Cupertino High School Cross Country 2006
Page last updated: 12/29/06
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Head Coach  Paul Armstrong
Awards and Season Recap

  All-NorCal Team
Sumika Shiokawa - Honorable Mention

SJMN All-CCS Team
Sumika Shiokawa - Honorable Mention

 California Coaches' Alliance All CIF CCS Team

NorCal runners to Watch 2006
Mrinal Bedi   Sumika Shiokawa

CCS Fall Scholastic Championship Team
4th Girls Cross Country, 6th All Fall Teams
Natalie Buchinski, Melissa Gomez, Hansol Kim, Patricia Lu, Sunika Shiokawa, Elaine Won, Cecilia Wu, Simei Yeh

ALL-LEAGUE
Top15 - VB & VG, Top 10 - F/S & JVG,  Top5 -JVB
Sumika Shiokawa - DAL Champ, Abiy Gebrekristos, Stas Rumyantsev (F/S)

MVPs
Sumila Shiokawa, Abiy Gebrekristos

COACH'S AWARDS
 Hansol Kim, Simei Yeh, Max Pommier, Ryo Kubozono

MOST IMPROVED
Elaine Won, Cecilia Wu, Peter Chew

SCHOLAR ATHLETES
(based upon last semester's grades, need to have current ASB card)
Natalie Buchinski, Melissa Gomez, Max Pommier

3.5 and above GPA
(based upon current semester's grades)
Mrinal Bedi, Natalie Buchinski, Hsin-Chang Chen, Melissa Gomez, Roger Hu, Hansol Kim, Patricia Lu,
 Max Pommier, Sumika Shiokawa, Zac Whitney, Elaine Won, Cecilia Wu, Simei Yeh, Daniel Zhang, Derek Zhou

BLOCK Cs
(first varsity letter in any sport)
 Peter Chew, Roger Hu, Max Pommier, Elaine Won

Stars
(varsity letter past the first one)
Mrinal Bedi, Natalie Buchinski, Hsin-Chang Chen, Abiy Gebrekristos, Melissa Gomez, Hansol Kim,
Patricia Lu, Stas Rumyantsev, Sumika Shiokawa, Cecilia Wu, Simei Yeh, Daniel Zhang

SCHOOL RECORDS
Sumika Shiokawa - Junior Class & School Record  18:15
Girls - 3rd All-time team time: Sunika Shiokawa(11), Hansol Kim(10), Simei Yeh(12),
Cecilia Wu(10), Melissa Gomez(11), Elaine Won(10) 

CAPTAINS
Mrinal Bedi,  Patricia Lu,  Sumika Shiokawa

PIONEER SPIRIT AWARD
Not given this year

400+ MILE CLUB
Mrinal Bedi, Hsin-Chang Chen, Peter Chew, Caleb Escobar, Abiy Gebrekristos,
Melissa Gomez, Max Pommier, Sumika Shiokawa, Simei Yeh, Derek Zhou

300+ MILE CLUB
Natalie Buchinski, Roger Hu, Hansol Kim, Ryo Kubozono, Patricia Lu, Nick McGrath,
Stas Rumyantsev, Zac Whitney, Elaine Won, Cecilia Wu, Daniel Zhang

ON'TIME AWARD
Melissa Gomez

SEASON'S GOALS
1. Both teams qualify for CCS.
2. At least one person qualifies for the state meet.


SEASON RECAP


End of season statistics:



  Keys to success for the future:

Season  Highlights:

8/14 (Mon)  Pre-Season Starts        8:00AM and 6:00PM Cupertino HS
The turn out was smaller than last year, which I expected.  Only about 22. 

9/7 (Thu)  Lynbrook Scrimmage
A very low key affair on a slightly modified course.  Sumika runs head to head with Katie Nast of Saratoga most of the way, then pulls away with about 600-700 to go.  Simei broke through and was our 2nd finisher. Mrinal crashes through in 4:50, but melts down and finishes 4th.  Abiy was 2nd and Stas was 5th. That's was OK, he followed then plan.  Max shows some indication of getting on the varsity.

9/14 (Thu)  Firebird Invitational
Our first real meet on a cool windy day.  A lot more teams.  Mrinal finishes 5th,  Abiy and Stas also medal.  Sumika implements our strategy, but has to lead because the pace was too slow.  Only a slight lead at the mile, but has a good but vulnerable gap coming onto the track for the last time.  I tell her to start sprinting.  She immediately transistions her form.  She maintined her lead to the finish.  Max continues to impress in the Frosh/Soph race.  Both varsity teams finiish 3rd.  The real test is on Saturday.

9/16 (Sat) Chieftain Classic
Our first look at Toro this year.  I was disappointed in some the efforts, but only pleased by a few.  There seems to be a lack of mental toughness.  Max finished 7th in the JVB race.  He has earned a spot on the varsity team.  Derek, Nick, Ryo, and Zac finish within 14 seconds of each other, a minute behind Max.  Sumika runs with the front pack of 4-5 the whole race and finishes 3rd.  Our next girl was 2.5 minutes back.  Not good!!  Abiy leads the boys in with a 10th place finish.  Mrinal was a disapponting 22nd.  Peter finshed a strong 3rd for us.  There will be a shake-up of the varsity squad.

9/21 (Thu)  Saratoga Scrimmage


9/26 (Tue)  Central Parl Invitational

 

9/30 (Sat)  Stanford Invitational

10/7 (Sat)  Clovis Invitational

10/10 (Tue)  SCVAL Preview

10/12 (Tue)  Crystal Springs #1

10/14 (Sat)  Monterey Bay Invitational

10/19 (Tue)  Crystal Springs #1

10/26 (Thu)  Lynbrook Invitational at Homestead

10/31 (Tue)  DAL Finals

11/11 (Sat)  CCS at Toro

11/25 (Sat)  State


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