Cross Country
Boosters + Cross Country
Teaming up for success!
Acalanes Boosters gives substantial funding to the Cross Country Program, supporting a wide range, including:
- Entry fees to meets
- Stopwatches, injury prevention and treatment supplies
- Extra uniforms to stay with the team
Plus shared resources:
- Athletic Trainer, Chris Clark
- New strength & conditioning program and coach for program
- New scoreboards throughout AHS Campus
- Middlefield refurbishment – for use by all sports and PE classes
Thank you, Boosters!
Boys & Girls Cross country RESOURCES
District: Yes
Boosters: Yes
Athlete Contribution: Yes
Team Events: Yes
ATHLETE CONTRIBUTIONS
Example of player costs for 2019:
- Tournament fees
- Coach stipends
- League officials
- Banquets and awards
TEAM Fundraising
Boys & Girls Cross Country also relies on private contributions to raise money through fundraising activities.
2019 Primary Team fundraiser:
Acalanes XC Wine Tasting Mixer at Wine Thieves
RSVP here.
Each team at Acalanes relies on financial support from a variety of sources. Supporting each of the branches makes the team stronger!
FROM OUR ATHLETES
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Team News
Congratulations to the entire Varsity baseball team and staff on an outstanding season. The Dons’ season: 23-3 overall, undefeated League champions, quarter-finalists in NCS Division 1 playoffs, final MaxPreps ranking of #21 team in California. All-League and Team awards were announced at Sunday’s team dinner: Diablo All-League Awards: League Overall MVP: Nick Kresnak (RHP/3B) First Team All-League: Logan Hurd (LHP)…
In the bottom of the 9th, with 2 outs in an extra innings nailbiter, Cole Murgia put the team on his back and came through with the line drive RBI that led Acalanes to a 1-0 walk-off against Dublin High School in the first round of the NCS Playoffs on Tuesday night. Though the Dons put up hits throughout the…
Though the Dons secured the League title on Tuesday, Acalanes closed out the regular season and extended their perfect League record (12-0) Thursday night with a 3-1 win over Clayton Valley. NCS playoffs begin next week. Nick Kresnak got the start and the win for the Dons, pitching 4 strong innings before Michael Castelli came out of the bullpen for…
Cue the dogpile! Acalanes Dons Baseball–on Senior Night, and at home–locked down the League title on Tuesday night with their 5-2 win over Clayton Valley, the League runner-up. The Dons have taken the title in convincing fashion, remaining undefeated in League play at 11-0 (and 21-2 overall) on the season. Logan Hurd got the start and the win for the…
With its 13-4 victory over Benicia HS, Acalanes Varsity moves to 20-2 on the season, and remains undefeated in League play at 9-0. After a close 2-1 win over Benicia on Tuesday, the Dons came back with a decisive victory on Thursday by putting up 7 runs in the 3rd inning to move ahead 10-2. Acalanes tacked on 3 more…
While solid pitching on both sides kept batters in check throughout the game, Acalanes got it done and took the first game on Tuesday in the two-game series this week against Benicia High School. Logan Hurd got the start and the win for the Dons, pitching 4 innings (3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K). Michael Castelli threw the…
The Dons beat Campo again, this time by a score of 13-0. Acalanes outscored the Cougars 23-1 in the two-game series this week. Eddie Burns anchored the Acalanes shutout with a commanding performance on the mound. Burns took the win for the Dons, pitching 6 innings and allowing just 1 hit among the 20 batters he faced. Michael Castelli came…
With a relentless offense and solid defense, Acalanes took down Campolindo in decisive fashion in Tuesday’s home game. The 10-1 win was the the first of two games this week against the Cougars. The Dons remain unbeaten in League play (7-0) and are 17-2 on the season. With a solid team effort throughout, the Dons didn’t give Campo a break…
After a two and a half week hiatus from League play, the Varsity Dons took the first of two games this week against Miramonte, winning 5-3. Dons Varsity offense was led by Cole Murgia, who went 2 for 3 at the plate and used his speed to tear up the bases with 4 stolen bags. Davis Diaz, Nick Kresnak and…
Nick Kresnak owned the mound on Thursday and threw a complete game shutout, as the Dons downed Northgate 5-0. Kresnak allowed just 2 hits, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts over 6 innings (in a rain-shortened game). Thursday’s game felt an awful lot like Tuesday’s against Northgate for the first 5 innings, with an Acalanes pitcher throwing a shutout, and a…
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VARSITY ROSTER
2019 Fall Cross Country
| Player |
|---|
| Hayden Abolins |
| Jonas Buchel |
| Aysha Craig |
| Ethan Chow |
| Irvin Chao |
| Elle Casselman |
| Audrey Burns |
| Peter Buchel |
| Luke Brightbill |
| Zachary Appel |
| Joseph Bettencourt |
| Anthony Bettencourt |
| Thomas Bequette |
| Dominic Basaldua |
| Megan Baginski |
| Alexa Asadorian |
| Caroline Crossland |
2019 Fall Cross Country
| Player |
|---|
| Hayden Abolins |
| Jonas Buchel |
| Aysha Craig |
| Ethan Chow |
| Irvin Chao |
| Elle Casselman |
| Audrey Burns |
| Peter Buchel |
| Luke Brightbill |
| Zachary Appel |
| Joseph Bettencourt |
| Anthony Bettencourt |
| Thomas Bequette |
| Dominic Basaldua |
| Megan Baginski |
| Alexa Asadorian |
| Caroline Crossland |
VARSITY SCHEDULE
2018 Cross Country Schedule |
| Day | Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Sat | 9/8/18 | 9:00 | Lowell Invitational | Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |
| Sat | 9/15/18 | 8:45 | De La Salle/Carondelet Nike Inv. | Newhall Park |
| Wed | 9/26/18 | 3:30 | DAL Center Meet | Hidden Valley Park |
| Sat | 9/29/18 | 9:00 | Stanford Invitational | Stanford Golf Course |
| Fri | 10/12/18 | 9:00 | Roughrider Invitational | Woodward Park, Clovis |
| Sat | 10/13/18 | 9:00 | Castro Valley Invitational | Canyon Middle School |
| Sat | 10/20/18 | 9:00 | Mariner Invitational | Hayward |
| Wed | 10/24/18 | 3:30 | DAL Center Meet | Newhall Park |
| Sat | 11/3/18 | 1:00 | DAL Championships | Hidden Valley Park |
| Sat | 11/17/18 | 8:00 | NCS Meet Of Champions | Hayward |
| Sat | 11/24/18 | 8:00 | CIF Championships | Woodward Park, Fresno |