Thanksgiving Day 10k

Jacob White placed 3rd overall in the dhp Thanksgiving Day 10k in Camarillo.

Jacob's first ever 10k he also took home the fastest finisher among 17 to 19 year old age group. His time was 39:44.

Next up is the best 10k in the area and the event that the OC record has been set multiple times. All cross country runners need to join us Sat, Dec 12th at the Venice Christmas 10k. http://www.w2promotions.com/public/eventdetail.php?ActiveID=1620392

Coach can get a OC van for the crew. get your studying done and take a break with a nice run....

Cross Country CIF Finals

Lions Claim Pair of Tenth Place Finishes

Sat, Nov 21, 2009 - Both Oaks Christian's cross country teams advanced to C.I.F. Southern Section Finals. For the girls this was the ninth consecutive year and the boys the seventh consecutive year that OC has been represented at CIF Finals.

The girls toed the line first for the Lions. Fallon Cislo led the effort with a 12th place and lifetime best 18:58 finish. Fallon earned second team all CIF honors in the process, and she ends her OC career as the second fastest performer in school history (Roseanne Fleming's 18:34 is #1). Cristy ran a season best 19:58. Niki MacWhirter with a 20:08, Megan Huning with a 21;07 and Madagan Riley PR'd with a 23:32. The team posted a 102:16 team time for the fourth fastest in OC history. This team time makes the state finals 16 of the previous 17 seasons, but not in 2009. Fallon missed qualifying for state by one position. The boys team time was 86:05 and the 5th fastest mark in OC history.

7 girls, 6 season bests, 5 PR's

The boys ran next with a solid 1-2-3 placing. Vincent Colarossi led the way with a 16:49 PR. Derek Stoutland was next with a :33 second improvement from last week's PR at 16:56. Ryan Huning was the Lions third finisher in 16:56. Taylor Losi posted a 17:33 PR, Jacob White posted a 17:50 PR and Andrew Levine posted a 17:58 PR. Arthur King ran 18:10. The boys placed 10th improving on their 13th place finish a year ago, but falling short of the goal of state finals. The boys are the third fastest team in OC history.

7 boys, 5 PR's

CIF Prelims Recap

Sat, Nov 14th – The Lions boys and girls cross country teams travelled to the 2009 CIF Southern Section Division 4 Prelims at Mount San Antonio College. There were 13 personal best performances on the Mt SAC course from the 14 athletes that raced.

The girls raced first in heat one of three. Fallon Cislo led the team with a 5th place 19:21, the third fastest OC performance ever and the #2 senior time. Cristina Garcia racing in her second race since coming back from an injured posted a 20:23. Niki MacWhirter posted a 20:41. Cristy and Niki rank #5 and #7 on the all time OC junior list. Kahala Bonsignore at 22:04 and Amy Anderson at 22:36 were next posting the #7 and #11 freshman times in OC history. Jackie Brody ran 22:52 for #12 on the OC junior list and Madagan Riley ran 24:!1 for #15 on the OC sophomore list. The seven girls combined time was 17 minutes and 41 seconds faster than at the Mt SAC Invitational three weeks earlier (the top 5 ran 6:24 faster than MSAC). The girls team time is #5 all time in OC history. The girls place third as a team and comfortably advanced to this week’s CIF Southern Section Finals. This is the 9th consecutive year that OC has had a female individual or team compete at CIF Finals.

The Boys raced next in heat one of two. Vincent Colarossi led the team with a 16:52 and third fastest OC sophomore in school history. Ryan Huning is the #5 junior with his 16:55. Vince and Ryan became the 7th and 8th runners in OC history to dip under the 17:00 barrier. Derek Stoutland is now #9 OC Junior with a 17:29. Jacob White ran 17:51 for #10 OC junior. Taylor Losi leaped to #5 OC sophomore with his 17:34 and Arthur King climbed to #8 OC Sophomore with his 17:45. Andrew Levine made the most of his opportunity racing as an alternate following Nick Colarossi’s injury. Andrew posted the largest individual improvement with an 18:17 good for #12 on the OC sophomore list. The seven boy’s combined time was 3 minutes and 47 seconds faster than at MSAC (the top 5 improved by 1:31). The boys team time is #6 all in OC history. The boys placed 6th and advanced to their 7th consecutive CIF SS Finals.

Next Step….
Sat, Nov 21th @ Mt SAC
Both teams compete for Southern Section Finals honors and a position in the State Finals (top 7 teams advance).

Tri Valley League Finals

Lions Set Records Entering Post Season

Thu, Nov 5, 2009 - The cross country teams traveled to La Reina for the Tri Valley League Finals. The course with the highest degree of difficultly did not promise to produce fast times or easy passage into the post season, but this young batch of Lions left their mark in OC's history books.

Boys JV kicked things off racing first for the Lions. Andrew Levine brilliantly paced himself to a 4th place finish and the fastest ever OC boys JV time (19:17) on the La Reina course (old record Bobby Nordlund 20:31). Andrew was positioned in the high 30's in the first half mile but cruised past the competition into the top 4 at the finish. Devin Long may have delivered the performance of his career with a 19:51, also faster than the previous OC JV best. Both boy's times correlate to solid 18 min Mt SAC marks. Grant Foraker (20:35), Aaron Freedman (21:04) and Pablo Gomez (21:30) rounded out the team which tallied an OC boys JV team time record on the LR course of 102:18 (old record 105:05 in 2007). The boys tied for 2nd but lost the tie break and placed third in league.

Girls varsity were next led by Fallon Cislo's 7th place finish which earned her First Team All Tri Valley League and she bettered the OC record and senior best with a 20:22. Cristina Gracia, coming back from injury, was 12th in 21:30 while Niki MacWhirter was 13th in 21:30. Both earned Second Team All Tri Valley. Cristy also bettered the OC Junior best time. Megan Huning's 22:03 earned her the OC Sophomore best and Tri Valley Honorable Mention. Madagan Riley (23:43) and Jackie Brody (24:06) picked up Honorable Mention honors as well. Kahala Bonsignore posted a 24:45 to round out the varsity squad. The girls placed 3rd in league and beat Fillmore by 26 points. The girls set the OC team time record by shattering the 2007 team's time by 5:24. The 2007 team went on to win the state title.

Boys varsity ran intelligently by waiting for the hills to strike. Vincent Colarossi became only the second sophomore in OC history to earn runner up honors. Enzo's runner up equals Charlie Petrie's runner up in 2006, but Enzo's time broke Charlie's OC school record (set his junior year) by 2 seconds 17:35 to 17:37 respectfully. Ryan Huning was 4th and joined Enzo with earning First Team All Tri Valley honors. Ryan's 17:39 narrowly missed Charlie's OC junior best. Derek Stoutland (10th, 18:15) and Taylor Losi (11th, 18:18) both picked up Second Team All Tri Valley honors. Arthur J King (18:34), Jacob White (18:35) and Nick Colarossi (19:10) all locked down Honorable Mention honors. The boys team time shattered the 2007 team's record by 1:01. The 2007 team held every course record placed an OC best ever boys finish at the state finals of 7th.

Girls JV headed out last for the Lion racers. Amy Anderson took the lead with the fastest ever OC girls JV best time of 24:42. Torie Gates (25:24), Antonia Joy Bates (25:52), Danni Alakija (26:56), Kayla Smith (30:07), Ashley McCabe (30:32) and Kirsten Temanson (30:53) comprised the team which also took its place in the record book with the OC best ever girls JV team time.

Runners who ran on the La Reina course in 2007 bettered their times: Nick C 19:10 from 20:52 (-1:42), Ryan 17:39 from 20:48 (-3:09), Fallon 20:22 from 25:39 (-5:17), Niki 21:30 from 25:30 (-4:00), 24:06 from 26:03 (-1:57) and Devin 19:52 from 22:30 (-2:38).

Next step is CIF Southern Section Prelims on Sat, Nov 14th.