Jackson Adleman (1395) and Andre Williams (2042) placed second and first, respectively, in the Division V race at the CIF-State Championships. (DeAnna Turner photo)
HONORABLE MENTION
(Listed alphabetically)
Gabriel Abbes (Great Oak/SS) -- Elite talent whose season was cut short by injury after five races that saw PRs for 3 miles and 5K that rank among CA's best. MileSplitCA All-State Junior second team.
Jackson Adelman (St. Margaret's/SS) -- Southern Section Division V champion, State Meet runner-up. MileSplitCA All-State Sophomore fist team.
Jace Aschbrenner (Newbury Park/SS) -- Was No. 6 overall at the Southern Section Final as Newbury Park won the team title. Team's No. 2 scorer as NP placed sixth at NXN. MileSplitCA All-State Junior second team.
Colton Colonna (St. Francis Mountain View/CC) -- Central Section Division II champion. Also won at Earlybird and was fifth at Stanford with a 5K PR of 15:21.50.
Alex Cuevas (Ridgeview/CS) -- Cuevas, a junior, placed first or second in 12 races including winning the Central Section Division III title. Was ninth at State a year after placing 56th, leading Ridgeview to the State team title.
Isaiah Galindo (Clovis North/CS) -- Posted four race wins, was third at Stanford and third at the Central Section finals. Posted 5K PR of 15:12.60 in placing seventh at State a year after placing 65th. MileSplitCA All-State Junior first team.
Alexis Garcia (Newport Harbor/SS) -- Had five race wins, was sixth in the Southern Section D-II race with his fastest time in four trips to the final (14:55.90), and was seventh at State with a 15:23.10 PR for 5K. MileSplitCA All-State Senior third team.
Dylan Gatua (West Ranch/SS) -- Impressive soph was the team's No. 3 scorer at the biggest meets of the year: Southern Section and State Meet Division I races, and the boys championship at Nike Cross Nationals. MileSplitCA All-State Sophomore first team.
Damian Gavilan (Paso Robles/CS) -- Second to Marcus Mota in the Central Section Division I race and 13th at State with a 15:23.00 PR for 5K. MileSplitCA All-State Junior first team.
Charlie Giannini (Chico/NS) -- Had seven race wins including a second consecutive Northern Section title. Ran 15:34.50 PR for 5K at State to place sixth in the Division III race.
Garrett Gough (Nevada Union/SJ) -- Six race wins during the season, including the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III title for the second year in a row. Placed fourth at State in D-III. His 15:13.90 5K PR for his win at Stanford ranks as the No. 20 5K time in CA.
Peter Herold (JSerra/SS) -- Runner-up in six races, including Southern Section Division IV. Placed fourth at Mt. SAC and fifth at State.
Cameron Hylton (Great Oak/SS) -- Scored crucial points as Great Oak extended its Southern Section and State Division I title streaks, followed by a runner-up finish at NXN. MileSplitCA All-State Senior third team.
Brayden McLaughlin (Del Oro/SJ) -- Senior finished no worse than third in 12 races including seven wins. Place third at State in Division III behind Liam Anderson and Kevin Ramos.
Christopher Middleton-Pearson (Dublin/NC) -- Placed second at the North Coast Section Final and sixth at State with a 15:14.40 PR for 5K. MileSplitCA All-State Junior first team.
Michael Mireles (Thousand Oaks/SS) -- Won the Ventura County Championships, was fifth at the Southern Section Finals and 10th at the State Meet (No. 3 junior finisher in the D-II race). MileSplitCA All-State Junior second team.
Colin Peattie (Bellarmine/CC) -- Had five race wins plus posted PRs at Stanford (5K) and Mt. SAC (3 miles). MileSplitCA All-State Sophomore first team.
Colin Sahlman (Newbury Park/SS) -- State's top boy in the Class of 2022. Was the team's No. 5 scorer as Newbury Park won the Division II title at State and also as NP placed sixth at NXN. MileSplitCA All-State Freshman first team.
Ethan Ronk (Newbury Park/SS) -- Senior was key to helping Newbury Park to Southern Section and State Division II team titles and a spot at Nike Cross Nationals where NP placed sixth out of 22 teams.
Henry Saul (Palo Alto/CC) -- Ran only five races but won three of them, including the Central Section Division I title. Ran a 5K PR of 15:15.40 at the State Meet for ninth in the D-I race, the 17th fastest time at the meet. MileSplitCA All-State Senior third team.
Garrett Stanford (La Costa Canyon/SD) -- Joined twin Jacob and Caleb Niednagel in leading LCC to a runner-up spot at the State Meet and a bid to run at NXN. MileSplitCA All-State Senior third team.
Russell Sullivan (Foothill Pleasanton/NC) -- Ran top-three finishes in five races. Clocked a 3-mile PR of 15:00.00 for sixth in the D1/D2 Sweepstake race at Mt. SAC. Placed eighth at State in D-II. MileSplitCA All-State Senior third team.
Andre Williams (Sonoma/NC) -- Ran only four races but won two of them including the State Division V race where he clocked a 5K PR of 15:35.20.
John Worthy (Great Oak/SS) -- The team's No. 2 scorer at NXN as Great Oak placed second in the national championship. MileSplitCA All-State Sophomore first team.