Valle Vista #1: Covina Doubles Up

Covina High is one of the oldest schools in the SGV, and yet last year was the first time the Colts had won both boys and girls league titles in the same season. And now it looks like they want to make it a habit, as they won both varsity races in today’s Valle Vista . . . → Read More: Valle Vista #1: Covina Doubles Up

Montview #1: La Puente Boys Out Fast – Sierra Vista Girls Still In Front

The Montview League, for which this will be the first of three cluster meets, opened their league season today at the very tough Schabarum Park course in Rowland Heights, which had the added challenge of high heat and strong winds.

Coming into the day, the Azusa boys were defending champs. Ganesha, moving from the Valle . . . → Read More: Montview #1: La Puente Boys Out Fast – Sierra Vista Girls Still In Front

Hacienda #1 – Bonita & Rowland Win the First One

The Rowland boys and Bonita girls pushed themselves to the front in today’s inaugural Hacienda League cluster meet, held in brutal heat at Bonelli Park in San Dimas over the new “Top Speed” 3 mile course. This new league brought together schools from three different leagues – the Los Altos boys and Bonita girls are . . . → Read More: Hacienda #1 – Bonita & Rowland Win the First One

Getting to Know Nick Rivera

Nick at Bosco Tech

Success in Cross Country usually comes only after years of specific training, but sometimes talent gets it done. Rowland junior Nick Rivera is in just his first season of XC, but he has already won at Bosco Tech and turned in a ESGV best performance at Sunny Hills. No . . . → Read More: Getting to Know Nick Rivera

Sierra #1: Claremont Keeps Rolling – MVL Postponed

The first league meet of the season was Tuesday, with the newly constructed Sierra League racing over the 5000 meter (3.11 miles) course at Bonelli Park in San Dimas. Meanwhile, the Mission Valley League decided to postpone their first cluster meet until next Tuesday, October 5th.

The Claremont boys wasted no time in putting their . . . → Read More: Sierra #1: Claremont Keeps Rolling – MVL Postponed

CIF XC Polls (9/28) – Wolfpack Top CIF & State (but not Country or World)

The Claremont and Glendora boys were idle last weekend, so the Wolfpack stayed atop Div. II in this week’s CIF Southern Section Divisional Rankings, while a strong Adolfo Camarillo performance in a league meet and the return of team leader Heyden Wolff pushed Glendora back to 5th.

The Bonita girls ran well at Dana Hills, . . . → Read More: CIF XC Polls (9/28) – Wolfpack Top CIF & State (but not Country or World)

Week 4: League Cluster Meets!

So now the real competition begins, with almost all of the ESGV schools competing in their first league cluster meets. Cluster meets, in which all of a league’s schools compete as once, have replaced the older dual meets. Some of these meets are scored as “multi-duals” in which the scorers take the results and match . . . → Read More: Week 4: League Cluster Meets!

Week 3 Wrap-Up: Youth is Served

This week's #4 Andy Lopez

With many teams taking the weekend off or resting varsity runners in anticipation of this week’s league meets, younger runners were able to shine. Bonita won both frosh races at the big Dana Hills Invite, while Rowland’s largely underclass team had the top local finish at the Sunny . . . → Read More: Week 3 Wrap-Up: Youth is Served

Dana Hills: Young Runners Lead

The Dana Hills Invite, run over a fast and slightly net down hill 3 mile course on the host campus. brings together some of the top XC teams in Southern California, and the young runners at Bonita proved they belonged, winning both the boys and girls Div. II Frosh Races.

Lexie Jackson

The . . . → Read More: Dana Hills: Young Runners Lead

Sunny Hills: Rowland Boys & Miriam Lead

The Rowland boys team is taking big strides this year, and they took another key step with the top local finish at the Sunny Hills Invite, run over a hilly 3 mile course at Craig Park in Fullerton. The Raiders placed 7th, just behind CIF ranked Valencia and St. John Bosco in this 34 team . . . → Read More: Sunny Hills: Rowland Boys & Miriam Lead

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