Cross Country: Check out the Valley’s top boys and girls runners, and where they run next

Keep up with local track coach and San Gabriel Valley track and cross country web creator Bob Ramsey on the best local cross country and track site around. Here’s the latest: Last weekend’s team results were largely about confirmation – the Arcadia boys are still really strong, and California is rebuilding their CIF Finalist team (details here). The ’09 CIF Champs Glendora boys showed they’re on their way back after an injury and illness marred ’10, and the young Tartan girls (6 sophs + 1 frosh) stepped up at the Bronco Invite. Don Bosco and Damien confirmed their pre-season rankings at the Don Bosco Invite, while Flintridge Sacred Heart did the same at the Fastback Shootout.

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ALL ENCOMPASSING BEST TIMES LIST
Ramsey’s curve: It is notoriously difficult to compare XC performances. The athletes list below ran different and possibly inaccurately measured distances, in different weather, over different running surfaces and terrain. The list below tries to account for those differences by converting times to a norm of a flat, 3-mile course. Your mileage may vary.
Boys
1. 14:56/14:35 – Ryan Vargas (Sr, Arcadia) – Laguna Hills
2. 15:16/14:44 – Aaron Mora (Sr – Whittier) – Showdown at Sundown
3. 14:57/14:57 – Tom Ebiner (Sr, Damien) – Don Bosco
4. 15:01/15:01 – Sam Bautista (Jr, California) – Great Cow Run
5. 15:03/15:03 – J.J. Dominguez (Sr, Don Bosco) – Don Bosco
6. 15:38/15:06 – Mike Duke (So, Glendora) – Bronco
7. 15:07/15:07 – Henry Rodriguez (Sr, El Rancho) – Don Bosco
8. 15:40/15:08 – Ryan Sanchez (Jr, Glendora) – Bronco
9. 15:11/15:11 – Tim Guzman (Sr, California) – Great Cow Run
10. 15:11/15:11 – Bobby Villagomez (Sr, Los Altos) – Don Bosco

Girls
1. 18:02/18:02 – Anna Barcelo (Sr, Nogales) – Don Bosco
2. 18:55/18:15 – Micaela Lamb (Fr, Glendora) – Bronco
3. 18:58/18:18 – Emily Hoey (So, Glendora) – Bronco
4. 19:06/18:26 – Kayla McGarrell (So, Glendora) – Bronco
5. 18:27/18:27 – Justine Romo (Jr, California) – Great Cow Run
6. 18:27/18:27 – Emily Hubert (Fr, Bishop Amat) – Don Bosco
7. 19:08/18:28 – Carly Sargent (Jr, South Hills) – Bronco
8. 19:08/18:28 – Marilu Pulido (Jr, Whittier) – Showdown
9. 18:32/18:32 – Anahi Betart (Fr, Walnut) – Don Bosco
10T. 19:18/18:38 – Alex Borunda (Sr, South Hills) – Bronco
10T. 19:18/18:38 – Wendy Carillo (Sr, Whittier) – Showdown

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