NCS Championships
Hayward High School
Hayward CA
Saturday, November 18

RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

SECTION CHAMPIONS!
Finnegan Earns Individual Crown, Murillo "Sparks" Upset for Team Title

Approaching the mile mark in Saturday's Division III NCS Championship showdown between the Cougars and top ranked Maria Carrillo, Catherine Murillo (07) and Laurie Finnegan (08) were matched stride for stride by the Pumas' front running duo of Kristen Sanzari and Leanne Fogg. The four had already separated from the field in what was expected to be the most competitive race on the day.

Apparently, no one told Murillo.

With a sudden surge by the senior veteran, along with a corresponding response from Finnegan, the girls in blue turned the screws through the middle mile. The gutsy move rattled the resolve of their competitors, and opened the door for the upset.

Top 20 finishes by Lisa Rosenthal (09) and Riki Giacchetti (07), as well as a determined effort from Christine Pulford sealed the win, and propelled the varsity girls to their first section title since 2002.

Chris Harland-Dunaway (07) and Joey Kochlacs (07) finished fifth and sixth respectively to lead the varsity boys to another state championship berth.

In the deepest boys' field of the meet, Robert Pulford (09) summoned his best performance of the season to crack the top 20 and help close the gap on DFAL rival Acalanes to a mere six points!

BOY'S VARSITY
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
CHRIS HARLAND-DUNAWAY 12 1555 5
JOEY KOCHLACS 12 1559 6
NATE COX 10 1629 17
ROBERT PULFORD 10 1631 20
WILL WHEELER 12 1639 25
COLBY PINES 10 1643 27
JARRET HENDRICKSON 10 1651 36

Maria Carrillo 61, Acalanes 67, Campolindo 73, Las Lomas 124, Redwood 188, Miramonte 206, Alhambra 208, O’Dowd 235, Albany 242, Dublin 251, Tamalpais 292, San Marin 319, Novato 346, San Lorenzo 380, Analy 404, Northgate 425, Concord 451

GIRL'S VARSITY
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
LAURIE FINNEGAN 11 1821 1
CATHERINE MURILLO 12 1838 3
LISA ROSENTHAL 10 1916 10
RIKI GIACCHETTI 12 1931 16
CHRISTINE PULFORD 11 2020 30
ANNA KATIBAH 12 2036 37
MEGAN CALDWELL 11 2100 47

Campolindo 57, Maria Carrillo 69, Las Lomas 91, Redwood 102, Miramonte 108, O’Dowd 128, Albany 225, Tamalpais 255, Northgate 260, Acalanes 278, San Marin 280, Novato 286, Alhambra 325, Dublin 399, JFK 487