Week One Wrap Up – And We’re Off!

Frosh Olivia Paez – left – leads Amat into the 2015 Season

Thirty-Six of the Seventy-Seven schools of the San Gabriel Valley competed in five meets on the opening weekend of the 2015 Cross Country season.

There were no big surprises, with the strong teams confirming their status, and short courses and new . . . → Read More: Week One Wrap Up – And We’re Off!

Cool Breeze: Claremont and Capetillo Start Strong(ly)

In only its second year, the Cool Breeze Invitational was easily the strongest event on the opening weekend of the XC season.  Run at the El Prado Golf Course in Chino and under the lights, the full three mile course was excellent test. (Complete Results)

The hosts Claremont confirmed their pre-season status.  The . . . → Read More: Cool Breeze: Claremont and Capetillo Start Strong(ly)

Great Cow Run: California Opens with a Win

This super-fast meet draws some of the best teams, and this year was not exception.  And the SGV’s own #4 ranked California proved to be best of the bunch, winning this 3 mile event over a fast, mostly paved course in 76:05.  Defending CIF Div. IV champs and SGV #5 Bishop Amat was . . . → Read More: Great Cow Run: California Opens with a Win

Fastback: Big Debut from the Arriagas & Scoville Shine!

Walnut frosh Chloe Arriaga made a huge high school debut in the Fastback Shootout at Mt.SAC, run on the shortened 1.9 mile course. (Full Results)

Chloe was the overall winner in 11:29, a mark that is second all-time among frosh behind only MtSAC full course record holder Sarah Baxter, and 12th best even among all . . . → Read More: Fastback: Big Debut from the Arriagas & Scoville Shine!

Riverside Showcase: Mayfield & St. Paul with the Wins

With CIF Prelims moving to this new course at the site of the old Riverside City golf course, three SGV teams entered the 2015 Riverside Showcase to take a look. (Full Results)

The course proved to be flat-ish but soft and uneven footing kept it from being fast. Â For the opening weekend, the races . . . → Read More: Riverside Showcase: Mayfield & St. Paul with the Wins

California State Track & Field Champs – Live Blog

So, let’s try this again

9:36: With a solid effort, Arcadia is 5th with 3:48.89, and they earn the SGV’s seventh and final medal of the night. 9:16: Girls 4×400 up next. Â Arcadia is seeded sixth, and they’ll need their best to snag a medal. Â None of their girls are doubling back, so . . . → Read More: California State Track & Field Champs – Live Blog

Shinnick (x2) Leads Strong SGV Showing at State Prelims

Damien Soph long sprinter Zachary Shinnick took another big step forward at last night’s California State Championship meet at Buchanan High School in Clovis.

Zachary Shinnick

Competing in the strongest HS meet in the country (the world?) Zach dropped a 47.34/21.28 400/200 double to advance to today’s final as the 4th seed in . . . → Read More: Shinnick (x2) Leads Strong SGV Showing at State Prelims

Sydney & Barrett are the SGV’s Best at Master’s Meet

Four relays and sixteen athletes with twenty-one spots advanced from the CIF-Southern Section Masters meet on Friday at Cerritos College – the toughest qualifying meet in the country.

The top local performances came from seniors Sydney Mosley (Monrovia) & Barrett Weiss (Flintridge Prep).  Sydney, the D3 100m Hurdles champ turned in her best performance . . . → Read More: Sydney & Barrett are the SGV’s Best at Master’s Meet

Kayla & Jordyn Lead SGV at CIF Finals

Junior sprinters Jordyn Tucker (Monrovia) and Kayla Richardson led the San Gabriel Valley at last Saturday’s CIF- Southern Section Championship Finals at Cerritos College.

In the sectional meet that is stronger than any State meet, nine SGV athletes took home 11 1st place medals.

SGV Roll of Champions

Complete Results: 2015 CIF-SS Track & . . . → Read More: Kayla & Jordyn Lead SGV at CIF Finals

SGV Marches Forward at CIF Prelims

2015 has been a very strong year for the athletes of the San Gabriel Valley and this continued at the four sites for the CIF Southern Section Prelims.

The Southern Section is biggest and strongest prep section in the USA, which makes advancing to Finals a bigger achievement than making any other State meet.

The . . . → Read More: SGV Marches Forward at CIF Prelims

SGV Track & XC

This site is maintained by Bob Ramsey – a SGV T&F athlete (Arroyo ’80), and former coach at Glendora HS and Meet Director of the SGV Champs. Bob is currently Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Whittier College