Juan Gonzalez
El Toro
Gonzalez (15:04.8) capped his CIF season by edging out Arcadia’s Estevan De La Rosa (15:04.9) in a photo finish to win the individual Division 1 state title at the 2012 CIF State Cross Country Championships. Gonzalez had... Full story
Gilbert Solorza
Buena Park
Solorza produced an individual heat victory at the CIF-SS Division 3 preliminaries. Solorza, who won the individual title in the Freeway League, clocked a winning time of 15:14 which was the fastest of all runners that co... Full story
Brandon Price
St. Margaret’s
The Tartans senior clocked a time of 15:25 to win the individual league title at the Academy League Finals. With Price leading the way, the Tartans won their fourth straight team title. The two-time defending CIF-... Full story
Jeff Thies
Edison
The Chargers senior produced his second race win in two weeks, winning the individual league title at the Sunset League Finals. Behind Thies, who finished in a time of 15:24, Edison finished second as a team and qualified for the ... Full story
Jake Ogden
Dana Hills
Ogden set a new all-time freshman Mt. Sac course record at the Mt. Sac Invitational. His time of 15:12 breaks the previous record of 15:14 set by former Loyola star Elias Gedyon at the CIF-SS Divisional Finals 2007.... Full story
Jesus Garcia
Godinez
Cross country
GPA: 4.50
Garcia, a member of one of the county’s top distance running teams, has also excelled in the classroom and in the community. He is currently taking AP Economics/Government, AP Calculus, AP Engl... Full story
Juan Gonzalez
El Toro
The Chargers senior won the individual sweepstakes title at the Orange County Championships. He is the first El Toro runner to win the title since 2004 and his winning time of 14:40 is tied for the seventh best on the modern c... Full story
Naoki Omatsu
Trabuco Hills High School
With Omatsu leading the way, the top-ranked Mustangs enjoyed a strong week. He finished second individually at the South Coast League Preview meet, leading Trabuco Hills to a perfect 4-0 dual meet record. Omat... Full story
Jose Penaloza
Godinez
Penaloza posted a race victory for the second straight week, taking home first place at the Orange Coast League cluster meet. Penaloza (14:59) was the lone runner in the race to finish in sub-15 minutes and led the Grizzlies t... Full story
Garret Corcoran
Villa Park High School
Corcoran (14:38.2) edged out Orange Glen’s Andrew Tellames (14:38.4) to win the Division 2 junior race at the Dana Hills Nike Invitational. Corcoran’s time was the fastest individual time of the... Full story