Welcome to 2011 Woodbridge Cross Country

Welcome to the 2011 Woodbridge Cross Countryteam and summer camp! 

  

It will be a privilege to serve as one of the coaches for the team! 

  

I cannot believe that class is over and we are resuming our summer program.  Even though last year went by way too fast, we are ready for a special summer as a cross country team. 

  

We will introduce and prepare about 100 young adults for the 2011 cross country season, we build an excellent fitness base, and enjoy many activities (including the Mammoth Camp) that give us the opportunity to get to know each other better and develop new and stronger friendships.

  

Please be informed about the following short-term expectations of all of our athletes/families by routinely checking our Announcements section.

  

Thank you for your follow through of our expectations and for your cooperation throughout the season.  I am looking forward to a successful, fun and rewarding season!

  

  

Our website is intended to provide the help and information our athletes and parents will need throughout the year for our sport.  We think it is functional, easy to use, and contains practically everything anyone will need to enjoy and be informed about the program.  Some of the features:

  

1)  This website is cross country related.  The web address is http://gvarvas.com, but it has the advantages of being part of the goWoodbridge.com family of athletics' web news and information.  The expanded reach of goWoodbridge.com is a direct result of the success of our first website introduced in 2007.

  

2)  In order to protect the privacy of our athletes, you need to Login to view the photos, videos, and athlete profiles of the website.  This requires you to register for a login account one time for goWoodbridge.com.  It is easy to set up.  Simply go to theUser Login section below the left-side menus to "Create new account" and follow the instructions.  Once we validate your identity, you will be notified that you are activated and you can Login.  Note that only students/athletes, parents, coaches, and school administrators are eligible for a login account.  

  

3)  Weekly Announcements are published as a separate section from the general Cross Country News.  News is also shown on the goWoodbridge.com Home Page.  Simply select Announcements on the top menu and locate the dated announcements that I generate each week during the season. 

  

4)  School Records, Top 10 Performers, and Top Relay Teams can be found in the Best All-Time menu on the right-side panel. 

  

5)  In addition, Meet Results from 2005 to present are published in a spreadsheet format.  You can find these also on the right-side menus. 

  

6)  Information about our featured annual events, the Cross Country Classic (Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, 2011) and the Southern California Half Marathon & 5K (Saturday, January 7, 2012) are available from this site on the right-side menus.

  

7)  Archives of News, Schedules, and Announcements from past years can be found by clicking Archives on the top menu.

  

8)  In addition to videos which have previously been stored in-house, we now have our own in-house Photos Gallery technology which allows us to maintain all digital images of our athletes in a secured environment.  All registered users that are logged in are allowed access to all photos, videos, and athlete profiles that we have stored on our website.

  

We appreciate your feedback on anything you think we have overlooked or are missing.  Please feel free to contact me by e-mail at any time.

  

George Varvas

Babcock named to All-County Cross Country team

unior Molly Babcock was named to the All-County team by OCVarsity.com.

  

Babcock was the Pacific Coast League champion and top runner of the Warrior team who placed third at the California State Cross Country Championships in November.

  

Read the OCVarsity.com article about the All-County selections.

  

In addition to being named All-County, Babcock was also first team All-State and second team All-CIF Southern Section.

  

After winning the PCL individual title, Molly was 9th at the CIF Southern Section Championships and 4th in Division 3 at the California State Championships.

  

Congratulations to Molly!

Warrior Girls take 3rd at State XC Championships

The Warriors Girls Cross Country team took the Division 3 third place plaque at the CIF State Championships on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno.

  

Woodbridge was led by junior Molly Babcock who finished 4th overall with a time of 18:02.  Junior Nicole Evans was 20th overall and took the 15th team scoring position at 18:39, followed by junior Annie Chan (26th, 18:59), freshman Madeline Bradford (33rd, 19:11), and sophomore Olivia Rodriguez (76th, 20:00) to round out the team scoring for the Warriors. 

  

Sophomore Alyssa Gutcher was 91st at 20:17 and sophomore Alexis Abad was 132nd at 21:22.  Official race results. 

  

Read Jason Eichelberger's OCVarsity.com article on the championships. 

  

Photo of the girls team and coaches with plaque and medals.  

  

Congratulations to this great, young team of girls who will all be returning in 2011.

Girls take CIF D3 Runner-up title: advance to State

The Warriors Girls Cross Country team captured the Division 3 Runner-up title Saturday in a constant drizzle on Mt. SAC's rain course and now advance to the State Championships this Saturday in Fresno. 

  

With the D3 champion Palos Verdes team winning with exceptional performances of their top two runners, the Warriors were fueled instead by an entire team effort.  Woodbridge's scorers had an amazing gap spread of only 50 seconds.  Team results.  

  

With not a single senior in their top seven runners, the Warriors were led by juniorsMolly Babcock (9th place, 19:02), Nicole (Coco) Evans (21st, 19:28), freshman Madeline Bradford (27th, 19:38), and junior Annie Chan (31st, 19:41).  

  

But, the team's runner of the meet was sophomore Alyssa Gutcher (38th, 19:52) who turned in her best performance of the season and was a major reason that Woodbridge held off third-place Corona del Mar.  Individual results.  

  

Sophomores Olivia Rodriguez (71st, 20:31) and Alexis Abad (80th, 20:46) completed the individual performances for the Warriors. 

  

Photo of the Warriors receiving their runner-up plaque. 

  

The Warriors now travel to Fresno to compete in the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno (D3 Race Entries).  Races begin at 8:30am with the Warriors competing in the Division 3 Girls Race at 9:30am.  CIF State Championships Handbook.  

  

For those interested in finding out the results immediately on Saturday, continue to check the State Championships Results link as races are finalized throughout the day.  

  

Go Warriors! 

Girls Qualify for CIF

Junior Molly Babcock won her second cross country race in as many weeks to lead the Warriors to the best team time in Division 3 at last Saturday's CIF Ford Cross Country Championship Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College (SAC). 

  

In addition to Babcock's first-place effort in a time of 18:17, Woodbridge received great efforts from the entire team.  Junior Nicole (Coco) Evans finished 4th in the heat at 18:55, junior Annie Chan finished 7th (19:10), freshman Madeline Bradford finished 11th (19:29), and sophomore Olivia Rodriguez finished 28th (20:28). 

  

Sophomore Alexis Abad also came in at 31st place (20:36) and sophomore Alyssa Gutcher was 37th (20:51).  Girls full individual results.  Team results.

  

The boys team finished one team-point short of qualifying for the Finals even with good efforts from junior Dragan Simic (9th place, 15:59), senior Dillon Scott (10th, 16:00), senior Josh Kingsland (15th, 16:08), and junior Brandon Ferguson (27th, 16:33).  Boys full individual results.  Team results. 

  

The girls now compete for a CIF Southern Section Division 3 Championship and as a qualifier for the State meet in Fresno.  The girls' race is set to start at 8:25am (Race #3) on the Mt. SAC cross country course.  CIF Finals race schedule. 

  

Come out and cheer on your Warriors Saturday morning! 

  

Go Warriors!