Mid-Season Mania 3200m Invitational
Campolindo High School
Moraga CA
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

 

Buckley Breaks Stadium Record; Invite Offers Final Regular Season Tune-up

Wednesday's Mid-Season Mania 3200m Invitational provided a final test of fitness for the Cougars, along with athletes from 13 different visiting teams, in advance of post-season competition, which begins on November 6.

The event included 18 mixed-gender heats, each loaded with progressively faster athletes, culminating in a late-evening showdown between some of the best runners in California. Top-ranked squads from Vacaville, Newark Memorial, Dougherty Valley, Monte Vista, Miramonte, and Campolindo supplied individual performers who sparked sensational competition to close out the evening.

The girls' division featured a spectacular battle between Dougherty Valley's Sabrina Noriega (25) and Campolindo's Ellie Buckley (23), which culminated in a school record for the former and a stadium record for the later. Buckley's winning time of 10:32.85 places her among the best-ever 8-lap competitors in school history.

Buckley proved to be the tip of a very sharp spear on the night as the Cougar girls churned out a staggering 7 sub-12-minute performances, which also included a sub-11-minute finish from Shea Volkmer (24) and an 11:10.69 effort from Makena Weberski (24). With their next 4 finishers clustered between 11:28 and 11:52, the Cougars continue to raise the level of expectation for a historic post-season run.

The boys' division was bolstered by impressive pack running from Vacaville of the San Joaquin Section and up-and-coming Newark Memorial, which has established itself as a worthy challenger to the Cougars in the NCS. Both programs were prominent in the final heats, with Newark Memorial's Chance Tokubo (22) taking runner-up honors in 9:30.02 and Vacaville clogging the top 12 with 4 finishers.

Campolindo's boys proved equal to the challenge, led up front by 4th and 5th place finishes from Rhys Pullen (22) and Alex Lodewick (23), respectively. In all, 6 Cougars dropped under the 10-minute barrier, including freshman Maxon Cook (24), who clung to his veteran teammates in the late stages of heat #17 to cross the line in 10:56.00.

The team-wide rate of improvement over previous cross-country season 3200m track times was equally impressive. Topping the list was Joey Floyd (24), who knocked over 4 minutes off his time from 2020, running 11:26.34. Chase Kivelson (24) and Alex Thomasson (24) were next best among the most improved boys, improving their own marks by 3 minutes or more.

Caroline McCool (23) showed the most progress among the girls squad, posting an 11:29.92 mark over 2 minutes faster than her time from a year ago. Other notable gains were made by Haelee Chung (22) and Daisy Penney (24).

 

BOYS' RESULTS:

RHYS PULLEN 12 9:31.87
ALEX LODEWICK 11 9:33.27
CONNOR MCGHEE 11 9:44.36
SAM SMITH 12 9:53.53
FINN JORDAN 12 9:53.86
MAXON COOK 9 9:56.00
BLAKE WEBSTER 11 10:00.84
HARDY DOLGE 12 10:16.00
BARON WALSH 10 10:25.68
HENRY JAFFE 10 10:44.99
ALEJANDRO CANALES 12 10:42.93
ALEX THOMASSON 10 10:43.79
TYLER NGO 10 10:45.47
PAULO TRENTO 10:45.91
MAX MARINO 10 10:56.76
CALE ANDERSON 10 10:59.27
SIDDHARTH IYER 9 11:07.72
JOEY FLOYD 10 11:26.34
ETHAN CHO 12 11:28.45
TOBY BARTON 11 11:29.05
CHASE KIVELSON 10 11:34.14
SANTIAGO JORDAN 10 11:39.42
JUSTIN WANG 12 11:49.14
CHRISTIAN PRIZEMAN 10 11:55.72
JACQUES TSENG 9 11:56.21
RYAN LEE 10 12:05.57
RUSSELL WANG 9 12:12.54
ANDREW DONG 9 12:15.56
ALESSANDRO PAOLIERI 11 12:15.85
ALEX SHRAUGER 10 12:17.85
COLE HICKEY 10 12:26.43
CASEY DOW 11 16:46.89
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


   
   
   
   
   
   


 

GIRLS' RESULTS:

ELLIE BUCKLEY 11 10:32.85
SHEA VOLKMER 10 10:59.11
MAKENA WEBERSKI 10 11:10.69
DAISEY PENNEY 10 11:28.00
CAROLINE MCCOOL 11 11:29.92
QUINN GUTHRIE 11 11:38.02
ANGENIE LIEBEN 12 11:52.32
SLOAN PULLEN 9 12:03.01
BRYN HOBER 11 12:33.18
MIA LAWRENCE 10 12:58.60
HAELEE CHUNG 12 13:28.33
SOPHIA HARJU 12 13:59.86
CAMILLE YABU 11 14:01.43
NIA HO 10 14:02.87
EMILY HATCH 11 14:16.61
NATALIE TSENG 11 14:32.58
NATALIE FALSAFI 10 14:44.16
MOLLY STROHMEYER 11 15:14.96
MARCELLA MONOPOLI 9 15:31.10
SYDNIE FOSSEN 10 16:03.20
LILY JONES 11 16:23.55
TATUM MARSHALL 9 16:35.14