XC 2022 CLOSER LOOK - SAN FRANCISCO SECTION
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Lowell's dominance in the San Francisco Section has been well documented. The Cardinals girls have won 10 All-City titles in a row and 39 since 1980-81 while the boys have won 14 seasons in a row and 30 since 1987.
So, same ol', same ol', right?
Yeah, probably. But ... the boys in red and white should not overlook the lads in Galileo purple, led by the section's top returner, rising senior Mathias Camilli (pictured below). As you can see from the chart below, four of the top six returners from the All-City varsity race last November are from the Galileo Academy of Science & Technology. Only rising senior Bruno Bartalos (pictured above) is scheduled to return among the Cardinals' scorers.
As we all know, past results aren't always indicators of future performance, and that's why we also include below the top 10 finishers from the '21 Frosh/Soph race at the All-City Finals, where -- you guessed it -- Lowell dominated with five of the top six and six of the top 10.
How much the assembly line-like development of the Coach Andy Leong Lowell machine produces another section title will be a work in progress until the ultimate test come November 16.
TOP RETURNING BOYS FROM THE ALL-CITY VARSITY FINAL
| 4 | Mathias Camilli | 11 | Galileo Academy of Science & Technology (SF) | 17:23.20 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Bruno Bartalos | 11 | Lowell (SF) | 17:33.90 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Leo Wingate | 9 | Galileo Academy of Science & Technology (SF) | 18:11.00 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Parker Simons | 9 | Washington (George) (SF) | 18:25.00 | 8 | ||
| 11 | Jackson Vazquez | 10 | Galileo Academy of Science & Technology (SF) | 18:57.80 | 11 | ||
| 12 | Shepard Petersen | 9 | Galileo Academy of Science & Technology (SF) | 18:58.30 | 12 | ||
| 13 | Nicholas Guan | 10 | Burton (Phillip & Sala) Academic (SF) | 18:58.50 | 13 | ||
| 15 | Dante Carmona | 11 | Washington (George) (SF) | 19:41.30 | 15 | ||
| 16 | Isaac Nystrom Rice | 11 | The Academy - San Francisco at McAteer (SF) | 19:43.00 | 16 | ||
| 18 | Shogo Aizawa | 11 | Lincoln (Abraham) (SF) | 19:51.10 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Nelson Li | 10 | Washington (George) (SF) | 19:57.30 | 17 | ||
| 20 | Angelo Linsely Russo | 11 | The Academy - San Francisco at McAteer (SF) | 20:01.20 | 18 | ||
| 21 | Jonas Wong | 11 | Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional (SF) | 20:09.90 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Max Chuop | 11 | Lincoln (Abraham) (SF) | 20:12.20 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Gabe Schmidt Simon | 9 | The Academy - San Francisco at McAteer (SF) | 20:15.70 | 19 | ||
| 25 | Marcel Gingrich | 10 | Galileo Academy of Science & Technology (SF) | 20:32.70 | 20 | ||
TOP BOYS FROM THE ALL-CITY FROSH/SOPH RACE
| 1 | Faaris Mirza | 10 | Lowell (SF) | 18:48.70 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Hiroki Aoshima | 10 | Lowell (SF) | 19:19.60 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Oscar Varela | 9 | San Francisco International (SFI) (NC) | 19:20.00 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Miles Rehling | 10 | Lowell (SF) | 19:41.60 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Jake Saje | 9 | Lowell (SF) | 20:15.50 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Asa Mentzel | 10 | Lowell (SF) | 20:49.80 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Ayman Imam | 9 | Washington (George) (SF) | 20:52.20 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Yibin Zhu | 10 | Washington (George) (SF) | 20:59.70 | 7 | ||
| 9 | Angelo Schenll Her | 9 | Burton (Phillip & Sala) Academic (SF) | 21:02.90 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Carson Mayer | 10 | Lowell (SF) | 21:09.10 | 9 | ||