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Congratulations to senior, Jose Gutierrez who signed his National Letter of Intent to attend Cal State Fullerton where he will received an athletic scholarship of full tuition and books! 

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Congratulations 2009 Seniors, 100% attending colleges!

• Jose Gutierrez-Cal State Fullerton
• Alex Torres- Cal State Fullerton
• Paul Goslin- Cal State Fullerton
• Brian Tsu- Fullerton College
• Thomas Dong- UC Riverside
• Luis Avellaneda- Fullerton College
• Danny Gonzalez- Fullerton College
• Gerardo Uribe- Santiago College
• Daniel Aldama- Fullerton College
• Ana Montenegro- Cal State Fullerton
• Michelle Torres- Mt San Antonio College
• Vicki Ablir- Cal State Fullerton
• Gema Macias- Cal State Fullerton
• Sharon Colin- Cal State Fullerton

Link to Valencia Cross Country website!

800 Meters State Meet Finals Summary by Mike Kennedy (Dyestat)

 "Junior Ruben Danielsen of Rancho Verde took the early lead followed closely by Immanueal Hutchinson and Sean Krinik of Placentia Valencia as the trio passed 200 at 25.8. Krinik took the lead coming down the final straight for the first time followed by Danielsen, Chris Cheng of Harvard-Westlake and Hutchinson as he leaders passed 400 in 55.3. At 600 meters, passed in 1:24.8, Cheng, Danielsen and Krinik were virtually even. Krinik fell back just slightly, as if to measure the field, and then came off the turn to take the lead and win easily in 1:51.83, with a last 100 of 12.9.  Matt Case of Del Campo was fifth with less than 100 meters remaining but other than  Krinik, he was the fastest finisher getting for second in 1:52.47. Nathanael Litwiller of Clayton Valley also closed well to finish third in 1:52.66. Hutchinson was fourth at 1:53.04 and Chang was fifth at 1:53.58. Danielson fell back to eighth in 1:54.21. "

State Prelims Summary by Mike Kennedy (Dyestat)

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Congratulations to the Girls Frosh/Soph team who claim the Empire League Champion title by virtue of their undefeated season in duel meets! Leading the points for the distance group at this level is Jill Seymour who won both the 1600 meter and the 3200 meter runs. Sejal Patel has been a very consistent scorer and always willing to make race day a good work out day as well. Rachel Hatter was moved up to varsity for this meet and did very well, recording a PR in the 800 meters and placing 2nd! Monica Nguyen is a fierce competitor every week, this week would be no exception as she placed 2nd in the 1600 meters with Eden Nordelo completing the sweep of the event. Shin-Ning Leu ends her sophomore season with a PR in the 1600 meters. Also running to best times were:Sejal, Alejandra Soto, Hailey Carrol and Madison Tang.

The Varsity Boys came very close to winning and it came down to an exciting 4x400 relay! We hope to place much higher at the Empire League Championship meet. Jose Gutierrez, Luis Avellaneda and Brad Cooke went 1-3 in the 1600 meters; Sean Krinik and Luis placed 1st and 2nd in the 800 meters and Jose and Alex Torres took the 1st and 2nd positions in the 3200 meters. Danny Gonzalez was a hero for running all his events with severe blisters. He had excellent competition from Loara in the 300 Hurdles and the open 400 meters and he finished a close 2nd in both races. Paul Goslin took 3rd place in the 300 Hurdles and Julio Gonzalez added a point to the scorebook with his 3rd place in the 400 meters.

The frosh/soph boys have become fierce team with young runners learning their events and their bodies ready to perform at their best at just the right time! Cristian Aviles led the 1600 and finished 2nd behind Troy Czegledy. Ivan Jimenez placed third. Matt Vo and Matthew Pope both ran PR's in this event. The 800 meters featured Troy in first, followed by Ivan and Danny Diaz in 3rd place. The 3200 meters was also a sweep with Cristian, Jake Perez and Jesus Escobar besting their competition. The 4 x 400 relay team won with Danny Diaz, Jordan DeHaven, Gio Ruiz and Troy Czegledy combining for the win.

The varsity girls were led by Michelle Torres who placed 2nd in both the 1600 and 3200 meters. Rachel Hatter ran a great 800 meter race placing 2nd, getting outkicked in the final straightaway. She did run a PR for the effort! Alyssa Lees added a point in the 800 by placing 3rd. 

Congratulations to Sean Krinik who won the Orange County Championship Varsity Boys 800 meter run in a record setting 1:52.58! He ran against formidable opponents (the defending champion and several top ten State contenders), and handled both the competition and the pressure with aplomb!  He ran the first 200 meters to get out of trouble and in the clear, let others lead the next 400 meters, then won with panache, closing with a trademark, wicked kick!

Jose Gutierrez and Luis Gutierrez both came away from the Varsity 1600 meters with 4:25's, solid times and good for 9th and 10th places. For Luis, this was a new PR for him and since he had a lot left at the end, this will not be the last PR in this event for him! Jose also competed in the 3200 meter championships and placed 8th. Jose led many laps of this event, it took it's toll, but Jose will be rested and ready for championships season and ready to hold pace to the finish!

Danny Gonzalez ran in the Varsity Rated 800 meters and placed 2nd tying his best time. Danny again, finished with a spectacular kick and ran out of real estate! He will learn to close the gap sooner in the race and his times will really drop!

Sophomores, Brad Cooke and Julio Gonzalez both PR'd in the Boys FS 1600 meter run finishing in 12th and 13th place with times of 4:42 and 4:43. Julio's last 1600 meter run was a 4:56, so this was quite the improvement! Brad did much of the pace making, leading 2 of the 4 laps, so it makes his PR even more impressive. Brad and Julio also competed in the 800 meters, where a long day of hanging around and overly large racing fields showed in slightly off best times. Both are continuing to improve each race and gaining lots of experience at Invites.

Our lone girls entry, Jill Seymour handled herself with strength and courage, running in the Girls Rated 1600 meter run. Jill tied her best time despite being a little intimidated by the race in general and a lack of big meet experience. This was a terrific experience for her as League Finals are approaching and she will be back to OCC her sophomore year, no doubt!

Wow! Two school records broken during Spring Break! The latest to go was the 4 x 1600 meters at the Mt SAC Invitational. The team of Jose Gutierrez, Luis Avellaneda, Danny Gonzalez and Sean Krinik ran 17:36.62 and placed second to Loyola High School. The time is a new school record for the event and also ranks as the #5 time in the US this season! The old school record was 17:52, so it was quite a run for the team. Jose started the team off with a personal best time of 4:24.9 and put the team in 2nd place. Luis took the baton next and ran a smart race finishing strong with a 4:28.3 with the team in a pack for third place. Danny ran conservative for the first laps but really put the hammer down on lap 4, with a wicked 60 second clocking taking over the lead and handing off to Sean. Danny recorded a PR of 4:27.3! Sean, the 800 meter State leader, had the distinction of running head to head with the 1600 meter leader in the State, Elias Geydon of Loyola. Arcadia made it a close race with lead changes and fast finishes. Sean brought the baton home in style, a 59 second last lap to close the gap and pass Arcadia for 2nd place with a PR time of 4:15.9!

The 4 x 1600 meter Seeded race on Saturday morning, featured the Valencia team of Brad Cooke, Diego Baiza, Troy Czegledy and Alex Torres. Each member ran their best times and kept their focus. Brad ran 4:44, Diego 4:44, Troy 4:46 and Alex 4:50. All look ready for a breakthrough at League Finals!

Video link here.

Wow! The 4 x 800 meter relay team of Danny Gonzalez, Luis Avellaneda, Jose Gutierrez and Sean Krinik improved their school record in this event by 11 seconds from earlier this season and placed 3rd in the Invitational heat at the Arcadia Invite! Danny ran a personal best time of 1:59 and placed the team in 3rd place. Luis ran a personal best as well, 2:00, handing off to Jose in 7th place. Jose ran a personal record also, 2:00, and gave the baton to Sean in 6th place. Sean had a little work to do as our anchor and bided his time until the final straight away where he found an extra gear to motor by two teams and close the gap with the top two teams, recording an awesome split of 1:53!

Thanks to all the fans who came to support the team! 

Link to results and video, click on headline. 

The frosh/soph girls remained undefeated with the help of the Girls 1600 meter sweep led by Jill Seymour and followed by Sejal Patel and Monica Nguyen. The 800 meters was won by freshman, Rachel Hatter who unleased a fierce kick with 100 meters to go! Makenzie Park did a lot of the pace making and finished a strong 2nd. Brittany Nortan won the 400 meters and Alejandra Soto scored 2nd place points in the 3200 meters.  

The varsity boys scored points in the 1600 meters which was won by Sean Krinik, working just enough to win and looking smooth. Luis Avellaneda won the 800 meters with a nice finishing kick and Jose Gutierrez won the 3200 pacing himself in a nice tempo run. Danny Gonzalez had competition with the Katella hurdlers, they have a tradition of training good hurdlers. Danny came close and will have to wait until League Finals to get even! Alex Torres added a point by placing 3rd in the 3200 meters. The 4 x 400 relay team of Brad Cooke, Paul Goslin, Julio Gonzalez and Diego Baiza won the event uncontested. 

Frosh/soph boys featured Troy Czegledy dueling with the top Katella runner and losing the 1600 in a very close sprint finish. Troy did most of the work and ran a fine time of 4:51 for his effort. Troy came back to win the 800 meters against the same opponent in a strategic race with negative splits. Ivan Jimenez was 3rd in the 800 and Cristian Aviles was 3rd in the 1600 meters. The 3200 meters was won by Cristian with second place going to Chase Brothers who ran a big PR in the event. Julio Gonzalez was 2nd in the 400 in a very close race, great run for a sophomore at the varsity level! Best times were recorded by: Ivan Jimenez, Jordan DeHaven (king of pace), Chase Brothers (two PR's:), Michael Pope, and Garret Gomez.

The varsity girls faced some very good distance runners but Michelle Torres stepped up to the challenge and placed 3rd in both the 1600 and 3200 meter runs. Alyssa Lees was 3rd in the 800 meter run. Running PR's were: Ana Montenegro, Bianca Lara and Sharon Colin in the 1600 meters. 

Congratulations to the 4 x 800 meter relay team of Danny Gonzalez, Luis Avellaneda, Jose Gutierrez and Sean Krinik who set a new Earl Engman Meet record and a new Valencia school record! The time of 8:04.2 was broke one of the oldest records (1967) in one of the oldest meets in Orange County(1920)! This relay team also won the Distance Medley in 10:47, the fastest time of the meet.

Running personal best times at the meet were: Brad Cooke (2:09), Brian Tsu (2:17), Steven Suarez (2:17) in their 800 meter splits, Danny Gonzalez (52), Moises Gonzalez (58), and Troy Czegledy (54) in their 400 meters splits and Jose Gutierrez in his 1600 meter split (4:33). Sean tied his best time in his 800 meter split but was unchallenged, so he looks to have more time to drop this season!

The girls were well represented this year with two teams in each of the distance relays. Experience at this meet should pay off in the future! 

Click on the heading for complete results. 

Wow, what an amazing day at the Meet of Champions held at Mt SAC this year! Sean Krinik stunned track fans by posting a 1:51.78 time for the 800 meters, the best time in the State and #2 in the Nation so far this season! He ran a 56 second first lap followed by a negative split 55. It was his first time running fresh and with competition. I guess he will have to revise his goal times for this season!

Jose Gutierrez ran in the evening 3200 meter Invitational and placed 8th with a personal best time of 9:24.79. It was a very talented and packed field, it was tricky staying out of trouble but by lap 5 Jose was able to run his own race and finished looking and feeling great. There is much more to come from Jose in this event!

Luis Avellaneda broke the 10 minute barrier for the first time in the 3200 meters placing 4th in his heat with a 9:55 clocking. Diego Baiza and Steven Suarez also recorded best times in the 3200. Freshman, Cristian Aviles ran a great time of 10:29 placing 8th in his heat, Jake Perez (6th place) and Chase Brothers ran best times too in the FS 3200 meters. Michelle Torres was our only female 3200 meter runner and she was very tough improving her best time by 13 seconds!

The boys varsity 1600 meters featured 10 Tigers breaking 5 minutes! Sean Krinik led this event with a winning time of 4:23, a PR, followed by Luis (4:30 2nd place), Danny Gonzalez (4:36 1st place), Diego Baiza (4:49 8th place), Alex Torres (4:53 13th place), Daniel Aldama (4:56 2nd place), Steven Suarez (4:58 4th place), Jose Carlos Gutierrez (4:58 4th place), Chris Meneses (4:59 6th place) and Ruben Aguilar (4:59 7th place). Shivnay Kumar and Brian Tsu ran best times too. Notable was Alex Torres' race as he was "flat tired" in the 2nd lap, fell, did a shoulder roll, popped up, kicked his shoe off and finished the race with one shoe! We were all proud of his spirit and character! 

The frosh/soph boys had 4 break 5 minutes: Brad Cooke (4:46 2nd place), Troy Czegledy (4:52 7th place), Julio Gonzalez (4:56 4th place), and Cristian Aviles (4:59 9th place). Also running great times and PR's were: Danny Diaz, Ivan Jimenez, and Michael Pope.

The girls 1600 meters was led by Alyssa Lee's 5:53 run, good for 2nd place! Michelle Torres ran a best time, 5:58 and also placed 2nd. Gema Macias, Alejandra Soto and Shin-Ning Leu also improved their best times in this event. Jill Seymour ran a competitive race with her usually "will to win" attitude and learned a little more about race tactics and patience.

The boys varsity 800 meters was exciting because of Sean's amazing run but also for Danny Gonzalez's 1st place in his heat, a 2:00 PR. Jose Gutierrez warmed up his legs with a 2:03 getting ready for the 3200 later, Paul Goslin looks to be returning to form and ran a 2:08 PR, 3rd place. Shivnay, Brian Tsu, Ruben Aguilar, Chris Meneses, and Thomas Dong also ran best times.

Brad Cooke and Julio Gonzalez led their heat of the FS 800 with winning times of 2:04. Troy looked strong in 2:08. Ivan Jimenez, Moises Gonzalez, and Gio Ruiz all personal bests.

The girls 800 meters was again led by Alyssa Lees with a 7th place, 2:45. Gema Macias, Bianca Lara, Mallory Grismer, Alejandra Soto an Maricruz Colin all PR'd in this event. 

It was a long, fun, rewarding day. The athletes gained a lot of racing experience and hope the best is yet to come! 

The frosh soph boys looked like they had the most fun against Cypress! Brad Cooke, Troy Czegledy and Cristian Aviles swept the 1600 meters; Brad, Cristian, and Chase Brothers took all three scoring positions in the 3200 meters and Troy and Danny Diaz placed 1st and 3rd in the 800 meters. Julio Gonzalez did his part by winning the 400 meters with an outstanding time of 43.6. Moises Gonzalez looks to be preparing for a career in the decathalon as he excells in the long jump, high jump, distance events and on this day, the 300 hurdles! He won the event in his first week of learning the hurdles! The 4 x 400 meter relay was exciting to watch as three exuberant FS teams formed and battled with the team of Danny Diaz, Julio Gonzalez, Troy and Brad claiming victory over Cypress and Valencia's "B" and "C" teams. FS Boys earning PR's this week were: Jesus Escobar and Matthew Pope in the 1600 and Jordan DeHaven in his 400 meter leg of the relay.

The frosh/soph girls swept the 1600 meters led by Jill Seymour who broke 6 minutes for the first time! Sejal Patel placed 2nd and Monica Nguyen was 3rd for the Tigers. The 800 meters also went very well, with Rachel Hatter winning the race with a fierce kick over teammate, Makenzie Park and Eden Nordelo who scored a point in 3rd place. Sejal came back to win the 3200 meters. She continues to gain in strength and her willingness to help the team in any event is greatly appreciated! PR's were recorded by Rosie Pulido in the 1600, Rachel Hatter and Makenzie Park in the 800.

The boys varsity experienced a physical and mental let down after the spectacular times put up the previous weekend. It can happen and I am sure we will be better prepared next week! Highlights were Connor McCullough, Paul Goslin and Thomas Dong running best times in this event for the year. Sean Krinik won the 800 looking relaxed running a 1:59. Danny Gonzalez won the 400 meters in 52.6 seconds and placed second in the 300 hurdles. Paul placed 3rd in the hurdles. Jose came back strong in the 3200 meters running a hard tempo of 9:58 and feeling good! Alex Torres placed 3rd in the 3200.

The girls varsity was led by Michelle Torres who ran with courage in the 1600 meters against very strong Cypress distance runners. She came away with a 2nd place in the 3200. Alyssa Lees had her hands full in the 800 meters but never gave up! We still have a month before League Finals to close the gap!