The Great Oak duo of Chris Verdugo (left) and Gabe Abbes (704) battled Mira Costa's Billy Atkinson during the Division I race at the CIF-State Championships. Verdugo and Abbes helped lead Great Oak to sixth consecutive title. (Credit: DeAnna Turner).
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SECOND TEAM
Gabriel Abbres, Sr., Great Oak (SS) -- Scored No. 2 for Great Oak as it won a sixth consecutive State Division I title. ... Placed 54th at NXN and No. 1 for Great Oak, which placed a close second to Newbury Park.
Jackson Adelman, Jr., St. Margaret's Episcopal (SS) -- State Division V champion ... Only non-senior to win a State divisional title. ... Two-time Southern Section Division 5 champion.
Michael Mireles, Sr., Thousand Oaks (SS) -- Fourth in Division II at State in 15:03.70. ... Third in Division 2 at Southern Sections with the No. 3 overall time (14:36.3). ... Ran No. 3 time among CA senior boys at Woodbridge (14:17.60). ... 25th at NXN, sixth among CA boys.
Colin Peattie, Jr., Bellarmine College Prep (CC) -- Fourth in Division I at State in 15:06.80, which ranked first in the class. ... Central Coast Section Division 1 champion. ... Fastest in the class at Mt. SAC (14:52.00) while placing fourth. ... Fourth at Foot Locker West to qualify for Foot Locker Nationals.
Colin Sahlman, So., Newbury Park (SS) -- Top runner in the sophomore class at State, running 15:09.80 for fifth in Division II helping Newbury Park to a second consecutive divisional title. That time ranks No. 4 all-time at State for sophomore boys. ... Placed 53rd overall and No. 3 as the Panthers won the NXN title.
Colton Swinth, Sr., Maria Carrillo (NC) -- State Division III champion in 15:10.20, the No. 11 time in the class at the meet. ... North Coast Section Division 3 runner-up while leading his team to the NCS title.
Christopher Verdugo, Sr., Great Oak (SS) -- Seventh in Division I at State in 15:11.10, which ranked 12th in the class at the meet and No. 1 for a Wolfpack team that won a sixth consecutive D-I title. ... Ran No. 1 for Great Oak as it won titles at Clovis and Great American. Ran No. 2 for the Wolfpack at Woodbridge and Mt. SAC (14:59.00).
THIRD TEAM
Billy Atkinson, Sr., Mira Costa (SS) -- Fifth in Division I at State in 15:08.30, which ranked ninth in the class at the meet and 10th regardless of class.
Jai Dawson, So., Dana Hills (SS) -- Sixth in Division II at State in 15:09.90, the No. 2 time overall for sophomore boys and the No. 5 all-time clocking by a sophomore boy at State. ... Fourth in Division 2 at Southern Sections with the No. 1 time in the class at the meet (14:41.7).
Damian Gavilan, Sr., Paso Robles (CS)-- Placed 10th in Division I at State in 15:13.10, which ranked 14th in the class at the meet. ... Central Section Division I runner-up.
Nicholas Goldstein, Jr., Newbury Park (SS) -- Placed 10th in Division II at State in 15:17.00 while helping Newbury Park to the team title. ... No. 5 as Newbury Park won the Southern Section title, No. 4 as part of the State Meet title and No. 4 as part of the NXN championship team.
Patrick McGonigle, Sr., Sheldon (SJ)-- Ninth in Division I at State in 15:13.00. ... Third place in Division I at Sac-Joaquin Section Championships.
Ronan McMahon-Staggs, Sr., Long Beach Poly (SS) -- Placed 11th in Division I at State in 15:13.70, which ranked 19th overall. ... Placed 13th at Woodbridge in the No. 19 time for 3-miles in the state (14:28.60).
Nolan Topper, Jr., Bellarmine College Prep (CC) -- Sixth in Division I at State in 15:08.40, which ranked second in the class at the meet. ... Seventh at Foot Locker West to qualify for Foot Locker Nationals.
FOURTH TEAM
Daniel Appleford, So., Newbury Park (SS)-- Ran 15:37.70 at State in Division II, the No. 24 time at the meet and No. 4 among sophomore boys. ... Scored as Newbury Park won section, state and NXN titles.
Patrick Curulla, Jr., De La Salle (NC) -- Eighth in Division II at State in 15:15.00, which ranked fourth among all boys in the 2021 class at State. ... North Coast Section Division 2 champion.
Dylan Gunn, Jr., Campolindo (NC) -- Fifth in the Division III race at State leading his team to the title. ... North Coast Section Division 3 champion.
Jack Keough-Lansford, Jr., Claremont (SS) -- Seventh in Division II race at State in 15:14.30, which ranked third overall among juniors at State. ... Placed 12th overall in Division 2 at Southern Sections in 14:53.80, which ranked third among junior boys in the merge.
Ewan MacFarlane, Jr., Peninsula (SS) -- Placed 13th in Division II at State in 15:24.90, which ranked seventh overall in the class at State. ... Sixth in Division 2 at Southern Sections with the top time (14:44.10) in the class at the meet and No. 6 overall.
Aric Reza, Sr., Great Oak (SS)-- Placed 12th at State in Division I, running No. 3 as Great Oak won the team title. ... Placed 11th at Woodbridge, 12th at Mt. SAC and ran No. 2 for the Wolfpack at NXN.
Jacob Yagers, Jr., Bakersfield Highland (CS) -- Placed 11th in the Division II race at State in 15:18.30, which ranked sixth among all junior boys at State. ... Central Section Division 2 champion in 15:48.91, the top-ranked junior in the merge.
