OC Girls Win Stanford, Boys Second

Sat, Sep 29th - The Oaks Chrisitian Cross Country teams made their annual weekend trip to Stanford University Cross Country Invitational. This was the 8th consecutive season that the Lions have competed in this meet rolling around the Stanford Golf Course. 35 athletes participated. The varsity teams solidified their State and Southern Section rankings with big performances. The girls won the team title and the boys took runner up honors.
The boys JV started the competition for the Lions led by Senior Bobby Nordlund who ran a 11:05 3k followed closely by Frosh Ryan Huning in 11:06. Bobby's time is the third fastest ever by a OC JV athlete on the Stanford course and Ryun tied the OC Frosh record. Senior Greg Sadler (11:19), Senior David Goeser (11:23), Frosh John Gonzales (11:23), Junior Nick Matra (11:24) and Junior Anders Reimer (11:30) packed together for the best team finish by a JV team at Stanford in OC history (8th) in the Div 3-4-5 race. They also crushed the OC team time record with a 56:16 (old record 56:53).
The girls JV was next led by Frosh Niki MacWhirter (12:57) becoming the second fastest frosh in OC history at the 3k distance. Soph Fallon Cislo (14:07), Frosh Jackie Brody (14:30), Frosh Kirsten Temanson (15:17), Junior Matra Galan (15:29), Junior Michelle Walling (15:31) and Junior Jennifer Philen (16:30) comprised the team squad which broke the OC team time school record posting a 72:20 (old record 72:52).
The boys varsity toed the line next and hammered out a team time record of 85:41 led by Junior Charlie Petrie's OC record of 16:27. Charlie also established a new junior record as well. Ethan Long was next equalling the OC senior record of 16:53 by Kyle Block and Junior Hunter Hays was close behind in 16:57 to become the second fastest junior and fourth fastest performer of all time for OC. Senior Rafael Garcia (17:41), Senior Mike Colarossi (17:43), Senior Justin Sullivan (17:44) and Soph Nick Colarossi (18:06) completed the effort. The boys placed second as a team for the second year in a row. Last year they lost to Carmel at Stanford then beat them at the State Finals...look out St. Mary's, Berkeley!
The girls varsity brought home top honors with a rather surprising victory and the first ever Stanford Invitational Title of OC either gender. Roseanne Fleming led the way with a school and senior record of 18:49 and a 4th place finish. Cristy Garcia place 14th overall and established a OC frosh record of 19:31 surpassing Breanne Strenkowski's old record of 19:53. Senior Samantha Roesler (19:38), Junior Emily Fuld (19:45), Junior Tina Boskovich (21:16), Senior Morgan Temanson (21:31) and Junior Catherine Price (23:08) rounded out the team performance. The girls smashed the OC team time school record by...ready for this?...ten minutes and forty seconds (10:40!). The old record was held by the team led by Amber Meissner and Laura Frderickson in 2002.

Next race will be at the Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park - Fresno, CA on Sat, Oct 6th.