L.A. City Section Rankings (9/24) by Bruce Thomson

September 26, 2012   ·   0 Comments

By Rich Gonzalez
Editor, PrepCalTrack.com
(September 24, 2012) – The following rankings are courtesy of Bruce Thompson and are current those results obtained by this past weekend.

L.A. City Section Rankings
Courtesy of Bruce “B-Diddy” Thomson
Released Monday, September 24th, 2012

LA City Rankings, Edition #1

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 9^th 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 17^th.

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 4^th and 5^th 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 5^th 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).

 

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