The Cross Country team has completed 2 meets so far this season, here are the highlights!
Farmer Invitational in Hayward, Sept 16th:
The Men’s Cross Country team started out their season at the Farmer Invitational. They placed 7th overall as a team, led by Logan Farzan who finished in 4th place overall with a time of 15:28.53. In the Frosh-Soph race, Finlay Fisher, Thomas Kurimai, and Connor McAndrew finished within five seconds of each other from 18:35 to 18:39. In the JV race, Liam Gallacher placed first overall with a time of 17:19.
The Women’s Cross Country team has started the year in a big way. They opened up at the Farmer Invitational at Hayward High School. Senior Olivia Williams took control of the race after the first mile and cruised to a first place finish in 18:03. Freshman Reese Tierney ran strongly in her first high school cross country race, placing 5th with a time of 19:02. The rest of the scoring places came in within 17 seconds of each other, starting with Fr. Anju Sekhon (20:00), Sr. Megan Yee (20:15) and Sr. Nina Gehrig (20:17). Juniors, Charlotte Sutherland (20:30) and Cameron Powell (21:01), rounded out the team. The team was narrowly edged out of the meet victory by DAL rival Northgate. In the coming weeks, the team looks to get 2022 NCS medalist, Neve Murphy, back racing after a stint of sickness. No other team in the division looks as strong at the moment. Therefore, the team looks to add to their streak of qualifying to the State Championships in Fresno and arrive with an NCS title.
GOAT Invitational, Pinole, Sept 23rd.
JV Women’s race was up first and started the day’s winning streak. Ruby Deeming led the entire way, from start to finish. Close behind in third place was Sadie Poole. The remaining scoring places were filled by Grace Gallacher, Natalie Pecci, and Max Martinez.
In the Varsity race, Olivia Williams paced her teammates through the first mile. Afterwhich, she peeled away to set a new course record. Megan Yee, Nina Gehrig, Anju Sekhon, and Charlotte Sutherland crossed the finish line after Williams undisrupted by any other competitors. Cameron Powell rounded out the team in 7th place overall. The women’s team achieved a rare feat, a perfect winning score of 15.
Logan Farzan led the entire race and easily won the Varsity race, close to 400 meters ahead of his nearest competitor.. Ben Brekke came in third, closely followed by Liam Gallacher in 7th place. Dash Tinianow and Nathan Joseph came in 6th and 7th for the team. The Varsity boys won a close team competition against a competitive San Leandro team.
The JV Boys race was won by Thomas Kurimai. Like Farzan, Kurimai led the race the entire way. Junior Sam Adams came in third place. The remaining three scorers, Adam Emtage, Casey Metzger and David Gallacher finished within the top 8.
