Erika Schaeffer, a standout runner on the SBCC cross country and track teams, has been named to the 2011 California Scholar Athlete Honor Roll. Schaeffer had a 3.96 GPA and was one of 11 women to receive the highest student-athlete honor from the California Community College Athletic Association. She finished 13th in the 2010 State Cross Country Championships and was the Southern Cal steeplechase champion in the 2011 track and field season. She took second in the State steeplechase at … [Read more...]
Zerrenner takes 10th in State
Dos Pueblos sophomore Addi Zerrenner recorded a 10th place finish in the Division II race at CIF's State Championships on Saturday.Zerrenner's time of 18:02 on the Woodward Park course in Fresno bettered her previous time on the same course from October 8th by 15 seconds."She ran a very smart race, and gained momentum with each mile," said head coach Leslie Roth, noting how Zerrenner passed two competitors who had beaten her earlier this season.Zerrenner was the first female runner … [Read more...]
Zerrenner qualifies for State; Fernandez leads DP boys
Dos Pueblos' Addi Zerrenner is headed to CIF's State Championships after her fifth-place result at Saturday's CIF-ss Division II Finals at Mt. SAC.Zerrenner's race (17:41) was the 18th best across all divisions on Saturday."Addi's accomplishment is not only significant for her individual efforts this season, but she is the first girl from DP to make it to the State meet in over 15 years," said Chargers coach Leslie Roth.On the boys side, Bryan Fernandez came agonizingly close to … [Read more...]
Walsh clocks Cate’s best time at XC finals
Senior captain Adrian Walsh was Cate's top finisher at Saturday's CIF Division V Finals, while the Rams as a group finished 14th.Walsh recorded the seventh-fastest time in Cate's program history on the Mt. SAC course. Her time of 20:53 was 37th overall, leading Cate to its fifth-best showing as a team there.Charlotte Bowles followed in 21:28 with Denali Tietjen at 21:45. Sophomores Jasmine Paz and Luisa Ilvento, and Meghan Killea rounded out the Rams' top-six.Laguna Blanca’s Maria … [Read more...]
DP’s Fernandez, Zerrenner place 11th at CIF Finals
Dos Pueblos runners Bryan Fernandez and Addi Zerrenner both finished 11th in their respective Division 2 races, and the Charger boys placed 12th in the team competition at the CIF cross country championships on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.Competing as an individual, Zerrenner ran the hilly 3-mile course in 17:41. The time was the 18th fastest of all divisions.Fernandez ran 15:22 (39th fastest overall) to lead the DP boys. The other Charger runners were Max Davis (46th, 15:59), … [Read more...]
Both Westmont teams headed to cross country Nationals
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the field for the National Cross Country Championships and both Westmont men's and women's teams will compete in the event as at-large teams. The women's team is ranked at number 12 in the country while the men's team is ranked number 18.The championship races will take place on Saturday, November 19 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington. The men's 8.000 meter race is scheduled to begin at 10:30 … [Read more...]
Westmont teams place 3rd at GSAC Championships
Westmont men's and women's cross country teams each finished third at the 2011 Golden State Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday. The races were held at Woodward Park in Fresno.On the women's side, the Warriors tallied 87 points, 13 points behind Biola who claimed second place. Azusa Pacific claimed the GSAC Championships, tallying just 20 points. Fourth place went to The Master's with 91 points while Vanguard took fifth with 130 points.Westmont's Kate Stuart … [Read more...]