The Petaluma boys took the race out with the Campo boys in tow. Petaluma veteran Sterling Lockert set an aggressive pace. Setting a first mile slit of 4:58, Lockert ran the first half very aggressively, the good news for Petaluma is that his teammates feel like they can run with him. Petaluma dominated the race putting all 5 scoring runners in the top ten. Campolindo, meanwhile, finished second in a strong showing. Campo always comes on at the end of the season, however, so watch this match up to come! Steven Inglehart of the very small Branson School in the Marin area finished second individually and Robert Pulford of Campolindo finished 3rd. While Petaluma and Campo were way out in front in the point total, only 30 points separated 3rd and 6th showing the depth of this outstanding field.
Varsity Boys Small School Top15
1. Sterling Lockert Sr 1. Petaluma High School 10:03.8
2. Steven Iglehart Sr 1. Branson High School 10:10.2
3. Robert Pulford Sr 1. Campolindo High School 10:11.8
4. Hugh Dowdy Jr 2. Petaluma High School 10:20.3
5. Ross Geiger Sr 2. Campolindo High School 10:24.8
6. Devin Lockert Sr 3. Petaluma High School 10:25.7
7. Daniel Maxwell Jr 1. St. Mary's BERKELEY 10:28.1
8. Benjamin Stern Sr 4. Petaluma High School 10:28.8
9. Michael Brondello Sr 3. Campo High School 10:29.4
10. Brandon Felipe Sr 5. Petaluma High School 10:33.3
11. Dan Milechman So 1. Tamalpais High School 10:34.1
12. Brian Hernandez Sr 1. San Rafael High 10:39.7
13.Tyler Deniston Sr 1. B. Christian High School 10:44.0
14. James Pickering Jr 1. Albany High School 10:48.0
15. Zeal Levin Sr 1. Bishop O'Dowd High School 10:50.8
The two mile course at Ed Sias is known for "Finale Hill" a steep, challenging 150m hill in the last 400m of the race. "Finale Hill," however is more the stuff of mythology, it is usually not the determining factor in the race. The course at Hidden Valley Park must be a committed effort from gun to finish. If you try to save yourself for "Finale Hill" you will be left behind. If you charge ahead to the front...and have the fitness level to maintain that aggressive rhythm, then you might just stand to win outright maybe even break a record!
Hidden Valley Park, Pleasant Hill, California
In the Large School boys race, conditions were perfect and the competition was perfect...for a record-breaking race! The strong teams returning for the 2008 season: Monte Vista (who qualified for the CIF State Championships for the first time and De La Salle (one of the best top to bottom programs in the state) had a unique opportunity to go head to head. With regards to the individual field, it was anyone's guess as to who might win the day. That being said, it was a young man from Liberty High School who stole the show!
Wyatt Landrum, a senior from Liberty High School fearlessly took the pace out in this stacked field, while self admittedly not feeling well in the beginning of his race, Wyatt "sucked it up" rather well...well enough to set a course record! The old course record of 9:58 was set in 1989 nearly 20 years ago! To set a record on this challenging course this early in the season shows a preparedness coming into the season that should spell success for Wyatt all the way to Woodward Park in November. In the team finishes, Monte Vista took the race by storm overthrowing perennial powerhouse De La Salle.
Varsity Boys Large School Top15
1. Wyatt Landrum Sr 1. Liberty High School 09:55.7
2. Mike Roderick Sr 1. Monte Vista High School 10:07
3. Austin Snyder Sr 1. Berkeley High School 10:11.0
4. Kurt Ruegg Jr 1. Napa High School 10:18.5
5. Alex Summers Jr 1. Granada High School 10:23.5
6. Jared Lester Jr 1. Fairfield High School 10:33.6
7. Matt Yankowski Sr 1. Foothill High School 10:36.5
8. Lucas Leblow Jr 1. Clayton Valley High School 10:37.6
9. Cody Reed Jr 1. SRV High School 10:38.2
10. Ryan DeVito Sr 1. Deer Valley High School 10:38.4
11. Nathaniel Smauley Sr 2. Granada High 10:43.7
12. Paul Johnson Jr 1. De La Salle High School 10:44.4
13. Jeff Bickert So 1. College Park High School 10:44.7
14. Sean Colaco Jr 2. SRV High School 10:45.0
15. Cameron Kohles Sr 1. Skyline High School 10:45.3
On the girls side, the Small School division was also chalk full of divisional rivalries with Campolindo, Maria Carillo, and Miramonte all ready to do battle again. Extremely strong smaller schools like St. Mary's of Berkeley and Mt. Shasta High School were also in the mix ready to make a significant showing. The rivalry between the three aforementioned schools goes back a long way. Campo and Miramonte have always jostled for the top spot in the North Coast Section Division 3 title, but a few years ago, the high-achieving program of Maria Carillo moved down from Division 2 to Division 3 and quite suddenly, the North Coast Section had the most competitive and dramatic battle in the sate of California! The Division 3 teams were going to be in for a ride, however as both St. Mary's and Mt. Shasta are ranked in the top ten in the state in their respective divisions.
Right out of the gate Taylor Lawson and Alex Choy (right) both of St. Mary's of Berkeley took command of the race. Pacing off of each other with a pack of several front-runners not far behind, they pushed the cadence throughout the first mile. The pack, however started to come on strong overtaking the pair of Panthers. Maria Carillo, lead by junior Lauren Curtain (below left) made a strong push, but the teammates of Lawson and Choy all finished in the top 15, giving St. Mary's the victory. Lauren Curtain of Maria Carillo won the race outright, powering up "Finale Hill" and finishing in a time of 12:03.0.
Varsity Girls Small School Top15
1. Lauren Curtin Jr 1. Maria Carrillo High School 12:03.0
2. Isabel Andrade Jr 1. Petaluma High School 12:10.3
3. Taylor Lawson Jr 1. St. Mary's BERKELEY 12:25.8
4. Damajeria DuBose Sr 1. Bishop O'Dowd High School 12:33.3
5. Alex Choy Jr 2. St. Mary's BERKELEY 12:41.7
6. Jordan Davis Sr 2. Maria Carrillo High School 12:51.2
7. Erynn Rebol Sr 1. Red Bluff High School 12:57.3
8. Kaitlyn Spees So 2. Bishop O'Dowd High School 12:59.4
9. Alice Baker Sr 3. St. Mary's BERKELEY 13:01.0
10. Sara Mostatabi So 1. Campolindo High School 13:12.9
11. Margot Sullivan Sr 4. St. Mary's BERKELEY 13:18.2
12. Cara Curtin Jr 3. Maria Carrillo High School 13:20.0
13. Grace Orders So 2. Campolindo High School 13:26.1
14. Ashley Davis Sr 5. St. Mary's BERKELEY 13:27.1
15. Kelly Lucchesi Sr 2. Petaluma High School 13:39.5
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