Central Coast Section Cross Country Pre-Season Rankings 2025

Based on Returning Athletes from 2024 CCS Championships

The 2025 Central Coast Section cross country season promises to be highly competitive, with many talented underclassmen ready to step into leadership roles following the graduation of the Class of 2024. These pre-season rankings are based on the returning runners from the 2024 CCS Championships, excluding all seniors who have graduated.

Division 2

Girls Top 5 Teams

1. Saint Francis
Strong returning core with Wagner (JR), Draper (JR), and Hofstetter (JR)
Top Individual: Payton Wagner (JR) - 18:33.0
2. Los Altos
Key returners: Witteles (JR), Symon (JR), Lewis (JR), Anderson (JR)
Top Individual: Samantha Witteles (JR) - 18:14.7
3. Palo Alto
Bharadwaj (JR) leads strong returning group
Top Individual: Amaya Bharadwaj (JR) - 18:05.2
4. Branham
Ravilochan (FR), Cervone (SO), Teil (JR) return
Top Individual: Dhrithi Ravilochan (FR) - 18:44.0
5. Los Gatos
Greenstreet (SO), Pyle (SO) provide solid foundation
Top Individual: Elise Greenstreet (SO) - 19:30.4

Boys Top 5 Teams

1. Los Altos
Deep returning squad led by Hurst (JR) and Davies (JR)
Top Individual: Sam Hurst (JR) - 15:26.3
2. Piedmont Hills
Saludo (FR), Anderson (JR), Garcia Murillo (SO) return
Top Individual: Gabriel Saludo (FR) - 15:58.6
3. Branham
Murillo (JR), Cheyer (JR), Dreux (JR) lead the way
Top Individual: Alijah Murillo (JR) - 15:04.6
4. Junipero Serra
Little (JR), Bronzini (JR), Heller (JR) provide experience
Top Individual: Andrew Little (JR) - 15:55.1
5. Saint Francis
Huo (JR), Koch (SO), Coulson (JR) return
Top Individual: Tyler Huo (JR) - 16:00.6

Division 3

Girls Top 5 Teams

1. St. Ignatius
Strong core with Marsh (FR), Petri (FR), Almajdalani (SO)
Top Individual: Eliot Marsh (FR) - 19:31.0
2. Hillsdale
Kelly (SR) graduates but solid returning depth
Top Individual: Ashlyn Kelly (SR) - 19:35.1 (graduated)
3. Burlingame
Newman (JR) leads talented returning group
Top Individual: Stella Newman (JR) - 18:11.7
4. Monta Vista
Hsu (SO), Pahuja (JR), Hsu N. (SO) return
Top Individual: Miranda Hsu (SO) - 19:14.6
5. Willow Glen
Riggs (SR) graduates but depth remains
Top Individual: Isabella Riggs (SR) - 20:44.7 (graduated)

Boys Top 5 Teams

1. St. Ignatius
McDermott (JR), Dito (JR), Gray (JR) lead strong core
Top Individual: Niall McDermott (JR) - 15:53.0
2. Aptos
Hansen (SO), Bliesner (JR), Sandford-Carro A. (SO) return
Top Individual: Sam Hansen (SO) - 15:26.3
3. Willow Glen
Kieslich (JR), Dunosky (JR), Lorang (JR) provide depth
Top Individual: Hayden Kieslich (JR) - 15:23.4
4. Monta Vista
Gilliam (JR), Kieft (JR), Murase (SO) return
Top Individual: Conor Gilliam (JR) - 17:19.2
5. Leland
Garg (FR), Rao (JR), Kim (JR) provide foundation
Top Individual: Aditya Garg (FR) - 17:20.0

Division 4

Girls Top 5 Teams

1. Scotts Valley
DeCLeve (JR), Shehorn (SO), Turzak (JR) lead returning squad
Top Individual: Ava DeCLeve (JR) - 18:24.5
2. Mills
Amayun (JR), Dunn (SO) provide strong foundation
Top Individual: Chloe Amayun (JR) - 19:33.5
3. San Lorenzo Valley
Gabrielson (SO), Leggett (FR), Sutcliffe (FR) return
Top Individual: Beth Gabrielson (SO) - 19:54.9
4. Harker
Bryan (JR), Alvarez (SO), Patil (SO) lead group
Top Individual: Emily Bryan (JR) - 19:54.0
5. Archbishop Riordan
Michalchuk (JR), Michalchuk G. (JR) provide experience
Top Individual: Freddie Michalchuk (JR) - 19:44.6

Boys Top 5 Teams

1. Marina
Azpeitia (JR), Riner (SR) graduates, Bernal-Samaro (JR) returns
Top Individual: Kevin Azpeitia (JR) - 16:35.1
2. Santa Cruz
Van der Meer (SO), Lauberg (FR) provide youth
Top Individual: Nico Van der Meer (SO) - 17:08.7
3. Mills
Jahutka (FR), Ren K. (JR), Venook (SO) return
Top Individual: Patrick Jahutka (FR) - 16:46.3
4. Archbishop Riordan
Grogan (JR), Olson (JR), Burns (JR) lead core
Top Individual: Brendan Grogan (JR) - 16:10.8
5. Capuchino
Vanderlugt (JR), Pascual (JR) provide leadership
Top Individual: William Vanderlugt (JR) - 17:31.6

Division 5

Girls Top 5 Teams

1. Crystal Springs Uplands
Salter (JR), Willis (SO), Dye (JR) lead strong core
Top Individual: Anna Salter (JR) - 18:04.3
2. Castilleja
Oliveira (SO), Cheng (SO) provide youth and talent
Top Individual: Brooke Oliveira (SO) - 17:56.7
3. The Nueva School
Schlamp (JR), Hsu (JR), Lou (JR) return
Top Individual: Julia Schlamp (JR) - 20:03.0
4. Menlo School
Kaushek (JR), Blanchard (SO), Dong (FR) provide depth
Top Individual: Ariya Kaushek (JR) - 18:28.2
5. Sacred Heart Prep
Frauenhofer (SO), Bei (SR) graduates, depth remains
Top Individual: Kaitlyn Frauenhofer (SO) - 20:50.9

Boys Top 5 Teams

1. Menlo School
Block (SO), Srinivasan (JR) provide foundation
Top Individual: Jonah Block (SO) - 16:51.7
2. Crystal Springs Uplands
Chern (SO), Kani (JR), Martin (SO) return
Top Individual: Conrad Chern (SO) - 16:12.8
3. The Nueva School
Fitzpatrick (JR), Ho (JR), Prabhu (FR) lead group
Top Individual: Ryan Fitzpatrick (JR) - 15:05.6
4. Monte Vista Christian
Beckmen (JR), Gilliam (JR), Kieft (JR) return
Top Individual: Gavin Beckmen (JR) - 16:37.2
5. The King's Academy
Lee (SO), Sigler (JR), Lodenquai (SO) provide depth
Top Individual: Samuel Lee (SO) - 17:25.1

Division 1

Girls Top 5 Teams

1. Mountain View
Kafka (SO), Misuraca (JR), Bielinska (SO) lead talented group
Top Individual: Shira Kafka (SO) - 18:51.5
2. Evergreen Valley
Carino (SO), Kaliki (SO), Pacheco (JR) return
Top Individual: Nora Carino (SO) - 18:20.0
3. Carlmont
Cuadros (JR), Elliot (SO), Hamilton (FR) provide depth
Top Individual: Daniela Cuadros (JR) - 18:47.8
4. Menlo-Atherton
Pflaum (FR), Krefetz (FR), McGaraghan (JR) return
Top Individual: Caroline Pflaum (FR) - 18:58.2
5. Homestead
Bouron (JR), Gingembre (FR), Cheng (FR) provide foundation
Top Individual: Julie Bouron (JR) - 19:43.8

Boys Top 5 Teams

1. Mountain View
Chen (JR), Goldberg (SO), Gentin (JR) lead strong core
Top Individual: Ryan Chen (JR) - 15:16.5
2. Bellarmine College Prep
Sziebert (JR), Penzel (JR), Burk (SO) return
Top Individual: Stephen Sziebert (JR) - 15:38.9
3. Menlo-Atherton
Mitchell (JR), Bernadicou (SR) graduates, Sharp (JR) returns
Top Individual: Cason Mitchell (JR) - 15:34.7
4. Homestead
Levy (JR), Gardner (SR) graduates, Koyama (JR) returns
Top Individual: Parker Levy (JR) - 16:44.5
5. Milpitas
Chakrad (JR), Hong (JR), Iyer (FR) provide depth
Top Individual: Abhinav Chakrad (JR) - 16:24.5

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