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Last Update: 07/07/08
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Matt Chisam at the Olympic Trials This past week (July 2 and 3) 2000 Saint Francis graduate Matt Chisam competed in the Decathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene Oregon. Matt finished fifteenth overall. Here is is seen leading the 1500 metere race where he eventually finished seventh. Matt is also the son of Cross Country and Track coach Roberta Chisam and Scott Chisam (former Saint Francis Track Head Coach) |
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07/02/08 |
Matt Chisam Finishes 15 at Olympic Trials Matt Chisam, son of Cross Country and Track coach Roberta Chisam and a 2000 graduate of Saint Francis High School finished fifteenth out of 19 competitors in the Decathlon at the United States Olympic Trials in Eugene Oregon this past week. From Roberta and Scott at the Trials: On Monday, Matt Chisam completed the 2-day decathlon competition at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials that were held in Eugene, Oregon. Going into the competition, he was ranked 19th and he finished 15th overall. He finished 2nd in the pole vault equaling his best at 16'8'. He also placed in the top 7 in the 1500, javelin, shot put and discus. His second day total was a personal best. The winner of the competition, Bryan Clay, set a meet record of 8832 points which is the best score by any American in the last 15 years. It has been said that this was probably the best showing of American decathletes ever with 10 people scoring more than 8100 points. The top 3 competitors, Bryan Clay, Tom Pappas and Trey Hardee will represent the US in Bejing, China in August. The Americans have a chance of taking several medals in the Olympics. |
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06/23/08 |
State Meet Heads to Clovis The California State Track and Field Championships will be moving to Buchanan High School in Clovis (near Fresno) for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons. The complete story is available here. |
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06/01/08 |
Courtney Albini Runs 1:36 Half-Marathon Courtney Albini competed in the See Jane Run Half Marathon on Saturday. She finished 8 out of 997 runners for the 13.1 mile course in a time of 1:36.44 (7:19 per mile pace). She was first in her age group and the first finisher under the age of 30. Nice way to start the summer!. Complete results are available here.
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05/31/08 |
At the State Meet… On Friday at the State Track and Field Championship Trials in Nrwalk the boys and girls that qualified from the CCS Meet competed for spots in Saturday’s finals. The Girls 4x400 team of Lauren Madigan, Samantha Mravca, Hailey Lott and Shanie Landen finished sixth in the first heat with a very good time of 3:59.51 (the heat was won in an amazing time of 3:41.99!). Sophomore Glen Borel finished seventh in his heat of the 100 with an impressive time of 10.99. The Boys 4x100 Relay team of Marty Manoukian, Glyn Borel, Anthony Adrighetto and LaJon Johnson ran a 42.94 for sixth in their heat. And senior Brett Benham tied his CCS mark in the Pole Vault of 14’ 0” to finish fourteenth out of a field of 20 competitors. While none of this excellent athletes made it to the finals, they all had great seasons and continued the long and honored history of Saint Francis Track and Field athletes. Complete results, including the record setting and unbelievable distance races in the Finals are available here. |
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05/23/08 |
49.49, 42.62, 10.95, 3:56.51, 10’ 0”, 14’ 0”, 49’ 0” At the Central Coast Section Finals on Friday evening in Gilroy the Saint Francis Boys and Girls qualified 2 relay teams and 2 individuals to the State Meet next weekend in Los Angeles. The Boys 4x100 Relay team of Marty Manoukian, Glyn Borel, Anthony Adrighetto and Houston Clarke ran a very fast and seasonal best time of 42.62 to take the #2 spot in CCS. Next up was Glyn Borel finishing #2 in the 100 in a time of 10.95. Brett Benham then finished at 00 in the Pole Vault to break a tie for third place and capture the final spot to State. And then the Girls 4x400 team of Lauren Madigan, Samantha Mravca, Hailey Lott and Shanie Landen ran an outstanding time of 3:56.51 to finish third in the race. All of these folks qualified for the State Meet. The Girls 4x100 Relay team of Tiffany Yee, Shanie Landen, Monica Harnoto and Samantha Mravca ran a seasonal best time of 49.49 in the 4x100 to finish fifth. Shawn Toney (Pole Vault), Christina Roche (#4 in Pole Vault at 10’ 0”) and Je’Marcus Williams (49’ 0” in the Shot Put) did not qualify for the State Meet. The complete results are available here. |
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05/20/08 |
CCS Finals This Friday in Gilroy This Friday the Saint Francis Boys and Girls are competing in the Central Coast Section Championships at Gilroy High School. Be forewarned: If you are traveling down to Gilroy it is Memorial Day Weekend, Allow 2 hours to get there. Perhaps more! Competing Friday are :
6:00 Girls 4x100 Relay 4:00 Girls Pole Vault (Roche) Boys 4x100 Relay 6:10 Boys Shot Put (Williams) 7:10 Boys 100 (Borel) Boys Pole Vault (Benham and Toney) 9:00 Girls 4x400 Relay
The complete Finals Meet Entries is available here. Check out the CCS Meet Information page containing the Schedule, directions to Gilroy High School, Results, etc.. Finally, the 2008 State Meet At-Large Marks are also available. |
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05/18/08 |
CCS Trials – Getting Ready for Finals On Saturday several hundred athletes from around the section competed with each other and 100+ weather in Gilroy at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Trials. The day started off with both the Boys and Girls 4x100 Relay teams qualifying for the finals next Friday in Gilroy. The Boys ran the second fastest time of the day (1/100th slower than first) in 42.87. The Girls were sixth in a season best of 49.56. The Girls came back 6 hours later to qualify second in the 4x400 Relay with a time of 4:02.76. Other qualifiers were Glyn Borel in the 100 (fifth in 10.90), Brett Benham (14’ 6”) and Shawn Toney (14’ 0”) in the Pole Vault, Je’Marcus Williams (50’ 0”) in the Shot Put and Christina Roche (fourth at 10’ 6”) in the Pole Vault. Those not qualifying for the finals, but who competed in the Trials were: Phil Pompei (9:58.92) in the 3200, Kirsten Kozlovsky (4’ 10”), Tiffany Yee (16’ 3”) and Samantha Mravca (16’ 1.75”) in the Long Jump and Omar Bourgoub (6’ 4”, judgment for ninth) in the High Jump. Complete results are available here. |
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05/15/08 |
Awards Potluck Sunday, May 18 from 1:00 – 4:00pm This year’s awards potluck will be held at Saint Francis in the Quad from 1:00 – 4:00pm. Since this is a potluck everyone needs to bring food or beverage for 10-12 people each. Also, if you have not turned in your uniform by Sunday (DO NOT TURN IT IN ON SUNDAY!), we will withhold your certificate and transcript credit until you do turn it in. Please bring the following:
Last name A – F: Desserts Last name G – Q: Salad / Appetizers Last name R – Z: Main course
See you on Sunday. The 2008 Girls End-of-Year Performance List is also now available here. |
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05/15/08 |
Middle School Track Championships May 21 Attention all Track and Field athletes. On Wednesday, May 21 Saint Francis will be hosting the Santa Clara County Middle School Championship Meet. The meet starts at 3:00 and runs until 7:00. This is required participation by all athletes as part of our team’s service commitment to the school. It is also a great way for all of you to help impress all these great junior high school athletes on our school and program. We need everyone’s help! There will be a signup sheet at the Potluck. |
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05/14/08 |
CCS Semi-Finals on Saturday in Gilroy. The CCS Semi-Finals will be held this Saturday, May 17 at Gilroy High School in Gilroy. Field Events begin at 9:30am and running events begin at 11:00am. The following Saint Francis Athletes will be competing on Saturday: BOYS GIRLS 4x100 Relay 4x100 Relay Phil Pompei 3200 Tiffany Yee Long Jump Glyn Borel 100 Samantha Mravca Long Jump Je’Marcus Williams Shot Put Kirsten Kozlovsky High Jump Lasjohn Johnson Long Jump Christina Roche Pole Vault Lasjohn
Johnson Triple Jump Omar Bourgoub High Jump Brett Benham Pole Vault Shawn Toney Pole Vault For more information on the meet, click here.
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05/11/08 |
WCAL Finals - Varsity Boys Second, Fr/So Third At Serra on Saturday the Varsity Boys finished second to Saint Ignatius at the WCAL Track and Field Championships. Winners and CCS qualifiers (first 3 in each final or At-Large marks) include: The 4x100 Relay (42.69), Phil Pompei in taking second in both the 1600 (a big PR of 4:23.53) and the 3200 (another PR in 9:39.71), Glyn Borel winning the 100 (11.08), Je’Marcus Williams third in the Shot Put (50’ 0.25”), Lasjohn Johnson winning the Long Jump (with the first time over 22’ in 22’ 3.5”) and taking second in the Triple Jump (42’ 10.5”), Omar Bourgoub second in the High Jump (6’ 1.25”), and Brett Benham first in the Pole Vault (14’ 6”) and Shawn Toney taking second (14’ 0”). The Frosh/Soph team finished third at the meet. Individual winners were: Kyle Anderberg won the 3200 (10:30.06) and Joesph Descalso in the High Jump (5’ 10”). There were many other fine performances. Complete Varsity and Frosh/Soph results are available here. |
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05/10/08 |
WCAL Finals - Girls Win JV, Third in Varsity Saturday at the WCAL Championships at Serra, the Junior Varsity again captured the WCAL Championship. The team scored a total of 131 points. Mitty was second with 118 and Dual Meet Champion Saint Ignatius was third with 99.5 points. Individual winners were: Shannon Richards in the 100HH (18.375 to 18.378 for second - 3 1/1000 of second), Danielle Baker in the 400 (61.86), Ashley Murray in the 100 (13.50), Kerry West in the 200 (28.03) and Shelby Caliva in the Sot Put (30’ 4.5”). The Varsity team finished third (91 points) behind Mitty (102) and Valley Christian (98). Individual winners and CCS qualifiers were: 4x100 Relay (Tiffany Yee, Shanie Landen, Monica Harnoto, Lauren Madigan) team took third but advances with a CCA At-Large time of 49.72, 4x400 Relay (Samantha Mravca, Monica Harnoto, Hallie Lott, Shanie Landen) took second in a time of 4:02.12, Tiffany Yee took first and (17’ 2.75”) and Samantha Mravca took second (16’ 6.5”) in the Long Jump, Kirsten Kozlovsky took second in the High Jump at 5’ 2”, Christina Roche (10’ 6”) won the Pole Vault and Erin Brown (9’ 4”) took third. Complete Varsity and Junior Varsity results are available here. |
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05/08/08 |
WCAL Girls Trials Complete The Girls Trials results are available here. The meet was primarily a qualifying meet for Saturday’s Finals. Also available is the Meet Program for Saturday. The JV 1600, 3200, Pole Vault and High Jump were Finals on Thursday. Highlights from those events include freshman Emily Sitler finishing second in a very tight 1600 race (the first 3 finishers all broke the previous meet record of 5:38.43) in a huge personal best time of 5:35.18. The time is also a new Junior Varsity School Record - eclipsing the mark of 5:35.3 set by Debbie Capowski in 1983. Emily later came back and finished second in a tactical 3200 that saw the winner at 12:55.90 and Emily at 12:55.91 – 1/100th of a second difference. In the Pole Vault freshman Amanda Griffin tied for third place with a mark of 6’ 6”. The Junior Varsity team after 4 events is currently in third place with 22 points to Mitty 26 and SI’s 26.5. |
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05/09/08 |
WCAL Boys Trials Complete The Boys Trials results are available here. The meet was primarily a qualifying meet for Saturday’s Finals. The Meet Program for Saturday is also now available. The Frosh/Soph 1600, 3200, Pole Vault and High Jump were Finals on Thursday. Highlights from those events include a big PR in the 1600 from sophomore Ian Midiere who took fourth place in 4:47.91. Sophomore Kyle Anderberg also had a big PR and won the 3200 in 10:30.06, and sophomore Nick Fiore took sixth in 10:43.88. Freshman Joseph Decalso won the High Jump in a PR of 5’ 10”. Timothy Enbom took fourth in the Pole Vault with 11’ 6”. Also note that there was a problem with the F/S Boys 300IH results (some of the athletes did not get times). The Meet Director has added a second heat on Saturday with the athletes that did not get times. Check out the Saturday 300 seeding here. |
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05/06/08
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WCAL Trials and Finals This Week The West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) Track and Field Championships are this week at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo. The Boys Trials start at 2:30pm on Wednesday and the Girls Trials are on Thursday at 2:30pm. The Finals are on Saturday beginning at 9:30am. The Girls and Boys schedules for all three days is available here. The list of who is competing in each event for Saint Francis (Boys and Girls) and for all teams in the league (click here) is also now available. Note: The Frosh/Soph Boys 1600, 3200, High Jump and Pole Vault have their Finals on Thursday (there are no Trials for these events). Similarly, the Girls Junior Varsity Finals in the same events on the Thursday. There are no Trials for the Varsity Boys and Girls 1600, 3200 and Pole Vault events (the Finals are on Saturday). |
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05/01/08 |
Vs. Mitty: Boys Win, Girls Lose On Wednesday Saint Francis traveled to Archbishop Mitty for the final dual meet of the season. Both the Mitty and Saint Francis Girls were undefeated going into the contest in what looked to be a very close meet. It was. Mitty beat Saint Francis in the 4x400 Relay by less than 1 second to capture the meet and the WCAL title by a score of 71 to 65. There were a large number of highlights (32 PRs by the Lancers). Exceptional marks include Monica Harnoto running 12.91 in the 100 (for third!), Shanie Landen lowering her 400 time to 59.43, Samantha Mravca winning the Long Jump in 16’ 9”, Christina Roche (10’ 6”) and Erin Brown (9’ 6”) both getting PRs in the Pole Vault, and the Girls distance runners sweeping both the 1600 (Albini, Groseclose, Sitler) and the 3200 (Albini, Sitler, Groseclose). The Lancer Boys defeated Mitty in both the Varsity and Frosh/Soph divisions. |
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04/24/08 |
Glyn Borel Breaks Quarter Century Old 100 Record Yesterday at the Saint Ignatius dual meet at Saint Francis sophomore Glyn Borel broke Allen Picci’s 1983 100m School Record of 10.77 with a time of 10.75. Glyn’s time is now the fastest time in CCS this year (by .13 seconds), and puts him #10 in the state. |
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04/24/08 |
Girls, Boys Split Meet with St. Ignatius Yesterday Saint Francis played host to the Saint Ignatius Boys and Girls teams with mixed results. The Varsity Girls and Frosh/Soph Boys teams both defeated St. Ignatius, while the Varsity Boys and JV Girls lost to SI (there only loss of the year). The Varsity Boys meet was a great meet with plenty of seasonal and personal bests on both sides. The meet came down to the 4x400 Relay where SI barely edged Saint Francis to capture the meet. Highlights include Glyn Borel’s busy day of anchoring the winning 4x100 Relay (43.45) winning the 100m and breaking the School Record with a time of 10.75, and then coming back to win the Long Jump in 20’ 8.75” (the first time he has jumped this year). Je’Marcus Williams won the Shot Put in 49’ 8.5”. JC Quimboa won the 300IH hurdles in 42.26. And Phil Pompei had an excruciating day with the distance triple with finishes in the 1600 (#2 in 4:39), 800 (#1 in 2:06) and 3200 (#2 in 9:49). The Varsity Girls also had a big day with winning the 4x100 Relay to gain another seasonal best in 49.78, Sahnie Landen winning the 400 in 59.95 and the 200 in 25.62 (both PRs and following her run on the 4x100); and Kirsten Kozlovsky (5’ 2” in the HJ), Christina Roche (9’ 6” in the PV) and Kaitlyn Sulenski (33’ 5”) continuing to master their events with strong wins. Taylor Groseclose had a double-PR day with third in the 1600 (5:34) and third again in the 800 (2:31 - a 7 second PR). Other double-PR athletes included Danielle Baker (JV 100 and 200), Erin Hoey (JV 100 and 200), Kelsey Mills-Bunje (Varsity Shot and Discus) and Emily Sitler (JV 1600 and 800). In the JV 100m Ashley Murrary was clocked at a huge PR of 13.15. In all we had 43 Personal Bests on the day. |
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04/19/08 |
Girls Run 3 Season Bests at Mt. Sac On Saturday at the Mt. San Antonio Relays at San Antonio Community College in Walnut (down south) the Saint Francis Girls ran 6 girls in 3 different relays. They started the day by setting a season best in the 4x100 Relay with a time of 49.83 (moving up to #5 in CCS). Shortly afterward they finished fifth out of 27 teams in the 4x200 Relay with a time of 1:46.30. Then, on Saturday night, they finished third in the Seeded 4x400 Relay with a time of 4:00.94 (retaining our hold on the #3 spot in CCS – just .94 seconds behind Mitty). Complete results from the meet are available here. |
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04/18/08 |
CCS Top 8 Yields Seasonal and Personal Bests On Friday Night the Saint Francis Boys, and a few of the Girls, traveled down the Los Gatos for the CCS Top 8 Meet. There were many fine marks on the night. Glyn Borel won the 100 in a time of 11.08 (#5 CCS). In the 3200 Phil Pompei finished sixth (9:47.08). Matt Ong (10:06.24) and Nick Hart (10:07.56) both also got season bests. Carter Lyman lowered his personal best in the 110HH to 16.06. The 4x100 Relay team lowered their time to 43.36 (#3 in CCS just behind Serra and SI, and just in front of Mitty and Bellarmine!). Lasjohn Johnson took second in the Long Jump (21-08.50) and fourth in the Triple Jump (41-10.50). Je’Marcus Williams took fifth while improving to 49-03 in the Shot Put. For the Girls Courtney Albini improved her PR in the 3200 to 11:40.89. Kirsten Kozlovsky tied her PR in the High Jump at 5’ 2” for thjird place. Christina Roche finished fourth in the Pole Vault at 9’ 6”. Mele Pentitani finished fifth in the Discus with a PR of 106’ 3”. |
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04/16/08 |
Philip Pompei: CCS Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Senior Philip Pompei was selected as the 2008 CIF/CCS Male Scholar/Athlete of the Year. This award honors accomplishments in sports and academics, and recognizes students who are role models in their community. Phil is a 4-year Varsity athlete in Track and Cross Country, and also is a meber of the Vasrsity soccer team at Saint Francis/ Phil continues the tradition of great Scholar/Athletes at Saint Francis. Last year Natasha Barthel was named CCS and CIF Scholar/Athlete of the Year. |
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04/16/08 |
WCAL: Valley Christian Yesterday the Saint Francis Boys and Girls Track team hosted Valley Christian in a WCAL Track meet. The Girls Varsity team defeated Valley Christian to the tune of 110 to 1. The Junior Varsity Girls won by a score of 77 to 43. Both teams are now 5 and 0 in League competition. Highlights include Lauren Madigan taking the 400 in 59.95 in, Haliey Lott winning the 100 in 13.14 and Shanie Landen winning the 200 in 26.41. The Varsity Girls won every event in the meet. The Boys score was equally lopsided with the Varsity winning 133 to 1 and the Frosh/Soph score was 96 to 40. |
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04/14/08 |
CCS Top 8 Entries Listed On Friday April 18 some of the Varsity athletes will be competing in Los Gatos against the best of CCS at the CCS Top 8 (well, actually, 16 or so) Meet. This is a qualification meet (only a certain number of athletes in each event are allowed based upon their best mark of the year). Entries are listed here. |
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04/14/08 |
Junipero Serra Top 7 Results Now Available The Boys (and a couple of girls) participated this weekend at the Serra Top 7 Invitational at Serra High School in San Mateo. Highlights include Christina Roche jumping 10’ 0” to win the Girls Varsity Pole Vault, Phil Pompei breaking the 4:30 barrier with a 4:29.34 1600, Carter Lyman running 16.72 in the 110HH, Omar Bourgoub winning the High Jump in 6’ 4”, Jalen Davidson winning the F/S 400 in 52.62 and taking second in the 200 at 23.95, and the F/S 4x400 Relay team setting a new meet record in 3:40.12. The Varsity Boys team finished second overall, and the Frosh/Soph Boys finished in a tie with Bellarmine for second place. Complete results are available below and here. |
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04/12/08 |
Mt. Sac Entries… On April 18 some of the Varsity Girls are heading down south for the Mt. San Antonio Relays. The 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams will be competing against some of the best athletes in the nation. Saint Francis entries are available here. The complete list of entries is available below in the Results section. |
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04/10/08 |
Bellarmine and Presentation Come to Town… On Wednesday Saint Francis hosted Bellarmine and Presentation. The Lady Lancer Track teams improved their WCAL team records to 4 and 0 yesterday against Presentation. The Varsity won with a score of 104 to 32, and the Junior Varsity won 108 to 19. Highlights include Haily Lott winning the 100 in 13.10, Shanie Landen winning the 200 in 26.02 (#7 in CCS) and Haily Lott second in 26.67 (#15 in CCS), Courtney Albini winning the 3200 in 11:41.32 (#12 in CCS), Tiffany Yee jumping 16’ 9 1/4“ (#7 in CCS) in the Long Jump for first place, and Mele Penitani winning both he Shot Put (31’ 0”) and Discus (89’ 5”). The Varsity continues to share the league lead with Mitty, and the JV team shares the lead with St. Ignatius. For the Boys, freshman Jalen Davidson ran a very impressive 400 in 52.03 , Phil Pompei continues to come through in the tough races with a 4:30.70 win in the 1600, Lasjohn Johnson put up another double win in the Long Jump (21’ 10 1/2” - #2 in CCS) and Triple Jump (42’ 2 1/4”), Glyn Borel grabbed two wins in the 100 (11.14 - #4 in CCS) and 200 (23.00 - #8 in CCS), and J’Marcus Williams doubled in the Shot (45’ 10”) and Discus (152’ 4” - #5 in CCS). The Varsity Boys are 4 and 0, and the F/S is now 3 and 1. |
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04/08/08 |
Success at Stanford On Saturday a select group of athletes competed at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto. The Girls 4x100 relay team improved their season best to 50.44, and the 4x400 team improved by 4 seconds to record a time of 4:0.42 (good for #3 in CCS). The Boys 4x100 ran 44.68, and the 4x400 team ran a very impressive 3:31.38 ( averaging under 53 seconds per 400 and moving up to the #5 spot in CCS). Glyn Borel ran 11.38 in the 100, and Phil Pompei finished off his very busy week with a 3,000 time of 8:57.94. |
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04/03/08 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral Comes to Town… On Wednesday Saint Francis hosted the Boys and Girls teams from Sacred Heart Cathedral. The Boy’s teams defeated SHC 129 to 7 in Varsity and 115 to 21 in the Frosh/Soph division. On the Girls side Saint Francis beat the Sacred Heart Varsity team 98 to 29 and the Junior Varsity team 94 to 32. |
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04/02/08 |
Arcadia and SMOC Out. Serra and Gilroy In There have been 2 changes to the schedule. The team will not be traveling this year to the Arcadia Invitational. Instead, the Boys team will be traveling to the Junipero Serra Top 7 at Serra High School in San Mateo. Also, the Sacramento Meet of Champions meet (usually only attended by the Throwers and Vaulters) Has been replaced by the Avis Kelly Invitational at Gilroy High School in Gilroy (the site of this year’s Central Coast Section semi-finals and finals). |
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03/30/08 |
Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational On Saturday we hosted our invitational meet. With 53 schools and over 1,200 athletes attending, it turned out to be a very good day for the Lancers. The Varsity Women took first place, Frosh/Soph Women and Men both took second, and the Varsity Men took third behind Mater Dei and Clovis West. In the Women’s events, the Distance Medley (13:08.22), Sprint Medley (1:51.61) and 4x400 (4:06.58 - second in CCS so far this year) teams all captured first place. The 4x100 took third but lowered their season best to 50.52. In the Discus throw both Tajana Nereu (104.5) and Mele Penitani (103.5) threw over 100 feet, and Pryia Mathew jumped 33’ 4” for second in the Triple Jump. Hailey Lott ran 13.31 in the F/S 100, the F/.S Sprint Medley team took first (1:58.72), the 4x400 team also took second (4:29), and Kirsten Koslovsky (5’ 0” High Jump) and Erin Brown (9’ 0” Pole Vault) both took first and tied their respective meet record. On the Men’s side Lasjohn Johnson captured the Long Jump in 21’ 0.5” (moving up to third in CCS) and took third in the Triple Jump in 43’ 7”(sixth in CCS). Phil Pompei took third in the 3000 (8:57.87) and came back to help the DMR team take third in 11:11.99. The 4x100 (44.56) took third and 4x400 (3:37.12) finished fourth. Complete results are available below (in Results). Pictures to follow. A complete listing of the CCS Top 20 Marks is available here. |
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03/14/08 |
Easter Break Training Schedules Click here for the days and times when your event group will be meeting over Easter Break. Our Invitational is on the last Saturday of the break and everyone needs to be back for the meet! |
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03/14/08 |
WCAL This Week: Serra and Notre Dame Belmont On Wednesday the Boys and Girls teams traveled to Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo to take on two WCAL rivals. Boys and Girls results are provided separately. On the Girls side, Saint Francis scored 113 to Notre Dame’s 17 in the Varsity meet and 106 to 25 in the Junior Varsity meet. Highlights include Kirsten Kozlovsky, competing in the Junior Varisty High Jump, improving her PR in the from 4’ 10” to 5’ 2” (a New JV School Record)! The Varsity 4x100 improved their season best time by 1 full second to 50.73. We had 3 girls in the same race slip under 61 seconds in the 400m: junior Shanie Landen (60.57), freshman Lauren Madigan (60.60), and sophomore Samantha Mravca (60.94). Courtney Albini got a double PR with a win in the 1600 (5:36.9) and second in the 3200 (12:00.4). For the Boys, Phil Pompei had another busy and productive day - wining both the 1600 in 4:35.58, and the 3200 in 9:58.8. Tim Trobbe joined 2 other SFHS High Jumpers in the 6-foot club with a jump of 6’ 0” (Omar Bourgoug won it in 6’ 4”). Both Shawn Twoney and Nick Lund both cleared 12’ 0” in the Pole Vault, Jalen Davidson won the Varsity 400m in 52.49 and Isaiah Lott won the Frosh.Soph 400m in 54.17. |
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03/09/08 |
Good Day (and Night) at the K-Bell This Saturday at the K-Bell Invitational at Los Gatos High School, several Saint Francis athletes posted some impressive marks. Unfortunately as of Monday morning they have not posted the official results for the field events, or the team scores. I will update the site when those are available. Complete results are now available here. In the Varsity Boys 100, Glyn Borel ran for fourth place in the 100 in 11.34 and a 23.68 in the 200. Phil Pompei also finished fourth in a field of 52 in the 3200 with a PR of 9:48.61. Omar Bourgoub tied his PR of 6’ 6” in the High Jump with just 1 day of practice, and both relay teams ran extremely well with times of 44.07 in the 4x100 (second place) and 3:34.33 in the 4x400 (third). For the Varsity Girls, Pryia Mathew had an particularly good day. She won both the Long Jump (16’ 5”, a 13” PR over Wednesday’s PR) and Triple Jump (35’ 10”, another PR). Monica Harnoto finally broke the 65 second barrier in the 400 with a time of 63.73, Samantha Mravca ran 13.12 in the 100 and 26.70 in the 200, and Kirsten Koslovsky cleared 4’ 10” in the High Jump. In the Varsity Girls 5,000, the field of runners got cold feet and ended up with only Shelby Golan running the race. The meet officials ran the fast heat of he 3200 with Shelby continuing on for another 4.5 laps by herself to finish the race. For her efforts she won a medal, scored 10 points for the team and now has the Meet Record for the 5,000.
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03/06/08 |
K-Bell on Saturday This Saturday is the K-Bell Invitational at Los Gatos High School. Saint Francis entries for the Boys and Girls are posted here, along with the Schedule of Events. Complete Entries and Heat Sheets will be posted as soon as they are available. Also available is a San Jose Mercury News article on the meet. Jordan Hasay will be running the 1600 against a very good field. For those of you not familiar with Hasay, she is considered one of the greatest female high school distance runners ever. |
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03/06/08 |
Teams Take on Riordan, Sacred Heart Prep The Boys and Girls Track teams traveled to Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco on We4dnesday for the first WCAL Track meet of the season. On the Girls side, The Varsity Girls defeated SHP by a score of 105 to 23. Highlights included Samantha Mravca wining both the 100 (12.9) and Long Jump (15’ 7”), the 4x100 team running a fine 51.4, and Freshmen Lauren Madigan winning the 400 in an impressive early season 61.1. The Junior Varsity Girls won every event contested on the day. The Varsity Boys also won both the Varsity (109 to 27) and Frosh/Soph Boys (85 to 31, the 3200 results are not available). Highlights for the Varsity Boys include a 45.92 by the 4x100 team, Phil Pompei running a 4:41.9 1600 with only 1 weeks training, LJ Johnson jumping 40’ 9” in the Triple Jump and Kiely LeBuit clearing 6’ 0” in the High Jump. This Saturday some of the team travels to Los Gatos for the K-Bell Invitational, and next week the entire team heads up to Serra for our second WCAL Meet (and last one before Easter Break). |
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03/01/08 |
California, Harker and Mitty Visit Saint Francis On Thursday February 28 St. Fracnis hosted Archbishop Mitty, The Harker Academy and California High School (San Ramon) in a non-scoring practice meet to kick off the season. Highlights on the Girls side of the meet include Tiffany Yee jumping 16’ 2.25” in the Long Jump and running 13.1 in the 100, Samantha Mravca running 62.3 in the 400 and 18 other PRs. On the boys side we had Lashjon Johnson’s Long Jump of 21’ 1”, Glyn Borel running an 11.01 in the 100, and Brett Benham clearing 14’ 6” in the Pole Vault. |
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03/04/08 |
CCS Frosh/Soph Invite Removed from Schedule The CCS Frosh/Soph Track and Field Invitational, scheduled for Friday March 28 (the day before our Invitational) has been removed from the schedule. We will not be competing in this meet this year. |
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02/26/08 |
Busy Wednesday and Thursday Wednesday: The Girls uniforms will be distributed to the Varsity athletes beginning at 12:45, and the Junior Varsity athletes at 1:00. We will end at 1:15. Be on time. Practice will follow the uniform distribution (refer to your individual area coach for exact times). The Boys uniforms will be distributed to the Varsity at 1:30 and the Frosh/Soph at 1:45. Practice for most areas starts at 2:00. The Parents Information Meeting begins at 7:00pm and last for 1 hour. Please be prompt. We will discuss some important issues for the season and signups for the home meet, including our Invitational. Thursday: Our Practice Meet against California High School (San Ramon), Harker School (San Jose) and Mitty High School will begin at 3:30 with the running of the Girls 4x100 relay. The meet will follow the standard Dual Meet event Order. The meet will probably last until 6:30 or 7:00. Dress warmly. While the meet is not scored, its never to early to start thinking about those 2008 CCS Meet At-Large Marks and 2008 State Meet At-Large Marks. EVERYONE IS EXPECTED TO STAY UNTIL THE END OF THE MEET! |
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02/08/08 |
President’s weekend Schedule, etc. With less then 3 weeks to
our first meet, there are a few items of importance: |
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02/08/08 |
League Meet Moved to Serra The WCAL Trials and Finals have been moved from Bellarmine to Serra this year. The dates and times remain the same. |
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01/23/08 |
Del Mar Invite Removed from Schedule The Del Mar Invitational, originally set for Saturday March 15, has been cancelled for this year. As of now (and into the foreseeable future), we do not have a replacement for that meet. |
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01/16/08 |
Tuesday, January 22 - The Season Begins… On Tuesday, January 22 at 2:30 all Track and Field athletes not currently involved in a Winter sport at Saint Francis must report to the North Bleachers for a kick-off meeting. Dress warmly and be ready to go. You MUST have a physical on file in the Athletic Office to start practice (Freshmen: You have this completed already). All of the forms are available here. |
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01/16/08 |
NCAA Clearing House Any athlete wishing to compete in Intercollegiate sports in Division I or Division II University or Colleges must complete an entry in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Clearing House. Any senior or junior athlete interested in participating in college sports, please contact one of the coaches as soon as possible. |
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01/08/08 |
New Rules for 2008: Pole Vault Attempts Judging Beginning with the 2008 high school track and field season, it will no longer be considered a foul if a pole vaulter leaves the ground without breaking the plain of the crossbars. Details on this change and other rule changes for 2008 can be found here. |
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01/08/08 |
2008 CCS At-Large Marks Are Now Available The At-Large Marks for qualifying from the League Finals into the CCS Semi-Finals are now available for the 2008 Track season. The 2008 CCS Meet At-Large Marks and 2008 State Meet At-Large Marks are available here. The complete 2008 CCS By-laws are available for viewing here as well. |
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12/04/07 |
Girls January Distance Training The January Distance Running Plan is now available here. It runs through January 21. Practice of all Track athletes officially begins for non-Winter athletes on Tuesday, January 22. Also, all Track athletes are encouraged to join us 15 minutes after class end each Monday, Wednesday and Friday to go to the YMCA for conditioning and lifting. |
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12/24/07 |
Important YMCA Announcement There seems to be a misunderstanding with the YMCA. As of now individual athletes cannot use the YMCA without a coach present. If you have any questions about the policy, please come and see coach Fuller or coach Saso. |
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11/29/07 |
Team Signup Meeting. And the YMCA At 2:15 on Monday, December 3 we will have a meeting to get athletes signed up for the YMCA and have a brief discussion about off-season conditioning. Please be prompt and we will be finished by 2:30. Forms are also available online here. Also, if you signed up for the YMCA Weight Lifting, that is available NOW! Get over there and lift something… |
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11/29/07 |
Signup at Lunch! There will be a signup table near the Malcom Center on Friday, November 30 at both lunches. Please come by, pickup forms and signup. |
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10/12/07 |
Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational Moved! The date of the 2008 Saint Francis Track and Field Invitational has been moved from April 19 to March 29. Last year the meet was on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17). Stay tuned… |
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09/17/07 |
2008 Is Coming Fast… The 2008 Track season is approaching fast. Check out the 2008 Schedule and 2008 State At-Large marks. More to come… |
The entries for the 
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02/28 |
California, Mitty, Harker (Practice) |
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03/05 |
Riordan / Sacred Heart Prep |
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SF=109, AR=27 |
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SF=105, SH=23 |
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03/12 |
Serra / Notre Dame Belmont |
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SF=89, JS=46 |
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SF=113, ND=17 |
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04/02 |
Sacred Heart Cathedral |
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SF=129, SH=7 |
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SF=98, SH=29 |
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04/09 |
Bellarmine / Presentation |
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SF=89, BCP=47 |
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SF=104, PR=32 |
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04/12 |
Junipero Serra Top 7 |
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04/16 |
Valley Christian |
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SF=133, VC=1 |
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SF=110, VC=1 |
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04/18 |
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04/19 |
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04/23 |
St. Ignatius |
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SF=64, SI=72 |
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SF=83, SI=43 |
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04/30 |
Archbishop Mitty |
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SF=97, AM=39 |
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SF=65, AM=71 |
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05/ 07 |
WCAL Trials – Boys |
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05/ 08 |
WCAL Trials – Girls |
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05/ 10 |
WCAL Finals |
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Many of the files presented by this web site are Adobe
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Related Saint Francis Links |
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The WCAL Meet Order |
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Where are the alumni competing today? |
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A look at the 2008 Seniors |
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Who will be going where to run, jump, or throw? |
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Track forms |
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Interesting Links |
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At-Large marks to qualify to the 2008 CCS Semi-Finals |
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At-Large marks to qualify to 2008 State Meet Trials |
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Seasonal best marks for the entire CCS |
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CCS schedule, results, news and links to everything else |
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State-wide schedules results, news, etc. |
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League Information including complete league schedule |
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Section Information including CCS meet handbook |
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State Information including State meet handbook |
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National Governing Body Information |
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Site for entry into the NCAA Clearing House |
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Pre-season Pole Vault Competition in Reno, NV |
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Magazine that covers track and field and XC |
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Los Gatos HS All-Comers Meet |
Jan / Feb All-comers meet information |
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Local Track and Field shoe stores |
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Ellen Clark’s Run to Raise Funds for Zimbabew orphans |
Articles and Other Interesting Stuff |
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Article on coaching the 400 using ”The Baylor Method” |
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Article on developing HS 800 and 1600 runners |
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Article on coaching the 800 and 1500/1600m |
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Article on distance training |
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Article on transitioning from XC to Track seasons |
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Views on off-season training from XC to Track |
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Interview with all 4 sub-4:00 milers |
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Convert between different Track distance times |
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Tools to convert Meters to Yards, etc. |
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Tool to convert Kilograms to Pounds, etc. |
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Mercury News Article on Evolution and Running |
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B/W movie of his 3:59.1 HS record (9.5MB file) |
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B/W movie of his 3:51.1 WR (6.2MB file) |
History and Statistics |
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2007 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2006 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2005 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2004 SFHS Track and Field web page |
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2007 SFHS Girls Performance List |
2007 Saint Francis Girls Top Marks |
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2007 CCS Top 20 Marks |
2007 CCS best marks at the end. |
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Best marks in CCS history |
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CCS winners Boys: ‘66 – ’05; Girls: ’74 – ’05 |
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SFHS Girls Team Finishes at the CCS Meet: ‘78 – ‘06 |
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Best marks in California history |
Contact Information |
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Athletic Director |
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Athletic Dept. Admin Assist. |
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Principal |
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