MMC FINALS

Yesterday the seven MMC schools met for the last time in the 2010 season to compete for the league championship. With so many injuries from the long, tough season, in many ways we were literally limping into the finish line.

The F/S boys were first up on the course. Because of Guadalupe's injury it was necessary to move Alfonso up to varsity, so the F/S boys were a bit short handed. David led that way with his strongest showing since the early season Sierra Invitational. The entire group of seven F/S boys achieved a PR for their fast efforts.

7. O'Bryan 12:12 (:24 PR)
19. Bingham 12:52 (:35 PR)
25. Garibay 12:59 (:04 PR)
37. Solorzano 13:43 (:09 PR)
39. Freitas 13:46 (:37 PR)
40. Heltne 13:47 (:30 PR)
50. Foreman 14:20 (:30 PR)

Although I don't currently have the scores, I believe that the F/S boys finished 4th out of 7 teams this season in the MMC.

The varsity girls had the next race. With Rocio and Katie both unable to run, and Rory running injured, we weren't fielding our most complete and capable team. None the less, those that toed the line were indeed ready to race. Sierra again led the charge. She was with a very tight pack of the five top girls through 2.5 miles before the faster sprinters broke away. She crossed the line in a photo-finish for 4th place with a huge PR time of 19:46. The sub 20 min mark puts her onto a very exclusive list of only 21 other girls who have broken 20 min on this course in MMC history. She is in the 18th spot. She also improved her time as the #2 all-time Downey XC runner. Natalie also had a big PR, and her time of 21:42 puts her as #4 on the Downey all-time list. Ali and Araceli both scored huge PRs for their efforts today.

4. Durham 19:43 (:35 PR, #18 all-time MMC, #2 all-time TDHS, 1st team all-league)
15. Franco 21:42 (:46 PR, #4 all-time TDHS, 2nd team all-league)
21. Redding 23:19 (:03 PR)
22. Jimenez 23:31
24. Homan 23:43 (:24 PR)
30. Ortiz 25:00
38. Reynolds 25:50 (1:24 PR)
39. Reyes 26:08 (1:06 PR)
43. Flores 26:45 (:46 PR)

Although the girls should finish 3rd in the league once the results from the first three cluster meets are factored in, they finished a somewhat disappointing 4th yesterday: MHS 39, EHS 45, BHS 81, TDHS 83, GDHS 108, JHS 146.

The varsity boys' race concluded the day. Andrew O ran his smartest and toughest race of the season and finished in a strong 5th place. His time of 17:03 was a 34 second PR and moved him to the #1 all-time Downey runner on this course. Pierson missed by 10 seconds breaking into the TDHS all-time top ten runners on this course. Ryan ran a strong race and finished with a big PR. Alfonso survived his first venture into the world of varsity 3 milers. He had a very solid effort to build on for next year.

5. Osgood 17:03 (:34 PR, #1 all-time TDHS, 1st team all-league)
15. Devers 18:43 (:01 PR, 2nd team all-league)
21. K. Soares 19:08 (:12 PR)
24. Holloway 19:39 (:45 PR)
28. Limon 20:09
30. Urbano 20:24
36. S. Soares 20:57
42. Garcia 21:42
48. Nakai  22:58
Like the girls, the boys were not fielding their best team of the year and it showed in the results with their first lose to Beyer this season: MHS 24, GDHS 59, BHS 87, TDHS 90, EHS 103, JHS >123. Their overall placing in league with the cluster meet results should still be 3rd.

LINK TO PICT OF THE MEET:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=42768&id=1807850130&l=a6c2e7abc4
LINK TO COMPLETE RESULTS:
http://rise.espn.go.com/track-and-xc/california/2010-xc/Road-To-State/Sac-Joaquin/Leagues/30-MMC.aspx?pursuit=TrackAndXC