Empire Runners Placing in Top 10 By Year
1987-1989 only three divisions
1987
None,
best 29th by Mike Contos, Montgomery Division I, John Litzenberg, Sonoma Valley Division II
1988
7th Jennie Dempsey, Analy Division II
9th Jonette Vollmer, Fort Bragg Division III
7th Fort Bragg girls Division III
1989
7th Jonette Vollmer, Fort Bragg Division III
1990-1995 only four divisions
1990
10th Steve Guerrini, Santa Rosa Division I
8th Santa Rosa girls Division I
1991
7th Nika Horn, Santa Rosa Division I
6th Santa Rosa girls Division I
6th Ursuline girls Division IV
1992
7th Ricky Esponda, Casa Grande Division III
7th Ursuline girls Division IV
8th Montgomery boys Division II
1993
2nd Melody Haas, Clear Lake Division IV
5th Ursuline girls Division IV
1994
1st Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa Division I, broke course record at 17:06, Soph record until 2013
8th Santa Rosa boys Division I
1995
1st Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa Division I, new course record 16:45, still 2nd junior All-Time
1996 to current five divisions
1996
1st Julia Stamps, Santa Rosa Division I, = to senior class record 16:43, CR until 2012
3rd Trina Cox, Santa Rosa Division I
6th Ryan Mack, Ukiah Division III
10th Sarah Hallas, Ursuline Division IV
7th Ursuline girls Division IV
10th Santa Rosa girls Division I
1997
1st Trina Cox, Santa Rosa Division I
1st Sara Bei, Montgomery Division III
8th Sarah Hallas, Ursuline Division IV
5th Ukiah boys Division III
5th Montgomery girls Division III
5th Middletown girls Division V
7th Santa Rosa girls Division I
1998
1st Ryan Mack, Ukiah Division II
1st Celedonio Rodriquez, Elsie Allen Division III
1st Sara Bei, Montgomery Division III
2nd Trina Cox, Santa Rosa Division I
4th Jenny Aldridge, Maria Carrillo Division III
6th Brent Shaw, Cardinal Newman Division IV
8th Sarah Bashel, Montgomery Division III
8th Laurel Weil, El Molino Division IV
9th Santa Rosa girls Division I
9th Montgomery girls Division III
1999
1st Sara Bei, Montgomery Division II, broke division record
3rd Jenny Aldridge, Maria Carrillo Division III
4th Nate Kabanuck, Casa Grande Division III
2000 or 2000
1st Sara Bei, Montgomery Division II, first girl in State to ever win 4 straight state titles
2nd Amber Trotter, Ukiah Division II
3rd Jenny Aldridge, Maria Carrillo Division III
3rd Kelly Rogers, Healdsburg Division V
1st Montgomery girls Division II,
Sara Bei, Sarah Bashel, Elisa Pedersen, Kim Conley, Joy Terribilini, Christy Sweaney & Amelia Thomas
8th Maria Carrillo girls Division III
2001 or 2001
1st Amber Trotter, Ukiah Division I
3rd Jenny Aldridge, Maria Carrillo Division II
9th Phyliss Blanchard, Rancho C. Division I
4th Kim Conley, Montgomery Division II
7th Stephanie Agapoff, Middletown Division V
10th Amy Robinson, Maria Carrillo Division II
3rd Montgomery girls Division II
5th Maria Carrillo girls Division II
10th Ukiah boys Division II
2002 local or 2002 all
4th Phyliss Blanchard, Rancho C. Division I
9th Kim Conley, Montgomery Division II
3rd Montgomery girls Division II
2003 or 2003
4th Phyliss Blanchard, Rancho C. Division II
6th Kim Conley, Montgomery Division II
8th J.K. Withers, Cardinal Newman Division IV
2004 or 2004
10th Dawit Tesfasilas, Piner Division III
2005 or 2005
4th Mike Perez, Lower Lake Division IV
7th Maria Carrillo girls Division II
2006 or 2006
2nd Brian Cole, St. Helena Division V
3rd Brittny Escamilla, El Molino Division IV
5th Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande Division II
8th Leanne Fogg, Maria Carrillo Division III
3rd Maria Carrillo girls Division III
5th Petaluma boys Division II
2007 or 2007
1st Sarah Sumpter, Healdsburg Division IV, still division record 17:26
2nd Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande Division II
4th Maria Carrillo girls Division III
2nd Petaluma boys Division II
7th Maria Carrillo boys Division III
2008 or 2008
3rd Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande Division II
8th Sterling Lockert, Petaluma Division III
9th Isabel Andrade, Petaluma Division III
3rd Petaluma boys Division III
3rd Maria Carrillo girls Division III
2009 or 2009
1st Jacque Taylor, Casa Grande Division II
2nd Julie Nacouzi, Montgomery Division II
6th Brian King, Cardinal Newman Division IV
8th Hugh Dowdy, Petaluma Division III
9th Reesey Byers, Santa Rosa Division II
5th Petaluma Boys Division III
2010 or 2010
6th Luis Luna, Piner Division III
7th Katy Lee, Sonoma Academy Division V
10th Forrest Shaffer, Petaluma Division III
7th Petaluma boys Division III
2011 Boys
5th Luis Luna, Piner Division III
6th Alex Conner, Sonoma Valley Division III
3rd Piner Division III
2011 Girls
7th Nicole Lane, El Molino Division IV
2012 Boys Girls
4th Sonoma Academy Boys Division V
8th Efren Reyes, Piner Division IV
9th Austin Orr, Sonoma Academy Division V
9th Jaime Silva, Piner Division IV
9th Piner Boys Division IV
2013 Boys Girls
None,
best 11th Efren Reyes, Piner Division IV
12th Erin Thomas, Mendocino Division V
2014 Boys Girls
1st Rylee Bowen, Sonoma Academy Division V
5th Alyssa Goody, Sonoma Academy Division V
3rd Sonoma Academy Girls Division V
2015 Boys Girls
1st Rylee Bowen, Sonoma Academy Division V
7th Brian Schulz, El Molino Division IV
8th Sonoma Academy Girls Division V
2016 Boys Girls
3rd Brian Schulz, El Molino Division V
5th Luca Mazzanti, Santa Rosa II
6th Rylee Bowen, Sonoma Academy Division V
8th Kate Bowen, Sonoma Academy Division V
7th Sonoma Academy Girls Division V
9th Sonoma Academy Boys Division V
2017 Boys Girls
1st Rylee Bowen, Sonoma Academy Division V
4th Andre Williams, Sonoma Academy Division V
10th Sydnie Rivas, Maria Carrillo Division III
10th Kate Bowen, Sonoma Academy Division V
6th Maria Carrillo Girls Division III
10th Maria Carrillo Boys Division III
10th Sonoma Academy Boys Division V
2018 Boys Girls
1st Gabrielle “Gabby” Peterson, Healdsburg Division V
1st Andre Williams, Sonoma Academy Division V
9th Leah Haley, Montgomery Division III
4th Rincon Valley Christian Boys Division V
5th Maria Carrillo Girls Division III
6th Maria Carrillo Boys Division III
2019 Boys Girls
1st Colton Swinth, Maria Carrillo Division III
1st Harper McClain, St. Helena Division V
2nd Rory Smail, Maria Carrillo Division III
2nd Maria Carrillo Boys Division III
2020 No finals because of pandemic
2021 Boys Girls
1st Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery Division III
3rd Maria Carrillo Boys Division III
7th Maria Carrillo Girls Division III
2022 Boys Girls
1st Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery Division III
4th Jude DeVries, Montgomery Division III
6th Tiernan Colby, Sonoma Academy Division V
7th Montgomery Girls Division III
2023 Boys
2023 Girls
1st Hanne Thomsen, Montgomery Division III
5th Seelah Kittelstrom, Montgomery Division III
8th Amrie Lacefield, Montgomery Division III
6th Maria Carrillo Division III
compiled by Jim Crowhurst