ALL-REGION BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY TEAMRUNNER OF THE YEARMark...

ALL-REGION BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM

RUNNER OF THE YEARMark Nevers, Oak Park, Senior

FIRST TEAM

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Name School Year Tom Kubler Viewpoint Senior

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* Last year’s runner of the year won his second consecutive Southern Section Division V title and finished second in the state meet, inches behind Tim Nelson of Redding Liberty Christian. Kubler placed 30th in the West region championships.

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Name School Year Luke Llamas Canyon Junior

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* The two-time all-region selection placed second in the Foothill League and Southern Section Division II finals and 15th in the state meet for the No. 1-ranked team in the region.

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Name School Year Jameson Mora Canyon Junior

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* The third-place finisher in the Foothill League championships finished sixth in the Southern Section Division II final, 20th in the state meet and 39th in the West region championships.

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Name School Year Efrain Olivares Hoover Senior

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* Olivares won his second consecutive Pacific League title and finished fifth in the Southern Section Division I final, 15th in the state meet and 43rd in the West region championships.

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Name School Year Phillip Reid Rio Mesa Sophomore

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* The leader of the region’s superb sophomore class won his second consecutive Pacific View League title and finished fourth in the Southern Section Division II final and 14th in the state meet.

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Name School Year Nick Zoetewey Canyon Senior

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* Zoetewey, Canyon’s top runner for most of the season, won his second consecutive Foothill League title and finished fifth in the Southern Section Division II final and 10th in the state meet.

SECOND TEAM

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Name School Year Daniel Clements Taft Senior

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* Clements didn’t have much of a cross-country resume before the season, but he won the City Section title on Nov. 18 and placed 16th in the state Division I final a week later.

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Name School Year Thomas Harley Burbank Senior

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* Harley was overshadowed in Foothill League competition by Canyon’s superb foursome of Zoetewey, Llamas, Mora and Ryan Morgan, but he finished 17th in the Southern Section Division II final and 18th in the state meet.

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Name School Year Robert Kubler Crespi Senior

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* The fraternal twin of Tom Kubler won the Mission League title and finished fifth in the Southern Section Division IV final and seventh in the state meet.

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Name School Year Brandon Lucero Camarillo Junior

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* Lucero placed third in the Pacific View League championships and 29th in the Southern Section Division I final after missing three meets in the middle of the season with an injury.

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Name School Year Ryan Morgan Canyon Sophomore

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* Flu slowed Morgan at the end of the season, but the fourth-place finisher in the Foothill League championships placed 32nd in the Southern Section Division II final and 28th in the state meet.

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Name School Year Chris Snyder Crescenta Valley Sophomore

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* Snyder, who became a full-time runner this season after splitting time between running and baseball as a freshman, placed second in the Pacific League championships and 17th in the Southern Section Division I final.

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Name School Year Johnny Zendejas Camarillo Sophomore

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* Zendejas was Camarillo’s No. 2 runner at the start of the season but finished second in the Pacific View League championships, eighth in the Southern Section Division I final and 32nd in the state meet.