DFAL Championships
Shadow Cliffs Recreation Area
Pleasanton, CA
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE
Frosh Soph Girls' Surprise Victory Keys Triple Crown Effort at Pinnacle Meet
Just off the bus after the long haul down to Pleasanton's Shadow Cliffs Recreation Area, the frosh soph girls started off on the right foot, shocking favorites from College Park and Las Lomas with a peak performance for the ages. Emily Black (11), Danielle Karstetter (11) and Alison Crisp (10) charged to top ten finishes to bring the frosh soph girls DFAL Championship Meet title home to Campolindo for the first time since 2000.
Douglas Chudler (10) followed up with an individual title run in the frosh soph boys division, while teammate Grant Caldwell (10) crossed the line in fifth place. Equaling the frosh soph boys third place team finish, the junior varsity girls squad was helped by Megan Caldwell's (08) second place effort.
The undefeated junior varsity boys held off an inspired Acalanes squad to drop a gaudy 28 points for the win. Jarret Hendrickson (09) was a close second in 10:25, while Tim Baffi (09), Daniel Murray (08), Nate Cox (09) and Julien LaCour (08) also finished in the top ten!
The varsity girls remained perfect in league with a convincing win on the shoulders on Grace Order's (11) second place finish and a sensational late season break out race from Lisa Rosenthal (09). Laurie Finnegan (08) and Sara Mostatabi (11) also earned All-League honors placing 8th and 9th respectively. The Cougars fifth placer, and most consistent performer of the season, Emily Brennan (10), locked up the victory in 14th position.
The most dramatic competition of the day came in the varsity boys race. While College Park came up with a solid pack effort to take the title, the next three teams were separated by a nail biting four points! Robert Pulford's (09) 15:34 pulled the Cougars ahead of Las Lomas, and gutsy early positioning from Michael Brondello (09) and Ross Geiger (09) had them on the cusp of an upset. Paul Jackson (10) and Jared Wong (09) moved up well in the closing stages to keep their team in the hunt. When the scores were finally tallied, the Cougars were just 3 points behind the favorites from Acalanes!
DFAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS HERE:
SEE COMPLETE PHOTO ALBUM HERE!
BOY'S VARSITY
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
ROBERT PULFORD 11 1020 1534 6
MICHAEL BRONDELLO 11 1040 1557 11
ROSS GEIGER 11 1043 1613 16
PAUL JACKSON 10 1110 1619 18
JARED WONG 11 1110 1629 27
COLBY PINES 11 1641 31
JASON BUDGE 11 1659 33
College Park 62, Acalanes 74, Campolindo 77, Las Lomas 78, Dublin 133, Alhambra 163, Miramonte 179, Northgate 203, Concord 226
BOY'S FROSH SOPH
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
DOUGLAS CHUDLER 10 1040 1
GRANT CALDWELL 10 1058 5
SHANE SETTLE 10 1117 11
JUNGGI MIN 9 1132 13
CAMERON BELL 10 1154 25
MICHAEL TAPPE 10 1157 26
SPENCER VERDON 10 1200 27
ARJUN MADRA 10 1205 31
JOHN JOYCE 10 1208 32
GREG GARCIA 9 1208 33
DYLAN YAGI 9 1225 43
MICHAEL LEE 10 1257 60
LOGAN COE 9 1258 62
JAKE CUCAROLA 9 1307 69
EVAN GORDON 9 1353 97
VANCE PRESCOTT 9 1431 102
College Park 36, Las Lomas 44, Campolindo 53, Acalanes 116, Miramonte 129, Northgate 173
BOY'S JV
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
JARRET HENDRICKSON 11 1026 2
TIM BAFFI 11 1043 4
DANIEL MURRAY 12 1047 5
NATE COX 11 1052 8
JULIEN LACOUR 12 1055 9
MATT STRIPLEN 11 1101 11
MICHAEL DELONG 12 1102 12
ANDY LINDQUIST 11 1134 26
JD O’KEEFE 12 1145 32
CONNOR HANSEN 12 1155 35
CARTER CALDWELL 11 1213 42
BRAD PRESCOTT 11 1219 46
ANDREW WANG 10 1311 70
MANUEL HERRERA 9 1326 77
GRIFFIN BRUMBAUGH 9 1349 86
IAN BUDGE 9 1405 90
ETHAN KUEFNER 10 1411 93
Campollindo 28, Acalanes 32, Las Lomas 100, College Park 103, Miramonte 118, Northgate 189
GIRL'S VARSITY
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
GRACE ORDERS 9 600 1218 1837 2
LISA ROSENTHAL 11 600 1232 1851 3
LAURIE FINNEGAN 12 600 1247 1913 8
SARA MOSTATABI 9 600 1252 1914 9
EMILY BRENNAN 10 610 1312 1945 14
RACHAEL FAORO 9 630 1358 2050 32
HILLARY TOMAS 12 645 1423 2130 39
OUT: S. Tomas (foot), Pulford (shin)
Campolindo 36, College Park 59, Miramonte 87, Acalanes 104, Las Lomas 110, Alhambra 139, Concord 215, Dublin 221, Northgate 239
GIRL'S FROSH SOPH
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
EMILY BLACK 9 1317 3
DANIELLE KARSTETTER 9 1342 5
ALISON CRISP 10 1353 9
NATHALIE LAMBRECHT 10 1358 10
VIRGINIA JOHNSON 10 1400 11
EMILY YOKLAVICH 10 1420 16
LYNN HSU 9 1501 27
KELLY ADACHI 10 1515 33
NATASHA GOMEZ 9 1626 46
OUT: Perez (hip)
Campolindo 38, College Park 45, Las Lomas 62, Miramonte 100, Acalanes 108
GIRL'S JV
Grd TOTAL PR CR Plc.
MEGHAN CALDWELL 12 1253 2
BETSY SWANBACK 12 1345 12
ROBIN WILSON 10 1410 15
NICOLE PATERA 9 1424 19
ALICIA SALMERON 12 1454 30
MARISSA MCVITTIE 12 1502 32
MICHELLE SINGH 9 1601 45
CYNTHIA MENG 9 1608 46
ARIEL ROSSO 12 1651 57
JESSY NELSON 10 1738 67
MEGAN VERRIPS 10 1848 69
OUT: Cone (shin)
Miramonte 34, Las Lomas 65, Campolindo 69, Acalanes 102, College Park 116, Dublin 128