Nathan Short held off a strong challenge to win at the Josh Ruff Memorial Invitational. (James Leash photo)
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Congratulations to last week's top vote-getter, Nathan Short of Folsom (SJ)!!
Short, a senior, was the fastest boy on the course, running 10:38.30 over the 2.1-mile layout at Willow Hills to win the Varsity Boys race at the Josh Ruff Memorial Invitational.
Short received 39 percent of the vote in a statewide poll. Alexander Lodewick of Campolindo (NC) was second in the voting.
Each week we will put seven athletes on the line and leave it up to you to select the overall XC Runner of the Week. Our objective each week will be to select top performers from across the state.
Be sure to vote in the MileSplit Picks window below the candidate list.
This week's candidates(listed alphabetically by last name)
Jude DeVries (Montgomery/NC) - The senior rolled to victory at the Viking Opener, running 9:43.9 to win by 36 seconds -- shattering the school meet record by 25 seconds with the No. 2 all-time performance at the 35-season-old meet -- on the hilly 2-mile layout at Spring Lake Park in Santa Rosa.
Bille Issa (West Ranch/SS) - The senior was the second-fastest California boy at the 41st Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, running 13:57.90 for sixth place in the Doug Speck Sweepstakes race on the new 3-mile layout at Great Park in Irvine.
Sean Morello (Albany/NC) - The senior rolled to victory at the Farmer Invitational, running 14:46.54 over the 3-mile NCS-championship layout to win by more than 21 seconds at Hayward HS.
Grant Morgenfeld (Palo Alto/CS) - Doing double-duty, the junior placed eighth in the Doug Speck Sweepstakes race at Woodbridge on Friday night, running 14:13.00 on the 3-mile layout at Great Park, Irvine, and Saturday he won the Varsity Boys race at the De La Salle Invitational, running 15:07.30 to win by 0.40 seconds on the 3-mile course at Newhall Park in Concord.
Evan Noonan (Dana Hills/SS) - The sophomore was the fastest California boy on the course at the Mt. Carmel Invitational, running 15:20.8 for second place in the Senior Invitational Division 1 race on the 3-mile course at Morley Field in San Diego.
Jason Parra (Millikan/SS) - The junior was the fastest California boy at the 41st Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, running 13:56.50 for fourth place in the Doug Speck Sweepstakes race on the new 3-mile layout at Great Park in Irvine.
Landon Pretre (Menlo/CC) - The sophomore set a class meet record at the 41st Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, running 14:06.70 for 10th place in the Bob Day Sweepstake race on the new 3-mile course at Great Park in Irvine.
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