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North Monterey County Condors Cross Country & Track
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Congratulations to all 2009 EARLYBIRD participants!!!
Amazing meet with a re-cap coming up!!!
2009 Earlybird Post-Meet Write-Up
The 15th Anniversary Edition North Monterey County Earlybird Cross Country Invitational
was truly special. For a meet that started with 3 teams 15 years ago it has turned into quite the kick-off meet in the central
coast of California. The meet’s main intention each year is to reward the teams that go out there and “beat the
bushes” and are able to field full squads in each race. The 2nd goal is to create an atmosphere that runners
will never forget and that will hook them into our most wonderful sport. With
all the excitement in the air and looking at the results we believe those 2 goals were achieved. A by-product of those 2 goals
has been the collection of some very amazing fields in the last 5-6 years, although, these fields seemed hampered by some
very hot weather in recent years. The 2009 edition will be remembered as a picture perfect day that made for some high quality
marks to go along with our other intended goals! On to the details!
Overall, Mountain View High School came, took names,
and went home with a truck full of awards! This program has to be considered as the fastest rising elite power in California!
Out of a total of 8 races, they took 1st in 3 races, 2nd in 2 races, and 3rd in 1 race!!
With that, they took home the plaque for the best overall squad! Las Lomas, Bellarmine (with only boys!), and St. Ignatius
battled for a distant 2nd best.
As we look at the meet by genders, the boys stole the show! So, we’ll break tradition and
start there! We knew that the 2009 meet was going to be an interesting showcase of some top teams and runners from the CCS,
the CS, the NCS, and the NS. Well, today each section had their time in the sun!
Once the team times were combined to include all of the races of the day, Bellarmine out of the CCS threw down a shocker! Their scoring 5 ran 15:52, 16:12, 16:24, 16:31, and 16:36! The
combined time is 81:35 good for 6th fastest all-time at Toro Park! When
those marks are considered it must be remembered that all of the teams ahead of them (Mountain View 80:13-2008, Los Gatos
80:45-2006, Carlmont 80:49-2006, North Monterey County 81:10-2003, and Willow Glen 81:23-2006) ran their times late in the
season and most of those teams were running 2-3 minutes slower at the start of their respective year! If Bellarmine can have
even a slight progression to sub 80:00 type times, watch out! So much for the
coach that said the CCS schools like Bellarmine treat cross country like PE, whatever that means! The Bells are for real in
2009. And, even with that, it should be Mountain View that will ultimately steal
the show!! They ran only 2 ticks slower than Bellarmine at 81:37 today without
their #1 or their #2/#3 guys! OH MAN!! They ran 15:29, 16:15, 16:20, 16:36, and 16:57! Plug in their #1 guy at low 15’s,
and their #2/#3 that ran 15:37 last year and this team is SCARRY good!!! Needless to say, when they line-up their #1 squad
and really click, it will be something to watch! Not to be left outdone were the teams that traveled quite a bit to be here.
Las Lomas (83:01) from the north and Madera
South (84:28) and Clovis West (84:31) from the valley also showed very well!
On the individual front Domenique D’Acquisto (11-Enterprise)
was coming back from a lacerated kidney during the track season and the way he ran, everyone needs to lacerate their kidney!!
He had won the 9th grade race 2 years ago and was facing last year’s 10th grade race winner Parker Schuh (Mountain View). The two
locked horns for the tie-breaker and ran stride for stride through a very controlled 5:19 slight up-hill opening mile. They
turned the jets on during the slight downhill and the ensuing steep climb to crest the biggest hills on the course and hit
2 miles at 10:11! That’s a 4:52 mile on the toughest part of the course!!! By then, Domenique had opened a slight lead
and extended it with a last mostly flat mile covered in 5:07 to finish at 15:18! The
time is good for 3rd best EVER! He only trails course record holder Matthew Petrillo at 15:12 (Los Gatos-2006)
and Mohamed Abdalla at 15:13 (Willow Glen-2007)!! To give you an idea, he is now faster than the likes of Diego Estrada (Alisal
15:20), Jeremy Mineau (Menlo Atherton 15:21), Dylan Fitzpatrick (15:22 Carmel), Alex Dunn (15:24 SLV), Ben Morales (15:24
San Benito), and Tyre Johnson (15:27). Parker Schuh hung on tough and ran 15:29! Ironically, his time now has him tied for 12th
best ever at the park with his very own current teammate Garrett Rowe, and remember, the 3rd head of the monster,
Ian Myjer, ran 15:37 here last year! How is that for a 1-2-3 team punch? The 15:29 is better than the likes of Ben Sitler
(15:31 St. Francis) and Nathan Huerta (15:34 North Monterey County) that were some of the state’s best in their time!
The seniors didn’t want the juniors to steal the whole show and had a great day also. Apologies to Westom Strum (Pioneer) that was left accidentally left out of the meet preview and made us look very bad running
15:33!!!! His time moves him to #14 all-time
between Ben and Nathan! Breakout CCS runner Luca Signore (Lynbrook) also wanted
to make the list and did so at 15:37, good for #20 all-time! Not bad!! Four guys in the top 25 all-time and two teams in the top 10 all-time in early September!
WOW!!! We should also mention that Michael McCabe (10-Willow Glen) got his 2nd
Earlybird win in 16:09 to top all the youngsters!
With the ladies we had Aptos throw down some very good
early season marks without their top runner! Running 19:41, 20:02, 20:04, 20:12, and 20:42 for a combined time of 100:41! The CCS DIII power will now set their eyes on the state!!
Watch out! Throw in their #1 girl into the mix and another state title may be within striking distance!! Mountain View girls wanted to join their boys in the party and showed well at 19:14, 19:45, 20:43, 20:44, and
20:59 for a 101:25! CCS schools ruled
the day here as Gilroy (103:20), St. Ignatius (103:39), and Los Gatos (104:09)
rounded out the top 5!
On the individual front it was the story of multi-sport star Rachel
Hinds (11-St. Ignatius) going for her 3rd Earlybird win in a row and getting it in 18:46! We hope she returns next year to try to accomplish the almost impossible, 4 Earlybird wins! The valley
was represented well in the senior race with Alisha Brown (Madera South) and Carina Mendoza (Madera) once teammates and now rivals running 19:09 and 19:13. Allison Sturges
(10-Mountain View) got a 2nd Earlybird win in her race at 19:14!
And finally, a couple of nice surprises came from Morgan Lira in 19:24 (10-Valley
Christian) and from Nadine Huerta 19:30 (12-North Monterey County) from the
host school.
We hope you enjoyed the meet and continue to make Earlybird your kick-off tradition each season!
Have an amazing 2009 season!!!
Coach Gustavo Ibarra
Earlybird Meet Director
Head Coach North Monterey County Boys and Girls
Meet website http://nmcxc.tripod.com/id22.html
Full results http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2009/ebird.htm
Meet pictures http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2009/PICS/EBIRD/ebird.htm
2009 Earlybird Preview Click HERE!
ANNIVERSARY EDITION!!
The Fifthteenth Annual
Condor Earlybird
Invitational
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
TORO PARK, SALINAS
Only ONLINE ENTRIES will be accepted
for 2009 Earlybird!
The DEADLINE to REGISTER is TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8TH by 5:00 PM!!!
Check out the Meet PREVIEW STORY
here!!!
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Come join us for our fifthteenth annual presentation of the Earlybird Invitational! The
2009 Earlybird will be a SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION and will be held once again
at Toro Park in Salinas. The Toro Park course is superb for cross country. It features a very competitive 3 mile course with
flat & hilly dirt paths at the site of the 2010 CCS Championships. Over 70 teams are expected to kick off their 2009 seasons
at Earlybird.
Visit our meet website http://nmcxc.tripod.com for meet information, past meet coverage, results, records, course maps, driving directions, videos, and pictures!
And, once again, Earlybird registration will be done online at http://www.athletic.net. Please make sure you register
your athletes by Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by 5 PM!
New for
2009! There will be a FREE ALUMNI race at 8:30 AM for all former North Monterey County High School students to help us
celebrate Earlybird's Anniversary. Earlybird T-Shirts to the top 5 male and the top 5 female finishers. Alumni
do not need to register, just show up and run.
SCHEDULE:
NMC Alumni Open Race 8:30 A.M.
Girls’ Freshman Race 9:00
A.M.
Boys’ Freshman Race 9:30 A. M.
Girls’ Sophomore Race 10:00 A.M.
Boys’ Sophomore Race 10:30 A.M.
Girls’ Junior Race
11:00 A.M.
Boys’ Junior Race
11:30 A.M.
Girls’ Senior Race
12:00 P.M.
Boys’
Senior Race
12:30 P.M.
SCORING: The top 5 finishers in each race
will count toward the team score. The 6th and 7th finishers will displace. No runners past the 7th team finisher will be counted
in the team scoring. The Overall Team Champion will be scored as follows: 1st=10 pts., 2nd=8 pts., 3rd=6 pts., 4th=4 pts.,
5th=2 pts.
AWARDS: Plaque for winning team in each race. Medals to first 7 members of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams
in each race. Medals to top 10 runners not on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams in each race. Trophy for first place individual
finisher in each race. Plaque for Overall Boys and Girls Team Champion.
OTHER: Please
arrive early! Traffic is known to back up entering Toro Park! Park Rangers will charge a parking fee for cars inside
the park. There will be a snack shack and vendors. T-shirts will be on sale.
CONTACT: Coach Gustavo Ibarra (W) 831- 633-5221 ext. 262 (Cell) 831-
524-1283.
ENTRY FEES: Make checks payable to North Monterey County High School.
Send to Gustavo
Ibarra, North Monterey County HS, 13990 Castroville Blvd., Castroville, CA 95012
You can also hand
deliver the check to the meet.
The fee is based on the total number of runners from your school.
Please use this chart to calculate your
fee.
1=$7…2=$14…3=$21…4=$28…5=$35…6=$42…7=$49…8=$56…9=$63…10=$70…11=$77...12=$84…13=$9114=$98…15=$105…16=$112…17=$119…18=$126…19=$133…20=$140…21=$147…22=$154…23=$161…24=$168…25=$175…26=$180…27=$185…28=$190…29=$195…30-39=$200…40-49=$225…50-99=$250…
100+=$275
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So, want to chat about the meet?
Visit and sign the Earlybird Guestbook
today!
Sign Earlybird Guestbook View Earlybird Guestbook
ATTENTION!!
Please arrive early to Toro Park! There will be congestion
entering the park!
And, make sure to remind athletes to hydrate properly!
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1
Mountain View 80:13 2008
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Los Gatos 80:45 2006
3
Carlmont 80:49 2006
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North Monterey County 81:10 2003
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Willow Glen 81:23 2006
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Carmel 81:39 2003
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San Benito 81:41 1998
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St. Ignatius 81:48 2006
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Aptos 81:52 2008
10
St. Francis 82:09 2002
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1
Los Gatos 96:01 2006
2
Mountain View 96:11 2008
3
Carlmont 96:22 2006
4
Aptos 96:57 2005
5
Gunn 96:59 2002
6
San Lorenzo Valley 97:17 2004
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Monta Vista 97:34 2005
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Mitty 97:51 2004
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Half Moon Bay 98:20 2004
10
Carmel 98:30 2006
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1 15:12 Petrillo, Matthew 12 Los Gatos 2006
2 15:13 Abdalla, Mohamed 12 Willow Glen 2007
3 15:20 Estrada, Diego 12 Alisal 2007
4 15:21 Mineau, Jeremy 11 Menlo Atherton 2002
5 15:22 Fitzpatrick, Dylan 12 Carmel 2004
6 15:24 Dunn, Alex 11 S an Lorenzo Valley 2002
6 15:24 Morales, Ben 11 San Benito 1998
8 15:27 Johnson, Tyre 11 Palma 2007
8 15:27 Lema, Nohe 12 Willow Glen 2008
10 15:28 Hunt, Rylan 12 Aptos 2008
11 15:29 Rowe, Garrett 10 Mountain View 2008
12 15:31 Sitler, Ben 11 St. Francis 2004
13 15:34 Huerta, Nathan 11 North Monterey County 2003
13 15:34 Nelson, Tim 10 Liberty Christian 2000
13 15:34 Sartor, Matt 12 Enterprise 2000
16 15:35 Corona, Marcos 12 Willow Glen 2006
16 15:35 Knorr, Robbie 12 Valley Christian 2006
18 15:37 Myjer, Ian 11 Mountain View 2008
18 15:37 D’Acquisto, Domenic 10 Enterprise 2008
20 15:38 Lynch, Brennan 12 Santa Cruz 2008
21 15:40 Parsel, Patrick 12 Carmel 2003
22 15:42 Schneider, Kevin 11 Fremont 2004
23 15:43 Macquitty, Phil 11 Palo Alto 2008
24 15:45 Snyder, Matt 12 St. Ignatius 2006
24 15:45 Sanchez, Javier 12 Madera 2007
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1 17:16 Tyler, Tori 12 Gunn 2004
2 17:53 Gallagher, Michelle 12 Sacred Heart 2002
3 18:02 Nevitt, Casey 12 Aptos 2002
4 18:07 Barnett, Stephanie 11 Leland 2007
5 18:08 Grelli, Melissa 11 Presentation
2002
6 18:09 Plank, Mckayla 10 Mitty 2002
6 18:09 Viehweg, Ciera 10 St. Ignatius 2002
8 18:15 Fedronic, Justine 12 Carlmont 2008
8 18:15 Bergman, Jennifer 12 Valley Christian 2008
10 18:16 Kirschman, Lindsey 11 Enterprise
2004
11 18:17 Graham, Ruth 12 Gunn 2002
12 18:20 Follmar, Alicia 12 Saratoga 2004
13 18:21 Johnson, Taylor 11 San Lorenzo Valley 2006
14 18:23 Daly, Katy 10 St. Ignatius 2006
15 18:25 Hamilton, Samantha 9 Half Moon Bay 2006
16 18:27 Hinds, Rachel 10 St. Ignatius 2008
17 18:28 Van Ausdall, Jessica 12 Aptos 2005
18 18:30 Jones, Cobbie 11 Live Oak 2004
19 18:31 Goodwin, Jill 12 Los Gatos 2006
19 18:31 Curtis, Chloe 11 Redondo Union 2008
21 18:32 Boyd, Amanda 12 San Benito 2005
22 18:33 Reynolds, Maryann 10 Mountain View 2006
23 18:34 Lee, Thea 12 Carmel 2006
23 18:34 Schnittger,
Amy 11 Aptos 2006
25 18:35 Ivanhoe, Alicia 12 Palo Alto 2006
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Buses are free; all other vehicles are $6.00. Vans filled with team members in uniform usually are not charged a park
entrance fee.
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Don't miss the best early season invitational!!
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