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11/13/98 at Sierra College, Rocklin - clear skies, 55-65 - 3 miles

California State Meet
Sac Joaquin Section Finals

From Steve Fagundes via Doug Speck

By Steve Fagundes (Thanks also to Steve Rapaport and Walt Lange)
The 1998 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)/Sac- Joaquin Section (Section) Cross Country Championships were held at Sierra College (Rocklin) on November 13. Under ideal conditions (clear skies and temperatures in the 55-65 degree Fahrenheit range), the top harriers in the Section competed on the challenging three mile course to earn spots at the CIF State Cross Country Championships (CIF State Championships). The CIF State Championships are scheduled for Woodward Park (Fresno) on, Saturday, November 28. In order to qualify to the CIF State Championships in each division, athletes must either be a member of the top two (2) teams or be one (1) of the top five (5) individuals not members of those top two (2) teams and finish in the top twelve (12) overall in their respective races. In the following race summaries, an (I) after an athlete s name indicates their qualification to the CIF State Championships as an individual, while a (T) indicates their qualification as a member of qualifying team.

Division I (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1,533 and above
Atwater senior Christine Llorente raced to her first Section championship capturing the girl s title in a strong 18:32. Freshman Tracy Compton finished second in 18:49 leading her Nevada Union (Grass Valley) teammates to their first ever team title and the fastest team time of the day at 98:23. Two-time defending Section champions Lincoln (Stockton) finished a valiant second although recording a faster team time than their victorious teams of 1996 and 1997. The boy s race was one of the closest individual competitions of the day with senior Justin Willingham (Beyer, Modesto)(1600 meters-4:13.3 [1997]) , the 1997 CIF State Division III champion (while at East Union, Manteca), using a furious kick over the last 300 meters to edge senior Mike Gregg (Nevada Union, Grass Valley), the defending champion, in 15:33 to 15:35. Willingham s first place finish led his Beyer (Modesto) team to victory over a surprising Davis squad led by senior Andrew Dougherty s third place finish in 15:57.

Division I Girls (Top Twenty)
1 Christina Llorente (I) Atwater 18:32
2 T. Compton (T) Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 18:49
3 V. Yonan (I) Beyer (Modesto) 19:18
4 L. Ricci (I) Beyer (Modesto) 19:20
5 L. Muller (I) Woodland 19:37
6 B. Lindenburg (T) Lincoln (Stockton) 19:39
7 T. Ely (T) Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 19:40
8 T. Dean (T) Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 19:45
9 P. Compton (T) Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 19:46
10 M. Barrett (I) Beyer (Modesto) 19:50
11 A. Nicholas (T) Lincoln (Stockton) 19:53
12 C. Phariss Davis 19:54
13 W. Fortino Grace Davis (Modesto) 20:03
14 S. Dawson Vallejo 20:04
15 J. Shaughnessy (T) Lincoln (Stockton) 20:06
16 A. Smith Grace Davis (Modesto) 20:11
17 S. West Davis 20:17
18 L. Chandler (T) Lincoln (Stockton) 20:19
19 T. Bock (T) Lincoln (Stockton) 20:20
20 R. Laux (T) Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 20:23

Division I Girls Teams
1 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (T) 40
98:23 [18:49, 19:40, 19:45, 19:46, 20:23]
2 Lincoln (Stockton) (T) 61
100:17 [19:39, 19:53, 20:06, 20:19, 20:20]
3 Beyer (Modesto) 71
100:44 [19:18, 19:20, 19:50, 20:48, 21:28]
4 Davis 116
104:17 [19:54, 20:17, 21:13, 21:17, 21:36]
5 Woodland 132
105:37 [19:37, 20:24, 21:22, 21:43, 22:31]
6 Grace Davis (Modesto) 156
109:39 [20:03, 20:11, 22:17, 22:28, 24:40
7 Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) 184
111:16 [20:38, 21:18, 21:32, 23:30, 24:18]
8 Turlock 186
110:37 [20:51, 21:20, 22:30, 22:55, 23:01]

Division I - Boys (Top Twenty)
1 Justin Willingham (T) Beyer (Modesto) 15:33
2 M. Gregg (I) Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 15:35
3 A. Dougherty (T) Davis 15:52
4 V. Ruiz (I) Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) 16:19
5 S. Moody (I) Bear Creek (Stockton) 16:23
6 W. Merchand (T) Davis 16:26
7 J. Llorente (I) Atwater 16:29
8 C. Lei (T) Beyer (Modesto) 16:32
9 J. Petronovich (I) Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 16:35
10 D. Torvend (T) Beyer (Modesto) 16:36
11 S. Rodgers Kennedy (Sacramento) 16:42
12 M. Roberts Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 16:43
13 C. Stevens Bear Creek (Stockton) 16:54
14 J. Morejohn (T) Davis 16:57
15 R. Nuht (T) Beyer (Modesto) 17:04
16 A. Click Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 17:04
17 F. Nero Modesto 17:05
18 A. Aitali Fairfield 17:05
19 J. French (T) Beyer (Modesto) 17:07
20 J. Pinnegar Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 17:08

Division I Boys Teams
1 Beyer (Modesto) (T) 45
82:52 [15:33, 16:32, 16:36, 17:04, 17:07]
2 Davis (T) 57
83:43 [15:52, 16:26, 16:57, 17:13, 17:15]
3 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) 68
84:04 [15:35, 16:43, 17:04, 17:18, 17:24]
4 Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 109
86:38 [16:35, 17:08, 17:27, 17:27, 18:01]
5 Bear Creek (Stockton) 110
86:58 [16:23, 16:54, 17:25, 17:57, 18:19]
6 Lincoln (Stockton) 136
88:28 [17:12, 17:39, 17:51, 17:51, 17:55]
7 Vintage (Napa) 179
91:21 [17:22, 17:59, 18:08, 18:49, 19:03]
8 Atwater 189
93:55 [16:29, 18:35, 18:57, 19:53, 20:01]

Division II (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1,217 - 1,532)
Junior Jamie Witt (Folsom) raced to the fastest time of day (17:57) in capturing her third Section individual championship. She was the Section individual champion for Division III in 1996 and 1997. Diminutive freshman Kelly Dahl (Wood, Vacaville) was in hot pursuit for most of the race, loosing ground in the last 1200 meters to finish second in 18:07. Despite the loss of their number one and two runners to nagging injuries (senior track All- American Lindsay Hyatt [800 meters-2:06.30, 1600 meters- 4:48.62]and junior Randi Fee [1600 meters-5:10.28]), the Placer (Auburn) Hillgals came through with their fourth consecutive Section championship. Senior Melinda Fuller led the team to the championship with her seventh place finish in 19:16. Oakridge (El Dorado Hills) finished second with seniors Christina Jamison (tenth- 19:43) and Priscilla Moreno (twelfth-19:49 [in a gutsy performance]) leading the way. In the boy s race Golden Valley (Merced) senior Enrique Rodriguez captured his first individual Section championship with a close three second victory over surprising Martel Mungua (Woodcreek, Roseville) with a winning time of 15:57. Perennial power Jesuit (Carmichael) raced to their seventh consecutive championship led by senior Chris Robertson s third place finish in 16:01. Their team time of 82:13 was the fastest of the day for all divisions. Casa Roble (Orangevale) finished second in the team competition with good efforts turned in by senior Nick Petronovich (fourth in 16:09) and junior Jason Nartker (fifth in 16:13).

Division II Girls (Top Twenty)
1 Jamie Witt (I) Folsom 17:57
2 K. Dahl (I) Wood (Vacaville) 18:07
3 R. Stevens (I) Vacaville 18:55
4 M. Solone (I) Folsom 19:04
5 J. Schaller (I) Rio Americano (Sacramento) 19:06
6 T. Rhea Ceres 19:11
7 M. Fuller (T) Placer (Auburn) 19:16
8 E. McCleneghan Bella Vista (Fair Oaks) 19:32
9 J. Lemmon Vacaville 19:41
10 C. Jamison (T) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 19:43
11 C. Chatterly Granite Bay 19:45
12 P. Moreno (T) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 19:49
13 C. Dickson (T) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 19:54
14 K. Cook (T) Placer (Auburn) 20:00
15 A. Jacks Folsom 20:05
16 K. Moriarty (T) Placer (Auburn) 20:19
17 C. Meltvedt Wood (Vacaville) 20:27
18 E. Glines Folsom 20:39
19 L. Brener (T) Placer (Auburn) 20:45
20 R. Summerhays Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 20:45

Division II Girls Teams
1 Placer (Auburn) (T) 66
101:20 [19:16, 20:00, 20:19, 20:45, 21:00]
2 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (T) 73
101:46 [19:43, 19:49, 19:54, 20:53, 21:27]
3 Vacaville 85
102:31 [18:55, 19:41, 21:14, 21:17, 21:24]
4 Folsom 86
104:42 [17:57, 19:04, 20:05, 20:39, 26:57]
5 Rio Americano (Sacramento) 123
106:06 [19:06, 21:07, 21:12, 21:58, 22:43]
6 Wood (Vacaville) 138
104:11 [18:07, 20:27, 21:48, 21:49, 22:00]
7 GraniteBay 140
107:59 [19:45, 21:10, 22:09, 22:21, 22:34]
8 Napa 167
110:45 [21:02, 21:09, 22:36, 22:36, 23:22]

Division II - Boys (Top Twenty)
1 Enrique Rodriguez (I) Golden Valley (Merced) 15:57
2 M. Mungua (I) Woodcreek (Roseville) 16:00
3 C. Robertson (T) Jesuit (Carmichael) 16:01
4 N. Petronovich (T) Casa Roble (Orangevale) 16:09
5 J. Nartker (T) Casa Roble (Orangevale) 16:13
6 D. Everhart (I) Folsom 16:23
7 G. Erickson (I) Placer (Auburn) 16:23
8 N. DeFelice (T) Jesuit (Carmichael) 16:24
9 B. Knox (T) Jesuit (Carmichael) 16:27
10 C. Rheas (I) Ceres 16:34
1 S. Eastman Placer (Auburn) 16:36
12 M. Zeka (T) Casa Roble (Orangevale) 16:39
13 A. Padilla Golden Valley (Merced) 16:41
14 N. Mancuso (T) Jesuit (Carmichael) 16:42
15 A. Barocio Golden Valley (Merced) 16:43
16 G. Morse (T) Jesuit (Carmichael) 16:43
17 M. Santarosa (T) Jesuit (Carmichael) 16:46
18 J. Curtis (T) Casa Roble (Orangevale) 16:50
19 K. Thornhill Wood (Vacaville) 16:55
20 J. Felcher El Dorado (Placerville) 16:58

Teams
1 Jesuit (Carmichael) (T) 48
82:17 [16:01, 16:24, 16:27, 16:42, 16:43]
2 Casa Roble (Orangevale) (T) 60
83:13 [16:09, 16:13, 16:39, 16:50, 17:22]
3 Golden Valley (Merced) 70
83:59 [15:57, 16:41, 16:43, 17:18, 17:20]
4 Placer (Auburn) 101
85:59 [16:23, 16:36, 17:25, 17:38, 17:57]
5 Folsom 139
88:11 [16:23, 17:15, 17:44, 18:10, 18:39]
6 Woodcreek (Roseville) 151
89:13 [16:00, 17:52, 17:53, 18:30, 18:58]
7 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 159
89:17 [17:28, 17:42, 17:49, 18:09, 18:09]
8 Wood (Vacaville) 181
90:09 [16:55, 17:58, 18:22, 18:25, 18:29]

Division III (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 908 - 1,216)

Junior Jessica Hart continued the fine tradition of Del Oro (Loomis) harriers capturing the individual championship in 19:58. In the team competition, St. Francis (Sacramento) junior Chloe Jarvis (two time defending Section 400 meter champion) led her Troubadour teammates to the team championship with her sixth place finish in 20:43, with Del Oro (Loomis) edging Manteca (72 points to 74 points) for the second CIF State Championship berth. Senior David Ulibarri (15:47) and his Sierra (Manteca) teammates captured both the individual and team Section championships for the first time at the Division III level. This was the second Section championship in the school s five year history as they were Division IV champions in 1996. Senior David Garcia (16:16) and junior Corey Duquette (16:34) finished second and fourth, respectively to key the win for Sierra (Manteca). Paced by senior Garett Anderson s third place (16:23), Sonora was a solid second with 59 points.

Division III Girls (Top Twenty)
1 Jessica Hart (T) Del Oro (Loomis) 19:58
2 T. Limon (I) Galt 20:20
3 C. Chagoya (I) Los Banos 20:31
4 Y. Gojnic (I) Oakmont (Roseville) 20:32
5 J. Butler (I) West (Tracy) 20:41
6 C. Jarvis (T) St. Francis (Sacramento) 20:43
7 H. Eggener (I) Manteca 20:44
8 E. Pastran Manteca 20:45
9 R. Jahani (T) St. Francis (Sacramento) 20:56
10 M. Garcia Sierra (Manteca) 20:57
11 A. Sheldon Oakmont (Roseville) 21:00
12 S. Cook (T) Del Oro (Loomis) 21:02
13 R. Gehrts Oakmont (Roseville) 21:03
14 C. Romo (T) St. Francis (Sacramento) 21:08
15 D. Beckett-Hile (T) St. Francis (Sacramento) 21:08
16 J. Martelle Oakmont (Roseville) 21:12
17 A. Verduzco Manteca 21:16
18 L. Escobar Los Banos 21:19
19 A. Birmingham Manteca 21:21
20 C. Walton (T) Del Oro (Loomis) 21:25

Teams
1 St. Francis (Sacramento) (T) 63
105:32 [20:43, 20:56, 21:08, 21:08, 21:37]
2 Del Oro (Loomis) (T) 72
106:26 [19:58, 21:25, 21:27, 21:31, 22:05]
3 Manteca 74
105:55 [20:44, 20:45, 21:16, 21:21, 21:49]
4 Oakmont (Roseville) 78
106:20 [20:32, 21:00, 21:03, 21:12, 22:33]
5 Los Banos 108
107:50 [20:31, 21:19, 21:43, 22:02, 22:15]
6 Sierra (Manteca) 162
112:12 [20:57, 22:07, 22:21, 23:12, 23:35]
7 Galt 167
114:28 [20:20, 21:45, 23:30, 24:10, 24:43]
8 Center (Elverta) 192
116:41 [21:34, 22:04, 23:17, 24:26, 25:20]

Division III - Boys (Top Twenty)
1 David Ulibarri (T) Sierra (Manteca) 15:47
2 D. Garcia (T) Sierra (Manteca) 16:16
3 G. Anderson (T) Sonora 16:23
4 C. Duquette (T) Sierra (Manteca) 16:34
5 T. Eggers (I) Galt 16:34
6 F. Garcia Los Banos 16:35
7 R. Chevas East Union (Manteca) 16:41
8 S. Garcia Los Banos 16:43
9 T. Herman Center (Elverta) 16:54
10 G. Serpa Sierra (Manteca) 16:55
11 R. Cook Del Oro (Loomis) 17:00
12 E. Brians Sonora 17:13
13 D. Nisser Sonora 17:17
14 R. Palominos Los Banos 17:21
15 J. Bosserman Del Oro (Loomis) 17:25
16 J. Tufts Sonora 17:31
17 E. Johnson Del Oro (Loomis) 17:42
18 T. Stearman Center (Elverta) 17:49
19 C. Harden (T) Sonora 17:54
20 W. Klino Manteca 17:55

Teams
1 Sierra (Manteca) (T) 43
84:02 [15:47, 16:16, 16:34, 16:55, 18:30]
2 Sonora 59
86:18 [16:23, 17:13, 17:17, 17:31, 17:54]
3 Los Banos 79
87:28 [16:35, 16:43, 17:21, 18:13, 18:36]
4 Del Oro (Loomis) 83
88:16 [17:00, 17:25, 17:42, 18:01, 18:08]
5 Center (Elverta) 109
90:17 [16:54, 17:49, 18:02, 18:46, 18:46]
6 Manteca 165
96:30 [17:55, 18:02, 19:50, 20:20, 20:23]
7 Galt 168
98:19 [16:34, 18:55, 19:15, 20:58, 22:37]
8 Oakmont (Roseville) 212
97:08 [18:41, 18:52, 19:08, 20:07, 20:20]

Division IV (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 401 - 907)
Hughson sophomore Alexandra Guerro captured her first Section Championship with an uncontested 19:26 in the girl s race. Bear River (Grass Valley) won the team championship by 25 points and were led by multi-talented senior Tawny Halverson (300 meter hurdles - 45.52 [1998]) recording a strong 19:47 in second place. Escalon senior Vic Moreno won the boys individual Section championship in 15:44 over Riverbank senior Felix Duenas (16:01). Despite injuries and the loss of some key athletes, the Riverbank squad raced to their second consecutive Section championship by a margin of 34 points (the largest of the day) over second place Bear River (Grass Valley).

Division IV Girls (Top Twenty)
1 Alexandra Guerro (I) Hughson 19:26
2 T. Halverson (T) Bear River (Grass Valley) 19:47
3 J. Stief (I) Escalon 20:33
4 J. Foley (T) Summerville (Tuolumne) 20:35
5 J. Sanchez (I) Riverbank 20:45
6 S. Jacobson (I) Loretto (Sacramento) 20:52
7 R. Zweigle (T) Bear River (Grass Valley) 20:54
8 A. Roberson (T) Summerville (Tuolumne) 20:59
9 S. Oviedo (I) Riverbank 21:11
10 J. Reed Vanden (Travis AFB) 21:19
11 J. Semeza Bret Harte (Altaville) 21:24
12 T. Riedel San Juan (Citrus Heights) 21:25
13 J. Molaro (T) Bear River (Grass Valley) 21:28
14 A. Woodward (T) Bear River (Grass Valley) 21:29
15 L. Miller Bret Harte (Altaville) 21:34
16 R. Mayfield Bret Harte (Altaville) 21:35
17 K. Nassoly Calaveras (San Andreas) 21:40
18 M. Lopez Justin-Sienna (Napa) 21:43
19 D. Seyford Loretto (Sacramento) 21:47
20 G. Nogales Dixon 21:51

Teams
1 Bear River (Grass Valley) (T) 51
105:57 [19:47, 20:54, 21:28, 21:29, 22:19]
2 Summerville (Tuolumne) (T) 76
108:16 [20:35, 20:59, 22:02, 22:11, 22:29]
3 Bret Harte (Altaville) 98
109:48 [21:24, 21:34, 21:35, 22:37, 22:38]
4 Loretto (Sacramento) 100
110:04 [20:52, 21:47, 22:09, 22:23, 22:53]
5 Dixon 113
111:07 [21:51, 21:57, 22:04, 22:20, 22:55]
6 Riverbank 131
113:13 [20:45, 21:11, 22:45, 22:58, 25:34]
7 Justin-Sienna (Napa) 140
112:49 [21:43, 22:12, 22:13, 23:06, 23:35]
8 San Juan (Citrus Heights) 161
117:13 [21:25, 22:25, 22:26, 24:52, 26:05]

Division IV - Boys (Top Twenty)
1 Vic Moreno (I) Escalon 15:44
2 F. Duenas (T) Riverbank 16:01
3 R. Gomez (I) Linden 16:41
4 V. Flores (T) Riverbank 16:44
5 J. Whitfield (I) Vanden (Travis AFB) 16:50
6 J. Meza (I) Linden 17:03
7 R. King (I) Summerville (Tuolumne) 17:06
8 J. Tyson (T) Riverbank 17:08
9 B. Wilson Dixon 17:10
10 S.. Lane Dixon 17:10
11 J. Harrigan Justin-Sienna (Napa) 17:12
12 D. Kitt Calaveras (San Andreas) 17:20
13 S. Murschel (T) Bear River (Grass Valley) 17:24
14 J. Viscaino (T) Riverbank 17:41
15 J. Conant Summerville (Tuolumne) 17:47
16 R. Coloma St. Patrick/St. V (Vallejo) 17:54
17 N. Lamb Summerville (Tuolumne) 18:02
18 J. Easterly (T) Bear River (Grass Valley) 18:04
19 A. Pouncy Justin-Sienna (Napa) 18:05
20 J. Melgoza Riverbank 18:06

Teams
1 Riverbank (T) 34
85:40 [16:01, 16:44, 17:08, 17:41, 18:06]
2 Bear River (Grass Valley) (T) 60
90:20 [17:24, 18:04, 18:06, 18:22, 18:24]
3 Summerville (Tuolumne) 88
91:30 [17:06, 17:47, 18:02, 19:16, 19:19]
4 Justin-Sienna (Napa) 102
92:11 [17:12, 18:05, 18:50, 18:55, 19:09]
5 Colfax 127
93:46 [18:16, 18;23, 18;32, 19:12, 19:23]
6 Escalon 148
95:08 [15:44, 18:30, 19;11, 19:49, 21:54]
7 Bret Harte (Altaville) 164
95:58 [18:26, 18:27, 19:20, 19:46, 19:59]
8 Vanden (Travis AFB) 167
96:36 [16:50, 19:05, 19:16, 20:41, 20:44]

Division V (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1 - 400)
In the girls division, Sarah Pogue of Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) was the individual Section champion. Sophomore Ben Foils of Tioga defended his individual Section title in the boys division with Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) capturing the team crown.

Division V Girls (Top Ten)
1 Sarah Pogue (I) Vacaville Christian (Vacaville) 24:27
(Note: Only one [1] athlete competed)

Teams
No complete teams