SANTA MARGARITA EAGLES Boys Cross Country 2009: It's Ele-MENTAL! |
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last updated: 11/09/09 XC News...
Pictures coming soon! Apache Invitational The Eagles ran in the Apache Invitational on October 29th. It was a good day for settingnew PRs! 10 Eagle runners posted new Personal Bests this day; Guido Marisigan (18:24) and Patrick Stege (17:09) posted exceptional times. Congratulations boys!
Click on photo for more pix OC Championships Freshman Team places 4th! Michael Holcomb runs 15:56! On a warm Saturday morning, the Eagles continued to demonstrate that hard work and perseverance pay off. Keep it up, boys!
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Holy Cow, We Ran Yucaipa! It was another good day for the Eagles. Once again, the Eagles demonstrated that hard work and perseverance pay off. Every returning runner posted a faster time on this course than their last appearance at YHS. Our Freshman runners (Welcome Jack Moore!) continue to improve their times from race to race. We had one runner place in the top 10 in his race. Congratulations to Brentano Giuliano (9th, 17:23)! Sunny Hills Invite Results! According to Coach Z, Saturday was a good day for the Eagles. All our boys had a good showing, with each returner shaving significant time off last year's performance and our freshman getting faster with each race they run. We had two runners place in the top 10 in their races! Congratulations to Michael Holcomb (9th, 16:08) and Jason Engel (7th, 17:16)!
Click on the picture for more images from the Sunny Hills Invitational. Trinity League Preview Meet Our Eagle Runners encountered high heat and steep competition at Central Park in HB at the annual League Preview meet. Competing in the tough Trinity league for the first time, our Fearsome Five (Freshman) ran extremely well, helping our Frosh/Soph to a great showing. Well done boys!
Click on the picture for more images from the Trinity League Preview Meet. St Paul Dual Meet CONGRATULATIONS RUNNERS! The Eagles had a great day on our home course yesterday, besting Saint Paul HS decisively. Four Eagle runners shaved between 57 seconds and 1:50 off their previous times on our home course. One Eagle set a course record!
Click on the picture to view the photo album. Laguna Hills Invite
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Team Spirit! Click on the photo to see more pictures. RSM 5K
BIG BEAR! The boys had a great time at the Big Bear Training Camp. Results are posted in the Athletes Only Section. Click here for Pictures.
Click on the links below for 2009 Meet Schedule & Important Forms that require Parent Signature: Please review the Forms & Fees Overview to see the due dates for necessary forms & fees. Thank you.
7/09/09
Are you an incoming freshman, transfer student or an existing SM student that wants the chance to run with the Eagles? Then XC Summer Camp is for you! It is the only way to prepare you for the distance season and a great off-season conditioning sport for athletes from other sports. Several years ago a soccer player tried it and became the Orange County Runner of the Year. He is currently attending UCSB on the scholarship that he earned from running. Also, Boys' Cross Country is a no-cut sport if you attend 80% of the summer practices. Please browse this site. You'll find last year's summer training schedule and summer trip info, along with a lot of other Cross Country information. Click here to let Coach Zeitler know that you want to be part of this proud tradition! 5/21/09
Click here for the 2009 Summer Camp Form (due 6/30/09) Click here for the current Summer Practice Schedule 12/05/08
2008 Boys' XC Awards Banquet
The 2008 Seniors and Coach Zeitler The '08 Banquet, held at the Santiago de Compostela Church in Lake Forest, was a huge success.Coach Dave Zeitler recapped the season and the boys presented their own individual "most memorable moments of the year" which were quite varied and mostly humorous.We laughed, we ate, we gave awards. A good time was had by all. Credit for the evening and many thanks go out to co-ordinator Sheryl Dufficy for arranging the event as well as Caroline Stege who arranged the catering, table decorator Susan Adame and helpers Danusia Keusder, Sandra Pascual, Gloria Glenn and Monica Holcomb.
11/07/08
Trinity League Finals
J.R.Pascual garners Frosh/Soph All-League honors for his 6th place finish with the 5th fastest Eagle time of the day.
Michael Adame (296) leads the Eagle Varsity as they close out their 2008 season. Thank you, Coaches and Parents, for investing your time and making the effort to support our boys this season. We had our share of injuries this season, and fell short of our goals, but we can find strength in this, too. ~ Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it. ~ Eliza Tabor Our highlights of this season will be celebrated at our Awards Banquet on Friday, December 5th. 10/30/08
Eagles compete for the first time at the "Apache Invitational" in Arcadia and finish 8th out of 30 teams...
Michael Adame leads all Eagle runners with a 16:00
Joey Porter and Alex Talebi named "Runners of the Meet" for their PR performances. Great job, boys! 10/24/08
Danny Whisnant leads the Eagle flock with a 16:56 effort. Michael Adame (17:04), Ryan Woods (17:13) and Mike Holcomb (17:15) are right behind to complete a tight pack of 4 Eagle runners in the top 20 in the Varsity race as the Eagles take 3rd. Ryan Woods named"Runner of the Week". Younger Eagles gain valuable Mt. SAC experience!
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10/18/08
Eagles participate in the 42nd Orange County Championships Some good individual results, but not a great team day for the Eagle flock... Soph J.R. Pascual finishes 2nd in his race, tying the 3rd best Eagle time on the day of 16:44 Robby Costa and Brentano Giuliano medal in the Frosh race with sub 18:00 times Michael Adame (16:13) and Mike Holcomb (16:17) are named "Runners of the Week". Ryan Woods (16:44) finishes 3rd for the Varsity
Check the 'results' page for all races 10/04/08
Michael Adame finishes with the swiftest Eagle time of the day @ 16:52, 2 sec. ahead of Whisnant, 14 sec. ahead of Woods
10/01/08
32 athletes from the Auckland Grammar School in New Zealand arrived safely with their 7 chaperones on October 1st. The boys, ranging in age from 14 to 17, were housed for two nights by our team families, returning the hospitality that our team enjoyed on our New Zealand visit in 2007. One highlight of their visit was their performance of the Maori Haka, which can be seen on our 'Videos' page. Don't Miss it!
9/27/08
Sunny Hills Invitational The reduced-size "Eagle Lite" squad is led by a sub 17:00 effort from Mike Holcomb. Connor Prior is named "Runner of the Week" for his 17:18 time at Sunny Hills combined with his 17:16 at League Preview
Check out the Photo & Results tabs! Joey Porter and Daniel Glenn earn their first ever Cross Country Medals -- Congratulations! 9/25/08
Trinity League Preview Meet Sophomore Jesse Pascual shines at League Previews. His 17:40 at Central Park gets him onto the Team All-Time list for Frosh/Soph
Michael Adame posts the best Eagle time of the day of 16:41 in an effort to shore up the ailing Varsity team
See the Photos & Results tab! 9/17/08
Ian Dufficy leads the Eagle Varsity with a sub 17:00 effort in a 20-35 win. The Eagle scorers finish 2,3,4,5 & 6. Miller & Pascual in photo finish at the line for 1st place in the JV/Fr/So Race! Eagles win 17-37. Austin MacKrell and Daniel Smith named "Runners of the Meet" 9/13/08
Holcomb leads flock with a 15:46
Costa, Giuliano, Pascual and Stege named "Runners of the Week" Junior Mike Holcomb has the best Eagle time on the day at the Laguna Hills HS Invitational. Holcomb, Whisnant & Dufficy make the top 100 Finishers list in this huge meet of 3512 athletes. Medalists: Costa & Giuliano finish 16th & 19th in Div. III Frosh, Prior & Pascual finish 14th & 19th of the Sophs, Holcomb (7th) and Miller (30th) for the Juniors, Whisnant (7th), Dufficy (8th), Woods (22nd) and Keusder (28th) foe the Seniors. Full meet results and photos can be found on their respective pages! 9/01/08
"RSM 5k Fun Run" Five Eagles plus one Eagle Alum place in the Top 10 in the RSM 5k field of 1085 participants! The JV and Frosh/Spoh runners post good marks as well. Please see the "Meet Results" tab for full race results and a list of medalists for 2008. Sadly, we don't have pictures from this event because our photographer was busy competing... However, below is an '07 picture entitled: "This is What Happens When Dads Run"
8/21/08
"Sunset in the Park" "Team Kiwi" competes in a field of 227 high-school-age boys. Full meet results are available on the "Meet Results" page. Mrs. Miller's pix are now in the Photo Gallery DyeStat Top 100: click here DyeStat event pix: click here 8/16/08 15 Eagles returned safely from Big Bear. Coach Zeitler happy with their efforts! Pictures galore on the "Photo Gallery" page. We have a new feature, click the "Video" page tab
8/6/08 Dufficy & Whisnant named as captains for the '08 team. They are committed to spending Thanksgiving in Fresno!
Perennially one of the premier high school cross country programs in Southern California, the Eagles Boys Cross Country Team is always looking for prospective runners to join the team, either as entering freshmen or returning SMCHS students. If you enjoy running, are dedicated and mentally & physically tough, and enjoy the friendships you’ll forge with other Eagle runners, Cross Country is for you. The Eagles compete in the talented Trinity League, which includes SMCHS, Servite, Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran, St. John Bosco and J Serra. The Trinity League is one of California’s highest regarded leagues. Please direct all questions regarding the team to Head Coach Dave Zeitler: Coach Zeitler c/o Santa Margarita Catholic High School (949) 766-6000 E- mail our Coach @ ZeitlerD@smhs.org
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