MMC CLUSTER MEET #1

The seven MMC schools met yesterday in the league's first ever cluster meet at Gregori HS. All three Downey teams performed well (we have no F/S girls).

The F/S girls led off the day. Downey's only participant in the race was Jasmine. She covered the 2 mi course in 21:34 and place 46th.

The F/S boys took the field next. They were surprisingly led by Emanuel, who stopped the clock in 13:26 and placed 18th. In the final head to head results they would beat Grace Davis, Enochs, and Johansen.

18. Garibay 13:26
29. O'Bryan 13:56
33. Bingham 14:03
34. Urbano 14:07
38. Freitas 14:22
40. Solorzano 14:25
62. Heltne 16:37

The varsity girlshad the third race of the day. Since there was no JV division 17 Downey girls toed the line. Sierra led the way again with a strong 5th place finish. Rocio was the surprise of the day, improving on her time in the Sierra Inv by over a minute and placing 7th. Many of the girls had PRs and 5 of them placed in the top twenty. In a huge upset they placed 3rd overall (knocking off #5 ranked Grace Davis along with Beyer and JoHo).

5. Durham 21:10 (0:10 improvement)
7. Ramirez-Castro 21:50 (1:18 improvement)
17. Franco 23:32 (0:47 improvement)
19. Scheder 23:42 (0:55 improvement)
20. Jimenez 23:51 (0:50 improvement)
22. Redding 24:02 (0:11 improvement)
29. Homan 25:43 (0:23 improvement)
33. Ortiz 26:33
38. Reyes 28:18
39. Sanchez 28:24
40. Reynolds 28:36
44. Urbano 29:42
45. Flores 29:44
56. Mendoza 32:25
61. Mora 33:52
66. Williams 39:10
67. Ochoa 39:18

67 total runners

The final race of the day was the varsity boys. Andrew led the way finishing 4th eventhough he had been unable to workout for over a week. Guadalupe made the most of his varsity debut by coming in 14th overall (2nd for Downey). Overall the boys placed third beating Beyer, Enochs, and Johansen.

4. Osgood 17:37
14. Torres 19:44
15. Limon 19:45 (0:28 improvement)
16. Devers 19:47 (0:06 improvement)
27. Soares,K 21:05
30. Soares,S 21:23 (0:41 improvement)
38. Ippolito 22:31
39. Holloway 22:31
44. Nakai 25:03
51. Orozco 27:57

54 total runners

LINK TO PHOTOS OF THE MEET:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39578&id=1807850130&l=1242c3c849

Our next meet is Saturady September 25th at Frogtown

WEEK 2--RUNNERS OF THE WEEK

The runners of the week, for week 2, Sierra Invitational, are Guadalupe Torres and Yaneli Ortiz.

YANELI ORTIZ: ran 15:30 for 2 miles and placed 70th in the coed JV race at the Sierra Invitational. She was the first Downey runner to cross the line and receive our only award of the day as one of the top female in the entire JV race.

GUADALUPE TORRES: placed 24th overall in the F/S division at the Sierra Inv. He was Downey's first finisher in that race. His time of 11:42 was a 2:36 improvement over his Intrasquad 2mi time.

Great job to both of you. The coaches look forward to watching your continued progress as a runner.

PRE-RACE PASTA PARTY

Pre-race pasta party at Seiji's and Kenji's house at 6:00 PM on Tuesday 9/14.


Boys bring drinks or desserts.
Girls bring salads or fruits.

Address 2704 Raintree Pl. Modesto (near Scenic and Sonoma)
 
email downeyxcandtrack@yahoo.com for directions
or call Coach Durham @ 537-9317

SIERRA INVITATIONAL--LEGION PARK

The bulk of the Downey runners PRed today. There were over 1200 runners representing 37 schools. The course was fast and the weather was perfect.

The F/S boys started off the day. Guadalupe led the way, finishing 24th and scoring the biggest PR of the day (2:36) over his intrasquad time a few weeks ago. Andrew Heltne also scored a huge PR (2:23). As a team they placed 16th out of 20 teams. There were 233 runners.

We had no girls competing in the F/S race. They all either ran VG or JV.

The VB were up next. The newby Pierson (19:53, 83rd) beat the veterens Kenji (19:59, 88th) and Ernesto (20:13, 96th). As a team they were 20th overall and 8th for the large schools. If Osgood had been able to run they likely would have place 13th overall (and second among Stanislaus County schools). There were 208 runners.

The VG had a strong showing especially considering the team is comprised of 3 sophs and 5 frosh only one of whom has any experience at the 5k distance. Sierra led the way (12th, 21:20) finishing (3rd for the county) just out of the awards. Rocio also had a solid placing (44th, 23:08). The next four girls (Karina, Natalie, Katie, and Rory) were tightly packed for much of the race and finished with in ten palces (77th-87th) and 28 seconds (24:13-24:41) of each other. It was fun to watch them sprint at the end of the race for the team bragging rights. As a team they finished 10th overall with 255 pts and 6th for the large schools. They were the 4th team for Stanislaus County. there were 179 runners.

The coed JV race completed the day. We had no boys in this race. Yaneli led the group finishing 70th overall (15:30). She place for the girls and would be the only Downey award winner of the day. She will runner the varsity 3mi on Wednesday and looks like a real contender to break into our block of young female talent. Araceli, Aly, and Jacqueline all had huge PRs over their intrasquad times. There were 135 runners

Great job knights. Our next race is the MMC Cluster Meet #1 at Gregori this Wednesday.

LINK TO PICTS OF THE MEET:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39308&id=1807850130&l=30910fc4fe

LINK TO INDIVIDUAL RESULTS OF THE MEET:
http://www.3forata.com/uploads/Sierra10Individual.doc

LINK TO TEAM RESULTS OF THE MEET:
http://www.3forata.com/uploads/Sierra10TEAM.doc




Last Name First Name Gr M/F 9/11 Sierra 2mi/5K

Torres Guadalupe 10 M 2mi-11:42 24th F/S boys  (improvment of 2:36 over intrasquad)
O'Bryan David 10 M 2mi-12:36 68th F/S boys  (improvment of 1:57 over intrasquad)
Bingham Tyler 10 M 2mi-13:36137th F/S boys  (improvment of 1:38 over intrasquad)
Solorzeno Francisco 10 M 2mi-13:46 142 F/S boys (improvment of 0:46 over intrasquad)
Ortiz Yaneli 11 F 2mi-15:30 70th JV boys/girls
Heltne Andrew 9 M 2mi-15:32 211th F/S boys  (improvment of 2:23 over intrasquad)
Reyes Araceli 12 F 2mi-16:31 89th JV boys/girls (improvment of 1:24 over intrasquad)
Reynolds Alison 11 F 2mi-16:53 96th JV boys/girls (improvment of 1:51 over intrasquad)
Williams Mai 12 F 2mi-17:18 103rd JV boys/girls  (improvment of 1:24 over intrasquad)
Flores Anairam 11 F 2mi-17:37 107th JV boys/girls
Foreman Jacob 9 M 2mi-17:57 225th F/S boys
Mendoza Mariana 12 F 2mi-18:33 120th JV boys/girls
Mora Cynthia 11 F 2mi-20:06 130th JV boys/girls (improvment of 0:29 over intrasquad)
Martinez Jasmine 9 F 2mi-21:17 132nd JV boys/girls
Ochoa Jacqueline 11 F 2mi-21:50 133rd JV boys/girls (improvment of 2:02 over intrasquad)
Devers Pierson 10 M 5k-19:53 83rd VB
Soares Kenji 11 M 5k-19:59 88th VB
Limon Ernesto 11 M 5k-20:13 96 VB
Durham Sierra 10 F 5k-21:20 12th VG
Ippolito Nick 10 M 5k-22:03 155th VB
Holloway Ryan 11 M 5k-22:03 156th VB
Soares Seiji 10 M 5k-22:04 157th VB
Ramirez-Castro Rocio 10 F 5k-23:08 44th VG
Ayers Chris 11 M 5k-23:54 186th VB
Redding Karina 10 F 5k-24:13 76th VG
Franco Natalie 9 F 5k-24:19 77th VG
Scheder Katherine 9 F 5k-24:37 83rd VG
Jimenez Aurora 9 F 5k-24:41 87 VG
Homan Abby 9 F 5k-26:06 120th VG
Sanchez Jimena 9 F 5k-26:57 129th VG

COUNTY PRESEASON TOP 10 LIST

Sierra Durham came in at #7 on the girls' county preseason XC rankings. I know that Sierra worked very hard in the off season putting in the miles that she would need to reach her goal this year. To read the complete article and rankings:

http://runninruben.blogspot.com/2010/09/girls-county-2010-pre-season-individual.html

Andrew Osgood seems to finally be healthy (knock on wood), and the rest of the county is beginning to take notice. Andrew made the honorable mention section of the boys' county preseason XC rankings. This past Saturday's time would have put him ahead of several of the runners who made the list in last year's section championship meet. Look for him to move up the list as the season progresses. For the full article and rankings:

http://runninruben.blogspot.com/2010/09/boys-county-2010-pre-season-individual.html

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LABOR DAY PRACTICE

For those of you who can make it, we will be holding practice on Monday (9/6) at 11 AM. We will meet in the Downey parking lot--SEE YOU THERE! Tuesday is a minimum day at school (for Back to School Night). We WILL have practice after school lets out at about 12:55--meet in the stadium.

Willow Hills Relays--Folsom

Sierra, Andrew and Kenji all performed well at today's Willow Hills Relays. They each ran in the varsity/individual race and not the relay. Andrew looked strong from the start. He was in second place just before the mile. The course makes a sharp "U-turn" and he lost his footing. He went down and rolled. At least one runner was forced to hurdle him. He was uninjured but lost a lot of his momentum. He eventually finished a very respectable 7th place (out of 53) and ran 18:04.61 for 5K on a tough, hilly course. Kenji hung in the middle of the pack, placing 24th and crossing the line in 20:57.8. Sierra finished 4th (and medaled) against the 35 varsity girls (most were in the relay portion). She was able to complete the course in 22:52.59.

It is EARLY in the season BUT, Andrew's time would have placed him 35th in last year's D1 section championship (and what if he hadn't fallen?). Sierra would have placed 51st with her time. No doubt, there is much work still to be done, but today's results are encouraging. GREAT JOB, ALL THREE OF YOU YOU REPRESENTED DOWNEY WELL!

LINK TO PHOTOS OF THE THREESOME IN THE RACE:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35155&id=1807850130&l=5e524c0b85

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE COMPLETE RESULTS:
http://rise.espn.go.com/track-and-xc/california/2010-xc/Results/September/04-Willow-Hills-Relays.aspx

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