Just like Newbury Park and Arcadia. Some really accomplished California programs lost their dynasties
Some things come to an end. You can't be great forever. Though I will say, schools like Great Oak and NP had the advantage of stars practically aligning - two groups of brothers with insane genetic talent and a great coach with a great program
Just like Newbury Park and Arcadia. Some really accomplished California programs lost their dynasties
Some things come to an end. You can't be great forever. Though I will say, schools like Great Oak and NP had the advantage of stars practically aligning - two groups of brothers with insane genetic talent and a great coach with a great program
The situations at Great Oak, Newbury Park, and Arcadia are more similar than you might think. When those schools lost their coaches, their programs deteriorated. It goes to show just how crucial coaches are for the success of a team. Without strong leadership, everything can fall apart. Let's remember the value of having dedicated coaches and the impact they have on a program's achievements.
Some things come to an end. You can't be great forever. Though I will say, schools like Great Oak and NP had the advantage of stars practically aligning - two groups of brothers with insane genetic talent and a great coach with a great program
The situations at Great Oak, Newbury Park, and Arcadia are more similar than you might think. When those schools lost their coaches, their programs deteriorated. It goes to show just how crucial coaches are for the success of a team. Without strong leadership, everything can fall apart. Let's remember the value of having dedicated coaches and the impact they have on a program's achievements.
True fax here. A dedicated coach is what can make or break a program. And no matter what, the athletes won't do well if they don't have a coach to believe in
SJS on top once again. 4 qualifiers in the 1600 (J Stream: 4:10, Hoferer: 4:11, Kadel: 4:11, and C Stream: 4:12). 5 qualifiers in the 800 (Alberts: 1:51, Barr (Placer representing once again- haven’t gotten a distance state qualifier since 2018 with Adam Fragola): 1:51, Heyer: 1:51, Mobley 1:52, Winston: 1:53)😮💨
Giselle Fernandez honors her brother's legacy with a 4:50.17 win in the girls 1600m, and doubled back in the 3200m to place 7th in 10:51
Herbst girls, 39.95 300H & 203.30 *99 and not a peep out of anyone? Best kept secret in Carlsbad.
The 39.95 by Morgan Herbst in the 300H is a state record, breaking the old record of 39.98 set by eventual Olympic gold medalist Lashinda Demus more than 20 years ago.
The Jesuit kid in the 800m should have been DQed. He pushed through 2 other kids. Typical Jesuit gets away with anything. Watch 150m how he breaks up stride of other runners. Where are the officials?
For sure some questionable Jesuit tactics in that race. The 150 mark was so bad that they edited it out of their video:
Eli Fitchen-Young ran 8:57 for the fourth time (if you include his 8:56 PR) in his career at CCS finals. While he qualified for state, similar to Broen Holman, could he be facing a plateau of some sort in that event?
If Jesuit has true values they should self dq and scratch out their athletes from the 800m. Sending out their runner hard. 150m the other runner pushes two athletes and barrels into them. On top of the age cheating. Jesuit do the right thing. Scratch out.
By biggest takeaways from CCS Finals (distance events):
1. I also think Landon Pretre is going to win the state 3200m. He has not lost to any Californians in any of his 3200m race so far this year and Evan Noonan isn’t as dominant as last year.
2. I think Benjamin Bouie is going to win the state 1600m. Conor Lott is going to be his biggest competition but Bouie is the highest returner from last year’s 1600m final and will want the victory more since he’s only racing one event at state and not doubling like Lott.
3. Stephen Sziebert of Bellarmine may be a dark horse to best represent CCS during XC this fall based on his surprise state qualification in the 1600m, which I would say is more impressive than the…
4. 3200m’s ran by Ryan Fitzpatrick of Nueva (9:04) and Alijah Murillo (9:07). While both of them have run 15:26 and 15:12 at Woodward consistently, I expect them to likely dip under 15 in XC and 9 minutes in track next year given their improvement from last year.
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If anything, I feel like Holman may do slightly better than Fitchen-Young at state. He finally broke 9 at section after being stuck in sub 9:05 range. Though, both are not going to crack top 5 at state. Honestly, I think Evan Noonan could still win if it’s a sit and kick race- Landon is an amazing runner but he doesn’t have the kick. Also, watch out for Yosef Berhan- he definitely has a shot for top 3 or even state champ. I’m predicting some breakouts this 3200- specifically from SJS and NCS