2021 Boys MileSplitCA All-State Cross Country Team
Newbury Park's fantastic five (from left) Daniel Appleford, Aaron Sahlman, Colin Sahlman, Leo Young, and Lex Young led a 1-6 finish in the Division 1 race at the CIF-Southern Section Cross Country Championships and highlight the MileSplitCA Boys All-State team. (Raymond Tran photo)
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STATE MEET RANKINGS: ALL BOYS MERGED
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Led by a quartet from the record-shattering U.S. No. 1 boys cross country team, Newbury Park, it's clear that no other state in the country can put a stronger seven on the line than CA.
The 2021 MileSplitCA All-State Boys Cross Country Team is a subjective team based on results from the CIF-State Championships within the class and overall, with consideration to leaders of top teams, and section divisional results.
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Athletes are listed alphabetically under each header
FIRST TEAM
ZACH AYERS (Davis/SJ/Sr.) - CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Division I champion. First non-Newbury Park boy across the line at the CIF-State Division I race, placing fifth. West Region representative for Eastbay National Finals.
CHRIS CAUDILLO (Clovis/CS/Jr.) - CIF-Central Section Division I champion. Second non-Newbury Park boy across the line at CIF-State Division I race, placing sixth. Team Nationals West Regional champion.
KENAN PALA (Francis Parker/SD/Sr.) - CIF-State Division V champion in division record time. CIF-San Diego Section D-5 champion. Eastbay National Finals runner-up.
AARON SAHLMAN (Newbury Park/SS/Jr.) - Consistent top-four scorer for the CIF-Southern Section, CIF-State, and Garmin RunningLane National champion. Part of a 1-6 finish at the Southern Section Final, and a 1-4 finish at State as the Panthers set points (16) and team time (73:25) records.
COLIN SAHLMAN (Newbury Park/SS/Sr.) - Unquestioned No. 1 runner in the country. Led Newbury Park to the Garmin RunningLane National title, along with record-setting performances while winning CIF-Southern Section Division 1 and CIF-State Division I titles. Ran the second-fastest time ever on the Woodward Park course by a senior, the fastest time ever in Division I at State. Led a stunning 1-6 finish at CIF-SS, 1-4 finish at CIF-State, and 1-3 finish at RunningLane.
LEO YOUNG (Newbury Park/SS/Jr.) - Teamed with twin Lex and the Sahlman brothers to lead Newbury Park to Section, State and RunningLane National titles. Set a course record in winning at Woodbridge, a junior class record in running second at the State Meet, and the No. 2 time (behind Colin Sahlman) in Division I.
LEX YOUNG (Newbury Park/SS/Jr.) - Teamed with twin Leo and the Sahlman brothers to lead Newbury Park to Section, State, and RunningLane National titles. Part of a 1-6 finish at the Southern Section Final, and a 1-4 finish at State as the Panthers set points (16) and team time (73:25) records.
SECOND TEAM
DANIEL APPLEFORD (Newbury Park/SS/Sr.) - No. 5 runner on the No. 1 team in the U.S. Placed seventh in the D-I Final at State with the 13th-fastest time at the meet.
CADEN CARNEY (Tamalpias/NC/Sr.) - North Coast Section and CIF-State Division III champion with a top-10 time at the meet.
BRYCE GILMORE (Sage Creek/SD/Sr.) - San Diego Section Division 4 champion and CIF-State D-IV runner-up.
ISAIAH GIVENS (Pasadena/SS/Sr.) - CIF-Southern Section Division 3 champion. Third in Division III at CIF-State.
ALEX MADER (Lick Wilmerding/NC/Sr.) - North Coast Section Division 5 champion and CIF-State D-V runner-up with the seventh-fastest time at the meet.
SEAN MORELLO (Albany/NC/Jr.) - North Coast Section Division 4 champion. Third in D-IV at CIF-State with a top-12 time at the meet.
MAX SANNES (Big Bear/SS/Sr.) - Southern Section and CIF-State Division IV champion, West Team representative at Eastbay Nationals.
THIRD TEAM
RAMSES CORTES (Great Oak/SS/Jr.) - No. 1 runner on the No. 2 team in CA that placed second in D-I to Newbury Park at both CIF-SS and CIF-State championships.
JAI DAWSON (Dana Point/SS/Sr.) - Won titles at both CIF-Southern Section Division 2 and CIF-State Division II.
AIDAN DIMICK (Carlmont/CC/Sr.) - Central Coast Section Division 1 champion. Placed eighth in the D-I race at State.
CONOR GIBSON (West Torrance/SS/Sr.) - No. 1 runner on Southern Section and CIF-State Division III team champ. D-III runner-up.
BRADEN KING (Jesuit/SJ/Sr.) - Sac-Joaquin Section D-1 runner-up, 10th at CIF-State, division winner at RunningLane with No. 7 time among CA boys at the meet.
JARED STEINS (Servite/SS/Sr.) - Southern Section Division 3 runner-up. Placed fourth in D-III at CIF-State with a top-19 team at the meet.
MARK TRAMMELL (Santa Fe Christian/SD/Sr.) - San Diego Section D-5 runner-up, third in D-V at CIF-State, Eastbay National qualifier.
HONORABLE MENTION
This section includes other top runners in the State Meet merge, and boys previously named to the first team of MileSplitCA All-State teams for Freshman Boys, Sophomore Boys, and Junior Boys, and those recognized on one of the four Senior Boys teams. Athletes are listed alphabetically.
Joshua Bell (Templeton/CS/So.); Alex Bobowski (Santa Fe Christian/SD/Sr.); Benjamin Bouie (Crystal Springs Uplands/CC/Fr.); Andrew Burr (Sacramento Country Day/SJ/Fr.); Everett Capelle (St. Margaret's/SS/So.); Christopher Chavez (St. John Bosco/SS/Sr.); Juan Chantaca (San Clemente/SS/Jr.); Lucas Cohen (Albany/NC/Fr.); Chris Coles (Claremont/SS/Sr.); Chase Cressman (Jesuit/SJ/Fr.); Adin Dibble (Sonora/SJ/Sr.); Dev Doshi (Newbury Park/SS/So.); Mario Giannini (Chico/NS/Sr.); Ethan Godsey (Agoura/SS/Sr.); Oscar Gomez (De La Salle/NC/Sr.); Broen Holman (Sonora/SJ/Fr.); Michael Julian (The York School/CC/Sr.); Will Kirk (Palos Verdes/SS/Sr.); Emmanuel Leblond (Mountain View/CC/Sr.); Hector Martinez (Newbury Park/SS/Jr.); Grant Morgenfeld (Palo Alto/CC/So.); Nate Osborn (High Tech-SD/SD/Sr.); Jason Parra (Millikan/SS/So.); Emmanuel Perez (Cathedral/SS/So.); Landon Pretre (The Menlo School/CC/Fr.); Tommy Rogers (Junipero Serra/CC/Sr.); Roland Ruckmann-Barnes (Granada/NC/Jr.); Parker Simmons (Crescenta Valley/SS/Jr.); Aydon Stefanopoulos (Archbishop Mitty/CC/Fr.); Luke Stefanou (Palos Verdes/SS/Sr.); Eyan Turk (Woodcrest Christian/SS/Fr.).
2021 Boys MileSplitCA All-State Cross Country Team
Newbury Park's fantastic five (from left) Daniel Appleford, Aaron Sahlman, Colin Sahlman, Leo Young, and Lex Young led a 1-6 finish in the Division 1 race at the CIF-Southern Section Cross Country Championships and highlight the MileSplitCA Boys All-State team. (Raymond Tran photo)