Rio Hondo and Pacific Results

We’ll post them when we get them

Pacific #1 – Griffith Park in Los Angeles. 3.05 hilly miles

According to the coverage at DyestatCal, the Arcadia boys attempt at pack running nearly backfired, as they just edged out Burbank for the win. Senior Sergio Gonzalez was 2nd in 15:36.

The Arcadia girls were narrow winners . . . → Read More: Rio Hondo and Pacific Results

Hacienda #1 – Bonita & Los Altos Start Off Best

The seven team Hacienda League met for their first cluster meet on a hot Wednesday at Bonelli Park. Running a slightly long version of the 3 mile Invite course, the Bonita girls took their first step to defending their league title while the Los Altos declared themselves to be the new boss of the league.

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Baseline: Glendora Girls Break Through

Tori Whitworth

The recent league realingnment process left Glendora adrift as the only SGV school in an otherwise IE Baseline League. The Tartan girls announced their presence today by winning the first cluster meet run over a tough three mile course at Glen Helen Park. Glendora tallied 39 points to beat CIF Div. . . . → Read More: Baseline: Glendora Girls Break Through

Camino del Rey: St. Paul & Cantwell SHM Trade Places; Hubert and De La Torre Just Miss

The Camino Del Rey Association, which combines the Del Rey and Camino Real leagues, met for their first cluster meet Tuesday at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale. These two parochial leagues come from all over Southern California, but include five schools from the SGV.

The Camino Real League got things going over the flat three . . . → Read More: Camino del Rey: St. Paul & Cantwell SHM Trade Places; Hubert and De La Torre Just Miss

Meet Bobby Villagomez

No sports rewards hard work like cross country. Talent matters, but talent without a lot of running, a lot of hard running, goes nowhere. Slowly.

Bobby Villagomez, a senior at Los Altos, decided in June to find out how good he could be. He entered the season with modest track PR’s of 4:42.74 and 10:42.25 . . . → Read More: Meet Bobby Villagomez

Cluster Meets Start This Week

The heart of our sport are the league cluster meets, in which the teams of a particular league meet to compete. While large Saturday Invites are exciting, cluster meets bring and intimacy and a personal element to the competition.

For most leagues, the cluster meets are used, in combination with the league final meet, to . . . → Read More: Cluster Meets Start This Week

CIF Rankings: South Hills, California & Whittier Join the Fun

With two weeks down in the season, everyone has raced, and the rankings are based on performance and not potential. On the strength of those performances, both the South Hills boys and girls move into the CIF-SS Divisional Rankings, as do the boys from Whittier and California.

In the commentary on the rankings from Dyestatcal’s . . . → Read More: CIF Rankings: South Hills, California & Whittier Join the Fun

Week 2 Round Up: Arcadia Still There, Many Others Coming!

This past weekend saw reigning National and everything champs Arcadia boys defend their first title at the Woodbridge Invitational. The Apaches had an amazing day, but California and Damien also staked their claim to future CIF and State meet spots. Arcadia senior Ryan Vargas was again the top SGV athlete of the week, with his . . . → Read More: Week 2 Round Up: Arcadia Still There, Many Others Coming!

Rosemead: Mayfield and Whittier to the Front

The Mayfield Cub

The San Gabriel Valley’s “Woodbridge” – the 30th Annual Rosemead Invite, took off under the lights Saturday, and ended with some of the strongest performances ever. The event is run in class races over a fast, flat 3-mile course.

In a power merge of all the races, Div. IV #7 . . . → Read More: Rosemead: Mayfield and Whittier to the Front

Woodbridge: Arcadia Still #1, But the Water is Rising

With the first two-day Woodbridge Invitational in the books, the rising quality of California Cross Country, and San Gabriel Valley XC is evident. 38 SGV boys were sub 16:00 (seven sub 15:00) and 22 girls were sub 19:00, with 7 below 18:00!

The Arcadia boys successfully reloaded, declaring their intent to defend all . . . → Read More: Woodbridge: Arcadia Still #1, But the Water is Rising

SGV Track & XC

This site is maintained by Bob Ramsey – a SGV T&F athlete (Arroyo ’80), and former coach at Glendora HS and Meet Director of the SGV Champs. Bob is currently Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Whittier College