CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEWS

First possible meet: Last possible meet: Section Championships:

Today Nov. 4 Nov. 11 at Morley Field in Balboa Park

State Championships:

Nov. 25 at Woodward Park in Fresno

Runners to watch Boys

Kaeden Berner, Westview, Sr.; John Bitner, Calvin Christian, Sr.; York Bourgeois, Francis Parker, Sr.; Luke Buentello, Vista, Sr.; Oliver Cannon, Scripps Ranch, Sr.; Orlando Carrillo, Granite Hills, Jr.; Evers Clemeshaw, Classical, Jr.; Garrett Cloyd, Mt. Miguel Sr.; Matt Conway, Torrey Pines, Sr.; Angel Cordero, Olympian, Sr.; Keegan Durfee, Clairemont, Jr.; Matteo Garcia, Sweetwater, Jr.; Liam Gray, Sage Creek, Sr.; Rowan Hannaman, Westview, Jr.; Caden Hicks, University City, Sr.; Luke Jin, Del Norte, Jr.; Teddy Lang, Cathedral Catholic, So.; Kai Lange-Dei, High Tech San Diego, Sr.; Cameron Luecht, Rancho Bernardo, Jr.; Parker McDevitt, Westview, So.; Ollie

O’Reilly, Cathedral Catholic, Sr.; Aiden O’Toole, Sage Creek, Sr.; Jacob Pippel, Canyon Crest, Sr.; Joel Ras, Mission Hills, Sr.; Omar Reyes, El Camino, Sr.; Jonas Rickert, Torrey Pines, Sr.; Lennox Rowlett, Sage Creek, Sr.; Micah Senn, Steele Canyon, Jr.; Adrian Welton, Westview, Sr.; Nathan Wilber, Cathedral Catholic, So.; Cameron Yarbrough, Del Norte, So.

Girls

Kaitlyn Arciaga, Westview, Jr.; Tessa Buswell, Poway, Sr.; Olivia Campos, Mt. Carmel, So.; Chiara Dailey, La Jolla, So.; Katja Dunayevich, Canyon Crest, Jr.; Ella Echsner, Del Norte, Sr.; Paige Echsner, Del Norte, Jr.; Kirra Fisk, La Jolla, Sr.; Patsy Hellmann, Cathedral Catholic, So.; Ayanna Hickey, Bishop’s, So.; Navah Lipsky, Francis Parker, So.; Gioana Lopizzo, La Costa Canyon, Sr.; Scarlett Martin, Cathedral Catholic, Sr.; Daphne Mayer, La Jolla, Sr.; Winter Moritz, University City, Sr.; Avalon Nash, Poway, Sr.; Alexandria Pena, Cathedral Catholic, Sr.;

Lauren Peacher, Vista, Sr.; Abby Peterson, Fallbrook, Sr.; Ashley Purcell, San Marcos, Sr.; Darcy Ray, University City, Jr.; Rachel Reyes, El Camino, So.; Addy Richardson, Scripps Ranch, Jr.; Emily Russo, Del Norte, Jr.; Charlotte Sach, Torrey Pines, Jr.; Kaya Scuba, Sage Creek, Sr.; Thalia Stach, Eastlake, Jr.; Scarlett Taylor, Torrey Pines, Sr.; Ally Van Duren, Scripps Ranch, Jr.; Natalie Wang, Torrey Pines, Sr.; Jaelyn Williams, Eastlake, So.

Boys Top 10

1. Westview

2. Torrey Pines 3. Sage Creek 4. Francis Parker 5. Canyon Crest

6. Del Norte

7. Vista

8. Cathedral Catholic 9. La Costa Canyon 10. Calvin Christian

Girls Top 10

1. Del Norte 2. Torrey Pines

3. La Jolla 4. Cathedral Catholic 5. La Costa Canyon 6. Eastlake

7. Francis Parker 8. University City 9. Canyon Crest 10. Sage Creek

Returning section champs

Boys: Division IV: Kai LangeDei, High Tech San Diego Girls: Division III: Gioana Lopizzo, La Costa Canyon, Sr.; Division IV: Chiara Dailey, La Jolla, So.; Division V: Ayanna Hickey, Bishop’s, So.

State success

Poway’s Tessa Buswell (Division I) and Liberty Charter’s Micah Sanchez (Division V) kept alive the CIF-San Diego Section streak of having at least one individual or team champion since 2017.

The San Diego Section also had Top 10 All-State first-team finishes by Eastlake’s Jaelyn Williams (4th in DI), La Costa Canyon’s Gioana Lopizzo (2nd in Division III), La Jolla’s Chiara Dailey (2nd in Division IV),

University City’s Winter Moritz (10th in Division III), and La Jolla’s Kirra Fisk (9th in Division IV) for the girls and La Costa Canyon’s Jacob Niednagel (9th in Division III) and Francis Parker’s York Bourgeois (7th in Division V) for the boys. All but Niednagel return this year.

Key meets Saturday:

Vaquero Stampede (El Capitan)

Aug. 25: Wolfpack Invitational (West Hills)

Aug. 26: Bronco Invitational (Kit Carson Park)

Sept. 2: Ravens Fleet Feet (Canyon Crest)

Sept. 8: Ian Cumming/Tim Latham Invite (Rohr Park)

Sept. 16: Asics Mt. Carmel Invitational (Morley Field)

Sept. 23: Carlsbad Grit and Grind (Rancho Carlsbad GC)

Sept. 29: Coach Downey Classic (Morley Field)

Oct. 7: Asics SoCal Invitational (Guajome Park)

Oct. 20: Jaguar Invitational (Kit Carson Park)