Cross Country 2008
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December 18, 2008 from the "THIS JUST IN" and the "WHAT THE HECK TOOK SO LONG" categories: Tom Antl's Running Camp Video of 2007 Sequoia National Park
________________________ December 15, 2008 FOOTLOCKER!
GREAT INFORMATION COMING SOON! PROMISE. STAY TUNED. (IN THE MEANTIME, CHECK OUT CATHY HOLL'S GREAT PHOTOS OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT. HOW COOL IS THAT? OH YEAH, AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE BANQUET ON WEDNESDAY. SCROLL DOWN BELOW FOR DETAILS. THIS'LL BE AN ALL-TIMER, SO DON'T MISS IT.
________________________ December 9, 2008 Couldn't Make it to the Footlocker Regionals?
Footlocker National Championships is THIS SATURDAY, December 13 Race time Saturday is 9:15 a.m. for the girls (Go SHEREE!), 10:00 a.m. for the boys.
________________________ December 6, 2008 This Just In: Sheree Shea Qualifies for Footlocker Nationals!
Another Great Site with Pictures and Results ________________________ December 4, 2008 BANQUET INFO : DON'T MISS THIS GREAT NIGHT! The 12th Annual Cross Country Awards Banquet will be December 17th, 2008 appropriately at the San Diego Hall of Champions at no later than 6:00 p.m. SHARP. Please join us for one of the most fun evenings of the season to celebrate the great achievements of our UC cross country athletes. The Hall of Champions is located in Balboa Park in the same parking area as the Air Space Museum (click here for directions to the Hall of Champions). We have an exciting agenda for the evening as well as a wonderfully catered meal from Ranch Catering. All UC cross country alumni are invited to attend for free. Don't miss this great evening. The cost for the entire evening is $14.00 per person. Please send a head count with your child to school by Wednesday, December 10 so I can finalize numbers for dinner (and check made payable to UC Cross Country). See you all at the banquet!
________________________ November 30, 2008 Mac Fleet is State Champion! The unranked and unheralded girls team finished fourth place yesterday at the California State Championships in Fresno beating seven of the top ten pre-race ranked teams in the division and equaling the best UC team finish in the 22 year history of this event. The greatest team effort by our "front four" which included two unprecedented top-10 finishes by Sheree Shea and Jessy Hansen, was very quickly followed up by frosh Lindsey Williams who sealed a top four team performance with her best race by over one minute, an almost impossible task at such a large meet. The girls were composed and ready to perform, outpacing even the best prognosticators in achieving this stunning finish. Devin and Morgan Cowick, consistent members of the fab four, turned in their best performances of the season to help this team run it's very best when it counted the most: the State Championships. Mac Fleet overcame some mid race "jitters" to pull away from some of this countries very best runners, running what could be considered the greatest race of his stellar career. The division three championship was billed as perhaps the race of the day pitting Fleet against arguably California's best runner Chris Schwartz, ranked fourth best in the nation. Early on Schwarz was there in the lead, along with several of Cali's best, keeping a relatively tight pack together through two and a half miles. A decisive move by Mac at the top of the "camel humps" gave him a jump on the field with only about a half mile to go, but Isaac Chavez, the Southern Section champion quickly closed and it became a two man race with the finish nearly in sight. Three hundred meters out and high up on his toes with one final blast, Mac pulled clear of Chavez and celebrated a state championship victory in front of the thousands of excited screaming fans at the finish. It was a great day for UC with four athletes finishing in the top ten and earning All-State honors. Sheree Shea finished in a school record 17:51 to finish fourth, closely followed by Jessy Hansen who literally inched by Campolindo freshman Carrie Verdon to earn the final top 10 spot. In the boys race, behind Mac's great victory, Guadalupe Gonzalez ran the best race of his career with his tenth place finish, narrowly beating out two competitors at the line for the coveted spot on the podium.
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November 26, 2008
________________________ November 24, 2008 Varsity Teams Set to Compete at State Championships
________________________ November 23, 2008 Boys and Girls Finish Second at CIF San Diego Section Championships Upholding one of the greatest UC cross country traditions, both the boys and girls teams earned a trip to the California State Championships next weekend continuing a streak of more than 10 years. In a loaded field of 22 teams in the division 3 race, the boys ran a gutsy race up front and at the same time a cautious race in the early going with the 3-6 runners. As the race progressed, our power punch up front would pay off with a 1-2 finish. Senior Mac Fleet, running the fastest time of the day for all runners, easily ran away from the field to capture his first CIF title. Next over the hill, to the roar of an excited crowd, was senior Guad Gonzalez, all smiles and punctuating a stellar season with his finest race yet in finishing second. Rounding out the top 15 in the race, frosh Riess Haslam led the charge through the deep field, moving up to 3rd for UC, clicking off the second-fastest freshman time of the day. Close behind Riess was junior Charlie Hewett, earning his first ever CIF top-20 finish. Senior Adam Scherling, junior Ben Booker, and senior Aaron Cordoba closed up the UC ranks to carry the team to a second place podium finish. The team prepares now for the big prize, the state championships held at Woodward Park in Fresno. MORE COMING SOON, INCLUDING GIRLS QUICK RECAP AND MORE IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF BOTH TEAMS
Great Memories from CIF
CIF Results! ________________________ November 18, 2008
Check out the links at left under 2008 and Archives. I have moved the 2007 Season into the archives area, and the earlier parts of this season are now found under 2008 in the appropriate month. The site will have a major overhaul in the next few months to help create an easy-to-find navigability and bring more important information to the forefront. Check it out. ________________________ November 14, 2008
On a VERY warm November afternoon, the boys and girls teams put together a great tandem effort, bringing home the Western League Title for both teams for the 5th or 6th straight year (lost count). It came about through a combined series of exceptional individual performances, together with some pretty gutsy efforts out on the Morley Field layout. It was a tough day. A special congratulations go out to the entire team for a wonderful season. In addition, we salute our grade level champions: Jessy Hansen (fr.), Riess Haslam (fr.), Devin Cowick (jr.), and Mac Fleet (sr.) who won his third consecutive Western League Individual Title. Results and Pictures below. Thanks also to Janna Fleet and Sandy Scherling for their continued Fan Club leadership and support, Haide Urias, our wonderful manager who often ran the show, and our phenomenal photographers who were there for us everywhere and every week: Charles Hewett, Gary Hassen, John Scherling and George Kerber. Enjoy this website as I give it a major update in the next few days with much more league championship coverage, and team information for the CIF Championships coming up next Saturday. Save the Date: The Cross Country Banquet will be Wednesday, December 17 at 6:00 p.m. at the San Diego Hall Of Champions in Balboa Park (near the Air-Space Museum). Don't miss this wonderful night of memories, awards, and a great exclamation point to the 2008 season. Congratulations UC on earning two more banners for the gym, upholding a great UC tradition of cross country excellence.
________________________ November 12, 2008 League Finals Friday! The final championship meet is here! Get ready for the best race of the season. The meet begins with the girls JV race at 2:00, followed by the girls Varsity at 2:30, the boys Varsity at 3:00, and finally the boys JV at 3:30. Parents, don't miss this. It's Friday after all. It will be an exciting day with all of the league's athletes tossed into one race, more or less. The awards ceremony will immediately follow the last race, so please don't plan on taking your son/daughter home right away. The entire team needs to participate in the ceremony and cheer on the team as we accept the awards that everyone earns. Good luck to all. Sleep well, eat well, and make this important to you. It is very important to the team. We will be leaving school at 12:15 p.m., so I need all drivers ready to depart at that time. Thanks so much for your continued help and support. ________________________ November 4, 2008 This Is What I'm Talking About!
Great Moments in UC History!
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State Meet Information
Meet at 6:00 a.m. Friday November 28 and depart shortly afterward
Initial Site Update Begins
Western League Champions!
