2004 St. Francis High School Cross Country

2005
Girls Cross Country

12/05/05

Quote of the Week

"Success is not being better than another man but is being better than your previous self."
– Hindu Proverb
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
– Steve Prefontaine, America’s Greatest Distance Runner.

Picture of the Week
		California State Meet After a 3-year hiatus from the California State Cross Country Meet, the Lady Lancers returned to Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday with a team of 1 junior, 5 sophomores and 1 freshmen. Despite injuries and other problems, the team managed the fifth fastest time for a St. Francis Girls Team on the course, and all of the finishers managed to gain spots on the Individual Performers List for Woodward. Pictured at left is the finish of Alyssa Arvin and Ashmi Pathela. I’m sure this group will be back for years to come…

News

12/03/05	Courtney Eighteenth inFootlocker Freshmen Race Ton Saturday Courtney Albini ran in the Footlocker race at Mt. Sac in southern California. Courtney finished in eighteenth place in the freshmen race that drew competitors from many of the Western United States. Courtney’s time of 20:42 (6:40 pace) over the very hilly 5K course was the ninth fastest Californian in the Freshmen Race.
12/02/05	Track Season is Just Around the Corner… The Track season is not that far away. Check out the 2006 St. Francis Track Website and stay tuned for updates. Our first meet is Friday, February 24 against California High School at St. Francis. California HS is the home of track phenom David Klech and about 120 other athletes. Our first WCAL meet this year is against SI on March 8 – so start getting ready now!
11/27/05	Mixed Results at California State Meet This past Saturday the Lancer Girls competed at the California State Cross Country Championships in Fresno. While the team finished a very disappointing 21, the place does not tell the whole story. Freshmen Courtney Albini went down shortly after the 2-mile mark and did not finish despite running well for the first mile (5:40). Earlier in the year Courtney had run a very fast (#2 SF Freshmen and #4 all time Lancer) 19:50 on this course. The number two runner – Shelby Golan – was fighting a hamstring problem but still managed to finish #5 for the team with a time of 21:14 – good for #6 on the SFHS Sophomore List. The rest of the team really stepped up and ran big PRs. The team was lead by sophomores Alyssa Arvin (20:30) and Ashmi Pathela (20:31) – now #2 and #3 on the SFHS Sophomore List – with PRs of over 1 minute each. Junior Michelle Roemer improved her previous time on the course to 20:47 – good for #4 on the SFHS Junior List. Freshmen Dakota Taylor returned to running after her CCS illness and ran an impressive 20:56 – #5 on the SFHS Freshmen List. Sophomore Alexis Perez finished #6 for the team with a time of 21:27 -- #10 on the Sophomore List. The overall team time of 1:43:58 moves them to #5 on the SFHS team list at Woodward.
11/15/05	California State Meet – Saturday, Nov. 26 The Varsity Girls will be attending the California State Cross Country Meet again this year. The meet will be held at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday, November 26 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving). The team will be departing St. Francis on Friday, and returning Saturday evening (exact times will be published later this week). The Girls race in the Division 3 race at 8:30am – the first race of the day. Entries for the Girls races are posted here. For a complete time schedule and other relevant information, click here, select Cross Country and then the Handbook.
11/13/05	Lancer Girls #2 in CCS Division III St. Francis Varsity Girls finished in second place on Saturday in the Division III race of the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships. The race was held at Crystal Springs. The team was narrowly defeated by Harbor of Santa Cruz by a score of 87 to 95. Presentation was third and St. Ignatius was fourth. Their finish qualifies them to compete in two weeks at Woodward Park in the California State Championships. The team was lead by Courtney Albini (9 in 19:10), followed by Shelby Gloan (18 in 19:58), Alyssa Arvin (20 in 20:04), Ashmi Pathela (22 in 20:08) and Alexis Perez (26 in 20:18). Alex’s time moves her into the Top 20 list of SFHS All-Time Crystal Springs Individual Marks at St. Francis. The team time of 99:38 moved the team onto the SFHS All-Time Crystal Springs Teams list for the second time this year.
11/11/05	CCS Championships Saturday at Crystal St. Francis Varsity Girls will be running in the Central Coast Section (CCS) Cross Country Championships this Saturday. The girls run at 1:45 in the Division III race with St. Ignatius from the WCAL, among other teams. Check out the newly updated Crystal Springs Top Girls Team Times log. St. Francis has 12 of the all-time top times at Crystal Springs and this year’s team is just 8 seconds away from getting onto that list. Go Girls!
11/04/05	Varsity Second, JV First, Freshmen Tie for First The Varsity team of Shelby Golan (18:56), Courtney Albini (19:24), Alyssa Arvin (19:47), Ashmi Pathela (19:50) and Dakota Taylor (200:10) finished second at the WCAL Championships this past week with a team time of 1:38:07 – good for the seventh fastest time on the SFHS All-Time Crystal Springs Teams list. Individually, Shelby Golan moves up to #2 on the Sophomore list and #5 on the SFHS All-Time Crystal Springs Individual Marks; Alyssa Arvin and Ashmi Pathela enter into #12 and #13 on the Sophomore list; Dakota Taylor jiuns the Freshmen list in #13. In the Freshmen race, Racehl Gunsalus finished in first place in the race with a time of 20:37. She was followed in the top 10 by Stephanie Kauffman and Chelsea Nobriga. The team finished the race in second and tied with St. Ignatius for second in the league standings. The Junior Varsity team continued their dominance of the league by placing their top 5 runners all in the top 10 at the meet (1-2-4-6-9). With Cassie Camilleri running in the Varsity race this week, it was Alexis Perez’s turn to breakout in a time of 20:29 to win the race. Alexis was followed closely by Andi Bo, Ali Bo, Samantha Williams and Courtney Bib.
10/27/05	Girls Workout at Crystal Spring Center Meet #3; And PR! The Varsity, Freshmen and some of the JV Girls ran a workout at Crystal Springs on Thursday. They participated in the Center Meet but were running a hard fartlek workout in the race. Even with that, several of the ladies ran Personal Bests on the course and two Girls moved onto or improved their times on the SFHS All-Time Crystal Springs Individual Marks. Freshmen Courtney Albini ran a fine 19:04 for the 2.95 course to moved to #2 on the Freshmen List and #7 on the All-Time List for all age groups. Sophomore Shelby Golan ran 19:51 to improve her previous best time of 20:07 from the Crystal Springs Invitational. She is currently the twelfth on the Sophomore List. The Varisty Girls team of Courtney, Shelby, Alyssa Arvin, Dakota Taylor and Cassie Camilleri ran a team-time of 1:43:23, well ahead of the CCS At-Large time of 1:46.53.
10/24/05	Varsity and FS Second, JV First at WCAL II The Varsity Girls improved from third at the first WCAL meet to second on Wednesday at the Shoreline course in WCAL II. The team was once again lead by Courtney Albini (4 in 19:06) and Shelby Golan (9 in 19:51) up front followed by a tight pack in 20 through 22 of Dakota Taylor (20:31), Michelle Roemer (20:31) and Ashmi Pathel (20:32). For the second time in two WCAL meets Cassie Cameilleri and the rest of the JV Girls dominated the race. The Girls finished 1-2-3-7 and 11 for 24 points to St. Ignatius’ 48. Cassie’s time of 20:28 was 32 seconds faster than second place. With Dakota Taylor running Varsity this week, Rachel Gunsalus stepped into the lead and ran away with the Freshmen race in a time of 21:00 – 40 seconds ahead of second place. The team finished second overall.
10/11/05	Varsity Girls Finish 5^th at Clovis. The Varsity team traveled to the Clovis Invitational in Fresno this past weekend. The meet was held on the same course that will be used for the California State Championships in November. The team had a new look this weekend with Shelby running at Crystal Springs and Freshman Dakota Taylor running her first-ever Varsity race. The team of Courtney Albini, Michelle Roemer, Dakota, Alyssa Arvin, Ashmi Pathel and Alexis Perez finished fifth in the Small School Division with a time of 1:45:04 - the fifth fastest Girls time on the SFHS All-Time Woodard Park Teams.. The Girls also finished 4, 20, 22, 30 and 31 on the SFHS All-Time Woodard Park Individual Marks. Courtney and Dakota also finished 2 and 6 on the All-Time Freshmen List at Woodward. Nice job ladies!
10/11/05	F/S and JV Teams at Crystal Springs. The Junior Varsity and Frosh/Soph teams (well, those not taking the SATs) ran at the Crystal Springs Invitational at the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont this past weekend. Samantha Williams lead the four-person JV squad with a sixth place finish in a time of 22:04. The Frosh/Soph Girls were lead by Shelby Golan's fourth-place finish in 20:07. She was followed by Rachel Gonsalus (12 in 21:07), Andi Bo (19 in 21:52), Amelie Peisl (34 in 22:27) and Stef Delsmen (38 in 22:35). Shelby’s mark moved her to #12 on the SFHS All-Time Crystal Springs Individual Marks List. The top 5 finishers for St. Francis finished with a combined team time of 1:47:37 – a very good for a non-Varsity team and only 44 seconds over the At-Large D3 time of 1:46:53.
10/06/05	JV and Frosh Girls Win, Varsity Third at WCAL 1 In the first of three meetings of the WCAL teams, the Varsity Girls finished third in a typically extremely close race. Mitty was first with 62 followed by Presentation (72), St. Francis (73) and St. Ignatius (78). The Lancer Girls were lead by Freshman Courtney Albini’s fourth place finish in 19:58 for the 3.1-mile course. She was followed by Shelby Golan (8), Alyssa Arvin (18), Michelle Roemer (20), Ashmi Pathela (23 and Alexis Perez (26). The Freshmen Girls won a close race over Mitty with fine running, lead by Dakota Taylor’s individual first-place finish. The JV Girls dominated their race with a 1-2-4-6-7 finish for a 25-point win over St. Ignatius. The team was lead by Cassie Camilleri’s fine 21:18 run – 31 seconds faster than second place.
10/03/05	At the Artichoke Most of the Varsity Girls had the day off, so the Junior Varsity had a chance to run in the Varsity race at the Artichoke Invitational last Saturday in Half Moon Bay. The team of Lexie, Courtney, Sam, Cassie and Claudia finished eleventh out of 26 teams in the Large School Varsity race. The remainder of the team (freshmen and sophomores included) ran in the Junior Varsity race. The team finished second to Monta Vista – losing by only 1 point. The team was lead by Racheal Gonsalus (5 in 15:59) followed by Andi Bo (9 in 16:34), Chelsea Nobriga (10 in 16:37), Ameile Peisl (13 in 16:56) and Stef Delsman (16 in 17:03)
09/24/05	Lancer Girls Finished Fourth at Stanford The Varsity Girls ran to an impressive fourth place finish in the Division III race at Stanford this weekend. The team was lead once again by Freshmen Courtney Albini’s ninth place finish in a very fine time of 19:31 for the 5K course (that works out to 6:17 per mile). The team of Courtney, Sophomore Shelby Golan (31 in 20:50), Sophomore Alexis Perez (55 in 21:38), Junior Michelle Roemer (57 in 21:39) and Ashmi Patel (77 in 22:03) was the fastest CCS team in the D3 race. Click here for a brief movie of the top 10 finishers in the D3 race at Stanford. Look for Courtney towards the end of the movie.
09/24/05	JV Girls Win at Westmoor The Frosh/Soph and Junior Varsity Girls competed at the Westmoor Ram Invitational at Westmoor High School in Daly City on Saturday. The Junior Varsity team was lead to a first place team title with a 1-2 finish by Courtney Bibb and Lexie Reynolds. The Forsh/Soph team finished in an unknown place. Complete results will be available as soon as the Meet Manager sends out the results.
09/17/05	St. Francis Girls Take Fifth at Lowell Invite. Although missing two of the top runners, the Varsity Girls ran well at the Lowell Invitational at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The team was lead once again by Freshman Courtney Albini who finished tenth with a time of 17:52 for the 2.8-Mile course. She was closely followed by Sophomore Shelby Golan (22 in 18:25), Sophomore Alyssa Arvin (40 in 18:58), Sophomore Ashmi Pathela (46 in 19:07) and Sophomore Alexis Perez (48 in 19:08). The field was comprised of 150 runners and 17 teams. The Junior Varsity race was won by Senior Lexie Reynolds in a time of 19:19. She was closely followed a Senior Cassie Camilleri in fourth with a time of 19:27. The team was rounded out by Junior Tamara Caruso (35 in 21:53), Junior Twisha Buchs (47 in 22:51) and Junior Jullian Rago (57 in 23:28). The team finished fourth. The Lowell Invite also featured a rare Girls Frosh / Soph race (2.0 miles). The team of Freshman Racheal Gonsalus (7 in 13:44), Freshman Stephanie Kauffman (24 in 14:31), Sophomore Gar-Yun Ho (64 in 15:12), Sophomore Stef Delsman (65 in 15:14) and Sophomore Anisha Sekar (70 in 15:23). The team finished sixth in a field of 21 teams.
09/09/05	Finally…A Race! The Lancers have been training since August first, and the returning runners have been looking forward for a race to see how their summer training would pay off for them. Looking at the team times, it is evident that we are starting the season well ahead of last year on both the Varsity and JV levels. The Lancers were led by some new faces on both teams. In the Varsity race Freshman Courtney Albini led the race out the gate, only to be passed by Paly’s Renata Cummins, who led the rest of the way. Courtney did not give up and finished in a strong time for the rookie. Sophomore Shelby Golan ran a strong third from start to finish to help lead the team to our best time in 3 years and a strong 2-3-6-8-11 finish. In the Junior Varsity race Seniors Sam Williams and Courtney Bibb led the Lancers pack in a strong 3-4 finish, with newcomer Sam just edging Courtney in the last 300 meters of the race. We had a great 3-4-5-6-8 finish.
09/02/05	St. Francis Girls a Team to Beat… According to a recent poll on DyeStatCal.com, the Lancer Girls XC team is a major player in the D III sweepstakes this year. "*The Girls side of this division will be also a very close one! St. Francis drops in here from Div II with a fine group, led by Shelby Golan..,*". Click here for the complete Girls Cross Country CCS preview. The bar has been set!
08/22/05	Shoreline Map / Directions Available Click here (or Map next to meet below) for a map of the Shoreline course and directions on how to get there. We are currently seeking permission from the park ranger to chalk the course early so everyone can easily follow the course.
08/01/05	Practice Has Begun… The Varsity and JV teams meet Monday through Thursday at Rancho San Anontio from 5:00 – 7:00. The Freshmen will start the first day of school. Check out the Schedule for details of practices, meets, team dinners, etc.
06/13/05	Lancers Return to D III… This upcoming cross country season St. Francis will be returning from our one-year stint in Divivion II back to Division 3. Also in D III from the WCAL is St. Ignatius, Presentation and Notre Dame Belmont.
06/10/05	CCS Returns to Crystal Springs The CCS meet will be held this November back at the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course.

Results

Date	Meet	Results	Pictures
September 13 September 17 September 24 September 24 October 1 October 5 October 8 October 8 October 19 October 27 November 2 November 12 November 26 December 3	Gunn Meet – Directions Lowell Invitational Stanford Invitational (Varsity only) Westmoor Ram Invitational - Directions Artichoke Invitational - Directions WCAL Meet I (Golden Gate Park) Serra / Crystal Springs Invitational Clovis Invitational (Varsity only) WCAL Meet II (Shoreline) – Course Info Center Meet (Crystal Springs) WCAL Meet III (Crystal Springs) CCS Championships CIF Championships Footlocker Western Regionals (Non-school)	Results Results Results Results Results Results Results Results Results Results Results (D3) Results	Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures Pictures - More Pictures - More Pictures

Weight Room Schedule – Nov. 7 through Dec 16
Boys and Girls	2:10/2:30 for 40 minutes

Interesting Links
DyeStatCal Lynbrook High Schhool Cross Country West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) Central Coast Section (CCS) California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) XC National Collegiate Athletic Association Crystal Springs Cross Country Course Dietary Recommendations for XC Runners Metric-to-English Distance Conversion 1, 2 Metric-to-English Weight Conversion Course Time Conversions	State-wide Schedules Race Results Race results and links to everything League Information Section Information State Information College Bound High School Athlete Recruiting Rules Crystal Springs XC Course Information and Rules Food for Thought and Running Convert Meters to Yards, etc. Convert Kilograms to Pounds, etc. Convert Crystal to Toro, etc.

History and Statistics
SFHS All-Time Crystal Springs Individual Marks SFHS All-Time Crystal Springs Teams SFHS All-Time Toro Park Individual Marks SFHS All-Time Toro Park Teams SFHS All-Time Woodard Park Individual Marks SFHS All-Time Woodard Park Teams	2004 Season

Contact Information
Head Coach Assistant Coach Athletic Director Principal	Roberta Chisam Jess Murray Mike Pilawski Patricia Tennant	School School School Fax School	(650) 968-1213 x623 (650) 968-1213 x683 (650) 968-1213 x455 (650) 968-0856 (650) 968-1213 x410

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