Clovis & Rose City Preview
Clovis Invitational - October 9 & 10, 2026
Woodward Park - Fresno, CA
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Clovis High School hosts the two-day Clovis Invitational and we will preview the championship races on Friday and Saturday.
Friday
Friday's championship races include schools with attendance under 1799 students. Farah Allen of Branson and Carol Dye of Santa Margarita are some of the top runners in Friday’s girls championship. Farah ran 17:18 on the Woodward Park course last year at the state meet and Carol ran 17:22 at the state meet. Gioia Coudriet of Galena (NV) ran 16:29 at Woodbridge Invitational in September. Tayrn Coulston of Santa Margarita ran 16:33 at Woodbridge and will be a great 1-2 punch for Santa Margarita. Jenna Murray of Moorpark is another runner who will be one to watch thanks to her 16:40 time at the Woodbridge Classic.
Oak Park girls looks like one of the strongest squads in the team battle. They ran an impressive 88:06 team time at Woodbridge. Santa Margarita finished second in this race last year and return their top runners. San Francisco University finished third at the D5 race last year in the state meet. Miramonte is an improving team that will compete for the team title.
Henry Hauser of Menlo Schools is one of three athletes who nearly broke 14 minutes at Woodbridge with his 14:02 time. Sterling White of Oaks Christian is having a strong sophomore season which includes his 14:04 time at Woodbridge. Connor Bilodeau of Tahoe/Truckee ran 14:08 at Woodbridge. Other athletes to watch Friday include David Coisson of Galena (NV), Viggo Bortolin of Foothill Technology and Teal Greene of Pacifica Christian who all ran under 14:20 at Woodbridge.
Some of the top teams in Friday’s championship race increased their stature thanks to impressive performances at Woodbridge. Galena of Nevada finished 11th at the sweepstakes race at Woodbridge. West Torrance finished 16th, San Francisco University placed 17th and Oak Park boys were 23rd in the sweepstakes race at Woodbridge. Foothill Technology finished fifth place in the rated race.
Saturday
The top runners in the girl’s championship race will have a rematch from the Woodbridge Invitational. Brynn Davenport and Adley Damon of Crater finished second and fourth at Woodbridge and we should see them team up on the top pack at Clovis. Addyson Johns of Santiago (Corona) placed third at Clovis and hopes to be with the Crater athletes like at Woodbridge. Alyssa Gutierrez of St Francis finished seventh at Woodbridge and two weeks won ago at Nike Portland XC. The next pack of runners should include Isabella Ruiz of Ontario, Kaylie O’Connell of Monte Vista, Gelila Hailu of Leigh, Gweneth Williams of El Toro, Mia Kim of San Clemente and Fernanda Cortes of Golden Valley.
Thanks to their victory at the Woodbridge Classic, Crater girls are ranked second in DyeStat’s recent survey. St Francis of Sacramento is ranked tenth in last week’s DyeStat’s national rankings. Buchanan is close by with their 12th place ranking with DyeStat and knows the Woodward Park course well. San Clemente, Santiago (Corona) and El Toro were not far behind St Francis and Buchanan at Woodbridge.
Garrett Faught of Crater, Aidan Antonio of Woodbridge and Blake Bay of Fresno Christian all ran well under 14 minutes at Woodbridge and should lead the pack. Yohan Anderson of San Clemente, Eli Zasloff of Newbury Park, Dresden Taylor of Trabuco Hills, Mario Montoya of Redondo Union, William Thompson of La Serna, Matthew Ogilvie of Jesuit and Yuval Goldberg of Mountain View all ran with four seconds of each other at Woodbridge. Cooper Stream of Vacaville and Elias Thronson broke the 15 minute barrier at the Woodward Park course last year and look to improve on their times.
Several schools received the Woodbridge Invitational bump on DyeStat’s recent rankings. Crater boys are ranked 10th, Mountain View is at 16, Newbury Park is ranked 24th and Granada is ranked 29th. All four schools finished in the top ten at the sweepstakes race at Woodbridge.
Look for photo galleries from both days at Clovis
Rose City Championship Invitational - October 9, 2026
Rose City Golf Course - Portland, OR
Lincoln, Ida B Wells and McDaniels High School hosts the 6th annual Rose City Championship Invitational on Friday afternoon at the Rose City Golf Course. The meet ends with the championship races. Here are some athletes and teams to watch.
Boys
The boys championship race has a stacked field. Yosuke Shibata of South Eugene won the Bob Firman race on the new Spokane course in 14:28 two weeks ago. The Summit duo of Bjorn Blankenship and Clayton Jero fourth and sixth behind Yosuke in Spokane. Ashenafi McKinnis of North Eugene won Nike Portland XC in a time of 14:39. Lincoln has a number of athletes who can lead the Cardinals with Jake Denton, Peter James and Malcolm Dimoff all running 15:04 or faster at Chili Pepper Festival last Saturday. George Lora of Ida B Wells is having a solid start of the season and won the Mook in 14:54. Corbin Sage of Marist ran 14:55 at Nike Portland XC to take third. Trae Copper of Battleground ran a great race at Nike Portland XC with his sixth place finish in 15:05. Samuel Radke of Sage Creek of California ran the fastest time for a freshman at Woodbridge Classic with is 14:16 time.
The meet is an opportunity for Oregon schools Summit, Lincoln, Grant, Franklin and South Eugene to battle. Speaking of battles, Battleground and Sage Creek will be competitive too.
Girls
Ellery Lincoln of Lincoln won the Rose City race last year and based on her 16:13 time at the Chili Pepper Festival, Ellery looks to repeat as champion. Evangeline Johnson Hess of South Eugene ran 17:37 at Bob Firman and will try to keep Ellery in her sights. Katherine Kessi of Scappoose is impressing as a ninth grader with a win at the Oregon City Invitational and taking second at the Mook. Eleanor Wyatt of West Linn was the first Oregon finisher at Nike Portland XC with her sixth place finish in 17:44. Maddie Carney of Caldera ran 17:00 at the Woodbridge Classic and looks to defend her 5A OSAA title later this year. Isabel Gladden of Sage Creek ran 17:09 at Woodbridge. Ella Henthorn of Coquille is undefeated so far this cross country season. Molly Schoolmeester of Banks and Abby Wilson of OES ran 18:06 and 18:08 at Nike Portland XC.
The team title in the girl’s championship race will be close between Lincoln, Sage Creek, Franklin, Bend, Banks and South Eugene.
Look for photo galleries of the Rose City Championship Invitational after the meet!
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