NCS Championships
Hayward High School
Hayward CA
Saturday, November 17

RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

NCS CHAMPIONS!
Team Effort Earns Cougars Pair of Section Titles; Boys Squeak Out One Point Stomach Churner, Girls Reign Supreme with Five in top Thirteen

The "new" navy blue used a solid pack performance to overcome the defending champion Pumas of Maria Carillo, as well as last week's league victors from Acalanes, in the NCS Division III Boys' race on Saturday to complete an improbable rise from early season mediocrity to post season wonder kids!

As has become the norm, Robert Pulford (09) battled up front early, finishing in 15:45, shoulder to shoulder with Las Lomas' Greg Drosky. Just on their heels, Ross Geiger (09) used a long downhill push to gap a critical pack and maintain valuable points through the final mile. With a return to form for Colby Pines (09), and a clutch performance from an ailing Paul Jackson (10), the varsity boys reclaimed their spot at the top of the section's toughest division!

The 16:06 team average was a 12 second improvement over the squad's 2006 effort, good enough for the fifth fastest team time of the day.

Not to be outdone, the varsity girls launched from the line and took control early in their rematch against section rival Maria Carillo. At the mile mark the Cougars held an intimidating advantage with their scoring five snuggly packed together in the top ten. Grace Orders (11) led the way, chewing up the course and building a twenty meter lead by the first hill.

Laurie Finnegan (08) boldly pushed through the second mile, carrying teammates Lisa Rosenthal (09) and Sara Mostatabi (11) away from the Pumas' third scorer, inspiring the route.

Emily Brennan's 19:10 at the tape insured a pack marin under a minute, earning Campolindo an 18:45 average, second only to nationally ranked Carondelet.

SEE THE COMPLETE NCS PICTURE ALBUM HERE!

 

BOY'S VARSITY
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
ROBERT PULFORD 11 1545 1631 8
ROSS GEIGER 11 1554 9
COLBY PINES 11 1601 1643 14
PAUL JACKSON 10 1620 22
MICHAEL BRONDELLO 11 1630 27
JARED WONG 11 1647 40
TIM BAFFI 11 1811 88

Campolindo 80, Maria Carrillo 81, Las Lomas 113, Acalanes 128, Tamalpais 157, Redwood 203, Eureka 208, Albany 221, Miramonte 231, Dublin 234, Dublin 234, O’Dowd 250, Novato 302, Alhambra 343, Northgate 355, Analy 365, Concord 414, Encinal 475, Sonoma 477, Windsor 597

 

 

GIRL'S VARSITY
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
GRACE ORDERS 9 1812 2
LISA ROSENTHAL 11 1842 1916 4
SARA MOSTATABI 9 1846 6
LAURIE FINNEGAN 12 1855 1821 8
EMILY BRENNAN 10 1910 13
CHRISTINE PULFORD 12 2019 2020 39
HILLARY TOMAS 12 2035 45

Campolindo 33, Maria Carrillo 47, Redwood 112, Acalanes 127, Las Lomas 175, Miramonte 212, O’Dowd 215, Alhambra 221, Albany 237, Tamalpais 288, Windsor 310, Encinal 352, Analy 353, Eureka 356, Novato 372, Northgate 392

 

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