @ Hayward HS, Hayward
9/15/07 Viking Opener @ Spring Lake Park, Santa Rosa
9/22/07 Lowell Invitational @ Golden Read more:Cross
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Top 10 Runners (Girls) 2007-07-14 17:43:00 #1Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande
#2Diana George, Livermore
#3Nicole Hood, Carondelet
#4Kellie Houser, Carondelet
#5Sarah Sumpter, Healdsburg
#6Alycia Cridebring, College Park
#7Heather Cerney, Carondelet
#8Laurie Finnegan, Campolindo
#9Jamie Kent, Piedmont
#10Colleen Lillig, California Read more:Runners
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Top 10 Runners (Boys) 2007-07-14 10:14:00 #1Matt Duffy, St. Mary's College
#2Sterling Lockert, Petaluma
#3Greg Drosky, Las Lomas
#4James Attarian, Dublin
#5Nate Beach, Acalanes
#6Wyatt Landrum, Liberty
#7Nathanael Litwiller, Clayton Valley
#8Jack Leng, Castro Valley
#9James Fazzio, Castro Valley
#10Dimitry Kislyuk, California Read more:Runners
Division V Pre-Season Rankings 2007-06-28 23:14:00 Boys 800: 1:54.73, 1:54.88, 2:00.37, 2:00.53
Girls 800: 2:15.39, 2:15.65, 2:24.39, 2:25.22
Boys 1600: 4:11.74, 4:25.73, 4:27.40, 4:31.38
Girls 1600: 4:57.35, 5:17.86, 5:18.35, 5:20.58
Boys 3200: 9:45.52, 9:50.25, 9:52.94, 9:54.03
Girls 3200: 11:35.87, 11:44.37, 11:54.98
Division
V is a lightly regarded division but as you can see by the above times from the just completed Track season, Read more:Season
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Division IV Pre-Season Rankings 2007-06-25 01:00:00 When you look at the past five NCS Division
IV boys' races, two teams have top 5 finishes in every championship. The first team is Arcata which has finished 1st in 2002, 5th in 2003, 5th in 2004, 5th in 2005 and 3rd in 2006. Piedmont is the other team with the multiple top 5 finishes with a 3rd in 2002, 1st in 2003, 2nd in 2004, 1st in 2005 (state champions) and 2nd in 2006. St. Mary's College Read more:Season
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NCS Division III Pre-Season Rankings 2007-06-20 23:57:00 Historically, Division
III has been one of the most competitive divisions for the North Coast Section at the state meet. The four state meet berths for both boys and girls are proof of the division's strength. This year, lots of questions abound in this division. Can the Acalanes boys make one last run at the NCS title? How will Maria Carrillo finish with the departure of coach Danny Read more:Season
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NCS Division II Pre-Season Rankings 2007-06-15 10:49:00 The 2006 NCS Division
II boys' race was easily one of the most competitive at last year's Meet of Champions on the Hayward HS course. Petaluma was the heavy favorite following their sweep (1-5) at their league final. Montgomery was an impressive 2nd to Maria Carrillo in the NBL finals led by eventual NCS champion, Blake McDowell. De La Salle was well, De La Salle. Going back to 1990, DLS has Read more:Season
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NCS Division I Pre-Season Rankings 2007-06-14 23:15:00 After one year of testing the waters of prognostications, here are my second attempts at predicting the top cross country teams in the North Coast Section (NCS). When one thinks of the best harrier squads in NCS, several teams quickly come to mind: De La Salle, College Park, Campolindo, Piedmont and SF University. Now before anybody gets all up in arms about not being included on that list, Read more:Division
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NCS at CIF Cross Country Meet (Woodward Park) 2006-11-27 12:39:00 Podium Teams and Individuals are in RED
DIVISION I BOYS
Top 10 Boys: None
Top NCS Finisher: Andy Peabody (CP) 41st Place
Top NCS Team: College Park 15th Place
DIVISION I GIRLS
Top 10 Girls: None
Top NCS Finisher: Alycia Cridebring (CP) 22nd Place
Top NCS Team: College Park 16th Place
DIVISION II BOYS
Top 10 Boys: None
Top NCS Finisher: Blake McDowell (Montgomery) 18th Place
Top NCS Read more:Cross
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What if all girls ran in one race! 2006-11-19 01:41:00 Scoring Teams and Points:
1. Carondelet 53 (2 3 7 11 30 35 64)
2. Campolindo 219 (8 13 36 51 111 134 168)
3. College Park 226 (4 40 49 61 72 113 230)
4. Maria Carrillo 239 (12 19 59 60 89 118 254)
5. Castro Valley 314 (21 28 81 82 102 114 291)
6. Las Lomas 331 (27 46 55 77 126 200 214)
7. Arroyo 353 (9 38 78 104 124 191 240)
8. Redwood 393 (34 43 53 130 133 140 276)
9. Granada 397 (39 54 62 88
What if all boys ran in one race! 2006-11-19 01:40:00 Scoring Teams and Points:
1. College Park 179 (3 35 39 50 52 66 171)
2. Petaluma 188 (14 22 29 49 74 166 294)
3. Eureka 215 (15 27 53 59 61 140 327)
4. Maria Carrillo 244 (4 40 43 71 86 116 199)
5. Acalanes 273 (5 31 65 84 88 151 210)
6. Campolindo 301 (16 19 82 85 99 115 134)
7. Deer Valley 335 (17 45 51 70 152 260 316)
8. De La Salle 368 (11 46 69 103 139 159 175)
9. San Ramon Valley 395 (48 73
2006 All-NCS Boys and Girls 2006-11-19 00:52:00 Peter Guerrini helped with the compilation of the following lists.
BOYS
1st Team All-NCS
1 Greg Drosky (11) Las Lomas #1 15:18
2 Matt Duffy (11) St. Mary's College #1 15:25
3 Andy Peabody (12) College Park #1 15:26
4 Calvin Thigpen (12) Maria Carrillo #1 15:26
5 Nate Beach Read more:Girls
NCS Top 15 Teams based on MOC Team Times 2006-11-18 20:08:00 BOYS
1 College Park: 1:20:12 (16:02) Div. I
2 Petaluma: 1:20:40 (16:08) Div. II
3 Maria Carrillo: 1:20:45 (16:09) Div. III
4 Eureka: 1:20:53 (16:10) Div. II
5 Acalanes: 1:21:02 (16:12) Div. III
6 Campolindo: 1:21:33 (16:18) Div. III
7 Deer Valley: 1:21:43 (16:20) Div. I
8 De La Salle: 1:22:01 (16:24) Div. II
9 St. Mary's College: 1:22:18 (16:27) Div. IV
10 Montgomery: 1:22:22 (16:28) Read more:Times
NCS Rankings before Meet of Champions 2006-11-13 14:51:00 Division I
Girls - (Top 2 teams advance to state meet):
1. College Park
2. Castro Valley
3. San Ramon Valley
4. Granada
5. California
Boys – (Top 3 teams advance to state meet):
1. College Park
2. Castro Valley
3. San Ramon Valley
4. Liberty
5. Deer Valley
Division II
Girls - (Top 4 teams advance to state meet):
1. Carondelet
2. Arroyo
3. Montgomery
4. Santa Rosa
5. Washington
Boys - (Top Read more:Rankings
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N.C.S. Division I Mid-Season Rankings 2006-10-15 10:37:00 Just as in many other sections, Division
I doesn't always yield the most powerful teams or deepest competition. The majority of the teams usually fall in either Division II or III unless you are one of the many SS Division I teams. NCS Division I might not be the deepest division but the top teams can compete favorably with any of the stellar teams in the other divisions.
It appears that Read more:Season
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N.C.S. Divison II Mid-Season Rankings 2006-10-09 19:14:00 Trying to figure out the top teams in each division can be very difficult but when it comes to Divison II, there are two teams that stand above the rest. Petaluma will be the team to beat in the boys while Carandolet seems to be the lock of the meet when it comes to NCS time for the girls. Both teams are young and talented and their best running seems to lay ahead of them considering their Read more:Season
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N.C.S. Division III Mid-Season Rankings 2006-10-08 16:43:00 What the Bay Area Conference is to Division
V, the DFAL is to Division III. The winning teams and state meet qualifiers usually come from the who’s who in the DFAL. This year a familiar foe returns to the Division III battles as Maria Carrillo drops down from Division II. MC definitely has the runners to compete with anybody in this division in both races. Dan Aldridge made a name for himself Read more:Season
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Legendary Runner #7 2007-08-08 14:00:00 I have to say, it's been very enjoyable researching the accomplishments of these runners. While I do remember reading about them in my younger days, I have found lots of new facts which only reaffirmed my respect for all the all time greats.
Runner
#7 was part of the international scene a very brief time. He finished his career undefeated in over 40 races as a senior runner. He retired at the Read more:Legendary
Legendary Runner #8 2007-08-07 11:10:00 The #8 runner on my list was the next of the "Flying Finn", Paavo Nurmi. He would go on to surpass Hannes Kolehmainen in terms of stature and accomplishments earning legendary status. To this day, Nurmi still holds the record for most medals won by a Track and Field athlete as he amassed a total of 12 medals, 9 of them gold. This might be a record that will never be surpassed.
Nurmi made his Read more:Legendary
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Most Influential/Legendary Runner(s) #9 2007-08-06 00:54:00 Before moving forward to my #9 runner, I want to clarify something. Some of you will wonder why some of the following runners are not mentioned. You will not see John Walker (first man to break 3:50 in the mile AND to achieve 100 sub 4 minute miles), Sebastian Coe (2 time Olympic 1500 meter gold medalist as well as longtime 800m. record holder), Said Aouita (first man to break 13 minutes in Read more:Legendary
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Legendary Runner #5, Abebe Bikila 2007-08-11 22:38:00 Running barefoot on the cobblestones of Rome in the 1960 Olympics, Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila became the first black African to win an Olympic medal. His winning time of 2hr.15mins 16.2secs. was a new world record as he narrowly defeated Morocco's Rhadi Ben Abdesselem. When asked why he had run the race barefoot, Bikila replied "I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won Read more:Legendary
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