Boys Cross Country Runners of the Year

2024 Owen Dawson
Junior, Analy
NBL Oak Champion, 11th NCS III, 94th State, won tri-meet
Jack WilsonJunior, Maria Carrillo NBL Oak & Rancho Champion, 61st III State, 36th NCS, 10th Clovis Med., plus two other wins
2023 Jack Wilson
Junior, Maria Carrillo
NBL Oak & Rancho Champion, 61st III State, 36th NCS, 10th Clovis Med., plus two other wins
2022 Jude DeVries
Senior, Montgomery
4th State III, 4th NCS, NBL Oak, Clovis III, Viking Opener Senior & Rancho Invit. Champ, plus three other wins
Track
2021 Jacob Donohue
Senior, Maria Carrillo
NBL Oak & Ed Sias Champion, 2nd NCS III, 36th State, plus two other wins
2020 Pandemic Season
2019 Colton Swinth
Senior, Maria Carrillo
State V Champion, NBL Oak & Ed Sias Champion, 2nd NCS
15:05 Spring Lake, 15:11 5K,
14:48 3 miler
2018 Andre Williams
Senior, Sonoma Academy
State V Champion 15:36 5K, CMC & Stanford V Champion, + 3 other wins, 14:48 3 miler at Mariner, 15:24 at Spring Lake.
2017 Jonny Vargas
Senior, Piner
SCL Champion, 2nd NCS IV, 21st State IV, Lagoon Champion plus four other meets
2016 Lucas Mazzanti
Senior, Santa Rosa
NBL Champion, 5th State II, 5th NCS II, Viking senior Champ plus won one other meet
2015 Daniel Pride
Junior, Santa Rosa
NBL, Rancho & Jr Viking Champ, 2nd NCS D I, 42nd State, 3rd Mt Sac race, 15th Stanford seeded, 2nd Sias Lg & Septo, won both NBL season meets
2014 Matt Salazar
Junior, Casa Grande
2nd NCS II, State participant, 3rd NBL, Jr Viking & Rancho Cotate Champ, 2nd Castro Vly, 14th seeded Stanford,
19th Mt Sac sweeps, won 5 tri-meet
2013 Ryan Anderson
Senior, Maria Carrillo
NBL Champion, 2nd NCS II, 14th State, won 1 tri-meet, 4th Clovis III
2012 Paul Holden
Senior, Ukiah
NBL Champion,
Yoshaany Rahm Champion, Clam Beach Champion, Yolo County Champion, Viking Opener Sr Champion, won 4 tri-meets, 2nd Stanford II, 5th NCS II, 33rd State II
2011 Luis Luna
Senior, Piner
NBL Champion, 2nd NCS III, 5th State, 30th Nationals
Champion: Roughrider, Scott Bauhs Sr, Stanford III, Viking Sr., Lagoon Valley
Track
2010 Luis Luna
Junior, Piner
6th State III, NCS Champion, NBL Champion, Won six Invitationals
Track
2009 Reesey Byers
Senior, Santa Rosa
9th State II, NCS Champion, 2nd NBL, Stanford Div. II Champ, Ed Sias, Large school Champ, Won 2 Tri-meets
Track
2008 Sterling Lockert
Senior, Petaluma
NCS III and SCL Champion, 8th State III
Ed Sias Small school Champ, Rancho Cotate Champ
Track
2007 Sterling Lockert
Junior, Petaluma
NCS II and SCL Champion, 16th State II
Track
Co-Co-2006 Brian Cole
Senior, St. Helena
2nd IV state, 1st NCS, 1st CMC
Track
Co-2006 Blake McDowall
Senior, Montgomery
1st II NCS, 1st NBL, 18th State
Track
2005 Mike Perez
Senior, Lower Lake
Costal Mountain Conference Champion
4th State Meet division IV
Track
2004 Dawit Tesfasilassie
Senior, Piner
North Bay League Champion
10th state meet division III,
3rd NCS
2003 JK Withers
Senior, Cardinal Newman
North Bay League Champion
8th state meet division IV
2nd NCS
Track
Co-2002 Matt Fitch
Junior, Montgomery,
NBL Champion
2nd NCS division I, 31st State

Co-2002 Ruben Mora-Roman
Senior, Analy
SCL Champion, 28th State Division III, 4th NCS

?2001 Jordan Kinley, Maria Carrillo Track
?2000 Nick Millar, Montgomery

1999 Nate Kabanuck, Senior, Casa Grande
4th State division III, NCS & SCL Champ

Co-1998 Celedonio Rodriguez, Senior, Elsie Allen
State Champion division III

Co-1998 Ryan Mack, Senior, Ukiah
State Champion division II, NCS II & NBL Champ

1997 Ryan Mack, Junior, Ukiah
NCS III Champ

1996 Ryan Mack, Sophomore, Ukiah
NCS division III & NBL Champ, 6th State

1995 Amadu Kamara, Senior, Santa Rosa
NBL Champ, 2nd NCS division I

1994 Zach Barrett, Senior, Santa Rosa
NBL Champion, 26th State division I

1993 David Toomey, Senior, Montgomery
NCS division I Champion, 39th State

1992 Ricky Esponda, Senior, Casa Grande
SCL Champ, 7th State division III
Track

1991 Ricky Esponda, Junior, Casa Grande
SCL Champ, 3rd NCS division III, 30th State

1990 Steve Guerrini, Senior, Santa Rosa
NCS division I & NBL Champ, 10th State

1989 Dan Held, Senior, Santa Rosa
34th State division I, NBL Champion

1988 Steve Guerrini, Sophomore, Santa Rosa
NBL Champ

1987 Mike Contos, Senior Montgomery
29th State division I, NBL Champion
1986 Todd Trask
Senior, Healdsburg
NCS MOC, NCS 2A, SCL Champion, 5th NOR CAL, 10th Kinney Western Regional, 14:59 3 miler, 15:12 5k
1985 Paul Cummings, Senior, Montgomery
NCS 2A & NBL Champ, 4th NCS MOC, 13th NOR CAL

1984 Steve Miller, Piner
15th NCS MOC, SCL Champion

1983 Ryan Gilliam
Senior Cardinal Newman
NCS 2A, NBL Champion, 8th NCS MOC

1982 Ryan Gilliam, Junior, Cardinal Newman
NBL Champ, 2nd NCS 2A, 9th NCS MOC

1981 Steve Bates, Senior, Fort Bragg
5th NCS MOC, NCS 2A, CMC Champion

1980 J.C. Tinney, Senior, Fort Bragg
10th NCS MOC, NCS 1A & NCL I Champion

1979 Brian Hoyt, Senior, Piner
NCS 3A & SCL Champ, 9th NCS MOC
1978 Dave Royal, Senior, Petaluma
NCS 3A & NBL Champ, 4th NOR CAL

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