Dallin Harrington of San Clemente HS was voted as the MileSplitCA Freshman Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year in a statewide poll conducted though our partners at FanPower. Harrington received 55 percent of the vote. Congratulations Dallin!
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The MileSplitCA All-State Cross Country teams are subjective selections based on results within the class at the State Meet, section championships, and marquee events like the Clovis Invitational. Each team is limited to seven on the line. We also conducted polls through our partners at FanPower to select a runner of the year for each class. Those winners are acknowledged above and with a banner photo. Congratulations to the amazing Class of 2026!
MILESPLITCA ALL-STATE FRESHMAN BOYS XC
FIRST TEAM
(Listed alphabetically)
Zachary Cohen (Palisades Charter/LA)
Top freshman in the Los Angeles City Section where he placed fourth in the Division 1 final while helping his team to the title; Zachary ranked sixth in the class at the State Meet (16:27.5, a PR for 5K); He won two races and placed among the top four five other times.
Benjamin Fernandez (Matilda Torres/CS)
Central Section Division 4 champion while leading his team to the CS title; Ranks No. 1 on the class for 5K (15:44.00 from the Clovis Invitational), and No. 2 in the class for 3 miles (14:56.40 from Woodbridge); Top of the class at the State Meet, running 15:53.8; In 12 races, Benjamin had five wins, two fifth-place finishes, and two other top-nine performances.
Dallin Harrington (San Clemente/SS)
Ranked second in the class at the State Meet, (16:11.4), No. 3 freshman at the Southern Section Finals (16:02.2), and the No. 4 freshman at Woodbridge; Top of the class in the D-I race at State, running No. 7 for the runner-up team; His 15:21.70 at league finals ranks No. 4 in the class for 3 miles, and his 5K time at State ranks No. 5 in the class.
Oliver Hunter (Dana Hills/SS)
Ranked fourth in the class at the State Meet (16:24.24) placing 48th, running No. 4 as the Dolphins placed third in the D-III final; top freshman in the championship race at State; Oliver ran No. 5 for Dana Hills as it won the Southern Section title, also the top 2026 boy in that race; His time at State ranks 10th in the class for 5K.
Michael Pritsky (Buchanan/CS)
Battled teammate Jansen Geyer for class supremacy not only among the Bears lineup but also in the Central Section; Pritsky was the top 2026 boy at the CIF-CS Final (16:05.88 for 19th in Division 1) running No. 4 for Buchanan, a 5K time that ranks No. 4 overall in the class; Top of the class at Flat SAC (13th in 16:37.43), and at John Seaman, where his 15:17.73 PR for 3 miles ranks third overall in the class.
Mehari Winheim (Desert Christian/SS)
Small school star was the No. 3 freshman at the State Meet, running the 5K course in 16:12.9 for 20th place in the D-V final; No. 2 in the class at the Southern Section Finals, running the Mt. SAC course in 15:58.5 for sixth in the D-5 race; his 5K time from State ranks sixth overall in the class; Mehari won four of his six races.
Maximo Zavaleta (King/SS)
Top of the class at the Southern Section Finals, competing in the Division 1 race, and top of the class in the merge from Woodbridge where his 15:54.2 on the fast 3-mile layout ranks No. 1 all freshman boys in CA; In eight races, Maximo ranked among the top five four times, including a convincing victory in the F/S race at the Riverside Showcase.
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SECOND TEAM
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Isaac Abbott (Jesuit/SJ) - (at left in photo above) Ranked seventh in the State Meet merge after running 16:31.58 in the Division I final, a PR for 5K;
consistent backend scorer for the Marauders.
Josiah Bowman (Sage Creek/SD) - Ranked as the No. 5 freshman in the State Meet merge, running a 5K PR of 16:25.9; Ran No. 5 as his team won the SDS D-3 title, and placed second in his race at Mt. SAC (16:25.85).
Jansen Geyer (Buchanan/CS) - Teamed with Michael Pritsky to give Buchanan a strong foundation for the future; among the top two in the class at six races, including No. 1 in class twice.
Hunter Hannah (Matilda Torres/CS) - As with the Buchanan duo, teams with Benjamin Fernandez to give Matilda Torres a bright future; ranked as the No. 8 freshman in the merge from State (16:32.9).
Chase Manning (Tesoro/SS) - No. 4 in the class at the Southern Section Finals, and the No. 1 freshman in that D-2 race; his 3-mile time from Woodbridge of 15:35.80 ranks 13th overall in the class.
Alden Morales (JSerra/SS) - Ranked ninth in the class for 3 miles (15:31.00), and 14th for 5K (16:30.86); Ranked fifth in the class in the merge from the Southern Section Championships.
Cameron Yarbourgh (Del Norte/SD) - Top of the class in the San Diego Section, running 15:46.90; had four race wins, including the class race at Dana Hills, and the varsity 4-5 race at SoCal Invite.
Photos by Meg Oliphant, DeAnna Turner, Daniel Hernandez, James Huenink, and Raymond Tran
Jeffrey Parenti is the California State Editor for MileSplit