2016 Boys All-Empire Cross Country – Redwood Empire Running

Runner of the Year

**Lucas Mazzanti**
Senior, Santa Rosa
NBL Champion, 5th State II, 5th NCS II,
Viking senior Champ plus won one other meet

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?Co-Runners of the Year

**Brian Schulz**
Senior, El Molino
SCL Champion, 3rd State V, 2nd NCS V,
Rancho Cotate Champ, 10th Stanford seeded plus won four other meets

Redwood Empire Running Editors Note
Lucas Mazzanti is well deserving of Runner of the Year. When I sent in the All-Empire picks I had Mazzanti and Brian Schulz as Co-Runners of the Year.
I was just informed today that PD wanted just one and someone at the PD chose Mazzanti over Schulz.
Besides the honors shown above the two raced each other three times. Schulz won the first by 10 seconds at the Rancho Cotate Invitaional. Mazzanti won the second by 2 seconds at the Viking Opener. Schultz won the third by 24 seconds at Stanford Invitational. In the final three races they ran in different divisions on the same course. Schultz was faster at the League Finals and NCS with Mazzanti faster at State.
Congratulations to both on outstanding seasons.

First Team

**Ben Lawson**
Junior, Maria Carrillo
2nd NBL, 17th NCS III,
56th State III

**Wes Methum**
Senior, Rincon Valley Christian
11th State V, 9th NCS V, 2nd CMC plus won two other meets

**Robert Swoboda**
Senior, Ukiah
3rd NBL, 11th NCS III,
57th State III, won Clam Beach & NBL #2 meet

**Jonny Vargas**
Junior, Piner
2nd SCL, 5th NCS IV, 26th State IV, Viking junior Champ
plus won four other meets

**Andre Williams**
Sophomore, Kelseyville
CMC Champion, 8th NCS V, 15th State V plus won six other meets

Second Team

**Lucas Chung**
Sophomore, Windsor
5th NBL, 23rd NCS III,
Viking Sophomore Champ

**Paden Collard**
Freshman, Cloverdale
13th NCS V, 4th CMC
plus won four other meets

**Justin Cox**
Sophomore, Sonoma Valley
4th SCL, 27th NCS III
plus won one other meet

**Jack Dunbar**
Junior, Petaluma
3rd SCL, 25th NCS III
plus won two other meets

**Zachery Esponda**
Senior, Casa Grande
7th NBL, 21st NCS III,
won NBL #1 meet
plus won two other meets

**Joey Johnson**
Senior, Sonoma Academy
7th NCS V, 35th State V, 5th CMC plus won one other meet

Kheva Mann
Junior, Sonoma Academy
3rd CMC, 10th NCS V, 27th State V plus won one other meet

**Cooper Moore**
Senior, Maria Carrillo
4th NBL, 12th NCS III,
64th State III

Coach of the Year

Honorable Mention

**Blake Civello**
Senior, Maria Carrillo
6th NBL, 40th NCS III,
State participant

**Dante Godinez**
Sophomore, Healdsburg
6th SCL, 38th NCS IV
plus won one other meet

**Langston Hay**
Junior, Santa Rosa
8th NBL

**Nathan Hayes**
Sophomore, Piner
5th SCL, 20th NCS IV

**Scott Kruetzfeldt**
Junior, Maria Carrillo
24th NCS III, State participant

**Zach Lindemann**
Junior, Maria Carrillo
9th NBL, 32nd NCS III,
State participant

**Brendan Loftus**
Junior, Sonoma Academy
6th CMC, 12th NCS V, 58th State V

**William McCloud**
Sophomore, Maria Carrillo
11th NBL, 35th NCS III,
State participant

Photos by Michael Lucid: www.lucid-motion-images.com