CIF-Southern Section
Divisional Preliminaries
Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ Mt. SAC, Walnut, CA (2.94 miles)
In four-heat divisions, the top four teams per heat advance.
In three-heat divisions, the top 5 teams per heat and the fastest 6th place team advances.
In two-heat divisions, the top eight teams in each heat advance.
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Day's Summary by Mike Kennedy
On a very formful day, the vast majority of the teams that were supposed to qualify for the section finals did just that. Of the top 130 seeded teams spread over 10 divisions just five boys teams and five girls teams failed to advance to the finals next Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College beginning at 7:45 a.m.
In boys Division I, it was No. 10 ranked Valley View, failed to qualify by just one point when it finished fifth behind California, 152-153. In Division III, No. 8 ranked Lompoc Cabrillo finished ninth in heat two. In Division IV, No. 12 ranked Nordhoff, finished ninth in heat one to miss advancing by one place. In Division V, No. 9 ranked Chadwick and No. 13 ranked Midland, both just missed being a time qualifiers losing out to Viewpoint. The girls Division I, No. 8 Crescenta Valley in heat one, running without its No. 1 runner, who had not run the last two weeks, was fifth with 137 points, 17 behind Long Beach Poly. In Division II, arguably the toughest of the five divisions, No. 12 ranked Edison and No. 13 Irvine finished, just behind the four automatic qualifiers. In Division IV No. 7 ranked Morro Bay lost out as a time qualifier to Bishop Montgomery, 107:15 to 107:46.
A number of teams not ranked in the top 13, really stepped up to qualify. In boys Division I, Troy finished second in its heat and California was third in its heat. Division II saw Ventura and Ayala both finishing second in their heats and Oakwood qualifying third in its heat. In girls Division I, Fountain Valley was second in its heat and Los Alamitos was third in its heat. In Division II, Arroyo Grande and Thousand Oaks both were third in their heats and in Division III San Luis Obispo was second in its heat.
In may most cases the leading teams and individuals were on cruise control but that did not mean there were not some outstanding performances. In boys Division I the heat winners were Arcadia, 77:43, Trabuco Hills, 77:44, Royal 78:09 and Dana Hills at 78:21. Glendora had the best time in Division II at 78:43, Golden Valley had the fastest time in Division III at 79:20, Harvard-Westlake had the best time in Division IV at 83:01 and Woodcrest Christian had the fastest time at 84:17. Individually, junior Ammar Moussa of Arcadia has the fastest time in Division I at 15:07. Junior Elias Gedyon of Loyola has the best Division II time at 14:59 and Samuel Pons of South Pasadena led all Division III runners with a 15:13. Blake Hofmeister of Laguna Beach edged Fabian Velasco of Duarte in heat one of Division IV as both were timed in 15:50 and Andrew Garcia of Nipomo was first in heat two with James Shipe of Morro Bay second with both being timed in 15:51. Junior Will Callan of Thacher had the fastest time in Division V with a 16:00.
In girls Division I, heat winners Dana Hills, at 92:45, and Warren at 92:50, had the two fastest times. In Division II the heat winners were Mira Costa at 92:02, Saugus and Esperanza, both at 92:17, and Redondo at 92:21. It should be noted that top ranked Saugus set out four of its top seven runners. Orange Lutheran had the fastest time in Division IV at 92:05, Harvard-Westlake had the best time in Division IV and Woodcrest Christian just edged Chadwick for the fastest time in Division V, 106:39 to 106:56.
Individually, Liberty Miller of Simi Valley had the fastest time of the day with a 17:21 in Division I . Alaina Alvarez of Dana Hills was second in that race at 17:40. Catrina McAlister of Arcadia was also a heat winner at 17:53. Sierra Vega of Foothill light up Division II with a 17:23 effort. Kaylin Mahoney of Saugus was also a heat winner at 17:55. In Division III, sophomore Rebecca Mehra of Palos Verdes led the way with at 17:30. Melissa Skiba was also a heat winner at 17:49. In Division IV, sophomore Camille Chapus of Harvard-Westlake had the fastest time at 18:25 and Breeam Collier of Woodcrest Christian led Division V runners with at 18:49.
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***95% of ranked teams advanced... 87% of the "Sweet 16 Seeds" advanced. Only 2008 (97%/88%) was more accurate.
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Division I Boys
9 of the top 10 ranked teams and 15 of the 16 seeds advanced. The only seed not to advance was #10 Valley View.
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Heat #1 - Race #1 - 7:45 a.m.
| Royal 42 (78:09); Marina 74 (79:01); El Toro 100 (79:34); LB Poly 126 (80:22)
| Lane Werley (M.L. King) 15:14
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Heat #2 - Race #3 - 8:13 a.m.
| Dana Hills 57 (78;21); Yucaipa 78 (78:31); Troy 144 (80:41); California 152 (80:37)
| Tyler Dutchover (Yucaipa) 15:14
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Heat #3 - Race #5 - 8:41 a.m.
| Arcadia 37 (77:43); Vista Murrieta 69 (79:00); Corona 95 (80:01); Warren 152 (81:31)
| Ammar Moussa (Arcadia) 15:07
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Heat #4 - Race #7 - 9:09 a.m.
| Trabuco 34 (77:44); Rancho Cuc. 88 (79:13); Upland 90 (79:30); Great O 108 (79:56)
| Jantzen Oshier (Trab. H) 15:10
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Division II Boys
All 10 of the Top 10 ranked teams and the top 13 seeds advanced. The only seeds not to advance were #14 Thousand Oaks, #15 Foothill and #16 Redondo Union
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Heat #1 - Race #21 - 1:38 p.m.
| Loyola 57 (79:33); Valencia-P 88 (80:44); Canyon-C 91 (81:15); No. Torrance 102 (81:39)
| Elias Gedyon (Loyola) 14:59
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Heat #2 - Race #23 - 2:06 p.m.
| Claremont 56 (79:47); Ventura 85 (80:33); Westlake 97 (80:57); Newbury Park 125 (81:06)
| Paul Ross (Claremont) 15:34
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Heat #3 - Race #25 - 2:34 p.m.
| Glendora 36 (78:43); Ayala 90 (81:32); Canyon-A 99 (82:03); Saugus 100 (81:43)
| Anthony Castro (Glendora) 15:17
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Heat #4 - Race #27 - 3:00 p.m.
| Esperanza 50 (80:15); Camarillo 83 (80:55); Beckman 84 (81:30); Colony 85 (81:23)
| Heyden Wooff (Camarillo) 15:16
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Division III Boys
9 of the top 10 ranked teams and 13 of the 16 seeds advanced. The only seeds not to advance were #8 Cabrillo, #14 Orange Lutheran and #15 Oak Park, whose top runner sat out with injury.
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Heat #1 - Race #15 - 11:07 a.m.
| St. John Bosco 44 (80:24); Brea Olinda 57 (80:47); Woodbridge 110 (92:08);
La Canada 142 (83:10); Cathedral 143 (82:40); Apple Valley 149 (83:07)
| Daniel Rosales (Apple V.) 15:32
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Heat #2 - Race #17 - 11:37 a.m.
| Palos Verdes 43 (80:44); Granite Hills 49 (81:10); San Juan Hills 133 (83:03);
San Luis Obispo 149 (83:51); South Hills 151 (83:46)
| Dustin Fay (Rim of World) 15:31
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Heat #3 - Race #19 - 12:07 p.m.
| Golden Valley 32 (79:20); Servite 104 (82:10); Corona del Mar 110 (82:15);
Buena Park 132 (82:42); South Pasadena 136 (82:12)
| Samuel Pons (So. Pasad.) 15:13
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Division IV Boys
All 10 of the Top 10 ranked teams and 15 of the 16 seeds advanced. The only seed not to advance was #12 Nordhoff. |
Heat #1 - Race #29 - 3:27 p.m.
| Laguna Beach 66 (83:32); Big Bear 72 (84:49); Bosco Tech 78 (84:12);
Maranatha 102 (85:12); JSerra 116 (85:40); Oaks Christian 146 (86:35);
Bishop Montgomery 195 (88:01); San Marino 203 (88:42)
| Blake Hofmeister (Lag. Bch) 15:15)
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Heat #2 - Race #31 - 3:55 p.m.
| Harvard/Westlake 63 (83:01); Notre Dame S.O. 83 (83:35); Salesian 100 (84:42);
Morro Bay 113 (84:34); Crespi 132 (85:53); Paraclete 142 (86:10);
Whittier Christian 185 (87:28); Banning 186 (87:35)
| Andrew Garcia (Nipomo) 15:51
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Division V Boys
9 of the Top 10 ranked teams and 14 of the 16 seeds advanced. The only seeds not to advance were #9 Chadwick and #13 Midland.
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Heat #1 - Race #9 - 9:37 a.m.
| Woodcrest Christian 40 (84:17); Thacher 52 (84:17); Xavier College Prep 82 (86:39);
Saddleback Valley Christian 124 (88:17); Sage Hill 126 (88:04)
| Will Callan (Thacher) 16:00
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Heat #2 - Race #11 - 10:07 a.m.
| Western Christian 41 (84:32); St. Margaret's 55 (85:18); Desert Chr-L 75 (86:44);
Brentwood 110 (88:32); Crossroads 119 (88:52); Viewpoint 120 (89:06)
| Billy Gaudreau (St. Marg.) 16:14
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Heat #3 - Race #13 - 10:37 a.m.
| Pasadena Poly 72 (88:06); Flintridge Prep 83 (88:39); Oakwood 83 (88:47);
Webb 97 (98:16); Buckley 98 (89:03)
| Andrew Lantz (Webb) 16:23)
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Division I Girls
9 of the top 10 ranked teams and 15 of the 16 seeds advanced. The only seed not to advance was #8 Crescenta Valley, whose top runner sat out with injury.
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Heat #1 - Race #8 - 9:20 a.m.
| Great oak 40 (93:55); King 71 (95:05); Los Alamitos 76 (96:08); LB Poly 120 (97:28)
| Hanna Peterson (King) 18:17
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Heat #2 - Race #10 - 9:50 a.m.
| Trabuco H 34 (93:29); Fountain V. 81 (95:43); Tesoro 93 (96:38); Capo V. 93 (96:03)
| Bronte Golick (Capo Val.) 18:11
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Heat #3 - Race #12 - 10:20 a.m.
| Warren 41 (92:50); San Clem. 67 (94:18); Redl. 92 (95:54); Chaparral 120 (97:20)
| Catrina McAlister (Arcad.) 17:53
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Heat #4 - Race #14 - 10:50 a.m.
| Dana H 35 (92:45); Vista Murr. 55 (94:36); Murr. V. 103 (96:48); Simi V 126 (96:45)
| Liberty Miller (Simi Valley) 17:21
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Division II Girls
All 10 of the Top 10 ranked teams and 12 of the 16 seeds advanced. The seeds not to advance were #12 University, #13 Edison, #13 El Modena and #15 South Torrance.
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Heat #1 - Race #26 - 2:44 p.m.
| Saugus 33 (92:17); Sultana 82 (96:21); La Mirada 88 (96:25); Westlake 114 (98:21)
| Kaylin Mahoney (Saugus) 17:55
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Heat #2 - Race #28 - 3:11 p.m.
| Mira Costa 23 (92:02); West Ranch 99 (96:07); Arroyo Gr. 101 (97:27); Ayala 105 (97:36)
| Aleyna LaCroix (Mira Costa) 18:05
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Heat #3 - Race #30 - 3:38 p.m.
| Esperanza 31 (92:17); Foothill 54 (93:11); Serrano 110 (96:59); Whittier 116 (97:20)
| Sierra Vega (Foothill) 17:23
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Heat #4 - race #32 - 4:10 p.m.
| Redondo 24 (92:21); Canyon-A 56 (94:42); 1000 Oaks 118 (98:00); Ventura 123 (97:23)
| Rachel Bush (Redondo U) 18:05
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Division III Girls
All 10 of the Top 10 ranked teams and 15 of the 16 seeds advanced. The only seed not to advance was #15 Rosemead.
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Heat #1 - Race #2 - 7:56 a.m.
| Orange Lutheran 32 (92:05); Palos Verdes 61 (94:12); West Torrance 112 (97:39)
Bonita 129 (98:05); San Juan Hills 153 (99:43)
| Rebecca Mehra (PV) 17:30
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Heat #2 - Race #4 - 8:24 a.m.
| Corona del Mar 26 (92:56); San Luis Obispo 100 (97:04); Irvine 124 (98:11)
St. Lucy's 134 (98:39); Granite Hills 155 (99:34); Santa Margarita 165 (100:04)
| Melanie Powers (CdM) 18:05
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Heat #3 - Race #6 - 8:52 a.m.
| Oak Park 41 (94:04); Northwood 74 (97:02); Woodbridge 96 (97:17);
Brea Olinda 113 (98:45); Yucca Valley 117 (99:30)
| Melissa Skiba (Oak Park) 17:49
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Division IV Girls
9 of the Top 10 ranked teams and 12 of the 16 seeds advanced. The seeds not to advance were #7 Morro Bay, #11 Ramona Convent, #14 Notre Dame and #16 Rosamond.
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Heat #1 - Race #20 - 1:20 p.m.
| La Reina 53 (99:33); Paraclete 77 (103:27); Oaks Christian 121 (105:05);
St. Joseph/Santa Maria 125 (105:37); Marlborough 130 (106:12)
| Rachel Brajkovich (LaRei.) 18:32
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Heat #2 - Race #22 - 1:48 p.m.
| Harvard/Westlake 37 (98:01); Maranatha 62 (101:25); Templeton 80 (102:47):
Valley Christian-Cerritos 117 (106:51); Notre Dame Academy 147 (108:37)
| Camille Chapus (Hrv/Wst) 18:25
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Heat #3 - Race #24 - 2:16 p.m.
| JSerra 51 (98:40); Mayfield 56 (99:27); Laguna Beach 67 (100:29);
Flintridge Sac. Heart 116 (103:37); El Segundo 147 (105:43); Bishop Montg. 154 (107:15)
| D. Chanahan (Bishop M.) 19:08
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Division V Girls
All 10 of the Top 10 ranked teams and 15 of the 16 seeds advanced. The only seed not to advance was #16 Pacifica Christian.
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Heat #1 - Race #16 - 11:17 a.m.
| Chadwick 44 (104:47); St. Margaret's 88 (109:07); Flintridge Prep 100 (108:19): Cate 114
(110:26); Linfield Chr. 114 (110:45); Saddleb. V Chr. 137 (116:47); Crossroads 241 (118:42)
| Jaye Buchbinder (Chadwick) 19:15
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Heat #2 - Race #18 - 11:47 a.m.
| Woodcrest Chr. 101 (105:39); Desert Chr.-Lancaster 104 (108:27); Aquinas 112 (109:14);
Sage Hill 133 (111:03); Arrowhead Chr. 138 (111:13); Xavier College Prep 139 (110:42);
Buckley 195 (115:48); Viewpoint 199 (117:12)
| Breean Collier (Wood. Chr) 18:49
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