With four weeks down in the 2011 San Gabriel Valley Cross Country Season, everyone has raced, and everyone has raced hard, so we can begin to get a sense of how the runners rank. However, the races have been over super-fast courses in cool evening weather (Woodbridge and Rosemead) and over slow courses in hot . . . → Read More: 2011 Individual Rankings (So Far)
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There wasn’t a great deal of movement in this week’s rankings, as the SAT’s and team priorities had many schools racing shorthanded or taking the week off. The La Cañada girls were not one of those teams, riding back to back wins at Bell-Jeff and Staub/Barnes to enter the CIF-SS Div. III rankings at #7. . . . → Read More: Week 4 Rankings: La Cañada Girls Bust In At this point of the season some teams are struggling. Some are succeeding beyond expectations. And some are doing just what they were expected to do. This means there’s going to be movement every week. This week, the Webb boys, on the strength of their run at Bell-Jeff and in the Prep League Cluster, move . . . → Read More: Week Three Rankings – Small Movements With two weeks down in the season, everyone has raced, and the rankings are based on performance and not potential. On the strength of those performances, both the South Hills boys and girls move into the CIF-SS Divisional Rankings, as do the boys from Whittier and California. In the commentary on the rankings from Dyestatcal’s . . . → Read More: CIF Rankings: South Hills, California & Whittier Join the Fun This past weekend saw reigning National and everything champs Arcadia boys defend their first title at the Woodbridge Invitational. The Apaches had an amazing day, but California and Damien also staked their claim to future CIF and State meet spots. Arcadia senior Ryan Vargas was again the top SGV athlete of the week, with his . . . → Read More: Week 2 Round Up: Arcadia Still There, Many Others Coming! This week’s CIF Southern Section Divisional Rankings are mostly unchanged, due to late or inaccurate race results from several meets and a number of teams running short-handed last Saturday. The one difference for the SGV is the Glendora boys entering the Div. II rankings at number six on the strength of their win at the . . . → Read More: CIF Rankings: Glendora Moves In The season’s first CIF-Southern Section polls find 13 SGV teams among the top ten in their divisions, led by the defending CIF, State and National Champs Arcadia Boys. The Apaches, one of six SGV boys teams in the rankings, begin at the top of Div. I. and Bosco Tech is atop the Div. IV . . . → Read More: 1st CIF Polls – 13 SGV Teams Ranked, There was some movement among last week’s four ranked teams in the CIF-SS Cross Country Polls. The Claremont boys, despite a dominating Sierra League run, fell from 1st to 3rd in Div. II, mostly on the strength of Saugus’ performance in their league meet, and who knows what from Loyola. In last Thursday’s Powerade Fab . . . → Read More: CIF Polls & Rankings- Week 6 The Claremont boys maintained the top spot in Div. II in the CIF Southern Section Divisional Polls, released on Monday night, on the strength of their course record performance at the Sierra League meet and their high placing at Clovis on Saturday. Glendora, still running shorthanded due to injuries, fell to 7th in that division. . . . → Read More: CIF Polls and Individual Rankings – Week 5 Comparing performances in Cross Country is notoriously difficult. In just four weeks, the SGV athletes have raced over varying distances, over courses that ranged from completely flat to very hilly, and on soft and deep grass as well as pavement. Plus, they’ve raced in cool coastal evenings and brutal afternoon heat. All that said, the . . . → Read More: 2010 Top 10: Paul and Lauren Lead |
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