For the eleventh time in eleven seasons, King Cross Country will be represented at the CIF Division Preliminaries. The meet will be held at Mt.SAC.

Boys are at 7:45 AM, Girls at 9:20.  In each division, teams must finish in the top 4 of the heat to advance to the "sweet 16" ... the CIF Finals.  That race will be held the following Saturday, again at Mt.SAC.

 There is an entry fee for spectators.

Tuesday night is our monthly booster meeting, starting at 7:00 PM. We'll meet in Coach Peters room, G123.

Please get your sweats and race-day shirts in this week.  Thank you.

In the second running of the Big 8 League Championships, the girls from King wore the crown once again. Their convincing win stretched their league titles out to nine in a row, a streak that started when freshman Raelyn Werley was five!

The race was an exciting one as Kelsi Tippets and Hanna Peterson got into a side-by-side duel for the individual crown that lasted for most of the race. For Kelsi who eventually won the race, it was her second league title in cross country and the 8th individual title for King in our 11 years of competition. A King girl has won the league title now every season since 2003.  For Hanna, it was a superb race and another step forward in the right direction.  This from a girl who was 6th in the frosh-soph level of league finals just two years ago. A tremendous improvement!  Behind her was a strong-running Rebecca Asplund who ran strong and finished First-Team All League in her final league race ever. A pack of Aubrey Bowman, Kasey Tippets and Katrina Graham crossed the line together, placing all seven runners in the top 14. King won 29-53 over second-place Corona, and Eleanor Roosevelt finished in third.

The varsity boys had split the first two league meets with Corona and were hoping for a bit of an upset over the talented Panthers in the Final. It wasn't to be, but not for a lack of effort as the guys put together a super team effort. Lane Werley won the race easily up front, the first individual league title for a King boy in our history!  He ran 15:20, exactly to the second his stated goal. Behind him was a pack of Austin McKell, Jarod Nocella and Derek Nelson who were gamely challenging Corona's pack step for step before relinquishing the critical scoring spots in the final half mile. Nick Rini was a bit back of that group as the fifth and final scorer. Corona took home their 7th straight title with a 21 point advantage over King.  Santiago finished in third.

Devin Becerra ran a wire-to-wire for the victory in the JV boys race and looked good doing it. Freshman Brandon Berz gave chase before relinquishing a spot to Brad Sheets who finished in third overall. Sheets, Berz, Brandon Rogers and Ben Huscher made a solid scoring pack to seal the deal for the victory. Adam Schupp, Rafi Perez and Sean Lee formed another group to snag the final medals on the day and represent a strong and deep JV squad. Craig Aguilar completed his four years of running with a sub-18 race, not a bad way at all to go out!

In the girls JV race, Carrie Soholt completed a special day for her and for King with a solo run at the front of the race, winning by a comfortable margin over the exciting Emma Jaramillo who snagged second in her first season of running. Danielle Fillmore concluded successfully her four years of XC with a fourth place finish, followed by Noelle Abboud and Lisa Garside who wrapped up the overwhelming scoring victory for the Lady Wolves. It was an impressive showing!  Rebecca Trupp followed a small Corona pack across the line and led another King pack in. Taylar Amiot, Lauren Soholt and Samantha Enriquez were all there together, closely followed by freshmen Bayleigh Porter and Breanna Guardado.

It was an exciting day for King, with three victories in four races and a second-place finish in the fourth. A King runner won the individual race title in all four races, something the program has never achieved before. Those finishing the season here found good reason to go home satisfied, for the varsity teams heading to CIF, it was a strong enough day to bode well for things to come.

Big 8 League Finals Results

Varsity Boys   Varsity Girls   JV Boys    JV Girls

Photo Album

Brad    Rebecca    Jarod    Danielle   Craig    Derek   Sean   Rebecca   Brandon    Kelsi

Since we had our first-ever graduating class at King, (Class of '02) we've celebrated those who went the full distance of high school, running cross country.  After all, endurance is what the sport is basically about.

This is our largest class of Four Year Runners, and they're an exciting and classy group of athletes.

Check the links below that are full of information on our  fundraising methods.  Please help out!

Scrip Sales    Ralphs Grocery Rewards Card Club   King Bling Gear from CrazySportzMom! 

Thank you to all who participated in our many "Eat Out Nights" during the summer. All told, the program netted $814.80 - split 50/50 that gives CC and Track each $407.40!

attendance thru 10-31-09     Read our Attendance Policy      Letter point thru 10-24     Team Sweats Checkout Numbers

2009 Season Handbook -- Explains policies, procedures, etc

2009 Parent & Athlete Contract/Release form - Must be signed by both parent and student before first race

2009 Time Trials and Workout Results:
October 13th - 3xmile on Parsons Vo2 workout, 3 min. rest
September 3rd. 4 and 5 mile distances in Woodcrest
August 27. 3 miles (same course as July 30)
August 18.  5, 4 and 3 mile distances
August 6. 5, 4, and 3 mile distances at Canyon Crest
July 30. 3 miles

Season's Times: 2001   2002   2003   2004   2005  2006  2007  2008  2009

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Pace calculator for figuring out speed per mile

MAPS AND DISTANCES OF OFTEN-USED ROUTES:    Big Greens (one lap is 1/2 mile)  Bonanza (7.0)   Cannon (6.75)  Cannon Loop (7.5)  Canyon Crest 8.3  Canyon Crest/Via Vista (10.0)  Chicago River Route (4.4) Chicago River with Trautwein to Krameria (5.9) Chicago River 5-mile version (5.0)  Crystle Ridge (6.4)  Utah (6.2) Foxglen (11)  Gage Canal 10.1  Goat Run with Hill (6.4)     Grove Community/Yarrow/JFK  (6.4) GCY extended (9.9) JFK Threshold Route (2.52) La Sierra 12 miler (12.1) La Sierra 10 miler (10.5)  Markham/Washington (7.7)    Mockingbird Canyon (9.9)  Orange Terrace Mile (1.0) Parson's Threshold Loop (4.0 ttl, 3.2 miles at threshold)  Pipeline (9.75)   Roosevelt Route (5.7) Roosevelt Extended (6.7) Roosevelt Grove Community Combo (11.5) Strasbaugh (5.0)  Scottsdale (9.1)  Victoria/Overlook 11.8

Log your miles here: www.running2win.com.  Make a personal account, then join our team, listed as "King XC".