Top MCAL XC Teams at State

The Branson Girls Cross Country team ran the fastest MCAL team time at State and moved to the top of the list. MCAL Teams at XC State

97.25 (19:29)       Branson                                   4th                  D5                2012

98:49 (19:46) Redwood 12th D3 2010

The End of the Season

The official high school cross country season is now over.

On Saturday, Dec. 1 the Western Regional Footlocker races will be held at Mt. Sac. There are several races and registration is still open. The top 10 finishers in the Seeded races will qualify for the Footlocker National Championships to be held on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Balboa Park in San Diego.

The Nike Cross Nationals will be held on Saturday, Dec 1 in Portland, OR. Julia Maxwell of Branson was invited to compete in this race as she had the 3rd fastest time at State and the top 5 California boy and girl individuals at the State meet are invited to compete. The top two Boys and Girls CA teams are also invited.

Over the weekend ranmarin reached 10,000 views all-time!

Ranmarin will cover Footlocker then return in February 2013 for the track season!

2012 XC STATE RESULTS

2012 CIF Cross Country Championships   Sat. Nov. 24   Woodward Park

Div V 

TWO STATE CHAMPIONS!!!  REINHART OF MA AND MAXWELL OF BRANSON

BOYS

Conor Clark (Mill Valley) of University placed 3rd in 15:40 (5:05) improving his time from 2011 by 4 seconds.

Marin Academy   7th Place Team

  •   Trevor Reinhart 10  1st 15:34 (5:01) improving his time by 26 seconds from 2011. Trevor placed 9th in 16:00 in 2011.
  •   James Kinney  11  6th 15:59 (5:09) improving his time by 66 seconds from 2011. James placed 40th in 17:05 in 2011.
  •   Michael Dunne  11  67th  17:15 (5:33)
  •   Jack Fergusan  12  88th  17:38 (5:41)
  •   Henry Fleming  11  89th  17:45 (5:43)
  •   David Sutter  11  129th  18:16 (5:53)
  •   Alex Neal  11  146th  18:39 (6:01)

GIRLS

Andie Von Eschen of Lick Wilmerding (Mill Valley) placed 13th in 19:16 (6:13)

Branson  4th Place Team

  • Julia Maxwell 11  1st  17:26 (5:37) improving her time by 26 seconds. Julia placed 1st in 2011 in 17:52. She ran the 3rd fastest time of the day at State. Julia is also on the list from 2010 at #9. She is the only Girl with 3 times in the Top Ten List…
  • Anna Harleen 11  2nd  18:27 (5:57) improving her time by 29 seconds. Anna placed 6th in 2011 in 18:56. Anna moves to from #8 to #3 on MCAL Top Times at State list.
  • Allie Williams 11  24th  19:51 (6:24)
  • Sophie Breck 11  44th  20:12 (6:30)
  •   Sam Huff 12  108th  21:29 (6:55)
  • Anisa Lester 11  109th  21:29 (6:55)
  • Sayles Day  11  130th  22:05 (7:07)

Marin Academy   13th Place Team

  • Bevin McCullough 10  45th  20:12 (6:30)
  • Yasmiine Eichbaum  12  81st  21:02 (6:47)
  • Frances Swanson 12  83rd  21:04 (6:47)
  • Jessie Colin 11 86th  21:09 (6:49)
  • Ruby Fisher-Smith 12  96th  21:20 (6:52)
  • Emma Sklarin 11  126th  21:58 (7:04)
  • Cami Carrerra 11  129th  22:02 (7:06)

DIV lll

BOYS

  • Fred Huxham of Redwood placed 3rd 15:30 (5:00). He improved his time by 59 seconds. Fred placed 49th in 2011 in 16:29. Fred is now #5 on MCAL Top Times at State XC list.
  • Andy Ehrenberg of Redwood placed 78th in 16:45 (5:24)

GIRLS

  • Isabel Moon (11) of Novato placed 48th in 19:16 (6:13)
  • Bella Amyx (10) of Tamalpais

Redwood Team   15th Place Team

  • Emma Gallager 11  65th  19:32 (6:18)
  • Megan Bordes 12  69th  19:37 (6:19)
  • Kendra Loo 9  74th  19:45 (6:22)
  • Sophie Epstein 12  80th  19:49 (6:23)
  • Sammy Cohen 12  129th  20:41 (6:40)
  •  Lucie Simone  9  140th  20:52 (6:43)
  • Rachel Bordes  9  173rd  22:13 (7:09)

DIV lV

GIRLS

  • Sophia Noto (10) of Sir Francis Drake placed 44th in 19:57 (6:26)
  • Aislinn Miller (9) of Sir Francis Drake placed 92nd in 20:57 (6:45)
  • Kaitlin McKeogh (12) of Terra Linda placed 100th in 21:05 (6:48)

BOYS

Sir Francis Drake Team   8th Place Team

  • John Lawson 12  2nd  15:34 (5:01)  #6 on MCAL Top Times at State XC list. John is #4 from 2011 when he placed 1st in 15:20. John is also #9 with his time from 2010 when he ran 15:51. He is the only Boy with 3 times on the Top 10 List.
  • Clayton Hutchins 12  6th  15:45 (5:05) Improving his time by 59 seconds from 2011. Clayton placed 47th in 2011 in 16:43. Clayton is now #7 on MCAL Top TImes at State XC list. (Richie Boulet of Drake is now #8 in 15:46)
  • Matt Saunders 11  73rd  17:02 (5:29)
  • Jeremy Leary 9  105th  17:25 (5:37)
  • Tucker Wasuta 12  112th  17:33 (5:39)
  • Cole Schwartz 11  158th  18:11 (5:52)
  • Dean Lyons 9  195th  19:25 (6:15)

San Rafael Team    13th Place Team

  • Joey Morris 12  26th  16:30 (5:19)
  • Nassim Kabbara 10  67th  16:57 (5:28)
  • Jonathan Kaufman 12  87th  17:11 (5:32)
  • Kevin Martinez 12  117th  17:36 (5:40)
  • Sam Curtis 11  138th  17:54 (5:46)
  • Jose Ofdonez 12  149th  18:01 (5:48)
  • Wilfredo Sanchez 10  178th  18:52 (6:04)

TOP 10 Finishers at State Highlighted

Marin Athletes at NCAA Championships

2012 NCAA Championships   Nov. 17, 2012

Div l  Mens Race Tom Sawyer State Park,   Louisville, KY 10km

  • Erik Olson (Novato) of Stanford placed 87th as Stanford’s 3rd runner in 30:37. The Stanford  team placed 16th.
  • UCLA placed 13th. The UCLA Men’s team has returned to National prominence. Alec Govi (Marin Catholic) competed this season for UCLA.
  • Columbia placed 17th. Steven Iglehart (Branson) competed for Columbia this fall.

Div lll Men’s Race  LaVern Gibson Course,  Terre Haute, IND  8km

  • Peter Kissan (Redwood) of Haverford placed 28th in 25:02 to earn                       All American. Haverford tied for second place team with Calvin behind winner North Central.

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