Could it be that kind of year for Scotts Valley High senior Ryder Brabo?
Scotts Valley High senior Ryder Brabo took 19th in the 222-runner Doug Speck Sweeps race at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic on Saturday night in Norco.
Competing with senior teammate Jeremy Kain — the two-time Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion — Sept. 18 at the 40th annual Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, Brabo took 19th in 14:34.7 of 222 runners in the 3-mile Doug Speck Sweeps.
Kain, heralded as one of the best in the state, finished 21st in 14:36.3.
Scotts Valley placed 26th with a score of 624, thanks to its top five finishers.
That would be: Senior Austin George (170th in 16:00) and junior teammates Aiden Boothby (201st in 16:23.9) and Jonah Verinsky (213th in 16:43.8).
Sophomore Mason Lantz (17:43.0) and senior Drew Bryson (17:54.7) also competed for the Falcons.
More than 50 races were run in the prestigious two-day event in Norco, where the starting line is 100meters wide.
Newbury Park, the 2019 CIF Division II champion, posted the top four finishers in the Doug Speck Sweeps.
Junior Leo Young won in a course-record 13:38.1. He was followed by juniors Aaron Sahlman (13:42.3) and Lex Young (13:44.4) and senior Colin Sahlman (13:48.0).
Junior Kevin Sanchez of Vandegrift in Texas took fifth in 14:06.0.