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1st Annual Merced Country Cross County Championship

October 16, 2004 @ Atwater High School

70 degrees, comfortable but breezy

 

Open Division: 1.4 miles, single loop of AHS “Happy Trail”

Championship Division: 3.0 miles, triple loop of AHS “Happy Trail”; 2/3 packed dirt, 1/3 wet grass with three quick climbs up to canal bank.

 

Open Boys Results:

 

Place       Name                                      School                    Time

1              Ricky Moreno                       Atwater                  7:55

2              Sher Her                                 Golden Valley       8:07

3              Oscar Higareda                     Golden Valley       8:10

4              Jason Frank                           Atwater                  8:12

5              Juan Martinez                       Golden Valley       8:13

6              Joey Miller                            Atwater                  8:15

7              Caleb Lau                              Atwater                  8:21

8              Anthony Demma                  Atwater                  8:50

9              Daniel Brooks                       Golden Valley       8:54

10            Kyle Tassey                          Golden Valley       9:00

11            Brandon Small                      Buhach Colony    9:04

12            Dennis Phimphila                 Golden Valley       9:04

13            Vang Thao                            Golden Valley       9:16

14            David Her                              Golden Valley       9:19

15            Jerry Thao                             Golden Valley       9:25

16            Patrick O’Bryant                   Atwater                  9:26

17            Devan Shaefer                      Golden Valley       9:58

18            Chet Waro                             Golden Valley       10:02

19            Steven Meyer                       Golden Valley       10:15

 

Open Boys Team Results:

 

1              Atwater                  1              4              6              7              8=26

                                Team Time: 41:33 (8:19 average)

 

2              Golden Valley       2              3              5              9              10:29

                                Team Time: 42:24 (8:29 average)

 

DAVE DONALDSON MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP GIRLS RACE:

 

Hilmar’s Rebecca Dianda, formerly of Orestimba High School, led from start to finish.  The speedy junior, whose school no longer funds Cross Country, forcing her to run on her own, won convincingly in 18:46, besting the field by nearly a minute.  Dianda’s performance establishes her as one of the top Division 4 runners in the section. 

 

Livingston High School, thanks to breakthrough performances by numerous runners, claimed the team title with a narrow victory of Buhach Colony.  The win was a great moment for Livingston Coach Dean Andreessen, who has led the Wolves program for 18 years.

 

*Dave Donaldson was a longtime coach at Merced High School.  Donaldson was a California Coach of the Year, worked with members of the 1968 US Olympic Team, and was the catalyst in beginning girls track and cross country programs at local high schools.  A plaque in his honor was presented to the winning girls team from Livingston.

 

 

Championship Girls Results:

 

Place       Name                                      School                    Time

1              Rebecca Dianda                   Hilmar                     18:46

2              Giulia Nenna                         Golden Valley       19:41

3              Natalie Benoy                       Buhach Colony    21:31

4              Sarah Sandhaus                   Buhach Colony    21:51

5              Melissa Neu                          Livingston             22:00

6              Alexis Hughes                      Merced                  22:09

7              Veronica Luna                      Merced                  22:19

8              Breanna Brewer                    Livingston             22:28

9              Cristina Jaime                        Atwater                  22:45

10            Capri Chavez                         Buhach Colony    22:50

11            Julieann Bigler                      Livingston             22:59

12            Donease Green                     Golden Valley       23:43

13            Katelyn Turner                     Livingston             23:48

14            Tony Enriquez                      Atwater                  23:57

15            Abby Streep                         Hilmar                     24:37

16            Laura Fernandez                   Golden Valley       24:43

17            Lacey Wilcox                        Atwater                  25:37

18            Shannon Pilcher                   Atwater                  26:22

19            Maria Ramirez                       Atwater                  26:25

20            Krista Long                           Livingston             26:52

21            Megan Furman                     Golden Valley       28:06

22            Crystal Garcia                       Buhach Colony    28:12

23            Tiffany Sutton                      Buhach Colony    29:05

 

Championship Girls Team Results

 

1              Livingston             3              4              7              8              13=35

                                Team Time: 118:07 (23:37 average)

 

2              Buhach Colony    1              2              6              14            15=38

                                Team Time: 123:29 (24:43 average)

 

3              Atwater                  5              9              10            11            12=47

                                Team Time: 125:06 (25:01 average)

 

GREG McKINSTRY CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS RACE

 

Youth was served Saturday as Atwater sophomore Gurwinder Singh outkicked Golden Valley freshman Victor Mancilla to take the inaugural boys title.  Both crossed the line at 16:33.  Running side by side throughout the race, neither runner held a lead through mile splits of 5:16 and 11:02.  In the end, Singh’s track experience prevailed over the precocious Mancilla, who is also a competitive boxer.

 

Bolstered by 3 season best performances among its top five runners, Atwater won the team competition on its home course.  The Falcons, ranked second behind state meet contending Los Banos in the Central California Conference with a 3-1 mark, feature six underclassmen among their top 7.

 

*Greg McKinstry was the track and cross country coach at Merced High School from 1982 to 1995.  The Bears were among the top two teams in conference every year and routinely were among the top teams in the state.  McKinstry coached Brian Wilkinson, National Champion in the 1600 meters, as well as numerous other state and national-caliber athletes.  McKinstry presented Atwater with the perpetual team plaque named in his honor.

 

Championship Boys Results:

Place       Name                                      School                    Time

1              Gurwinder Singh                  Atwater                  16:33

2              Victor Mancilla                     Golden Valley       16:33

3              Lamour Marshall                  Golden Valley       16:57

4              Steve Coleman                      Atwater                  17:02

5              Pedro Rodriquez                   Livingston             17:30

6              Miguel Sanchez                    Atwater                  17:40

7              Steven DeSoto                     Merced                  17:44

8              Randall Sorenson                 Atwater                  18:02

9              Bulmaro Cervantes              Livingston             18:03

10            Brandon Frias                       Merced                  18:05

11            Anthony Raygoza               Golden Valley       18:06

12            Shawn Conour                      Atwater                  18:06

13            Jonathan Howell                  Golden Valley       18:11

14            Andrew Ray                          Buhach Colony    18:13

15            Chris Mendoza                     Atwater                  18:39

16            Carlos Higareda                    Golden Valley       18:41

17            Victor Partida                        Golden Valley       18:54

18            Jose Oseguera                      Atwater                  19:11

19            Terence Lloyd                      Buhach Colony    19:18

20            Clyde Banados                     Livingston             19:28

21            Gary Phelps                           Buhach Colony    19:34

22            Ivory Marshall                      Golden Valley       19:46

23            Shaman  Johal                       Livingston             20:11

24            Samuel Naranjo                    Livingston             20:16

25            Adam Obad                           Buhach Colony    20:32

26            Evan Bohan                          Buhach Colony    20:40

27            Curtis Brown                         Buhach Colony    21:46

28            Shig Kubo                             Livingston             22:37

29            Norman Cotta                       Livingston             22:49

30            Jesse Torres                          Merced                  23:03

31            Paul Pereira                           Buhach Colony    26:03

 

Championship Boys Team Results:

 

1              Atwater                  1              4              6              7              10=28

                                Team Time: 87:23 (17:29 average)

 

2              Golden Valley       2              3              9              11            14=39

                                Team Time: 88:28 (17:42 average)

 

3              Livingston             5              8              18            21            22=74

                                Team Time: 95:28 (19:06 average)

 

4              Buhach Colony    12            17            19            23            24=105

                                Team Time: 98:17 (19:39 average)