Lynbrook’s Justin Robison, Gunn’s Gillian Meeks, Archbishop Mitty’s Julia Lemak and Harker’s Niki Iyer are among the top local hopefuls going into the state cross country finals Saturday in Fresno.
Robison and Meeks were the Division II winners at the Central Coast Section finals. Robison’s winning time from the CCS meet — with adjustments made for the Woodward Park course in Fresno — would place him fourth among 770 entrants in the boys D-II race.
Meeks’ time places her second in the girls Division II race. Lemak, the runner-up to Meeks at the CCS finals, has the fourth-best qualifying mark.
In girls Division IV, Iyer ranks third.
In team competition, St. Francis and Willow Glen in boys Division II are projected to finish second and third, again based on results from section finals. Bellarmine College Prep is sixth in boys Division I, Mitty and St. Francis seventh and eighth in girls D-II, Crystal Springs Uplands eighth in boys D-V, Homestead eighth in girls D-I and Half Moon Bay ninth in boys D-IV.
Girls soccer
Sacred Heart Prep defender Tierna Davidson is one of 20 players named to the U.S. roster for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, to be held Dec. 3-13 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Field hockey
One of the more remarkable aspects of three-time defending CCS field hockey champion Los Gatos’ 54-match winning streak is the low number of goals the Wildcats have surrendered. Los Gatos gave up just two goals this season — the same number it allowed in 2014.
On average, that’s one goal per nine games over the past two years. The Wildcats’ defenders spend most of their matches patrolling the midfield and helping their teammates relentlessly pressure opposing defenses.
“We design our attack that way,” Los Gatos coach Henry Reyes said.
