The Claremont boys maintained the top spot in Div. II in the CIF Southern Section Divisional Polls, released on Monday night, on the strength of their course record performance at the Sierra League meet and their high placing at Clovis on Saturday. Glendora, still running shorthanded due to injuries, fell to 7th in that division. . . . → Read More: CIF Polls and Individual Rankings – Week 5
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Week 5 saw our athletes compete on the two most important XC courses in California, Mt.SAC in Walnut and Woodward Park in Fresno. At Mt. SAC, in the San Gabriel Valley One on One Challenge, Bonita soph Marissa Scott scored a huge PR and the top SGV XC performance this year, while in the state-wide . . . → Read More: Week 5 Wrap-Up: Marissa & Claremont Guys Show Their Class All XC roads in Southern California eventually lead to Mt.SAC, and a number of local schools got their first look this season at the famous, and famously hilly 2.93 course at the San Gabriel Valley 1 on 1 Challenge. This meet has the unique format of putting each teams #1 runner in one heat, and . . . → Read More: SGV 1v1: Marissa to the Front – Covina x 2 in Div. 2 The Claremont boys ran very well in this meet last year, but the clock was about to strike twelve – with several runners already sick and the rest about to be with the H1N1 virus. Returning healthy on Saturday, the Wolfpack were easily the top Div. II team, and finished overall 5th in the prestigious . . . → Read More: Clovis: Claremont Tops Div. II, Lauren 7th Cross-Country in our area has two championship courses – Mt.SAC, where several league finals and CIF Southern Section Prelims and Finals are held, and Woodward Park in Fresno, which is the home of the California State Championships. Our local teams will get their first look at these courses this weekend. Last year, twelve local schools . . . → Read More: Week 5 Preview – The Courses that Count The Mission Valley League held their first ever cluster meet Tuesday at Legg Lake after years of competing in dual meets. South El Monte (boys) and Rosemead (girls) are the defending champs in this six school league – the only local group that was not changed in this year’s realignment process. In early meets, Rosemead . . . → Read More: MVL #1: Arroyo & Rosemead are First Miriam at Sunny Hills Our sport takes time. It takes commitment. It takes passion. And when you add all three up, you can have success. That’s how it’s worked for Baldwin Park senior Miriam Jimenez. Miriam has been a steady part of the track and XC program for the Braves, but Coach Cobe . . . → Read More: Meet Miriam Jimenez Comparing performances in Cross Country is notoriously difficult. In just four weeks, the SGV athletes have raced over varying distances, over courses that ranged from completely flat to very hilly, and on soft and deep grass as well as pavement. Plus, they’ve raced in cool coastal evenings and brutal afternoon heat. All that said, the . . . → Read More: 2010 Top 10: Paul and Lauren Lead With this week’s cluster meets and many teams competing on the weekend, almost every SGV Cross Country team competed this week. The top performance came from the top-ranked Claremont boys, who set a course record in dominating their first Sierra League meet. The Bonita girls and Rowland boys showed their strength in the new Hacienda . . . → Read More: Week 4 Wrap-up: Lots and Lots of Racing Thirteen local schools made up half of the field at the first edition of the Top Speed Super XC Classic, run over a new and difficult three mile course at Bonelli Park, and hosted by South Hills High School. Lauren Glendora’s Lauren Justus was easily the top local performer in the meet. Leading . . . → Read More: Top Speed/Bonelli: Lauren Keeps Rolling |
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