December 22nd 2009
Falcon Girls Earn the Prestigious 2009 NCS Scholastic Award!
The College Park Falcon girls squad has won the NCS Cross Country Scholastic Award this season. This esteemed award is recognized as holding the seasons highest honors as it demonstrates the ability of an entire squad to simultaneously maintain excellence in their academia while competing at their sports top level. It is without a doubt the pinnacle of an amazing season and will be proudly displayed with the honorary NCS Scholastic pennant at the school, alongside this years two NCS Championship pennants.

CONGRATULATIONS to our girls squad!

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!

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November 21st, 2009
Falcons SWEEP Both Division 2 NCS Crowns...Twinnings!
The morning was chilly, the course wet from the previous days' storm, as the Falcon girls squad prepared for the first race of the day. The mission at hand...claiming the Division 2 NCS championship. College Park's girls' squad held nothing back. Alycia Cridebring (10) clinched third in a season best time of 17:54 for the 3 mile course. She was followed by stellar freshman performances from Kendall Stuscavage (13) and Caitlin Schillings (13) who worked together to blaze through the course in 19:07 and 19:10 respectively. Falcon Marissa Buckley (11) running a solid second for the squad, pulled away midway through the course to close up the gap. Maintaining a top position in the race Buckley was forced to an unexpected stop at the 700m mark. This could have turned the tide for the Falcon girls, as the race was very close. However determination persevered and Buckley re-entered the race, pulling herself back up to a 12th spot in a time of 19:11. The top 5 was rounded off with Marina Ota's (10) sub 20:00 finish in a time of 19:53, a :28 second pr over last year. It was a close race in team scores, only 12 points separated the top 3 teams, and the harriers emerged victorious by 11 points over Casa Grande.

One down, one to go. The boys entered the race ranked first and there was no disputing that ranking. Top gun Jeff Bickert (11) ran a solid race side by side with the leaders Byers of Santa Rosa and Zellman of Ukiah. Finishing in third place overall in a career best time of 15:23, Bickert led the way for more to come. More in the way of 8th, 9th, 12th, and 13th place. The falcons had their five runners in the top 13 with only :53 separating their top 5! Anthony Ortolan (11) placed second for the squad in 16:01, followed by Will Holland (11) in 16:03, Kevin Strongman (10) in 16:12, and Cooper Shanks (11) in 16:16. Another NCS Championship. Twinnings!

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November 6th, 2009
Falcons Emerge Victorious
2009 DVAL League Champions!
Conditions were all over the board for the 2009 DVAL Championships Friday afternoon at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez. But through the mud and rain, the falcons emerged clad in medals and leaving no doubt. Outstanding performances by Jeff Bickert (11) who completed the first mile in a 5:06 with Northgates Will Melton hot on his heels. Picking up the pace, in the final 2 miles, he conquered the course in a time of 15:57.

Other top gun performances included Josh Heasell's (10) first place finish for the JV Boys in a season best time of 12:15. Parisa Broomand (13) nabbed the premier spot for the frosh soph girls as she and teammate Amanda Baker (12) blazed throught the two mile course in a time of 13:50 and 13:51 respectively.

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October 24th, 2009
Boys Clinch D2 Championship at Mt Sac Cross Country Invitational
The College Park varsity boys left no doubt that they are serious as they clinched first place in the open D2 race. With an incredible 48 second spread between the top 4 finishers, Jeff Bickert (11) led the pack with a fourth place sub- 16 time of 15:41, followed closely by Will Holland (11) 16:06, Anthony Ortolan (11) 16:18 Kevin Strongman (10) 16:29, and Cooper Shanks (11) 16:52.

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October 21st, 2009
Final Regular Season League Meet Does Not Dissappoint; Falcons Finish Season Undefeated in Most Divisions
In the final regular season League meet of 2009, the Falcons finish undefeated in most divisions. The revised "New"hall Park course (1.9 miles and 2.9 miles) was fast and athletes posted equally amazing times. Top gun JV finisher Amanda Baker (12) finished in a solid time of 14:17. The varsity girls squad came through the first mile in a solid pack as four finished sub 20 including veteran runner Jessica Reed (11) who completed the race in a time of 19:59.

On the boys side, Jason Finley (11) finished with a strong sub 13 time of 12:57, with Spencer Thomas (11) right on his heels in 12:58. Hide Shidara (13) led a solid frosh soph boys squad as he completed the course in 12:19.

Brandon Qu (10) top finisher for the varsity boys finished incredibly strong in 17:43 as he held his own against stiff competition

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October 14th, 2009
Falcons "Reign" After the Storm
The prior days storm may have passed, but the Falcons unleashed a storm of their own on the soggy Lime Ridge course. Conditions were challenging as the athletes had to maneuver their way through the revised course which at times was quite muddy (even claiming a shoe here and there).

Top gun performances by Caitlin Schillings (13), Melissa Garcia (12), Josh Heasell (10), Alycia Cridebring (10), and Jeff Bickert (11).

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October 10th, 2009
Falcons Shine at the Castro Valley Invitational
Despite reduced numbers, the Falcons brought their "A" game to the Castro Valley Invitational as rookies stepped up to fill the vacancies left by the "SAT"ers. As the dust settled, the Falcons had four of six squads finish in the top four. The battle began in the frosh soph division as Kendall Stuscavage (13) rolled in just on the heels of Del Oro's top gun and led the girls to a 4th place team finish. The varsity girls led by Marissa Buckley (11) closed with a terrific 2nd place finish. The JV girls squad finished in an impressive 4th place led by veteran Andrea Hite (10), but equally noteworthy was their outstanding sportsmanship.

On the boys side the top three teams in the varsity boys race were separated by the slim margin of a mere 12 points, as the Falcons led by Jeff Bickert (11) took 2nd, edging out Castro Valley by 4 points!

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