Mt.Sac Girls Wrap-Up: Jessica to the Front, St. Lucy’s and Bonita Hold Their Spots

After weeks of competing in different places and running on different courses, all of the ESGV tops girls competed at the same place. Four runners, all from different schools, stood out with sub 19:00 performances. West Covina’s Jessica Mendez was top with a 18:36 effort, a big PR and better than the area’s best effort . . . → Read More: Mt.Sac Girls Wrap-Up: Jessica to the Front, St. Lucy’s and Bonita Hold Their Spots

Mt.Sac Day 2-Boys: Glendora Top of Div 2, Kelly Steps Up

Glendora continued their string of strong performances on the famous 2.91 mile course at Mt.Sac. The only local school competing in the prestigious Team Sweepstakes, the Tartans finished 13th overall, 3rd among Div. 2 schools, and tops among Southern Section D2 schools.

On a day when the Tartans usual top two runners ran relatively poorly, . . . → Read More: Mt.Sac Day 2-Boys: Glendora Top of Div 2, Kelly Steps Up

Mt.Sac Day 2-Girls: Jessica & West Covina Lead, Carly gets a Cow Bell

The Division 1 & 2 teams went to the line at Mt. Sac, and several came away with very strong performances. The top time of the day came from West Covina senior Jessica Mendez with 18:36, good for 10th in her Div. 1 heat. Glendora’s Lauren Justus (Jr) ran 19:01 for 9th in the fast . . . → Read More: Mt.Sac Day 2-Girls: Jessica & West Covina Lead, Carly gets a Cow Bell

Mt.Sac Day 1-Boys: Jayson and South Hills Lead

In the heat of Friday’s Div 3, 4, 5 competition at Mt. Sac, South El Monte senior Jayson Perez again took top honors despite a somewhat subpar day, placing 9th in the Div. 3 Sweepstakes race in 16:10. Other strong performance’s came from Johnny Flores (South Hills), who was 3rd with a breakthrough 16:24 in . . . → Read More: Mt.Sac Day 1-Boys: Jayson and South Hills Lead

Mt.Sac Day 1-Girls: St. Lucy’s and Marissa S. on Top Again

On Friday’s opening races of the Mt. SAC Invitational, ESGV teams held to form, with St. Lucy’s finishing as the top local team, and Bonita frosh Marissa Scott continuing to show not just promise but immediate achievement as the top local runners.

Both St. Lucy’s and Bonita, along with Rosemead and Bishop Amat raced in . . . → Read More: Mt.Sac Day 1-Girls: St. Lucy’s and Marissa S. on Top Again

Miramonte #2 – Kind of Like #1

Wednesday’s Miramonte #2 Cluster meet seems like a replay of the first meet. Los Altos (boys) and Bonita (girls) were the team winners, while Paul Balderas (Diamond Ranch) and Lexie Jackson (Bonita) were again the individual winners.

But a closer look shows some key differences in this week’s version of the meet, run over the . . . → Read More: Miramonte #2 – Kind of Like #1

Bell Gardens Invite: Jayson and Lauren lead the way

Senior Jayson Perez (South El Monte) and junior Lauren Justus (Glendora) turned in dominating wins in today’s Bell Gardens Invitational. Taking advantage of the relative cool weather of the first race of the day, Perez scorched the flat three mile course at Whittier Narrows Park in 15:02, ahead of fine performances from Israel Orosco (Azusa), . . . → Read More: Bell Gardens Invite: Jayson and Lauren lead the way

Sierra #2: St. Lucy’s to the Top and Glendora Rolls

Getting caught up… Tuesday’s second Sierra League meet, run over the 5000 meter course at Bonelli Park, was held under clouds and then under serious rain during the Varsity races. While this held down the times a little, the competition was completely undiminished, with St. Lucy’s and Glendora posting very strong efforts to win the . . . → Read More: Sierra #2: St. Lucy’s to the Top and Glendora Rolls

Montview #2: La Puente, Sierra Vista Repeat, Velasco and Gutierrez Step Up

The team results were the same while new leaders emerged when the Montview League held their second of three cluster meets Thursday on the hilly 3 mile course at Schabarum Park. The new faces in the lead were Fabian Velasco (Duarte) who dominated the boys race with his 16:06 effort, and Sierra Vista’s Laura Gutierrez, . . . → Read More: Montview #2: La Puente, Sierra Vista Repeat, Velasco and Gutierrez Step Up

Valle Vista #2: Northview Shakes it Up, Covina Girls roll.

Wednesday’s Valle Vista League saw soggy conditions, cooler weather, and a new leader among the boys. Northview with 30 points, and third placed in the first cluster meet, pushed past Covina’s 56 to take the boys competition with an amazing 2-3-4-5 finish . The Covina girls, with 23 points, were again easy winners over second . . . → Read More: Valle Vista #2: Northview Shakes it Up, Covina Girls roll.

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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