MEET THE GREATEST 32 CIF-STATE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS
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Bryan Dameworth (Agoura/SS) - First three-time champion, winning Division I titles in 1987, '88 and '89. ... One of only four to ever win three division titles. ... Ran 14:45 to win in '89, one of only eight to ever win a title running sub 14:50.
Ammar Moussa (Arcadia/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division I titles in 2009-10. ... Ran 14:43 to win in 2010 and 14:59 to win in '09. ... One of only eight to win while running sub-14:50 and one of 17 to win while running sub-15:00. ... One of only two to win two titles while running sub-15 for both. ... Moussa is tied with another Arcadia product, Phillip Rocha, with the third-fastest State-title winning time ever.
Phillip Rocha (Arcadia/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division I titles in 2014-15. ... Ran 14:43 to win in 2015 and 14:58 to win in '14. ... One of only eight to win while running sub-14:50 and one of 17 to win while running sub-15:00. ... One of only two to win two titles while running sub-15 for both. ... Rocha is tied with another Arcadia product, Ammar Moussa, with the third-fastest State-title winning time ever.
Nico Young (Newbury Park/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division II titles in 2018-19. ... Ran 14:29 to win in 2019, the second-fastest ever run at the State Meet. ... Ran 15:00 to win in 2018. ... One of only eight to ever win a title running sub-14:50 and one of only two to win while running sub-14:30.
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German Fernandez (Riverbank/SJ) - Two-time champion, winning Division IV titles in 2005 and 2007. ... Ran 14:24 to win in '07, the fastest ever at the State Meet and by a high school runner on the 5K Woodward Park course. ... Ran 15:14 to win as a sophomore in '05. ... Placed second in D-III in '06 as a junior, running 15:37.
Elias Gedyon (Loyola/SS) - Three-time champion, winning Division II titles in 2008, '09 and '10. ... One of only four three-time champions. ... Ran 14:52 to win in '10, one of only 17 boys to ever win a title while running sub-14:59 ... Ran 15:00 in '09 and 15:01 as a sophomore in '08.
Matt Strangio (Jesuit/SJ) - Two-time champion, winning Division I titles in 2018 and '19. ... Ran 14:44 to win in '19 and is one of only eight boys to ever win a title running sub 14:50. ... Ran 15:05 to win in '18. ... Placed fourth as a sophomore in 2'17, running 15:16. ... Winning time from '19 ranks as the fifth-fastest ever to win a State champion.
Austin Tamagno (Brea Olinda/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division III titles in 2014 and '15. ... Ran 14:46 to win in '15 and is one of just eight boys to ever win a State title while running sub-14:50. ... Ran 15:09 to win in '14 a year after running 15:03 to place third as a sophomore in '13. ... Placed sixth as a freshman (15:34) in '12. ... Winning time in '15 is the seventh-fastest to win a State Meet title.
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Liam Anderson (Redwood/NC) - Two-time champion, winning Division III titles in 2017 and '18. ... Broke 15:00 to win in '18, clocking 14:56 to become one of just 17 boys to ever win a State title while running sub-15. ... Ran 15:11 to win in '17. ... Placed second, by two seconds, as a sophomore, running 15:06. ... Winning time in '18 ranks 12th among State Meet champions.
Anthony Grover (JSerra/SS) - One of just four three-time champions, winning the Division IV title in 2017, '18 and '19. ... Fastest winning time came in '19, when he ran 15:03.20 to win by 14.30 seconds. ... Placed fifth as a freshman in '16.
Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian/NS) - One of only four three-time champions, winning the Division V title in 2000, '01 and '02. ... Fastest winning time was in 2000 when he was clocked in 15:31, Viewpoint's Tom Kubler was also clocked in 15:31 but Nelson was credited with the victory.
Louie Quintana (Arroyo Grande/CS) - Division I champion in 1990 running 14:47, which stood as the second-fastest time of a State Meet champion until Arcadia's Ammar Moussa ran 14:43 in 2010 to surpass Bryan Dameworth's record set in 1989. ... Quintana ran second to Dameworth in '89, crossing in 14:59, one of only 25 to ever run sub-15 at the State Meet.
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Luis Grijalva (Armijo/SJ) - Division I champion in 2016, running 14:51. ... One of 17 to ever win a State title while running sub-15. That time ranks 10th all-time among State Meet champions.
Ryan Hall (Big Bear/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division IV titles in 1999 and 2000. His winning time in '00 of 14:50 was No. 1 in the merge that year and ranks as the ninth-fastest among State Meet champions. ... Ran 15:24 to win in '99, a time that still ranked No. 2 in the merge.
Trevor Reinhart (Marin Academy/NC) - Two-time champion in Division V, winning titles in 2012 and 2014. ... His winning time in '14 of 14:59 ranked second in the merge, is one of 17 to ever win a State title running sub-15, and ranks tied for 15th among all State champions. ... Placed second in '13.
Cooper Teare (St. Joseph Notre Dame/NC) - Two-time champion, winning Division V titles in 2015 and '16. ... Winning time in '16 of 14:59 is one of 17 to ever win a State title running sub-15, and ranks tied for 15th among all-State champions. ... Ran 15:08 to win in '15.
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Callum Bolger (San Luis Obispo/CS) - Won the Division IV title in 2016 running 14:58. ... That time makes him one of 17 to ever win a State title running sub-15 and ranks tied for 13th among all-State champions. ... Placed second in Division III in '15, running 15:13. ... Placed fourth in Division IV in '14 running 15:29.
Scott Hempel (Walnut/SS) - Two-time champion, winning the first two Division II titles in 1987 and '88. ... Led Walnut to the first State D-II team title.
Yong-Sung Leal (San Lorenzo Arroyo/NC) - Two-time champion, winning Division II titles in 2000 and '01. ... Winning time of 15:17 in '01 ranked No. 1 in the merge. ... Placed third in D-II in '02, running 15:09.
Caleb Webb (Big Bear/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division IV titles in 2013 and '14. ... Fastest winning time was 15:05 in '14.
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Isaiah Festa (Morro Bay/CS) - Two-time champion, winning Division IV titles in 1996 and '97. ... Fastest winning time was 15:18 in '97, which timed for the second-fastest in the merge.
Aidan Goltra (Campolindo/NC) - Two-time champion, winning Division III titles in 2012 and '13. ... Winning time in '13 of 15:02 tied for the fastest in the merge that year and ranks tied for the 24th fastest ever for a State champion. ... Both victories were as narrow as they come: Essentially a photo finish in '12 and by one second in '13.
Samuel Pons (South Pasadena/SS) - Division III champion in 2010 with a winning time of 15:00. ... That time ranks tied for the 18th fastest among State Meet champions.
Mohamed Trafeh (Duarte/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division IV titles in 2002 and '03. ... Ran winning times of 15:13 in '02 and 15:16 in '03.
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Jason Balkman (Lynbrook/CC) - Two-time champion, winning the Division III title in 1992 and the Division I title in 1994. ... Fastest winning time was 15:15 in '94, the fastest in the merge.
Galvin Gonzalez (McFarland/CS) - Two-time champion, winning Division IV titles in 1993 and '94.
Mark Matusak (Loyola/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division II titles in 2003 and '04.
Jeffery Wilson (Newbury Park/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division III titles in 1990 and '91.
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Austin Fritzke (Mt. Shasta/NS) - Two-time champion, winning Division V titles in 2004 and '05.
Billy Gaudreau (St. Margarets/SS) - Two-time champion, winning Division V titles in 2010 and '11.
Dan Milechman (Tamalpais/NC) - Two-time champion, winning Division IV titles in 2009 and '10. ... Ran 15:11 to win in '10.
Phillip Reid (Rio Mesa/SS) - Division II champion in 2002 with a time of 15:01, which ranked No. 1 in the merge and ranks tied for 21st among all State champions