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Lots of pictures in the Album Section.

Also, to see the annual Pre-CCS Video go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de7CNc5xfAw

If you hunt around Andy's YouTube videos, you should be able to find the Pre-CCS Videos from 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, too.

The 2008 CCS Championships did not have the races the Irish were wishing for, but the whole CCS experience included everything anyone could have hoped for.

"Back in June, it looked like we would be just another team at CCS.  I wasn't even sure the Boys would qualify," said SHCP Head Coach Andy Chan.  "But instead we got to have a great CCS.  The week leading up to the race was fun as usual, as was the team bonding in the hotel the night before the race.  I consider it a privilege that I was nervous about the races the morning of the race.  Not every coach gets that and I have gotten that for 11 years in a row."

Although no one qualified for the State Meet, meaning this will be Coach Chan's first year not going to the State Meet, the season was a success.  "I knew the streak was going to end someday and I'm glad it ended this way - we went down fighting.  Both the boys and girls were contenders to make it to State and we had individuals in both races that had a chance to qualify on their own.  We took out best shot and I couldn't be prouder."

After the meet, Chan thanked the seniors for the roles they have played in making SHCP cross country program a success.  And he challenged the underclassmen to be back at CCS next year and to start a new streak of qualifying Irish runners to the State Meet.

FULL CCS RESULTS: http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2008/ccsres.htm 

SHCP RESULTS

Division III Girls
15.	Tatiana Baiza (:04)	20:37
24.	Nathalie Hechinger (-)	21:03
30.	Rachel Mills (-)	21:32
31.	Reilly Hall (-)	21:32
48.	Juliana Flynn (-)	22:39
49.	Puka Novero (-)	22:41
74.	Ciara Silvestri (-)	24:27
	91 Total Runners
Team Results
1.	St Ignatius (98:56)	46
2.	Aptos (101:18)	64
3.	Valley Christian (101:35)	77
4.	SHCP (107:23)	136
5.	North Monterey County (107:59)	147
6.	Notre Dame-San Jose (110:12)	176
7.	Burlingame	187
8.	Saratoga	203
9.	Monterey	238
10.	Live Oak	256
11.	Prospect	292
12.	Seaside	308

Division III Boys
22.	Paul Rechsteiner (-)	17:14
32.	Joseph Bautista (:37)	17:51
39.	Ernest Larizabal (:03)	18:02
54.	Daniel Koch (-)	18:42
55.	Brian Furney (-)	18:43
64.	Anthony Zuffo (-)	19:06
71.	Trevor Jung (-)	20:01
	82 Total Runners
Team Results
1.	Aptos (83:30)	56
2.	Willow Glen (83:36)	65
3.	St Ignatius (85:59)	99
4.	Monterey (87:19)	123
5.	Saratoga (88:36)	149
6.	North Monterey County (89:04)	156
7.	Pioneer (89:35)	171
8.	Burlingame (90:26)	178
9.	SHCP (85:44) (90:32)	188
10.	Prospect	249
11.	San Mateo	302

There were 31 PR's and the boys and girls varsity teams both qualified for CCS but the number that stood out at WCAL Finals on November 5 at Crystal Springs was 45.  That's how many people were on the cross country team this year.  That's how many people went to the starting line.  And that's how many people crossed the finish line.  "It was a great meet for us," said SHCP Coach Andy Chan, "I'm proud that we got 100% of our team able to compete at the league finals meet."

SHCP RESULTS

Varsity Boys
6.	Paul Rechsteiner (:26)	16:03
28.	Ernest Lardizabal (1:01)	16:59
30.	Daniel Koch (:10)	17:04
37.	Joseph Bautista (:13)	17:29
42.	Trevor Jung (:20)	17:37
44.	Brian Furney (:08)	17:39
49.	Anthony Zuffo (-)	18:25
	56 Total Runners
1.	Bellarmine	34
2.	SI	39
3.	St Francis	82
4.	Serra (84:27)	126
5.	SHCP (85:12)	143
6.	Mitty (85:43)	148
7.	Riordan (87:04)	175
8.	Valley Christian	223
JV Boys
20.	Brian Hinchion (-)	18:00
25.	EJ De Lara (:23)	18:26
33.	Aaron Romero (:09)	18:37
39.	Micki Hynson (-)	18:46
42.	Michael Courpet (:19)	18:49
53.	Alessando Donati (:13)	19:08
66.	Chris Ahlbach (:09)	19:48
67.	Geoffrey Yep (3:00)	19:53
69.	Bernardo DeMesa (-)	20:01
70.	Gorby Hilario (:12)	20:04
72.	Cullen Quinn (:30)	20:06
74.	Nick Guerzon (-)	20:17
80.	Michael Fuerte (:32)	20:47
	103 Total Runners
1.	Bellarmine	22
2.	Serra	50
3.	SI	69
4.	St Francis (90:51)	101
5.	SHCP (92:30)	133
6.	Mitty (94:36)	172
7.	Riordan	224
Frosh Boys
20.	Robert Manoos (:10)	19:05
49.	Sherman Cheung (:25)	20:20
56.	Bryan Fletcher (:23)	20:33
59.	Matthew Courpet (1:00)	20:51
71.	Dominic Revilla (1:08)	21:34
82.	Alvin Leung (:31)	22:13
93.	Jeffrey Lam	22:45
106.	Gregory Woo (1:36)	24:17
	118 Total Runners
1.	Bellarmine	27
2.	St Francis	95
3.	SI	90
4.	Serra	76
5.	Riordan	126
6.	Mitty (99:08)	137
7.	SHCP (102:23)	179
Varsity Girls
24.	Nathalie Hechinger (-)	20:21
25.	Tatiana Baiza (:01)	20:23
29.	Reilly Hall (-)	20:41
33.	Rachel Mills (-)	21:10
35.	Juliana Flynn (:04)	21:11
40.	Ciara Silvestri (:16)	21:32
46.	Puka Novero (-)	22:16
	48 Total Runners
1.	SI	47
2.	Presentation	49
3.	St Francis (99:51)	78
4.	Mitty (99:40)	79
5.	Valley Christian (98:43)	90
6.	SHCP (103:46)	146
7.	ND Belmont	213
JV Girls
17.	Marisa Chan (:07)	22:12
22.	Tammia Hubbard (:17)	22:26
24.	Grace Cooley	22:28
29.	Briana Valentini (:25)	22:46
37.	Kellene Risslen (1:01)	23:22
43.	Jen Corry (:40)	23:47
49.	Maya Astabie (1:11)	24:15
50.	Cassandra Hawthorne (-)	24:19
69.	Tiffany Lam	25:50
76.	Orla O'Sullivan	26:53
	90 Total Runners
1.	SI	19
2.	Mitty	66
3.	St Francis	73
4.	Presentation (112:38)	100
5.	SHCP (113:14)	120
6.	ND Belmont	190

Some pictures from what was a fun and busy week.

- We had a wet practice in the rain on Saturday.

- Olympian Shannon Rowbury '02 was a guest speaker on Wednesday.