FRESNO, CALIF. – The 34th CIF State Cross Country Championships were highlighted with new state meet records being set at Woodward Park. Newbury Park (Boys DI) won their third consecutive State title with a State Championship best course time of 73:23 and team score of 16. Additionally, senior Colin Sahlman led the Panthers with an all-time best DI boys time of 14:27, a second-best all-time male course mark.
Individually, senior Dalia Frias of Mira Costa won the girls DII crown with a second-best all-time divisional time of 16:52. Senior Spohi Nordenholz of Albany claimed the girls DIV title with a third-best all-time divisional time of 16:46, while freshman Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery took home the DIII girls crown. Senior Kenan Pala of Francis Parker ran an all-time best boys DV time of 14:51.
In girls team action Buchanan won their third State Championship with an all-time seventh-best DI time of 90:13, while Mira Costa claimed their first State title. Campolindo won their sixth State title, repeating as DIII champions after previously winning the title in 2019, while JSerra won their fourth all-time DIV crown. San Francisco University claimed a State Championship meet record 11th team title in DV.
On the team side for the boys, San Luis Obispo won their second State Championship, first in DII. West Torrance won their second State crown with an all-time fourth-best DIII score and third-best DIII time (57, 78:33), while Albany won their first State title with and all-time ninth-best DIV time of 80:47. Lick-Wilmerding won their first State Championship with a third-best DV time of 81:22.
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2021 Team/Individual Divisional Winners
Division I Boys
Team: Newbury Park (16, 73:23)
Individual: Colin Sahlman, Sr., Newbury Park (14:27)
Division II Boys
Team: San Luis Obispo (105, 79:50)
Individual: Jai Dawson (15:20)
Division III Boys
Team: West Torrance (57, 1:18:33)
Individual: Caden Carney, Sr., Tamalpais (15:05)
Division IV Boys
Team: Albany (130, 1:20:47)
Individual: Max Sannes, Sr., Big Bear (15:01)
Division V Boys
Team: Lick-Wilmerding (79, 1:21:22)
Individual: Kenan Pala, Sr., Francis Parker (14:51)
Division I Girls
Team: Buchanan (51, 1:30:13)
Individual: Anna McNatt, Jr., McClatchy (17:08)
Division II Girls
Team: Mira Costa (86, 1:30:53)
Individual: Dalia Frias, Sr., Mira Costa (16:52)
Division III Girls
Team: Campolindo (109, 1:34:20)
Individual: Hanne Thomsen, Fr., Montgomery (17:38)
Division IV Girls
Team: JSerra (122, 1:35:41)
Individual: Sophi Nordenholz, Sr., Albany (16:46)
Division V Girls
Team: San Francisco University (100, 1:39:05)
Individual: Revere Schmidt, Jr., Santa Fe Christian (18:20)