SGV Champs at Mt. Sac: St. Lucy’s wins, Perez leads again, Jackson and Scott strong on their first visit.

Cross Country in Southern California is measured by Mt. Sac. The course in Walnut, featuring three huge hills, is the home of the biggest XC invite in the West, but more importantly, it is the site of CIF Prelims and Finals, along with several local leagues Championship Finals Meets. This past Saturday, a number of . . . → Read More: SGV Champs at Mt. Sac: St. Lucy’s wins, Perez leads again, Jackson and Scott strong on their first visit.

San Antonio #2: West Covina girls and South Hills boys Lead

We only have very limited results from last week’s San Antonio League cluster meet on the 3 mile Beach Course at Bonelli Park, but here they are:

Girls

West Covina South Hills Walnut Rowland Nogales – NS

Boys

South Hills West Covina Walnut Rowland Nogales

Miramonte #1: Bonita (g) and Los Altos (b) Way Out Front

Getting caught up, the Miramonte League opened their season last Wednesday on the 3 mile “Lake Course” at Bonelli Park in San Dimas with very strong performances.

On the girls side, frosh duo of Lexie Jackson (18:33) and Marissa Scott (18:39) led Bonita to a dominating win, in which the Bearcats placed 5 in the . . . → Read More: Miramonte #1: Bonita (g) and Los Altos (b) Way Out Front

Montview #1: Gertmenian & La Puente; Barrett/Sierra Vista Lead the Way

Getting caught up, the Montview League opened their season last Thursday (10/1) with the first of three league cluster meets on the hilly 3 mile course at Schabarum Park in Roland Heights. Duarte’s senior duo of Avedis Gertmenian (15:59) and Fabian Velasco (16:03), dominated the boys race while La Puente grouped up well to win . . . → Read More: Montview #1: Gertmenian & La Puente; Barrett/Sierra Vista Lead the Way

Week 4: Castro and Glendora Strong; Munoz, South Hills, Bonita and St. Lucy’s step up

The past week was a busy one for the East San Gabriel Valley Cross Country teams. Several leagues held their first cluster meets, and nearly half of the local teams ran in big races on Saturday.

Glendora was the top boys team, winning the tough Sierra League meet with a course record on Tuesday, and . . . → Read More: Week 4: Castro and Glendora Strong; Munoz, South Hills, Bonita and St. Lucy’s step up

Brea: Glendora Boys and South Hills Girls Tops

Eight East SGV teams raced over the 5000 meter course of the Brea Invite at Carbon Canyon Park. Last year’s fires made this already tough, twisting and hilly course even more difficult by adding about 400 meters of sandy surface to the route.

The Glendora boys (like many of the other teams, racing for the . . . → Read More: Brea: Glendora Boys and South Hills Girls Tops

Wk 4 Various: Munoz – Course Record, Bonita Girls Fast, Velasco’s Best

Five area schools spread out to L.A., South Gate, Downey and La Cresenta to race this past weekend. Rosemead senior Brittnie Munoz had the top performance with her course record win at the Weisenberger Invite in Elysian Park. The Bonita girls ran well with a new leader, while Duarte senior Fabian Velasco turned in another . . . → Read More: Wk 4 Various: Munoz – Course Record, Bonita Girls Fast, Velasco’s Best

Valle Vista #1: Covina x 2

The Covina Colts took control as the Valle Vista league opened action today over the 3 mile course at Bonelli Park. Last year, the Covina girls led all year, while the boys event was a literal deadlock – each cluster meet was tie between Ganesha and Baldwin Park, decided by the faster sixth man. This . . . → Read More: Valle Vista #1: Covina x 2

Sierra #1: Glendora Boys Lead, St. Lucy’s Second

The tough Sierra League, featuring area teams Diamond Bar, Damien/St. Lucy’s, and Glendora, began league competition on Tuesday, racing on the 5k course at Bonelli Park in San Dimas. The Tartan boys ran very strongly to win, placing four in the top five and six in the first eleven. St. Lucy’s, running without two top . . . → Read More: Sierra #1: Glendora Boys Lead, St. Lucy’s Second

Stanford: Mendez and WestCo Girls Tough!

West Covina and Azusa took the long trip north to this prestigious meet which attracts nearly 100 schools from several states. It’s run on the university’s beautiful golf links over a gently rolling 5 kilometer course. As it was throughout the state, it was super-hot, but Jessica Mendez led the . . . → Read More: Stanford: Mendez and WestCo Girls Tough!

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