2011 state meet evaluation -- new school records

1st time all-state selections (girls):

Berkeley (N.C.S., d. 1) -- 9th pl. (Abdo Diribe, gr. 9, 0:18:14; previous school best 58th)

Beverly Hills (S.S., d. 3) -- 6th pl. (Sydney Segal, gr. 11, 0:17:53) & 8th pl. (Brianna Simmons, gr. 12, 0:18:14; no previous school participation).

Dos Pueblos (S.S., d. 2) -- 10th pl. (Abdi Zerrenner, gr. 10, 0:18:02; previous school best 26th)

Holy Names (S.S., d. 5) -- 8th pl. (Julia Gullikson, gr. 12, 0:18:54; previous school best 35th)

Monterey (C.C.S., d. 3) -- 9th pl. (Anna Welsh, gr. 12, 0:18:15; previous school best 26th)

Vista Murrieta (S.S., d. 1) -- 4th pl. (Erika Reddish, gr. 12, 0:17:59; previous school best 19th)

1st time all-state selections (boys):

Albany (N.C.S., d. 3) -- 8th pl. (Nolan Tonkyn, gr. 12, 0:15:42; previous school best 37th)

Cathedral (los Angeles) (S.S., d. 3) -- 9th pl. (Adam Avila, gr. 12, 0:15:42; previous school best 35th)

Godinez (S.S., d. 2) -- 9th pl. (Jose Peneloza, gr. 11, 0:15:34; no previous school participation)

Harvard-Westlake (S.S., d. 4) -- 6th pl. (Aaron Toledo, gr. 12, 0:15:47; previous school best 13th)

Marin Academy (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 9th pl. (Trevor Reinhart, gr. 9, 0:16:00; previous school best 31st)

Marina (Huntington Beach) (S.S., d. 1) -- 5th pl. (Richie Soto, gr. 11, 0:15:18; no previous school participation)

Sonoma Valley (N.C.S., d. 3) -- 6th pl. (Alex Conner, gr. 12, 0:15:37; previous school best 29th)

Stockdale (C.S., d. 1) -- 8th pl. (Cameron Miller, gr. 12, 0:15:23; previous school best 42nd)

Tesoro (S.S., d. 2) -- 4th pl. (Kyler Fisk, gr. 12, 0:15:22; no previous school participation)

Whittier (S.S., d. 1) -- 7th pl. (Aaron Mora, gr. 12, 0:15:23; previous school best 29th)

William J. Knight (S.S., d. 1) -- 3rd pl. (Bryan Guijarro, gr. 12, 0:15:14; previous school best 23rd)

new school records (girls):

Adrian Wilcox (C.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:18:59 (Lalida Maokhamphiou, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:00)

Alma Heights Christian (C.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:21:15 (Brittany Deckman, gr. 9; no previous record) Amador Valley (N.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:18:03 (Jena Pianin, gr. 11; previous record 0:19:01) Aptos (C.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:17:46 (Nikki Hiltz, gr. 11; previous record 0:18:10) Berkeley (N.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:18:14 (Abdo Diribe, gr. 9; previous record 0:19:30) Beverly Hills (S.S., d. 3) -- 0:17:53 (Sydney Segal, gr. 11; no previous record) Bonita (S.S., d. 3)-- 0:18:44 (Marissa Scott, gr. 11; previous record 0:18:49) Bradshaw Christian (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:21:35 (Morgan Breipohl, gr. 10; no previous record) the Branson (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:17:52 (Julia Maxwell, gr. 10; previous record 0:18:52). Buchanan (C.S., d. 1) -- 0:17:27 (Hagen Reedy, gr. 11; previous record 0:17:33) Bullard (C.S., d. 1) -- 0:18:15 (Ali Teliha, gr. 11; previous record 0:18:23) Chatsworth (l.A.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:19:47 (Giselle Masedo, gr. 9; previous record 0:20:21) Chula Vista (S.D.S., d. 1) -- 0:19:24 (Mariza Diaz, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:26) Classical Academy (S.D.S., d. 5) -- 0:22:13 (Stephanie Moore, gr. 11; no previous record) Colony (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:18:02 (Xochitl Navarette, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:34) Desert Christian (Lancaster) (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:19:24 (Emily Kennedy, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:31) Dos Pueblos (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:18:02 (Abdi Zerrenner, gr. 10; previous record 0:19:40) East Bakersfield (C.S., d. 2) -- 0:18:55 (Sydney Roman, gr. 11; previous record 0:19:06) Edison (Fresno) (C.S., d. 2) -- 0:19:43 (Korey Jones, gr. 10; previous record 0:19:45) el Camino Fundamental (Sacramento) (S.J.S., d. 3) -- 0:18:41 (Neysa Mains, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:03) el Molino (N.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:18:04 (Nicole Lane, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:29) el Segundo (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:18:54 (Anna Farello, gr. 11; previous record 0:19:17) Enochs (S.J.S., d. 1) -- 0:18:26 (Faith Makau, gr. 11; no previous record) Firebaugh (C.S., d. 4) -- 0:19:28 (Blanca Hernandez, gr. 12; previous record 0:20:06) Flintridge Preparatory (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:19:32 (Kate Evans, gr. 10; previous record 0:19:40) Foresthill (S.J.S., d. 5) -- 0:21:26 (Kelsey Zoller, gr. 12; previous record 0:23:25) Fort Bragg (N.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:19:46 (Alexandra Sciocchetti, gr. 12; previous record 0:20:01) Gridley (N.S., d. 4) -- 0:20:42 (Averie Roberts, gr. 11; previous record 0:21:18) Harbor Teacher Academy (l.A.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:20:29 (Gabriela Meza, gr. 11; previous record 0:21:35) Henry M. Gunn (C.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:17:56 (Sarah Robinson, gr. 10; previous record 0:18:08) Holy Names (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:54 (Julia Gullikson, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:45) Horizon (S.D.S., d. 5) -- 0:23:05 (Abigail Kineston, gr. 9; no previous record) Independence (Bakersfield) (C.S., d. 3) -- 0:20:27 (Shayla Rusell, gr. 12; previous record 0:20:39) James Logan (N.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:19:00 (Sarah Perrin, gr. 11; previous record 0:19:10) John W. North (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:17:39 (Mariel Mendoza, gr. 12; previous record 0:17:54) Kipp King Collegiate (O.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:21:25 (Kelly Navarro, gr. 9; no previous record) Linfield Christian (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:59 (Jackie Crowther, gr. 9; previous record 0:20:22) los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (l.A.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:20:50 (Layla Masotta, gr. 10; previous record 0:22:37) Mammoth (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:19:22 (Jody Meads, gr. 9; previous record 0:19:43) Manteca (S.J.S., d. 3) -- 0:19:52 (Harleen Pabla, gr. 10; previous record 0:20:51) Marina (Huntington Beach) (S.S., d. 1) -- 0:17:32 (Laura Hollander, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:41) Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista) (S.D.S., d. 4) -- 0:21:38 (Mallory Davenport, gr. 12; no previous record) Mayfield (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:19:17 (Lauren Joseph, gr. 11; previous record 0:19:31) Millenium Charter (S.J.S., d. 5) -- 0:21:53 (Anneliese Bradley, gr. 10; no previous record) Mission (S.F.C.S., d. 3) -- 21:19 (Maria Weverka, gr. 11; no previous record) Mission Vista (S.D.S., d. 4) -- 0:21:36 (Danielle Osborn, gr. 9; no previous record) Modoc (N.S., d. 5) -- 0:20:35 (Ashley Hoy, gr. 11; previous record 0:20:57) Monta Vista (Cupertino) (C.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:19:00 (Jenny Xu, gr. 9; previous record 0:19:05) Monte Vista (Spring Valley) (S.D.S., d. 2) -- 0:18:22 (Emily Lopez, gr. 11; previous record 0:19:13) Monterey (C.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:18:15 (Anna Welsh, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:51) Newport Harbor (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:17:49 (Paige Tennison, gr. 11; previous record 0:17:50) Oakmont (S.J.S., d. 3) -- 0:17:20 (Karlie Garcia, gr. 11; previous record 0:17:52) Oroville (N.S., d. 3) -- 0:18:55 (Julie Finn, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:26) Otay Ranch (S.D.S., d. 1) -- 0:18:07 (Carina Gillespie, gr. 11; no previous record) Pacific Collegiate (C.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:20:22 (Morgan Green, gr. 10; previous record 0:21:48) Pacific Grove (C.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:19:38 (Michelle Watkins, gr. 9; previous record 0:20:32) Pacific Ridge (S.D.S., d. 5) -- 0:19:30 (Delaney Miller, gr. 10; previous recrod 0:20:27) Patrick Henry (S.D.S., d. 1) -- 0:18:59 (Hannah Kay, gr. 11; previous record 0:20:00) Piner (N.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:19:33 (Kyra Johnson, gr. 12; previous record 0:20:12) Pinewood (C.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:19:45 (Nicole Colonna, gr. 9; previous record 0:20:11) Polytechnic (Pasadena) (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:59 (Evan Gancedo, gr. 10; previous record 0:19:38) Redondo Union (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:17:54 (Lyndsey Mull, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:02) River Valley (Yuba City) (S.J.S., d. 2) -- 0:21:50 (Leanne Jarvis, gr. 10; no previous record) Robert Fulton College Preparatory (l.A.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:20:30 (Ana Vargas, gr. 10; previous record 0:21:29) Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic (Watsonville) (C.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:20:48 (Alexandra Young, gr. 12; previous record 0:20:54) Saint Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:19:29 (Kimberly Avalos; gr. 11; previous record 0:20:25) Saint Mary's College (Berkeley) (N.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:18:07 (Spencer Moore, gr. 10; previous record 0:18:15) San Benito (C.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:18:28 (Vanessa Estrada, gr. 11; previous record 0:18:44) San Ramon Valley (N.C.S., d. 2) -- 0:18:05 (Christine Bayliss, gr. 9; previous record 0:18:49) Sanger (C.S., d. 2) -- 0:19:26 (Megan Osten, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:39) Santa Cruz (C.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:18:49 (Mimi Eckhardt, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:55) Santa Ynez Valley Union (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:18:42 (Jessica Meyers, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:16) Scotts Valley (C.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:17:46 (Vanessa Fraser, gr. 11; previous record 0:17:56) Sierra Pacific (C.S., d. 5) -- 0:21:35 (Korey Domingos, gr. 10; no previous record) Sonora (Sonora) (S.J.S., d. 4) -- 0:19:09 (Samantha Smith, gr. 11; previous record 0:19:11) Soquel (C.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:18:03 (Kaila Gibson, gr. 9; previous record 0:18:50) South Pasadena (S.S., d. 3) -- 0:18:48 (Helena van Loan, gr. 10; previous record 0:19:33) Steele Canyon (S.D.S., d. 2) -- 0:19:22 (Madison Nocon, gr. 12; previous record 0:20:13) Templeton (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:18:02 (Savannah Camacho, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:29) Tesoro (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:18:33 (Emily Scharmann, gr. 11; previous record 0:18:34) the Thacher (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:45 (Melanie Reimer, gr. 11; previous record 0:18:58) Thurgood Marshall (Compton) -- 0:19:07 (Vanessa Herrera, gr. 12; no previous record) Tokay (S.J.S., d. 1) -- 0:19:20 (Haley Kroll, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:23) Tranquility (C.S., d. 5) -- 0:21:56 (Arias Guadalupe, gr. 10; previous record 0:22:59) Tulare Union (C.S., d. 2) -- 0:19:04 (Celina Vera, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:31) Victory Christian (S.J.S., d. 5) -- 0:21:31 (Eleah Miner, gr. 12; previous record 0:21:45) Viewpoint (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:19:39 (Nicki Maslan, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:54) Vintage (S.J.S., d. 1) -- 0:19:09 (MacKenzie Mills, gr. 11; no previous record) Vista del Lago (Folsom) (S.J.S., d. 3) -- 0:17:34 (Madeleien Ankhelyi, gr. 11; previous record 0:18:07) Vista Murrieta (S.S., d. 1) -- 0:17:59 (Erika Reddish, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:10) Westmoor (C.C.S., d. 2) -- 0:19:19 (Kylie Goo, gr. 11; no previoius record) Whittier Christian (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:17:58 (Kellian Hunt, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:08) Woodlake (C.S., d. 4) -- 0:20:31 (Leticia Garcia, gr. 11; previous record 0:21:25) Woodside Priory (C.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:27 (Kat Gregory, gr. 12; previous record 0:19:17) new school records (boys): Academia Avance (l.A.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:20 (Guillermo Lopez, gr. 11; no previous record) Albany (N.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:42 (Nolan Tonkyn, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:54) Andrew P. Hill (C.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:40 (Miguel Vasquez, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:05) Aragon (C.C.S., d. 2) -- 0:16:11 (Rory Beyer, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:19) Athenian (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:16:39 (Gabriel Elliott, gr. 10; previous record 0:17:33) Bella Vista (S.J.S., d 2) -- 0:16:22 (Phelan McKinney, gr. 12 & Kyle Roux, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:25) Bishop Mora Salesian (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:16:00 (Angel Barranco, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:20) Buena Park (S.S., d. 3) -- 0:16:46 (Gilbert Solorza, gr. 11; no previous record) Calvary Christian Academy (Chula Vista) (S.D.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:05 (Christian Quidang, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:14) Campolindo (N.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:20 (Thomas Joyce, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:31) Carlsbad (S.D.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:38 (Christian Freeman, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:05) Cathedral (los Angeles) (S.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:42 (Adam Avila, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:44) Cloverdale (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:16:21 (Joe Carrillo, gr. 12; no previous record) Clovis North (C.S., d. 2) -- 0:16:31 (Conner Nolen, gr. 10; previous record 0:16:35) Crystal Springs Uplands (C.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:16:58 (Jake Kohn, gr. 12; previous record 0:17:17) Damien (S.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:40 (Tom Ebiner, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:47) del Norte (San Diego) (S.D.S., d. 3) -- 0:16:37 (Spencer Hoffman, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:48) del Oro (S.J.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:42 (Trevor Stephens, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:01) Desert Christian (Lancaster) (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:15:51 (Scott Acton, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:05) Etna (N.S., d. 5) -- 0:15:53 (John Whelan, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:19) Fairfax (l.A.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:16:29 (Robert Amador, gr. 12; no previous record) Francis Parker (S.D.S., d. 4) -- 0:15:54 (Duncan Tomlin, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:26) Godinez (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:15:34 (Jose Peneloza, gr. 11; no previous record) Harvard-Westlake (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:15:47 (Aaron Toledo, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:02) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:16:33 (Kyle Willis, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:47) la Costa Canyon (S.D.S., d. 2) -- 0:15:03 (Darren Fahy, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:13) Lowell (S.F.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:16:25 (William Chen, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:26) Mammoth (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:15:57 (Toby Qualls, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:04) Maranatha (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:15:40 (Kyle Bueckert, gr. 11; previous record 0:15:59) Marina (Huntington Beach) (S.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:18 (Richie Soto, gr. 11; no previous record) Miramonte (N.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:59 (Tyler Hanson, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:01) Monache (C.S., d. 2) -- 0:16:28 (Jorge Ceballos, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:59) Monta Vista (Cupertino) (C.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:37 (Kevin Bishop, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:41) Norte Vista (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:15:37 (Omar Caro, gr. 11; previous record 0:15:58) Otay Ranch (S.D.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:30 (Steven Martinez, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:47) Palisades Charter (l.A.C.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:37 (Grant Stromberg, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:43) Piner (N.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:28 (Luis Luna, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:32) Providence Christian (N.S., d. 5) -- 0:17:28 (Hoffman Tucker, gr. 11; previous record 0:17:41) Ramona (Ramona) (S.D.S., d. 2) -- 0:15:10 (Dylan Blankenbaker, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:28) Rancho Cucamonga (S.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:12 (Luis Gutierrez, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:17) Redding Christian (N.S., d. 5) -- 0:16:58 (Jeff Krantz, gr. 12; previous record 0:17:15) Ripon (S.J.S., d. 4) -- 0:16:32 (Ryan Torres, gr. 11; previous record 0:17:17) Robert Fulton College Preparatory (l.A.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:17:54 (Isaias Lopez, gr. 12; previous record 0:18:34) Rolling Hills Preparatory (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:16:26 (Brandon Cohen, gr. 12; no previous record) Saint Bonaventure (S.S., d. 4) -- 0:16:17 (Anthony Allen, gr. 12; tied previous record) Saint John Bosco (S.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:11 (Danny Martinez, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:19) Saint Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:15:45 (Nick Ratto, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:09) Saint Margaret's Episcopal (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:15:28 (Billy Gaudreau, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:39) San Francisco University (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:15:44 (Connor Clark, gr. 11; previous record 0:15:55) San Ramon Valley (N.C.S., d. 2) -- 0:15:27 (Parker Deuel, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:42) Shafter (C.S., d. 3) -- 0:16:08 (Angel Gil, gr. 11; previous record 0:16:21) Sir Francis Drake (N.C.S., d. 4) -- 0:15:20 (John Lawson, gr. 11; previous record 0:15:51) Sonoma Academy (N.C.S., d. 5) -- 0:16:58 (Jax Reiff, gr. 11; previous record 0:17:32) Sonoma Valley (N.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:37 (Alex Conner, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:18) Stockdale (C.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:23 (Cameron Miller, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:46) Tesoro (S.S., d. 2) -- 0:15:22 (Kyler Fisk, gr. 12; no previous record) the Bishop's (la Jolla) (S.D.S., d. 4) -- 0:15:44 (Will Wilde Botta, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:50) Tioga (S.J.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:10 (Matt Spring, gr. 10; previous record 0:18:27) University Preparatory (Fresno) (C.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:46 (Spencer Brown, gr. 12; no previous record) Valley Christian (San Jose) (C.C.S., d. 3) -- 0:16:02 (Sean Davis, gr. 12; no previous record) Victory Christian (S.J.S., d. 5) -- 0:16:11 (Neilson Powless, gr. 9; previous record 0:18:25) Vista del Lago (Folsom) (S.J.S., d. 3) -- 0:16:25 (Zach Jaeger, gr. 11; no previous record) West Torrance (S.S., d. 3) -- 0:15:52 (Michael Nakahara, gr. 11; prevous record 0:16:01) Whitney (Rocklin) (S.J.S., d. 3) -- 0:16:16 (Ryan Hodgens, gr. 11; no previous record) Whittier (S.S., d .1) -- 0:15:23 (Aaron Mora, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:17) William J. Knight (S.S., d. 1) -- 0:15:14 (Bryan Guijarro, gr. 12; previous record 0:15:28) Woodland Christian (S.J.S., d. 5) -- 0:18:10 (Samuel England, gr. 11; no previous record) Xavier College Preparatory (S.S., d. 5) -- 0:16:12 (Tommy Paz, gr. 12; previous record 0:16:35) Yerba Buena (C.C.S., d. 2) -- 0:16:30 (Eduardo Garibay, gr. 11; no previous record)

review -- French cyclotourism: countryside riding

Though I ride defensively and obsessively obey traffic laws, I have had a rough go of it in the U.S. Nothing more serious than the occasional fractured bone, a lot of lacerated skin, a ruined helmet here and there and a violent balletic thrust over a car door, but also a lot of panic misses and wtfs with drivers and infrastructure (pot-holes and cracks especially). So it was in France that I was prepared for the same. Given the self-congratulatory declarations in the U.S. that drivers in other countries are much worse, I was even prepared for things to be even more harrowing. It was not to be. France has generally included the bicycle in its infrastructure and, perhaps, the bicycle is in the consciousness of the typical French driver more so than in that of the U.S. driver. It is tempting to believe, too, that the typical French vehicle, which weighs no more than a megagram and is relatively low to the ground, puts the bicycle more in the line of sight of the driver.

Though the cities could be harrowing, sometimes due to aggressive driving and sometimes due to infrastructure hacked in after-the-fact, nearly all the cities we went through had clearly marked bicycle lanes, often separated from traffic and often contiguous. This is certainly a work in progress, but one that the French seemed to be taking seriously. Suburbs were even better, probably because the infrastructure was less-often hacked-in. Where the French really shine, though, is in the rural areas.

France has a fairly rigid hierarchy of roads, which makes the job of determining cycle routes much easier -- one knows from a quick glance of the map the amount of traffic to expect, the width of the shoulder and the number of lanes.

"A" roads:  non-starters. Traffic flows at 120km/h and, anyway, bicycles aren't allowed on them.

"D" roads, of which there are three unofficial categories. On Michelin maps, these are red, yellow and white. Any self-respecting road map will show these distinctions in one color combo or another:

 - red: these roads are heavily trafficked and scary as hell. On the occasion that we were forced onto such a road, we were mostly met with respectful drivers and a wide shoulder (up to 2m), but on a 4-lane highway with tractor-trailers barreling at 100km/h that is little solace. Red "D" roads nearly always save vast amounts of time -- they're shorter, flatter and the asphalt is in better condition -- but we went far, far out of our way to avoid them.

 -yellow: despite our preference for white roads, sometimes those roads don't connect together without a little help from yellow roads. Though cars travel much faster than on white roads and the roads often had shoulders of less than 10cm, they were much less trafficked than red roads. Given the respect afforded by French drivers -- they slowed down and gave the legally-enforced 1,5m berth -- we were always comfortable on yellow roads. Infrastructure, particularly the thoroughness of distance markers, was substantially better on yellow roads. The markers usually gave the name of the road, distance to the next town, distance from the last town and the km itself.  All of this was extremely helpful, particularly when we were puzzling over our maps. If the road was on a climb, these markers also gave percent grade for the next km, the distance to the top of the climb and the altitude. Generally this level of granularity was given on climbs above 500m elevation (often 700m) and with a grade of at least 4%.

 -white: these roads were our bread and jam. We went out of our way -- sometimes adding hundreds of vertical meters of climbing and tens of kilometers of riding -- to stay on them. These roads sometimes made it difficult to follow a prescribed route because so many other white roads intersect with them, but French infrastructure is phenomenal, so even on these roads every km was marked. Sometimes this was only a number painted on the road (usually more), but it was plenty to allow us to keep ourselves oriented. These roads rarely have shoulders and typically have no lane markings, but cars drive slow on them and nearly always give well over the 1,5m minimum car-cyclist passing distance. A huge advantage of white roads is what you get to see: meadows, small small villages, horses out to pasture, undisturbed views of mountains and valleys, wildlife and lots of cow-poop -- since there are so few cars, the roads are used as cattle trails. Riding in the rain in such circumstances...well...one keeps one's mouth closed.

"C" roads & "Z" roads: these roads are very rare. "C" roads are mostly back roads into villages. "Z" roads were supposed to have been phased out long ago, but we came across one here and there. They are side roads to the back roads. Regardless, they are a good way to get an occasional short cut into a village or to another road. They have no km markings and they're often only 2m wide with no shoulder. They sometimes don't even appear on maps. As such, they're mostly roads for locals who know the area well.

review -- French cyclotourism: internet access

Between 2011 July and 2011 September, my partner and I did a 3 300km bicycle tour of southern France. The below is a review of a product that we used during that tour.

My partner and I had great difficulty getting onto the internet during our tour. This was not due to France being out of date but rather to our being out of date -- we had no electronic devices, much less anything that could hook into a wireless network. Heading in we envisioned planning our routes and keeping up with the world would be a simple matter of going to libraries and internet cafes. This proved misguided and, though our "French" was improving quickly, it was difficult to plan our routes well based on conversations. In the final weeks this was no longer true -- we took recommendations freely -- but there were some rough patches in the first several weeks in which we took routes ill-suited to cycle-touring

wireless networks: Southern France has nearly ubiquitous free wireless access, even in countryside villages. If you have facility for taking a wireless device, I advise taking it.

libraries: not as common as one might think in such a bibliophilic nation and often open for less than 3 days/week and less than 10h/week. In many villages there was no library at all. In some villages the libraries were closed for the month of August and, occasionally, for the whole of the summer. When we did find a library, they occasionally did not have computers. Those that did have computers (the vast majoirty) had a range of policies regarding internet access. Twice we were refused access because we were not card-holders. Be prepared to pay 2 Euros/h - 5 Euros/h, to do all of your work in less than 1h, & to surrender your passport.

internet cafes: These are an anachronism. There are occasional "gaming" cafes, but only in the bigger cities. Tourist offices are good about knowing where they are.

campgrounds: campgrounds usually had free wireless access. Some of the larger campgrounds along the Atlantic coast charged for wireless access, but generally campgrounds of all types (municipal and private) provided free wireless access. The occasional campground provided hardware for a fee comparable to that of libraries (2 Euros/h - 5 Euros/h).

hostels: Nearly all FUAJ (Federation Unie des Auberges de Jeunesse) hostels have free wireless access. The Pau-Gelos hostel (http://www.fuaj.org/Pau-Gelos) was the best hostel at which we stayed, in part because it had a computer room that one could access free-of-charge 24/7/52. This allowed us to plan our route for the next several weeks, and to do so at our leisure. Be forewarned that Pau gets a little muggy in the summer and the hostel does not have climate control. The computer room suffers the most in such conditions. Other hostels, such as Grenoble and Toulouse, had one or two computers with a slow connection. These connections made planning very difficult. Other hostels had no computers available, others charged.

In future travels, we will take a wireless device with us that has pre-loaded maps on it. Presumably wireless access will be even more widespread in France in future and devices faster, more durable and lighter with longer battery life. As it is, assuming a built-in camera, a wireless device would have saved us over 200g and 400ml.

2011 state meet evaluation -- historical perspective

boys teams (overall):
-The fastest teams, Trabuco Hills and Arcadia, were 11th & 14th fastest of all time. They were the only 2 teams to finish with a sigma* < -1,96. Compared to recent years, this was a relatively low yield (there were 7 in 2010, 5 in 2009, and 5 in 2008). They were also the only 2 teams to finish in the 99th percentile. There had been 6 in 2010, 3 in 2009, and 5 in 2008.

girls teams (overall):
-Saugus ran the 13th fastest time of all-time. No teams finished with a sigma* z = < -1,96. Four teams finished within the 99th percentile, Saugus (S.S., 1:31:52), la Costa Canyon (S.D.S., 1:32:02), Redondo Union (S.S., 1:32:19) and Simi Valley (S.S., 1:32:25).

boys individuals (overall):
-17 boys ran well enough to be in the 99th percentile (15:23), 15 to be in z = < -1.96 (15:22).

girls individuals (overall):
-17 girls ran well enough to be in the 99th percentile (0:17:55), 25 to be in z = < -1.96 (0:17:56). Sarah Baxter (Simi Valley) ran the 10th fastest time of all-time (0:17:08, record by Julia Stamps, gr. 12, Santa Rosa, N.C.S., d. 1, 0:16:43).

*to account for the heavy loading to the right side of the curve, all sigmas in these statistics are set to the median, not the mean

boys teams (d. 1):
-Trabuco Hills (S.S., 1:18:12) and Arcadia (S.S., 1:18:19) ran the 9th and 12th fastest d. 1 times of all-time.

girls teams (d. 1):
-The fastest teams ran the 28th - 30th fastest times of all time (San Clemente, Vista Murrieta, Marina (Huntington Beach)), all between 1:33:39 & 1:33:51. Before 2007 these would have all been top 10 times.

boys individual (d. 1):
-The typical d. 1 race has a median time of 0:16:45. The 2011 median was 0:16:36, the 7th fastest year on record. The record, 0:16:18, was set in 2010. The class breakdown was very close to historical norms (4,3% gr. 09, 16,5% gr. 10, 34,0% gr. 11, 45,2% gr. 12). Only the gr. 11 class was slower than historical norms (0:16:39 v. 0:16:46).

girls individual (d. 1):

-

boys teams (d. 2):
-Golden Valley (S.S., 1:19:05) and la Costa Canyon (S.D.S., 1:19:26) ran the 6th & 12th fastest d. 2 times of all-time, respectively.

girls teams (d. 2):
-Saugus (S.S., 1:31:52), la Costa Canyon (S.D.S., 1:32:02), Redondo Union (S.S., 1:32:19) and Simi Valley (S.S., 1:32:25) ran the 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th fastest d. 2 times of all-time. Saugus holds 4 of the top 6 times and the S.S. 9 of the top 10.

boys individual (d. 2):

-The typical d. 2 race has a median time of 0:16:53. The 2011 median was 0:16:37, the 3rd fastest year on record. The record median, 0:16:36, was set in 2009 & 2010. The gr. 10 class was under-representated in 2011 (11,5% of the field v. the typical 18,2%) and the gr. 11 class over-represented (39,9% v. the typical 32,8%). All classes out-performed historical norms. The gr. 9 class was most impressive, over 2,3% faster than historical norms (0:16:58 v. the typical 0:17:22). 2011 was generally the 1st - 3rd fastest d. 2 race in history for places 100 - 140. 

girls individual (d. 2):

-

boys teams (d. 3):

-Saint John Bosco (S.S., 1:19:16) and Palos Verdes (S.S., 1:19:34) ran the 5th & 7th fastest d. 3 times of all-time, respectively. Campolindo (N.C.S., 1:20:36) ran the 15th fastest time of all-time.

girls teams (d. 3):

-Palos Verdes (S.S., 1:33:27), Vista del Lago (Folsom) (S.J.S., 1:33:53) and Campolindo (N.C.S., 1:34:03) ran the 9th, 10th & 12th fastest d. 3 times of all-time. This is the S.J.S.'s first appearance in the top 10 of d. 3.

boys individual (d. 3):
-The medians in d. 3 are typically in line with the overall median at the state-meet -- 0:17:09. The 2011 median was 0:17:04, tied for 6th fastest all-time. The record median, 0:16:42, was set in 2010. The gr. 9 & gr. 10 classes were under-representated in 2011 (4,8% & 13,9%) and the gr. 11 & gr. 12 classes over-represented (34,6% & 46,6%). The gr. 9 class underperformed (0:18:18), the gr. 10 & gr. 11 classes performed at par (0:17:21 & 0:17:09) and the gr. 12 class ran very well (0:16:49 v. a historical norm of 0:16:56).

girls individual (d. 3):

-

boys teams (d. 4):

-Yreka (N.S., 1:22:20) ran the 12th fastest d. 4 time of all-time.

girls teams (d. 4):

-San Lorenzo Valley (C.C.S., 1:35:52) ran the 2nd fastest d. 4 time of all-time. Harvard-Westlake (S.S., 1:36:14) and JSerra (S.S., 1:36:30) ran the 8th & 10th fastest d. 4 times of all-time. The S.S. now has 7 of the top 10 times.

boys individual (d. 4):

-The historical median in d. 4 is 0:17:30. The 2011 median was 0:17:25, 7th fastest all-time. The record median, 0:17:09, was set in 1999. The gr. 9 & gr. 10 classes were under-representated in 2011 (6,1% & 18,3%) and the gr. 11 & gr. 12 classes over-represented (34,0% & 41,6%). The gr. 9 class underperformed (0:18:16 v. a historical norm of 0:18:00), the gr. 11 class ran very well (0:17:23 v. a historical norm of 0:17:29).

girls individual (d. 4):

-

boys teams (d. 5):

-Saint Margaret's Episcopal (S.S., 1:20:32) ran the fastest d. 5 time of all-time. Desert Christian (Lancaster) (S.S., 1:23:08) and Saint Joseph Notre Dame (N.C.S., 1:23:08) tied for the 8th fastest d. 5 time of all-time.

girls teams (d. 5):

-San Francisco University (N.C.S., 1:36:39) ran the 2nd fastest d. 5 time of all-time. This gives S.F.U. 6 of the 10 fastest times in d. 5 girls. Xavier College Preparatory (S.S., 1:39:34) ran the 13th fastest time. 

boys individual (d. 5):

-The historical median in d. 5 is 0:18:12. The 2011 median was also 0:18:12, 10th fastest all-time. The record median, 0:17:56, was set in 1996. The gr. 9 class was vastly under-representated compared to historical norms (8,8% v. 12,5%) and the gr. 11 classes over-represented (37,4% & 31,9%). The gr. 9 class was the only class to out-perform historical norms (0:18:28 v. a d. 5 gr. 9 historical norm of 0:19:06).

girls individual (d. 5):

-

boys teams (C.C.S.):

-The best performance of the C.C.S. was that of Crystal Springs Uplands, which ran the 2nd fastest C.C.S. d. 5 of all-time (1:27:26). 

-Bellarmine College Preparatory (d. 1) and San Lorenzo Valley (d. 4) each ran the 4th fastest C.C.S. divisional time of all time (B.C.P. ran 1:20:48, S.L.V. 1:23:12). 

-B.C.P.'s time was also 7th fastest for all divisions in C.C.S. history.

girls teams (C.C.S.):

-Aptos (d. 3) ran the 2nd fastest C.C.S. time ever (1:34:35), San Lorenzo Valley (d. 4) ran the 7th fastest (1:35:52).
-San Lorenzo Valley ran the fastest d. 4 time in C.C.S. history. Scott's Valley ran the 5th fastest (1:39:08).
-Aptos's time put it 16th best all-time for all d. 3 schools in the state.
-Aptos ran the 2nd fastest C.C.S. d. 3 time of all-time.

boys individuals (C.C.S.):

overall: Aubrey Myjer (Mountain View (Mountain View) ran the 5th fastest C.C.S. time of all-time (0:15:15, record by Rowe, Mountain View (Mountain View), 2008, 0:15:03).

gr. 9: Steven Sum (Saratoga) ran the 5th fastest C.C.S. gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:11, record by Jason Balkman, Lynbrook, 1991, 0:15:37). 

gr. 11: Richard Ho (Leland) ran the 9th fastest C.C.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:33, record by Rowe, 2008, 0:15:03).

gr. 12: Aubrey Myjer (Mountain View (Mountain View) ran the 3rd fastest C.C.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:15, record by Rowe, 2009, 0:15:06)

d. 1: Mark Vingralek (Carlmont) ran the 2nd fastest C.C.S. d. 1 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:34, record by Adrian Webb, Bellarmine C. P., 1992, 0:16:30).
Miguel Vasquez (Andrew P. Hill) ran the 3rd fastest C.C.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:40, record by Brett Gotcher, Aptos, 2000, 0:15:31), Yohaness Estifanos (Milpitas) the 5th fastest (0:15:42).
Kevin Bishop (Monta Vista (Cupertino)) ran the 6th fastest C.C.S. d. 1 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:37, record by Jason Balkman, Lynbrook, 1994, 0:15:15).

d. 2: Chris Foster (los Gatos) ran the 4th fastest C.C.S. d. 2 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:44, record by Richard Ho, Leland, 2009, 0:16:11).
Richard Ho (Leland) ran the 5th fastest C.C.S. d. 2 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:33, record by Rowe, 2008, 0:15:03).
Aubrey Myjer (Mountain View (Mountain View) ran the 3rd fastest C.C.S. d. 2 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:15, record by Rowe, 2009, 0:15:06)

d. 3: Steven Sum (Saratoga) ran the 3rd fastest C.C.S. d. 3 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:11, record by Balkman, 1991, 0:15:37).

d. 4: Randy Sosa (Greenfield) ran the 5th fastest C.C.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:16:00, record by Tyre Johnson, Palma, 2007, 0:15:38), Cody Johnson (San Lorenzo Valley) the 7th (0:16:04). 
Sam Hales (King City) ran the 9th fastest C.C.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:55, record by Alex Dunn, San Lorenzo Valley, 2003, 0:15:24), Mitch Martin (Half Moon Bay) tied for the 10th (0:16:04). 

d. 5: Preston Lam (Crystal Springs Uplands) ran the 10th fastest C.C.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:33, record by Robbie Knorr, Valley Christian (Dublin), 2004, 0:16:17). 
Jake Kohn (Crystal Springs Uplands) ran the 10th fastest C.C.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:16:58, record by Knorr, 2006, 0:15:49). 

girls individuals (C.C.S.):

overall: Nikki Hiltz, gr. 11 (Aptos, d. 3) and Vanessa Fraser, gr. 11 (Scotts Valley, d. 4) tied for the 5th fastest C.C.S. time of all-time (0:17:46, record by Jessie Petersen, 12, Carlmont, d. 3, 2010, 0:17:34).

gr. 9: Kaila Gibson (Soquel, d. 3) ran the 2nd fastest C.C.S. gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:03, record by Anna Maxwell, San Lorenzo Valle [SLV] y, d. 3, 2010, 0:17:55). 

gr. 10: Sarah Robinson (Henry M. Gunn) tied the fastest C.C.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:56, equal record by Vanessa Fraser, Scotts Valley, d. 4, 0:17:56), Anna Maxwell (San Lorenzo Valley) ran the 4th fastest (0:18:06). 

gr. 11: Hiltz and Fraser tied each other for the 3rd fastest C.C.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:46, record by Alejandra Barrientos, SLV, d. 3, 1999, 0:17:37)

d. 1: Jenny Xu (Monta Vista (Cupertino)) ran the 4th fastest C.C.S. d. 1 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:19:00, record by Petersen, 2007, 0:18:42), Katie Foug (Palo Alto) the 10th fastest (0:19:30).

Robinson ran the fastest C.C.S. d. 1 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:56, previous record by Petersen, 2008, 0:18:01).

Vanessa Estrada (San Benito) ran the 3rd fastest C.C.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:28, record by Beth Bartholomew, Fremont (Sunnyvale), 1988, 0:18:18).

Sarah Schreck (Carlmont) tied for the 6th fastest C.C.S. d. 1 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:40, record by Petersen, 2001, 0:17:34).

d. 3: Yulisa Abundis (Aptos) ran the 7th fastest C.C.S. d. 3 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:19:09, record by Kendall Hacker, Saint Ignatius College Preparatory [SICP], 0:18:35).

Clare Peadbody (Aptos) ran the 4th fastest C.C.S. d. 3 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:24, record by Ciara Viehweg, SICP, 0:18:09).  

Hiltz ran the 3rd fastest C.C.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:46, record by Barrientos, SLV, 1999, 0:17:37).

Anna Welsh (Monterey) ran the 10th fastest C.C.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:15, record by Jennifer Bergmann, Valley Christian (San Jose), 2008, 0:17:46).

d. 4: Kaila Gibson (Soquel) ran the 2nd fastest C.C.S. d. 4 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:03, record by Maxwell, 0:17:55).

Maxwell ran the 2nd fastest C.C.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:06, record by Fraser, 2010, 0:17:56), Claire MacMillan (SLV) the 8th fastest (0:18:45).

Fraser ran the fastest C.C.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:46, previous record by Bergmann, 2007, 0:18:10), Chandra Anderson (Half Moon Bay) ran the 7th fastest (0:19:25). 

Abby Utic (Scotts Valley) ran the 4th fastest C.C.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:19:08, record by Thea Lee, Carmel, 2006, 0:18:44), Katie Alioto (Carmel) the 9th fastest (0:19:19).

d. 5: Nicole Colonna (Pinewood) ran the fastest C.C.S. d. 5 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:19:45, previous record by Priya Pappu, the King's Academy, 2005, 0:20:03).

Morgan Green (Pacific Collegiate) ran the 8th fastest C.C.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:20:22, record by Kat Gregory, Woodside Priory, 2009, 0:19:17). 

Gregory ran the fastest C.C.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:27, previous record by Ashley Schoettle, Castilleja, 2005, 0:19:18), Elsa Valenzuela (Crystal Springs Uplands) the 5th fastest (0:19:50). 

boys teams (C.S.):

-2011 was a relatively strong year for the C.S. in divisions 1, 2, and 3. The best performance was that of Madera South, which ran the 2nd fastest C.C.S. d. 2 time of all-time (1:21:02, 14th fastest C.S. of all time). 

-Shafter ran a distant 3rd fastest all-time for d. 3 (1:24:09). 

-Buchanan ran the 4th fastest C.S. d. 1 time (1:20:08). Buchanan's time was also 4th fastest for all divisions in C.S. history. Stockdale was 10th fastest of all-time (1:20:34).

girls teams (C.S.):
-Exeter Union ran the 2nd fastest d. 4 time in C.S. history (1:42:07). 

-Clovis North ran the third fastest d. 2 time in C.S. history (1:38:36).
-Shafter ran the 6th fastest d. 3 time in C.S. history (1:44:16).

boys individuals (C.S.):

overall: The top performer was C. J. Albertson (Buchanan), who ran the 12th fastest C.S. time of all-time (0:15:20, record by Albertson, 2010, 0:14:51). 

gr. 10: Blake Haney (Stockdale) ran the 6th fastest C.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:15:49, record by Justin Vilhauer, Redwood (Visalia), 2008, 0:15:31). 

gr. 11: Cody Brazeal (Buchanan) ran the 4th fastest C.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:27, record by Albertson, 2010, 0:14:51).

gr. 12: Albertson ran the 9th fastest C.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:20, record by Mikel Thomas, Clovis, 2006, 0:15:08). 

d. 1: Blake Haney (Stockdale) ran the 4th fastest C.S. d. 1 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:15:49, record by Cody Brazeal (Buchanan), 2010, 0:15:31).
Brazeal ran the 3rd fastest C.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:27, record by C. J. Albertson, Buchanan, 2010, 0:14:51).
Albertson ran the 7th fastest d. 1 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:20, record by Jonathan Sanchez, Buchanan, 2008, 0:15:12). Cameron Miller (Stockdale) the 9th fastest (0:15:23).  

d. 2: Jose Herrera (Madera South) tied for the 4th fastest C.S. d. 2 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:46, record by Vilhauer, 2009, 0:15:02).

d. 3: Tomas Valles (McFarland) ran the 7th fastest C.S. d. 2 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:17:29, record by Vilhauer, 2007, 0:16:51). 
Alex Simpson (Yosemite) ran the 7th fastest C.S. d. 2 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:40, record by Erik Garcia, McFarland, 2010, 0:15:45). 
Angel Gil (Shafter) ran the 4th fastest C.S. d. 2 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:16:08, record by Isaiah Orenzo, Madera South, 2009, 0:15:40),  Aldo Gil (Shafter) the 10th fastest (0:16:31). Omar Nunez (Delano) tied for the 9th fastest C.S. d. 2 gr. 12 time of all-tie (0:16:06, record by Chris Schwarz, Foothill (Bakersfield), 2008, 0:15:29).

d. 4: no historically significant results

d. 5: Jose Luis Vasquez (Tranquility) ran the 7th fastest C.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:37, record by Tyler van der Schuur, Central Valley Christian, 2008, 0:16:55). 

girls individuals (C.S.):

overall: Hagen Reedy (Buchanan) ran the 5th fastest C.S. time of all-time (0:17:27, record by Jordan Hasay, gr. 11, Mission College Preparatory, 2007, 0:17:05). 

gr. 11: Reedy ran the 2nd fastest C.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:27, record by Hasay), Ali Teliha (Bullard) the 4th fastest (0:18:15).

d. 1: Reedy ran the fastest C.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:27, record by Hasay, 0:17:05), Teliha ran the 3rd fastest (0:18:15).  

d. 2: Leigh Moffett (Clovis North) ran the 2nd fastest C.S. d. 2 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:19:00, record by Tawnie Kroll, Clovis, 2006, 0:18:40), Daisy Jimenez (Madera South) the 8th fastest (0:19:34), Christine Padilla (Clovis North) ran the 9th fastest (0:19:36). 

Sydney Roman (East Bakersfield) ran the 3rd fastest C.S. d. 2 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:55, record by Brittany Grimes, Centennial (Bakersfield), 2002, 0:18:39).

Celina Vera (Tulare Union) ran the 6th fastest C.S. d. 2 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:19:04, record by Brittany Grimes, Centennial (Bakersfield), 2003, 0:17:57), Megan Osten (Sanger) ran the 9th fastest (0:19:26).

d. 3: Monica Perez (Lemoore) tied for the 5th fastest C.S. d. 3 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:19:38, record by Veronica Sanchez, Wasco, 1995, 0:18:50), Savannah Berry (Highland (Bakersfield)) ran the 10th fastest (0:19:52).

Lashya Morgan (Ridgeview) ran the 6th fastest C.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:19:31, record by Katie Fry, Exeter Union, 2009, 0:18:32), Nicolette Aldape (Shafter) ran the 8th fasest (0:20:03), Cambria Tudor (Shafter) ran the 9th fastest (0:20:04).

d. 4: Sarah Reid (Exeter Union) ran the 3rd fastest C.S. d. 4 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:19:34, record by Cristina Sanchez, McFarland, 1993, 0:19:24), Yasmin Felipe (McFarland) the 6th fastest (0:19:58).

Annette Acosta (Exeter Union) ran the 6th fastest C.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:19:50, record by Kristen Browning, Templeton, 2000, 0:18:29).

Yesenia Silva (Exeter Union) ran the 3rd fastest C.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:19:26, record by Laura Davis, McFarland, 1997, 0:18:58).

Blanca Hernandez (Firebaugh) ran the 7th fastest C.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:19:28, record by Katie Fry, 2010, 0:18:03). 

boys teams (l.A.C.S.):

-Palisades Charter (1:22:17) ran the 9th fastest l.A.C.S. time of all time. 

-Robert Fulton College Preparatory continued the fragile l.A.C.S. presence in d. 4. Fulton ran a section-record 1:32:32.

girls teams (l.A.C.S.):

-San Pedro ran the 3rd fastest l.A.C.S. time in history (1:38:37).
-los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies continued the fragile l.A.C.S. presence in d. 4, running a sectional record 1:54:20, over a minute faster than the previous record (Elizabeth Learning Center, 2009, 1:55:22).

boys individuals (l.A.C.S.): 
overall: Grant Stromberg (Palisades Charter) tied for the 14th fastest l.A.C.S. time of all-time (0:15:37, record Pablo Rosales, 12, San Pedro, 2009, 0:15:08).

gr. 10: Steve Correa (San Pedro) ran the 4th fastest l.A.C.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:15, record by Humberto Vargas, Belmont, 1997, 0:15:58).

gr. 12: Stromberg tied for the 8th fastest l.A.C.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:37, record by Rosales, 0:15:08).

d. 1: Correa ran the 4th fastest l.A.C.S. d. 1 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:15, record by Vargas, 0:15:58). Stromberg tied for the 7th fastest l.A.C.S. d. 1 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:37, record by Rosales, 0:15:08).

d. 4: Jose Fuentes (Robert Fulton College Preparatory) ran the 2nd fastest l.A.C.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:20, record by Angel Pena, Northridge Academy, 2008, 0:18:05).
Matthew Hernandez (los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies) ran the 3rd fastest l.A.C.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:54, record by Yemane Gebreyesus, l.A.C.E.S., 2009, 0:17:26), David Cruz (Downtown Business Magnet) the 4th fastest (0:18:02), Alejandro Cortez (Robert Fulton College Preparatory) the 5th fastest (0:18:17).
Isaias Lopez (Robert Fulton College Preparatory) ran the 4th fastest l.A.C.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:54, record by William Vazquez, Downtown Business Magnet, 2010, 0:16:56).

girls individuals (l.A.C.S.): 

overall: Evelyn Gonzalez, gr. 12, (San Pedro) tied for the 14th fasest l.A.C.S. time of all-time (0:18:53, record by Rayna Cervantes, Montebello, 1987, 0:17:43).

gr. 10: Steve Correa (San Pedro) ran the 4th fastest l.A.C.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:15, record by Humberto Vargas, Belmont, 1997, 0:15:58).

gr. 12: Stromberg tied for the 8th fastest l.A.C.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:37, record by Rosales, 0:15:08).

d. 1: Correa ran the 4th fastest l.A.C.S. d. 1 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:15, record by Vargas, 0:15:58). Stromberg tied for the 7th fastest l.A.C.S. d. 1 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:37, record by Rosales, 0:15:08).

d. 4: Jose Fuentes (Robert Fulton College Preparatory) ran the 2nd fastest l.A.C.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:20, record by Angel Pena, Northridge Academy, 2008, 0:18:05).

Matthew Hernandez (los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies) ran the 3rd fastest l.A.C.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:54, record by Yemane Gebreyesus, l.A.C.E.S., 2009, 0:17:26), David Cruz (Downtown Business Magnet) the 4th fastest (0:18:02), Alejandro Cortez (Robert Fulton College Preparatory) the 5th fastest (0:18:17).

Isaias Lopez (Robert Fulton College Preparatory) ran the 4th fastest l.A.C.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:54, record by William Vazquez, Downtown Business Magnet, 2010, 0:16:56).

boys teams (N.C.S.):

-The best N.C.S. performance was that of Saint Joseph Notre Dame (d. 5), which ran an N.C.S. divisional record 1:23:08. 

-Despite an off day, Campolindo (d. 3) ran the 7th fastest N.C.S. time of all-time (1:20:36). Piner was just behind with the 9th fastest time (1:20:42). These times were also the 4th & 5th fastest N.C.S. d. 3 times of all-time. 

-Sir Francis Drake ran the 6th fastest d. 4 time (1:23:52) in N.C.S. history.
-San Ramon Valley ran the 7th fastest d. 1 time (1:21:33) in N.C.S. history.

girls teams (N.C.S.):

-Despite an off day, Campolindo (d. 3) ran the 4th fastest N.C.S. time of all-time (1:34:03). This is also the 2nd fastest N.C.S. d. 3 time of all-time, behind only its own performance from 2010 (1:31:32). 

-San Francisco University ran the 2nd fastest d. 5 time in N.C.S. history, 1:36:29. This is behind only the phenomenal S.F.U. team of 1998 (1:36:02), which put 5 in the top 12.

-Granada ran the 2nd fastest d. 1 time in N.C.S. history (1:36:26), behind only its own time of 1:34:19 from 2010.

-Arcata ran the 7th fastest d. 4 time in N.C.S history (1:40:26).

boys individuals (N.C.S.):

overall: Thomas Joyce (Campolindo, d. 3) and John Lawson (Sir Francis Drake, d. 4) tied for the 14th fastest N.C.S. times of all-time (0:15:20, record by Erik Olson, 12, Novato, d. 3, 2009, 0:15:01).

gr. 9: Trevor Reinhart (Marin Academy) ran the fastest N.C.S. gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:00, previous record by Aidan Goltra, las Lomas, d. 3, 2010, 0:16:04). 

gr. 11: Lawson ran the 4th fastest N.C.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:20, record by Yosef Ghebray, 2003, 0:15:15).

d. 1: Matt Schumann (de la Salle) ran the 3rd fastest N.C.S. d. 1 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:56, record by Abdullah Jamali, Ygnacio Valley, 1999, 0:16:40), Peter Schlacte (Amador Valley) ran the 5th fastest (0:17:12).

d. 2: Parker Deuel (San Ramon Valley) ran the 9th fastest N.C.S. d. 2 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:27, record by Yong-Sung Leal, Arroyo (San Lorenzo), 2002, 0:15:09)

d. 3: Efren Reyes (Piner) ran the 8th fastest N.C.S. d. 3 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:08, record by Luis Luna, Piner, 2009, 0:15:38), Arthur Melendez (Bishop o'Dowd) the 9th fastest (0:16:09). 

Joyce ran the 4th fastest N.C.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:20, record by Olson, 0:15:01), Luna the 6th (0:15:28).

d. 4: Lawson ran the fastest N.C.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:20, previous record by Daniel Milechman, Tamalpais, 2009, 0:15:37).

Duncan Calvert (Saint Mary's College (Berkelely) ran the 10th fastest N.C.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:58, record by Milechman, 2010, 0:15:11). 

d. 5: Reinhart ran the fastest N.C.S. d. 5 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:00, previous record by Gabe Arias-Sherida, Saint Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda), 2010, 0:16:11), Michael Murphy (SJND (Alameda)) the 6th fastest (0:17:05), Ben Tracy (San Francisco University) the 7th fastest (0:17:10). 

Arias-Sherida ran the fastest N.C.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:04, previous record by Sean Drake, SFU, 1999, 0:16:30), Gabriel Elliott (Athenian) ran the 3rd fastest (0:16:39), Tanner Shaw (Athenian) ran the 5th fastest (0:16:56), James Kinney (Marin Academy) the 7th fastest (0:17:05). 

Connor Clark (SFU) ran the fastest N.C.S. d. 5 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:44, previous record by Drake, 2000, 0:15:59). 

Nick Ratto (SJND (Alameda)) ran the fastest N.C.S. gr. 12 time of all time (0:15:44, previous record by Cole Williams, The Urban S. of San Francisco, 2010, 0:15:46).

girls individuals (N.C.S.):

overall: Carrie Verdon (Campolindo, d. 3) ran the 7th fastest N.C.S time of all-time (0:17:19, record by Julia Stamps, gr. 12, Santa Rosa, d. 1, 1996, 0:16:43). 

gr. 9: Christine Bayliss (San Ramon Valley, d. 2) tied for the 2nd fastest N.C.S. gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:05, record by Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande, 2006, 0:17:57), Diribe Abdo (Berkeley) the 7th fastest (0:18:14). 

gr. 10: Julia Maxwell (Branson, d. 5) tied for the 4th fastest N.C.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:52, record by Stamps, 1994, 0:17:06), Spencer Moore (Saint Mary's College (Berkeley)) the 7th fastest (0:18:07).

gr. 12: Verdon ran the 5th fastest N.C.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:19, record by Stamps, 1996, 0:16:43).  

d. 1: Abde ran the 3rd fastest N.C.S. d. 1 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:07, record by Sophie Hartley, Granada, 0:18:05).

Jenna Pianin (Amador Valley) ran the 4th fastest N.C.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:03, record by Stamps, 1995, 0:16:45)

d. 2: Bayliss ran the 2nd fastest N.C.S. d. 2 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:03, record by Taylor, 2006, 0:17:57), Andrea Natoli (Maria Carrillo) tied for the 10th fastest (0:18:57).

d. 3: Mary Orders (Campolindo) ran the 7th fastest N.C.S. d. 3 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:53, record by Sara Bei, Montgomery (Santa Rosa), 0:18:11), Rachel Johnson (Campolindo) the 10th fastest (0:18:57).
Annie Marggraff (Acalanes) ran the 10th fastest N.C.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:39, record by Verdon, 2010, 0:17:15).
Verdon (0:17:19) ran the 2nd fastest N.C.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:19, record by Kristen Gordon, Castilleja, 1996, 0:17:17).

d. 4: Moore ran the fastest N.C.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:07, previous record by Gabi Rios-Sotelo, Saint Mary's College (Berkeley), 2002, 0:18:30). 
Nicole Lane (el Molino) ran the 2nd fastest N.C.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:03, record by Sarah Sumpter, Healdsburg, 2007, 0:17:26). 

d. 5: Maxwell ran the fastest N.C.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:52, previous record by Clara Horowitz, Head Royce, 1999, 0:18:26), Anna Harleen (Branson) the 5th fastest (0:18:56). 
Jennie Callan (San Francisco University [SFU]) ran the 6th fastest N.C.S. d. 5 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:51, record by Horowitz, 2000, 0:17:43). 
Bridget Blum (SFU) ran the 4th fastest N.C.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:22, record by Horowitz, 2001, 0:17:55), Holland Reynolds (SFU) the 6th fastest (0:18:50), Julia Gullikson (Holy Names) the 7th fastest (0:18:54).

boys teams (N.S.):

-Yreka (d. 4) ran 1:22:20, the best N.S. time of all-time, 1:10 faster than the previous fastest N.S. time, which went all the way back to 1994 (Lassen, d. 3).

girls teams (N.S.):

-Chico (d. 3) ran 1:42:30, the 7th best N.S. d. 3 time ever.

boys individuals (N.S.):

overall: Eric Neill (Yreka) tied for the 11th fastest N.S. time of all-time (0:15:51, record by Domenic d'Acquisto, Enterprise, d. 3, 2010, 0:15:20), John Whelan (Etna) ran the 13th fasest (0:15:53). 

gr. 10: Clayton Bunn ran the 8th fastest N.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:32, record by Tim Nelson, Liberty Christian, 2000, 0:15:31).

gr. 11: Whelan ran the 4th fastest N.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:53, record by Nelson, 2001, 0:15:35).

gr. 12: Neill tied for the 7th fastest N.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:51, record by d'Acquisto, 0:15:20). 

d. 3: Landon Woollard (Shasta) ran the 5th fastest N.S. d. 3 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:50, record by d'Acquisto, 2008, 0:15:55).

Chris Midkiff (Chico) ran the 5th fastest N.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:16:15, record by Matt Sartor, Enterprise, 1999, 0:15:47). 

Dylan Chamberlen (Paradise) ran the 6th fastest N.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:16:00, record by d'Acquisto, 0:15:20). 

d. 4: Bunn ran the 2nd fastest N.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:32, record by Aaron Gillen, Yreka, 1993, 0:16:06), David Neill (Yreka) the 3rd fastest (0:16:50), Austin Murch (Central Valley (Shasta Lake) tied for the 6th fastest (0:16:56).

Eric Neill tied for the 2nd fastest N.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:51, record by McLeod (Lassen), 1999, 0:15:31), Tim Williams (Yreka) 6th fastest (0:16:10). 

d. 5: Whelan ran the 2nd fastest N.S. d. 5 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:53, record by Nelson, 2001, 0:15:35).

girls individuals (N.S.):

overall: no historically significant times. 

gr. 9: Jenna Storms (West Valley (Cottonwood) [WV], d. 4) ran the 3rd fastest N.S. gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:57, record by Krissy Look, Nova, d. 1, 0:18:37).

gr. 11: Hannah Dorman (WV, d. 4) ran the 9th fastest N.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:57, record by Tina Gorbet, Lassen, d. 2, 1988, 0:18:17).

gr. 12: Julie Finn (Oroville, d. 3) ran the 9th fastest N.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:55, Mary Ann Martinez, Foothill (Palo Cedro, d. 1), 1989, 0:18:30).

d. 3: Megan James (Shasta) ran the 2nd fastest N.S. d. 3 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:19:33, record by Erynn Rebol, Red Bluff, 2005, 0:18:59).
Finn ran the fastest N.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:55, previous record by Lindsey Kirschman, Enterprise, 2005, 0:18:56), Kody Atkins (Chico) the 9th fastest (0:19:44). 

d. 4: Storms ran the 2nd fastest N.S. d. 4 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:57, record by Michelle Johnson, WV, 2005, 0:18:47).
Dorman ran the 3rd fastest N.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:57, record by Corissa Storms, WV, 2009, 0:18:31). 

d. 5: Madison Schell (Durham) ran the 9th fastest N.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:20:26, record by Katie Fritzke, Mount Shasta, 2004, & Natalie Sojka, Mount Shasta, 2005, 0:18:47).
Stephanie Rasmussen (American Christian Academy) ran the 6th fastest N.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:19:46, record by Sojka, 2007, 0:18:45).

boys teams (O.C.S.):

-In 2010, O.C.S. schools disregarded size and moved from d. 1 to d. 3. As yet this has not yielded improvement in performance. 2011 was the 2nd slowest year ever for O.C.S. (1:36:38) and this is the 3rd slowest time ever for d. 3.

girls teams (O.C.S.):

-Skyline ran 1:59:46, just avoiding becoming the 7th O.C.S. team to run slower than 2:00:00.

boys individuals (O.C.S.):
-gr. 10: Tikal Ramirez (Oakland Technical) ran the 10th fastest O.C.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:28, record by Oscar di Leo, Oakland, 2003, 0:16:44).

girls individuals (O.C.S.):

-gr. 9: Kelly Navarro (Kipp King Collegiate) ran the 7th fastest O.C.S. gr. 9 time of all-time (0:21:25, record by Sophie Quisquate, Oakland Technical, 2004, 0:19:12).

-gr. 12: Mimi Le (Oakland) ran the 10th fastest O.C.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:20:12, record by Amy Cordisco, Skyline, 2007, 0:19:31).

boys teams (S.D.S.):

-2011 was a particularly strong year for S.D.S. la Costa Canyon (1:19:26, d. 2) ran the 2nd fastest S.D.S. time ever, just 6-seconds slower than the record (Mission Bay, 1999). This was also the 2nd fastest d. 2 time ever. Ramona (1:19:59) ran the 3rd fastest S.D.S. d. 2 time ever (7th fastest all-time). 

-The Bishop's (1:23:17) ran the fastest S.D.S. d. 4 time ever, 8-seconds faster than the previous record (Saint Augustine, 2000). la Jolla Country Day (1:25:10) ran the 5th fastest S.D.S. d. 4 time ever. 

-Cathedral Catholic (1:21:33) ran the 2nd fastest S.D.S. d. 3 time ever.

girls teams (S.D.S.):

-la Costa Canyon (1:32:02, d. 2) ran the fastest d. 2 S.D.S. time ever and 4th fastest for any division.

-Pacific Ridge set an S.D.S. divisional record in d. 5, 1:45:16, over 3-minutes faster than the previous record by Julian in 2002. 

-Cathedral Catholic and Canyon Crest Academy ran the 5th & 7th fastest times in S.D.S. d. 3 history, respectively (1:36:35 & 1:37:33).

-Coronado ran the 6th fastest d. 4 time in S.D.S. history (1:42:57).

boys individuals (S.D.S.):

overall: Darren Fahy (gr. 12, la Costa Canyon, d. 2) ran the 3rd fastest S.D.S. time of all-time (0:15:03, record by Ryan Urie, gr. 12, Patrick Henry, d. 1, 2010, 0:14:45), Dylan Blankenbaker (Ramona (Ramona)) the 9th fastest (0:15:10).  

gr. 10: Steven Fahy (la Costa Canyon) ran the 10th fastest S.D.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:15:47, record by Darren Fahy, 2009, 0:15:27).  

gr. 12: Darren Fahy (0:15:03) and Blankenbaker (0:15:10) ran the 3rd & 8th fastest S.D.S. gr. 12 times of all-time. 

d. 1: Christian Freeman (Carlsbad) tied for the 10th fastest S.D.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:38, record by A. J. Acosta, el Camino (Oceanside), 2004, 0:15:11).

d. 2: Steven Terris (la Costa Canyon) ran the 5th fastest S.D.S. d. 2 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:47, record by Babey Wagnew, Helix Charter, 2000, 0:16:18).

Steven Fahy (0:15:47) ran the 7th fastest S.D.S. d. 2 gr. 10 time of all-time (record by Mac Fleet, University City (San Diego), 2006, 0:15:37). 

Darren Fahy (0:15:03) and Blankenbaker (0:15:10) ran the fastest and 3rd fastest S.D.S. d. 2 gr. 12 times of all-time, respectively (previous record by Devin Elizando, Mission Bay, 1993, 0:15:09). 

d. 3: Patrick Bourke (Cathedral Catholic (San Diego)) ran the 4th fastest S.D.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:54, record by Kevin Bowes, Scripps Ranch, 1993, 0:15:47).

d. 4: David Castillejos (la Jolla Country Day) tied for the 9th fastest S.D.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:44, record by Miguel Ramirez, Holtville, 1995, 0:16:09). 

Will Wilde Botta (the Bishop's (la Jolla)) ran the fastest S.D.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:44, previous record by Ryan Moorcroft, Saint Augustine, 1999, 0:15:58), Duncan Tomlin (Francis Parker) the 2nd fastest (0:15:54) and Patrick Hoagland (the Bishop's (la Jolla) the 4th fastest (0:16:03). 

d. 5: Ben Beatty (Julian) ran the 10th fastest S.D.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:48, record by William Kraemer, Army and Navy Academy, 1999, 0:16:28).

girls individuals (S.D.S.):

overall: Kelly Lawson (la Costa Canyon [l.C.C.]) tied for the 13th fastest S.D.S. time of all-time (0:17:46, record by Molly Grabill, gr. 12, Rancho Bernardo, d. 1, 2009, 0:17:06). 

gr. 10: Emma Abrahamson (l.C.C., d. 2) ran the 7th fastest S.D.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:58, record by Lawson, 2010, 0:17:30).   

gr. 11: Lawson ran the 4th fastest S.D.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:46, record by Grabill, 0:17:06), Carina Gillespie (Otay Ranch, d. 1) the 10th fastest (0:18:07).

d. 1: Gillespie ran the 6th fastest S.D.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:07, record by Grabill, 0:17:06).

d. 2: Christa Kloha (Westview) ran the 5th fastest S.D.S. d. 2 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:19:08, record by Desiree Davila, Hilltop, 1997, 0:18:25).

Abrahamson ran the 2nd fastest S.D.S. d. 2 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:58, record by Milena Glusac, Fallbrook, 1990, 0:17:54), Rebekah Bosler (l.C.C.) tied for the 5th fastest (0:18:38).

Lawson ran the 2nd fastest S.D.S. d. 2 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:46, record by Kira Jorgensen, Rancho Buena Vista, 1987, 0:17:34), Emily Lopez (Monte Vista (Spring Valley)) the 8th fastest (0:18:22).

Shanoah Souza (l.C.C.) ran the 10 fastest S.D.S. d. 2 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:25, record by Claire Rethmeier, San Pasqual, 2003, 0:17:27).

d. 3: Anne Charles (Canyon Crest Academy) tied for the 6th fastest S.D.S. d. 3 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:49, recordy by Sammy Silva, Academy of Our Lady of Peace, 2006, 0:18:36).

Charlotte Kuzminsky (Canyon Crest Academy) ran the 6th fastest S.D.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:33, record by Silva, 2008, 0:17:35).

d. 4: Natalie Schmidt (Francis Parker) ran the 8th fastest S.D.S. d. 4 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:20:28, record by Jenna Timinsky, San Dieguito Academy, 1998, 0:19:08).

Nicole Davies (Coronado) ran the fastest S.D.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:40, previous record by Lauren Pischel, la Jolla Country Day, 2006, 0:18:44).

d. 5: Delaney Miller (Pacific Ridge) tied for the 3rd fastest S.D.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:19:30, record by Angela Petersen, Francis Parker, 1998, 0:18:27). 

Sabrina Harb (Pacific Ridge) ran the 6th fastest S.D.S. d. 5 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:21:28, record by Jaclyn Christopher, Santa Fe Christian, 2005, 0:19:51).

Abby Perelman (Pacific Ridge) ran the 4th fastest S.D.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:20:50, record by Petersen, 2000, 0:19:10), Kailey Smith (Calvin Christian) the 7th fastest (0:21:26).

boys teams (S.F.C.S.):

-Lowell ran the 5th fastest S.F.C.S. time of all-time (1:26:46), just 11-seconds slower than the record (Lowell, 1988).

girls teams (S.F.C.S.):

-Lowell ran 1:48:40, 1:32 slower than the S.F.C.S. median.

boys individuals (S.F.C.S.):

overall: William Chen (Lowell) ran the 4th fastest S.F.C.S. time of all-time (0:16:25, record by Bolota Asmerom, J. Eugene McAteer, 1995, 0:15:59).  

gr. 10: Donald Chen (Lowell) ran the 5th fastest S.F.C.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:30, record by Gabe Donohue, Lowell, 1988, 0:17:10) 

gr. 12: William Chen ran the 4th fastest S.F.C.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:16:25, record by Asmerom, 0:15:59)

girls individuals (S.F.C.S.):

overall: no historically significant results

boys teams (S.J.S.):

-Despite fairly strong performances (e.g. del Campo (1:20:50)), no d. 1 - d. 4 S.J.S. teams ran fast enough to be in the S.J.S. top 10. The d. 5 times were 5th & 7th all-time, but S.J.S. is so new to d. 5 that this is not meaningful.

girls teams (S.J.S.):

-Vista del Lago (d. 3, 1:33:53) and Saint Francis (d. 1, 1:35:21) ran the 2nd & 5th fastest S.J.S. times of all-time. This also makes Vista del Lago the fastest S.J.S. d. 3 team in history and Saint Francis the 4th fastest S.J.S. d. 1 team.

-Oakmont (1:37:27) ran the 5th fastest d. 3 time in S.J.S. history.
-Bradshaw Christian ran the 3rd best all-time for S.J.S. d. 5, but S.J.S. is so new to d. 5 that this is not meaningful.

boys individuals (S.J.S.):

overall: no historically significant results.  

gr. 9: Neilson Powless (Victory Christian, d. 5) ran the fastest S.J.S. gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:11, previous record by Darren Holman, Sonora (Sonora), d. 3, 1991, 0:16:14). 

gr. 10: Steven Grolle (Sonora (Sonora)) tied for the 9th fastest S.J.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:09, record by German Fernandez, Riverbank, d. 4, 2005, 0:15:14).

d. 1: Jack Scranton (Davis) tied for the 7th fastest S.J.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:48, record by Trevor Halsted, Davis, 2009, 0:15:32).

d. 2: Sean Jagerson (del Campo) ran the 6th fastest S.J.S. d. 2 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:44, record by Stuart Eastman, Placer, 1999, 0:15:29). 

d. 3: Trevor Stephens (del Oro) ran the 3rd fastest S.J.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:42, record by Chris Kigar, el Camino Fundamental (Sacramiento), 0:15:20).

d. 4: Gonzalo Morales-Lomeli (Dixon) ran the 5th fastest S.J.S. d. 4 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:17:43, record by Marlon Patterson, Franklin (Elk Grove), 2002, 0:16:50), Coy Chance (Dixon) the 8th fastest (0:17:59).

Grolle ran the 4th fasest S.J.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:09, record by Fernandez, 0:15:14). 

Izzak Mireles (Livingston) ran the 9th fastest S.J.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:16:25, record by Fernandez, 2006, 0:15:37).

d. 5: Powless ran the fastest S.J.S. d. 5 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:11, previous record by Nathan Jackson, Big Valley Christian, 2007, 0:17:32), Brando Nelson-Haven (Tioga) the 5th fastest (0:18:38). 

Matt Spring (Tioga) tied for the 2nd fastest S.J.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:10, record by Jackson, Big Valley Christian, 2008, 0:16:45).

Samuel England (Woodland Christian) ran the 3rd fastest S.J.S. d. 5 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:10, record by Jackson, Big Valley Christian, 2009, 0:16:13), Logan Winfield (Sacramiento Country Day) the 5th fastest (0:18:20).   

girls individuals (S.J.S.):

overall: Karlie Garcia, gr. 11, (Oakmont, d. 3) ran the 2nd fastest S.J.S. time of all-time (0:17:20, Laurynn Chetelat, 12, Davis, d. 1, 2007, 0:17:18), Madeleine Ankhelyi, gr. 11 (Vista del Lago (Folsom)), d. 3, ran the 10th fastest (0:17:34).  

gr. 9: Miranda Myers (Saint Francis (Sacramento) [SF]) ran the 8th fastest S.J.S. gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:37, record by Clare Carroll, Granite Bay, d. 1, 2010, 0:17:24. 

gr. 10: Carroll ran the fastest S.J.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:56, previous record by Ankhelyi, 2010, 0:18:07).

gr. 11: Garcia ran the fastest S.J.S. gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:20, previous record by Caitlin Chock, Granite Bay, d. 1, 2002, 0:17:30), Ankhelyi ran the 3rd fastest (0:17:34). 

d. 1: Myers ran the 3rd fastest S.J.S. d. 1 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:37, record by Carroll, 0:17:24).

Lauren Larocco (SF) ran the 7th fastest S.J.S. d. 1 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:19:05, record by Natasha la Beaud, Folsom, 0:18:29), Madison Rawson (SF) the 9th fastest (0:19:08). 

Faith Makau (Enochs) ran the 7th fastest S.J.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:26, record by la Beaud, 2003, 0:17:39).

d. 3: Sierra Jaeger (Vista del Lago (Folsom)) tied for the 8th fastest S.J.S. d. 3 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:19:10, record by Ankhelyi, 2009, 0:18:21).

Carroll ran the fastest S.J.S. d. 3 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:56, previous record by Ankhelyi, 2010, 0:18:07), Marisa Carino (Oakmont) the 6th fastest (0:18:54).

Garcia (0:17:20) ran the fastest S.J.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time, Ankhelyi the 2nd fastest (0:17:34). Previous record by Emma Freeman (del Oro), 2009, 0:18:40.

Neysa Mains (el Camino Fundamental (Sacramento)) ran the 5th fastest S.J.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:41, record by Kim Crouch, Placer, 2004, 0:18:21).

d. 4: Mikayla Florez (Riverbank) ran the 4th fastest S.J.S. d. 4 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:57, record by Rebecca Hobby, Hughson, 2009, 0:18:25).

Samantha Smith ran the 6th fastest S.J.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:19:09, record by Maritza Garcia, Riverbank, 2005, 0:18:14).

Becky Hobby (Hughson) ran the 4th fastest S.J.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:39, record by Anikai Webb, Bear River, 1992, 0:18:24).

d. 5: Morgan Breipohl (Bradshaw Christian) ran the 3rd fastest S.J.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:21:35, record by Lauren Jimison, Capital Christian, 2005, 0:21:06), Annaliese Bradley (Millenium Charter) the 6th fastest (0:21:53).

Makena Wong (Forest Lake Christian) ran th 7th fastest S.J.S. d. 5 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:22:13, record by Jimison, 2008, 0:20:18).

Kelsey Zoller (Foresthill) ran the 2nd fastest S.J.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:21:26, record by Jenny West, Saint Helena, 1996, 0:20:41), Eleah Miner (Victory Christian) the 3rd fastest (0:21:31).

boys teams (S.S.):

-Though overall times in the S.S. have recently been stronger, 2011 was generally a good year for S.S. boys teams. Trabuco Hills (1:18:12) ran the 9th fastest S.S. time of all time, Arcadia (1:18:19) the 12th. These were 7th and 10th best for d. 1. 

-Saint Margaret's Episcopal (1:20:32) ran a d. 5 record. Desert Christian (Lancaster) ran the 7th fastest d. 5 time of all time (1:23:08). 

-Golden Valley (1:19:05) ran the 5th fastest d. 2, Loyola (1:19:46) 10th fastest. 

-Saint John Bosco (1:19:16) and Palos Verdes (1:19:34) ran 5th & 7th fastest for d. 3.

girls teams (S.S.):

-Though overall times in the S.S. have recently been stronger, 2011 was generally a good year for S.S. girls teams. Saugus (d. 2, 1:31:52) ran the 9th fastest S.S. time of all time, Redondo Union (d. 2, 1:32:19) the 13th fastest and Simi Valley (d. 2, 1:32:25) the 15th. These were also 6th, 8th and 9th best for S.S. d. 2 in history.

-Palos Verdes ran the 8th fastest S.S. d. 3 time of all-time (1:33:27). 

-Harvard-Westlake (1:36:14) and JSerra Catholic (1:36:30) ran the 5th & 6th best S.S. d. 4 times of all-time.

-Xavier College Preparatory (1:39:34) and The Thacher (1:40:29) ran the 5th & 8th fastest S.S. d. 5 times in history. 

boys individuals (S.S.):

overall: Sergio Gonzalez (Arcadia) tied for the 24th fastest S.S. time of all-time (0:15:05, record by Ammar Moussa, gr. 12, (Arcadia, d. 1), 0:14:43).  

grade level: no historically significant results

d. 1: Estevan de la Rosa (Arcadia) ran the 13th fastest S.S. d. 1 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:15:45, record by Bryan Dameworth, Agoura, 1987, 0:15:12). 

Richie Soto (Marina) ran the 9th fastest S.S. d. 1 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:18, record by Luis Quintana, Arroyo Grande, 1989, 0:14:54).

Gonzalez ran the 11th fastest S.S. d. 1 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:05, record by Moussa, 0:14:43). 

d. 2: Mac Kaufman (William S. Hart) ran the 7th fastest S.S. d. 2 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:30, record by Elias Gedyon, Loyola, 2007, 0:15:45), Ruben Rubira (William S. Hart) the 11th fastest (0:16:47). 

d. 3: Branden Estrada (Saint John Bosco) ran the 6th fastest S.S. d. 3 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:34, record by Ryan Wilkinson, Santa Margarita, 1991, 0:16:06).

Myles Smith (Saint John Bosco) ran the 3rd fastest S.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:24, record by Jeff Wilson, Newbury Park, 1990, 0:15:15). 

Danny Martinez (Saint John Bosco) ran the 3rd fastest S.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:11, record by Samuel Pons, South Pasadena, 2010, 0:15:00), Jonah Diaz (Palos Verdes) tied for the 7th fastest (0:15:16). 

d. 4: Joshua Chavez (Don Bosco Technical Institute) ran the 14th fastest S.S. d. 4 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:16:59, record by Javier Ramirez, Nordhoff, 1991, 0:16:05). 

Kyle Bueckert (Maranatha) ran the 4th fastest S.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:15:40, record by Mohamed Trafeh, Duarte, 2002, 0:15:13), Daniel de la Torre (la Salle) the 5th fastest (0:15:42). 

Matt Bloch (Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) ran the 11th fastest S.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:45, record by Ryan Hall, Big Bear, 2000, 0:14:50), Aaron de Toledo (Harvard-Westlake) tied for the 12th fastest (0:15:47). 

d. 5: Juan Valle (Chadwick) ran the 14th fastest S.S. d. 5 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:17:15, record by Myles Scarrano, Wooddcrest Christian, 2007, and Hunter Edgington, Saint Margaret's Episcopal [SME], 2010, 0:16:37).

Edgington ran the 7th fastest S.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:16:25, record by Tom Kubler, Viewpoint, 0:16:01), Emery Caster (Xavier College Preparatory) tied for the 9th fastest (0:16:31). 

Brandon Price (SME) ran the 3rd fastest S.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:47, record by Billy Gaudreau, SME, 2010, 0:15:39), Toby Qualls (Mammoth) tied for the 6th fastest (0:15:57).

Gaudreau ran the fastest S.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:15:28, previous record by Kubler, 2000, 0:15:31), Paul Brennerman (SME) the 7th fastest (0:15:48), Scott Acton (Desert Christian (Lancaster)) 8th fastest (0:15:51).

girls individuals (S.S.):

overall: Sarah Baxter, gr. 10 (Simi Valley, d. 2) ran the 4th fastest S.S. time of all-time (0:17:08, record by Baxter, 2010, 0:16:57).  

gr. 10: Baxter ran the fastest S.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:08, previous record by Rebecca Mehra, Palos Verdes, d. 3, 2009 and Kaylin Mahoney, Saugus, d. 2, 2008, 0:17:34).

gr. 12: Laura Hollander (Marina (Huntington Beach), d. 1) ran the 10th fastest S.S. gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:32, record by Anita Siraki, Herbert Hoover (Glendale), d. 1, 2000, 0:16:59).

d. 1: Alicia Williams (Corona) tied for the 13th fastest S.S. d. 1 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:11, record by Amy Skieresz, Agoura, 1992, 0:17:42).

Hollander ran the 5th fastest S.S. d. 1 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:32, record by Siraki, 0:16:59). 

d. 2: Baxter ran the fastest S.S. gr. 10 time of all-time (0:17:08, previous record by Mahoney, 0:17:34), Melissa Fairchild (Serrano) the 10th fastest (0:17:57) and Abdi Zerrenner (Dos Pueblos) the 11th fastest (0:18:02).

Paige Tennisson (Newport Harbor) tied for the 5th fastest S.S. d. 2 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:49, record by C. Babcock, Woodbridge, 2006, 0:17:20).

Mariel Mendoza (John W. North) ran the 8th fastest S.S. d. 2 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:39, record by C. Babcock, 2007, 0:17:04), Karis Frankian (Saugus) the 9th fastest (0:17:42), Molly Babcock (Woodbridge) the 11th fastest (0:17:45).

d. 3: Cassidy Webber (Palos Verdes) ran the 12th fastest S.S. d. 3 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:40, record by Lindsey Owen, Nordhoff, 2000, 0:17:46).

Sydney Segal (Beverly Hills) ran the 3rd fastest S.S. d. 3 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:17:53, record by Mehra, 2010, 0:17:36).

Mehra ran the 3rd fastest S.S. d. 3 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:41, record by Annie Saint-Geme, Corona del Mar, 2005, 0:17:20), Brianna Simmons (Beverly Hills) the 12th fastest (0:18:14), Christine Hoffman (San Luis Obispo) the 15th fastest (0:18:21). 

d. 4: Brooke Kunzelman (JSerra Catholic) ran the 10th fastest S.S. d. 4 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:19:00, record by Bridget Ballard, Harvard-Westlake, 2002, 0:18:26), Ashley Geiser (JSerra Catholic) the 11th fastest (0:19:01), Ariana Brajkovich (la Reina) the 12th fastest (0:19:02).

Anna Farrello (el Segundo) tied for the 15th fastest S.S. d. 4 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:54, record by Cami Chapus, Harvard-Westlake, 2010, 0:17:45). 

Chapus (Harvard-Westlake) and Amy Weissenbach (Harvard-Westlake) tied for the 2nd fastest S.S. d. 4 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:17:57, record by Kat Delaney, JSerra Catholic, 2010, 0:17:48), Kelliann Hunt (Whittier Christian) ran the 4th fastest (0:17:58), Savanna Camacho (Templeton) the 6th fastest (0:18:02).

d. 5: Jackie Crother (Linfield Christian) ran the 2nd fastest S.S. d. 5 gr. 9 time of all-time (0:18:59, record by Amber Collier, Woodcrest Christian, 2006, 0:18:40), Jody Meads (Mammoth) the 3rd fastest (0:19:22). 

Evan Gancedo (Polytechnic (Pasadena)) ran the 5th fastest S.S. d. 5 gr. 10 time of all-time (0:18:59, record by Breann Collier, Woodcrest Christian, 2007, 0:18:47), Kate Evans (Flintridge Preparatory) and Valeria Ruiz (Xavier College Preparatory) tied for the 14th fastest (0:19:32).

Melanie Reimer (the Thacher) ran the 2nd fastest S.S. d. 5 gr. 11 time of all-time (0:18:45, record by Jaye Buchbinder, Chadwick, 2009, 0:18:24), Liza Currin (Vistamar) ran the 8th fastest (0:19:08), Juliana Childs (the Thacher) tied for the 15th fastest (0:19:33). 

Alexia Velarde (Marywood-Palm Valley) ran the 2nd fastest S.S. d. 5 gr. 12 time of all-time (0:18:39, record by Annie Mooney, Mission College Preparatory, 2010, 0:18:24), Emily Kennedy (Desert Christian (Lancaster)) ran the 14th fastest (0:19:24).