way too early 2025 XC CIF HS predictions

Stream, Smith and two others were listed at the end of results when it was live streaming along with other names that showed no results. I believe the runners in the large race is their B team.

I mean Matilda Torres last season improved their 5ks drastically from Kim Duyst to Woodward Park. Fernandez went from 15:32 to 15:03 last season

Jesuit just barely beat Matilda Torres 37-41.

Yeah, but minus their two top runners Abbot and Bilodeau.

True but if this was the line up at Clovis or State and Hoferer fumbles the ball again for example, they’d lowk be cooked

Matilda Torres has a really solid top 4. If they had a 5th runner up with them they’d be something really special

Lomelli looked REALLY good. Went out hard and was never challenged the whole way.

Jaxon Northcutt ran 14:10 at Palomar Cluster. Cooper Castleberry ran 14:17. Northcutt can really break 14 if all goes well

Lomeli breaking 14 at Woodbridge trust

Sounds like Matilda Torres is not only hoping to make NXN, but to win state too

Oakdale ran awful at Kim duyst and ponderosas top 2 barely compete with Beyers top 4, I think d3 sections is Beyers year!

Just pigtailing on the past two posts. I'd love to see these Matilda kids head up the valley to Stan and knock off Chico in the next couple of years.

Yeah, what happened over there? They were one of the surprises this decade, basically went from nothing to being one of the elite programs in the state overnight, almost made NXN in 2023 and now nothing.

Nobody is beating mount carmel in girls or boys d2. Pen em in for nxn.

Their top returner Whitemyer transferred out

Well to be fair, Pondo’s top runner,Braden Himley is nowhere to be seen. He could be injured, who knows

^ their usual top runner

They also would have made NXN in 2022 if M Oliveira wasn’t hit by the bus

I think they are just too small. Their enrollment is only about 1550 (was 1750 only 4 years ago) and they only have about 15 kids on the roster most years. That's enough to briefly reach very high highs, but to stay there would be almost impossible. They do have a freshman running 16:53 and ~4:50 in 8th grade, plus two juniors that ran ~16:30/9:50 as sophomores. And Whitemeyer transferring obviously did not help. I think they will be consistently good, but not great. With the occasional truly competitive low stick. And if they find two more to round out their top 5 they might be great again. Baca Mcghee and Cavanaugh could be one of the best top 3s in the state.