CROSS COUNTRY FALL 2010

The 2010 Cross Country Season will be upon us before we know it.   The Girls are going for their 6th straight league championships having won in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.   The main seniors that were lost were Rocky Hefflin the league champion and Gitla Shooster (4th in league). However, our team should be quite strong with the return of Sydney Gray (3rd in league), Brianna Simmons (5th in league), varsity runners Daniella Vinoles and Erica Hendry and our new group of super Sophomores Sydney Segal, Lily Ting, Marissa Rothman and Jessica Roberts.  Coach Fisher believes this is the group that can make it to CIF Finals.   As always Santa Monica should be our main competition in league. 

The boys will have to contend with rival Santa Monica for the league championship as well. The boys lose only one significant senior from last year Ali Hatcher (4th place).   This may be the year the boys win league (a feat not accomplished since 2000).   Last years varsity returnees are Josh Galen (5th in league), Gabe Laemmle (7th in league), Sam Nussbaum (9th in league) and Sam Capagrosso (10th in league).  Not to mention that Freshman league champion in x-country last year Chanan Batra and freshman 800 meter man Alex Rohani will be right in the mix, as well as Senior Nick Harper who was injured last year.  

Over the summer please report any results to the website in open meets or

other competitions competed in.

ALL TIME LISTS ARE NOW UPDATED!   The Track & Field All Time Lists have several changes due to the fact that new data was recovered from the 1970s, particularly in the following events:  Boys Varsity Shot Put, Girls Varsity 3200m, Girls Varsity High Jump, Girls Varsity Long Jump, Girls Distance Medley Relay

[PAST NEWS STORIES & PHOTOS ARE IN THE “NEWS” and “PHOTOS” ICONS AT THE UPPER LEFT HAND MARGIN]

2010 TRACK RECAP:

CALIFORNIA STATE TRACK & FIELD MEET @ Buchanan HS June 4-5, 2010

NORMANS MEDAL TWICE @ CALIFORNIA STATE MEET

BOYS 4X100m Relay Takes 5th in STATE

“ROCKY” HEFFLIN in 800m Takes 6th in STATE in School Record 2:11.12

Our Boys 4X100m relay of Kenny Bassett, Julian Sarokin, Trevor Walters & Cameron Countryman took 5th in State in 41.76.  Rocky Hefflin took 6th in the girls 800m finals in a new school record 2:11.12.

Normans:   2010 U.S. RANKINGS IN THE TOP 50

Kemi Olonade - Girls Triple Jump-- 39-1 (ranked #38 in the U.S.)

Boys 4X100m relay of Kenny Bassett, Julian Sarokin, Trevor Walters & Cameron Countryman

41.52 (ranked tied for #39 in U.S.)

Girls 1600m Sprint Medley Relay of Asia Williams, Kiarra Brown, Sydney Gray & Rocky Hefflin

4:11.93 (ranked #47 in the U.S.)

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Raquel “Rocky” Hefflin - Girls 800m ---2:11.12 (ranked #58 in the U.S.)

    

DYESTAT AND DYESTATCAL have undergone major reconstruction of their websites as ESPN has bought them out.  However, the websites do not appear to be as detailed as before with the statistics and varied stories.  Hopefully that will change for the upcoming cross-country and track and field season for 2010-2011. 

HAVE A GOOD SUMMER AND KEEP TRAINING !!!

                GO NORMANS