Pomona Catholic at Mt.SAC
“Yeah, but let’s see how they do at Mt.SAC”.
That’s a frequent response to a team that runs well in it’s opening meets, especially if it’s been on a flat course. But now that almost everyone has run at Mt.SAC, we know.
The rankings of three boys teams, California, Glendora, and Webb didn’t survive first contact with the famous course, with all three latter two teams running poorly and the Condors perhaps training through the race. (Ed: Confirmed CalHi had a bad day) On the other hand, the boys from El Rancho and San Marino and the girls from Pomona Catholic used excellent performances to enter the rankings for the first time this year, and in the case of PC, for the first time ever – this is just their school’s second year of XC competition! Update: A correction on Tuesday night puts the Los Altos boys in the rankings for the first time as well. The South Pasadena boys also returned to the rankings this week, while the Claremont and Glendora girls are still on the outside looking in while teams they outperformed Saturday stay in the rankings.
This is week two of the “At-Large” qualifying period, so any team ranked both this week and last have now qualified for CIF regardless of how they do at league finals. Twelve SGV teams have met this standard.
Full rankings with commentary are here.
SGV in the CIF Rankings
- Div. I – Arcadia Boys – #2 this week, (3 last week); Girls – #8 (8), El Rancho Boys #9 (NR)
- Div. II –
- Div. III – Bonita Girls – #3 (2), Damien Boys- #4 (4), La Cañada Girls #8 (8), South Pasadena Boys #10 (NR); Girls #10 (11), South Hills Girls #11 (9), Los Altos Boys #13.
- Div. IV – Don Bosco Boys – #1 (1), Mayfield Girls- #2 (4), Flintridge Sacred Heart Girls- #9 (5), San Marino Boys #10 (NR)
- Div. V – Flintridge Prep Boys – #3 (3), Girls – #6 (5), Pasadena Poly – Boys #9 (11), Girls #5 (4), Pomona Catholic – Girls #12 (NR)
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