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CIF-Southern Section 2008 Cross-Country
Preseason Divisional Team Rankings
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
(Released Monday-p.m., September 8, 2008)
By Rich Gonzalez, DyeStatCal Editor
(LOS ALAMITOS, Ca.) – Nationally ranked squads from Dana Hills (boys) and Saugus (girls) are among six teams
that won CIF-Southern Section titles a year ago and are favored to repeat as team champions in 2008, according to the
preseason polls released today.
Dana Hills, which emerged victorious among the deepest and fastest set of finalist squads in Southern Section
history last fall, returns four varsity performers and the top junior varsity squad in the state to enter the season ranked #1
in Division I. Additionally, the Dolphins open the season as the #2 team in the nation (to North Central HS of Washington),
according to The Harrier Magazine’s preseason rankings.
Boys’ teams also starting the season ranked atop their respective divisions are Loyola in Division II, Barstow in
Division III, Laguna Beach in Division IV and Woodcrest Christian in Division V. Loyola, Barstow and Woodcrest Christian
enter the season as defending champions while Nordhoff won the Division IV crown a year ago.
On the girls’ side, the big news is the relocation of Saugus from Division I to Division II during the CIF-SS off-season
divisional realignment shakeup. Saugus, the runaway champions and team-time course record setters at both CIF-SS
Finals and the state meet a year ago, are the heavy favorites in Division II this fall as four athletes return from that highly
decorated roster and are joined by a superb freshmen class. The Centurions are ranked third in the nation by The Harrier.
The realignments also made an impact in Division III, where Foothill of Santa Ana – formerly a Division II school –
moves in and assumes the top spot in the preseason poll. Foothill’s upside recently was impacted by the transfer addition
of all-state candidate Sierra Vega from Chaparral of Temecula.
Dana Hills (Division I), La Reina (Division IV) and Woodcrest Christian (Division V) are the other top-ranked teams
in their respective divisions on the girls’ side. Woodcrest Christian and the aforementioned Saugus squad are the only
preseason #1 teams on the girls’ side to have won a Southern Section team title last year.
The high school cross-country season kicks off throughout the Southland this week and culminates with the CIF-SS
Finals on November 22nd at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut and the CIF-State Championships on November 29th
at Woodward Park in Fresno.
For results and newsmakers throughout the season, log on to www.DyeStatCal.com
BOYS DIVISION I
1. Dana Hills, Dana Point
2. Vista Murrieta, Murrieta
3. Royal, Simi Valley
4. El Rancho, Pico Rivera
5. El Toro, Lake Forest
6. Corona
7. Upland
8. Rancho Cucamonga
9. Arcadia
10. Murrieta Valley, Murrieta
BOYS DIVISION II
1. Loyola, Los Angeles
2. Redondo Union, Redondo Beach
3. Thousand Oaks
4. Newport Harbor, Newport Beach
5. Colony, Ontario
6. Mater Dei, Santa Ana
7. Valencia, Placentia
8. Saugus, Santa Clarita
9. Ayala, Chino Hills
10. Granite Hills, Apple Valley
Right on the bubble: North Torrance, Roosevelt, Simi Valley, Torrance, Westlake-WV
BOYS DIVISION III
1. Barstow
2. St. John Bosco, Bellfllower
3. Foothill, Santa Ana
4. Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates
5. Laguna Hills
6. Servite, Anaheim
7. Lutheran, Orange
8. Don Bosco Tech, Rosemead
9. Santa Margarita, Rancho SM
10. Oak Park
BOYS DIVISION IV
1. Laguna Beach
2. Big Bear, Big Bear Lake
3. Morro Bay
4. Paraclete, Lancaster
5. Harvard/Westlake, North Hollywood
6. Los Angeles Baptist, North Hills
7. JSerra, Rancho Santa Margarita
8. Nordhoff, Ojai
9. Oaks Christian, Westlake Village
10. Maranatha, Pasadena
BOYS DIVISION V
1. Woodcrest Christian, Riverside
2. Flintridge Prep, La Cananda Flintridge
3. Poly, Pasadena
4. Webb, Claremont
5. Thacher, Ojai
6. Western Christian, Covina
7. Laguna Blanca
8. Sage Hill, Newport Beach
9. Chadwick, Palos Verdes Peninsula
10. Oakwood, North Hollywood
GIRLS DIVISION I
1. Dana Hills, Dana Point
2. Trabuco Hills, Mission Viejo
3. Chino Hills
4. Esperanza, Anaheim
5. Fountain Valley
6. Murrieta Valley, Murrieta
7. Serrano, Phelan
8. Royal, Simi Valley
9. Crescenta Valley, La Crescenta
10. Tesoro, Las Flores
GIRLS DIVISION II
1. Saugus, Santa Clarita
2. Newport Harbor, Newport Beach
3. Mira Costa, Manhattan Beach
4. Canyon, Anaheim
5. Simi Valley
6. El Modena, Orange
7. Ayala, Chino Hills
8. Newbury Park
9. Arroyo Grande
10. Canyon, Canyon Country
GIRLS DIVISION III
1. Foothill, Santa Ana
2. South Hills, West Covina
3. Oak Park
4. Lutheran, Orange
5. Corona del Mar, Newport Beach
6. Agoura
7. West Torrance, Torrance
8. St. Lucy's Priory, Glendora
9. Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates
10. Atascadero
GIRLS DIVISION IV
1. La Reina, Thousand Oaks
2. Oaks Christian. Westlake Village
3. Templeton
4. Fiintridge Sacred Heart Academy, La Canada Flintridge
5. JSerra, Rancho Santa Margarita
6. Maranatha, Pasadena
7. Laguna Beach
8. St. Joseph, Santa Maria
9. Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks
10. Harvard Westlake. North Hollywood/Louisville, Woodland Hills
GIRLS DIVISION V
1. Woodcrest Christian, Riverside
2. Chadwick, Palos Verdes Peninsula
3. Sage Hill, Newport Beach
4. Flintridge Prep, La Canada-Flintridge
5. St. Margaret’s, San Juan Capistrano
6. Linfield Christian, Temecula
7. Riverside Christian, Riverside
8. Hesperia Christian, Hesperia
9. Saddleback Valley Christian, San Juan Capistrano
10. Poly, Pasadena
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