January 14, 2012
Verdon Named Sports Stars Magazine Northern California Athlete of Fall
Recognized for her undefeated fall season, which included a come-from-behind state championship victory for the ages, Carrie Verdon (12) was named Sports Stars Magazine's Athlete of the Fall.
Check out the Sports Stars feature article HERE!
December 26, 2011
Cougars, Falcons Join Forces in Annual Alumni Ultimate; Youngsters Flounder
For the first time in it's fifteen year history, the Alumni Ultimate Deathmatch combined College Park and Campolindo athletes as Chuck's cross country and track alumni faced off against current athletes of both schools. The event, hosted at Campolindo High School, featured some formidable talent, including 1999 NCS team champion captain Patty Paik, 2003 state champion Liz Noey, DMR school record holder Colby Pines, 2010 NCS individual champion Jeff Bickert, 1600m school record holder Anthony Ortolan, and "JVBoyz" founder Justin Delessert.
The all-star cast of alumni was just too much for the youngsters to handle, as they found themselves down by 8 points at half time. In the end, the alumni held off a late charge by their youthful opponents to earn a 13-4 victory.
Check out video of the 2011 event on the ALUMNI RUNNING page HERE!
December 22, 2011
Joyce, Verdon Named Bay Area News' "Runners of Year" while Compestine, McMillan Land All-Area Team Spots
Four Campolindo harriers were named to the 2011 Bay Area News Group's All-Area Teams in Wednesday's edition of The Contra Costa Times. Leading the way, as they have done all season long, Thomas Joyce (12) and Carrie Verdon (12) toped the list as "Runners of the Year."
Also selected were Vinson Compestine (12) and Megan McMillan (12), who each helped their respective squads to league and section titles.
Check out the articles by Phil Jensen, as well as pictures and video interviews HERE!
November 26, 2011
Verdon Repeats, Joyce Finishes 3rd; Teams Just Miss Podium at State Meet
After chasing Oakmont's Karlie Garcia for over three miles of the Division III race at California's State Championships, Carrie Verdon (12) finally pulled into the lead. The defending champion only held the top spot in the race for a few seconds, but they were the seconds that counted most: The ones that ticked off the clock just as she crossed the finish line.
Find complete 2011 CIF State Meet results, pictures and video HERE!
November 19, 2011
Joyce Upsets Favorite to Spark All-Time Team Performance at Hayward; McMillan Runner up to Verdon's Historic 16:56
The boys' Division III battle between the section's top two teams, Piner and Campolindo, lived up to it's heavyweight billing. The field also featured the fastest two individual finishers at the North Coast Championships on Hayward High School's 3.0 mile course.
Check out the 2011 NCS Championship results, pictures and video HERE!
November 5, 2011
Joyce, Verdon Set Records;
Cougars Win Five Team Titles at DFAL Championships
Thomas Joyce (12) capped his four years of DFAL competition with a second consecutive individual league title, finishing the Hidden Valley Park course in school record time at Saturday's championships. The poised veteran used a surge at the 2k mark to break his closest challenger, then continued to gap the field through the finish. Joyce's final time of 15:41 break's the school record mark set by Robert Pulford in 2008.
Check out complete DFAL Championship meet results HERE!
October 26, 2011
Smit Roars to Career Best, Helps FSG to 5-1 Record; Cougars Sweep Five Divisions to Dominate Lone Center Meet
With the first of two regular season center meets having been "rained out" earlier in the month, Wednesday's convergence of the DFAL's teams on the Shadow Cliffs course became the only contest that would sort out the contenders before the ultimate showdown at the League Championships on November 5th. As it turned out, the Cougars seemed unfazed by the pressure of a single contest format.
Check out complete Campolindo results from the DFAL Center Meet HERE!
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