Week 1 Wrap Up: Glendora Out Fast

Glendora's Kelly Hernandez (L) & Anthony Castro

Nineteen of the 35 schools of the East San Gabriel Valley swung into action this week, led by Glendora’s double win (and double course records!) at the Bronco Invite in Chino.  Nine schools, led by Rowland and Los Altos kicked off their season at Bosco Tech Invite in Irwindale, while the balance of the locals led off at the Fastback Shootout at Mt.SAC, the Laguna Hills Invite, and the Great Cow Run in Cerritos.

The top local efforts came from Glendora seniors Anthony Castro and Lauren Justus, who both set course records at the Bronco meet.

This week’s Top Ten Performers after the jump.Week 1: Area Top Ten Performers

Note:  Cross Country is contested over a wide variety of surfaces, terrains, and distances, making it very difficult to compare performances.  The list below attempts to account for those differences in ranking this week’s performances.  Your mileage may vary.

Boys

1. 15:11    Anthony Castro (Sr, Glendora) – Bronco: 5000m, slow footing
2. 15:30   Kelly Hernandez (Sr, Glen) – Bronco
3. 15:36   Paul Ross (Sr, Claremont) – Laguna Hills: 3 miles, somewhat hilly
4. 15:39   Henry Falotico (Sr, Clar) – Laguna Hills
5. 15:54   Austin Mendoza (Jr, Glen) – Bronco
6. 15:57   Gilbert Mundo (Sr, South Hills) – Bronco
7. 15:58   Ross Brunett (Jr, Glen) – Bronco
8. 15:58   A.J. Metoyer (Sr, Clar) – Laguna Hills
9. 16:14   David Reber (Jr, Glen) – Bronco
10. 15:34   Nick Rivera (Jr, Rowland) – Bosco Tech: 3 miles, flat and fast

Girls

1. 17:47    Lauren Justus (Sr, Glendora) – Bronco: 5000m, slow footing
2. 19:33   Alex Borunda (Jr, South Hills) – Bronco
3. 19:43   Allison Mayo (Sr, Glen) – Bronco
4. 19:32   Baily Sanin (So, Claremont) – Laguna Hills: 3 miles, somewhat hilly
5. 19:50   Emily Hoey (Fr, Glen) – Bronco
6. 19:51    Chloe Arriaga (Fr, Glen) – Bronco
7. 19:09   Kelly Luc (Sr, Rosemead) – Great Cow Run: 3 miles, flat and fast
8. 20:19   Alyssa Martinez (So, San Dimas) – Bronco
9. 20:19   Kelly Kuo (So, Diamond Bar) – Bronco
10. 20:01   Krystal Martinez, (Jr, Los Altos) – Bosco Tech: 3 miles, flat and fast

The 1.91 mile course at Mt.SAC is so different we won’t even try to convert those times.

Conversion Standards (The assumed norm is a flat, fast, 3 mile course)

• Great Cow Run – No Adjustment
• Bosco Tech – No Adjustment
• Laguna Hills: – 30 seconds for boys, – 35 for girls
• Bronco: Standard 5K to 3 mile deduction + 10 seconds more for slow surfaces.