The Crean Lutheran boys cross country team entered the 2012 season eager to continue its development into one of the county's top programs.
With a talented mix of returners, Coach Tim Brink and the Saints successfully validated the optimism...

Emerging from the shadows cast by one of the county's most memorable runners in recent seasons, El Toro senior Juan Gonzalez embarked on a season-long journey that would see him end his distance-running career with the distinction of being the...

The Register and OCVarsity.com have made their selections for the 2012 All-County boys cross country team, including its picks for athlete of the year and coach of the year.
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Juan Gonzalez, El Toro
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Juan Gonzalez
El Toro
Gonzalez (15:04.8) capped his CIF season by edging out Arcadia’s Estevan De La Rosa (15:04.9) in a photo finish to win the individual Division 1 state title at the 2012 CIF State Cross Country Championships. Gonzalez had the...

FRESNO – When two of his toughest competitors passed him along the final straightway of the Division 1 state final, it seemed as if the remarkable season produced by El Toro senior Juan Gonzalez would come to a close without a state title.But one...

FRESNO – When the St. Margaret's boys and JSerra girls cross country teams toe the starting line for their races Saturday in the CIF State Championships, they will do so with more in common than being located – just two miles apart – ...