All-County boys cross country teams
All-County boys cross country teams
Check out who made the teams.
FIRST TEAM
Tyler Alvarez (Dana Hills, Sr.): Key contributor to a Division I state title team. Finished fifth at South Coast League finals, seventh in sweepstakes race at O.C. Championships, and 18th at the Division I state finals.
James Cameron (Mission Viejo, Jr.): Won the Division I varsity race at the Central Park Invitational. Finished second at South Coast League finals, sixth in the sweepstakes race at the O.C. Championships and 13th at the CIF-SS Division I finals (fourth-best among county runners).
Louie Gallardo (Mater Dei, Sr.): Trinity League champion won the Division II race at the O.C. Championships. Gallardo was 11th at the CIF-SS Division III finals, and 10th in the Division III state finals.
Talal Khan (Valencia, Sr.): Champion of the Empire League, Khan finished third in the sweepstakes race of the O.C. championships. Won Division I race at Brea Olinda Invitational. Finished 15th at both CIF-SS Division I finals and Division I state finals.
Jose Madera (Anaheim, So): Sophomore sensation joined county elite with a breakout season, winning the Orange League title and finishing second in the Division II race at the O.C. Championships. Placed eighth at the CIF-Division I finals, and ninth in the Division I state finals.
Johnathan Shawel (Troy, Sr.): Senior enjoyed a banner season before being injured. Won the sweepstakes race at the O.C. Championships and the Mt. SAC Invitational. Shawel also won the Freeway League title and set a school 3-mile record.
Tyler Valdes (Dana Hills, Jr.): Talented leader of the Dolphins' state title team won the South Coast League title, finished second in the sweepstakes race at the O.C. Championships, placed third at the CIF-Division I finals, and fifth in the Division I state finals.
SECOND TEAM
Phillip Brown (Laguna Hills, Jr.); Scott Blair (Trabuco Hills, Sr.); John Carrell (La Quinta, Jr.); Thomas Dialynas (Corona del Mar, Sr.); Cameron Everhart (Orange Lutheran, Sr.); Matt Johnson (El Toro, Sr.); Rex Nelson (Newport Harbor, Sr.); Matt McElroy (Edison, So.)
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