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Friday, December 1
2006 SEASON TIMES
Saturday, November 25
A STATELY FINISH FOR CARISSA BOWMAN ANDTHE 2006 SEASON
Carissa Bowman's goal to race at State was born in September, started moving in October and came to be in November. Such is the lifespan of lofty dreams and aspirations. It's time tested and well worn: A goal, followed by a strategy, mixed with patience and perseverence, well, you never know. It just may happen.
Carissa put the finishing touches on her season and that stately goal Saturday at the California State Championships and the outcome couldn't have been more ideally scripted. Competing for the first time at the State level, she ran yet another smart, patient race and finished 11th overall in Division One and posted the 25th fastest time of all 938 girls who ran the storied Woodward Park course throughout five races. Her 18:14 5K time was a new school record as well, breaking the old mark held by Megan Fairley back in 2003 by almost 30 seconds.
Under almost ideal conditions, Carissa got off in her usual fashion, riding the coattails of the lead pack and biding her time. Running in 15th at the mile marker, she came by at 5:31 and then charged up the small incline that follows it with a quick move to narrow the 10 meter gap between herself and that lead group. By the roller-coaster hills that take the harriers to the two-mile mark, she was in 14th, running in tandem with three others and still closing on a large group of nine who seemed content at that point to converse and wait for someone to open up a move.
With the clock reading 11:38 at two miles Carissa was firmly in 12th with a mile to go as a 20 meter hole grew to the next challenger. Her last mile was a special one. Having made a minor habit of fading a bit over the final 1600 meters throughout the season, there was a greater sense of poise and purpose here today, as she actually increased pace and gained on three runners, moving close to the medal spots (top 10) by the finish line. Her last mile was covered in 5:54 and a fine kick brought her in at 18:14, almost a full minute in front of the mark she ran on the same course in early October at the Clovis Invitational. For a rookie at the State Championships, the race was all and more than anyone could have hoped for.
It was her's as well as King's first ever trip to the State Meet. Smelling of team spirit, a throng of almost 20 fellow athletes -- affectionately dubbed "Carissa's Crew" -- were along for support, turning her individual effort into something of a team affair. Boisterous and adorned with the body and t-shirt paint of King's colors, the hearty band of teammates, spanning all four grade levels, made for a fun day and left many of the underclassmen saying, "Let's do this again next year."
And so a season of surprises and thrills, growth and accomplishment comes to an end. From Carissa's high triumph, to a school record MT.SAC team time and CIF Finals berth to the infusion of many talented and eager 9th graders, the girls' 2006 season was one to remember and perhaps one that will set the charge for next year. The girls can look with anticipation at the 2007 season as an opportunity to send not just one but seven kids from King to the start line of the California State Championships. A goal, followed by a strategy, mixed with patience and perseverence, well, you never know. It just may happen. Wouldn't that be great?
1. Eliabeth Coe, Fountain Valley, 17:40
2. Kauren Tarver, Serrano 17:40
3. Lauren Saylor, Buchanan 17:49
4. Shannon Murakami, Saugus, 17:52
5. Alex Dunne, San Clemente 17:56
6. Christy Adymck, Glendora 17:59
7. Claire Collison, Crescenta Valley, 18:03
8. Katja Goldrin, Hamilton, 18:08
9. Kristabel Doebel, Palisades, 18:11
10. Laurynne Chetela, Davis, 18:14
11. Carissa Bowman, King 18:14
12. Ellie Keene, Rancho Buena, 18:20
13. Ashley Evans, Corona, 18:23
14. Justine Fedronic, Carlmont, 18:26
15. Katie Dunn, Saugus, 18:27
185 more runners; 200 total finishers, 1 DQ
Woodward Park School Records Dyestatcal.com's complete coverage and full results
Divison One Individual and Team Results Photos
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Saturday, November 25
Sunday, November 18
OH GLORIOUS DAY! GIRLS RUN GREAT, CARISSA QUALIFIES FOR STATE
On a warm November morning things changed. Competing in the CIF SS Division One Finals, the girls of King ran a race that could very well be a turning point for them and for King Cross Country collectively. Despite youth and inexperience, the Lady Wolves put themselves out once again with another great, competitive performance in one of the toughest divisions in the entire State. When the dust had settled, the team had finished 12th overall - a slim seven points from 10th -- and Carissa Bowman had qualified for the State Championships as an individual. With rejoicing all around and a teammate headed to Fresno, a change in the winds of time could be felt.
This group has been an evolution of sorts all season, but they accelerated over the last three weeks. First it was winning the League title in commanding fashion and then stunning many last week at Prelims with their best performance of the year; running a school record team time and helping to knock off a couple of State powers. With a sense of purpose the girls headed into CIF Finals and toed the line with anticipation of good things to come. Their race put an exclamation point on the season.
On paper the girls lined up perhaps the 13th of the 16 teams, yet they talked of finishing higher. Carissa Bowman led the charge running well just off the lead pack until the top of the Switchbacks. Kelsi Tippets, King's dynamic freshman gritted and toughed out an outstanding performance despite feeling ill and stayed within striking distance of the top group. Rebecca Asplund, Larissa Davis and Brandi Rosenau (both Rebecca and Brandi are 9th graders) rounded out the scoring five.
Coming down off the Switchbacks Carissa had moved up several places and was sitting in 7th, well inside the State qualification window. Kelsi Tipppets continued to move up as well, but a gap formed to the remaining three scorers. With a half-mile to go, all seven girls were straining at the pace and in the heat of an abnormally warm morning. Their 266 points was 12th, one place off the highest Finals finish in King's history. Danielle Fillmore and Kaitlin Traver were 6th and 7th respectively for the team.
Both Carissa and Kelsi had tremendous races. Kelsi, who's second place Prelim finish one week ago was so instrumental in helping the team qualify for the Finals, crossed the line today 15th overall, earning All CIF distinction in just her 9th grade year. Her competitive drive took her almost to the point of utter exhaustion. She becomes only the second girl in King's history to medal at CIF Finals. The other girl would be Carissa Bowman, who placed 8th in the race and earned a trip to the State Championships, held in Fresno the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Savvy, patient racing was her strategy, and she executed it brilliantly, becoming the first girl in King's history to qualify for State.
With smiling, exhausted bodies, the girls basked in the celebration of a glorious day. A day in which King may have turned a big corner. With youth and talent and even more importantly, great attitudes and a desire to compete, this team could be at the threshold of amazing things in years to come. Time will tell. For now, its time to celebrate an incredible season and King's first ever trip to the State meet.
Mt.SAC School Records
8. Carissa Bowman 18:09
15. Kelsi tippets 18:43
79. Rebecca Asplund 20:09
97. Larissa Davis 20:34
98. Brandi Rosenau 20:37
104. Danielle Fillmore 20:52
119. Kaitlin Traver 22:12
1. Saugus 54 1:31:39
2. Foutain Valley 101 1:34:16
3. Esperanza 134 1:36:23
4. Crescenta Valley 156 1:35:44
5. Murrieta Valley 180 1:37:31
6. San Clemente 181 1:36:25
7. Royal 194 1:37:58
8. El Rancho 223 1:38:37
9. Serrano 254 1:37:12
10. Redlands 259 1:39:14
11. Trabuco Hills 264 1:39:04
12. King 266 1:38:12
13. Corona 272 1:38:45
14. Highland 293 1:39:25
15. Chino Hills 295 1:39:52
16. Warren 302 1:40:12
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Saturday, November 11
STUNNING UPSET EARNS GIRLS 5th-STRAIGHT FINALS BERTH
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There's an old saying that goes, "it takes a village to raise a child." If the phrase were applied to cross country, it could well read "it takes a team to make it to finals." Perhaps the re-do is a bit cornball, but it couldn't be more true for the King girls who advanced to the CIF Finals for the sixth year straight, not on the back of one or two "studs" but through the collective efforts of all seven who ran the race.
Slated on paper to finish fifth or sixth in the heat that allowed the top four teams to move on to the Finals, the team got out well behind the leadership of Carissa Bowman who assumed her normal position at the front of the race. 9th grader Kelsi Tippets was running THE race of her season behind her (the two would end up finishing within a second of each other, scoring a skinny five points between them)and a pack of Larissa Davis, Rebecca Asplund, Danielle Fillmore and Brandi Rosenau ran close together to the top of the Switchbacks where it looked like the team was indeed running fifth.
By the time the group ascended Poopout hill however, there seemed to be no "pooping out" but rather a redoubled effort to catch up and finish well. Indeed, the last half saw the group turn it on, passing and straining to pass with each step and by the finish line they had run a host of individual PR's on their way to setting a new team time school record at 97:17; eclipsing the record run back in 2004 of 97:40. Even more remarkable, there were three freshmen in the scoring set! With favored Dana Hills and a strong Upland squad finishing behind the Lady Wolves and failing to qualify, it was an upset "victory" for the young team.
The boys did not fare as well in the standings but still ran a very solid race. Matt Cummins finished 14th overall at 16:00, while Alec Fillmore had a season PR on the course, as did Chris Salas and Brett Meier who both dropped almost 30 seconds off their previous bests. Nashatar Gill and Bradley Yarbrough both capped off their seasons and careers with strong efforts. Pat Gonzalez, normally the team's number-two man had to stop mid-way for a few minutes before sprinting from dead last at the bottom of Poopout Hill to catch 18 runners and finish in 102.
So the girls head on to CIF Finals for the fifth year in a row and for the sixth time in seven years. It's a truly remarkable achievement considering just eight years ago, King's first, the girls couldn't even field a full team at the 1999 league finals. But the team of 2000 (Tawny Odekirk, Angella Nanyonyi, Laura and Megan Fairly and Lauren Wilson) set the bar high while in Mammoth with a goal to reach the peak. They did. Morgan Sjogren, Megan Fairley, Bridget Gonzalez, Tawny Odekirk and Kristin McHugh picked up the torch again in 2002 and the teams that have followed haven't been denied. With today's effort, the fastest in our school's history, the tradition continues, even if the pre-race paper predictions said it wouldn't happen. It takes a team and a TEAM is going on!
Photos of the meet
Results:
Girls
1. Trabuco Hils 66
2. El Rancho 67
3. Chino Hills 93
4. King 100 (97:17 team time SR)
13 more schools
2. Kelsi Tippets 18;24
3. Carissa Bowman 18:25
23. Larissa Davis 19:54
26. Rebecca Asplund 19:58
49. Brandi Rosenau 20:36
53. Danielle Fillmore 20:57
63. Sara Strasbaugh 21:18
Boys
1. Royal 38
2. Vista Murrieta 70
3. Dana Hills 82
11. King 308
6 more schools
14. Matt Cummins 16:00
46. Alec Fillmore 16:52
78. Chris Salas 17:31
81. Brett Meier 17:36
98. Nashatar Gill 18:07
100. Bradley Yarbrough 18:08
102. Pat Gonzalez 18:17
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Saturday, November 11
Wednesday, November 1
HOME SWEET HOME FOR THE GIRLS
The girls of King have had the number on the Ivy League since their arrival in 2004. 2006 was no different, as both the JV and Varsity squads came into the final race of the season undefeated. After running four consecutive dual meets on their home course over the month of October, the Championships were still a bit of "home sweet home" for the ladies, as the day went exceedingly well despite losing the JV race to Poly.
At the frosh soph and varsity levels victories were had and a sixth successive league title was bestowed. Danielle Fillmore got things rolling in a tremendous way with a stunning, 20:45 win. It was an effort that surpassed the precocious 9th grader's season of great efforts. Sara Strasbaugh played her typical cards of wait, wait, wait, then go(!) running another great second half and passing several along the way to second overall. Kirsti Correa was 4th overallwhile Robyn Wroblewski and Haley Hammar rounded out the scoring for the victorious team. Rebecca Trupp was 10th and Este Arias 11th to both pull down medals on the day. Holly Huss had a PR at 24:17, Zoe Odien was right in front of her at 24:14.
Poly's girls had a foursome at the front of the JV race that simply would not budge throughout; neither would they be split. Monika Valenzuela ran an absolutely terrific effort to try and catch them, (escorted for much of the way by Jenna Kordic who was also running well), but it was in vain. Monika settled for fifth, but finished her career on a bit of a high note, recording her fastest time of the season! With Jenna in tow, King put all seven runners in before Poly's fifth, but it wasn't enough and the team finished second 35-22. Brittani Ciupek, Tifinnie Baumann, Bekah Fairley, Tatiana Balcazar and Stacy Yarbrough were all a part of that great pack. Jessica Brown finished 15th overall at 25:51 to round out the squad.
Carissa Bowman led again throughout the varsity race -- it's becoming a bit of a routine for the talented 11th grader! -- and she looked great, even smiling at times, while dropping a full minute off her course best. It was her second-straight League title and MVP award and nearly her third as she finished a step behind MVP Kristina Moore (class of '05) back in 2004. Teammate Kelsi Tippets barged her way into the spotlight, running super-strong and snagging second ahead of North's number-one ... the presumed runner up to Carissa. The mighty-mini Kelsi has had some jaw-dropping runs this rookie season and today was another! Larissa Davis looked smooth as silk and ran confidently in fourth, earning the junior her third all-league honor in three years. Rebecca Asplund battled from 7-10 over the mid mile and finished 9th overall, also all-league and only in her first season! Brandi Rosenau was 12th, while seniors Brittany Schuette and Kaitlin Traver finished out the championship squad. The victory was the sixth straight league title for the girls, going back to the Sunkist League in 2001.
RESULTS: FS Girls JV Girls Varsity Girls
Wednesday, November 1
SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
King hosted the 2006 Ivy League cross country championships on it's home course, the Ben Clark Sheriff's training facility in Riverside. Though the meet culminated a season in which King played host to four dual meets, this final tour over the undulating three miles was a special affair of hard work, great cheer and a great way of closing out the season.
With three races on tap, the normal scorers for King were spread out at the frosh-soph and JV levels which left the squads a bit vulnerable in terms of team scoring. That vulnerability was felt keenly on the boys' side, as La Sierra's Eagles swept in and swept up, winning all three races. At the frosh-soph level, Matt Wolf gamely went for lead and managed to stay close ultimately finishing third overall with a course PR of 18:26. Greg Romandetti had the race of his life (talk about saving the best for last!!) with a great 19:02, 6th place finish. At one point in the race he was in third overall. Wesley Watanabe must have found inspiration on Greg's heals as he also ran his best race of the year, one place and two seconds behind Greg. Jarod Nocella, Derek Nelson, Jason Schupp and Chris Villanueva all medaled by finishing in the top 14 overall. Sean Lee ran a full minute PR on the course and was followed by Robert Devine and Tyler Glendrange. Todd Cullen also dropped his course best with a wonderful 21:42 time. Craig Aguilar capped off his first season with a personal best.
The JV boys were taking up the back rows of what looked like an Eagles concert, as La Sierra put six runners into the top 7 spots and 10 in the top 13. Only Jon Clem, Colton Underwood and Greg Smith -- all of whom ran solid races -- were able to break up the jam session. Ethan Park, who sang the National Anthem at the start of the meet, finished in 18:48, a heartbreaking two seconds out of the medals. David Avina had a course PR at 19:07. Seniors David Gonzalez, Ryan Sheehan, Ed Willits and Markus Rabbit finished their high school careers with good races. Nick Hernandez, normally one of King's top finishers, suffered through a bad back but still finished admirably.
La Sierra's boys have been ranked in the top 10 of the Southern Section D1 almost all season, and their Finals race was somewhat of a formality or a victory tour depending on how you looked at it. With Ramona, Poly and King each toeing the line at 3-2 on the season, the race was for a ticket to CIF -- 2nd and 3rd place teams go on, 4th place goes home. The race got out quickly as Ramona stitched their pack of seven together tightly and held form through the first two miles. Poly looked strong through two runners, but then faded at the back. Stuck in the middle were the Wolves, who true to their name struck ferociously over the last mile and pulled even and then well ahead of Ramona who looked very much in control with a mile left. Matt Cummins left his lunch in pieces along the last half mile and finished fifth overall, while Pat Gonzalez battled to 8th place. Alec Fillmore ran his best time on the course this season to finish in 11th. Chris Salas and Brett Meier both put together stunning third miles to pass three Ramona runners, helping the team earn that second place finish. Nash Gill and Brad Yarbrough rounded out the team.
RESULTS: FS Boys JV Boys Varsity Boys
Wednesday, November 1
Wednesday, November 1
Wednesday, October 25
EXCITING FINISH TO DUAL MEET SEASON
The Ramona Rams came to the Big Ben course and saved the best for last. With both JV and girls varsity races quickly becoming 15-50 and 17-50 and 15-49 romps respectively, the boys varsity contest was the thriller and like last week against Poly, came down to the closing meters to decide the outcome.
Ramona's boys have boasted a fine pack-attack throughout the season, at one point finishing all five scorers within 18 seconds of one another. That concentration, combined with King's pattern of being spread wide from 1 to 5 would make for a close race, and today's race did not disappoint. Matt Cummins, Pat Gonzalez and Alec Fillmore went 1-3 at the half mile, but the Rams butted in by the mid-point of the race and for a time had all seven in front of King's fifth. With a mile to go a quick score put King ahead 27-30, but with 800 to go, Ramona had narrowed that gap to a point. Pat Gonzalez made a good move to re-take third, Fillmore and Chris Salas held their 5th and 6th spots, while Brett Meier passed two in the closing meters to help seal the deal. The final score was 24-31. Arlington High had four racers and therefore failed to score against King.
Nick Hernandez ran almost wire to wire to win the JV boys race, while David Gonzalez put together his highest finish of the season at 5th overall. David Avina also ran well in 6th, followed by Greg Smith and Greg Romandetti. Brittany Schuette won the JV race in a time of 21:48, followed by Kirsti Correa and Danielle Fillmore. The girls varsity was unchallenged save one Ramona runner who placed inside King's top-seven and won, 15-49.
Results: JV Girls JV Boys Varsity Girls Varsity Boys
Saturday, October 21
HEAT, HILLS AND HIGH FIVES
With the mercury topping out above 90 degrees by late morning and combined with its infamous hills, the 59th running of the Mt.SAC invitational could well have been an invitation to defeat and despair. For the King harriers, it was just the opposite, as the runners bravely took on the course and the heat to compete well earning high fives throughout the day from onlookers and teammates alike.
The girls varsity led things off in the Individual Sweepstakes race, a billing that pulls teams with a strong front runner together. Carissa Bowman fits that title quite nicely and showed again what she can do when on a mission. Racing in the top 10 throughout and ultimately finishing 11th overall, (and third among Division One runners in the race) Carissa ran another solid race at 18:05, breaking her own school record for the famous course which she set in much better conditions a year ago. 9th grader Kelsi Tippets put her feet on the course for the first time and proceeded to run 19:07, King's 4th fastest time ever. A pack of Rebecca Asplund, Larissa Davis, Kaitlin Traver and Brittany Schuette formed well back of the top two taking the team to an 8th place finish overall. (5th of the division one schools)
Matt Cummins has struggled to find consistency all season, but was all of that throughout the rigorous 2.91 mile course layout, running by far his best race of the year. Matt finished second overall but perhaps of greater note, he became King's first ever runner to eclipse 16:00 running 15:59. He led a band of brothers that performed very well. Alec Fillmore, Brad Yarbrough, Nash Gill and Chris Salas formed the rest of the scoring set and did so competitively noting with delight at race's end the 175 point advantage they'd earned between themselves and Poly, the team that defeated them the previous Wednesday.
A third place plaque was earned by the freshmen boys, as Sam Anich led the charge with a fantastic second-half of the race and 10th place finish. Matt Wolf (19), Joe Albrechtsen (23), Derek Nelson (25), Jared Nocella and Bradley Sheets (41 & 42) ran in such a way as to reinforce the promise this group holds for the future if they choose to reach out and get it. Craig Aguilar was close on the pack's heels at 20:22. Third was the order of the day for the sophomore girls as well. Sara Strasbaugh ran a superb effort to place 9th at 21:29, the 7th fastest time of the day for King. Kirsti Correa continued her good week with Robyn Wroblewski, Haley Hammar and Holly Huss all scoring.
With four 9th graders at the varsity level and several no-shows from among the class of 2010, the frosh team was a tad depleted, but that didn't keep Danielle Fillmore , Rebecca Trupp, Sarah Bobby and Lori Kovacevich from putting together a good non-scoring effort. Hayden Traver led the sophomore boys at 44th place overall and in the low-19:00's. The team would finish 10th of 16 teams, as Greg Romandetti, Wesley Watanabe, Jason Schupp and Greg Bedell all scored.
The JV squads ran so late in the day that it was actually starting to cool abit. The patience was rewarded. Tifinnee Baumann was 33rd overall, leading the 7th place finishing squad. Monika Valenzuela and Bekah Fairley were almost side-by-side at the line in 23:03 and 05. Jenna Kordic looked like she was running tough throughout the race and finished 50th overall. Tatiana Balcazar came from taking the PSAT test earlier in the day to run 23:54. Nick Hernandez was in the lead of the large team of JV boys right out of the start line and ran a great 18:34 finish time. Greg Smith continued to impress with an 18:57 mark while Colton Underwood, Ethan Park and David Gonzalez rounded out the scoring for team that would finish 6th overall.
So when the dust settled and the temperatures dropped and the parking lot emptied, it ended up being a good day for King. Not the best of conditions, not the easiest of courses, not the fastest of times, but nonetheless gamely challenged and accomplishment gained.
Girls Varsity
Individual Sweepstakes Race
1.Edison 119
2. Corona 125
3. Carlmont 163
8. King 203
8 more schools
11. Carissa Bowman 18:05
24. Kelsi Tippets 19:07
63. Larissa Davis 21:04
64. Rebecca Asplund 21:05
70. Kaitlin Traver 21:19
Boys Varsity
1. Clovis East 74
2. Esperanza 144
3. Corona 155
8. King 258
16 more schools
2. Matt Cummins 15:59
32. Alec Fillmore 17:02
76. Bradley Yarbrough 17:44
78. Nashatar Gill 17:44
93. Brett Meier18:00
Boys Frosh
1. Poway 42
2.Santa Ana Valley 93
3. King 102
9 more schools
10. Sam Anich 18:41
19. Matt Wolf 19:03
23. Joe Albrechtson 19:11
25. Derek Nelson 19:14
41. Jared Nocella 20:03
42. Bradley Sheets 20:05
46. Craig Aguilar 20:22
53. Tyler Glendrange 20:32
Boys Sophomore
1. Upland 70
2. Trabuco Hills 99
3. Fountain valley 131
10. King 269
6 more schools
44. Hayden Traver 19:04
55. Greg Romandetti 19:28
59. Wesley Watanabe 19:31
83. Greg Bedell 20:12
93. Chris Villanueva 20:31
103. Andre Huscher 20:58
112 Robert Devine 21:14
Girls Sophomore
1. Fountain Valley 24
2. Dana Hills 37
3. King 114
7 more schools
9. Sara Strasbaugh 21:29
26. Kirsti Correa 22:23
36. Robin Wroblewski 23:15
42. Haley Hammar 23:34
43. Holly Huss 23:35
115. Zoe Odien
Girls JV
1. Davis Senior 31
2. Fountain Valley 65
3. Esperanza 68
7.King 187
5 more schools
33. Tifinnie Baumann 22:35
43. Monika Valenzuela 23:03
44. Rebekah Fairley 23:05
50. Jenna Kordic 23:13
65. Tatianna Balcazar 23:54
123. Lydia Elias 28:37
School Course Records
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Sunday, October 22
HOW DID YOU RANK? ALL MT.SAC FINISHERS BY TIME...
GIRLS (5500+ finishers) BOYS (8,090 finishers)
Boys team - 134th out of 461 full teams
Girls team - 50th out of 408 full teams
Wednesday, October 18
BEARS TAKE A BITE OUT OF BOYS; JV's AND GIRLS WIN
Brisk winds made an already dirty course into a dusty one, but the Big Ben course once again was the setting for a dual meet Wednesday between King and the Poly Bears.
The JV girls got things going and a victory for King would have been literally blowing in the wind had it not been for their ability to snag the top three spots and it's mathmatical guaranteed win. Brandi Rosenau took home first place honors, followed by Kirsti Correa and Tifinnee Baumann. But then the Bears were able to place all five before King's fifth, Jenna Kordic, who finished 10th. A change in just a couple of runners for both teams would have made the 21-34 final score much closer. Monika Valenzuela and Haley Hammar both had fine outings despite the headwind that seemed to match the runners with every turn. Rebecca Trupp also had a good race, dipping under 24:00 for the first time.
Brett Meier led almost wire to wire in the JV boys race, leading the team to an easy route of Poly. Nick Hernandez, Jason Schupp, Greg Smith, Ethan Park and Sam Anich were all in before Poly's first harrier. Wesley Watanabe had a strong race at 14th overall and a course best 20:01. Greg Romandetti was right with him at 20:09 and 15th place.
The girls were not pressed outside of the first 800 meters, and like their teammates two races earlier, locked up the top three spots and cruised to victory. Carissa Bowman, Kelsi Tippets and Larissa Davis sealed the deal. Kaitlin Traver, Rebecca Asplund, Brittany Schuette and Sara Strasbaugh all contributed to the score by running ahead of Poly's fourth runner.
Poly saved the best for last as their 0-2 boys put together their best race of the season, snatching a 3-point victory and only in the last 300 meters of the contest. Patrick Gonzalez and Matt Cummins finished 3 and 4 respectively, but from there it was a race to see who had the strongest 5th man. With King leading at 2 miles by a mere point, Poly's 4th and 5th made great moves in the waning seconds of the race and pulled out the victory, 26-29.
Results: JV Girls JV Boys Varsity girls Varsity Boys
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Wednesday, October 11
GIRLS CRASH LA SIERRA PARTY
The La Sierra boys ran an overwhelming performance against King on Wednesday and their program would have been off to the dances had it not been for the Lady Wolves who beat the Eagles just as handily. When the dust had settled, King took home two victories on the girls' side, while La Sierra swept both boys' contests.
The girls varsity was not challenged, minus La Sierra's top runner. That left Kelsi Tippets and Carissa Bowman alone at the top and the two cruised to notch 3 low points for the team and did it fairly easily. Larissa Davis, Rebecca Asplund and Brittany Schuette completed the scoring and an18-44 victory. The girls are now undefeated in league action going on five seasons!
Sara Strasbaugh found a repreive from a season-long battle with injuries by running a wonderfully paced race to win in just her third race this year. Sara ran in the lead pack of the JV race for much of the first half before moving out into the lead and the subsequent victory. Brandi Rosenau was again solid in third overall, and then a string of 10 King girls came through, led by Kirsti Correa and completed by Haley Hammar. It was an impressive showing, and the JV squad won by the exact same score as the varsity, 18-44.
Flip the scene over and you have the story of the boys. The deep, talented and well-trained Eagles from the west-side of town simply dominated right off the line. In the JV contest, Nick Hernandez and Brett Meier gave chase early before fading a bit while La Sierra put down the first four finishers of the race. Jon Clem paced his effort well to finish 21 seconds behind Meier. Greg Smith had a fine day for King, running third for the Pack. All three guys were a minute ahead of their times from last week's dual against North. Meier and Clem were the only two King runners to crack the top six of La Sierra.
With the La Sierra varsity team eyeing the State meet and even harboring aspirations to compete at Nationals in December, their demeanor was business like as the talented Knight twins dragged three teammates and Matt Cummins through the mile . Cummins ran a wonderful second half to break up the automatic sweep (top three places in a dual), finishing third overall. Patrick Gonzalez was next for King, but was unable to break into the Eagles' top five despite a spirited kick at the end. So, after such thrilling victories over the last two seasons against La Sierra, the tables were turned and the Eagles flew home winners, at least in half.
Results: JV Girls JV Boys Varsity Girls Varsity Boys
Sunday, October 8
CRAZY EIGHTS IN CLOVIS
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King’s fifth trip to the Clovis Invitational in Fresno turned up “eights” and turned in a host of new records and all-time list alterations. In three of the six races (the JV’s didn’t score and the boys FS was missing a 5th man), King came away with three eighth place finishes, while a number of kids came home with PR’s, school records and their name on several record lists.
Under sunny skies and cool weather, the 9th and 10th graders got things going at 7:15 AM and ran very competitively. Danielle Fillmore had the kind of race that only time will tell if it could be defined as a breakthrough for the young freshman Running 20:36 and finishing 7th overall, Danielle finally found the first harvest of a steady and consistent two months of training. Her time was the sixth fastest freshman time ever at King, and just missed setting a 9th grade Frosh-Soph record by three seconds! Brandi Rosenau was close behind her at 20:54 (22nd all time list) and 9th in the race, while Robyn Wroblewski, Este Arias and Haley Hammar rounded out the squad. In actuality, the girls frosh-soph team came in ninth, but a disqualification of one school above them nudged them up to eighth.
The boys’ frosh soph squad was limited to four runners, so the team could not score. Chris Villanueva ran a spirited effort at 18:19 to lead the way.
In the varsity girl’s race, Carissa Bowman ran in the front pack of racers and finished sixth at 19:13, just missing setting again a school record for 11th graders. (She broke Kristina Moore's junior mark in the first race of the season at the Bronco Inviational.) Kelsi Tippets finished at 14th overall and at a stunning 19:32 5K mark – fast enough to set a new 9th grade school record in only her fourth race. Larissa Davis ran a superb race to finish 3rd for King, notching a course PR and inching very close to a lifetime PR. Her mark was also the seventh fastest junior time in King’s history. Rebecca Asplund came in next after steadily working herself through the crowd from King’s sixth runner at 1200 meters and ran the 4th fastest time of any frosh girl in King’s history. Katilin Traver and Brittany Schuette were running a tag-team of sorts, trading places almost literally all the way to the finish. Despite a team of six that included only two girls from last year’s team time record setting squad, this group ran 100:01, just 21 seconds slower than King’s best ever on the course! Incredible!
Matt Cummins and Patrick Gonzalez were racing in similar fashion in the boys varsity race, shadowing each other right from the gun. Both would finish with course PR’s at 16:33 and 16:39. Matt’s time placed his name at the number-two spot all time senior list, while Pat’s was good enough for third all time on the junior list. Brad Yarbrough had a great race, setting unofficial PR’s at the mile split and the two-mile split and an official PR at the finish 17:54, strong enough to make him 25th all time on the course for King. Nash Gill got his first Clovis race in under 18:00. Like the teams before them, the group finished 8th overall.
A couple-hour gap separated the two varsity races from the JV races, but that didn’t keep the JV teams from racing well and representing the school in good form. Stacy Yarbrough and Becka Fairley were both in before the medals ran out (25). Brittani Ciupek and Monika Valenzuela and Rebecca Trupp completed the team with good races. Nick Hernandez paced the boys JV team at 18:52, while Jon Clem cruised in as King’s fifth runner until 100 meters before the line when he kicked in and by three teammates to snag King’s second spot. Ethan Park was right there as well, followed by freshmen Joe Albrechtsen and Derek Nelson, 7 seconds back.
So it was a day for 8th place finishes, but despite the mid-packed team places, the squads brought back from Clovis a number of all-time marks and great experiences.
Woodward Park All Time King List :: Team/Individual Results :: Updated Top Seven by Grade List :: School Records as of 10-8-05 :: Full results of all races on Dyestatcal.com
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Wednesday, October 4
FANTASTIC FRESHMEN HELP KICK OFF LEAGUE SEASON
Six freshmen were given the opportunity to test their skills at the varsity level in the first of the Ivy League contests this season. Against a set of North HS teams that came ready to compete, King's 9th graders held their own and in the girls’ contest, helped create an exciting and close contest.
The girls varsity race was led from start to finish by Carissa Bowman, who ran easily in the lead, but from there the two teams matched places, as the Lady Wolves went 1-3-5-7, while the Huskies went 2-4-6-8. With nifty ninth graders Kelsi Tippetts, Rebecca Asplund and Brandi Rosenau finishing 3rd, 5th and 7th respectively a crowd of six runners battled inside 22:52 and 23:00 at the finish for the final winning spots. King’s 5th and 6th runners, Danielle Fillmore (another 9th grader!) and Stacy Yarbrough ran huge in the third mile while the Huskies put in their last three scorers all of which made the final score a slim, exciting, mad-dash-for-the-finish King victory, 26-29.
9th graders Matt Wolf and Sam Anich have been working their tails off in practice and racing well, so the two earned their first varsity race and took the opportunity in stride. Though running 6th and 7th for the team, they both placed in the top 10 and both placed ahead of North’s 5th man, thereby scoring indirectly for King. The boys varsity won easily, 23-36, paced by Matt Cummins up front and a fine pack from 4th to 7th.
The JV Boys had an easy go of it, and it was great to watch a pack of Wolves work together up front throughout the race. Ethan Park snagged his first-ever race victory as he led the six-man charge across the line – teammates all, who finished within 7 seconds of each other. Only one North athlete could finish within King’s first 16 finishers, and only three finished within King’s top 22.
Tifinnie Baumann won the JV Girls race, looking comfortable throughout, and like the boys’ race, the Lady Wolves were not pressed. The girls took places 1-7, and North could only place two inside King’s top 12. The score was a complete sweep, 15-50.
JV Boys Results JV Girls Results Varsity Boys Results Varsity Girls Results
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Sunday, September 24
Tuesday, September 26
FOG CITY SHINING BRIGHT
From San Diego one week ago to San Francisco this past weekend, King High brought new meaning to the term, "cross country." The teams traveled again, this time to the City By the Bay, for a fun filled three-day, two night trip that happened to include a wonderful cross country meet held in a storied and historic park. The teams competed well and held their own against many local squads in the meet that numbered close to 70 total schools.
That "wonderful meet" was the 28th Annual San Francisco Invitational by Lowell High School, and it is held yearly in the 100 year-old and stunningly majestic Golden Gate Park. Buoyed by great weather, winding dirt trails beneath woods of Monterey pine, the runners from King found themselves enjoying the natural rush that comes from the convergence of this great sport in a great setting. By meet's end, the teams of King were all smiles, basking in the bright light of a job well done.
The varsity girls finished 3rd overall in the first of two varsity heats and were led by Carissa Bowman who just missed her first-ever large invitational victory by finishing 2nd. The high team finish wasn't on her low score alone however, as the team put together a tremendous pack of Larissa Davis, Kaitlin Traver, Brittany Schuette and Rebecca Asplund. Rebecca -- running in her first varsity race -- ran a race that appeared to have experience all over it, as she hung on tenaciously to the pack and in the scoring five. Stacy Yarbrough notched her first varsity effort as well and finished sixth for the team.
Matt Cummins rebounded from a couple of "off-races" to run a good race in leading the boys varsity to a seventh place finish in the first of two races at that level. His 16:12 time on a course lengthened to a rummored distance well beyond it's originally mapped 2.8 mile layout was of PR qualtity regardless of the actual race distance. Alec Fillmore and Chris Salas got off the ground literally after being knocked down in the opening meters of the race. Despite bumps and bruises, the two went on to punish the course with 17:00 and 17:16 marks. Nash Gill was right there with them at 17:17, while Bradley Yarbrough powered through another fine varsity effort and Jon Clem made his inaugural attempt at varsity racing in good fashion.
Only 15 points kept the JV boys out of the medals, as they finished third behind Brett Meier's stunning 2nd place overall finish. Colton Underwood, David Avina, Kyle Coggins and Ethan Park placed from 6th through 19th to form a solid pack. Greg Smith and David Gonzalez rounded out the squad. The JV Girls did not fare as well in the team scoring, ending up in 9th place with 262 points. But the placing hid the quality races of the five girls who competed. Haley Hammar led and came across the line in 33rd. Monika Valenzuela was second for the squad, followed by Rebecca Trupp, Jackie Schied and Susie Montiel.
19 places separated the sophomore boys' top five, but the group started their scoring at 20th in the field which kept them from finishing any higher than 5th overall. Still, Jason Schupp, the hardworking, silent and passionate competitor led the way, followed by Chris Villanueva who again put in a praiseworthy race in this, his rookie year. Andrew Huscher, Hayden Traver and Greg Romandetti rounded out the scoring set.
In the second of two frosh-soph races for the girls, great things unfolded for the team that would ultimately snag 4th overall. Danielle Fillmore and Brandi Rosenau were pacing one another in the top 10 of the race - they'd finish 6th and 7th respectively - while Zoe Odien was quietly putting together her best race of two years! Finishing 15th overall, she looked strong and confident over the frosh-soph course that was measured at approximatley 2.1 miles. Este Arias and Jordon Vanderhoof both scored for the team.
King's 9th grade boys continued to show great improvement and promise on the young season. Once again led by Matt Wolf and a very close-following Sam Anich, Joe Albrecthsen and Jared Nocella gave chase. Derek Nelson came through nicely with a 5th-man scoring effort, while Bradley Sheets and Sean Lee rounded out the group. The team finished 5th in what developed into a quality group of teams.
Following the great meet, the teams traveled over the Golden Gate Bridge for a wonderful view (despite the rolling fog!) of the bridge and a team photo. Then it was on to the Pier 39 for a night full of fun and good eats.
Complete results from Dyestatcal Photo Gallery
BOY'S VARSITY
1. 98 BELLARMINE PREP (16:29 82:24)
2. 107 WILLOW GLEN HIGH SCH (16:19 81:33)
3. 118 MONTA VISTA (16:33 82:41)
4. 133 NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOO (16:38 83:08)
5. 148 OAKLAND (16:38 83:08
6. 171 MOUNTAIN VIEW HS (16:46 83:49)
7. 234 KING HIGH (17:06 85:27)
24. 717 GEORGE WASHINGTON HI (21:07 105:32)
12 MATT CUMMINS 12 KING HIGH 16:12
41 ALEC FILLMORE 12 KING HIGH 17:00
59 CHRIS SALAS 11 KING HIGH 17:16
60 NASH GILL 12 KING HIGH 17:17
77 BRADLEY YARBROUGH 12 KING HIGH 17:42
92 JON CLEM 12 KING HIGH 18:03
GIRL'S VARSITY
1. 44 NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOO (19:28 97:20)
2. 58 MOUNTAIN VIEW HS (19:31 97:34)
3. 72 KING HIGH (19:38 98:09)
4. 121 HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOO (20:16 101:20)
5. 134 ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCH (20:23 101:54)
17. 468 ANDREW HILL HS (24:56 124:36)
1 TIFFANY HANNAH 12 EDISON HIGH SCHOOL 18:15
2 CARISSA BOWMAN 11 KING HIGH 18:24
16 LARISSA DAVIS 11 KING HIGH 19:45
18 BRITTANY SCHUETTE 12 KING HIGH 19:51
20 KAITLIN TRAVER 12 KING HIGH 19:54
26 REBECCA ASPLUND 09 KING HIGH 20:15
57 STACY YARBROUGH 11 KING HIGH 21:33
BOY'S JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION
1. 27 BELLARMINE PREP (17:39 88:11)
2. 44 EL MODENA HS (17:55 89:32)
3. 59 KING HIGH (18:09 90:42)
4. 143 SACRED HEART CATHEDR (19:16 96:17)
5. 160 WESTMOOR (19:25 97:03)
15. 464 SALESIAN HS (25:40 128:17)
1 SAM DWYER 11 BELLARMINE PREP 17:12
2 BRETT MEIER 12 KING HIGH 17:18
6 COLTON UNDERWOOD 12 KING HIGH 17:48
15 DAVID AVINA 11 KING HIGH 18:19
17 KYLE COGGINS 12 KING HIGH 18:36
21 ETHAN PARK 11 KING HIGH 18:41
25 GREG SMITH 12 KING HIGH 18:50
31 DAVID GONZALEZ 12 KING HIGH 19:08
GIRL'S JUNIOR VARSITY DIVSION SCORING
1. 33 EL MODENA HS (21:13 106:03)
2. 41 ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCH (21:20 106:36)
3. 83 ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE (21:54 109:29)
4. 84 MOUNTAIN VIEW HS (21:53 109:24)
5. 210 MONTA VISTA (23:16 116:17)
6. 227 PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOO (23:29 117:24)
7. 241 VILLA PARK HIGH SCHO (23:42 118:29)
8. 250 MIRAMONTE HS (23:42 118:27)
9. 262 KING HIGH (23:57 119:45)
20. 512 MISSION HIGH SCHOOL (28:31 142:33)
37 HALEY HAMMAR 10 KING HIGH 22:39
59 MONIKA VALENZUELA 12 KING HIGH 23:26
66 REBECCA TRUPP 09 KING HIGH 23:47
76 JACKIE SCHEID 10 KING HIGH 24:07
116 SUSAN MONTIEL 10 KING HIGH 25:46
SOPHOMORE BOY'S Race 2
1. 23 ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE (12:45 63:43)
2. 94 SERRA HIGH SCHOOL (13:25 67:03)
3. 107 HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOO (13:27 67:14)
4. 138 MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL (13:30 67:30)
5. 145 KING HIGH (13:42 68:27)
24 JASON SCHUPP 10 KING HIGH 13:27
26 CHRIS VILLANUEVA 10 KING HIGH 13:28
32 ANDREW HUSCHER 10 KING HIGH 13:40
43 HAYDEN TRAVER 10 KING HIGH 13:54
47 GREG ROMANDETTI 10 KING HIGH 13:58
70 BRIAN LUNA 10 KING HIGH 14:28
71 GREG BEDELL 10 KING HIGH 14:31
79 WESLEY WATANABE 09 KING HIGH 14:43
95 ROBERT DEVINE 10 KING HIGH 15:08
GIRL'S FROSH-SOPH DIVSION SCORES Race 2
1. 49 MIRAMONTE HS (15:40 78:18)
2. 60 MONTA VISTA (15:55 79:31)
3. 100 EL DORADO HIGH SCHOO (16:29 82:24)
4. 112 KING HIGH (16:50 84:06)
6 BRANDI ROSENAU 09 15:35 2
7 DANIELLE FILLMORE 09 15:36 6
15 ZOE ODIEN 10 16:17 7
29 ESTE ARIAS 10 16:50
55 JORDON VANDERHOOF 09 19:48
62 LORI KOVACAVICH 09 21:39
70 CHELSEA SALAZAR 09 25:27
115 MEGAN MALCUIT 10 KING HIGH 26:36
FRESHMAN BOY'S Race 2
1. 40 ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE (13:20 66:37)
2. 56 MONTA VISTA (13:39 68:11)
3. 80 SERRA HIGH SCHOOL (13:51 69:12)
4. 94 WILLOW GLEN HIGH SCH (13:54 69:30)
5. 104 KING HIGH (14:02 70:07)
10 MATT WOLF 09 KING HIGH 13:38
14 SAMUEL ANICH 09 KING HIGH 13:46
27 JOSEPH ALBRECTHSEN 09 KING HIGH 14:09
28 JAROD NOCELLA 09 KING HIGH 14:10
35 DEREK NELSON 09 KING HIGH 14:24
39 BRADLEY SHEETS 09 KING HIGH 14:31
51 SEAN LEE 09 KING HIGH 14:56
54 ALAN SOTO 09 KING HIGH 14:58
58 TYLER GLENDRANGE 09 KING HIGH 15:04
59 KAHREH DAUGHERTY 09 KING HIGH 15:06
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Sunday, September 24
Sunday, September 17
ALL'S WELL AT MT.CARMEL
Under splattered shadows beneath towering eucalyptus trees, King's kids once again traced the steps of National ...
Saturday, September 9
A ROLLING START TO THE SEASON
The scenic and rolling terrain of Prado Park in Chino was the setting for the first full-team contest of the ...
Thursday, September 7
HEIRS TO KING'S THRONE GET A JUMP ON THE SEASON
The rookies of the 2006 squads took to the fields two days earlier than the veterans to compete in a low-key ...
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