Based on the XCStats conversion formula for the listed courses to Crystal. If a course is not listed, let me know and I'll get it added for the next ranking in 2 weeks. I will most likely remove the "Bunny Courses" in the next rankings. For entertainment purposes only - Thank You XCStats.CCS Rankings - 09-25-23
Rank Event Distance (miGender School Abbr Crystal Normalized 1 Lynbrook Center Meet 2.1 B Los Gatos 4769 2 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 B Los Altos 4792 3 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 B Palo Alto 4813 4 Lynbrook Center Meet 2.1 B Lynbrook 4850 5 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 B Henry M. Gunn 4997 6 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 B Scotts Valley 5064 7 Farmers Invite 3 B Branham 5073 8 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 B Santa Cruz 5142 9 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 B King City 5265 10 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 B Carmel 5268 11 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 B North Monterey County 5270 12 Lowell Invitational 2.78 B Bellarmine College Prep (CC) 5283 13 Lynbrook Center Meet 2.1 B Wilcox 5322 14 Lowell Invitational 2.78 B Sacred Heart Cathedral (CC) 5341 15 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 B Cupertino 5347 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 B Saratoga 5347 De La Salle Nike Invitat 3 B Crystal Springs Uplands School 5372 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 B Monta Vista 5395 De La Salle Nike Invitat 3 B Milpitas (CC) 5409 Lowell Invitational 2.78 B Westmont (CC) 5433 1 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 G Los Altos 5523 2 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 G Palo Alto 5789 3 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 G Los Gatos 5813 4 Lagoon Valley Classic 3 G St Francis 6071 5 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 G Henry M. Gunn 6125 6 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 G Scotts Valley 6149 7 Lynbrook Center Meet 2.1 G Lynbrook 6156 8 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 G Hollister 6269 9 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 G King City 6284 10 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 G Cupertino 6310 11 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 G North Monterey County 6356 12 Lowell Invitational 2.78 G Menlo-Atherton (CC) 6363 13 SCVAL Meet #1 3.1 G Monta Vista 6397 14 Monterey Bay Invitationa 3 G Alisal 6440 15 Farmers Invite 3 G Branham 6574 Lowell Invitational 2.78 G Sacred Heart Cathedral (CC) 6580 Lowell Invitational 2.78 G Hillsdale (CC) 6894 Lowell Invitational 2.78 G Mills (CC) 6895 De La Salle Nike Invitat 3 G Prospect (CC) 6993CCS Pre-Season Rankings
Div 1 Division I Girls (Top 2 Advance to state) 1) Menlo Atherton-Dominant section in 2022 will return with the best runner in CCS, Tatum Olesen 2) Mountain View-Qualified for the state meet last year and will be a slight favorite to repeat the same finish this season. 3) Carlmont-Strong group returns to challenge the Spartans for last auto-qualifying state meet spot. 4) Santa Teresa-Solid four return from last year's team but will need help from freshman class. 5) Evergreen Valley-Ramneek Kaur and Ruby Chen strong duo up front that could make them dangerous. On the bubble (alphabetical order): Alisal, Hollister, Watsonville Top 5 returning individuals, (place) and 2022 CCS meet time: Tatum Olesen (1) Menlo Atherton 18:33.5 Katelynn Ruiz (4) Watsonville 18:49.4 Annie Pflaum (5) Menlo Atherton 18:53.8 Cleo Rehhopf (8) Menlo Atherton 19:29.8 Ramneek Kaur (10) Evergreen Valley 19:39.1 Division I Boys (Top 2 Advance to state) 1) Menlo Atherton-Get slight edge over Homestead due to slightly stronger depth in the critical 4-7 slots. 2) Homestead-Defending CCS 800 meter champion Evan Gardner could make the Mustangs a favorite to win the team title. 3) Bellarmine-As always, the deepest team in this division and will be led by junior Shrey Chettiar. 4) Mountain View-Had a strong track season in the distance events by a very young group of runners. 5) Carlmont-Solid returning group will race Menlo Atherton multiple times in the PAL . On the bubble (alphabetical order): Alisasl, Milpitas, Salinas Top 5 returning individuals, (place) and 2022 CCS meet time: Aidan Doherty (4) Menlo Atherton 16:04.1 Jordan Althouse (6) Milpitas 16:06.3 Nathan Morris (8) Mountain View 16:24.2 Evan Gardner (9) Homestead 16:25.8 Ido Halevy (11) Homestead 16:36.9 Div 2 Division II Boys (Top 3 Advance to state) 1) Los Gatos-Tough call here but defending champs led by Aydon Stefanopoulus who had strong track season. 2) Palo Alto-Already had Grant Morgenfeld leading the way and will now have Tristan Kippes (formerly with Wilcox) as a talented 2nd runner. 3) Westmont-2022 Division III champs are now in Division II and will be going for 2 section titles in a row. 4) St. Francis-Finished in 2nd place as a team last year and will be in the hunt for the title this year. 5) Branham-Qualified for 2022 state meet with impressive freshman Alijah Murillo. On the bubble (alphabetical order): Archbishop Mitty, Los Altos, Lynbrook Top 5 returning individuals, (place) and 2022 CCS meet time: Grant Morgenfeld (1) Palo Alto 14:54.1 Liam Saxton (2) Archbishop Mitty 15:27.5 Aydon Stefanopoulus (4) Los Gatos 15:34.6 Denny Dong (6) Monta Vista 15:50.8 Adarsh Iyer (7) Lynbrook 15:50.9 From Division III: Shane Dalziel (3) Westmont 15:32.3, Joshua Guzman (4) Gilroy 15:39.0 Division II Girls (Top 3 Advance to state) 1) Los Altos-First girls team from CCS to qualify to NXN returns the majority of 2022 team. 2) St. Francis-Super talented group will challenge Los Altos for section crown. 3) Palo Alto-Junior Kinga Czajkowska finished off impressive track season at state final. Will lead way here in 2023. 4) Los Gatos-Return 6 of 7 from last year's 4th place team led by junior Shea Elmore. 5) Archbishop Mitty-Junior Evie Marheineke leads the way for the Monarchs and will challenge for individual title. On the bubble (alphabetical order): Gunn, Hillsdale, Leigh Top 5 returning individuals, (place) and 2022 CCS meet time: Evie Marheineke (2) Archbishop Mitty 17:36.2 Kinga Czajkowska (3) Palo Alto 17:36.8 Emily Soobrian (8) Los Altos 18:19.4 Jasleen Sidhu (10) Los Altos 18:23.4 Shea Elmore (13) Los Gatos 18:39.8 Div 3 Division III Boys (Top 3 Advance to state) 1) St. Ignatius-With Westmont's exit to Division II, last year's 2nd place team is now the favorite. 2) Sacred Heart Cathedral-Coach Andy Chan returns his top 3 runners from last year who all ran faster than 16:03.7 on the Crystal Springs course. 3) Willow Glen-Has been one of the most competitive teams in the section. Senior Thomas Doherty leads the way. 4) Woodside-6 of 7 runners back for coach Al Hernandez as they compete in a new division. 5) Pioneer-Junior Carson Hedlund could lead the way for his team with an individual title. On the bubble (alphabetical order): North Monterey County Top 10 individuals: (1600, 3200, and 2022 Crystal Time) 1. Carson Hedlund Pioneer (4:11.16, 9:31.52, 15:23) 2. Trey Wright St. Ignatius (4:20.36, 9:38.02, 15:44) 3. Miles Cook Sacred Heart Cathedral (4:19.19, 9:54.18 15:53) 4. Luciano Roberts St. Ignatius (4:29.86, 9:31.33, 16:12) 5. Cam Gregg Sacred Heart Cathedral (N/A, 15:58) 6. Luke Moore Sacred Heart Cathedral (4:34.29, 9:38.32, 16:03) 7. Andrew Song San Mateo (4:28.99, 9:51.95, 16:46) 8. Jude Bowen Woodside (4:31.01, 9:57.94, 16:39) 9. Dominic Barty Woodside (4:40.11, 9:57.98, 16:42) 10. Thomas Doherty Willow Glen (4:26.39, 10:06.01, 16:56) Division III Girls (Top 2 Advance to state) 1) Willow Glen-Veteran coach Victor Santa Maria returns top 4 out of 5 from last year's section championship team. 2) Leland-2nd best team behind Willow Glen will be led by sophomore Maile Shinmoto. 3) Sacred Heart Cathedral-Should battle with Leland for last state meet qualifying spot. 4) St. Ignatius-Will be tested in WCAL along with Sacred Heart Cathedral. Senior Chloe Fong will lead the way. 5) Burlingame-Sophomore Stella Newman finished 2nd in this division as an individual. On the bubble (alphabetical order): Prospect Top 10 individuals: (1600, 3200, and 2022 Crystal Time) 1. Kylie Hoornaert Prospect - (4:58.38, 11:32.22, 17:53) 2. Stella Newman Burlingame - (2:27.93, 5:13.04, 18:53) 3. Taylor Cheasarek Willow Glen - (N/A, 19:04) 4. Lola Herning Willow Glen - (5:02.36, 11:23.02, 18:55) 5. Cassie Itatani Pioneer - (5:46.37, 13:05.95, 19:45) 6. Maile Shinmoto Leland - (5:34.51, 11:55.55, 19:06) 7. Isabella Riggs Willow Glen - (5:12.80, 11:27.17, 19:34) 8. Bridget Pannina Sacred Heart Cathedral - (N/A, 19:25) 9. Gabriela Cardenas Rancho San Juan - (5:55.73, 12:52.74, 20:02) 10. Katelynn Dilbeck Willow Glen - (N/A, 20:43) Div 4 Division IV Boys (Top 3 Advance to state) 1) Scotts Valley-Lose top 3 from last year's team but a strong track season sets them up to 3-peat here. 2) Santa Cruz-Eli Fitchen-Young is the best individual in this division and will lead team to the state meet. 3) Carmel-Junior Mack Aldi led the 2022 team to a 2nd place finish and will be back to lead another state qualifying team. 4) Archbishop Riordan-State team qualifier in 2022. Will be tested often in WCAL before the section final. 5) Harker-3 strong runners led by Veyd Patil could make this team dangerous with an improved support troop. On the bubble (alphabetical order): Half Moon Bay, Sacred Heart Prep, Saratoga Top 5 returning individuals, (place) and 2022 CCS meet time: Eli Fitchen-Young (1) Santa Cruz 15:24.3 Mack Aldi (4) Carmel 16:05.8 Veyd Patil (7) Harker 16:15.7 Hideto Hara (10) Half Moon Bay 16:34.2 Giovanni Ochoa (11) Gonzales 16:37.3 From Division V: Thomas Tasker (7) The King's Academy 16:14.9 Division IV Girls (Top 3 Advance to state) 1) Scotts Valley-Senior Ashlyn Boothby leads the way for the Falcons as they go for 3 team titles in a row. 2) Carmel-Next best team could give Scotts Valley a challenge with return of 5 of top 6 runners. 3) Half Moon Bay-State team qualifier last year returns top 4 from last year's section final. 4) Sacred Heart Prep-Will need a strong addition to contend for a top 3 spot. 5) San Lorenzo Valley-Historically strong team in this division. On the bubble (alphabetical order): Notre Dame (Belmont), The King's Academy Top 5 returning individuals, (place) and 2022 CCS meet time: Ashlyn Boothby (1) Scotts Valley 18:10.5 Ava Ghio (4) Carmel 19:04.2 Ava Decleve (5) Scotts Valley 19:10.1 Deia Kerseg (7) Half Moon Bay 19:50.5 Sophie Cheung (9) Sacred Heart Prep 20:02.9 Div 5 Below are the last pre-season rankings for CCS, Division V. For the boys, the two best teams are Ccrystal Springs Uplands School and Menlo. It was a close battle all the way through the state meet last year and it looks like a toss-up once again this year. The Nueva School was the 3rd best team but they will be in rebuild mode this year. The same goes for the 4th place team, Monte Vista Christian, and the 5th place finishing team in 2022, The King's Academy is now back in Division IV. For the girls, the best four teams going into the season are Crystal Springs Uplands School, Castilleja, Menlo, and Nueva. Only three teams will qualify to the state meet this year after losing one spot since last season which means one of those teams will not be advancing to the state meet in 2023. The division breakdowns for all CCS teams can be found at this LINK. The number of teams that qualify for the state meet in each section and division can be found at this LINK. Division V Boys (Top 3 Advance to state) 1) Crystal Springs-Section and State Champs in 2022. Now veteran group led by juniors Ben Bouie and Tarik Baker. 1) Menlo-2nd at the state meet last year with a strong group returning led by juniors Landon Pretre and Will Hauser. 3) The Nueva School-Impressive sophomore Ryan Fitzpatrick leads the way for rebuilding Nueva. 4) Monte Vista Christian-4th place last year. Lose individual state qualifier James Ponzio. 5) TBA Top 5 returning individuals, (place) and 2022 CCS meet time: Benjamin Bouie (2) Crystal Springs 15:23.7 Landon Pretre (3) Menlo 15:31.0 Tarik Baker (5) Cyrstal Springs 15:41.3 Oliver Boesch (10) Cyrstal Springs 16:28.1 Matthew Morris (12) Crystal Springs 16:38.5 Division V Girls (Top 3 Advance to state) 1) Crystal Springs-Defending Section and State Champs. Sophomores Anna Salter and Kira Dye lead the way. 2) The Nueva School-Return their entire top 7 from last year's 3rd place team. 3) Castilleja-Senior Perry McElhinney leads the way for consistently one of the top teams in this division. 4) Menlo-Veteran coach Jorge Chen will have a competitive team by section time led by soph Ariya Kaushek. 5) Santa Catalina-Provided they can field a full team, Santa Catalina seems to be the 5th best team in this division. On the bubble (alphabetical order): Oceana, St. Thomas More, Top 5 returning individuals, (place) and 2022 CCS meet time: Lara Scanziani-Grij (2) Oceana 18:38.8 Perry McElhinney (3) Castilleja 19:01.7 Kira Dye (6) Crystal Springs 19:31.4 Ariya Kaushek (7) Menlo 19:51.1 Ariane Yedidia (8) The Nueva School 20:01.6