| CIF Championships
Woodward Park
Fresno, CA
November 28th, 2009
Boys 9th; Girls 16th at CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno!
The Falcon girls kicked off the start of the 2009 State Cross Country Championships with the first race of the day. Braving the morning chill, three Falcons finished in sub- 20:00 times with senior Alycia Cridebring (10) leading the pack in a time of 18:28. She was followed by a stellar performance by Marissa Buckley (11) who got off the start line incredibly well and conquered the course in a time of 19:08. Freshman Kendall Stuscavage (13) was the third finisher for the Falcons in her first showing at the state meet with a time of 19:44. The top five were rounded off by senior Kie Shidara (10) who ran a course pr of 20:47 and freshman Caitlin Schillings (13) close on her heels in 20:49. Other finishers included a course pr from Marina Ota (10) in 20:55 and senior Kelsey Gallagher (10) in 22:32.
On the boys side, the Falcons started and finished with determination, and exhibited outstanding performances across the board. Sporting the now traditional purple hair, the Falcon boys all ran a personal best, rearranging the Falcon all time record board for the Woodward Park Course by placing four athletes in the top ten. Finishing first for the squad with an incredible performance, junior Jeff Bickert (11) ran a career best time of 15:34 15th overall in the D2 race, and took over the 19 year old College Park course record from Dan Stoll. Running second for the squad, Will Holland (11) blazed off the start line and through the first mile in 4:59 finishing in a solid time of 16:08. Only nine seconds behind him, Anthony Ortolan (11) showed his 800 speed passing numerous runners in the final stretch, and finishing in a time of 16:17. Senior Kevin Strongman (10) held his ground as he finished fourth for the squad in a time of 16:33, and Cooper Shanks (11) rounded off the top five in a time of 16:46. Other finishers were seniors Adrian Cervantes (10) who ran a personal best time of 17:08 and Brandon Qu (10) who completed the course in a time of 17:57.
Outstanding performances from the boys and girls to complete the 2009 Cross Country Season! Congratulations...FALCONS FLY!
RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE
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| VARSITY GIRLS' RACE
Place Name Grade Time
23 Cridebring, Alycia 12 18:28
44 Buckley, Marissa 11 19:08
75 Stuscavage, Kendall 9 19:44
119 Shidara, Kie 12 20:47
120 Schillings, Caitlin 9 20:49
122 Ota, Marina 12 20:55
151 Gallagher, Kelsey 12 22:32
Saugus 56, Mira Costa 91, Redondo Union 121, Foothill 164,
Canyon 175, West Ranch 257, Mtn View 270, Woodcreek 272, Mt Carmel 311,
Casa Grande 312, Carondolet 345, Mission Hills 349, St Francis 356, Valhalla 363,
CP #16 381, Los Gatos 408, Oakmont 424, Chico 428,
St Francis MV 211, Tulare Union 614, Tulare Western 682, Mr Whitney Visalia 738 |
VARSITY BOYS' RACE
Place Name Grade Time
12 Bickert, Jeff 11 15:34
37 Holland, Will 11 16:08
47 Ortolan, Anthony 11 16:17
67 Strongman, Kevin 12 16:33
89 Shanks, Cooper 11 16:46
119 Cervantes, Adrian 12 17:08
148 Qu, Brandon 12 17:57
Mtn View 98, Glendor 158, Valencia 167, Claremont 200, Canyon 203,
Loyola 207, Patrick Henry 209, Esperanza 239, CP #9 252, Saugus 266,
Del Campo 300, Palo Alto 204, Mt Carmel 316, Jesuit 353, Gunn 360, Rocklin 383, Redwood Visalia 422, Fairfield 433,
Chico 451, Santa Rosa 462, Alameda 506, Highland Bakersfield 536
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