BOYS: 2nd in the State

9th David Stodden, 18th Daniel McConnell, 27th Chris Cahill, 30th Frank Orallo, 32nd Drew Keefer, 77th Anthony Ibarra, 108th Michael Anderson

GIRLS: 56th Mary Westerman, 65th Hilary Torres

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GKCCCA All-Metro (small school) Selections:

1st team: David Stodden, Chris Cahill

Honorable Mention: Daniel McConnell, Drew Keefer, Frank Orallo

Top Team: St. Pius X

Coach of the Year: Richard Murphy

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A BRIEF HISTORY of the SPX Harrier Tradition:

Boys cross country at SPX began its ascent in 1983 when John Poole and Mark Mosbacher finished 2nd and 5th in the #1-3A state cross country meet; at the times there were only two classes--class 1A-3A and class 4A. In 1987, 2A evolved.

Presently, there are 4 classes in cross country, equally divided. Pius is 2A.

You may navigate the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 CC seasons by checking the links from the respective season and seeing the results.

2004 CC Meet Results

2005 Results and Highlights

2006 Results and Highlights

2007 Results and Highlights

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Boys: Individual State Qualifiers

1993--Justin Iske

1994--Michael Amador, Kevin Sirridge

1995--Matt Iske, Brian Devling

1996--Michael Amador

1997--Michael Amador, Scott Walterbach

1998--Michael Hernandez, Kevin Grooms

1999--Kevin Grooms

2001--Brian Walterbach, Tim Esparza

2003--Chris Garcia, Scott Sellmeyer

2004--Eric Grooms, Scott Sellmeyer

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Boys: Top Individual State Finishes

1A - 3A

1983 2nd John Poole

1983 5th Mark Mosbacher

Class 2A

1987 12th Matt Lary

1999 22nd Kevin Grooms

2000 11th Kevin Grooms

2006 26th Alex Lopez

2006 9th Steven Alagna

2007 26th Chris Cahill

2008 9th David Stodden

2008 18th Daniel McConnell

2008 27th Chris Cahill

2008 30th Frank Orallo

2008 32nd Drew Keefer

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Boys: State Team Finishes:

2000 5th

2005 10th

2006 4th -- Plaque

2007 10th

2008 2nd -- Plaque (best finish in school history)

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Girls: Individual Qualifiers

2000--Nancy Pinkston

2001--Rebecca Tumanut, Melissa Ruhlman

2002--Melissa Ruhlman

2003--Melissa Ruhlman

2006--Hilary Torres, Shelby Danielsen

2008--Hilary Torres, Mary Westerman

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Girls: Top Individual Finishes in State Tournament

1988 7th Jamie Welsh

1988 8th Mary Kaul

1989 8th Jamie Welsh

1990 8th Amy Godbey

1991 24th Sarah Carr, 25th Jamie Welsh

2001 47th Melissa Ruhlman

2002 43rd Melissa Ruhlman

2003 26th Melissa Ruhlman

2006 27th Hilary Torres

2006 74th Shelby Danielsen

2007 25th Shelby Danielsen

2008 56th Mary Westerman

2008 65th Hilary Torres

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Team Finishes: Girls

1991 14th

2007 13th

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." John Wooden

John Wooden coached the UCLA men’s basketball team to ten national titles, including seven in a row between 1967 and 1973. Yet, he never implored his team to beat another team. Coach Wooden believed that the scoreboard was irrelevant to whether or not you won or lost. He told his players that only they would know whether or not they had won, because winning was determined by whether or not they had given everything they had to give. He told them there was no honor in outscoring another team simply because the other team was lousy or because they got lucky. Likewise, there was no shame in coming up short on the scoreboard if you had given it your all.

Because everyone plays the game of life with advantages and disadvantages others do not have, we must begin measuring our success based upon our own abilities. You can do with your ability only what you want.

"Interestingly, the typical high school athlete only taps 40% of his or her athletic ability." John Underwood, President, "The Life of an Athlete" (an organization that promotes athletes making good choices about nutrition, drugs, alcohol, sleep, and social contacts).

Running Courses and Their Maps

2009 CC Directions to Meets

2009 CC Schedule

http://www.athletic.net [site for posted results from meets]

http://www.mshsaa.org {site for state championship results by team and individual runner]

For the 2009 CC season, Joe Baldwin and Mary Westerman have been selected as captains for our team. Presently, we have 11 boys and 16 girls interested for this coming year.

Updated 06 / 22 / 2009