D'Acquisto's course record leads Hornets boys to EAL North cross country title
Atkins, Costa headline Chico girls winning effort
By Tom Cushman & Record Searchlight staff
Wednesday November 3, 2010
Enterprise senior Domenic D'Acquisto had already opened up a huge lead on the field in the varsity boys race by the time he reached the first hill.
Palo Cedro, California -- Domenic D'Acquisto captured the boys title at the Eastern Athletic League North cross country championships in dominating fashion held on Wednesday. The Enterprise High school senior's course record performance at Foothill enabled him to finish over a minute ahead of the field in a winning time of 15:18.

Behind D'Acquisto there was much more intrigue on how the rest of the field would place out. From the gun, pre-race favorite Enterprise agressive start give them a sizeable lead over dark horse Chico's harriers who were punched tightly midpack for much of the opening mile. Chico's conservative opening left them no better than third behind Shasta, a team they easily beat in dual meet competetion a couple weeks earlier.

Shasta's 3-4-5 runners would do a slow fade over the rest of the race, most of Chico's scoring five were moving in the opposite direction through the field. Chico's top runner Nimai Buroz, sloughing off a sluggish opening mile, surged from around 20th to second as he approached the finish chute. Unfortunately his spirited second half effort left him too tired to hold off a blistering final kick by Foothill's Tony Meredith was
able to reclaim second in 16:23, as the Chico sophomore finish less than a second behind (16:24).

The Hornets, with three finishers in the top 5 and four in the top ten, easily won the boys league title with 38 points. Chico was second with 54 points, followed by Shasta (71), Foothill (75) and Pleasant Valley (114).

Besides D'Acquisto, Meredith and Buroz, All league honors went to Enterprise's Austin Lamkin( 4th-16:35), Enterprise's John Collins (5th-16:38), Foothill's Ryan Teesdale (6th-16:46) and Foothill's Garrett Cloney (7th-16:48).

Shasta's Blake Zufall was the top Wolves finisher in eighth at 17:01 while Pleasant Valley scoring was lead by junior Noah Heinemann (16th-17:49).
Like the Enterprise boys, the Chico girls established themselves early as a group near the front of the pack in the varsity girl's race. Led by junior Kody Atkins, the Chico High contingent had four in the top ten the entire race. This made for a comfortable win by the top ranked Panthers even though their fifth runner, Kaila Richardson was running at less than 100%.

Chico won the team title with mere 34 points followed by Shasta (60), Foothill (77), Enterprise (81) and Pleasant Valley (90).

The league individual title began as a battle between Atkins and Shasta's Lora James while Chico's Amanda Costa and PV's Melanie Hickman were a short distance behind duking it out for third. Ultimately Costa was able to pull away over the final mile that also saw James fading from contention. In fact James was caught by Costa and eventually Hickman as a tough Monday workout (and a fast early race pace) proved too difficult to overcome.

Atkins won her third straight league title in 19:31 with Panther teammate Amanda Costa only nine seconds back. A fine race by PV's Hickman netted her third (19:52), while Shasta's James held on to claim fourth (20:04). Rounding out the top seven for All-League honors were Enterprise's Delanne Bartlett (5th-20:07), Chico's Lorena Reed (6th-20:24) and teammate Azure Grant (7th-20:27).

The girls junior varsity race had the feel of Chico, Pleasant Valley dual, yet unlike their meeting in early October, the Vikings prevailed. The very warm temperatures failed to frazzle the young Viking as they appeared to only get stronger as the race went on. Early race leader Chico's Delaney Smith was locked in a tight dual with PV's Meaghan Burroughs. Burroughs, took over the lead during the transit of the course's only hill. However a strong close by teammate Brittany Baume netted her a surprisingly easy victory in the 1.9 mile race. Burroughs managed to hold on well for second with Smith not pressed in taking third. Pleasant Valley, with six in the top ten, easily won the team title with nineteen points. Chico was a distant second with 46 points. Shasta (71) was the only other school to field a complete team took third.

An anticipated Chico-PV dual in the junior varsity boys race largely failed to materialize despite top runner Panther Brandon Reddish bumped up to varsity for the meet. A tight pack, composed
Chico's Kody Atkins powers down the home stretch to win her third straight league title. Teammate Amanda Costa can be seen rounding the final turn on her way to a second place finish.  
of six Chico athletes, two from Foothill and PV and a lone runner from Enterprise remained close until entering the woods the final time. Chico came out with four in the top five, including race winner Malcolm Hinz, to claim the victory by a wide margin. Chico won with 20 points, Pleasant Valley (63) nipped Foothill (66) for second while Shasta took fourth (88). Enterprise failed to score as it only ran two runners.

Next up for runners is the North Section Championships held at West Valley High School moved up to Wednesday November 10th to avoid conflicting with the Veteran's Day holiday. The meet will determine the individual and team entries for the State Meet. The meet will begin at 2pm with the varisty girl's race.
 
Complete Results
EAL Championship (HS)
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Foothill High School
Palo Cedro, CA

Boys Results
1.9 Mile Junior Varsity
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 1   Malcolm Hinz           Chico                 10     10:45
 2   Chris Cherrington      Chico                 10     10:48
 3   Brandon Wall           Foothill              10     10:51
 4   Daniel Farmer          Chico                  9     10:57
 5   Danny Phelan           Chico                 10     10:59
 6   Jacob Needles          Pleasant Valley        9     11:03
 7   Mitch Crowley          Foothill              10     11:05
 8   Josef Grundy           Chico                 10     11:06
 9   Eduardo Hernandez      Enterprise             9     11:08
10   Andris Molina          Chico                  9     11:11
11   Josh Barnhart          Pleasant Valley        9     11:13
12   Casey Martin           Chico                 10     11:18
13   Nathan Erickson        Enterprise             9     11:21
14   Cameron Debon          Pleasant Valley        9     11:29
15   Sam Abbott             Shasta                 9     11:40
16   Austin Pearce          Foothill              10     11:45
17   Owen Thomas            Chico                  9     11:46
18   Noah Mehr              Shasta                 9     11:53
19   Tyler Kittle           Pleasant Valley       11     11:54
20   Colby Hanna            Shasta                11     11:55
21   Harrison Power         Chico                  9     11:55
22   Harrison Jones         Foothill               9     11:56
23   Trevor Bustamante      Pleasant Valley        9     12:00
24   Anthony Newman         Chico                 10     12:08
25   Ian Bowen              Shasta                 9     12:11
26   Jonah Nilsson          Chico                 10     12:12
27   Dylan Anderson         Chico                  9     12:13
28   Nick Balardi           Pleasant Valley       10     12:14
29   Lucas Pico             Pleasant Valley       10     12:28
30   Alan Bretney           Pleasant Valley        9     12:35
31   Morgan Delgado         Shasta                 9     12:49
32   Tyler Duntsch          Pleasant Valley        9     12:51
33   Alex Bartel            Pleasant Valley       12     12:56
34   Brett Michum           Pleasant Valley       11     12:59
35   Anthony Scatena        Foothill              10     13:04
36   Simon Reineke          Chico                 12     13:10
37   Brandon Nelson         Pleasant Valley        9     13:35
38   Steven Vue             Pleasant Valley       11     13:39
39   Spencer Smallwood      Pleasant Valley       11     13:40
40   Daniel Romero          Pleasant Valley        9     14:10
41   Chris Stadick          Shasta                12     14:49
42   Nicholas Gremelspacher Foothill               -     15:14
43   Conner Schmidt         Shasta                10     15:15

5,000 Meters Varsity 
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 1   Domenic D'Acquisto     Enterprise            12     15:18
 2   Tony Meredith          Foothill              11     16:24
 3   Nimai Buroz            Chico                 10     16:24
 4   Austin Lamkin          Enterprise            12     16:36
 5   John Collins           Enterprise            11     16:38
 6   Ryan Teesdale          Foothill              12     16:46
 7   Garrett Cloney         Foothill              12     16:48
 8   Blake Zufall           Shasta                10     17:01
 9   Isaiah Boles           Enterprise            12     17:02
10   Hunter Jensen          Shasta                10     17:08
11   Samuel Bransky         Chico                 11     17:09
12   Chris Midkiff          Chico                 10     17:11
13   Ryker Heberle          Chico                 12     17:36
14   Landon Woollard        Shasta                 9     17:45
15   Alexander Thomas       Chico                 12     17:46
16   Noah Heinemann         Pleasant Valley       10     17:49
17   Tyler Parker           Shasta                11     17:55
18   Brandon Reddish        Chico                 10     18:00
19   Tyler Caseltine        Enterprise             9     18:02
20   Mark Jaradeh           Pleasant Valley       11     18:02
21   Max Myrick             Pleasant Valley -            18:14
22   Wesley Jackman         Shasta                10     18:19
23   Matthew Buchanan       Shasta                12     18:21
24   Travis Saito           Shasta                12     18:26
25   Gary Thornton          Chico                 10     18:27
26   Colton Deaver          Enterprise             9     18:28
27   Daniel Lapp            Shasta                12     18:29
28   Ivan Bowles            Pleasant Valley       12     18:48
29   Sean Brown             Chico                 12     18:56
30   Jonathan Schneringer   Shasta                10     18:57
31   Nathan McFarlane       Enterprise            12     19:11
32   Nathan Schillen        Shasta                 9     19:14
33   Nick Sergeeff          Foothill              11     19:22
34   Michael Williams       Enterprise            12     19:28
35   Kyle Adams             Enterprise            12     19:38
36   Erik Deadmond          Pleasant Valley       11     19:39
37   Mitch Alexander        Foothill              11     20:23
38   Billy Diskin           Foothill              11     20:26
39   George Leece           Pleasant Valley       12     21:26
40   Joe Simms              Pleasant Valley       11     21:38

Girls Results 
1.9 Mile Junior Varsity 
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 1   Brittany Baume         Pleasant Valley        -     13:09
 2   Meagan Burroughs       Pleasant Valley        9     13:12
 3   Delaney Smith          Chico                 10     13:23
 4   Macy Castaneda         Pleasant Valley        9     13:54
 5   Bailey Pedersen        Pleasant Valley        9     14:00
 6   Shoshana Lerma         Foothill              11     14:19
 7   Ciena Norton           Pleasant Valley        9     14:25
 8   Gayle Gilbert          Chico                 10     14:31
 9   Carly Mantle           Pleasant Valley       10     14:53
10   Taylor Barron          Chico                 10     15:09
11   Emily Harrison         Shasta                11     15:22
12   Rebecca Gartner        Enterprise            11     15:32
13   Tiffany Sparling       Enterprise            10     15:35
14   Sarah Niver            Shasta                11     15:41
15   Alysa Shinn            Pleasant Valley        9     15:50
16   Katharina Spannruft    Chico                 10     15:59
17   Melise Adams           Enterprise            10     16:11
18   Svenja Gorzel          Chico                 10     16:23
19   Shelby Sanders         Pleasant Valley        9     16:29
20   Jasmine Kimbrell       Shasta                11     16:34
21   Nellie Ponarul         Pleasant Valley        9     16:41
22   Brooklyn Porter        Enterprise            10     16:47
23   Whitnee Lozano         Foothill              11     17:05
24   Ellen Jeffers          Chico                 10     18:11
25   Sabrina McDaniel       Shasta                11     18:24
26   Marissa Abbott         Shasta                11     18:25
27   Brittany Boone         Shasta                11     18:36

5,000 Meters Varsity 
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 1   Kody Atkins            Chico                 11     19:31
 2   Amanda Costa           Chico                 11     19:41
 3   Melanie HIckman        Pleasant Valley       10     19:52
 4   Lora James             Shasta                12     20:04
 5   Dalanne Bartlett       Enterprise            12     20:07
 6   Lorena Reed            Chico                 11     20:22
 7   Azure Grant            Chico                 10     20:25
 8   Shannon Woodfill       Shasta                12     20:36
 9   Nathalie Avalos        Shasta                10     20:59
10   Tammey Kramm           Enterprise            10     21:00
11   Ali Bettner            Pleasant Valley       10     21:09
12   Maddison Dalton        Foothill              12     21:10
13   Kelsey DiFillipo       Foothill              10     21:23
14   Michelle Osuna         Shasta                12     21:24
15   Jessica Copeland       Foothill              11     21:37
16   Jessica Canchola       Pleasant Valley       11     21:39
17   Breanna Brown          Foothill              10     21:40
18   Kailla Richardson      Chico                 10     21:44
19   Taylor Walls           Enterprise            10     21:47
20   Jean Mutch             Foothill              12     22:06
21   Karina Carrillo        Chico                 11     22:12
22   Samantha Magana        Foothill              12     22:25
23   Kelsey Schroeder       Enterprise            11     22:39
24   Maliah Harper          Enterprise            10     22:54
25   Kat Ponke              Shasta                11     23:05
26   Elizabeth Clarkson     Enterprise             9     23:16
27   Poho Lo                Pleasant Valley       10     23:25
28   Belen Blanco           Chico                 11     23:29
29   Malissa Linn           Enterprise            10     23:31
30   Kelsie Cagle           Shasta                11     23:47
31   Becca Phillips         Enterprise            11     24:06
32   Sonia Pabloff          Foothill              11     24:10
33   Zoe Kaschke            Enterprise            10     24:31
34   Morgan Nance           Shasta                11     24:31
35   Jenna Stansbury        Chico                 10     25:04
36   Lisa Jostock           Enterprise            10     25:34
37   Alyssa Marler          Pleasant Valley       12     27:49
38   Cadie Cagle            Shasta                12     29:03