Paul Colosi-16:20 led a tight pack followed by EJ Kelly V, Braxton Rico16:29 & Luke Colosi-16:30 all within. Once again, Kelly shattered the SF freshmen record with a 16:23. Of course, a XC team is only as fast as its 5th runner-James Young, next Joseph Ramirez, David Ambriz, Nathaniel Ramos, Adam Kahn & Jason Gallo. The Sharks also beat Mt Madonna with a perfect score of 15 yet fell to Scott's Valley(2014 SCCAL Champions) by a mere three places. The Sharks record is 2 wins & 1 loss in League competition.
The girls were led by Freshmen Riley Croghan. 22:30. The girls beat Mt Madonna with a perfect score of 15. The winning team had contributions from Cati Bianchi, Olivia Burke, Shelby Robinett & Avery Croghan. They put up a tough battle but lost to Aptos ranked 2nd in CCS according to the San Jose Mercury XC poll & lost Scott's Valley.
See results below in link below.
http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2015/sccal_1.pdf
XC SHARKS AT THE PALMA Chieftain Invitational
Riley Croghan set the pace for SF girls as she raced to 2nd place & garnished a silver medal in 21:50 on the 3.0 mile course. Team Captain Cati Bianchi clocked a 24:04. Avery Croghan made her debut on the hilly course in 25:22, Olivia Burke finished in 26:17.
The fab five consisting of EJ Kelly-17:00 Paul Colosi-17:09.4, Braxton Rico-17:09.5, Luke Colosi-17:48 & Joseph Ramirez-18:53 threw down a combined time of 1:29:37 which was the 7th best of 38 schools. The Sharks time set them first of five Division 5 schools. More great performances came from Nathaniel Ramos-20:30, Adam Kahn-20:48, David Ambriz-20:53, Jason Gallo-21:21 & Mathieu Morin-25:08(Personal Record). Results on www.athletic.net
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Season.aspx?SchoolID=1181&S=2015
The Sharks are racing Saturday,, September 26th @ the prestigious Stanford Cross-Country Invitational. High Schools & colleges from all over the nation will venture to the Cardinal's golf course to race on the grassy knolls.