DAL Center Meet #2
Newhall Park
Concord CA
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

FS Girls Rally for Win; Penney Leads VG Pack Under 19 to Set New Team Record

While the DAL normally uses the 1.95 and 2.95-mile Newhall Park course configuration for its 2nd center meet of the season, the 2021 edition broke from tradition to race on the 2.0 and 3.0-mile configuration, the same used for the annual DLS/Nike Invitational. As a result, athletes had the opportunity to compare their performances with those delivered on the same course in mid-September.

In conditions that gradually shifted from mild and cloudy to cold and wet, the Cougars let loose with a torrent of individual improvements and team-time records.

The day began with a showdown between the frosh soph girls' squad and their nemesis, Las Lomas, which had beaten the defending league champs in their first head-to-head match up. This time around, led by front running from Sloan Pullen (25) and Mia Lawrence (24), who finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, and a breakthrough sprint finish from Nia Ho (24), who overtook the Knight's #3 scorer in the final stretch, the team turned the tables to narrowly win, 27-29.

The frosh soph boys continued their domination of league competition with an impressive 2-through-7 placing. Baron Walsh (24) claimed the runner-up spot for the Cougars while Max Marino (24) turned in a massive career best to finish 6th. Marino's time of 12:10 is 49 seconds faster than his 2-mile track PR!

The lone loss came in the junior varsity girls' competition, where Miramonte once again flexed its depth to outdistance Campolindo. Nevertheless, the squad gained ground on their cross-town rivals with season-best efforts from Sophia Harju (22) and Molly Strohmeyer (23).

Blake Webster (23), recovering from illness, helped the junior varsity boys remain undefeated. Sophomores Henry Jaffe (24) and Tyler Ngo (24) also contributed low sticks while Kye Wessleman (24) slipped across the finish line just ahead of senior Ethan Cho (22) to shut the door on the competition.

The varsity races featured some of the all-time fastest performances in school history on the course, in spite of precipitation that began during the girls' varsity race and intensified during the boy's varsity contest.

Challenged again by top guns from Acalanes, Miramonte, and College Park, the varsity girls elevated their game to a new level, placing 5 scorers in the top 10 and a 6th finisher in 12th place. Only Acalanes managed to place a 2nd competitor ahead of the Cougar's #6, Quinn Guthrie (23), who dropped her course best by 65 seconds.

The sensational girls' pack was sparked by a strong closing mile from Daisy Penney (24), who dipped under the 19-minute mark for the 1st time in her career.

The varsity boys, while soaked by a downpour that commenced just as the gun was fired, were simply untouchable relative to their league opponents. The Cougars placed all 5 scorers ahead of every other team's #2 finisher. Alex Lodewick (23), Rhys Pullen (22), Connor McGhee (23), and Finn Jordan (22) claimed the 2-through-5 finishing places and Sam Smith (22) closed out the scoring in 9th place.

Both varsity squads set new all-time Campolindo team times on the course.

BOYS' VARSITY
2 ALEX LODEWICK 11 15:32
3 RHYS PULLEN 12 15:41
4 CONNOR MCGHEE 11 15:51
5 FINN JORDAN 12 16:14
9 SAM SMITH 12 16:33
11 ALEJANDRO CANALES 12 16:38
14 HARDESTY DOLGE 12 17:01

Campolindo 15, Acalanes 49
Campolindo 15, Alhambra 49
Campolindo 15, Benicia 50
Campolindo 15, Berean Christian 50
Campolindo 17, Clayton Valley 44
Campolindo 20, College Park 43
Campolindo 15, Concord 50
Campolindo 15, Las Lomas 50
Campolindo 15, Miramonte 50
Campolindo 15, Mt. Diablo Inc.
Campolindo 16, Northgate 45
Campolindo 15, Ygnacio Valley Inc.

BOYS' JUNIOR VARSITY
2 BLAKE WEBSTER 11 11:45
3 HENRY JAFFE 10 11:54
4 TYLER NGO 10 11:55
16 KYE WESSELMAN 10 12:38
17 ETHAN CHO 12 12:38
19 TOBY BARTON 11 12:46
24 JACQUE TSENG 9 12:56
32 RYAN LEE 10 13:09
35 ALESSANDRO PAOLIERI 11 13:15
38 CHRISTIAN PRIZEMAN 10 13:18
42 JUSTIN WANG 12 13:25
45 COLE HICKEY 10 13:31
49 RUSSELL WANG 9 13:38
59 TAI LEE 11 14:05

Campolindo 17, Acalanes 46
Campolindo 15, Alhambra 50
Campolindo 15, Benicia Inc.
Campolindo 15, Berean Christian Inc.
Campolindo 24, Clayton Valley 33
Campolindo 21, College Park 36
Campolindo 15, Concord Inc.
Campolindo 19, Las Lomas 42
Campolindo 17, Miramonte 44
Campolindo 15, Mt. Diablo Inc.
Campolindo 17, Northgate 46
Campolindo 15, Ygnacio Valley Inc.

BOYS' FROSH SOPH
2 BARON WALSH 10 11:06
3 ALEX THOMASSON 10 11:22
4 PAULO TRENTO 10 11:55
5 CALE ANDERSON 10 12:07
6 MAX MARINO 10 12:09
7 SIDDHARTH IYER 9 12:17
9 SANTIAGO JORDAN 10 12:31
15 JOEY FLOYD 10 12:56
41 ANDREW DONG 9 13:54

Campolindo 15, Acalanes 50
Campolindo 15, Alhambra 50
Campolindo 15, Benicia 50
Campolindo 15, Berean Christian Inc.
Campolindo 15, Clayton Valley 50
Campolindo 15, College Park 50
Campolindo 15, Concord 50
Campolindo 15, Las Lomas 49
Campolindo 20, Miramonte 43
Campolindo 15, Mt. Diablo Inc.
Campolindo 15, Northgate 50
Campolindo 15, Ygnacio Valley Inc.

GIRLS' VARSITY
2 ELLIE BUCKLEY 11 17:47
3 SHEA VOLKMER 10 18:13
8 DAISY PENNEY 10 18:55
9 CAROLINE MCCOOL 11 18:55
10 MAKENA WEBERSKI 10 18:56
12 QUINN GUTHRIE 19:03

Campolindo 23, Acalanes 35
Campolindo 15, Alhambra Inc.
Campolindo 15, Benicia 45
Campolindo 15, Berean Christian 45
Campolindo 15, Clayton Valley 45
Campolindo 15, College Park 44
Campolindo 15, Concord Inc.
Campolindo 15, Las Lomas 45
Campolindo 18, Miramonte 41
Campolindo 15, Mt. Diablo Inc.
Campolindo 18, Northgate 41
Campolindo 15, Ygnacio Valley Inc.

GIRLS' JUNIOR VARSITY
1 ANGENI LIEBEN 12 13:05
2 BRYN HOBER 11 13:34
6 SOPHIA HARJU 12 14:51
25 MOLLY STROHMEYER 11 16:14
29 CALI ERICKSON 10 16:22
42 LILY JONES 11 17:37
44 JULIA WAIDE 10 17:43

Campolindo 27, Acalanes 30
Campolindo 15, Alhambra Inc.
Campolindo 15, Benicia Inc.
Campolindo 15, Berean Christian Inc.
Campolindo 16, Clayton Valley 43
Campolindo 21, College Park 38
Campolindo 15, Concord Inc.
Campolindo 25, Las Lomas 30
Miramonte 29, Campolindo 29
Campolindo 15, Mt. Diablo Inc.
Campolindo 16, Northgate 39
Campolindo 15, Ygnacio Valley Inc.

GIRLS' FROSH SOPH
1 SLOAN PULLEN 9 13:24
2 MIA LAWRENCE 10 13:54
5 NIA HO 10 14:55
10 HANNA BIRDSONG 10 15:31
25 MARCELLA MONOPOLI 9 16:35
27 NATALIE FALSAFI 10 16:44
39 TATUM MARSHALL 9 18:02

Campolindo 15, Acalanes Inc.
Campolindo 15, Alhambra Inc.
Campolindo 17, Benicia 42
Campolindo 15, Berean Christian Inc.
Campolindo 21, Clayton Valley 35
Campolindo 15, College Park Inc.
Campolindo 15, Concord Inc.
Campolindo 27, Las Lomas 29
Campolindo 18, Miramonte 38
Campolindo 15, Mt. Diablo Inc.
Campolindo 17, Northgate 41
Campolindo 15, Ygnacio Valley Inc.