By Keith Conning
This preview includes meets reported by Tuesday, September 19, 2000. The National Rankings are from The Harrier (www.theharrier.com) of September 18. California pre-season rankings are from California Track & Running News (www.caltrack.com). Central Coast Section pre-season rankings by Dan Cruz. North Coast Section pre-season rankings by Peter Brewer. Southern Section rankings by Richard Gonzalez on September 19.
Mead (Spokane, Washington) is ranked #7 in the nation and #4 in the West Region.
Bend (Oregon) is the defending champion.
Bellarmine (San Jose), 12th in the 1999 California State Meet D1, ranked #2 in the state pre-season rankings, is led by Neil Davis (15:44 at state), the #1 returning Nor Cal D1 runner. Buchanan (Clovis), second in state D2, is #5. San Benito (Hollister) is #6.
Bellarmine, San Benito, and Watsonville are the top three teams in the CCS pre-season rankings.
James Logan (Union City) and San Leandro were ranked #2 & 3 in the pre-season NCS rankings.
Mission Viejo is ranked #6 in the Southern Section D1. Edison (Huntington Beach) is ranked #13.
Chadwick (Palos Verdes) is ranked #8 in the Southern Section D5.
Brett Gotcher (Aptos), who ran 15:48 at state, is the #2 Nor Cal D1 runner returning
Eric Chaves (St. Francis, Mountain View) is the defending champion at 15:47.
September 16
Invitational Results:
De La Salle/Carondelet. Eric Chaves (St. Francis, Mountain View) won in 15:25.
Lagoon Valley. Davis won the Large Schools with 25 points. Nate Moroski, Luke Gibson and Jacob Llorente (Davis) went one-two-three in 16:15, 16:31, and 16:43.
Golden Valley. Madera won with 31 points. Bullard placed second with 99 points. Turlock was third with 101 points.
BYU Triple Crown (Provo, Utah). San Benito (Hollister) placed fourth with 74 points.
Logan Center (9/11). St. Francis (Mountain View) won with 35 points. James Logan placed second with 44 points. Eric Chaves (St. Franicis) won in 9:52.2. Giliat Ghebray (Logan) placed second in 9:59.8.
Earlybird 9/9. Brett Gotcher (Aptos) won the Junior race in 16:24.
Ed Sias 9/9. Buchanan (Clovis) won with 68 points. Neil Davis (Bellarmine) placed second in 10:18.
Lynbrook Center (9/7). Logan placed second with 45 points. Giliat Ghebray (Logan) won in 11:09.5.
Granite Bay (9/2). Madera won with 90 points. Bellarmine placed second with 90 points. Neil Davis (Bellarmine) won in 15:44.
Aptos
Atwater
Bellarmine (San Jose)
Bend (OR)
Buchanan (Clovis)
Bullard (Fresno)
Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo)
Carson (Carson City, NV)
Chadwick (Palos Verdes)
Davis
Edison (Huntington Beach)
Elk Grove
Grossmont (La Mesa)
Hopi (Keams Canyon, AZ)
Irvine
James Logan (Union City)
Johansen (Modesto)
Lodi
Madera
Mead (Spokane, WA)
Milpitas
Mission Viejo
Pacific Grove
Quartz Hill
Ridgeview (Bakersfield)
Saint Francis (Mountain View)
Saint Mary's (Portland, OR)
San Benito-Hollister (Hollister)
San Leandro
Silver Creek (San Jose)
Turlock
Valley (Sacramento)
Vancouver (BC)
Watsonville
Will C. Wood (Vacaville)
Bellarmine (San Jose)
Buchanan (Clovis)
Bullard (Fresno)
Chadwick (Palos Verdes)
Davis
Edison (Huntington Beach)
Elk Grove
Grossmont (La Mesa)
James Logan (Union City)
Johansen (Modesto)
Madera
Mead (Spokane, WA)
Milpitas
Mission Viejo
Quartz Hill
Saint Mary's Academy (Portland, OR)
San Benito-Hollister (Hollister)
San Leandro
Silver Creek (San Jose)
Will C. Wood (Vacaville)
Jesuit (Carmichael), 8th State Meet D1, was ranked #17 in the state the pre-season rankings.
Leland (San Jose) is ranked #1 in the CCS pre-season rankings.
De La Salle (Concord) is ranked #2 in the NCS pre-season rankings.
Four of the top seven Southern Section D2 teams are entered: #1 St. John Bosco (Bellflower), #3 Canyon (Canyon Country), #5 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), and #7 Paso Robles.
Stuart Eastman (Placer, Auburn), who ran 15:29 at state, is the top returning Nor Cal runner.
September 16
Invitational Results:
Nevada Union. Reno won the Large Schools with 24 points (average time 16:55.4). Jesuit (Carmichael) placed second with 50 points (17:24.8). Senior Dan Wolf (Reno) won in 16:18.0. Stuart Eastman (Placer) was second in 16:31. Nick DeFelice (Jesuit) was third in 16:50. Rocklin placed second in the Sweepstakes with 45 points (17:07.2). Senior Patrick Boivin (Rocklin) was third in 16:27. Gunderson (San Jose) won the Small Schools with 54 points (17:58.4).
De La Salle/Carondelet. De La Salle (Concord) won with 122 points. Amador Valley (Pleasanton) was fifth with 196 points.
Lagoon Valley. Vacaville placed second with 33 points.
Viking. Ukiah won Junior race with 20 points. Chase Vau (Ukiah) placed second in 10:19. Casey Chadd (Ukiah) was third in 10:36.
Ojai. Senior Joel Martinez (Paso Robles) won the large school race in 15:58.
Sunny Hills. St. John Bosco (Bellflower) won with 82:53.
Woodbridge. Canyon (Canyon Country) placed second overall in 1:18:34.
Monte Vista (Danville) 9/8. Jesuit (Carmichael) won with 51 points. De La Salle (Concord) placed second with 52 points.
Alameda
Alisal (Salinas)
Amador Valley (Pleasanton)
Ashland (OR)
Bear River (Grass Valley)
Bella Vista (Fair Oaks)
Burlingame
Canyon (Canyon Country)
Charter Oak (Covina)
Chico
Corona
Crescent Valley (Corvallis, OR)
De La Salle (Concord)
East Union (Manteca)
Florin (Sacramento)
Folsom
Foothill (Pleasanton)
Foothill (Santa Ana)
Gahr (Cerritos)
Gunderson (San Jose)
Gunn (Palo Alto)
Huntington Beach
Jesuit (Carmichael)
Leland (San Jose)
Livermore
Lynbrook (Saratoga)
Manouge (Reno, NV)
Menlo-Atherton (Atherton)
Monta Vista (Cupertino)
Newport Harbor (Newport Beach)
Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills)
Paso Robles
Piedmont Hills (San Jose)
Placer (Auburn)
Reedley
Reno
Rocklin
Roseburg (OR)
Saint John Bosco (Bellflower)
San Marcos (Santa Barbara)
San Ramon Valley (Danville)
Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo)
Ukiah
Vacaville
Woodcreek (Roseville)
Alisal (Salinas)
Amador Valley (Pleasanton)
Bear River (Grass Valley)
Crescent Valley (Corvallis, OR)
De La Salle (Concord)
Foothill (Pleasanton)
Foothill (Santa Ana)
Gunn (Palo Alto)
Jesuit (Carmichael)
Livermore
Los Gatos
Lynbrook (Saratoga)
Monta Vista (Cupertino)
Reedley
Reno (NV)
San Ramon Valley (Danville)
Ukiah
Los Gatos, 4th in the State Meet D4, was ranked #8 in the pre-season state rankings. Russ Martin was fifth in state. Don Bosco Tech (Rosemead), defending State Meet D3 champions, is ranked #14 in the state. They are led by Mark Batres. Redwood (Larkspur), 6th State D3, are ranked 21st in the state. They are led by Chris Johnson, 8th place in state. Corcoran, 8th State D4, and Enterprise (Redding), 8th State D3, are ranked in a tie for 25th in the state.
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) and James Lick (San Jose) are ranked 2nd and 3rd in the pre-season CCS rankings.
Redwood (Larkspur) was ranked first in the NCS pre-season rankings. Maria Carillo (Santa Rosa) was third.
The top three teams from 1999 return. Don Bosco Tech, second last year, is ranked #1 in the Southern Section D1. South Hills, the defending champion, is #5. Redwood (Larkspur) was third.
Matt Sartor (Enterprise, Redding), who ran 15:47 at state, is the number 3 Nor Cal runner returning.
Invitational Results:
Nevada Union 9/16. South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe) placed third in the Sweepstakes with 81 points (17:44.8 average). Senior Bret Ferrier (Lowry, Winnemucca, NV) won in 16:06.
Foothill (Redding) was fourth in the Large Schools with 119 points (18:04.4 average).
Viking 9/16. Redwood (Larkspur) placed second in the Senior boys with 19 points. Johnson (Redwood) placed second in 10:19.
Firebird 9/14. Los Gatos won with 35 points. Los Altos placed second with 110 points. Matt Bates (Los Gatos) won in 9:38. Tomas Viramontes (Los Gatos) placed second in 9:43.
Stinson Beach 9/12. Redwood (Larkspur) won in 45:56.
Earlybird 9/9. Tomas Viramonte (Los Gatos) won the senior race in 16:35.
Lynbrook Center 9/7. Mitty won with 31 points. Lucas Crowley (Mitty) placed second in 11:18.4.
Casa Grande (Petaluma)
Corcoran
Cupertino
Don Bosco Technical (Rosemead)
Enterprise (Redding)
Foothill (Palo Cedro)
Foothill (Redding)
Fremont (Sunnyvale)
Galt
Irvington (Fremont)
La Canada
Las Lomas (Walnut Creek)
James Lick (San Jose)
Los Altos
Los Gatos
Lowry (Winnemucca, NV)
Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa)
Miramonte (Orinda)
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose)
Monterey
Mountain View
Petaluma
Redwood (Larkspur)
Roseville
San Lorenzo Valley (Felton)
Santa Rosa
Saratoga
Sierra (Manteca)
Skyview (Vancouver, WA)
Sonora
South Hills (West Covina)
South Fork (Miranda)
South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe)
University of San Diego (San Diego)
Casa Grande (Petaluma)
Corcoran
Cupertino
Don Bosco Technical (Rosemead)
Foothill (Palo Cedro)
Foothill (Redding)
Irvington (Fremont)
James Lick (San Jose)
Los Altos
Petaluma
Redwood (Larkspur)
Santa Rosa
Skyview (Vancouver, WA)
Sonora
Riverbank, third in the State Meet D4, was ranked ninth in the pre-season state rankings.
Carmel is ranked second in the pre-season CCS rankings.
Piedmont was the #1 ranked team in the NCS pre-season rankings.
Maranatha is ranked #4 in the Southern Section D4. Big Bear, led by Ryan Hall, is #5. Laguna Beach is #6.
Flintridge Prep (La Canada), the defending State Meet D5 champions, are ranked third in the Southern Section D5.
Saint Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda), 7th State D5, return five.
Central Valley is the defending champion. St. Augustine was third last year.
Invitational Results:
Woodbridge 9/16. Ryan Hall (Big Bear) won in 15:04.
Lagoon Valley 9/16. Justin Siena (Napa) won the small schools with 15 points. Joe Harrington (Justin Siena) won in 17:02.
Stinson Beach 9/12. Drake placed second in 46:48.
Ed Sias 9/9. Piedmont placed second with 73 points. Tom Phelps (Piedmont) won in 10:04.
Big Bear (Big Bear Lake)
Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland)
Carmel
Central Valley (Shasta Lake)
Chino Valley
Colfax
Flintridge Prep (La Canada)
Healdsburg
Justin Siena (Napa)
Laguna Beach
LaSalle (Pasadena)
Maranatha (Sierra Madre)
Novato
Paraclete (Lancaster)
Piedmont
Riverbank
Saint Augustine, San Diego
Saint Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda)
Saint Mary's (Berkeley)
Sir Francis Drake (San Anselmo)
Stevenson (Pebble Beach)
Summerville (Tuolumne)
Taft (Bakersfield)
Templeton
The King's Academy (Sunnyvale)
Ursuline (Santa Rosa)
West Valley (Cottonwood)
Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland)
Carmel
Justin Siena (Napa)
Maranatha (Sierra Madre)
Riverbank
Saint Augustine (San Diego)
Saint Mary's (Berkeley)
Summerville (Tuolumne)
Taft (Bakersfield)
Calvary Chapel (Downey), 2nd State D5, is ranked #2 in the Southern Section D5.
University (San Francisco), 3rd State D5, is led by Sean Drake and Ben Good.
University was ranked first in the NCS pre-season rankings. Lick-Wilmerding (San Francisco) was third.
Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian) is the defending champion in 16:14.
Invitational Results:
Nevada Union 9/16. Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian) placed second in 16:19.
Calvary Chapel (Downey)
Liberty Christian (Redding)
Head-Royce (Oakland)
Lick-Wilmerding (San Francisco)
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village)
Sacred Heart (Atherton)
Saint Mary's (Medford, OR)
University (San Francisco)
Woodside Priory (Portola Valley)
Calvary Chapel (Downey)
Head Royce (Oakland)
Lick-Wilmerding (San Francisco)
University (San Francisco)
Woodside Priory (Portola Valley)
Corona Del Mar (Newport Beach) is ranked #8 in the USA, #5 in the West Region, and #2 in California by The Harrier on September 17.
Carlsbad (San Diego) is ranked #18 in the pre-season state rankings. Buchanan (Clovis) is ranked # 19.
Aptos was ranked #2 in the CCS pre-season rankings. Milpitas was third.
Quartz Hill is ranked # 9 in the Southern Section D1.
Corona Del Mar is ranked #1 in the Southern Section D4.
Chadwick (Palos Verdes) is ranked #1 in the Southern Section D5.
Torrey Pines placed second last year.
September 16
Invitational Results:
Nevada Union. Sophomore Shanna Sparks (Carson, Carson City, NV) won the Sweepstakes in 19:03.
Lagoon Valley. Davis placed second with 38 points. Sarah West (Davis) placed second in 19:56.
Golden Valley. Madera won with 27 points. Heather Hansen (Madera) won in 19:41. Teri Wilson (Madera) placed second in 19:46. Turlock placed second with 89 points.
Ed Sias 9/9. Buchanan (Clovis) placed second with 114 points.
Lynbrook Center (9/7). Logan won with 16 points. Bahati Bodden (Logan) won in 14:47.4.
Granite Bay (9/2). Madera won with 111 points.
Aptos
Ashland (OR)
Atwater
Bend (OR)
Buchanan (Clovis)
Bullard (Fresno)
Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo)
Carson (Carson City, NV)
Carlsbad
Chadwick (Palos Verdes)
Corona Del Mar (Newport Beach)
Davis
Downey
Edison (Huntington Beach)
Elk Grove
Horizon (Scottsdale, AZ)
Irvine
James Logan (Union City)
Johansen (Modesto)
Lodi
Madera
Milpitas
Quartz Hills
Ridgeview (Bakersfield)
San Leandro
Santa Teresa (San Jose)
Silver Creek (San Jose)
Sunset (Portland, OR)
Torrey Pines (San Diego)
Turlock
Will C. Wood (Vacaville)
Buchanan (Clovis)
Chadwick (Palos Verdes)
Corona Del Mar (Newport Beach)
Davis
Johansen (Modesto)
Milpitas
Quartz Hills
Silver Creek (San Jose)
Foothill (Santa Ana) was ranked #4 in the pre-season California rankings. San Ramon Valley (Danville) was #12.
Gunn (Palo Alto), Soquel, and Menlo-Atherton were ranked 1, 2, and 3 in the CCS pre-season rankings.
San Ramon Valley (Danville) was ranked #1 in the NCS pre-season rankings.
Foothill (Santa Ana) is ranked #3 in the Southern Section D2. Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) is #7.
Foothill (Santa Ana) is the defending champion.
Robyn Stevens (Vacaville), the USATF National Junior Olympic Young Women Champion in the 3,000 meter race walk, is the defending champion in 18:26. Shanna Sparks (Carson, Carson City, NV) was third in 18:39.
September 16
Invitational Results:
Nevada Union. Oak Ridge placed second in the Large School division with 75 points (21:22.4 average). Reno (Nevada) was third with 93 points (21:41.8). Trabuco Hills was 7th with 198 points (22:52.6). Junior Karen Dickson (Oak Ridge) won in 19:35. Sophomore Karen DeMartini (Reno) placed second in 19:58. Junior Desiree Dvorak (Placer) was third in 20:02.
De La Salle/Carondelet. San Ramon Valley (Danville) won with 101 points. Carondelet (Concord) placed second with 121 points. Katie Murphy (San Ramon Valley) placed second in 18:45. Dyani Jones (Livermore) was fifth in 19:21.
Viking. Junior Amber Trotter (Ukiah) won the Junior/Senior race in 11:20.
Lagoon Valley. Vacaville won with 19 points. Robyn Stevens (Vacaville) won in 18:57. She defeated Sarah West (Davis) by :59 seconds.
Woodbridge. Helix was fifth overall in 1:36:31.
Firebird (9/14). Los Gatos won with 29 points. Michelle Beritzhoff (Los Gatos) won in 11:29.
Logan Center (9/11). Los Gatos won with 23 points.
Monte Vista 9/8. San Ramon Valley (Danville) won with 50 points.
Alameda
Alisal (Salinas)
Amador Valley (Pleasanton)
Bear River (Grass Valley)
Bella Vista (Fair Oaks)
Carondelet (Concord)
Carson (Carson City, NV)
Chico
Corona
Crescent Valley
East Union (Manteca)
Florin
Folsom
Foothill (Pleasanton)
Foothill (Santa Ana)
Gahr (Cerritos)
Gunderson (San Jose)
Gunn (Palo Alto)
Helix (La Mesa)
Huntington Beach
Leland (San Jose)
Livermore
Los Gatos
Lynbrook (Saratoga)
Menlo-Atherton (Atherton)
Monta Vista (Cupertino)
Newport Harbor (Newport Beach)
Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills)
Paso Robles
Piedmont Hills (San Jose)
Placer
Reno (NV)
Rocklin
Roseburg (OR)
San Marcos (Santa Barbara)
San Ramon Valley (Danville)
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Soquel
Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo)
Ukiah
Vacaville
Ventura
Woodcreek (Roseville)
Amador Valley (Pleasanton)
Bear River (Grass Valley)
Carondelet (Concord)
Crescent Valley (Corvallis, OR)
Foothill (Pleasanton)
Foothill (Santa Ana)
Gunn (Palo Alto)
Helix (La Mesa)
Livermore
Los Gatos
Lynbrook (Saratoga)
Monta Vista (Cupertino)
Reno (NV)
San Ramon Valley (Danville)
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo)
Ukiah
Ventura
San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) is ranked #2 in the nation and #1 in the West Region. They are led by Alejandra Barrientos.
Foothill (Redding) was ranked #15 in the California pre-season rankings.
San Lorenzo Valley and Saint Francis (Mt. View) were ranked one and three in the CCS pre-season rankings.
Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa), Miramonte (Orinda) and Santa Rosa were first, second, and third in the NCS pre-season rankings.
La Canada is ranked #1 in the Southern Section D3. South Hills (West Covina) is #3.
San Lorenzo Valley is the defending champion. Foothill (Redding) was third.
Alejandra Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley) is the defending champion in 17:51. Jenny Aldridge (Maria Carrillo, Santa Rosa), the State Meet 1,600 meter champion, placed second in 17:52.
Invitational Results:
Nevada Union 9/16. Foothill (Redding) won the Sweepstakes with 41 points (20:47.2 average). Senior Missy Lendl (Foothill) placed second in 19:37. Enterprise (Redding) won the Small Schools with 53 points (24:13.0 average). Junior Jennifer James (Enterprise) won in 20:55. She won by 1:01.
Viking 9/16. Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa) placed second in the Junior/Senior with 32 points. Jenny Aldridge (Maria Carrillo) placed second in 11:32.
Ed Sias 9/9. Jenny Aldridge (Maria Carrillo) placed second in 11:54.
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose)
Arroyo (San Lorenzo)
Casa Grande (Petaluma)
Cupertino
Enterprise (Redding)
Foothill (Palo Cedro)
Foothill (Redding)
Irvington (Fremont)
La Canada
Las Lomas (Walnut Creek)
James Lick (San Jose)
Los Altos
Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa)
Miramonte (Orinda)
Mountain View
Petaluma
Redwood (Larkspur)
Roseville
Saint Francis (Mountain View)
San Dieguito Academy (Encinitas)
San Lorenzo Valley (Felton)
Santa Rosa
Saratoga
Sierra (Manteca)
Skyview (Vancouver, WA)
Sonora
South Hills (West Covina)
South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe)
University of San Diego (San Diego)
Foothill (Palo Cedro)
Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa)
Petaluma
Redwood (Larkspur)
Santa Rosa
Skyview (Vancouver, WA)
Sonora
Saint Mary's (Berkeley) was ranked #2 in the NCS pre-season rankings. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) was third.
Maranatha is ranked #2 in the Southern Section D2. La Salle is #6. Laguna Beach is #9.
Invitational Results:
De La Salle/Carondelet 9/16. Bridget Duffy (Saint Mary's, Berkeley) was third in 19:00.
Viking 9/16. Sophomore Kelly Rogers (Healdsburg) won the Frosh/Soph in 11:48.
Lagoon Valley 9/16. Novato placed second in the Small Schools with 34 points. Senior Eva Gut (Novato) won in 20:17. Justin Siena (Napa) was third with 61 points.
Stinson Beach 9/12. Drake placed second in 55:24. Justin Siena (Napa) was third in 57:27. Morgan Banks (Drake) had the third best split of 10:28.
Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland)
Carmel
Central Valley (Shasta Lake)
Chino Valley
Colfax
Healdsburg
Justin Siena
Laguna Beach
LaSalle
Maranatha
Novato
Paraclete
Riverbank
Saint Mary's (Berkeley)
Sir Francis Drake (San Anselmo)
Saint Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda)
Summerville (Tuolumne)
Taft (Bakersfield)
Templeton
The King's Academy (Sunnyvale)
Ursuline (Santa Rosa)
West Valley (Cottonwood)
Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland)
Carmel
Chino Valley
Justin Siena (Napa)
Maranatha (Sierra Madre)
Novato
Riverbank
St. Mary's (Berkeley)
Summerville (Tuolumne)
Taft (Bakersfield)
University (San Francisco) was ranked #1 in the NCS pre-season rankings. Head-Royce (Oakland) was third.
Lick-Wilmerding (San Francisco) is the defending champion. Head-Royce (Oakland) placed second.
Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce, Oakland) is the defending champion at 19:19.
Invitational Results:
De La Salle/Carondelet 9/16. Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce, Oakland) won tin 17:57. She won by :48 seconds.
Head Royce (Oakland)
Lick-Wilmerding (San Francisco)
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village)
Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton)
Saint Mary's (Medford, OR)
University (San Francisco)
Woodside Priory (Portola Valley)
Lick-Wilmerding (San Francisco)
Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton)
University (San Francisco)