Chico senior Mario Giannini, pictured winning his race at the Clovis Invitational with a 5K PR of 15:26.60, is the defending Northern Section boys champion and the favorite to defend his title at Wednesday's championship meet in Cottonwood. Giannini is the No. 3 returner in Division III from the 2019 CIF-State Meet. (DeAnna Turner photo)
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A look ahead at Wednesday's CIF-Northern Section Cross Country Championships at West Valley HS in Cottonwood.
STATE MEET QUALIFIERS
| Teams | Teams | Individuals* | Individuals* | |
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| Division III | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| Division IV | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Division V | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
2019 CHAMPIONS (Results)
Boys
Chico (Division III), Sutter (D-IV), Colusa (D-V)
Girls
Chico (D-III), University Prep (D-IV), Etna (D-V)
TRENDS
- Chico's boys have won the last four D-III titles and six since 2011. Chico has won 10 boys titles since 1999.
- Pleasant Valley, which just defeated Chico in a league final, was the dominant large-school boys team in the NS, winning 13 titles (D-II and D-III) between 1994 and 2008.
- While the Chico girls have won five D-III titles since 2011, Foothill had won the previous two before 2019.
- University Prep had won three consecutive D-IV girls titles before moving back to D-V, where it won five titles between 2009-2015.
- Yreka's boys have 10 D-IV titles between 2000-2017.
- Yreka's girls have eight D-IV titles between 2000 and 2016.
VIRTUAL MEET
Boys - 3 Miles
Girls - 3 Miles
2019 NS FINALS
Top 20 Athletes Who Competed As Sophomores and Freshmen
Boys (3 miles)
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16:12.73 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 2 | 16:45.93 | Mt. Shasta (NS) | 2022 | |
| 3 | 16:53.56 | Shasta (NS) | 2022 | |
| 4 | 17:20.26 | Weed (NS) | 2022 | |
| 5 | 17:25.59 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 6 | 17:39.46 | University Preparatory School (NS) | 2022 | |
| 7 | 17:56.93 | Shasta (NS) | 2022 | |
| 8 | 17:57.15 | Pleasant Valley (NS) | 2022 | |
| 9 | 18:11.82 | Enterprise (NS) | 2023 | |
| 10 | 18:19.29 | Yreka (NS) | 2023 | |
| 11 | 18:21.35 | Pleasant Valley (NS) | 2022 | |
| 12 | 18:22.08 | Enterprise (NS) | 2022 | |
| 13 | 18:27.85 | Foothill Palo Cedro (NS) | 2022 | |
| 14 | 18:31.73 | Modoc (Alturas) (NS) | 2022 | |
| 15 | 18:31.80 | Yreka (NS) | 2023 | |
| 16 | 18:39.22 | Colusa (NS) | 2022 | |
| 17 | 18:40.45 | Pleasant Valley (NS) | 2023 | |
| 18 | 18:43.35 | Winters (NS) | 2023 | |
| 19 | 18:44.47 | University Preparatory School (NS) | 2022 | |
| 20 | 18:45.20 | Sutter (NS) | 2022 |
Girls (3 miles)
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:30.11 | University Preparatory School (NS) | 2022 | |
| 2 | 20:06.15 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 3 | 20:14.78 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 4 | 21:01.14 | Foothill Palo Cedro (NS) | 2022 | |
| 5 | 21:27.92 | Sutter (NS) | 2023 | |
| 6 | 21:29.66 | Enterprise (NS) | 2022 | |
| 7 | 21:33.27 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 8 | 21:35.88 | Etna (NS) | 2023 | |
| 9 | 21:41.50 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 10 | 21:42.91 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 11 | 21:54.40 | Sutter (NS) | 2022 | |
| 12 | 22:01.75 | Shasta (NS) | 2023 | |
| 13 | 22:08.55 | Shasta (NS) | 2022 | |
| 14 | 22:11.67 | Central Valley (NS) | 2023 | |
| 15 | 22:18.21 | Sutter (NS) | 2023 | |
| 16 | 22:23.91 | Foothill Palo Cedro (NS) | 2022 | |
| 17 | 22:30.89 | Etna (NS) | 2023 | |
| 18 | 22:34.01 | Durham (NS) | 2022 | |
| 19 | 22:44.62 | Red Bluff (NS) | 2022 | |
| 20 | 22:49.65 | Winters (NS) | 2023 |
2019 STATE MEET
NS Athletes Who Competed As Sophomores and Freshmen
BOYS
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:52.60 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 2 | 16:26.30 | Shasta (NS) | 2022 | |
| 3 | 17:02.90 | Mt. Shasta (NS) | 2022 | |
| 4 | 17:15.80 | Weed (NS) | 2022 | |
| 5 | 17:39.80 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 6 | 17:45.10 | University Preparatory School (NS) | 2023 | |
| 7 | 19:01.60 | Sutter (NS) | 2022 | |
| 8 | 19:22.20 | Colusa (NS) | 2022 | |
| 9 | 19:32.90 | University Preparatory School (NS) | 2022 |
GIRLS
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:12.70 | University Preparatory School (NS) | 2022 | |
| 2 | 19:38.00 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 3 | 20:19.90 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 4 | 20:22.90 | Etna (NS) | 2023 | |
| 5 | 20:49.00 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 6 | 20:57.30 | Sutter (NS) | 2023 | |
| 7 | 21:01.20 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 8 | 21:36.90 | Enterprise (NS) | 2022 | |
| 9 | 21:37.00 | Chico (NS) | 2022 | |
| 10 | 22:07.30 | Durham (NS) | 2022 | |
| 11 | 22:17.70 | Etna (NS) | 2023 | |
| 12 | 22:39.60 | Sutter (NS) | 2023 | |
| 13 | 22:50.00 | Sutter (NS) | 2022 | |
| 14 | 22:52.90 | Central Valley (NS) | 2023 | |
| 15 | 24:09.50 | Sutter (NS) | 2022 | |
| 16 | 24:31.10 | Etna (NS) | 2023 |
