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Great Oak High School

Great Oak High School

April 08, 2018

Arcadia Distance Recap and Results: Cruz Culpepper Wins Mile, Mooney Twins Impress, Great Oaks Wins 5 of 6 Distance Relays

Cruz Culpepper got his first major high school win and he's only a sophomore.
November 30, 2016

2016 NXN Girls' Preview: Fayetteville-Manlius Favored For 10th (!!!) National Title; Consensus U.S. #1 Brie Oakley Takes on 4:07 1500 Runner Kate Murphy in Individual Race

American distance fans, it’s time to meet Brie Oakley. Oakley, who only started running last year, posted the top Tully Runners speed rating in six years at the Colorado state meet (32 secs faster than Katie Rainsbergerran in ’15) but Murphy hasn’t lost all fall and has killer track speed. Team-wise, F-M are the favorites but will need all five scorers to run well as there’s a big gap to #6.
November 30, 2016

2016 NXN Boys' Preview: Casey Clinger Looks to Make History & Lead American Fork (UT) to Its First National Title

No boy has ever won two NXN individual titles, but defending champ Casey Clinger could do just that on Saturday. He's also the top man on the nation's top team, American Fork, which will be looking to improve on its runner-up finish last year and win it all in Portland.
December 03, 2015

2015 NXN Boys Preview: Can Austin Tamagno Break The "California Curse"? The Great Oak (CA) Boys Look To Continue To Roll

Teamwise, #1 Great Oak enters as the favorite after putting up the lowest score at the California state meet in 9 years. Individually, Oregon recruit Austin Tamagno (5th FL in '14) is the favorite on the boys side but the sloppy conditions might mean New Yorker Ben Petrella is your winner. No Californian boy has ever won NXN. Can Tamagno overcome the "California curse"?