CMC Championship 2011

CMC Championship 2011, a set on Flickr.

Three SA teams win championships!

Sonoma Academy Sweeps CMC Championship for the Second Time in a Row!

Congratulations to the amazing effort from the Sonoma Academy running squads! Everyone ran awesome and it was great to bring home our well deserved hardware!

Click here to see Results. Note that the boys score of 20 has not been bettered since 1968!

SA XC Pancake Breakfast

SA XC Pancake Breakfast, a set on Flickr.

Post run pancake breakfast at Howarth Park. Thanks to the parents for cooking and to Michael for the chocolate chips!

A Few Words from Coach Danny:

For those of you that missed the breakfast run yesterday, I'm sorry because we had a great run and an awesome breakfast prepared by Cate and some of the parents.

            I want to say congratulations to the two soccer teams for their wins on Saturday night. Good luck to both teams in their semifinal games of the NCS championships. Congratulations as well to the volleyball team for making the NCS playoffs.

            As far as our team goes, this is the last week of practice for the JV's. We will have practice on Monday and Tuesday and then the league championship on Wednesday.

What's Been Happening:

            Last Wednesday we had our final league dual meet in Fort Bragg, at the same site where the League Championship will be held. The course name is Bald Hill and it is 2.9 miles and very hilly. All three teams won their races and are now 6-0 for the season.

            Leading the way for the JV Boys was Eli/Johnny (21:39.) Johnny was not only the first SA runner but was the first runner over all. Word is that Johnny loved the course. Second SA runner was Hayden (22:06) with another nice performance. Following Hayden was Billy (22:09.) Billy was also third overall, nice bounce back race from last week. Our fourth runner was Justin (23:27.) Justin told me he “loved the hill.” The fifth SA runner was Tristan (24:39) in another solid performance. Our sixth SA runner was Chris (25:04). The way he held up his hands crossing the finish I could tell he was proud of his effort. Next across the line was Chauncey (25:34.) I am looking forward to him stepping up big at the conference finals. Two places later was Sean (25:59) who continues to show strong late season efforts.

            Leading the Varsity Girls was Kiana in 25:47. She continues to be one of the top runners in the league. The second SA runner and fifth overall was Yzzy (27:02) who continues to look stronger every week. The third girl Coyote was Amy (27:24) with a very impressive finish over the last 400 meters. Fourth SA girl, and also cracking the top ten overall was Emily (27:53.) This was the first time Emily was in the top five for SA. Good job! Two places behind Emily was Sinclair in 28:34. There is never any quit in this girl. Sixth SA runner was Claire  (29:54) who fought hard to beat the hill. Right behind Claire was Zoe (30:15) showing a strong effort coming off a sprained ankle. Next in was Nora (32:36.) Although Nora had a spill on the course, she got up and showed her moxie with her finish.

            The Varsity Boys swept the first five places, making their 6^th perfect score,  led by Jacob (19:04.) Jacob looked extremely strong coming down the hill. Nice victory. Second was Jax (19:13) in a very solid effort. Third across the line was Aaron (19:15) making our top three very solid. Fourth was Graham (19:38) for  the first time in that position. Fifth was Patrick (19:49.) His consistently strong effort makes us dangerous to any other team. Our sixth runner was Morgan (20:14), in eight overall. Morgan is back running strong. Our seventh runner for the day, Austin G. (20:54) who continues to step up big time for the team. Next across the line was Eli (23:54) who toughed it out to the finish although he had severe stomach cramps.

What’s coming up:

            On Wednesday we have the CMC conference championships in Fort Bragg at the Bald Mountain course. JV Boys will run at 2 PM, Girls at 2:45 and Varsity Boys at 3:30. Metals will go to the top 15 varsity runners and the top ten JV runners. Team plaques will be awarded for the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd varsity teams as well as the 1^st place JV team. This should be an exciting day for us and we are hoping to bring home quite a few medals and all 3 plaques. We are the defending champions in all three races and all three teams have a good chance to repeat this year.

            We would love to have parents join us to watch the meet. You may want to bring binoculars, it's that kind of a course.

            There will be no JV practice after Wednesday, you guys are off the hook for the year. Varsity athletes will continue to practice.

            For those that make the Varsity team, we are planning a trip to see the Hayward course where the NCS meet will be held. We will be taking off from Sonoma Academy at 1:30 on Saturday. We will be returning between 10-11 PM. A little bit about the outing – we will go to Hayward and run on the course, then we will drive into San Francisco for some dinner and a little fun. The varsity athletes always enjoy this time together. The only cost for the athletes will be money for dinner. 

2011 CMC Conference: Wed. Nov. 9th in Fort Bragg

2011 CMC Conference: Wed. Nov. 9th in Fort Bragg

DEPART: 9:30am
RETURN: ~8:00pm

We are gearing up for the 2011 CMC Conference Championship this Wednesday! We are currently undefeated in league and will be defending our Conference sweep from last year when we captured all three titles in the JV Boys, Varsity Girls, and Varsity Boys. The meet will be held in Fort Bragg on the Bald Hill 2.9 mile course. 


SCHEDULE
Course Walk: 12:30
Coaches Meeting: 1:45
J.V. Boys: 2:00
Girls: 2:45
Varsity Boys: 3:30

DIRECTIONS
Once you get into Fort Bragg take Highway 1 north to Pudding 
Creek Road, turn right on Pudding Creek Road and then after approximately 
1.7 miles turn left on Bald Hill Road.  The course will be on the right hand 
side.

AWARDS
Medals to top 15 in Varsity races, top 10 in J.V. races
Team Plaques for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in Varsity races
Team Plaque for top J.V. team
Pennants to top CMC North, and top CMC South team.
Coach of the Year plaque, as voted by coaches

SA Athletes Get Pics on PD Blog!

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A Few Words From Coach Danny:

The Coyote Express is off and running as all three teams came away with victories at last Wednesday's meet in Cloverdale. The day was highlighted by Katy Lee's new course record in 19:28 and Jax Reiff's course PR in 17:39. After such a quality performance from the kids on Wed I was thinking that on Friday the kids might let down a little in the their work out. But no, they crushed it and worked hard during one of the most difficult work outs I gave them all year. I might have to give them a few more really hard workouts. I think they really enjoy them. Ha, ha gang.

What's Been Happening:

            On Wednesday we ran our fifth league meet up in Cloverdale at the Asti Winery course. The JV boys and the Varsity girls started the meet off with both teams running their records to 5-0. The JV boys raced first across the line placing second overall was Johnny in 20:25. How does Johnny do it? Get all those great pictures and run all those great races? Our second runner was Eli in 20:53. Our next was Hayden in 20:58. This was the first time for Hayden to average under 7 minute miles. Fourth for us was Tristan in 22:05, with another strong performance. Following Tristan was Chauncey (22:06) who is starting to show more consistency in his running. Chris was next in 22:26, continuing to show great improvement. Sean (22:43) is showing signs of late season flash. Right behind Sean was Justin in 22:55, very sound effort. Closely following Justin was Oscar in 22:56, which was a 2.5 minute PR over last year. I couldn't be prouder of what Oscar has achieved with hard work. Next was Billy in 24:16. He had a little bit of a rough go, but still worked hard.

            The Varsity Girls were lead by Katy in 19:28, a new course record. Strong performance, great run. Next was Kiana in 22:57. When the time is right, this Coyote is going to bust out a big one. Yzzy was our third girl in 25:51, a 3:20 PR. What can I say, but “Awesome!” Fourth was Claire in 26:04, fighting hard to the finish. Next was Sinclare in 26:41, rebounding with a very solid performance. Next across the line was Emily in 27:40. She continues to make a late season charge at a Varsity spot. Nora was our next runner at 29:13, a very sound effort. Next was Katherine at 30:32 and Amy at 30:33. Following these two was Shani in 30:39. She is fighting leg problems but continues to run through it. Next was Maddie at 31:02, this girl never gives up.

            Varsity boys race Sonoma Academy 15 – Roseland Prep 47 The boys continue to be perfect in league. Not only have they gone 5- 0 for the season, but have won each meet with a perfect 15. Pure perfection. Leading the boys was Jax (17:39) who continues to show why he is one of the best runners in the CMC. Right behind Jax was Aaron in 18:00. One of his best races of the year. Third Coyote today was Austin O. in 18:19, showing a lot of heart with a big kick down the stretch. The fourth Coyote was Patrick in 18:38 which was 1:25 PR. He has had huge improvements all year long. Running a very strong race was Graham in 18:39, just so solid. Our sixth runner today was Jacob in 18:48. Jacob is fighting a bit of a cold, but fought through it to run strong. Next was Austin G. in 18:56, a 34 second PR. What can I say except he just keeps getting better and better. Next was Morgan in 19:34, a 2 second PR. He seems to be getting stronger from his mid season injury.

What’s coming up:

            We're getting close to the end of the season. JV's only have 10 more days and their season will be over after our league championships.

            On Tuesday of this week we will have no practice. There is no school that day and it is the day before a long trip and our last league meet in Ft. Bragg. Kids should run on their own that day. On Wednesday our meet is in Fort Brag and we will be running against Calistoga. It will be a good chance for us to go up and see the course we will be running next week at the league championship. We will be riding the bus. Athletes need to be on the bus, ready to go at 11:30.

            Sunday we are going to have a pancake run. We will start at Howarth Park at 9 AM, go for run then we will enjoy a pancake breakfast. Parents, if you show up and run, we will feed you also. Yes, you must run to eat, no exceptions. This includes Athletic Directors and their assistants.