Jose Penaloza
Godinez
The Grizzlies junior finished second in Division 2 race at the CIF-SS Divisional Finals Saturday. His time of 14:57 was the second fastest among all county runners among in all five divisions. Penaloza also made school hi... Full story
Cody Nguyen
Brea Olinda High
Cross Country
GPA: 4.28
An all-state runner and leader of a Wildcats team looking to win its second straight CIF-SS Division 3 title Saturday, Nguyen is also one of the school’s top students. He is curren... Full story
Benji Preciado Valencia The two-time defending Empire League champion rallied to win his qualifying heat of the CIF-SS Division 2 preliminaries. With Preciado (15:30) leading the way, the Tigers joined Tesoro and Esperanza as the only county teams to... Full story
David Ramirez
Buena Park
The Coyotes senior (15:22) edged out Troy’s Chris Reid (15:25) to win the individual title at the Freeway League Finals. Behind Ramirez, Buena Park placed four runners in the top 10 and won the league team title f... Full story
Richie Soto
Marina
The Vikings senior enjoyed a dominant winning effort Saturday at the Sunset League Finals, winning in a time of 15:14. He also led Marina to a second place team finish and an automatic berth into the CIF-SS Division 1... Full story
Kevin Marshall
Trabuco Hills High School
Cross Country
GPA: 4.70
A key member of the county’s top ranked cross country team, Marshall has also displayed brilliance in the classroom. He is currently taking AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Econ... Full story
Billy Gaudreau
St. Margaret’s
The Tartans senior clocked a county-best 14:59 to win the Division 5 sweepstakes race Friday at the Mt. Sac Invitational. With Gaudreau leading the way, the Tartans placed three runners in top five to succes... Full story
Billy Gaudreau
St. Margaret’s
In a photo finish, Gaudreau (14:41.0) out-leaned El Toro senior Kevin Durham (14:41.3) to win the individual sweepstakes title Saturday at the Orange County Championships. With the victory, Gaudreau become t... Full story
Jared Hazlett
Trabuco Hills
The Mustangs senior keyed a stellar week for the top-ranked team in the county. He was third at the South Coast League cluster meet last Tuesday, guiding the Mustangs to a perfect 4-0 record against the rest of the ... Full story
Jose Penaloza
Godinez
The Grizzlies junior posted a time of 15:03 en route to placing first at the Orange Coast League cluster meet Wednesday at Centennial Regional Park. With Penaloza leading the way, Godinez (23 points) had five runners finis... Full story