I would think since Rich mentioned Sigworth he knows where he is going (I sure don't), but both athletic.net and milesplit have Sigworth on the Palisades roster, not Palos Verdes. Those things can be wrong, but that's why I checked both. Anyone know for absolute certain?
Sigworth ran for Palos Verdes in the meet opener today, and looks like their whole team is healthy. They also have a freshman who might make the top 5 by Nov., but Oak Park is the SS DIV3 favorite
That’s crazy, they don’t even put Cooper Barr winning the Sierra Invitational in 9:58 on that hilly ahh course dusting Peter Kendall (one of the top returners in the section). Literally ties Braden King’s course record who is arguably up there as one of the top SJS runners alongside Strangio, Grijalva, Vernau, Fernandez, and Ayers
That’s crazy, they don’t even put Cooper Barr winning the Sierra Invitational in 9:58 on that hilly ahh course dusting Peter Kendall (one of the top returners in the section). Literally ties Braden King’s course record who is arguably up there as one of the top SJS runners alongside Strangio, Grijalva, Vernau, Fernandez, and Ayers
That race always gets overlooked I think because of the way it's setup. 2 miles, hilly, race by grade, etc. Another reason it got overlooked it because it's not on So Cal.
I would think since Rich mentioned Sigworth he knows where he is going (I sure don't), but both athletic.net and milesplit have Sigworth on the Palisades roster, not Palos Verdes. Those things can be wrong, but that's why I checked both. Anyone know for absolute certain?
Sigworth ran for Palos Verdes in the meet opener today, and looks like their whole team is healthy. They also have a freshman who might make the top 5 by Nov., but Oak Park is the SS DIV3 favorite
This is the best PV team since their heyday back in 2009-2014 just based on how well they all ran solo on their brutal home course. They should beat Oak Park by the end of the season and challenge Campolindo come states. Sigworth is a legit threat to win the individual title and the rest of their team will be dangerous.
Sigworth ran for Palos Verdes in the meet opener today, and looks like their whole team is healthy. They also have a freshman who might make the top 5 by Nov., but Oak Park is the SS DIV3 favorite
This is the best PV team since their heyday back in 2009-2014 just based on how well they all ran solo on their brutal home course. They should beat Oak Park by the end of the season and challenge Campolindo come states. Sigworth is a legit threat to win the individual title and the rest of their team will be dangerous.
JSerra, St. Mary’s College, and Foothill Tech are lucky that Palos Verdes are no longer in D4. Or Palos Verdes would have won D4 and kicked one of these teams out of the podium.
This is the best PV team since their heyday back in 2009-2014 just based on how well they all ran solo on their brutal home course. They should beat Oak Park by the end of the season and challenge Campolindo come states. Sigworth is a legit threat to win the individual title and the rest of their team will be dangerous.
JSerra, St. Mary’s College, and Foothill Tech are lucky that Palos Verdes are no longer in D4. Or Palos Verdes would have won D4 and kicked one of these teams out of the podium.
The move to D3 was just a CIF card dealt to them and while hardly anybody knows much about the course PV just ran, what is clear is that 1:16 spread from 1-5 and 1:28 from 1-7 (meaning reinforcements don't appear to be helpful, at least today). Of course their #5 can get better, but so will Sigworth when he races top runners and a dense race like CIF or State will expose that weakness.
JSerra, St. Mary’s College, and Foothill Tech are lucky that Palos Verdes are no longer in D4. Or Palos Verdes would have won D4 and kicked one of these teams out of the podium.
The move to D3 was just a CIF card dealt to them and while hardly anybody knows much about the course PV just ran, what is clear is that 1:16 spread from 1-5 and 1:28 from 1-7 (meaning reinforcements don't appear to be helpful, at least today). Of course their #5 can get better, but so will Sigworth when he races top runners and a dense race like CIF or State will expose that weakness.
Just compare the times they ran to what all their great teams from 2009-2014 ran on that course and you'll get a pretty good idea. At worst, they're a podium team and at best they could challenge for the win. Campolindo seemed to go backwards during the track season so no idea if they've righted the ship.
That can happen when you pick up a freshman who is already running with the top 2. He ran 9:39 on a 2 mile course today at the Rio Mesa Invite. They still have a huge gap to #4-5, so it will be very hard to win large races.
Maybe if Campolindo ran more competitive invitationals during track, then maybe they would look better than they do on paper— they just show up at the state meet and lay low. No Arcadia, nothing.
The move to D3 was just a CIF card dealt to them and while hardly anybody knows much about the course PV just ran, what is clear is that 1:16 spread from 1-5 and 1:28 from 1-7 (meaning reinforcements don't appear to be helpful, at least today). Of course their #5 can get better, but so will Sigworth when he races top runners and a dense race like CIF or State will expose that weakness.
Just compare the times they ran to what all their great teams from 2009-2014 ran on that course and you'll get a pretty good idea. At worst, they're a podium team and at best they could challenge for the win. Campolindo seemed to go backwards during the track season so no idea if they've righted the ship.
Campolindo is top 25 in the nation in some preseason rankings, but they (along with some other CA teams) will be knocked out by some Utah teams that entered the chat
