Eli Fitchen-Young Wins CCS Championship
On Nov. 11, Eli Fitchen-Young, a junior at Santa Cruz High, cruised to win the Division II crown at the Central Coast Section course at Crystal Springs in Belmont.
His time, 14:55.1, was a personal best and the fastest in the field of 514 runners.
His senior teammate Kees Van der Meer finished 2nd in 16:04.7.
Next: CIF state championships Nov. 25 in Woodward Park, Fresno.
Ben George, Scotts Valley senior, was third in 16:11.9.
His Falcons team had 64 points for a 2nd place finish, edged by Archbishop Riordan, 1st with 59.
The 2nd place finish qualified the Falcons for state.
Aaron Weiss, Scotts Valley sophomore, was 6th in 16:15.8.
Mason Lantz, Scotts Valley senior, was 11th in 16:42.8.
Eli Granados, Scotts Valley senior, was 13th in 16:45.1.
Jackson Stull, Scotts Valley freshman, was 35th in 17:42.6.
The Santa Cruz Cardinals finished 3rd with 91, and qualified for state, ahead of Half Moon Bay 4th with 92.
Emiliano Villareal, a Santa Cruz senior, was 23rd in 17:14.9.
Alan Lee, a Santa Cruz senior, was 28th in 17:25.4.
Owen Fitchen-Young, a Santa Cruz freshman, was 57th in 18:02.4.
CCS Division V
Monte Vista Christian, finishing 3rd with 69, qualified for state for the first time.
Justin McCullick, a junior, medaled, finishing 6th in 16:34.4.
Conor Gilliam, a sophomore, was 10th in 17.12.4.
Bradley Orlando, a junior, was 16th in 17:40.2.
Gavin Beckmen, a sophomore, was 19th in 17:43.5.
Eli Kieft, a sophomore, was 20th in 17:43.8.
CCS Division III
Aptos High finished 5th with 126 in Division III where 87 runners competed.
Senior Evan Niles finished 11th in 16:32.6.
Sophomore Brady Bliesner was 21st in 17:05.1
Vincent Sandford-Carroll, a junior, was 22nd in 17:03.6.
Sam Hansen, a freshman, was 34th in 17:24.4.
Sean Mullen, a sophomore, was 36th in 17:34.4.
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Ashlyn Boothby Wins Third CCS Crown
She’s Going to State; So are Evie Marheineke & Rachel Hoops
On Nov. 11, Ashlyn Boothby, a senior at Scotts Valley High School, led the way at the Central Coast Section cross country meet at Crystal Springs in Belmont, winning her third consecutive Division IV crown and helping her team to their third consecutive title.
Her time on the 2.93-mile course was 17:52.2, a personal best. She was the fastest of 450 runners in all five divisions.
Ava Decleve, her sophomore teammate, finished second in 18:31.1.
Scotts Valley sophomore Jenni Brownfield was 10th in 19.50.5.
Scotts Valley freshman Hanna Shehorn was 11th in 19:57.1.
Scotts Valley junior Violet McCutcheon was 35th in 21:49.2.
The Falcons team score was 46.
Next: The CIF state championships at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 25 at Woodward Park, Fresno.
Also going to state:
Heidi Green, Santa Cruz, 8th in 19:36.4.
Chloe Hood, Santa Cruz, 15th in 20.31.4.
Marissa Garcia, Soquel, was 18th in 20:47.1.
San Lorenzo Valley finished seventh with 169.
Beth Gabrielson was 16th in 20:39.3.
CCS Division II
Evie Marheineke of Santa Cruz, a junior at Archbishop Mitty, finished 1st among 115 runners in Division II with a time of 18:05.2.
She’s going to state.
She helped her team take 5th with 182.
CCS Division III
Rachel Hoops of Aptos finished 2nd of 90 runners with a time of 18.52.4.
Maya Schiro was 9th in 19:58.7.
Both are going to state.
The time to beat is 18:29.2 by Katie Hoornaert, a junior at Prospect, who finished 1st.
CCS Division V
Kylie Brunelli, a junior at Monte Vista Christian, finished 6th of 69 runners in 19:49.2.
Kenzie Culbertson, a freshman at Mount Madonna, finished 8th in 20.03.4.
Both are going to state.
The time to beat is 18:33.4 by Ariya Kaushek, a sophomore at Menlo School, who finished 1st.