THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME TO THE STATE MEET !
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
2008 Season Highlights and Results
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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