Led by two pairs of brothers seniorColin Sahlman and juniorAaron Sahlman and twin juniorsLeoandLex Young(younger brothers of 2019 NXN championNico Young) the Panthers first showed their might on the track last spring. So was the sheer dominance, but it still was eye opening. Next was Leo Young at 14:28, followed by Lex Young at 14:30.3 and Aaron Sahlman at 14:46.4. Newbury Park has already cemented its status as the greatest high school boys XC team of all time, but it has one race left on the calendar. San Luis Obispo won the team title. Lets put Ritzs 14:10 in perspective. Newbury Park placed second with 72 points. To have five guys average just four seconds behind that is crazy, Sahlman said. Where the top 10 high school boys will be racing this postseason (speed ratings courtesy Tully Runners). Shes looking for continued improvement from junior Dev Doshi, who ran a 14:59:60 in the 5,000 meters last season, and senior Hector Martinez returns to give the program plenty of depth. In the first two decades of the LetsRun.com messageboard, Greatest High School Boys Cross Country Team Ever was a LeBron-MJ argument. I have had the opportunity to work and learn from some of the the best coaches in the world as an athlete and student. At the famed Arcadia Invitational, NP had four guys break 9:00 for 3200m in the same race: Colin Sahlman (8:43), Lex Young (8:43), Leo Young (8:55), and Daniel Appleford(8:56). Junior Aaron Sahlman was fourth in 14:46.4. I gave it all out there, 100%, and you know, Lex and Leo, they were really pushing me that whole race. Newbury Park team members celebrate a state cross-country championship. Yearbook. Colin Sahlman. They want to be the greatest team ever, says Newbury Park coach Sean Brosnan. Munich American High School (MAHS) was a Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) system school located in Munich, Germany, on Cincinnatistrasse. FRESNO >> The records were expected. Brosnan praised the performances of Seymour and Cantu, who helped clinch the title. Ethan, an Agoura High senior, was 47th (14:48.91). Without Godsey, who ran in the gold race, the Oaks Christian girls team finished third in the silver-level race. 2021 2020 Varsity team ranked number on in the US Team Averaged 14:14 for 5000m cross country 1st Place Garmin Running Lane National Championships 1st Place California State Championship ( Course 5000m team record) 1st CIF Southern Section Championship ( Course 5000m team record) I think Lex and Leo did a lot of work out front for the first 4k of that. NP also has the #2 combined time in history, clocking 73:39 (14:43 average) earlier this year at the Clovis Invitational. Sahlman, whose goal for the race was All-American status reserved for the top 21 finishers, had more in the tank at the finish. Clovis Buchanan ran an inspired race to win with 51 points to the Panthers 72. Aaron played it smart. LeBron or MJ? And remember, that 2019 NP team finished the season as national champions by winning at Nike Cross Nationals (NXN). Grace Geyer was 13th (18:07.68), Gianna Sanchez was 61st (18:54.18), Sarah Colebrooke was 101st (19:28.45), Elyse Grant was120th (19:44.83), Elizabeth Walker was 126th (19:52.51), and Hannah Webb was 186th (21:39.13) for the Lions. These boys look up to the older boys. Coaches. The team score far eclipsed the record 77 points Loudoun Valley (Va.) recorded at Nike Cross Nationals in 2018. Burbank Providence placed fifth in the Division V girls race with 160 points. Brosnan says that, in terms of attitude and confidence, Nico definitely had something special., If I told him to throw down a 4:10 at the beginning of a workout, he would do it, Brosnan says. He can be reached at joe.curley@vcstar.com. Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today, Official RunningLane National Championships thread, 73 boys break 15:00 in Running Lane champs; Salhman wins in 14:03, Newbury park has 3!! Those who don't know the 44-year-old coach or his powerhouse program from Ventura County, just north of LA . The 2010 Fayetteville-Manlius girls scored 27 points at NXN one fewer than Newbury Park today. A year ago, when the event formerly the FootLocker national championships was known as the Eastbay championships, Engelhardt finished second at the regional and 15th at nationals as a freshman. 2021 College Commits. Newbury Park senior Samantha McDonnell leads a pack of runners - including Buchanan High junior Sydney Sundgren - near the halfway point of the ASICS Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park.. A deep field of the nations top runners couldnt keep pace with the blistering pace of the Newbury Park High boys cross country team. Again. Q Login. He was patience in the race.. For the first two miles, four Newbury Park runners were separated by a mere second. Did you know we have aHS only forum? They want to do what the older boys have done. McDonnell, who led for much of the race, ran 17:08.7. . Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on social media, In a performance that will go down in high school cross country lore, the boys of Newbury Park (Calif.) High School went 1-2-3 at the Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships in Huntsville, Ala., on Saturday. Sahlman was in all-out sprint in the final 200 meters to make it close. 5 runner, Daniel Appleford, finished seventh. Annual - First published in 1948. Running is a state of fitness and there are no shortcuts in order to succeed". View pregame, in-game and post-game details from the Newbury Park (CA) vs. Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, CA) tournament girls lacrosse game on Sat, 3/4/2023. In Division II girls, Dalia Frias of. That should not be possible. 1-2-3-4 is on the table. But we have a good group of guys that have potential. She won the 5,000-meter girls Gold Division race in 17:28.30 at John Hunt Running Park. The 1,920 sq. And heres how Newbury Parks top three rank on the all-time Woodward Park performers list. Sadie Engelhardt of Ventura cruises for an opening season win at the UCSB Gaucho Invitational with a 3-mile time of 16:57.87 pic.twitter.com/ldm9uyQ1ow. Home of the Panthers. But it still seems hard to imagine all of those benefits are worth 47 seconds per man. She wasnt quite herself, Cruz said. [5] Colin Sahlman graduated and is running with Lexs and Leos older brother Nico Young at Northern Arizona. Sahlman, 18, said. Well have some big records to go after.. Overall, the meet was incredibly deep with 20 girls breaking 17:00. Break national 5k xc record. You know, second is still good; second in the state of California, theres nothing wrong with that. Agoura High senior Georgia McCorkle finished 36thin 17:19.58. Aaron Sahlman didnt run Arcadia but did run 4:08 for 1600m in May as a sophomore. Sahlman overcame teammate Leo Young on the courses final climb and sprinted through the final straightaway to win the meet by a seven-second margin. Newbury Park High School XC / Track & Field. Cook, who will attend Oklahoma State next year, finished well ahead of runner-up. I do think they can be even better than last year, Brosnan said. Ive never gotten first in a (cross country) race, so Im super excited, Sahlman said. Its going to take some work to get that group up to be top-of-the-state runners. The long trip, wet conditions and soft course were not enough to chip away at the aura of invincibility. 6. This was the hardest NXN ever, because this generation of running is super intense, Sahlman said. I think we could average in the low-14:20s on that course and thats kind of the goal, Brosnan told MileSplit. NPs combined time for their top five runners was 73:25 (14:41 average for the 5k course), the best ever on a course that has hosted the California state meet since 1987. Its nice to have a family whos all into running and we all travel together. Is Seymour talented enough to replace Sahlman in that fearsome foursome that just had one of the best seasons in the United States? I really do, Brosnan said. , the Colorado 4A champion, who finished seventh in 16:44.69. His time Saturday set a Division I record and was the second-fastest boys time in course. CBSSPORTS.COM 247SPORTS In Division II girls, Dalia Frias of Manhattan Beach Mira Costa won in 16:52. The Panthers won NXN when it was last run in 2019 and Garmin RunningLane in 2021. He just missed the state-record time on Woodward Parks 5-kilometer course, which was set at 14:24 by Riverbanks German Fernandez in 2007. Leo Young finished 11th (14:58.2), Braden Seymour was 24th (15:26.2), Lex Young placed 35th (15:36.8) and Aaron Cantu was 78th (16:01.1) as the Panthers won the team title with 66 points. Webcast Replay - USATF Half Marathon Championships 2023 NPHS Connections. Cook will now go for a double and try to win the Eastbay (formerly Foot Locker) Cross Country Championships in San Diego next weekend. But thats a tough girl right there.. In the team race, Niwot (Colo.) scored 112 points to earn the win ahead of California Division 1 champions Buchanan, who took second with 139. I know they have tradition. Newbury Park High's star-studded boys cross country team earned its place in history Saturday afternoon at the CIF-State championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. But once NXN started, they created an actual cross country championship with 200 people in it like a real NCAA-style meet. My family is always very supportive. The other area standout in the Division I girls race was Saugus senior Isabella Duarte, who was fourth in 17:34.9 behind McNatt, McDonnell and Clovis Buchanan junior Sydney Sundgren. They didnt budge. He did the brunt of the work, Brosnan said. Phone: (805)498-3676 Fax: (805)499-3549 Attendance: (805)499-3645. Newbury Park's big 4 (l-r): Aaron Sahlman, Colin Sahlman, Leo Young & Lex Young. A 2022 graduate of Chapman University, Evans worked as the sports and managing editor of the campus newspaper before beginning freelance work with The Times. That top four two sets of brothers, and in some ways, its four brothers, Leo Young said last fall. Our team had the ability to do that, but to do it is surreal, really.. For his individual glory, Sahlman received a wrestling-style championship belt. After college he went on to run for the American Distance Project, Mizuno , NYAC and Nike's Bowerman Athletic Club he traveled the US and Europe pursuing his dream as a runner to be FASTER. Report Block. And who isnt excited to monitor the progress of the states top freshman girls runner from last season, Venturas Sadie Engelhardt. One of Brosnans core beliefs is not to put limits on his athletes. Coordinates: 48539N 11361E. Had the Panthers opted for Eastbay, they could have made history: no school has ever qualified four boys for Kinney/Foot Locker/Eastbay nationals. Cook will now go for a double and try to win the Eastbay (formerly Foot Locker) Cross Country Championships in San Diego next weekend. Led by Nico Young, Newbury Park won NXN the last time it was contested in 2019. In the team race, Niwot (Colo.) scored 112 points to earn the win ahead of California Division 1 champions Buchanan, who took second with 139. He was an all american in XC and track (Middle distance). This feature in-depth article is normally available initially only to our Supporting Club members. All five of those guys returned this fall. So what can Newbury Park do on the track in 2022? 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