1999 CIF/Sac-Joaquin Section Cross Country Championships
from Steve Fagundes and Dave Unterholzer
The 1999 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)/Sac-Joaquin Section (Section) Cross Country Championships were held at Sierra College (Rocklin) on November 12. Under slightly warm conditions for this time of year (clear skies and temperatures in the 70-80 degree Fahrenheit range), the top harriers in the Section competed on the challenging three mile course to earn spots at the CIF State Cross Country Championships (CIF State Championships). The CIF State Championships are scheduled for Woodward Park (Fresno) on, Saturday, November 27. In order to qualify to the CIF State Championships in each division, athletes must either be a member of the top two (2) teams or be one (1) of the top five (5) individuals not members of those top two (2) teams and finish in the top twelve (12) overall in their respective races. In the following race summaries, teams and individual athlete’s that qualified to the CIF State Championships are italicized.
Division I (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1,533 and above)
Beyer (Modesto) senior Lorraine Ricci raced to her first section championship capturing the girl’s title in 18:58.8. Nevada Union (Grass Valley) repeated as team champions and were led by Bronwen Tomb’s second place finish in 19:17.5. After two consecutive championships (1996 and 1997); Lincoln (Stockton) finished second behind Nevada Union for the second straight year. The Lincoln Trojans were led by Jaclyn Shaughnessy’s sixth place finish in 19:32.5. Davis senior Will Merchad captured his first Section title racing to a strong finish in 16:10.6. After seven straight titles at the Division II level, Jesuit (Carmichael) captured the boy’s Division I title with 25 points and the fastest team time of the day at 81:55.0. The Marauders were paced by senior Nate Defelice’s second place finish in 16:15.0.
Varsity Girls - Team Results: 1. Nevada Union (Grass Valley) – 45 (100:01.3); 2. Lincoln (Stockton) - 58 (101:33.4); 3. Woodland (Woodland) – 87 (103:47.1); 4. Beyer (Modesto) – 87 (103:17.2); 5. Davis – 97 (104:48.3); 6. Turlock – 146 (109:31.1); 7. Grace Davis (Modesto) – 170 (111:15.0); 8. Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) – 195 (114:04.0).
Varsity Girls - Individual Results (62 finishers):1. Lorraine Ricci (Beyer) – 18:58.8; 2. Brownen Tomb (Nevada Union) – 19:17.5; 3. Jessica Kelley (Modesto) – 19:22.2; 4. Tracy Compton (Nevada Union) – 19:24.4; 5. Lindsay Beaver (Davis) – 19:25.2; 6. Jaclyn Shaughnessy (Lincoln [S]) – 19:32.5;7. Kelsey Kaiser (Beyer) – 19:43.1; 8. Ashleigh Smith (Grace Davis) – 19:49.0; 9. Dallon Williams (Atwater) – 19:58.7; 10. Jennifer Lopez (Modesto) – 20:05.7; 11. Ali Nicolas (Lincoln [S]) – 20:12.4; 12. Tiffany Bock (Lincon [S]) – 20:15.8; 13. Monica Garcia (Woodland) – 20:16.8; 14. Nonnie Laux (Nevada Union) – 20:17.6; 15. Melissa Barrett (Beyer) – 20:22.3; 16. Tessa Ely (Nevada Union) – 20:22.6; 17. Katie Scarlett (Woodland) – 20:26.8; 18. Becky March (Woodland) – 20:35.1; 19. Addie Sutphen (Nevada Union ) – 20:37.8; 20. Katie Lindell (Lincoln [S]) – 20:45.0; 21. Lindsey Maclise (Davis) – 20:46.0; 22. Christina Oliver (Lincoln [S]) – 20:46.7; 23. Casara Phariss (Davis) – 20:57.1; 24. Hillary Perkins (Turlock) – 20:59.8; 25. Vong Minh (Florin) – 21:03.5; 26. Iyma Gonzalez (Johansen, Modesto) – 21:04.5; 27. Aya Namiki (Laguna Creek) – 21:06.6; 28. Laura Muller (Woodland) – 21:07.7; 29. Nicole Johnson (Beyer) – 21:10.6; 30. Amber Miller (Ponderosa, Shingle Springs) – 21:16.1.
Varsity Boys - Team Results: 1. Jesuit (Carmichael) – 25 (81:55.0); 2. Modesto – 65 (84:40.1);
3. Lincoln (Stockton) – 73 (85:37.3); 4. Davis – 84 (85:45.0); 5. Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) – 133 (88:35.2); 6. Lodi – 152 (89:54.6); 7. Nevada Union (Grass Valley) – 159 (90:08.4); 8. Turlock – 197 (92:34.4).
Individual Results (65 finishers): 1. Will Merchad (Davis) – 16:10.6; 2. Nate DeFelice (Jesuit) - 16:15.0; 3. Jeff Porto (Modesto) – 16:17.3; 4. Brandon Collins (Jesuit) – 16:19.3; 5. John Harrah (Jesuit) – 16:20.0; 6. Eric Morse (Jesuit) - 16:22.1; 7. Dru Torvend (Beyer, Modesto) – 16:23.9; 8. David Blue (Valley, Sacramento) – 16:24.2; 9. Jon Balzer (Ponderosa, Shingle Springs) – 16:29.4; 10; Jose Chavez (Modesto) – 16:37.4; 11. Nick DeFelice (Jesuit) – 16:38.2; 12. Doug Pardini (Lincoln [S]) –16:44.1; 13. Barry Carmody (Jesuit) – 16:47.8; 14. Ryan Otter (Ponderosa, Shingle Springs) – 16:49.3; 15. Nate Moroski (Davis) – 16:52.2; 16. Federico Neri (Modesto) – 16:53.7; 17. Luke Gibson (Davis) – 16:58.1; 18. Tith Phan (Lincoln [S]) – 17:06.1; 19. Steve Holcombe (Lincoln [S]) – 17:07.9; 20. Evan Falat (Lincoln [S]) – 17:14.8; 21. Bill Yang (Modesto) – 17:15.2; 22. Sean Marzolf (Lodi) – 17:20.5; 23. Vuthy Phan (Lincoln [S]) – 17:23.2; 24. Kevin Woodhouse (Laguna Creek) – 17:24.2; 25. Colin Landon (Nevada Union ) – 17:24.7; 26. Nate Rose (Davis) – 17:26.7; 27. Keegan Kirby (Laguna Creek) – 17:27.2; 28. Ben Knox (Jesuit) – 17:29.1; 29. John Ewing (Johansen) – 17:32.6; 30. Leon Matthews (Laguna Creek) – 17:35.0
Division II (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1,217 – 1,532)
Vacaville junior Robyn Stevens ran the day’s fastest time with a solo 18:09.4 and led her Bulldog teammates to a convincing team victory with 35 points and the day’s fastest team time (98:24.4). Wood (Vacaville) sophomore Kelly Dahl repeated her second place from last year with the day’s second best time at 18:47.3. Suprising Woodcreek (Roseville) used "team racing" to its advantage in finishing second with 63 points and their first ever berth at the CIF State Championships. Senior Jamie Witt (Folsom)(three time Section champion and the defending CIF State Champion at this level) qualified in seventh place and appears to have recovered from the injury that kept her out of track last spring. In one of the closest team competitions of the day, Placer (Auburn) edged Del Campo (Fair Oaks) 52 to 55 for the boys team title. The Placer Hillmen were led by the one-two finish of Grant Erickson (15:58.4) and junior Stuart Eastman (16:10.9). Sophomore Tom Getchell led Del Campo with his fifth place finish in 16:24.5.
Varsity Girls - Team Results: 1. Vacaville – 35 (98:24.4); 2. Woodcreek (Roseville) – 63 (103:55.0);
3. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) – 77 (104:04.3); 4. Will C. Wood (Vacaville) – 105 (107:37.3); 5. Vintage (Napa) – 116 (109:02.1); 6. Placer (Auburn) – 129 (110:48.1); 7. Casa Roble (Orangevale) – 143 (112:46.5); El Dorado (Placerville) – Team Disqualified.
Individual Results (66 finishers): 1.Robyn Stevens (Vacaville) – 18:09.4; 2. Kelly Dahl (Wood) – 18:47.3; 3. Priscilla Moreno (Oak Ridge)– 18:53.1; 4. Karen Dickson (Oak Ridge) – 19:11.7; 5. Michelle Solone (Folsom) – 19:14.2; 6. Jessica Lemon (Vacaville) – 19:20.1; 7. Jamie Witt (Folsom) – 19:26.5; 8. Danielle Ciraulo (Granite Bay) – 19:36.6; 9. Kerri Parker (El Dorado) – 19:44.3; 10. Jamillah Titus (Vintage, Napa) – 19:45.7; 11. Tiffany Hall-Mackey (Vacaville) – 19:51.5; 12. Sandra Wells (Woodcreek) – 20:11.7; 13. Erin Raisner (Vacaville) – 20:15.8; 14. Gabrielle Gallagher (Woodcreek) – 20:24.5; 15. Desiree Dvorak (Placer) – 20:24.7; 16. Rachel Turner (Woodcreek) – 20:29.2; 17. Courtney Covington (El Dorado) – 20:41.2; 18. Joanna Schaller (Rio Americano, Sacramento) – 20:44.6; 19. Ashley Nunes (Vacaville) – 20:46.4; 20. Janet Leebert (El Camino, Sacramento) – 20:53.1; 21. Jana Rapetti (El Dorado) – 20:56.0; 22. Cristy Beatty (Woodcreek) – 21:10.1; 23. Bridget Bertino (Bella Vista, Fair Oaks) – 21:11.3; 24. Katherine Mitchum (Cordova) – 21:19.7; 25. Erin Kurmmes (Wood) – 21:19.9; 26. Rose Sumerhays (Placer) – 21:22.4; 27. Shayle Pine (Oak Ridge) – 21:28.4; 28. Katie Walsh (Vacaville) – 21:31.6; 29. Jasie Butler (West, Tracy) – 21:35.2; 30. Jen Flores (Woodcreek) – 21:38.3.
Varsity Boys - Team Results: 1. Placer (Auburn) – 52 (83:20.1); 2. Del Campo (Fair Oaks) – 55 (84:06.0); 3. Golden Valley (Merced) – 93 (86:17.4); 4. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) – 111(87:16.2);5. Granite Bay (Granite Bay) – 114 (87:21.3); 6. Casa Roble (Orangevale) – 145 (92:56.3); 7. West (Tracy) – 148 (89:47.2); 8. Woodcreek (Roseville) – 166 (90:25.3).
Individual Results (65 finishers): 1. Grant Erickson (Placer) – 15:58.4; 2. Stuart Eastman (Placer) – 16:08.1; 3. Anton Chamberlain (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) – 16:20.1; 4. Brian Beckman (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) – 16:21.8; 5. Tom Getchell (Del Campo) – 16:24.5; 6. Adam Holman (Bella Vista, Fair Oaks) – 16:30.9; 7. Larry Gonzales (Golden Valley) – 16:33.3; 8. Jason Pinnegar (Del Campo) – 16:40.9; 9. Zach Weidkamp (Granite Bay) – 16:43.1; 10. Robby Wilson (West, Tracy) – 16:49.7;
11. Jason Nartker (Casa Roble) – 16:52.6; 12. Jason Carwile (Wood, Vacaville) – 16:52.9; 13. Steve Decker (Casa Roble) – 16:53.2; 14. Jason Hart (Del Campo) – 16:54.7; 15. Juan Moreno (Folsom) – 16:59.1; 16. Nick Mays (Granite Bay) – 16:59.9; 17. Kuldeep Kandola (Placer) – 17:01.0; 18. Dan Guidera (Del Campo) – 17:02.2; 19. Jeremy Rushing (Del Campo) – 17:03.8; 20. Dustin Fee (Placer) – 17:04.9; 21. Tim Myers (Placer) – 17:05.9; 22. Brian Fair (Rio Americano, Sacramento) – 17:15.4; 23. Jason Jimenez (El Camino, Sacramento) – 17:16.6; 24. Abundio Barocio (Golden Valley) – 17:20.5; 25. Jesus Cerna (Golden Valley) – 17:21.2; 26. Carl Dambkowski (West, Tracy) – 17:22.1; 27. Jayson Johnstone (Woodcreek, Roseville) – 17:23.0; 28. Antonio Miramontes (Golden Valley) – 17:24; 29. Kevin Tapia (Casa Roble) – 17:28.0; 30. Mike Kouri (Folsom) – 17:31.5.
Division III (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 908 – 1,216)
The Rocklin Thunder made a lot of noise in both the girl’s and boy’s divisions. In the most exciting individual race of the day Rocklin’s Chantal Laar edged senior Teresa Gisla (St. Francis, Sacramento) by a scant 0.6 seconds with a 19:46.3. This was the first individual champion in Rocklin’s history. It was a day of seconds for the defending champion Troubadors as the Del Oro Golden Eagles reversed last year’s placings capturing the team title by the closest of margins – 42 to 45. Del Oro was led by senior and defending champion Jessica Hart’s third place finish. Not to be outdone, in the boys race Rocklin’s Brandon Lean captured the individual title (the first by a Rocklin boy) and led his team to its first ever boy’s team championship. In the process, Rocklin defeated state ranked Sonora 52 points to 69 points.
Varsity Girls - Team Results: 1. Del Oro (Loomis) – 43 (103:57.1); 2. St. Francis (Sacramento) – 45 (103:56.5); 3. Rocklin – 93 (109:02.3); 4. Sierra (Manteca) – 100 (109:00.4); 5. Sonora – 110 (110:09.1);
6. Los Banos – 153 (115:09.1); 7. Center (Antelope) – 175 (119:49.5).
Individual Results (56 finishers): 1. Chantal Laar (Rocklin) – 19:46.3; 2. Teresa Gisla (St. Francis) – 19:46.9; 3. Jessica Hart (Del Oro) – 20:09.9; 4. Rachel Bates (Del Oro) – 20:15.6; 5. Chloe Jarvis (St. Francis) – 20:38.2; 6. Sally Cook (Del Oro) – 20:44.7; 7. Christina Bolstan (Rocklin) – 20:50.9; 8. Rochelle Ellenberg (Rocklin) – 20:56.6; 9. Britta Segerstrom (Sonora) – 21:03.9(I); 10. Monique Garcia (Sierra) – 21:04.9; 11. Liz Rodda (St. Francis) – 21:05.9; 12. Dianna Beckett-Hile (St. Francis) – 21:06.3; 13. Megan McGinnis (Sonora) – 21:09.2; 14. Sarah Stafford (Del Oro) – 21:15.1; 15. Christina Sanchez (St. Francis) – 21:18.2; 16. Angie Fish (Del Oro) – 21:29.9; 17. Liz Escobar (Los Banos) – 21:34.4; 18. Rian Crosby (Del Oro) – 21:50.0; 19. Kneisha Dosty (Center) – 21:53.6; 20. Liz Alexander (Sierra) – 21:54.0.
Varsity Boys – Team Results: 1. Rocklin – 52 (85:42.4); 2. Sonora – 69 (87:29.2); 3. Center (Antelope) – 78 (88:10.5); 4. Del Oro (Loomis) – 97 (89:12.5); 5. Galt – 111 (93:11.6); 6. Los Banos – 112 (90:48.3);
7. East Union (Manteca) – 165 (100:08.2).
Individual Results (55 finishers): 1. Brandon Lean (Rocklin) – 16:11.9; 2. Pat Brown (Rocklin) – 16:17.1; 3. Francisco Garcia (Los Banos) – 16:26.1; 4. Corey Duquette (Sierra, Mantaca) – 16:34.3; 5. Erik Orosco (Center) – 16:36.8; 6. Ricky Cuevas (East Union) – 16:43.7; 7. Tim Egger (Galt) – 16:44.4; 8. Joel Bosserman (Del Oro) – 16:44.7; 9. Davin Nisser (Sonora) – 16:54.1; 10. Zack Bates (Rocklin) – 17:00.9.; 11. Tim Herman (Center) – 17:08.1; 12. Steve Hart (Sonora) – 17:08.9; 13. Eric Johnson (Del Oro) – 17:20.4; 14. Jonny Perez (Sonora) – 17:30.2; 15. Matt Freetage (Center) – 17:34.7; 16. Jason Tufts (Sonora) – 17:36.7; 17. Richard Ciesco (Rocklin) – 17:42.3; 18. Tyler Daly (Del Oro) – 17:52.5; 19. Dominique Thompson (Galt) – 18:06.9; 20. Jon Cain (Los Banos) – 18:09.6.
Division IV (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 401 – 907)
Hughson senior Alexandra Guerro easily defended her Section title with a fourteen second victory over Escalon’s Jennifer Stief in 19:46.4. Jill Semenza led her Bret Harte (Altaville) teammates to the team title over a suprising Oakmont (Roseville) squad with her fourth place finish. In an impressive solo effort, Escalon senior Victor Moreno raced to his second consecutive individual Section championship with the fastest time of the day at 15:54.1. Likewise, Riverbank repeated as team champions with the third lowest team score of the day (20 points), a team gap of less than five seconds, and an impressive team time of 83:29.4! The Bruin’s team was composed of Jose Guiterrez (second - 16:38.7), Terry O’Neil (third - 16:41.7); Mesfin Collins (fourth – 16:42.0), Johhny Viscaino (fifth – 16:42.5) and Josh Blount (sixth – 16:43.1).
Varsity Girls - Teams Results: 1. Bret Harte – 60 (107:19.5); 2. Oakmont (Roseville) – 65 (107:45.3); 3. Escalon – 71 (108:53.1); 4. Summerville (Tulomne) – 105 (112:30.5); 5. Riverbank – 113 (113:05.3); 6. Vanden (Travis AFB) – 117 (116:51.2); 7. Bear River (Grass Valley) – 139 (116:14.0).
Individual Results (66 finishers): 1. Alexandra Guerro (Highson) – 19:46.4; 2. Jennifer Stief (Escalon) – 20:00.3; 3. Jerusha Foley (Summerville) – 20:11.9; 4. Jill Semenza (Bret Harte) – 20:44.7; 5. Jamie Loogman (Escalon) – 20:48.6; 6. Jamie Kendrick (Riverbank) – 20:52.8; 7. Rene Baca (Bret Harte) – 20:54.0; 8. Rachel Gehrts (Oakmont) – 20:57.1; 9. Rhonda McGee (Vanden) – 21:08.1; 10. Kaleigh Heathcote (Justin-Sienna, Napa) – 21:18.5; 11. Jessica Reed (Vanden) – 21:21.9; 12. Jenny Willis (San Juan, Citrus Heights) – 21:22.5; 13. Amber Smith (Oakmont) – 21:22.8; 14. Rachel Geisler (Summerville) – 21:24.5; 15. Jenny Sanchez (Riverbank) – 21:29.1; 16. Cassie Lowery (Escalon) – 21:32.2; 17. Rebecca Johnson (Bret Harte) – 21:34.6; 18. Amanda Sheldon (Oakmont) – 21:38.7; 19. Jessica Martelle (Oakmont) – 21:52.5; 20. Yovanna Gonic (Oakmont) – 21:52.8.
Varsity Boys – Teams Results: 1. Riverbank –20 (83:29.4); 2. Bear River – 62 (89:26.4); 3. Justin Sienna (Napa) – 79 (91:37.0); 4. Escalon – 101 (92:13.6); 5. Colfax – 115 (94:08.5); 6. Summerville (Tulomne) – 138 (95:57.1); 7. Bret Harte (Alataville) – 148 (96:56.5).
Individual Results (63 finishers): 1. Victor Moreno (Escalon) – 15:54.1; 2. Jose Guiterrez (Riverbank) – 16:38.7; 3. Terry O’Neil (Riverbank) – 16:41.7; 4. Mesfin Collins (Riverbank) – 16:42.0; 5. Johhny Viscaino (Riverbank) – 16:42.5; 6. Josh Blount (Riverbank) – 16:43.1; 7. Delfino Arevalo (Livingston) – 16:44.4; 8. Willy Toon (Manteca) – 16:46.7; 9. Joe Harrigan (Justin-Sienna) – 16:58.0; 10. Jose Meza (Linden) – 17:20.8; 11. Matt Tyrrell (Bear River) – 17:22.8; 12. Brian Jensen (Patterson) – 17:33.4; 13. Ryan Sykes (Bear River) – 17:41.7; 14. Mark Arvitt (Summerville) – 17:42.1; 15. Jesus Melgoza (Riverbank) – 17:47.1; 16. Daniel Weger (Bear River) – 17:48.9; 17. Nic Dodd (Hughson) – 17:49.2; 18. Daniel Spence (Bear River) – 17:51.4; 19. Jeff Hawley (St. Mary’s, Stockton) – 18:10.8; 20. Chris Caskey (Escalon) – 18:12.2.
Division V (School Enrollment for Grades 10-12 of 1 – 400)
In the girl’s division, Megan VanGoninger captured the individual title in leading Ripon Christian to the team title. Vacaville Christian, led by Robert Loftus’ individual win, easily defended their team title.
Varsity Girls – Team Results: 1. Ripon Christian – 15 (130:26.2)
Varsity Girls – Individual Results (6 finishers): 1. Megan VanGroninger (Ripon Christian) – 23:18.4; 2. Jenna O’Neill (Ripon Christian) – 25:44.8; 3. Denise Hickzema (Ripon Christian) – 26:01.3; 4. Teresa Van de Pol (Ripon Christian) – 26:19.6; 5. Catherine Van Nieuwenhuyzen (Ripon Christian) – 29:00.5; 6. Janelle Hickzema (Ripon Christian) – 30:53.2.
Varsity Boys – Team Results: 1. Vacaville Christian – 17 (102:03.2); 2 Ripon Christian – 43 (109:59.0)
Varsity Boys – Individual Results (12 finishers): 1. Robert Loftus (Vacaville Christian) – 19:15.2;
2. Andrew Duitsman (Vacaville Christian) – 20:04.5; 3. Matt Mikelionis (Vacaville Christian) – 20:30.8;
4. Joey Mobbley (Vacaville Christian) – 20:38.7; 5. Justin Kerr (Ripon Christian) – 20:57.3; 6. Jameson Early (Ripon Christian) – 21:12.4; 7. Andy Crawford (Vacaville Christian) – 21:32.4; 8 Dan Helgeson (Vacaville Christian) – 21:34.6; 9. Scott Johnson (Ripon Christian) – 21:37.3; 10. Jimmy Mobley (Vacaville Christian) – 22:33.4.