LA City Rankings #1 IP: 76.90.249.165 Posted on September 23, 2012 at 03:29:07 PM by runtowin
Here are the first official rankings for the 2012 season. Please send all of your results to nilstrom or me so that the rankings are accurate. Enjoy.
LA City Rankings #1, 9/22/12
Girls
1) San Pedro: Nice development has 6 under 20:00 so far. Solid race on Thursday had 9 of top 12 in 7 team race. Looking for 9th title in last 14 years.
2) Palisades: Led by super soph Williams, Dolphins are a young team with plenty of talent. Haven’t been at full strength yet, but when they are, watch out.
3) Granada Hills: Another young team, ran without 3 girls at Bell-Jeff, that ran under 19:40 last year. By November, they could be looking down on the rest of the city.
4) El Camino Real: Didn’t look super this morning, and without Cline, they will have a tough time breaking into the top 3.
5) Miguel Contreras: No real frontrunner, but solid depth puts them in the top 5 for now. Has been good the past few years, could this be the year to earn some hardware at City?
6) Birmingham: Dowell and Nava will lead this young developing team. Don’t be surprised to see them with medals around their neck on November 17th.
7) Santee: Ran at Vegas this AM, but not as deep as last few years. Needs a couple of more girls to step up if they want to have shot at top 5.
8) Marshall: Caroline Tan has looked great so far this year, but with #5 runner over 4:00 behind, gap will need to be closed to qualify for finals
9) Monroe: Didn’t look great this morning, but expect improvement in 8 weeks. Should would win league, but will it be enough to put them in the top 11?
10) Bravo: Always a top 10 program, with a big squad. Will look much better in 2 months.
Individuals: Marissa Williams (Pali) has looked awesome so far and is a threat to the City record of 17:08. San Pedro’s trio of Garcia, Carrera, and Garcia all ran well at Woodbridge, and Tan (Marshall) only got beat by Garcia on Thursday at Peck and she ran 18:32 at Dana Hills this morning.
Boys:
1) Palisades: 6 at sub 16:22 or better so far has Dolphins dreamin’ of back to back titles. Not at full strength this morning at Bell-Jeff, but seniors Johnston and Tewodros have led them in every meet so far.
2) San Pedro: Big improvement from underclassmen could be a key to Pirates first title since ’06. Correa looks to be a title contender, but 4th and 5th men will be key to San Pedro’s hopes.
3) Birmingham: Nice performance today shows that Patriots will be a factor come November. Alexander and Solano is a nice duo up front.
4) El Camino Real (tie): 4 under 17:00 today with 5th runner not far behind has the Conquistadores thinking of a West Valley title and possible top 3 performance at Pierce at finals.
5) Marshall: A good performance at Dana Hills puts the Barristers in the top 5. Arevalo and Nabong are a tough twosome in the front, but may need some help at 3-4-5 positions to earn some hardware.
6) Granada Hills: Not at full strength this morning, but should be another great West Valley Finals at Pierce with at least 4 teams battling for the crown.
7) Santee: Appeared to run well this morning with less than a minute gap between 1-5. Morales should be a contender for city to lead them.
8) Belmont: Good returning group, but no results so far. Would like to return Sentinels to halcyon days of the 80’s and 90’s.
9) Garfield: A decent young team, but with lack of depth, could struggle just to qualify for finals.
10) Taft: Doesn’t appear to have been at full strength yet this year, but another program that should be in mix for some hardware in 8 weeks.
Individuals: Correa (SP) has fastest time so far and won 1600 in track last year, but Johnston and Tewodros (Pali) are close behind. Morales hasn’t had a great race yet, but after last year he should be in the hunt as will Alexander (B-Ham).