Div III Boys & Girls: Barstow Boys, Corona Del Mar Girls, Mac Fleet and Sammy Silva take top honors

CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Woodward Park, Fresno, CA

November 29, 2008

California NXN qualifiers will be selected by the NXN committee following the state meet.

 22nd Annual CIF State Championships: Onsite Coverage by Margo Kelly

 | Div I Boys | Div I Girls | Div II Boys | Div II Girls | Div III Boys & Girls | Div IV Boys | Div IV Girls | Div V Boys | Div V Girls |

Division III Boys

Live!!! The day is progessing with increasingly improved times by teams in every division. The state championship course record book is being rewritten with each race.

University City senior Mac Fleet cruised home for individual victory taking top honors in 15:08 over Barstow standout Isaac Chavez, 15:15. Fleet claims his first cross country state championship.

The talk of the division was the four-peat of the Aztec men from Barstow. Claiming team victory with a 70-101 route of Campolindo it was never a question after the first mile as Barstow cruised to a total team time of 78:52 (Division Team Time Record). Nothing special as compared to earlier races but a Div III dynasty has been established. The senior heavy, actually completely, team went out with a bang.

Division III Girls

Live!!! The Division III girls race left few surprises as Corona Del Mar recorded their 6th State Championship under head coach Bill Sumner, tying a state record for titles. The team recorded a 94-113 victory over Lutheran on the strength of an incredible team pack performance. The Sea Kings placed all five scorers within 66 seconds, led by individual standout Melanie Poweis 18th place finish.

2007 individual champion Katy Daly faltered opening the door for Sammy Silva to run away with top honors winning in 17:35, one of the top performances of the day.