X-Country Awards

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Sac-Joaquin Section

Nine Knights made the trip to the very challenging Willow Hills course to compete against in the section championship meet. It was a sunny but brisk morning when the F/S girls took to the course. Haylee Osgood and Jamie Becerra would both have solid races to earn a shiney CIF medal.

8-Haylee Osgood 14:25
10-Jamie Becerra 14:26
40-Esther Limon 15:51
42-Victoria Meyer Zur Hyd 15:56
50-Daniella Esparza 16:47
51-Erin Redding 16:56
52-Celene Talavera 17:00

As a team they finished 6th in the section with 116 pts

Next up was Justin Goering in the Soph D2 race. He got out very fast and faded some in the hills, but he still managed to earn a medal with his 15th place finish.

15-Justin Goering 12:03

Rocio was the final Downey participant of the day. She ran in the varsity D2 race. She ran a solid PR by about 50 secs to finish in 48th place. She was the 7th fastest finisher on the day for Stanislaus County.

48-Rocio Ramirez Castro 21:05


RESULTS

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All-MMC Knights

 

One measure of the greatness of a XC season is the number of athlete who earn all league honors. This season 8 Knights earned that status.

For the girls Rocio Ramirez Castro grabbed the 8th and final spot on the 1st team all-MMC. It was her second all-league honor as she was on the second team last year.

Landing on the second team were Rory Jiminez who placed 10th, Sierra Durham who placed 12th, and Natalie Franco who placed 14th. For Rory it was her first all-leage recognition. Previously Sierra had been on the 2nd team in 2009 and the 1st team in 2010 and 2011. This was Natalie's 3rd time earning 2nd team all-MMC status.

Additionally the coaches have the option of recognizing one athlete for Honorable Mention All-MMC status. This year Haylee Osgood, who had placed 17th), was named to the honorable mention list.

For the boys Andrew Osgood placed 4th to qualify for the 1st team for the 3rd time in three years.

William Music placed 15th in the MMC meet to grab the final spot on the MMC 2nd team. This was his first all-league recognition.

The honorable mention berth was given to Guadalupe Torres who placed 17th in the league meet. For Guadalupe it was his second time receiving the honorable mention status.

To review the all-MMC(CCC) teams for the past 11 years follow the link:
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2941447388073449125#editor/target=page;pageID=4381973798653730609

Sub-Section Results

This past Saturday the Knights competed against the rest of the Sac-Joaquin Section in the Sub-Section meet on the infamous Frogtown course. What was at stake??? Berths in the section championship meet, section team and individual status, and certainly pride.

 

F/S Girls
The girls were led by the strong up-front performances of Haylee Osgood and Jamie Becerra. The girls placed 5th overall out of 16 teams to grab one of the 6 team qualifying spots for the section championship.
5-Haylee Osgood 14:31
11-Jamie Becerra 14:51
49-Esther Limon 15:59
62-Victoria Meyer ZH 16:19
74-Erin Redding 16:36
89-Celene Talavera 17:05
101-Daniella Esparza 17:30
104-Iliana Ambriz 17:34
141-Gabby Trejo 20:04

JV Girls
The five girls running this race struggled to hold on to the rest of the pack over the ruged hilly course. Karina Redding barely nosed out Adriana Coggins. They finished 10th out of the ten teams competing.
97-Karina Redding 27:46
98-Adriana Coggins 27:49
103-Vianney Chavez 28:01
121-Rebecca Donis 29:46
131-Alex Elwood 31:47

Varsity Girls
The girls had hopes of qualifying for sections but absence of two of their top 5 runners led to a dissappointing 12th place finish (out of 19). Harder still to swallow was the reality that they finished behind MMC rivals Beyer and Gregori (both teams that they easily beat in leaguge competition). They would be 20 points out of the money. Rocio Ramirez-Castro led the way as she has all season. She also was the only one of the group to qualify for the section meet.
42-Rocio Ramirez Castro 20:57 (#4 all-time for Downey)
59-Sierra Durham 22:07
70-Natalie Franco 22:44
74-Madeleine Souza 22:49 (#7 all-time for Downey)
86-Alicia Bargas 23:24 (#10 all-time for Downey)
116-Anna Casas 25:07
118-Carolyn Fraze 25:21
121-Deja Martin 25:41

Soph Boys
Justin Goering moved down from Varsity to anchor the Soph team. He made the most of the opportunity by placing 18th and winning a medal. He also was the only Downey boy to qualify for the section meet. The team would place 15th out of 18 teams.
18-Justin Goering 12:11
75-Conner Hannon 13:15
80-Tanner Walsh 13:21
117-Doug Ward 13:56
118-Jose Torres 13:56
123-Alejandro Lemus 14:01

JV Boys
Tyler Azevedo produced perhaps his best race of the year in leading the JV boys to 18th out of the 23 teams.
106-Tyler Azevedo 19:58
117-Tyler Bingham 20:16
127-Seiji Soares 20:35
131-Jose Gonzales 20:43
141-Donald Connacher 21:0
171-Alec carson 21:57
196-Cristian Lopez 22:53
202-Francisco Solorzano 23:07

Varsity Boys
Last year the VB team place in a tie for 10th place in the D1 race of this meet. This year with a move down to D2 and the absence of two of the top five runners (taking the SAT) there chances were slim. They would ultimately place 19th out of the 24 teams. However Andrew was still trying to to grab one of the ten individual qualifying spots. He went out hard but faded badly in the hills and struggled through a personally disappointing effort.
83-Andrew Osgood 18:13
99-Guadalupe Torres 18:30
117-Saul Zigala 19:04
122-William Music 19:09
126-Gerson Zuniga 19:17
131 Danny Mauricio 19:29
144-Pierson Devers 19:56
161-Alfonso Urbano 20:27

RESULTS

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WEEK 8--Runners of the Week

Durring Week 8 the Knights ran against the rest of the MMC in the League Championships. There were several fine races and 6 different Downey runners earner all MMC status.

RORY JIMINEZ--had perhaps her best race ever. She scored a huge PR on the Legion Park course to place 10th with a time of 20:48 (#5 all-time for Downey on this course). For her efforts Rory earned 2nd team all-MMC status (her first all-league recognition).

ANDREW OSGOOD--place 4th overall with a time of 16:37 (#1 all-time on this course for Downey). Andrew earned his third first team all MMC status.

MMC Championship

For the final time this season the MMC teams raced against each other. League titles, individual all-MMC status, and certainly pride were on the line.

The F/S girls were up first on the Legion loop course. Enochs moved several varsity runners down and certainly went for this race. MoHi also fielded a strond squad. The Downey team headed by Jamie Becerra ran well and was in the mix. They would ultimately finish 3rd in the race and for the season as a whole.

3-Jamie Becerra 13:55
9-Erin Redding 14:45
11-Victoria Meyer ZH 14:53
12-Esther Limon 14:58
19-Celene Talavera 15:37
25-Daniela Esparza 16:23
28-Iliana Ambriz 16:46
38-Gabby Trejo 18:35

The F/S boys hit the course next. Justin Goering led the way as he has much of the year. The TD boys finished 4th behind MoHi, Enochs, and Gregori.

15-Justin Goering 12:08
22-Jose Torres 12:39
27-Tanner Walsh 12:51
28-Conner Hannon 12:53
29-Alejandro Lemus 12:59
35-Doug Ward 13:13
75-Jim Sok 20:49

 

The VG were third up on the course and the first to take on the full three loops. They were securely in 2nd place so it was the individual all-MMC patches that were on the line.As a team the finished in 2nd with 61 pts. They were behind MoHi with 39, and ahead of Bey=70, Greg=81, Enoch=114, GD=166

8-Rocio Ramirez-Castro 20:17  1st team all-MMC
10-Rory Jiminez 20:48  2nd team all-MMC
12-Sierra Durham 21:02  2nd team all-MMC
14-Natalie Franco 21:19 2nd team all-MMC
17-Haylee Osgood 21:35
20-Madeleine Soza 22:03
24-Alicia Bargas 22:11
33-Anna Casas 23:14
37-Deja Martin 23:42
43-Carolyn Fraze 24:14
52-Karina Redding 24:57
60-Adriana Lopez 26:31
62-Vianney Chavez 26:57
68-Krista Rocha 27:37
72-Vanessa Marin 28:51
75-Alex Elwood 29:43

The VB were the last racers of the day. With the team soundly in 3rd place behind MoHi and Gregori, the only thing left to decide would be individual places and all-MMC status. The final scores were: M=21, Gr=45, TD=70, B=131, E=133

4-Andrew Osgood 16:37  1st team all-MMC
15-William Music 17:44  2nd team all-MMC
17-Guadalupe Torres
19-Jake Crenshaw 17:54
23-David O'Bryan 18:15
24-Saul Zigala 18:19
29-Gerson Zuniga 18:30
34-Max Giblin 18:49
35-Danny Mauricio 18:50
39-Pierson Devers 19:10
45-Tyler Bingham 19:34
46-Tyler Azevedo 19:35
54-Jose Gonzales 20:08
57-Alec Carson 20:16
61-Alfonso Urbano 20:34
63-Seiji Soares 20:43
67-Francisco Solorzano 20:42
72-Cristian Lopez 21:42
76-Oscar Cortes 22:04
77-Frank Heyward 22:06

RESULTS

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Week 6--Runners of the Week

Week 6 was a busy one for most of the team. Wednesday was the third MMC cluster meet at Davis Park, and Saturday most of the team ran in the tough hills at the Castro Valley Trojan Invitational. There were some nice performances at both meets. Since there are no meets during week 7 the coaches decided to select four runners for this week.

SIERRA DURHAM--placed 9th in MMC Cluster meet #3 in a time of 21:21. Coach Osgood said that it was her best race so far this year. She held her own, made up positions and did a great job.

JAKE CRENSHAW--placed 15th in MMC Cluster meet #3 in a time of 18:14. Coach Osgood said that he ran a great race to a season best.

MADELEINE SOUZA--placed 25th at the Castro Valley Trojan Invitational in the F/S 2.1 mi race with a time of 16:31.5. She was the only team member to win a medal.

SAUL ZIGALA-placed 78th at the Castro Valley Trojan Invitational in the VB 3 mi race with a time of 19:02. Coach Osgood said that he ran a personal best to finish as the 2nd boy on the VB team. He excelled in the hills.

Castro Valley Invitational

About 40 to the running Knights traveled to Castro Valley for the Castro Valley Trojan Invitational. The course includes several challenging uphills and some treacherous downhills.

For the F/S girls Madeleine Souza medaled (the only Knight to do so).

 

 

25-Madeleine Souza 16:31

57-Victoria Meyer ZH 17:37.1

58-Esther Limon 17:37.4

71-Erin Redding 17:57

179-Illiana Ambriz 21:17

186-Gabby Trejo

In the Frosh boys race Jose Torres had a solid race to finish in 32nd with a time of  14:12 over the 2.1 mile course

For the Varsity girls Sierra led that way although she struggled through the hills.
46-Sierra Durham 23:01
59-Rory Jiminez 23:27
93-Carolyn Fraze 26:02
97-Anna Casas 26:36
104-Karina Redding 27:52

The Varsity boys were led by Andrew. He started strong but faded as the race progressed on the rugged course.
68-Andrew Osgood 18:45
78-Saul Zigala 19:02
87-Guadalupe Torres 19:09
91-Emmanuel Georgopoulis 19:15
99-William Music 19:26
107-Jake Crenshaw 19:40
111-David O'Bryan 19:51

JV Girls
81-Vianney Chavez 19:47
99-Adriana Lopez 20:55
107-Rebecca Donis

For the JV Boys Max Giblin continues to improve.
51-Max Giblin 14:17
59-Tyler Bingham 14:26
69-Seiji Soares 14:35
79-Donald Connacher 14:48
103-Alec Carson 15:23.3
105-Francisco Solorzano 15:23.7
146-Cristian Lopez 16:32
155-Oscar Cortes 16:44
164-Frank Heyward 17:00


After the meet the team traveled over to Shadow Cliffs park. Here they ate, relaxed, played some football on the beach beside the lake, got wet, and generally had a chance to act like teenagers.

A HUGE THANK YOU to Mr Music for providing the food and cooking it. Thank you to all of the parents how drove. Witout your support these adventures wouldn't be possible.

RESULTS  or RESULTS 2

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MMC Cluster #3

Yesterday the Knights competes against the rest of the MMC for the third time this year. For the first time in several years the schools met on the twisty and confusing Davis Park course.

The F/S girls were first up on the short 1.7mi (?) single loop. Esther Limon led the way with a 5th place finish.
5. Esther Limon 11:44
10. Erin Redding 12:02
14. Victoria Meyer 12:17
19. Celene Talavera 12:44
26. Daniella Esparza 13:08
34. Gabriela Trejo 14:50
35. Iliana Ambriz 14:51

The F/B hit the course next. Justin Goering tried to stay with the leaders as long as he could and eventually finished 15 secs back in 8th place.
8. Justin Goering 9:30
10. Jose Torres 9:39
19. Conner Hannon 10:07
20. Tanner Walsh 10:08
27. Doug Ward 10:25
32. Alejandro Lemus 10:31

The Varsity Girls were the first to tackle the double loop circuit. Rocio Ramirez Castro led the way as she has all season, finishing an impressive 5th place. On the team side it was not a good day. The girls not only lost again to Modesto (20-40) but also fell to Gregori (26-29).
5. Rocio Ramirez Castro 20:48
9. Sierra Durham 21:21
16. Natalie Franco 22:04
20. Rory Jiminez 22:11
23. Madeline Souza 22:31
27. Alicia Bargas 22:55
31. Haylee Osgood 23:39
45. Anna Casas 24:43
47. Carolyn Fraze 25:05
50. Deja Martin 25:26
54. Karina Redding 26:16
58. Adriana Lopez 27:02
59. Vianney Chavez 27:03
61. Krista Rocha 27:10
62. Adriana Coggins 27:21
72. Abby Homan 29:18
76. Vanessa Marin 30:23
78. Alex Elwood 30:59
79. Rebecca Donis 31:48

The Varsity Boys were the last up on the course of indetermined length. After a relatively slow first loop, Andrew Osgood took control and pulled away for the win. As with the past two cluster meets, the boys lost to both MoHi and Gregori.
1. Andrew Osgood 16:59
13. Guadalupe Torres 18:10
14. William Music 18:11
15. Jake Crenshaw 18:14
23. Saul Zigala 18:31
24. Emmanuel Georgopoulis 18:32
27. David O'Bryan 18:37
28. Danny Mauricio 18:38
30. Alfonso Urbano 18:42
31. Gerson Zuniga 18:45
48. Pierson Devers 19:38
49. Tyler Bingham 19:44
50. Max Giblin 19:52
51. Donald Connacher 19:56
55. Seiji Soares 20:03
60. Tyler Azevedo 30:30
63. Alec Carson 20:38
68. Jose Gonzales 20:53
77. Francisco Solorzano 21:23
89. Oscar Cortes 22:47
90. Frank Heyward 22:47
92. Cristian Lopez 23:05


RESULTS

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WEEK 5--Runners of the Week

During week 5 about 1/2 of the team was off while the other 1/2 ran at Artochoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay.

DANIELA ESPARZA--ran 21:56 over the rugged 2.33 mi course. She placed 49th in the Varsity B race. She was Downey's fastest F/S girl on the day.

DANNY MAURICIO--placed 63rd in the Varsity Boys race. He clocked 14:38 over the challenging 2.33 mile course. His time placed him as the second fastest Downey runner on the day.

Artichoke Invitational

About half the XC team competed Saturday at the Artichoke Inv at Half Moon Bay. The course consisted of a compact circuit composed of trail, track, hills, and hay bales.

The F/S boys were the first up (since we got stuck in traffic and the F/S girls missed their race). Justin Goering led the group (and actually ran the fastest Downey time of the day) finishing in 33rd with a time of 14:36.
33-Justing Goering 14:36
55-Conner Hannon 15:02
102-Doug Ward 16:13
162-Alejandro Lemus 18:49

The varsity boys ran next. Danny Maurico led the way, but most of the boys seemed to struggle with the up and down nature of the course.
63-Danny Mauricio 14:38
67-Gerson Zuniga 14:53
73-Pierson Devers 15:13
81-Alfonso Urbano 15:36
87-Tyler Azevedo 16:19
90-Jose Gonzales 16:34
93-Jerel Constantino 17:48

The four varsity girls ran in the next race. Rocio ran most of the race in about 15th position, but faded over the final 1/2 mile to cross the line in 19th and earn the only medal of the day.
19-Rocio Ramirez Castro 16:15
40-Natalie Franco 17:30
52-Alicia Bargas 18:32
71-Deja Martin 21:31

The last race of the day was the Varsity B (junior varsity) girls. It also include our F/S girls who missed their race.
45-Adriana Coggins 21:22
46-Krista Rocha 21:26
49-Daniella Esparza 21:56
53-Celene Talavera 22:14
56-Abby Homan 22:44
59-Vanessa Marin 23:37
62-Alex Elwood 25:11

After the meet we went to the beach and ate chicken and then "played" on the sand. A huge thank you to Mrs Franco, and Mr Ward for driving. For providing all of the food for the dinner feast, Mr and Mrs Hannon--THANK YOU. Deja's parent brought a pop-up to the meet that was greatly appreciated, thank you also.


RESULTS

PHOTOS

WEEK 4--Runners of the Week

During week 4 the Knights competed abainst the rest of the MMC in Cluster Meet #2 on the figure 8 course at Dry Creek.

JAMIE BECERRA--placed 1st in the F/S girls race leading her team to the victory. Her time of 14:32 was a PR by over a minute.

ANDREW OSGOOD--placed 2nd in the varsity boy's race in a time of 16:49. That time ranks as #1 all-time for Downey on the course and #6 all-time for anyone on that course.

MMC Cluster #2

Last Wednedday the seven MMC schools met up for the second time this year, racing this time on the figure 8 Dry Creek course.

The F/S girls led by some strong up-front running won the meet. Jami Becerra took 1st and Victoria, Esther, and Erin were close behind.
1. Jamie Becerra 14:32
4. Victoria Meyer Zur Heyde 14:51
5. Esther Limon 15:12
6. Erin Redding 15:25
19. Celene Talavera
23. Daniella Esparza
32. Gabriela Trejo 19:44
35. Lliana Ambriz 21:00

There was a timing issue in the middle of the race, thus the missing times.

The F/S boys were led once again by Jose Torres who placed 8th. They placed 4th behind MoHi, Gregori, and Enochs.
8. Jose Torres 11:57
17. Tanner Walsh 12:42
21. Doug Ward 12:51
22. Conner Hannon 12:52
30. Alejandro Lemus 13:10
75. Jim Sok 21:24

The varsity girls again had a strong up front showing, placing 5 runners in the top 15 (maybe the first time that has happened) and more improtantly 5 runners in front of MoHi's #4 runner. Unfortunately just like two weeks ago, it still wasn't enough. They lost 26 to 29 to Modesto again. On a scarier note they beat Beyer by the narrowest of margins 27 to 28.
6. Rocio Ramirez-Castro 20:30
10. Sierra Durham 21:06
12. Rory Jimenez 21:26
14. Natalie Franco 21:35
15. Madeleine Souza 21:48
30. Alicia Bargas 22:51
32. Anna Casas 23:21
33. Katie Scheder 23:34
45. Carolyn Fraze 24:50
49. Karina Redding 25:16
54. Deja Martin 26:41
60. Adriana Coggins 27:24
61. Krista Rocha 27:50
62. Adriana Lopez 28:04
65. Abby Homan 28:26
67. Vianney Chavez 28:48
68. Vanessa Marin 29:35
74. Alex Elwood 31:33

For the Varsity boys there were many PR times but they are still unable to break into the MoHi/Gregori lock on the top two places. They were third as they have been in the past 6? MMC meets. ,Andrew led the way, again placing second.
2. Andrew Osgood 16:49 #1 AT for Downey and #6 AT for the course
8. Guadalupe Torres 17:09 #2 AT for Downey
11. William Music 17:16 #3 AT for Downey
22. Emmanuel Georgopoulis 18:10 #4 AT for Downey
24. Danny Mauricio 18:19 #8 AT for Downey
25. Jake Crenshaw 18:19 #8 AT for Downey
28. Saul Zigala 18:27 #10 AT for Downey
30. Alfonso Urbano 18:32
36. Justin Goering 18:48
40. David O'Bryan 19:11
41. Pierson Devers 19:12
42. Gerson Zuniga 19:12
43. Max Giblin 19:13
49. Tyler Bingham 19:36
52. Donald Connacher 19:52
55. Francisco Solorzano 20:04
58. Seiji Soares 20:07
59. Jose Gonzales 20:08
76. Alec Carson 21:05
79. Tyler Azevedo 21:18
85. Jerel Constantino 22:04
88. Frank Heyward 22:19
89. Cristian Lopez 22:28
90. Oscar Cortes 22:29

COMPLETE RESULTS

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WEEK 2--Runners of the Week

During week 2 the Knights competed against the rest of the MMC at Cluster Meet #1. There were some outstanding individual results and some team heartbreak.

ROCIO RAMIREZ-CASTRO--finished 7th in the varsity girl's race in a time of 21:27 (only 6 seconds off of her PR on this course). She was the first Downey finisher and led her team to a second place finish.

GUADALUPE TORRES-- placed 10th in the varsity boys race in a PR time of 18:08. His time is #8 all-time for Downey over this course.

MMC Cluster #1

For the first time this season the Knights had an opportunity to run in their correct divisions and see if the long, hot summer workouts would pay off in fast times.

The F/S Girls were first up on the course. They ran well up front with a strong foursome (Destiny, Jamie, Erin, and Victoria). If one less runner had been pull up to varsity they would and won the meet.

4. Destiny Georgopoilis 15:38
5. Jamie Becerra 15:39
7. Erin Redding 16:03
8. Victoria Meyer Zur Heyde 16:08
25. Celene Talavera 17:35
32. Daniella Esparza 19:03
36. Gabriela Trejo 20:14
37. Lliana Ambriz 20:32

On the team front it appears that the Downey girls finished second, losing to MoHi 25 to 32

The F/S Boys were next up. They barely field a 5-member scoring team. The top runner, Jose Torres, is a bit "green" and demonstrated this by going out too fast. He definitely suffered through the second loop of the course.

11. Jose Torres 12:44
21. Tanner Walsh 13:19
36. Alejandro Lemus 14:13
47. Conner Hannon 15:25
73. Jim Sok 25:25

The Varsity Girls hit the course with tons of experience, talent, and high hopes of an MMC title. Rocio ran a solid race up front, and there were some strong efforts behind her; but MoHi also came to compete and wasn't going to hand over the crown.

7. Rocio Ramirez-Castro 21:27
8. Sierra Durham 21:36
12. Natalie Franco 22:00
14. Rory Jiminez 22:21
17. Haylee Osgood 22:40
22. Maddeleine Souza 23:09
23. Alicia Bargas 23:13
32. Anna Casas 23:30
38. Esther Limon 24:49
41. Karina Redding 25:02
45. Carolyn Fraze 25:31
50. Deja Martin 26:27
60. Adriana Lopez 27:43
68. Krista Rocha 28:03
74. Adriana Coggins 29:21
77. Rebecca Donis 30:14
79. Vanessa Marin 30:40
83. Alex Elwood 30:59

SO CLOSE...the Lady Knights lose to MoHi 26 to 29 to place second. Anna had a sub-par effort that might have been the difference, we'll never know. 3 little points! Haylee runs her first meet on the three loop course. By way of comparison her time of 20:40 is EXACTLY what Sierra ran on the same course in her initial effort as a 9th grader. Sierra would eventually chop off two more minutes to run 20:40 that year. If Haylee can do that too, we may be taking home some hardware at the end of the season.

The Varsity Boys took to the course last. Andrew Osgood ran a solid race to finish second. Guadalupe and newcomer Will Music provided some solid support, but there was just too big of a gap back to the #4 and #5 runners to be competitive with the immensely deep Gregori and MoHi squads.

2. Andrew Osgood 17:26
10. Guadalupe Torres 18:08 (a 2 sec PR and #8 all-time for Downey)
11. Will Music 18:14 (#9 all-time for Downey)
22. Jake Crenshaw 18:59
24. Emmanuel Georgopoulis 19:06
25. Danny Mauricio 19:07
30. Fernando Garibay 19:20
31. Alfonso Urbano 19:21
34. Pierson Devers 19:29
36. Gerson Zuniga 19:32
39. Justin Goering 19:37
42. Saul Zigala 20:00
47. Tyler Bingham 20:18
52. Francisco Solorzano 20:43
53. Donald Connacher 20:44
62. Jose Gonzales 21:01
79. Tyler Azevedo 22:21
80. Alec Carson 22:25
85. Jerel Constantio 23:26
86. Oscar Cortes 23:26
95. Cristian Lopez 23:55
99. Frank Heyward 24:54

The boys would finish in third behind the up front battle between MoHi and Gregori (MoHi beat Gregori 27 to 28).

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WEEK 1: Runners of the Week

Week one saw most of the Knights competing in the Sierra Invitational. As selected by the coaches, the runners of the week were:

WILLIAM MUSIC--placed 1st in the JV division at the Sierra Inv. he clocked 11:26 on the 2mile course

HAYLEE OSGOOD--as a freshman, took 2^nd overall in the sophomore 2-mile race coming in at 13:29

Sierra Inv

While many of the top Downey runners sat the race out, the rookies and supporting cast members turned in some exceptional early season marks.

The first to take the course were the Frosh Boys. Only three Downey runners were in this race. Jose Torres' turn in a solid rookie mark that would have positioned him well within the pack of Downey's varsity runners.
28. Jose Torres 12:37
54. Alejandr Lemus 13:37
116. Jim Sok 21:08

Up next were the Frosh Girls. Some of the top Frosh girls were moved up to the Soph race to create the best team.
59. Daniella Esparza 18:04
69. Gabriela Trejo 19:35

In the Soph Boys' race Tanner and Doug ran well enogh to be in the same time frame that most of the top Downey boys would produce.
38. Tanner Walsh 12:20
40. Doug Ward 12:22

The Soph Girl race was a combination of some verterens from last year and some Frosh rookies. It was probably the best Downey team on the course yesterday. Hayley Osgood started conservatively. She was in about 20th at the mile, 9th at the 1.5 mark, and closed quickly to place 2nd. Destiny Georgopoulos started a bit fast and faded some at the end, but she still produced one of the best Downey frosh times on the course in recent years.
2. Haylee Osgood 13:29
13. Destiny Georgopoulos 14:03
16. Madelein Souza 14:16
24. Esther Limon 14:56
35. Victoria Meyer Zur Heyde 15:14
40. Erin Redding 15:20
52. Celene Talavera 15:48
63 Jami Becerra 16:25

Overall the team placed 2nd with 58 points (Lodi 42) with an average time of 14:24.

For the Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls Andrew Osgood and Guadalupe Torres alond with Roccio Ramirez-Castro, Sierra Durham, Ana Casas, Natalie Franco, Rory Jiminez, and Katie Schreder all sat out preparing for the MMC Cluster meet on Wednesday.

For the Coed JV Race, the Downey boys dominated. It should be noted that most of these guys were in the wrong race and should have been in the varsity 5K race--thus they dominated over lesser racers.
1. William Music 11:26
6. Danny Mauricio 11:52
7. Emmanuel Georgopoulos 11:53
8. Pierson Devers 11:58
9. Saul Zigala 12:07
11. Alfonso Urbano 12:10
12. Fernando Garibay 12:14
15. Gerson Zuniga 12:18
16. Tyler Bingham 12:19
19. Seiji Soares 12:25
24. Jose Gonzales 12:30
27. Francisco Solorzano 12:39
29. Donald Connacher 12:40
37. Alec Carson 12:56
55. Jerel Constantino 13:19
60. Tyler Azevedo 13:26
71. Oscar Cortes 13:45
80. Frank Heyward 14:06
91. Alicia Bargas 14:25
99. Cristian Lopez 14:50
110. Karina Redding 15:21
112. Carolyn Fraze 15:23
117. Deja Martin 15:37
134. Adriana Coggins 16:23
143. Krista Rocha 17:07
144. Vianney Chavez 17:08
145. Abby Homan 17:09
162. Rebecca Donis 18:11
164. Vanessa Marin 18:19
182. Alex Elwood 20:28




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