The 2018 California State XC meet seems like a distant memory and before we are headlong into the 2019 Track and Field season, I would like to take a closer look at the results of the most recent state XC meet. The first state meet was contested at Woodward Park in 1987 with three divisions. A fourth division was added in 1990 and the current format with five divisions was finalized in 1996. The divisional breakdowns have fluctuated since that year as mandated by the CIF and at this moment, each section is given autonomy on how they place their teams. The one variance is that Division V teams cannot exceed 600 students. Since all sections are not created equally as in size, what we end up with is a large disparity in the rest of the divisions as you will see below.
The data you will see below was accumulated by Jesuit coach, Walt Lange. He has been one of the most successful distance coaches in California and his boys have won 9 state team titles during the state meet era. Coach Lange was also one of our coaches that we profiled in our California Coaching Legends series. You can check that profile HERE.
Below you can see the actual boys team results of the 2018 CIF State Meet on the left while the stats on the right show the results if all sections used the same numbers for all divisions. (You can also view the stats you see below at this LINK if you want a cleaner version.) The Section links will take you to each section's divisional breakdown if you wanted to do your own research.
By reshuffling the teams after their section meets, you would now get equitable competition in all divisions. The teams that have been dominant over the years are usually the result of taking on smaller schools. How many of you knew that the Division III state champion team (Ridgeview) had 2532 students? The Division II state championship team (Newbury Park) is listed with 2452 students and while it is smaller than Ridgeview, Newbury Park would be in Division I in any other section. By holding all sections to the same divisional breakdowns, this would eliminate this type of disparity.
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2018 California State XC Reality & Fantasy
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| Central | |||||||||||
| Reality D1 2045-4739 | cbeds | team times | Fantasy D1 2385-4142 | cbeds | team times | Central Coast | |||||
| LA City | |||||||||||
| 1 | Great Oak-SS | 3249 | 1:16:49 | 1 | Great Oak-SS | 3249 | 1:16:49 | Sac-Joaquin | |||
| 2 | West Ranch-SS | 2504 | 1:17:05 | 2 | West Ranch-SS | 2504 | 1:17:05 | San Diego | |||
| 3 | Dana Hills-SS | 2554 | 1:18:28 | 3 | Newbury Park-SS | 2452 | 1:17:51 | San Francisco | (Lowell) | ||
| 4 | Dublin-NCS | 2832 | 1:18:47 | 4 | Dana Hills-SS | 2554 | 1:18:28 | Northern | |||
| 5 | Jesuit-SJS | 2168 | 1:19:10 | 5 | Dublin-NCS | 2832 | 1:18:47 | Oakland | (Skyline) | ||
| 6 | Poly (Long Beach)-SS | 4142 | 1:19:22 | 6 | Claremont-SS | 2414 | 1:18:50 | North Coast | |||
| 7 | Bellarmine-CCS | 3300 | 1:19:37 | 7 | Loyola-SS | 2422 | 1:18:56 | Southern | |||
| 8 | Crescenta Valley-SS | 2645 | 1:19:43 | 8 | Poly (Long Beach)-SS | 4142 | 1:19:22 | ||||
| 9 | Paso Robles-CS | 2144 | 1:20:02 | 9 | Bellarmine-CCS | 3300 | 1:19:37 | ||||
| 10 | Clovis North-CS | 2498 | 1:20:47 | 10 | Crescenta Valley-SS | 2645 | 1:19:43 | ||||
| 11 | Mira Costa-SS | 2557 | 1:21:22 | 11 | Ridgeview-CS | 2532 | 1:20:01 | ||||
| 12 | Los Altos-CCS | 2234 | 1:21:35 | 12 | Woodbridge-SS | 2385 | 1:20:22 | ||||
| 13 | California-SS | 2829 | 1:21:48 | 13 | Clovis North-CS | 2498 | 1:20:47 | ||||
| 14 | El Camino (O.Side)-SDS | 2850 | 1:21:59 | 14 | El Toro-SS | 2437 | 1:21:07 | ||||
| 15 | Dougherty Valley-NCS | 3225 | 1:22:03 | 15 | Mira Costa-SS | 2557 | 1:21:22 | ||||
| 16 | Granada Hills-LAS | 4739 | 1:22:09 | 16 | California-SS | 2829 | 1:21:48 | ||||
| 17 | San Marcos-SDS | 3341 | 1:22:11 | 17 | El Camino (O.Side)-SDS | 2850 | 1:21:59 | ||||
| 18 | Davis-SJS | 2835 | 1:22:13 | 18 | Dougherty Valley-NCS | 3225 | 1:22:03 | ||||
| 19 | Palo Alto-CCS | 2045 | 1:22:45 | 19 | Granada Hills-LAS | 4739 | 1:22:09 | ||||
| 20 | Buchanan-CS | 2704 | 1:22:46 | 20 | San Marcos-SDS | 3341 | 1:22:11 | ||||
| 21 | El Camino Real-LAS | 3567 | 1:22:46 | 21 | Davis-SJS | 2835 | 1:22:13 | ||||
| 22 | Lowell-SFS | 2731 | 1:23:41 | 22 | El Camino Real-LAS | 3567 | 1:22:46 | ||||
| 23 | ? | 23 | Buchanan-CS | 2704 | 1:22:46 | ||||||
| 24 | Lowell-SFS | 2731 | 1:23:41 | ||||||||
| Reality D2 1700-2452 | Fantasy D2 1869-2270 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Newbury Park-SS | 2452 | 1:17:51 | 1 | La Costa Canyon-SDS | 1894 | 1:17:55 | ||||
| 2 | La Costa Canyon-SDS | 1894 | 1:17:55 | 2 | Jesuit-SJS | 2168 | 1:19:10 | ||||
| 3 | Claremont-SS | 2414 | 1:18:50 | 3 | Paso Robles-CS | 2144 | 1:20:02 | ||||
| 4 | Loyola-SS | 2422 | 1:18:56 | 4 | Thousand Oaks-SS | 2239 | 1:20:32 | ||||
| 5 | St Francis-MV-CCS | 1760 | 1:19:21 | 5 | West Torrance-SS | 2030 | 1:20:40 | ||||
| 6 | Woodbridge-SS | 2385 | 1:20:22 | 6 | Granada-NCS | 2244 | 1:20:48 | ||||
| 7 | Thousand Oaks-SS | 2239 | 1:20:32 | 7 | De La Salle-NCS | 2078 | 1:21:33 | ||||
| 8 | Granada-NCS | 2244 | 1:20:48 | 8 | Los Altos-CCS | 2234 | 1:21:35 | ||||
| 9 | El Toro-SS | 2437 | 1:21:07 | 9 | Poway-SDS | 2266 | 1:21:45 | ||||
| 10 | Whitney-SJS | 1866 | 1:21:29 | 10 | Indio-SS | 1965 | 1:21:50 | ||||
| 11 | De La Salle-NCS | 2078 | 1:21:33 | 11 | Simi Valley-SS | 2270 | 1:22:16 | ||||
| 12 | Poway-SDS | 2266 | 1:21:45 | 12 | Liberty-Bakersfield-CS | 2081 | 1:22:28 | ||||
| 13 | Simi Valley-SS | 2270 | 1:22:16 | 13 | Rocklin-SJS | 2046 | 1:22:36 | ||||
| 14 | Liberty-Bakersfield-CS | 2081 | 1:22:28 | 14 | Bella Vista-SJS | 2015 | 1:22:40 | ||||
| 15 | Rocklin-SJS | 2046 | 1:22:36 | 15 | Palo Alto-CCS | 2045 | 1:22:45 | ||||
| 16 | Bella Vista-SJS | 2015 | 1:22:40 | 16 | Redwood-NCS | 1892 | 1:22:56 | ||||
| 17 | Willow Glen-CCS | 1700 | 1:23:17 | 17 | Moorpark-SS | 1927 | 1:23:22 | ||||
| 18 | Del Norte-SDS | 2188 | 1:23:26 | 18 | Del Norte-SDS | 2188 | 1:23:26 | ||||
| 19 | San Luis Obispo-CS | 1523 | 1:23:32 | 19 | Agoura-SS | 2080 | 1:23:42 | ||||
| 20 | College Park-NCS | 2042 | 1:24:23 | 20 | College Park-NCS | 2042 | 1:24:23 | ||||
| 21 | Mitty-CCS | 1741 | 1:24:53 | 21 | Scripps Ranch-SDS | 2234 | 1:24:55 | ||||
| 22 | Scripps Ranch-SDS | 2234 | 1:24:55 | 22 | University City-SDS | 1869 | 1:26:24 | ||||
| 23 | Venice-LAS | 2038 | 1:28:13 | 23 | Venice-LAS | 2038 | 1:28:13 | ||||
| 24 | Skyline-OS | 1756 | 1:31:54 | 24 | West Bakersfield-CS | 2010 | 1:30:02 | ||||
| Reality D3 848-2532 | Fantasy D3 1322-1866 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ridgeview-CS | 2532! | 1:20:01 | 1 | St Francis-MV-CCS | 1760 | 1:19:21 | ||||
| 2 | Campolindo-NCS | 1376 | 1:20:16 | 2 | Campolindo-NCS | 1376 | 1:20:16 | ||||
| 3 | West Torrance-SS | 2030 | 1:20:40 | 3 | Whitney-SJS | 1866 | 1:21:29 | ||||
| 4 | Indio-SS | 1965 | 1:21:50 | 4 | Maria Carrillo-NCS | 1612 | 1:21:56 | ||||
| 5 | Maria Carrillo-NCS | 1612 | 1:21:56 | 5 | Palos Verdes-SS | 1778 | 1:22:23 | ||||
| 6 | Palos Verdes-SS | 1778 | 1:22:23 | 6 | Chico-NS | 1811 | 1:22:40 | ||||
| 7 | Chico-NS | 1811 | 1:22:40 | 7 | Brea Olinda-SS | 1807 | 1:22:55 | ||||
| 8 | Brea Olinda-SS | 1807 | 1:22:55 | 8 | Willow Glen-CCS | 1700 | 1:23:17 | ||||
| 9 | Redwood-NCS | 1892 | 1:22:56 | 9 | Esperanza-SS | 1683 | 1:23:23 | ||||
| 10 | Moorpark-SS | 1927 | 1:23:22 | 10 | El Capitan-SDS | 1675 | 1:23:28 | ||||
| 11 | Esperanza-SS | 1683 | 1:23:23 | 11 | San Luis Obispo-CS | 1523 | 1:23:32 | ||||
| 12 | El Capitan-SDS | 1675 | 1:23:28 | 12 | Nevada Union-SJS | 1659 | 1:24:00 | ||||
| 13 | Agoura-SS | 2080 | 1:23:42 | 13 | South Pasadena-SS | 1490 | 1:24:33 | ||||
| 14 | Nevada Union-SJS | 1659 | 1:24:00 | 14 | Merced-SJS | 1731 | 1:24:36 | ||||
| 15 | Corcoran-CS | 848 | 1:24:36 | 15 | Las Lomas-NCS | 1550 | 1:24:43 | ||||
| 16 | Merced-SJS | 1731 | 1:24:36 | 16 | Cathedral-SS | 1378 | 1:24:49 | ||||
| 17 | Las Lomas-NCS | 1550 | 1:24:43 | 17 | Mitty-CCS | 1741 | 1:24:53 | ||||
| 18 | Cathedral Catholic-SDS | 1589 | 1:25:07 | 18 | Cathedral Catholic-SDS | 1589 | 1:25:07 | ||||
| 19 | Greenfield-CCS | 1179 | 1:25:19 | 19 | Vista Del Lago-SJS | 1800 | 1:25:28 | ||||
| 20 | Vista Del Lago-SJS | 1800 | 1:25:28 | 20 | Ocean View-SS | 1378 | 1:26:32 | ||||
| 21 | University City-SDS | 1869 | 1:26:24 | 21 | West Hills-SDS | 1723 | 1:26:57 | ||||
| 22 | West Hills-SDS | 1723 | 1:26:57 | 22 | Piner-NCS | 1345 | 1:27:04 | ||||
| 23 | Sacred Ht Cath-CCS | 1322 | 1:27:47 | 23 | Sacred Ht Cath-CCS | 1322 | 1:27:47 | ||||
| 24 | Canoga Park-LAS | 1415 | 1:29:55 | 24 | Canoga Park-LAS | 1415 | 1:29:55 | ||||
| 25 | 25 | Skyline-OS | 1756 | 1:31:54 | |||||||
| Reality D4 504-2010 | Fantasy D4 558-1282 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Laguna Beach-SS | 1084 | 1:20:09 | 1 | Laguna Beach-SS | 1084 | 1:20:09 | ||||
| 2 | Sir Francis Drake-NCS | 1230 | 1:20:54 | 2 | Sir Francis Drake-NCS | 1230 | 1:20:54 | ||||
| 3 | Placer-SJS | 1282 | 1:21:25 | 3 | Placer-SJS | 1282 | 1:21:25 | ||||
| 4 | JSerra-SS | 1192 | 1:22:13 | 4 | JSerra-SS | 1192 | 1:22:13 | ||||
| 5 | Foothill Technology-SS | 1001 | 1:22:14 | 5 | Foothill Technology-SS | 1001 | 1:22:14 | ||||
| 6 | King City-CCS | 1078 | 1:22:48 | 6 | King City-CCS | 1078 | 1:22:48 | ||||
| 7 | Sage Creek-SDS | 1252 | 1:23:38 | 7 | Sage Creek-SDS | 1252 | 1:23:38 | ||||
| 8 | Scotts Valley-CCS | 802 | 1:23:56 | 8 | Scotts Valley-CCS | 802 | 1:23:56 | ||||
| 9 | Christian Brothers-SJS | 1159 | 1:24:07 | 9 | Christian Brothers-SJS | 1159 | 1:24:07 | ||||
| 10 | South Pasadena-SS | 1490 | 1:24:33 | 10 | Corcoran-CS | 848 | 1:24:36 | ||||
| 11 | Cathedral-SS | 1378 | 1:24:49 | 11 | Greenfield-CCS | 1179 | 1:25:19 | ||||
| 12 | Calaveras-SJS | 878 | 1:25:28 | 12 | Calaveras-SJS | 878 | 1:25:28 | ||||
| 13 | Pacific Grove-CCS | 615 | 1:25:29 | 13 | Pacific Grove-CCS | 615 | 1:25:29 | ||||
| 14 | Harvard/Westlake-SS | 1159 | 1:25:35 | 14 | Harvard/Westlake-SS | 1159 | 1:25:35 | ||||
| 15 | Marin Catholic-NCS | 747 | 1:26:14 | 15 | Marin Catholic-NCS | 747 | 1:26:14 | ||||
| 16 | Ocean View-SS | 1378 | 1:26:32 | 16 | Crawford-SDS | 1110 | 1:27:26 | ||||
| 17 | Piner-NCS | 1345 | 1:27:04 | 17 | Coronado-SDS | 1148 | 1:28:13 | ||||
| 18 | Crawford-SDS | 1110 | 1:27:26 | 18 | Xavier Prep-SS | 558 | 1:28:38 | ||||
| 19 | Coronado-SDS | 1148 | 1:28:13 | 19 | Bishop O'Dowd-NCS | 1236 | 1:30:06 | ||||
| 20 | University Prep-NS | 504 | 1:29:04 | 20 | Sutter-NS | 755 | 1:30:14 | ||||
| 21 | West Bakersfield-CS | 2010 | 1:30:02 | 21 | Lindsay-CS | 1082 | 1:30:29 | ||||
| 22 | Bishop O'Dowd-NCS | 1236 | 1:30:06 | 22 | Chowchilla-CS | 1113 | 1:31:34 | ||||
| 23 | Sutter-NS | 755 | 1:30:14 | 23 | California City-CS | 563 | 1:34:27 | ||||
| 24 | Lindsay-CS | 1082 | 1:30:29 | 24 | Waterford-SJS | 573 | 1:39:11 | ||||
| 25 | Sherman Oaks CES-LAS | 1017 | 1:39:16 | 25 | Sherman Oaks CES-LAS | 1017 | 1:39:16 | ||||
| Reality D5 168-1113 | Fantasy D5 168-534 | ||||||||||
| 1 | St. Margarets-SS | 465 | 1:23:16 | 1 | St. Margarets-SS | 465 | 1:23:16 | ||||
| 2 | Lick Wilmerding-NCS | 499 | 1:24:49 | 2 | Lick Wilmerding-NCS | 499 | 1:24:49 | ||||
| 3 | Thacher-SS | 243 | 1:25:37 | 3 | Thacher-SS | 243 | 1:25:37 | ||||
| 4 | Rincon Vly Christian-NCS | 168 | 1:25:42 | 4 | Rincon Vly Christian-NCS | 168 | 1:25:42 | ||||
| 5 | Viewpoint-SS | 531 | 1:25:54 | 5 | Viewpoint-SS | 531 | 1:25:54 | ||||
| 6 | Woodcrest Christian-SS | 339 | 1:26:03 | 6 | Woodcrest Christian-SS | 339 | 1:26:03 | ||||
| 7 | Flintridge Prep-SS | 404 | 1:26:12 | 7 | Flintridge Prep-SS | 404 | 1:26:12 | ||||
| 8 | Crystal Springs-CCS | 290 | 1:26:41 | 8 | Crystal Springs-CCS | 290 | 1:26:41 | ||||
| 9 | San Francisco Univ-NCS | 411 | 1:27:02 | 9 | San Francisco Univ-NCS | 411 | 1:27:02 | ||||
| 10 | Desert Christian/Lan.-SS | 170 | 1:27:45 | 10 | Desert Christian/Lan.-SS | 170 | 1:27:45 | ||||
| 11 | Convent & Stuart Hall-NCS | 441 | 1:27:53 | 11 | Convent & Stuart Hall-NCS | 441 | 1:27:53 | ||||
| 12 | Head-Royce-NCS | 370 | 1:28:01 | 12 | Head-Royce-NCS | 370 | 1:28:01 | ||||
| 13 | Holtville-SDS | 534 | 1:28:20 | 13 | Holtville-SDS | 534 | 1:28:20 | ||||
| 14 | Xavier Prep-SS | 558 | 1:28:38 | 14 | Francis Parker-SDS | 500 | 1:28:42 | ||||
| 15 | Francis Parker-SDS | 500 | 1:28:42 | 15 | Santa Fe Christian-SDS | 437 | 1:28:53 | ||||
| 16 | Santa Fe Christian-SDS | 437 | 1:28:53 | 16 | York-CCS | 210 | 1:28:59 | ||||
| 17 | York-CCS | 210 | 1:28:59 | 17 | University Prep-NS | 504 | 1:29:04 | ||||
| 18 | Nueva School-CCS | 347 | 1:30:51 | 18 | Nueva School-CCS | 347 | 1:30:51 | ||||
| 19 | College Preparatory-NCS | 363 | 1:31:20 | 19 | College Preparatory-NCS | 363 | 1:31:20 | ||||
| 20 | Chowchilla-CS | 1113? | 1:31:34 | 20 | Capital Christian-SJS | 449 | 1:33:44 | ||||
| 21 | Capital Christian-SJS | 449 | 1:33:44 | 21 | Mt. Shasta-NS | 296 | 1:33:48 | ||||
| 22 | Mt. Shasta-NS | 296 | 1:33:48 | 22 | New West Charter-LAS | 412 | 1:35:48 | ||||
| 23 | California City-CS | 563 | 1:34:27 | ||||||||
| 24 | New West Charter-LAS | 412 | 1:35:48 | ||||||||
| 25 | Waterford-SJS | 573 | 1:39:11 | ||||||||