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Welcome to the Riverside County Cross Country Website! This website is intended to promote and highlight the efforts of the athletes and coaches that participate in Cross Country at the high school level here in Riverside County. We want this website to be the effort of many, not one. Please feel free to send us pictures, articles and results.
2008 Riverside County Athletes of the Year
After putting a great deal of thought into this and realizing how worthy several candidates were, our 2008 Male Riverside County Athlete of the Year is Vista del Lago's Emmanuel Ngula. After coming off a very impressive Track season where he narrowly missed the state meet finals and the county record in the 800 meters, Ngula roared into the 2008 season by clipping off a 14:44 at the Woodbridge Classic. This was the 4th fastest time ever posted there by a Riverside County athlete. He then took a stellar 3rd place at the Inland Empire Championships and was the top finisher for all county athletes. While thoroughly dominating the Inland Valley League, Ngula became only the 5th athlete to go 15:00 or below on the Mt. SAC course, a full 15 seconds faster than any other county athlete at this year's invite. Leading going up Poop-Out at CIF Finals, Ngula was, unfortunately, not able to defend his 2007 CIF Title but did qualify for the California State Meet. There, he went on to record the 5th fastest effort (15:24) in county history! Woodcrest Christian's Jake Jeanson and Vista Murrieta's Noe Ramirez were strong finalists for this distinction, but when putting the numbers up, Ngula gets the nod. We cannot sign off here without recognizing Jeanson's state title run in leading his squad to a 4th straight Division V state title. Congratulations to Mr. Emmanuel Ngula on his efforts and outstanding Cross Country campaign here in 2008! http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234116/76410-emanuel-g-individual-sweeps-4th
Past Boys' Recipients: For the girls - Martin Luther King's Kelsi Tippets' run to the California State Meet was the deciding factor as she is our 2008 Female Riverside County of the Year! In leading her squad to its 8th straight league title, Tippets truly stepped it up at the Division I CIF Finals, finishing 5th place individually. She also ran into coveted territory in breaking 18:00 (only the 8th county girl ever) on the Mt. SAC Course and breaking ML King's school record. She led her squad to a 10th place finish at the Div. I CIF Finals and to a team time that is now the 8th fastest ever by a Riverside County girls' squad on that course. In qualifying for the state meet, her 18:25 clocking is the 10th fastest in county history for the Woodward Park course in November. After a solid 11:03 in the 3200 meters last spring, we knew that Tippets had the talent to step into the elite level. In working her way to the Big VIII League title, she was able to outkick Centennial freshman Adriana Olivas (also a finalist and 18:14 at CIF Finals). Kelsi was also able to outlast an outstanding 18:20 performance by Chaparral's Xiang Tak, who was also the Southwestern League Champ. ML King Head Coach Brad Peters gave us a quick glimpse of Kelsi by writing, "Kelsi Tippets is as competitive as they come. We knew that from literally her first day of summer practice her 9th grade year, when, after a late start to the "rookie run" she doggedly took off, catching every one and making it back to school with room to spare despite the half-mile head start the group had on her. It was obvious right then and there; give this girl a start and finish line, she wouldn't waste anytime in between the two." For her efforts and leadership, Ms. Kelsi Tippets is our Female County Athlete of the Year.
Past Girls' Recipients:
2008 All-County Squads
This year, we looked at more than just times from the Mt. SAC Course. We took a good look and gave more consideration towards league meet races and several other invites, such as Inland Empire, Woodbridge and Clovis. With that in mind, these selections were much, much tougher than we originally anticipated. Especially, when it came down to our 2nd and 3rd teams (we even considered a 4th team as boys that broke 16:00 on the Mt. SAC Course did not break into our 3rd team!) We now have our By-Grade All-County Squads posted below - WOW! A 15:27 mark on the Mt. SAC Course does make it in our top seven for the seniors!?!?! Only five seasons ago, we only had four boys in the county break 15:30! Great job boys - cannot wait to see how many break 9:40 in the 3200m this upcoming Spring!
Boys 1st Team All-Riverside County
Boys 2nd Team All-Riverside County
Boys 3rd Team All-Riverside County
All-Riverside County Senior Team: Raymond Dominguez (Paloma Valley), Omar Gonzalez (Centennial), Jake Jeanson (Woodcrest Christian), Jonathan Lopez (Roosevelt), Julian Lopez (Roosevelt), Emmanuel Ngula (Vista del Lago), Noe Ramirez (Vista Murrieta)
Girls 1st Team All-Riverside County
Girls 2nd Team All-Riverside County
Girls 3rd Team All-Riverside County
All-Riverside County Senior Team: Katie Barrese (Great Oak), Ashley Evans (Corona), Amber Fitzpatrick (Murrieta Valley), Megan Gray (Chaparral), Danica Rosendale (Vista Murrieta), Heather Wilson (Great Oak) .... one more Saturday, November 29
Woodcrest Rolls to 4th Straight State Title; VM and GO Finish in the Top 10!
Woodcrest Christian has created some history here with their 4th straight California State Title! They are the first team, regardless of gender or division, in state history to accomplish this feat. While on his way to the individual state title in that same race, Jake Jeanson became the first to capture four state team titles as well! Their girls had a tough day, if you want to call 2nd place in the state a tough day. Ranked #1 all through the season, they were surprised by a tough Chadwick squad as last weekend's CIF Finals. Looking to come back strong, they had several girls over a minute off. Junior Breean Collier did race well as she motored to a 19:00 and a 4th place individual finish. This was their 6th state meet appearance in the past seven seasons as they now have four runner-up plaques on their resume! With their top five returning, perhaps, 2009 will be their year to claim a spot next to their boys! Despite running the 2nd fastest team time in Riverside County history for the California State Meet, Vista Murrieta's boys finished 7th place. This was, without a doubt, THE fastest race in the history of the state meet as these same results would have netted VM a place on the podium last year. VM and Murrieta Valley went 79:46 and 79:53 to take 3rd and 2nd, respectively, in last year's contest - so VM actually ran faster this year! Senior Noe Ramirez led the way for his crew with a strong 15:33 effort while juniors Drew Dalton and Bruce Rausa finished together with an impressive 15:51. Chris Strasheim ended an incredible senior campaign with a 15:58. In the Division II race, Vista del Lago's Emmanuel Ngula ran a 15:24 (5th fastest in county history for this meet) for a 14th place finish. This time would have been 10th in the Div. I race... Meanwhile, Great Oak's girls finished the season with a strong 9th place finish at the state meet! Their 95:27 team time is very impressive. Katie Johnson led the squad with an 18:43 time while Heather Wilson finishes off a fine career with GO by racing to an 18:59. In that same race, probable Athlete of the Year, Kelsi Tippets of ML King, went 18:25 for a 23rd place finish. This was, by far, one of the fastest races in the history of the state meet with Dana Hills and Torrey Pines both going 91:10 and 91:11 respectively. We've already updated our "State Meet Bests" in our left hand column. More updates as we go along! Friday, November 21
Vista Murrieta, Great Oak and Woodcrest Christian's Teams Advance
Under some of the best conditions for racing, we saw a host of Riverside County squads make the trip over to Mt. SAC for the 2008 CIF Finals. With dreams of traveling to the state meet in mind, the Southern Section CIF Finals is truly an example of an emotional ride - good and bad. The good is that Woodcrest Christian's squads came out on top once again, earning another CIF Titleon the boys' and a runner-up plaque for their girls on their quest for hardware next weekend up in Fresno. Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta's boys will make a repeat trip up north after finishing in 6th place at the extremely competitive Division I Finals. Also representing the Southwestern League, Great Oak's girls qualified for their 2nd state meet appearance. They also finished 6th place. On the disappointed (but happy they made it) side, Corona (10th), Paloma Valley (11th), and Great Oak (15th) competed well in the Boys Division I race. A very fine effort by Roosevelt's Jonathan Lopez was put forth as he ran an impressive 15:18 - but 15:06 was the last qualifying individual time! Vista Murrieta's Noe Ramirez raced to a 15:09 (10th overall) to put him in All-Time Top 10 list! Vista del Lago's Emmanuel Ngula was not able to defend his 2008 Div. II CIF Title, but does move on to next week's state meet for the 2nd year in a row. Banning finished a solid 10th place in Div. IV with Beaumont taking 14th place in the Div. III boys race. For the girls, ML King (10th), Chaparral (11th), Murrieta Valley (14th) and Vista Murrieta (16th) all close out some awesome seasons. To have five girls' squads and four boys' squads qualify for the Division I Finals was a nice accomplishment. On the individual side, Beaumont's Victor Delgado (new school record) and Ashlee Cervantes both qualified as individuals to next week's Division III State Finals. In Division I, ML King's Kelsi Tippets will make the trip to Fresno with an awesome 17:58 5th place finish! This now puts her #6 in county history for the Mt. SAC course in the last ten years! Centennial freshman Adriana Olivas raced to an 18:14, but still did not qualify - tough as heck in Division I! But, Karena Casteneda does qualify and move on from the Girls Division V race! As we get official results, we'll send them this way.
BOYS' TOP TEAM TIMES
BOYS' TOP INDIVIDUAL TIMES
BOYS' TOP TEAM TIMES
GIRLS' TOP INDIVIDUAL TIMES CIF Prelims Highlights Vista Murrieta and Great Oak Take Southwestern League Titles (updated) King and Corona Split the Crowns at Big VIII League Finals Valley View Sweeps Inland Valley League Finals Sunbelt League Finals Big Sky League Finals Desert Valley League Finals Sunkist League Finals De Anza League Finals Beaumont Dominates Mountain Pass League Finals Day Full of Ups and Down at Mt. SAC - Day Two
Updated including 1.93 mile top course times Woodcrest Christian Steals the Show on Day 1 On the first day of competition of the 61st Mt. SAC Reebok Invitational, Woodcrest Christian's boys raced ... Rockin' Rubidoux Invite Results King and Corona Split Wins at Big VIII League Meet #2 Christian and Victory League Meet Results Inland Valley League Meet #2 Wild, Wild Southwest(ern) League Results ML King and Woodcrest Christian Roll at Clovis Vista Murrieta Boys Dominate while Murrieta Valley Girls Shine @ IEC (updated 10/13) De Anza League Meet #1 Yucaipa Invite Results Brea Invite and Central Park Invite Results Big Sky / Victory League Meet Results Mountain Pass League Meet #1 Big VIII League Meet #1 Inland Valley League Meet #1 Southwestern League Meet #1 - Updated 9/26 Hemet Bulldog Invitational Results w/ team mock scoring Great Oak and Vista Murrieta Reign Supreme at the Woodbridge Classic Mt. Carmel Invite Results (Morley Field, San Diego) Sunbelt League Meet Results Laguna Hills Invite Results Fastback Invitational (2 mile Mt. SAC) Results New League Allignments Produce Different Looks Woodrest Christian Races to 3rd Straight State Title; Both "Murrietas" Make the Podium! Riverside County Girls Alter the Record Books Murrieta Valley Brings Home the Titles at Southwestern League Finals La Quinta's Girls and Indio's Boys Dominate the Desert Valley League Finals Inland Valley League Finals Sunbelt League Finals Bowman (ML King) and Norton (La Sierra) Lead the Way at Ivy League Finals Crum and Villareal Share the Spotlight while Corona Dominates the Mountain View League Finals Big Sky League Finals De Anza League Finals Mountain Pass League Finals Friday, October 19 Mt. SAC Invitational Results
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