Running Lions, Tigers compete at NCS Cross-Country Championships

Local runners shook off rainy weather and took to the hills on
Saturday at the North Coast Section Cross-Country Championships at
Hayward High School, the last qualifier for athletes with State
aspirations.
With five different divisional races, Analy and El Molino
runners participated in Division-3 and Division-4 respectively.
For the second straight year, El Mo junior Nicole Lane was the
top West County finisher, capturing second place overall among the
Div.-4 varsity girls.  Her outstanding finish was good for
advancement to the CIF State Cross-Country Championships this
Saturday, Nov. 27 at Woodward Park in Fresno. The State appearance
is Lane’s second straight, and her time of 19:05 was 19 seconds
faster than last year.
Below are the complete results for varsity runners at
NCS.     
NCS Division-3 Championships (Nov. 20 at Hayward HS,
3-miles)
Varsity boys –
Analy 17th place
Individual results
35. Gustavo Vazquez, 16:36    
69. Eric Foster, 17:16    
104. Alex Thokle-Sample, 18:25    
114. Robert Dowdell, 18:46    
126. Dawson Bell, 19:23    
Varsity girls –
Analy 17th place
77. Gabriel Scheder-Bieschin, 21:31    
88. Molly Foster, 21:57    
89. Marion Nolan, 21:58    
107. Brianna Smith, 22:48    
109. Rita Purcell, 22:48    
NCS Division-4 Championships
Varsity boys –
El Molino Inc. 
63. Ben Schulz, 18:01    
73. David Thiessen, 18:16    
79. Rodrigo Vargas, 18:35    
104. Alex Saunders, 19:59    
Varsity girls –
El Molino, 14th place
2. Nicole Lane, 19:05    
93. Ashlin Neal, 25:17    
97. Rose Paneno, 25:32    
110. Hannah Whitman, 27:23    
111. Lauren Janney, 31:42