All CCS - 2005
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7 runners per team, 10 Honorable Mention Runner Gr School Div 1st Mohamed Abdalla 10 Willow Glen 3 Soph of the year 1st Nick Alvarado 12 St.Ignatius 3 1st Marcus Corona 11 Willow Glen 3 1st Robbie Knorr 11 VC-Dub 5 1st Matthew Petrillo 11 Los Gatos 2 Junior of the Year 1st Kevin Schneider 12 Fremont 2 1st Ben Sitler 12 St.Francis 3 Runner & Senior of the year 2nd Diego Estrada 10 Alisal 1 2nd Jonathan Gragert 12 Evergreen Valley 1 2nd Scott Himmelberger 12 Palo Alto 2 2nd Andrew Kohnert 12 Terra Nova 3 2nd Enrique Lopez 12 Alisal 1 2nd Walter Mayeda 10 Aptos 2 2nd Matt Snyder 11 St.Ignatius 3 HM Ivan Alfaro 12 NMC 2 HM Rob Alvarado 12 St.Ignatius 3 HM Alejandro Alvarez 11 Watsonville 1 HM Matt Bejar 12 Bellarmine 1 HM Wes Buntman 11 Monte Vista Chr 4 HM Joe Johnston 12 Burlingame 3 HM Francis Reynolds 12 Palo Alto 2 HM Brad Surh 10 Carlmont 1 HM Greg Surh 11 Carlmont 1 HM Rigo Vasquez 11 San Benito 1 Rylan Hunt 9 Aptos 2 Frosh of the year Runner of the Year Ben Sitler (St Francis) Senior of the Year Ben Sitler (St Francis) Junior of the Year Matthew Petrillo (Los Gatos) Sophomore of the Year Mohamed Abdalla (Willow Glen) Freshman of the Year Rylan Hunt (Aptos)Girls
7 runners per team, 10 Honorable Mention Runner Gr School Div 1st Jessica Van Ausdall 12 Aptos 2 Runner & Senior of the year 1st Christina Barrientos 10 Harbor 3 1st Jennifer Bergman 9 Valley Christian 4 1st Katy Daly 9 St.Ignatius 3 Frosh of the year 1st Taylor Johnson 10 SLV 4 Soph of the year 1st Hayley Pascale 9 Carlmont 1 1st Katie Voigtlander 12 Burlingame 3 2nd Stephanie Barnett 9 Leland 2 2nd Amanda Boyd 12 San Benito 1 2nd Renata Cummins 11 Palo Alto 2 Junior of the year 2nd Jean Feng 9 Monta Vista 1 2nd Angela Hsu 11 Monta Vista 1 2nd Cobbie Jones 12 Live Oak 2 2nd Alyson Millett 12 Half Moon Bay 4 HM Jill Goodwin 11 Los Gatos 2 HM Abby Herhold 11 Half Moon Bay 4 HM Cara Hoyt 10 SLV 4 HM Thea Lee 11 Carmel 4 HM Allie Mayer 9 Gunn 2 HM Caitlin Roake 12 Carlmont 1 HM Amy Schnittger 10 Aptos 2 HM Chelsea Schwerdtfeg 10 SLV 4 HM Sumika Shiokawa 10 Cupertino 3 HM Kaela Townsend 10 Los Gatos 2 Runner of the Year Jessica VanAusdall (Aptos) Senior of the Year Jessica VanAusdall (Aptos) Junior of the Year Renata Cummins (Palo Alto) Sophomore of the Year Taylor Johnson (SLV) Freshman of the Year Katy Daly (St Ignatius)Boys
COMPARISON OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMANCES DURING 2005 - CCS BOYS 2005 2005 2.95M 2.95M 3.0M 2.93M 3.05M 2.91M 5K 2.95M 5K 3.0M 5K 3M 2.95M 2.95M 2.95M 3M 2.8M 2.25M 5K 3M 2.4M Crys.SprgsToro CCS FinaLeague League League Leag Fin Mt.SAC Clovis Serra StanfordMont.BayCal PolyWCAL #2 Center Center Center EarlybirLowell Articho WCAL #1 ChieftaiRam Runner Gr School Div Best Best Cry.SpriFin-CrysFin.-TorFin.-PintoCoy.Hills Invtl Invtl Invtl Invtl SaturdayInvtl ShorelinMeet #3 Meet #2 Meet #1 Invtl Invtl Invtl GG Park Toro PrkInvtl Ben Sitler 12 St.Francis 3 14:53 15:03 14:59 14:42 14:53 15:27 15:26 16:06 Matthew Petrillo 11 Los Gatos 2 15:02 15:20 15:04 15:26 15:02 15:52 15:20 15:32 Marcus Corona 11 Willow Glen 3 15:30 15:43 15:30 15:52 15:43 16:16 15:55 15:35 11:45 15:43 Enrique Lopez 12 Alisal 1 15:32 16:00 15:32 16:00 16:16 16:24 16:15 16:02 Nick Alvarado 12 St.Ignatius 3 15:29 15:37 15:29 16:41 16:06 16:48 16:31 15:27 16:17 Mohamed Abdalla 10 Willow Glen 3 15:29 15:52 16:24 15:29 15:38 16:36 15:52 15:40 11:46 Got Lost Kevin Schneider 12 Fremont 2 15:31 15:46 15:31 16:17 15:42 16:04 14:39 12:00 Robbie Knorr 11 VC-Dub 5 15:35 15:35 16:48 15:55 16:34 Jonathan Gragert 12 Evergreen Valley 1 15:37 16:10 15:37 16:02 16:27 16:48 16:10 16:16 16:19 Diego Estrada 10 Alisal 1 15:38 16:01 15:38 16:01 16:17 16:46 16:03 16:05 Scott Himmelberger12 Palo Alto 2 15:39 15:39 15:40 16:31 16:27 15:59 14:49 Matt Snyder 11 St.Ignatius 3 15:38 15:38 15:45 17:57 16:47 15:53 17:55 16:41 15:32 16:36 Andrew Kohnert 12 Terra Nova 3 15:43 15:49 15:44 16:27 16:55 15:43 12:00 Wes Buntman 11 Monte Vista Chr 4 15:49 16:29 15:49 16:30 16:29 17:05 16:29 17:16 12:25 17:08 Joe Johnston 12 Burlingame 3 15:53 15:53 16:02 16:34 Walter Mayeda 10 Aptos 2 15:56 16:00 15:56 15:19 16:18 16:52 16:00 16:18 16:44 12:24 17:10 Alejandro Alvarez 11 Watsonville 1 15:56 15:56 15:46 16:37 16:36 16:26 16:58 14:44 Greg Surh 11 Carlmont 1 15:57 15:57 16:06 16:20 16:37 17:02 16:25 14:59 13:07 Brad Surh 10 Carlmont 1 16:17 16:17 16:26 15:48 16:16 16:49 16:02 13:11 Ivan Alfaro 12 NMC 2 16:02 15:55 16:02 15:55 15:55 16:29 17:09 16:45 18:44 16:40 Matt Bejar 12 Bellarmine 1 15:56 16:06 15:56 16:12 16:35 15:56 16:27 14:57 12:12 16:47 Francis Reynolds 12 Palo Alto 2 15:56 16:02 15:56 16:56 16:07 15:01 Jaime Gonzalez 12 Westmoor 2 15:56 16:44 16:08 16:07 16:01 15:56 17:35 15:01 12:25 16:44 13:11 Eddie Trujillo 11 San Benito 1 15:59 16:28 15:59 16:28 16:58 16:29 Rigo Vasquez 11 San Benito 1 16:01 15:57 16:01 16:38 16:05 16:34 16:20 16:00 15:57 Monte Keleher 12 Burlingame 3 15:59 16:00 15:59 16:20 Miguel Zepeda 11 Watsonville 1 16:02 16:02 15:59 16:11 16:06 16:58 16:51 15:21 Cole Jones 10 Serra 1 16:01 16:56 16:01 16:17 16:27 17:26 16:14 16:59 17:25 16:56 Robbie Reid 11 Mt.View 2 16:06 16:40 16:15 16:06 16:40 16:40 16:15 12:08 Alec Nicholls 11 Los Altos 3 15:59 16:03 16:20 15:59 17:02 17:02 16:17 16:42 12:04 Others (Alpha Order) Rob Alvarado 12 St.Ignatius 3 16:04 16:04 16:15 16:54 16:20 17:55 16:31 15:29 16:34 Eric Baum 11 Bellarmine 1 16:16 16:14 16:16 16:38 17:01 16:22 16:43 15:14 12:40 17:01 Mrinal Bedi 10 Cupertino 3 16:19 17:13 18:08 16:19 16:21 16:58 17:13 17:34 16:24 12:15 Jon Berthet 11 Los Gatos 2 16:18 16:44 16:25 16:18 16:54 17:17 16:44 16:52 Simon Bill 11 Monta Vista 1 16:15 16:25 16:15 16:24 17:31 16:25 17:29 17:24 15:38 12:23 Kevin Boockholdt 12 Santa Teresa 1 16:20 17:14 16:20 16:47 17:17 17:14 17:18 12:44 13:20 Andy Burich 11 Los Gatos 2 16:20 16:46 16:29 16:20 16:24 17:15 16:46 16:40 Nicholas Cannata-B11 Sacred Heart Cath4 16:13 16:13 16:16 16:28 16:44 12:34 17:04 Zack Crockett 12 Aragon 3 16:12 16:31 16:29 16:12 15:17 12:25 Kindu Egiju 10 Santa Clara 2 16:10 16:44 17:07 16:10 16:35 16:44 16:57 13:42 Juan Gutierrez 12 Yerba Buena 2 16:19 16:19 16:23 16:30 17:03 17:36 Rylan Hunt 9 Aptos 2 16:01 17:25 16:01 15:20 17:01 17:54 16:21 17:39 12:52 17:25 Brad Jacobs 11 Saratoga 3 16:11 16:11 16:21 17:19 16:21 12:38 Victor Kali 12 Mills 3 16:10 16:55 16:10 16:36 16:37 Michael Landry 10 Santa Cruz 3 16:08 16:57 16:14 15:23 16:20 16:46 16:08 16:39 Nick Palladino 11 Carlmont 1 16:09 16:13 16:09 16:19 16:44 16:48 14:53 13:26 Phil Pompei 10 St.Francis 3 16:17 16:22 16:17 16:24 17:04 16:32 17:09 Jack Racine 12 Half Moon Bay 4 16:13 16:26 16:13 16:32 17:08 17:14 15:24 12:21 13:29 Ryan Roseman 12 Harbor 3 16:19 17:17 16:31 15:53 16:30 16:53 16:19 17:17 Seth Smart 12 Los Gatos 2 16:08 16:17 16:08 16:31 16:44 16:37 16:17 Daniel Taylor 11 SLV 4 16:08 16:08 16:13 16:37 16:29 16:58 Arnolfo Velasquez 12 Gilroy 1 16:07 16:26 16:07 16:38 16:12 16:12 16:26Girls
COMPARISON OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMANCES DURING 2005 - CCS GIRLS 2005 2005 2.95M 2.95M 3.0M 2.93M 3.05M 2.91M 5K 3.0M 3.0M 2.95M 5K 5K 3M 2.95M 2.95M 2.95M 2.95M 3M 2.8M 2.25M 5K Crys.SprgsToro CCS FinaLeague League League Leag Fin Mt.SAC Clovis Mont.BayMont.BaySerra StanfordCal PolyWCAL #2 Center Center Center WBAL#1 Earlybird Lowell Articho WCAL #1 Runner Gr School Div Best Best Cry.SpriFin-CrysFin.-TorFin.-PintoCoy.Hills Invtl Invtl Friday SaturdayInvtl Invtl Invtl ShorelinMeet #3 Meet #2 Meet #1 Crystal Invtl Invtl Invtl GG Park Jessica Van Ausdal12 Aptos 2 17:59 18:28 17:59 17:26 18:28 19:13 18:45 18:49 14:10 Katy Daly 9 St.Ignatius 3 17:57 17:57 24:05 18:17 18:12 18:43 18:03 16:32 18:27 Jennifer Bergman 9 Valley Christian 4 17:53 17:53 18:00 18:21 18:38 14:00 19:23 Hayley Pascale 9 Carlmont 1 18:11 18:17 18:11 17:55 18:51 Stephanie Barnett 9 Leland 2 18:13 18:52 18:13 18:31 18:52 18:54 14:04 Taylor Johnson 10 SLV 4 18:04 18:27 17:39 18:18 18:04 19:36 Katie Voigtlander 12 Burlingame 3 18:19 18:19 18:21 18:33 19:15 18:56 Christina Barrient10 Harbor 3 18:37 18:38 19:03 17:29 18:38 18:37 19:17 19:10 Renata Cummins 11 Palo Alto 2 18:36 19:18 18:42 18:36 19:08 19:18 19:11 17:40 Cobbie Jones 12 Live Oak 2 18:26 18:51 18:48 18:51 19:34 18:26 19:09 14:12 Jean Feng 9 Monta Vista 1 18:25 18:57 18:25 18:55 18:55 19:43 19:27 19:21 19:32 17:28 14:03 Angela Hsu 11 Monta Vista 1 18:24 18:38 19:03 18:24 18:38.1 19:51 19:13 19:43 17:27 14:18 Amanda Boyd 12 San Benito 1 18:35 18:32 18:35 18:48 18:45 19:36 18:22 Jill Goodwin 11 Los Gatos 2 18:30 18:56 18:30 18:43 21:26 Alyson Millett 12 Half Moon Bay 4 18:33 18:33 18:39 18:24 19:23 18:51 17:32 14:13 Abby Herhold 11 Half Moon Bay 4 18:34 18:34 18:52 18:54 19:33 20:20 17:41 14:29 Thea Lee 11 Carmel 4 18:37 19:09 18:37 19:06 19:09 18:51 19:52 Amy Schnittger 10 Aptos 2 18:36 19:13 18:36 18:02 19:04 19:16 20:09 18:58 19:59 14:16 Kaela Townsend 10 Los Gatos 2 18:40 18:42 18:56 18:40 19:58 Chelsea Schwerdtfe10 SLV 4 18:41 18:41 18:07 18:36 19:45 20:56 Stephanie Cham 12 Monta Vista 1 18:42 19:18 18:42 19:35 20:15 19:58 20:07 18:08 14:51 Sumika Shiokawa 10 Cupertino 3 18:42 19:41 18:48 18:42.1 19:41 19:39 19:43 Caitlin Roake 12 Carlmont 1 18:41 18:41 19:04 19:01 19:40 19:58 Poppy Lawman 9 Valley Christian 4 18:42 18:50 18:42 19:08 19:39 14:46 20:05 Lisa Worsham 11 Monta Vista 1 18:48 19:03 18:48 19:23 20:21 19:53 19:50 14:54 Cara Hoyt 10 SLV 4 18:43 18:43 18:09 19:04 19:00 20:13 Allie Mayer 9 Gunn 2 18:39 18:39 19:08 20:13 19:08 Ashley Schoettle 12 Castilleja 5 18:42 18:42 20:10 19:46 19:14 14:30 Nichole Anderson 12 Harbor 3 18:44 19:04 18:44 18:21 19:04 19:53 19:40 Alicia Ivanhoe 11 Palo Alto 2 18:48 19:39 18:48 19:27 20:19 19:39 20:23 19:19 18:27 Others (Alpha Order) Courtney Albini 9 St.Francis 3 19:03 19:10 19:24 19:50 19:31 19:06 19:03 17:52 19:58 Lisette Arellano 12 Mitty 2 19:00 19:15 19:00 19:19 20:13 19:29 20:08 Alexandria Bell 11 Salinas 1 19:16 19:43 19:16 19:55 19:43 20:28 Megan Correa 9 Half Moon Bay 4 19:00 19:29 19:00 19:10 20:09 15:00 Kathleen Dazzi 12 Presentation 3 19:05 19:05 19:29 20:56 21:44 19:49 19:51 20:45 Gina Detmer 10 Terra Nova 3 19:06 19:29 19:23 20:15 19:06 14:23 Justine Fedronic 9 Carlmont 1 19:19 19:19 20:26 19:41 Jaclyn Flynn 10 Sacred Heart Cath4 19:21 20:41 19:28 19:21 20:01 19:40 15:06 20:51 Shelby Golan 10 St.Francis 3 18:56 19:58 18:56 20:50 19:51 19:50 20:28 Jessica Gonzales 11 Evergreen Valley 1 19:22 19:22 19:55 20:09 20:51 19:53 Lisa Herera 12 Live Oak 2 19:17 19:12 19:17 19:12 20:27 19:19 19:35 15:04 MayC Huang 11 Lynbrook 2 19:15 19:31 19:44 20:52 19:15 20:11 14:33 Meghan Hunt 12 Aptos 2 18:50 20:08 18:50 18:12 19:25 20:16 15:24 Kelsey Johnson 9 Santa Cruz 3 19:10 20:36 19:26 18:04 19:24 19:10 Arely Marquez 11 Yerba Buena 2 18:59 20:10 18:59 19:34 19:54 24:48 20:57 20:53 Shannon McVannell 11 Salinas 1 18:52 19:14 18:52 19:14 19:15 19:29 Tania Morimoto 10 Mt.View 2 19:10 19:32 19:10 19:19 19:32 19:49 14:51 Katie Nast 9 Saratoga 3 19:16 19:26 19:16 20:07 14:58 Ariana Nicewonger 12 Los Gatos 2 19:28 19:34 19:28 19:28 20:05 Joanne Reid 9 Gunn 2 18:44 20:06 18:44 20:12 19:04 Renisha Robinson 11 Mitty 2 18:30 19:37 19:41 18:30 19:37 20:38 20:34 18:55 18:55 19:41 Samantha Smiley 10 Notre Dame-Bel 3 18:54 19:26 18:54 19:10 19:26 19:14 19:52 19:25 19:32 20:01 20:16 Cynthia Toth 11 Carmel 4 19:29 19:43 19:29 19:43 19:43 Katie Wallace 11 Presentation 3 18:55 19:08 18:55 21:00 21:03 19:56 20:28 20:51
Ben Sitler came down the stretch of the Foot Locker Western Regional at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut neck-and-neck with one of the best runners in the country.
That Sitler finished the Dec. 3 race one second behind A.J. Acosta of Oceanside's El Camino High School is inconsequential.
As Oscar nominees like to say, he was just happy to be there.
``Ben doesn't have an arrogant bone in his body,'' Coach Brian Curley said. ``He enjoys competition, and he doesn't mind being at this level where there are guys who can beat him.''
Of course, the St. Francis senior hasn't come across many who can.
Sitler ran away with the West Catholic Athletic League individual title on Nov. 2 at Crystal Springs in Belmont, covering the 2.95-mile course in 14 minutes, 59 seconds, half a minute faster than his nearest competitor.
He dominated again at Crystal Springs in the Central Coast Section Division III finals on Nov. 12, finishing with a 27-second edge on Willow Glen's Marcos Corona, a member of the All-Mercury News first team.
The Lancers went on to win their first CCS team championship since Sitler's freshman year, when they came in as underdogs.
``As a freshman, I didn't know that much about cross-country,'' said Sitler, who plans to attend Princeton in the fall. ``Coach Curley had me read a lot to get an understanding of what we do and why. He really stressed becoming a student of the sport.''
Four league titles and two section championships later, the Lancers boast one of the strongest programs in the state and one of the nation's top runners.
``Ben's an absolute joy to coach because he learns so well,'' Curley said. ``He's even taught me a great deal, and I've been coaching for a long time.''
After the Western Regional, Sitler placed seventh at the Foot Locker cross-country national championships, becoming the first CCS runner to crack the top 10 at that meet in 20 years.
There's a stretch near the end of the Pinto Lake cross-country course in Watsonville where runners descend a hill, turn around, and ascend it along the same path.
Running uphill with the lead pack at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finals on Nov. 3, Jessica Van Ausdall knew she would need to finish strong to have a chance to win. As she passed teammates going down the hill, she heard them urging her on.
``It takes a lot to say anything when you're running that hard,'' Van Ausdall said. ``But every single one of them said, `Go Jess!' ''
Van Ausdall outlasted two Mercury News first-team runners to win the individual league title by three seconds. Harbor sophomore Christina Barrientos finished second, with San Lorenzo Valley sophomore Taylor Johnson in third.
Van Ausdall set herself apart with a pattern of consistency, saving her finest performances for the most crucial races.
On Nov. 12, she completed the 2.95-mile course at Crystal Springs in Belmont in just under 18 minutes, lifting herself and her team to Central Coast Section Division II titles. It marked the third consecutive championship for the Mariners and Coach Dan Gruber.
``Jessica has always been a gifted runner,'' Gruber said. ``She was disappointed at the end of last season because she didn't race well, but she understood she didn't give everything she had. This year, she ran with a sense of urgency.''
An eighth-place finish in Division II at the California Interscholastic Federation state championship in Fresno on Nov. 26 capped the year for an athlete who prefers not to linger on individual accomplishments.
``In cross-country, you're almost nothing without your team,'' said Van Ausdall, who is considering scholarship offers from numerous schools, including Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and UC-Riverside. ``When one person does well, everyone improves.''
Fittingly, the Mariners returned to Aptos with a state championship.