AWARDS BANQUET 11/18/2008
The Scholar Athlete Award for XC went to Avi Hecht with a 4.6 GPA, with honorable mention to Alex Dubin with a 4.4 GPA. Raquel Hefflin received the MVP award for girls, while Alex Falcon won the MVP for boys. The best Freshman/Rookie awards went to Josh Galen for boys and Brianna Simmons for girls. Other runners recognized were Gunther Klaus, Sydney Grey, and Jamie Bratman. Special recognition went to Sara Jabbari. She ends her XC career at Beverly with the following legacy: since the inception of the program in 1930 she is the only runner to obtain 4 straight All League honors, the only runner to be on 4 league championship teams, she is on the most All Time lists in XC with a total of 10, is on the Dynamite Dozen list for Rancho Park, and has competed in 4 straight CIF championship meets. Thanks go out to the alumni and parents who support the team and those who made the banquet a success this year; and special thanks goes out to Fidel Dominguez our head cross country coach.
CIF @ MT SAC 2.91 Miles 11/15/08
GIRLS VARSITY MISSES MAKING CIF FINALS—
We can’t say that our Varsity Girls did not have a great season. Although we had injuries and surgeries —the girls kept performing going undefeated in league and taking individual honors at various invitationals. Going into CIF prelims the team had won their 4th straight league title and Raquel Hefflin was league Champion, with 4 other girls making All League. Hefflin set school records for MT SAC, Kenneth Hahn Park and Pepperdine-Malibu, while Jamie Bratman set school records for Rosemead Invite and Cerritos Regional Park. The girls drew the toughest heat at CIF with 17 schools that qualified for the race, which included Saugus the No. 1 team in the nation, and Sultana, El Modena and Newbury Park all in the top 8 in CIF. That alone took 4 spots for the CIF Final, leaving Beverly, Loara and University (Irvine) to fight it out for the 5th and final spot to the CIF Finals. Beverly took 7th place, respectable but not enough, as University (Irvine) took the 5th spot, while Loara took 6th just ahead of Beverly. Out of the 123 runners, Raquel Hefflin was our first runner finishing in 18th place in a time of 19:36 (shy of her best on the course of 19:29–the school record), with a top 20 finish —which has not been done by a girl runner at Beverly since 1993. Jamie Bratman finished in 43rd in 20:55 (moves up to #12 on the MT SAC All Time Beverly List), with Sydney Grey in 44th in 21:02 (moves up to #14 on MT SAC All Time Beverly List); Sara Jabbari in 50th in 21:23 (her best is 20:56 on the course #13 on the All Time List); Brianna Simmons in 61st in 21:51 (moves into #25 on All Time List); Nicole Weinstein in 62nd in 21:52 (her best is 21:42 as #22 on All Time List) and Gitla Shooster in 69th in 22:02 (missing the All Time List by 3 seconds, but improved her time on the course by over 1 minute!). Our league rival Santa Monica took 12th out of 14 teams in their Division 1 CIF heat, while Culver City took last place in the 17 field team in their Division 2 CIF heat.
BOYS VARSITY END LONG SEASON AT CIF PRELIMS
The Boys Varsity ended their long season at the CIF Prelims taking 12th out of 13 schools in their CIF heat. The boys looked worn out since league finals and ran much slower than their best times on the MT SAC course. Gunther Klaus who took 2nd in league finished in 49th place in 16:59 (which just made the All Time List at #20 for Beverly on the course); while Alex Cascante finished in 70th in 17:29; Alex Falcon in 72nd in 17:37; Nick Harper in 76th in 17:42; Ali Hatcher in 83rd in 18:03; Byron Myles in 88th in 18:32; and freshman Josh Galen in 91st in 18:37. We lose for next year seniors Gunther Klaus, Alex Falcon and Byron Myles, which means our boys varsity team will need to regroup if they want to challenge Santa Monica for the league championship next year. League champion Santa Monica finished in 9th place in their CIF Division 1 heat and failed to make CIF Finals.
CROSS COUNTRY ALL TIME LISTS , ALL LEAGUE & CIF IS NOW UPDATED
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November 6, 2008. Ocean League Finals at Kenneth Hahn Park 3 miles.
BEVERLY HILLS, SANTA MONICA, CULVER CITY, INGLEWOOD & MORNINGSIDE
GIRLS VARSITY TAKES OCEAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR IN CONVINCING FASHION
RAQUEL HEFFLIN WINS INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE TITLE SETTING NEW SCHOOL RECORD; WHILE 5 GIRLS TAKE ALL LEAGUE HONORS
The Girls Varsity showed why they were undefeated in League this year winning their 4th straight league championship, taking 5 of the first 7 places in league. Junior Raquel Hefflin took the individual league championship in first place setting a new school record over the Kenneth Hahn 3 mile course in a time of 20:41.74, breaking Valerie Wirtschafter’s school record of 21:11.06 in 2006, and becoming the first girl at Beverly to break the 21 minute barrier on what is considered one of the toughest cross country courses in Southern California. If that were not enough all league honors were bestowed upon sophomore Sydney Grey who took third in 21:14.17 (Beverly’s third all time best performance on the course); junior Jamie Bratman in fourth in 21:36.83 (Beverly’s seventh all time best performance on the course—coming off a leg injury otherwise she would have been favored to take no less than 2nd in league); senior Sara Jabbari in sixth in 22:03.27 and a surprise finish in seventh by freshman Brianna Simmons in 22:07.24. What was even more astounding in their performance was that are top 5 girls averaged 21:32.66 as a team when the old school record for an individual was 21:11.06 before the meet! It should be noted that senior Sara Jabbari made history by becoming the first cross country runner at Beverly to garner all league honors for 4 straight years. The girls now go to the CIF prelims on Saturday November 15, 2008 at MT SAC.
Ocean League All League Honors go to top 10:
1. Raquel Hefflin BH 20:41.74; 2. Julie Harreshou SAMO 21:02.71; 3. Sydney Grey BH 21:14.17
4. Jamie Bratman BH 21:36.83; 5. Amanda Botfeld SAMO 21:51.30; 6. Sara Jabbari BH 22:03.27
7. Brianna Simmons BH 22:07.24; 8. Gabi Cruz SAMO 22:12.85; 9. Esme Levy SAMO 22:19.28
10. Matisse Ventura SAMO 22:44.22
Other Runners for Beverly: 13. Nicole Weinstein 23:29.69; 14. Gitla Shooster 23:49.71
TEAM TITLE: 1. BH 21; 2. SAMO 34; 3. Culver City 93; 4. Morningside 98.
BOYS VARSITY TAKES DISTANT SECOND TO SAMO
Gunther Klaus Takes Surprise 2nd place in League
The Santa Monica Boys dominated the league finals as Beverly was relegated to 2nd place, but which still qualifies them for the CIF prelims. The star performance was by senior Gunther Klaus taking second place to top runner Ezana Tesfu of SAMO. Klaus time of 17:34.57 was good enough to make the Beverly all time list (6th best) on the Kenneth Hahn course. The only other runner to make All League was junior Alex Cascante in eighth place in a time of 18:01.00. The team other than Klaus have run better on the course and a number of our runners who should have been on the top 10 to make All League just did not have a good day.
Ocean League All League Honors go to top 10:
1. Ezana Tesfu SAMO 16:49.85; 2. Klaus Gunther BH 17:34.57; 3. David Rubin SAMO 17:36.83
4. Jordan Keslow SAMO 17:37.02; 5. Daniel Ridick SAMO 17:42.64; 6. Nick Alvarez Culver 17:48.22
7. Sohorob Raja SAMO 17:53.70; 8. Alex Cascante BH 18:01.00; 9. Sepehr Raja SAMO 18:02.13
10. Cody Safron SAMO 18:20.79
Other Runners for Beverly: 11. Alex Falcon 18:31.65; 12. Nick Harper 18:37.87; 13. Byron Myles 18:47.94; 14. Ali Hatcher 19:40.61
TEAM TITLE: 1. SAMO 20; 2. BH 46; 3. Culver City 82; 4. Morningside 104.
BEVERLY’S JOSH GALEN WINS FRESHMEN LEAGUE TITLE AS TEAM IS EDGED BY SAMO
Freshman Josh Galen won the individual league championship in 18:58.54 nearly 30 seconds ahead of his next rival. Santa Monica edged out Beverly for the team title by just 3 points due to the fact that Gabe Laemmle did not compete who was favored to take second place for Beverly. However, 5 runners made All League in the freshmen division for Beverly, which included Galen in first, Spencer Fogelman in third in 19:46.10; Alexander Tsankov in sixth in 20:19.63; Michael Huntsman in ninth in 20:48.02 and Cameron Moulene in tenth in 20:57.30.
TEAM TITLE: 1. SAMO 26; 2. BH 29; 3. Morningside 85
GIRLS & BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS TAKE SECOND TO SAMO
The Girls JV team took second to Santa Monica without our top runner Katie Grey who was out due to her asthma. The race was won by Llosa Montserrat of SAMO in 22:38.89. However, Beverly had two girls that made All League; Darya Famininy in fifth in 24:31.00 and Rachel Karen in eighth in 24:47.68. The Boys Junior Varsity took second place without a single runner making All League. James Karlin of Beverly took eleventh place in 19:53.83, just one spot away from making All League and Sam Nussbaum in 20:25.30 took eighteenth place.
GIRLS JV TEAM TITLE: 1. SAMO 17; 2. BH 49; 3. Inglewood 76
BOYS JV TEAM TITLE: 1. SAMO 15; 2. BH 50; 3. Inglewood 99; 4. Morningside 105; 5. Culver City 138.
MT SAC INVITE. Oct. 25, 2008
510 HIGH SCHOOLS; 75 of 101 CA State Ranked Teams and top teams and individuals in the Nation, including AZ, NV, AK, WA. 110 Races in Divisions I, II, III, IV & V. The biggest high school cross-country invite in the nation
RAQUEL HEFFLIN Takes 12th in Div. II Varsity Race in School Record
SIDNEY GREY Takes 4th in Sophomore Div. II Race
Girls: In a stellar field Raquel Hefflin took 12th place running 19:29 setting a new school record over the MT SAC course. The previous best over the course for a Beverly girl was by Lyad Gozal who ran 19:39 in 1993. Hefflin and Gozal are the only Beverly girl runners who have run under 20 minutes on the course. Sara Jabbari coming back from surgery ran 20:56 now 11th on the all time list. Nicole Weinstein ran 21:42 moving her up to #22 on the all time list [the all time list requires a sub 22 minute time on MT SAC’s course]. In the sophomore race Sydney Grey had the highest placing for Beverly as she was edged out for third place by a few ticks of the clock taking 4th in a time of 21:11 which is 14th on the Beverly all time list. The sophomore team placed in the top 10 taking 7th place our best team finish of the day. In the Freshman race our best performance came from Brianna Simmons in 23:17. Jamie Bratman trying to come back from a leg injury ran under a pseudonym and ran 21:36 without pushing herself. In comparison our arch rival in league Santa Monica in Division I, had their best performance from Julia Herreshou in 20:23; Gabi Cruz 21:39; and everyone else over 23:30.
Girls Varsity: 12. Raquel Hefflin 19:29; 56. Sara Jabbari 20:56; 86. Nicole Weinstein 21:42; 129. Gitla Shooster 23:13 [31 high schools and 173 runners].
Girls Soph: 4. Sydney Grey 21:11; 64 Cheyenne Samsel 25:24; 73. Rachel Caren 25:41 [27 high schools and 125 runners---Beverly 7th place as team].
Girls Frosh: 40. Brianna Simmons 23:17.
ALEX FALCON & ALEX CASCANTE Make All Time List
NICK HARPER TAKES 13th in Sophomore Div. II race
JOSH GALEN TAKES 15th and GABE LAEMMLE TAKES 18th in Frosh Div. II Race.
Boys: In the Varsity Boys Div. II race, Alex Falcon ran 16:36 in 26th place and Alex Cascante ran 16:47 in 41st place, making the Beverly all time list for the course [the all time list requires a sub 17 minute time on MT SAC’s course]. Falcon moves into #13 on the all time list, while Cascante moves into #15 on the all time list. In the Sophomore race Nick Harper took 13th place in a fine time of 17:56. While in the Frosh race two runners were in the top 20, Josh Galen in 15th place in 18:41 and Gabe Laemmle in 18th place in 18:49. The frosh team tied for 9th place. In comparison to our arch rival in league Santa Monica who is in Division I, their top Varsity runner Ezana Tesfu ran 16:26, while their 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th runners ran 17:24, 17:25, 17:30 and 17:40.
Boys Varsity: 26. Alex Falcon 16:36; 41. Alexs Cascante 16:47; 107. Byron Myles 17:54; 123. Ali Hatcher 18:12 [32 high schools and 178 runners].
Boys Soph: 13. Nick Harper 17:56; 61. Sam Nussbaum 19:59 [22 high schools in race----Beverly team takes 10th place]
Boys Frosh: 15. Josh Galen 18:41; Gabe Laemmle 18:49; 78. Nathan Ong 20:46 [28 high schools and 189 runners ---Beverly team tied for 9th place].
OCEAN LEAGUE CLUSTER MEET #2, Kenneth Hahn Park 3 miles
Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Culver City, Morningside and Inglewood
Girls Varsity WINS 2nd League Cluster Meet Without Injured Bratman as HEFFLIN AND GREY GO 1-2 to Lead Team
The Girls Varsity led by junior Raquel Hefflin in 1st place in 21:21.93 (#3 all time at Beverly for the Kenneth Hahn course) and sophomore Sydney Grey in 2nd place in 21:25.46 (#4 all time) led the Girls Varsity to victory in the 2nd Ocean League Cluster Meet, without star runner Jamie Bratman out with a leg injury. The school record for the course is held by Valerie Wirtschafter in 21:11.06 and is in danger of being broken at the league finals. The league finals will be held on November 6, 2008 as the Norman girls go for their 4th straight league championship. Sara Jabbari on her comeback trail from surgery (and who is #2 all time on the course in 21:18.19) took 6th place and Nicole Weinstein took 7th place, while Freshman Brianna Simmons took 10th place and newcomer to the Varsity team Gitla Shooster took 11th place.
Results: 1. Raquel Hefflin 21:21.93 ; 2. Sydney Grey 21:25.46; 6. Sara Jabbari 23:16.78; 7. Nicole Weinstein 23: 38.70; 10. Brianna Simmons 24:10.89; 11. Gitla Shooster 24:32.80; 16. Dolly Amaral 26:50.31. TEAM: 1. Beverly Hills 26; 2. Santa Monica 33; 3. Culver City 82; Morningside 105
SAMO VARSITY BOYS DEFEAT BEVERLY
The Santa Monica Boys varsity again defeated the Normans, who took second place ahead of Culver City and Morningside. Ezana Tesfu for SAMO took first in 17:01.43, while Jordan Keslow of SAMO took second in 17:47.87 just ahead of Beverly’s 3rd place finisher junior Alex Cascante in 17:50.88. Gunther Klaus of Beverly was in the mix in 4th place in 17:53.91.
Results: 1. Ezana Tesfu SAMO 17:01.43. Beverly runners: 3. Alex Cascante 17:50.88; 4. Gunther Klaus 17:53.91; 9. Byron Myles 18:29.89; 11. Alex Falcon 1838.10; 13. Ali Hatcher 19:17.78; 14. Nick Harper 19:18.10; 16. Avi Hecht 20:15.36
TEAM: Santa Monica 22; 2. Beverly 40; 3. Culver City 86; 4. Morningside 102
A NEW EPISODE OF LOST
BOYS FRESHMAN ARE EDGED OUT BY SAMO AS 30+ runners go off course.
Josh Galen and Gabe Laemmmle go 1-2
In a bizarre set of circumstances the first 5 runners in the race finished normally with Josh Galen (20:24.21) and Gabe Laemmle (20:43.86) of Beverly finishing in 1st and 2nd [the only runners under 21 minutes] with Santa Monica following in 3rd, 4th and 5th place. Then the crowd stood dumbfounded as more than 4 minutes went by without another finisher! What happened was that the next 30+ runners went off course and continued running in circles at the back end of the course where spectators can’t see the runners. The runners that were so far back in 40th place and those that realized their mistake who came back on the course, ended up coming in 6th through 15th place. 30+ runners never found the finish line. Without Michael Huntsman in the race for Beverly it was difficult enough but now it was a fiasco and Santa Monica ended up upsetting Beverly 26 to 29. As Beverly won the 1st league cluster, now the league finals will determine the league champion. Some say some of the runners may still be out on the course lost. A search party was sent out to retrieve them. Others say that some Beverly Hills Studio executive will have them in the new season of LOST running around the island.
Results: 1. Josh Galen 20:24.21; 2. Gabe Laemmle 20:43.86; 7. Alexander Tsankov 25:59.53; 9. Eric Simsolo 26:37.24; 10. Andrew Schwab 26:53.63. [only 15 finishers out of 48 runners]
Boys JV Lose to Santa Monica
Santa Monica ran away with the Boys JV race as Beverly took 2nd ahead of Culver City, Inglewood and Morningside. The only runner for Beverly in the top 10 was James Karlin taking 7th place.
Results: 1. Nicholas Salazar SAMO 18:31.25 1st 7 Beverly runners: 7. James Karlin 20:25.41; 13. Andrew Toobi 21:06.42; 14. Sam Capogrosso 21:09.51; 20. Matthew Derakhshesh 21:34.45; 21. Sam Nussbaum 22:11.63; 22. Luke Nussbaum 22:11.83; 23. Alex Dubin 22:32.65
TEAM: 1. Santa Monica 15; 2. Beverly 53; 3. Morningside 85; 4. Inglewood 117; 5. Culver City 130
Girls JV Lose to Santa Monica
Santa Monica ran away with the Girls JV race as well, but Beverly in 2nd place had 4 girls in the top 10; led by Katie Grey in 5th and Darya Famininy in 6th.
Results: 1. Matisse Ventura SAMO 23:35.74 1st 7 Beverly runners: 5. Katie Grey 25:41.19; 6. Darya Famininy 25:42.17; 9. Liza Raffi 26:00.71; 10. Jeong Won Kim 26:12.56; 11. Jacyln Karpiak 26:15.97; 14. Rebecca Ghermezi 26:22.10; 15 Rachel Caren 26:30.12.
TEAM : 1. Santa Monica 17; 2. Beverly 41; 3. Morningside 92; 4. Inglewood 105
CLOVIS INVITE. Woodward Park, Fresno 3.1 miles Hefflin Leads Team
Without Jamie Bratman the Girls Varsity competed at the Clovis Invite that had 40 state ranked teams in the boys and girls competition in different divisions. Beverly was in the Large School Division, which saw 31 schools and apx. 200 runners compete, with top ranked Saugus winning both the boys and girls events. These were very competitive races. Raquel Hefflin was our top girl in 23rd place in a time of 19:40 (Beverly’s prior best on the 3.1 mile course was by Lyad Gozal in 1993 when she ran 19:12). Sydney Grey finished in 44th in a very good time of 20:15. Sara Jabbari making a comeback this year after surgery came in 96th in 21:12, and the team will need her efforts in the league championship this year. Freshman Brianna Simmons came in 139th in 22:08 and Nicole Weinstein finished in 147th in 22:18. The girls finished in 16th place as a team without Bratman. In the Boys race Beverly finished in 21st place out of the 31 teams. Alex Falcon finished in 76th place in 16:55, while Gunther Klaus was right behind in 77th place in 16:56. Alex Cascante finished in 87th in 17:04, Byron Myles in 147th in 17:35, Nick Harper in 169th in 18:08 and Ali Hatcher in 170th in 18:08.
PEPPERDINE INVITE, 3 Miles. Malibu. October 4, 2008
68 high schools, thousands of runners.
BEVERLY’S DYNAMIC DUO RAQUEL HEFFLIN (3rd place) and
JAMIE BRATMAN (6th place) finish in TOP 10 in Girls Varsity!
In a meet billed as the most beautiful cross country course in the nation, nearly 70 high schools including top ranked CIF schools from Serrano, Thousand Oaks, Barstow, Arcadia, Ayala and many more (including top ranked Warwick of NY) descended on Pepperdine University’s cross country course overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In the Girl’s Varsity race Lyndsie Etherton of Bullard ran away in 1st place in 18:32.67, the fastest time of the day, with Katie Carrell of Arbor View in 2nd in 19:33.78. Then down the stretch to the finish came Beverly’s juniors Raquel Hefflin in 3rd in 19:41.27 and Jamie Bratman in 6th in 19:55.70, both breaking 20 minutes on a tough course and finishing in the top 10! Sophomore Sidney Grey with back problems finished in 24th in 20:42.97 as the first 40 finishers received medals. The girls team finished in 6th place, while arch rival Santa Monica was in 8th. In the Boys Varsity race Arcadia’s Amman Moussa took first in 15:21.90, with Santa Monica’s No. 1 runner in our league Ezana Tesfu finishing in only 22nd in 16:32.16, showing how stiff the competition was at the meet. Beverly’s runners who received medals were Alex Falcon in 39th in 17:05.35 and Gunther Klaus in 40th in 17:07.85. The Boys took 8th as a team while Santa Monica finished in 6th place. The only other medal won by Beverly was in the Boys Frosh-Soph race as Freshman Josh Galen took 34th place in a time of 18:33.90.
Results for Beverly Runners:
Girls Varsity: 3. Raquel Hefflin 19:41.27; 6. Jamie Bratman 19:55.70; 24. Sydney Grey 20:42.97; 69. Brianna Simmons 22:09.75; 71. Nicole Weinstein 22:15.46; 93. Dolly Amaral 23:54.17.
Boys Varsity: 39. Alex Falcon 17:05.35; 40. Klaus Gunther 17:07.85. 48. Alex Cascante 17:12.62; 76. Byron Myles 17:55.99; 79. Ali Hatcher 18:00.03; 89. Nick Harper 18:13.51.
Girls FS: 64. Rachel Caren 24:08.52; 68. Balbine Jourdan 24:14.79; 80. Katie Grey 24:26.82; 85. Tiffany Moore 24:50.18; 90. Rebecca Ghermezi 25:05.44; 91. Emmanielle Hodara 25:08.50; 96. Cheyenne Samsel 25:25.75; 115. Jaclyn Karpiak 26:02.57.
Boys FS: 34. Josh Galen 18:33.90; 47. Gabe Laemmle 18:58.04; 54. Sam Nussbaum 19:06.68; 86. Michael Huntsman 20:01.83; 97. James Karlin 20:16.56; 98. Alex Tsankov 20:17.79; 103. Joshua Berris 20:25.92.
OCEAN LEAGUE CLUSTER MEET #1, Rancho Park 3 miles
Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Culver City and Morningside (Inglewood and Hathorne no shows)
GIRLS VARSITY: Hefflin, Bratman & Grey Go 1-2-3 To Take League Meet No. 1 as First 5 girls for Beverly Make All Time List
The Girls Varsity took their first step to take their 4th straight league championship in the Ocean League as they beat arch rival Santa Monica. Raquel Hefflin and Jamie Bratman took the lead from the start and never looked back as Hefflin took first in 19:02.36 (#4 all time at Beverly’s home course at Rancho Park) and Bratman took second in 19:17.36 (#6 all time). Sophomore Sydney Grey took third place for the sweep in 20:02.30 (#12 all time). The all time top 12 is known as the Dynamite Dozen an honor bestowed on the top 12 girls all time at Beverly. Nicole Weinstein took 7th in 20:31.78 (#22 all time) and Freshman Brianna Simmons took 9th place 20:58.89 (#27 all time) and the last person on the all time list which requires a sub-21 minute time.
Results: 1. Raquel Hefflin 19:02.36; 2. Jamie Bratman 19:17.36; 3. Sydney Grey 20:02.30; 7. Nicole Weinstein 20:31.78; 9. Brianna Simmons 20:58.89; 14. Sara Jabbari 22:32.00.
Team: 1. Beverly Hills 22; 2. Santa Monica 33; 3. Culver City 80; 4. Morningside 111.
BOYS VARSITY: Team takes 2nd to Santa Monica
The Boys Varsity once again lost to arch rival Santa Monica as their top 2 runners Ezana Tesfu and Jordan Keslow took 1st and 2nd. However, the bright spot was that our first three runners Alex Falcon, Alex Cascante and Gunther Klaus took 3rd, 4th and 5th in the race. The team will have to regroup for the second league meet if they want to challenge Santa Monica for the league title this year.
Results: 1. Ezana Tesfu (SAMO) 15:51.70; Beverly Runners: 3. Alex Falcon 16:27.69; 4. Alex Cascante 16:30.29; 5. Gunther Klaus 16:30.49; 10. Byron Myles 16:47.69; 12. Nick Harper 17:08.13; 14. Ali Hatcher 18:07.53; 15. James Karlin 18:26.31.
Team : 1. Santa Monica 25; 2. Beverly Hills 34; 3. Culver City 86; 4. Morningside 102
BOYS FRESHMAN: Josh Galen Takes First Place and Leads Team to Victory
The Boys Freshman team in a strong effort took the first league cluster meet, led by Josh Galen who ran 18:27, while Gabe Laemmle took 3rd in 18:48, Michael Huntsman took 4th in 18:56 and Alexander Tsankov took 6th in 19:08. Eleven freshman for Beverly broke 21 minutes on the course taking 11 places out of the first 16 runners.
Results: 1. Josh Galen 18:27; 3. Gabe Laemmle 18:48; 4. Michael Huntsman 18:56; 6. Alexander Tsankov 19:08; 10. Andrew Redston 20:14; 11. Nathan Ong 20:15; 12. Andrew Schwab 20:24; 13. James Schneider 20:25; 14. Hunter Rice 20:41; 15. Austin Mills 20:53; 16. Austin Dixon 20:54.
Team: 1. Beverly Hills 24; 2. Santa Monica 31; Culver City -no score.
GIRLS JUNIOR VARSITY: Girls lose close one to Santa Monica
The Girls Junior Varsity gave a valiant effort but took 2nd to Santa Monica. The Girls were led by Gitia Shooster who was the only Beverly runner to break 23 minutes running 22:58 in 5th place.
Results: 1. Tanya Jones (SAMO) 22:07. Beverly Runners Under 24 minutes: 5. Gitia Shooster 22:58;
6. Darya Famininy 23:00; 7. Tamara Stone 23:16; 8. Balbine Jourdan 23:17; 9. Rachel Caren 23:18;
12. Gabriela Marvizi; 13. Tiffany Moore 23:48; 14. Rebecca Ghermezi 23:51.
Team: 1. Santa Monica 28; 2. Beverly Hills 35; 3. Morningside 73; Culver City -no score.
BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY: Scholar Athlete Boys no match for Santa Monica
Although the JV Boys were no match for Santa Monica, two of our boys finished in the top 10. Avi Hecht rumored to be a leading candidate for scholar athlete in XC this year took 5th place in 18:07.94, while Sam Nussbaum took 7th in 18:14.11. Another scholar athlete contender is Alex Dubin who finished in 17th place.
Results: 1. Christian Fullmer (SAMO) 16:35.69. Beverly Runners in top 20: 5. Avi Hecht 18:07.94;
7. Sam Nussbaum 18:14.11; 13. Matthew Derahshosh 18:43.85; 17. Alex Dubin 19:09.23; 19. Andrew Toobi 19:15.73.
Team: 1. Santa Monica 16; 2. Beverly Hills 48; 3. Morningside 79; 4. Culver City 113.
ROSEMEAD INVITE, 3 miles. 9/20/08
BRATMAN FIRST GIRL AT BEVERLY TO BREAK 18 minutes!
Girls: 41 schools competed at the Rosemead Invite with races in each grade encompassing approximately 200 runners in each race. Jamie Bratman battled Rosemead High School’s top runner Brittne Munoz in the Junior race to the finish line taking second place in a time of 17:55 to Munoz’s 17:48. This was the first time in Beverly’s history that a girl has broken the 18 minute barrier in a 3 mile cross country race. Only 4 girls at the meet broke 18 minutes. The fastest time before for a Beverly girl was by Lyod Gozal in 1993 when she ran 18:06. Raquel Hefflin also ran one of the fastest times ever for a Beverly girl taking third place behind Bratman in 18:10. Sidney Grey took 4th place in the sophomore race running 19:20. Senior Sara Jabbari recovering from surgery surprised everyone by taking 21st place in the senior race in a time of 19:59 on very little training. In the freshman race Brianna Simmons took 13th place in a time of 21:05.
Cascante (15:44) and Falcon (15:57) break 16 minutes in Boys races!
Boys: Alex Cascante took 7th place in the junior race breaking 16 minutes in 15:44, while Alex Falcon took 13th place in the senior race in 15:57. Gunther Klaus ran 16:01 barely missing going under 16 minutes as well as he took 17th place in the senior race. In the freshman race Josh Galen was by far our best freshman runner taking 14th place in a time of 17:50.
Results of runners in top 60:
Girls Senior Race: 21. Sara Jabbari 19:59. Girls Junior Race: 2. Jamie Bratman 17:55; 3. Raquel Hefflin 18:10; 24. Nicole Weinstein 20:47; 36. Dolly Ameral 21:27; 47. Julia Casimiro 22:04; 51. Gittia Shooster 22:09. Girls Sophomore Race: 4. Sidney Grey 19:20; 53. Danielle Virolas 22:58; 54. Jaclyn Karpiak 23:02.Girls Freshman Race: 13. Brianna Simmons 21:05; 35. Rebecca Germezi 22:56; 36. Tiffany Moore 23:57; 40. Jeong Won Kim 23:17. Boys Senior Race: 13. Alex Falcon 15:57; 17. Gunther Klaus 16:01; 22. Byron Myles 16:11. Boys Junior Race: 7. Alex Cascante 15:44; 22. Ali Hatcher 16:23. Boys Sophomore Race: 22. Nick Harper 17:04; 23. Josh Berris 17:05; 42. Sam Nussbaum 17:44. Boys Freshman Race: 14. Josh Galen 17:50; 35. Alex Tsankov 18:40, 37. Gabe Laemmle 18:43; 51. Michael Huntsman 19:15; 52. Noah Kornbluth 19:15.
THE GREAT COW RUN – 3 Miles 9/13/08 Cerritos Regional Park
Girls – Bratman & Hefflin Shine Going Under 19 minutes!
In the first race of the year The Great Cow Run at Cerritos Regional Park, juniors Jamie Bratman and Raquel Hefflin in a strong field of over 70 runners from El Modina, Esperanza, Long Beach Poly, La Mirada, Brea, Cerritos, and many more, finished in 7th and 8th place respectively. Bratman ran 18:46 and Hefflin ran 18:54. Those are excellent times and breaking 19 minutes is considered top notch in the CIF. Sydney Grey finished 24th in a time of 19:47 breaking 20 minutes as a sophomore. The team has had to withstand two setbacks this season. Senior Sara Jabbari had surgery recently and will be slowly coming back. She ran in the JV race and took 16th in 21:48, without training. She is expected to make history at Beverly this season by being the first cross country runner to make all league 4 years in a row. Brenna Coates the 2 mile league champion in track last season also has battled with serious medical problems that will sideline her for the entire year. As a result she will not be attending Beverly this year. We wish her speedy recovery and hope to see her back next year. Other good performances were by junior Dolly Ameral who took 19th in the JV race in 22:11; freshman standout Brianna Simmons who took 28th in the Frosh Soph race in 22:11; junior Gitia Shooster 31st in JV in 22:29; junior Nicole Weinstein 61st in varsity in 22:40; and sophomore Katie Grey 39th in Frosh Soph in 22:47. The varsity girls took 7th place at the invitational.
G/Varsity: 7. Jamie Bratman 18:46; 8. Raquel Hefflin 18:54; 24. Sydney Grey 19:47; 61. Nicole Weinstein 22:40; 64. Rachel Karen 24:08. G/JV: 16. Sara Jabbari 21:48; 19. Dolly Ameral 22:11; 31. Gitia Shooster 22:29; 47. Daniella Vinolaz 23:08;70. Brittany Hellman 24:36. G/FS: 28. Brianna Simmons 22:11; 39. Katie Grey 22:47; 57. Balbine Jourdan 23:35; 62. Emanuelle Hodara 23:49; 73. Rebecca Gherrazzi 24:07.
Boys – Take 6th Place as Team is led by A. Cascante
The Boys who have taken second place in league for 4 straight years will try to break the streak with a league championship, counting on its top 5 runners running in a group effort. That effort was shown in the Great Cow Run as Junior Alex Cascante led the way in 34th place in a time of 16:12, followed by senior Alex Falcon in 38th in 16:20; senior Gunther Klaus in 45th in 16:32; senior Byron Myles in 46th in 16:33; and junior Ali Hatcher in 47th in 16:35. The standout in the frosh soph race was freshman Josh Galen who took 37th in 17:43. Top teams from Loyola, Esperanza, Cerritos, Long Beach Poly, Brea, La Mirada and others made the meet quite competitive, as the boys varsity took 6th place as a team.
B/Varsity: 34. Alex Cascante 16:12; 38. Alex Falcon 16:20; 45. Gunther Klaus 16:32; 46. Byron Myles 16:33; 47. Ali Hatcher 16:35; 75. Nick Harper 17:28. B/FS: 37. Josh Galen 17:43; 59. James Karlin 18:08; 74. Sam Nussbaum 18:27; 86. Alex Tsankov 18:45; 101. Josh Berris 18:58.
