LA City Section Prelims
D1 Boys
Defending LAC Section champion Justin Hazell, a senior at El Camino Real, is a runaway favorite to repeat as champion. Hazell is not only the only sub-14 runner among the best the top division in LAC has to offer, he's the only sub-15 runner in this field.
Wednesday's prelims at Pierce College in Woodland Hills shouldn't be more than an easy training run for Hazell with much bigger goals in mind for the coming weeks. The LAC final is Nov. 18, also at Pierce College, with State and Foot Locker West to follow on consecutive Saturdays into December. Getting to Foot Locker Nationals on Dec. 9 in San Diego figures to be Hazell's ultimate target.
Brent Smith, a junior from Palisades Charter, was fifth at the section final last year. He ranks second here but will need to contend with Marvin Guardado, a junior from Birmingham Community Charter, and Christopher Hernandez, a senior from Garfield, if he is to earn best-of-the-rest position behind Hazell.
Bruno Armon-Franceschi, a junior at Marshall Senior, was seventh at LAC finals last year and is the only other top-10 returner ranked as high here. Armon-Franceschi ranks fifth coming into this week's prelims.
Three Mile Run
| PLACE | ATHLETE | GRADE | TEAM | TIME | POINTS | |
| 1 | Justin Hazell | 2018 | El Camino Real Senior High (LA) | 13:59.50 | 1 | |
| 2 | Brent Smith | 2019 | Palisades Charter High (LA) | 15:07.80 | 2 | |
| 3 | Marvin Guardado | 2019 | Birmingham Community Charter (LA) | 15:08.40 | 3 | |
| 4 | Christopher Hernandez | 2018 | Garfield (James A.) Senior High (LA) | 15:11.10 | 4 | |
| 5 | Bruno Amon-frances | 2019 | Marshall (John) Senior High (LA) | 15:19.83 | 5 | |
| 6 | Matthew Rios | 2018 | Granada Hills Charter High (LA) | 15:26.10 | 6 | |
| 7 | Ethan Samuels | 2018 | El Camino Real Senior High (LA) | 15:27.00 | 7 | |
| 8 | Giancarlo Puccia | 2019 | El Camino Real Senior High (LA) | 15:28.30 | 8 | |
| 9 | Sean Larbaoui | 2019 | Granada Hills Charter High (LA) | 15:30.20 | 9 | |
| 10 | Anthony Khasho | 2019 | El Camino Real Senior High (LA) | 15:32.20 | 10.5 | |
| 10 | Elias Cannesson | 2019 | Marshall (John) Senior High (LA) | 15:32.20 | 10.5 |
Boys D1 Team Competition
El Camino Real, behind Hazell, is the overwhelming favorite to repeat. ECR had 59 points in last year's D1 section final, with Granada Hills second with 82 and Palisades Charter third.
The virtual meet in advance of the prelims ranks ECR (41 points), Marshall Senior (81) and Granada Hills (98) 1-2-3. Note ECR's dominance up front, with its first five coming in 1-7-8-11-14.
Three Mile Run
| 1 | El Camino Real Senior High (LA) (CA) | 41 | ||
| 1) Justin Hazell | 13:59.50 | 1 | ||
| 2) Ethan Samuels | 15:27.00 | 7 | ||
| 3) Giancarlo Puccia | 15:28.30 | 8 | ||
| 4) Anthony Khasho | 15:32.20 | 11 | ||
| 5) Jose Torres | 15:36.40 | 14 | ||
| Average Time: 15:12.68 Total Time: 1:16:03.40 1-5 Split: 1:36.90 | ||||
| 6) Sebastian Ayala | 15:51.80 | 18 | ||
| 7) Alejandro Fernande | 16:02.40 | 23 | ||
| 2 | Marshall (John) Senior High (LA) (CA) | 81 | ||
| 1) Bruno Amon-frances | 15:19.83 | 5 | ||
| 2) Elias Cannesson | 15:32.20 | 10 | ||
| 3) Amon‐franceschi | 15:43.00 | 15 | ||
| 4) Eddy Alonzo-avila | 16:04.60 | 25 | ||
| 5) Javier Castro | 16:07.20 | 26 | ||
| Average Time: 15:45.37 Total Time: 1:18:46.83 1-5 Split: 47.37 | ||||
| 6) Clark Renolds | 16:17.21 | 37 | ||
| 7) Joseph Rodriguez | 16:29.20 | 47 | ||
| 3 | Granada Hills Charter High (LA) (CA) | 98 | ||
| 1) Matthew Rios | 15:26.10 | 6 | ||
| 2) Sean Larbaoui | 15:30.20 | 9 | ||
| 3) Hayden Daly | 15:51.10 | 17 | ||
| 4) Diego Corona | 16:11.40 | 30 | ||
| 5) Cai Duran | 16:16.40 | 36 | ||
| Average Time: 15:51.04 Total Time: 1:19:15.20 1-5 Split: 50.30 | ||||
| 6) Arturo Goche | 16:17.70 | 38 | ||
| 7) Oscar Silva | 16:28.60 | 45 | ||
| 4 | Garfield (James A.) Senior High (LA) (CA) | 105 | ||
| 1) Christopher Hernandez | 15:11.10 | 4 | ||
| 2) David Reyes | 15:35.50 | 13 | ||
| 3) Michael Mccarthy | 16:03.10 | 24 | ||
| 4) Denis Escobar | 16:13.50 | 31 | ||
| 5) Daniel Casas | 16:14.70 | 33 | ||
| Average Time: 15:51.58 Total Time: 1:19:17.90 1-5 Split: 1:03.60 | ||||
| 6) Michael S Mccarthy | 16:16.27 | 35 | ||
| 7) Denis A Escobar | 16:18.42 | 41 | ||
| 5 | Palisades Charter High (LA) (CA) | 119 | ||
| 1) Brent Smith | 15:07.80 | 2 | ||
| 2) Ryan Breitman | 16:00.70 | 21 | ||
| 3) Lucas Schriver | 16:01.68 | 22 | ||
| 4) Alec Stewart | 16:16.00 | 34 | ||
| 5) Mason Cadden | 16:17.96 | 40 | ||
| Average Time: 15:56.83 Total Time: 1:19:44.14 1-5 Split: 1:10.16 | ||||
| 6) Ben Hamer | 16:40.24 | 56 | ||
| 7) Ethan Massaji | 16:41.00 | 57 | ||