Remembering 1987: Top 25 All-Time Boys Programs At State

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UPDATED 10/15 at 2 p.m. to reformat the presentation.


From left: Phillip Rocha, Spencer Dodds and Carrick Denker rank among the top athletes for the deepest boys cross country programs in State Meet history. (Photos by Pat Rhames and Lizette Adams)

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This is the latest in a series of articles looking back at the 1987 CIF-State Cross Country Championships, the first in California.

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Going back in time to that first California Cross Country Championships in 1987 has allowed us to revisit every State Meet since then.  That journey got our minds going, approaching the event from a variety of perspectives.

Aside from the top individual teams in the history of the State Meet ... What about the Best All-Time Programs?   

First, we looked back at the top programs in State Meet history since that first State Meet in 1987.  Second, we compiled their all-time top seven individuals on their State Meet lists. When we put it all together, we had completed our own version of a 'Virtual State Meet' w...