It's tough to narrow the field down to just 24 honorees, especially when California produces so much talent.
It's time to hand out our final honor of cross country season! I've been watching these athletes compete all season, and it's still hard to pick only 24 runners to make the MileSplitCA All-California teams. I started with raw times, then made adjustments based on head-to-head competition, with the most consideration given to performances in the postseason (section finals, state meet, Foot Locker & NXN). Within each team, the runners are not listed in any particular order. In a state as deep as ours, there are probably 50 or more qualified candidates, but these are the runners that impressed me the most this fall.
Keep checking back over the next two weeks, as I will take an extended look ahead to the 2016 cross country season by breaking down the returning teams & athletes in each section. After New Year's, we'll turn our attention to indoor track and the upcoming outdoor track season with returning rankings and previews!
MileSplitCA Boys First Team All-California
Phillip Rocha, Arcadia
Austin Tamagno, Brea Olinda
Eduardo Herrera, Madera South
Spencer Dodds, Great Oak
Michael Vernau, Davis Senior
Dylan Scarsone, Canyon (Anaheim Hills)
Cooper Teare, St. Joseph's Notre Dame
Jack Van Scoter, Flint Ridge Prep
MileSplitCA Boys Second Team All-California
Steven Khan, Ayala
Jake Ogden, Dana Hills
Cole Spencer, Great Oak
Andrew Burkhardt, JSerra Catholic
Garrett Reynolds, Ventura
Justin Robison, Lynbrook
Jack Landgraf, Dana Hills
Miguel Villar, Madera South
MileSplitCA Boys Third Team All-California
Paul Luevano, Venice Senior
Isaac Cortes, Great Oak
Callum Bolger, San Luis Obispo
Ryan Tate, Saugus
Alexander Hirsch, Burroughs (Burbank)
Tyler Janes, Martin Luther King
Luis Grijalva, Armijo
Ben Holland, Jesuit
MileSplitCA Boys Honorable Mention All-California
Robert Franklin, Palos Verdes
Caleb Terrill, West Torrance
Cole Hoff, Agoura
Mason Coppi, Dana Hills
Hector Garcia, John Marshall
Joshua Litwiller, La Costa Canyon
David Frisbie, John F. Kennedy (Fremont)
Disagree? Think we left someone off?
