Buchanan is always SO tough. It looks like they are returning 4 sub 5s and two other girls that have gone sub 11. But who knows maybe this is the year.
Aydon bringing along LG to a CCS and possible state title. Think about it in the State meet they're going to have probably Aydon coming in first with their 2 and 3 going under 16 and 4 and 5 sub 17. Calling it now.
Aydon bringing along LG to a CCS and possible state title. Think about it in the State meet they're going to have probably Aydon coming in first with their 2 and 3 going under 16 and 4 and 5 sub 17. Calling it now.
D2 state title? Besides Aydon they return 9:57 9:57 10:05 10:09 10:15 10:18
Aydon bringing along LG to a CCS and possible state title. Think about it in the State meet they're going to have probably Aydon coming in first with their 2 and 3 going under 16 and 4 and 5 sub 17. Calling it now.
D1’s team champion last year (Santa Barbara) had these 5K times: 15:05, 15:31, 15:38, 16:01, 16:04 (16:32, 16:45). Except for Aydon and maybe it’s #2 runner, it looks like it will be really hard to achieve these times, which will likely be slower than the threat Jesuit will pose.
Considering that the Los Gatos boys didn’t even QUALIFY for states last year, qualifying this year against CCS teams like St. Francis, Branham, and Los Altos will be a challenging (but not impossible) feat on its own, let alone WINNING the state race.
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Aydon bringing along LG to a CCS and possible state title. Think about it in the State meet they're going to have probably Aydon coming in first with their 2 and 3 going under 16 and 4 and 5 sub 17. Calling it now.
D1’s team champion last year (Santa Barbara) had these 5K times: 15:05, 15:31, 15:38, 16:01, 16:04 (16:32, 16:45). Except for Aydon and maybe it’s #2 runner, it looks like it will be really hard to achieve these times, which will likely be slower than the threat Jesuit will pose.
Considering that the Los Gatos boys didn’t even QUALIFY for states last year, qualifying this year against CCS teams like St. Francis, Branham, and Los Altos will be a challenging (but not impossible) feat on its own, let alone WINNING the state race.
It's amazing how dilutional some people get about their own teams. The numbers don't lie people!
Buchanan is always SO tough. It looks like they are returning 4 sub 5s and two other girls that have gone sub 11. But who knows maybe this is the year.
Also every year they look like they are collapsing mid season at Clovis and other races around then with DNF's and underperformances, and then State comes around and they are top 2 easy like nothing was wrong.
Question their coaching, but when it comes to locking in for what matters, they do. So until they actually miss NXN or mess up their state meet, I'll trust in them to be top 2 come November
Buchanan is always SO tough. It looks like they are returning 4 sub 5s and two other girls that have gone sub 11. But who knows maybe this is the year.
Also every year they look like they are collapsing mid season at Clovis and other races around then with DNF's and underperformances, and then State comes around and they are top 2 easy like nothing was wrong.
Question their coaching, but when it comes to locking in for what matters, they do. So until they actually miss NXN or mess up their state meet, I'll trust in them to be top 2 come November
I would assume their coaches are just killing them all season with mileage and that's why everyone is passing out or underperforming mid season.
Do you think it is going to be hard for some of the returning California NXN individual qualifiers from last year to qualify again this year?
Stefanopoulos made it last year but it won’t be a given this year based on how stiff the competition is from the individuals standpoint. Noonan should be able to make it but he will likely go as an individual since Dana Hills lost so much talent.
Holman and Fitchen-Young finished high at NXN last year so they should be able to qualify again.
Do you think it is going to be hard for some of the returning California NXN individual qualifiers from last year to qualify again this year?
Stefanopoulos made it last year but it won’t be a given this year based on how stiff the competition is from the individuals standpoint. Noonan should be able to make it but he will likely go as an individual since Dana Hills lost so much talent.
Holman and Fitchen-Young finished high at NXN last year so they should be able to qualify again.
What do you mean "stiff competition" from an individual standpoint? Stefanopoulos has the 4th fastest 1600m time going into XC season and is behind 2 ppl who have run both a slower 3200m and XC 5K than him.
Stefanopoulos made it last year but it won’t be a given this year based on how stiff the competition is from the individuals standpoint. Noonan should be able to make it but he will likely go as an individual since Dana Hills lost so much talent.
Holman and Fitchen-Young finished high at NXN last year so they should be able to qualify again.
What do you mean "stiff competition" from an individual standpoint? Stefanopoulos has the 4th fastest 1600m time going into XC season and is behind 2 ppl who have run both a slower 3200m and XC 5K than him.
What happened to him post Arcadia mile? He didn’t make state in track and has no solid 3200 this spring.
Stefanopoulos made it last year but it won’t be a given this year based on how stiff the competition is from the individuals standpoint. Noonan should be able to make it but he will likely go as an individual since Dana Hills lost so much talent.
Holman and Fitchen-Young finished high at NXN last year so they should be able to qualify again.
What do you mean "stiff competition" from an individual standpoint? Stefanopoulos has the 4th fastest 1600m time going into XC season and is behind 2 ppl who have run both a slower 3200m and XC 5K than him.
There are some others fighting that have a shot at an NXN individual spot
Pretre (if healthy) Zavaleta (if ML King doesn’t end up making it as a team.) He had a really solid sophomore track season Ben Bouie - 4:06 1600 / 9:02 3200 Hedlund- 4:07 1600 Miles Cook - 4:08 1600 Caldwell - 8:53 3200 Eyan Turk - 8:54 3200
I wouldn’t weight a couple of those fast 1600 times so highly that you have on that list. Cross country is a different beast. There are more than just those that you’ve highlighted.
What do you mean "stiff competition" from an individual standpoint? Stefanopoulos has the 4th fastest 1600m time going into XC season and is behind 2 ppl who have run both a slower 3200m and XC 5K than him.
What happened to him post Arcadia mile? He didn’t make state in track and has no solid 3200 this spring.
in my opinion he needs to make the switch from the 1600 to the 3200. He clocked sub 15:00 at woodward park and doesn't have fast 800/400 times