The run to be among the best in the history of California began before Phillip Rocha stepped inside an Arcadia High School classroom.
“It’s crazy insane that I can recall every day of my freshman workouts and every hard workout and race after that,” Rocha said of his four cross country seasons for the Apaches, which began in the summer during team workouts. “It feels like it was just yesterday.”
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Runner of the year: Phillip Rocha, Arcadia, senior
Coach: Ingrid Herskind, Flintridge Prep
First team
Jack Van Scoter, Flintridge Prep, senior
Evan Pattinelli, Flintridge Prep, sophomore
Joseph Vasquez, Arcadia, junior
Nikhil Poole, Flintridge Prep, senior
Tony Segura, Arcadia, sophomore
Austin Che, Arcadia, senior
Jonathan Vahala, Flintridge Prep, junior
Second team
Rab Moran, Flintridge Prep, senior
Chris Lee, Arcadia, senior
Xavier Beck, San Marino, junior
Xian Shively, Pasadena Poly sophomore
Kieran Press-Reynolds, South Pasadena, junior
Chapin Levin-Arbuthnot, Arcadia, senior
Shyam Patel, Flintridge Prep, senior
Honorable mention
Riley Coan, Flintridge Prep, junior
Ravi Sharma, Arcadia, senior
Oliver Chang, South Pasadena, sophomore
Francesco Fortunelli, South Pasadena, freshman
Jesse Gonzalez, Rosemead, senior
Jayson Espinosa, Gabrielino, sophomore
Armanious Shady Makar, Arcadia, senior