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Crystal Middle School, Cross Country and Track & Field Teams
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10.30.18 |
Cougars Cap Stellar Season with New Records, Team Party
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Running on Green Valley's deceptively difficult course at last Tuesday's final league meet of the 2018 season, Marian Supapo had one goal above all others: don't finish in 10:24 again. The dedicated 8th grade athlete had finished with exactly that same time in both her 6th and 7th grade years on Green Valley's slightly hilly 1.50-mile course, and she wasn't aiming for a three-peat. "I wouldn't even mind 10:23; just not 10:24 again!" she said. Fortunately, Supapo achieved her goal and broke through with a new course PR and school record of 10:13, while teammate Marcia Carabajal took the 2nd-all-time spot with a time of 10:58. Emmanuel Garcia tied the boys' school record with a time of 9:18, while Marcus Cunanan leapt from 17th-all-time to 2nd, improving his speed on the course by over 2 minutes in the process.
One week later, the Cougars held their end-of-season team party celebrating their hard work and success over the past two amazing months. In addition to the usual food, drinks, and music, this year's event featured the long-awaited donut 4x400m relay, as well as Crystal's first-ever color war. In the end, the iron-stomached team of Emmanuel Garcia, Makayla Saeteurn, Marian Supapo, and Paul Kasperek managed to consume their four donuts and race around the CMS track faster than any other team, earning them the inaugural title in the outlandish event. Afterward, the entire team took to the field, ambushing each other with over ten pounds of color powder provided by Supapo and thoroughly - but not permanently - dyeing themselves and everything around them a multitude of hues. It was a great end to a fantastic season - we are extremely proud of our runners! |
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10.23.18 |
Scavenger Hunt Run Kicks Off Final Week of Practice
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Crystal's cross country team exercised their imaginations as well as their legs on Monday, running around the Suisun Waterfront and staging creative, hilarious, and just plain weird photographs in response to 16 different prompts in the team's annual photo scavenger hunt run. Guided by cues involving superheroes, tattoos, and ice cream - among other crazy things - the boys and girls faced off in a friendly competition that resulted in a lot of fun for both sides. Click the photo to check out all the entertaining pictures they came up with!
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10.18.18 |
Crystal Athletes Take First Place at Doug Butt Memorial Race
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After their successful league competition against David Weir on Tuesday, Cougar athletes Marcia Carabajal, Rhema Johnson, Marain Supapo, Emmanuel Garcia, and Andre Smith kept the momentum going with an additional race the very next day, picking up two first-pace finishes and three school records at the Doug Butt Memorial Race at Laruel Creek Park on Wednesday. Carabajal and Johnson ran in the 6th grade girls race, with Carabajal taking first place and securing another 6th grade girls school record for the second day in a row with a time of 6:42 on the 1-mile course. Supapo, winning her third consecutive Doug Butt Race, led the 7th and 8th grade girls in a time of 5:57 - her first time under 6 minutes on the course, and a new school record. In the 7th and 8th grade boys race, Garcia missed first place by just 4 seconds, but nonetheless scored a huge school record on the course, hitting 5:16. "I don't think anyone was expecting to see middle schoolers running that fast," remarked former Cougar athlete Austin Calma, who served as a course monitor and rabbit alongside current Armijo varsity teammates and Crystal alums Jojo Navasca and Alexandro Meza. "I was really impressed by the Crystal runners," he added.
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10.16.18 |
Happy at Home!
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For 8th graders Emmanuel Garcia and Marian Supapo, the final home competition of their middle school cross country careers definitely could've gotten off to a smoother start. After their bus was delayed on the way back to school from a field trip, the pair scrambled to make it to the starting line in time to race on the Suisun Waterfont one last time, in their meet versus David A. Weir Preparatory Academy. Impressively, the two overcame the stress of their ordeal to run excellent races: Supapo finished just 5 seconds shy of her PR, and Garcia cut 17 seconds off of his. Garcia, who with an 8:18 broke his own school record set the previous week, was elated. "Since I'll be in high school next year, I knew I had to get that time as low as possible in order to have a chance at keeping the record for a while," he said.
Although Garcia kept his grip on the school record, his teammate Marcus Cunanan was not far behind, finishing in 8:28. Former Crystal runner Abraham Perez - now attending Weir - rounded out the top 3 with a PR of his own, 8:36. Cougars Andre Smith and Christian Balthazor improved their previous bests by half a minute, finishing in 4th and 5th place with times of 9:30 and 9:33, respectively. In the girls race, 6th grade standout Marcia Carabajal finished in 2nd place behind Supapo, running a 39-second PR to finish in 10:11, which also catapulted her to the top spot on the 6th grade girls record board. Finishing in 4th place overall, Makayla Saeteurn launched herself to 2nd on the 7th grade girls all-time list with a total time of 10:21 - a 56-second PR over the week before. Aizelle Vinluan, another of Crystal's amazing 6th grade squad, PR'ed by 45-seconds and secured 5th all-time. Fellow 6th grader Rhema Johnson surpassed her own goal with flying colors; aiming for a finish in the 14:30 range, Johnson blazed through the finish line in 13:55, achieving an improvement of nearly 2 minutes on her previous best. With their wins against Weir, the Crystal boys and girls completed their series of 3 home meets undefeated. They will compete at Green Valley next Tuesday, with some runners additionally racing in tomorrow's Doug Butt Memorial Run at Laurel Creek Park. |
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10.10.18 |
Cougars Victorious Over PSA
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In their first-ever head-to-head competition with Public Safety Academy, the Crystal cross country team emerged victorious in both the boys and girls races on Tuesday at the Suisun Waterfront. The meet began with a nail-biter in the boys race that saw 8th grader Emmanuel Garcia finish the 1.40-mile course with a time of 8:35, toppling the 8:36 school record held by Alexandro Meza for the past two years. While most of the Cougar boys PR'ed by 5-10 seconds, 8th grader Paul Kasperek - returning to the course for the first time in almost a year - cut an impressive 45 seconds off his previous best.
The excitement continued into the girls race, where 8th grade phenom Marian Supapo beat her own school record - set just last week - by an astonishing 23 seconds to finish in 9:06. 7th grader Kairi Saechao made her competitive debut in the race, finishing 4th for Crystal and 5th overall in a very impressive run that saw her finish comfortably under 12:00. Even though PSA's team was twice the size of Crystal's, the Cougars won with a commanding lead in both divisions. The final home meet of the season will take place next week versus David A. Weir. |
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10.3.18 |
Crystal Wins Tri-Meet
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The Crystal Cougars XC team came out swinging in their first of three home meets, toppling three other teams in the process. Despite a forfeit from Matt Garcia Career and College Academy, the Cougars had plenty of competition at their Suisun Waterfront course on Tuesday due to a pre-arranged format change that saw them hosting multiple teams instead of just one. The girls were led once again by 8th grader Marian Supapo, who achieved an all-time best of 9:29 on the 1.40-mile course before jetting off to play in Crystal's volleyball game, also against Grange. Several of Crystal's rookie female athletes showed improvements of around 2 minutes compared to just one week ago, including Makayla Saeteurn, Marcia Carabajal, and Aizelle Vinluan.
Not to be outdone, the boys showed similar improvement in their race, with Marcus Cunanan closing the gap to finish just a hair behind teammate Emmanuel Garcia and Dover's top runner Jason Tejada - all three finished with the same time of 8:52. Breaking into the single-digits for the first time, 7th grader Andre Smith knocked over a minute off his previous best on the course to finish in 9:52. Although all of the Cougars' improvements were impressive, 8th grade girl JD Ayon and 6th grade boy De'Mauriae Ross definitely had this week's biggest, cutting nearly 5 minutes off their PR's to finish with times of 12:30 and 13:37, respectively. |
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9.26.18 |
New Course Greets Cougars at First League Meet
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The Crystal cross country team headed to B. Gale Wilson on Tuesday for its first official league meet of the 2018 season, and did not leave disappointed. Running on a newly-configured course, the boys squad suffered a narrow loss to B. Gale, but stellar efforts - led by new XC runner Emmanuel Garcia - showed a lot of promise for upcoming competitions. In the girls race, first place went to three-year veteran runner Marian Supapo, who led a team of brand new runners to victory against B. Gale's more experienced athletes. 7th grader Makayla Saeteurn and 6th grader Marcia Carabajal rounded out Crystal's top 3, allowing only one B. Gale athlete between them and their teammate Supapo. Meanwhile, 6th grader Cadence Copeland improved her personal record set at Lagoon Valley by two-and-a-half minutes, despite the hillier terrain of the B. Gale course.
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9.17.18 |
Crystal 2 Crystal
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We've got a new three-city runner on our hands! Crystal's very own Marcus Cunanan ran from our school all the way to Vacaville on Saturday, visiting all three high schools in the city on foot for a total run distance of 14.3 miles, the day after his 14th birthday.
Cunanan was inspired, on a whim, to run by Vacaville's historic Crystal House before finishing his workout. The detour paid off with an awesome experience: not only do the descendants of our school's namesake, George Washington Crystal, still live there, they were outside gardening at the time he ran by - Cunanan learned some history from them and even got a picture with G.W. Crystal's great-great-great-granddaughter! "It was really good timing, to be able to meet them" Cunanan remarked afterward. Cunanan is the second Crystal (and district) athlete to have the distinction of running through all 3 cities of Suisun, Fairfield, and Vacaville in a single workout, after Alexandro Meza did it in 2017. |
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9.9.18 |
Cougars Tear It Up at Invites
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Getting a head start on the official racing season, several Cougar runners made their way to Vacaville early this month to compete at the storied Lagoon Valley Classic invitational. In the first race of the day, 8th grader Marcus Cunanan battled his way to a medal and the 2nd-fastest Crystal-run time on the 1.5-mile course, finishing safely under ten minutes with a time of 9:53.2. Next up, in the girls race, Marian Supapo showed solid improvement over her previous best time, running 28 seconds faster than she did a year ago to renew her school record at 10:30.0.
Supapo was also the lone Cougar to brave the hilly, 2-mile Hidden Valley course one week later at the Ed Sias Invitational in Martinez, destroying her previous best time by over 3 minutes. Setting a smart pace from the very get-go, she finished with a time of 13:29 - completely obliterating her 16:46 performance of a year prior. |
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5.25.18 |
Champions Again!
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The 2018 track and field season came to a close on Wednesday, and the Crystal Cougars had a lot to celebrate. From start to finish, both the boys and girls teams performed at their highest levels, resulting in plenty of new school records and catapulting their squads to the district's top spots. Although the girls fell just short of the championship title, they were buoyed by some especially strong showings. 7th grader Marian Supapo improved her mile time by over 15 seconds at the meet, netting her a personal record of 6:00.66 and securing her title of 1600m school record holder for another year. Supapo's teammates Cristina Leanos and Valeria Perez also achieved improvements that gained them the #2 and #3 spots on the all-time list. Just prior to the girls' huge success, the boys "dream team" of Raekwon Bell, Emmanuel Garcia, and Isaac Cervantes easily nabbed the top 3 spots in the same race, all blasting through the finish line within a span of 8 seconds. Bell's 5:23.18 performance broke the previous school record set two years ago by Luis Calva, while Garcia set the 7th grade record with a time of 5:29.66. Garcia then went on to secure the 7th grade record in the 800m and the overall school record in the long jump.
In the sprints, Nigel Rogers continued his streak of success, blasting onto the school record boards at #1 in both the 100m and 200m, while in the 400m Paul Kasperek came away with the 7th grade record and Mikayla Rodriguez improved her time by 10 seconds from one year ago to nab the 3rd-all-time spot in the event. Kasperek was also part of a larger shakeup to the standing long jump record board, in which he now holds the 3rd-all-time place, only eclipsed by Alejandro Godinez's jump of 7-4 and Marcus Cunanan's leap of 8-4, and followed by Christian Balthazor at 6-9; all four boys broke the previous school record of 6-7 set in 2016. Olivia Thompson had her fun in the standing long jump as well, setting the girls school record for the third straight year, coincidentally beating her previous mark by 8 inches, just as she had in 2017. The meet was capped with fantastic performances in the 1600m relay, in which Crystal boys Rogers, Cunanan, Bell, and Anthony Marroquin notched another 1st-place victory and beat last year's school record by an astonishing 16 seconds; then, an exhilarating relay between Melanie Opolentisima, Rodriguez, Leanos, and Supapo earned the girls 1st place in the extremely close race and vaulted them to 2nd-all-time. It was a busy, rewarding season for the Cougars. With several longtime members of the team heading off to high school next year, the indelible positive effect they've had on our team is a testament to their dedication. In keeping with this legacy, the youngsters are primed to continue the Crystal tradition of success in 2019 and beyond. Great work, everyone! |
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5.3.18 |
Cougars Debut with Double Wins
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Weeks and months of preparation paid off for Crystal's track and field team on Wednesday in their annual scrimmage against the Wildcats of B. Gale Wilson. Cougars with sprinting aspirations flocked to the 400m relay, fielding an unprecedented six teams in the one race. In the mile, Cougars Raekwon Bell, Emmanuel Garcia, Isaac Cervantes, Jaydin Borromeo, Raymond Holt, Marcus Cunanan, Christian Balthazor, and Marian Supapo all demonstrated their distance dominance by beating out B. Gale's first finisher. In fact, Bell went on to place first in several events throughout the meet, including his 1600m win, the 400m, 800m, and shot put. Likewise, Supapo took first in all her races as well, with a close win in the 1600m relay that almost didn't happen when the team was short one member. Fortunately, 7th grader Amora Johnson, fresh out of soccer, volunteered to fill the spot and helped bring the Cougars to victory.
Rookie sprinters Nigel Rogers, Charly Reid, and Melanie Opolentisima placed exceptionally well in their first-ever races, with veterans such as Alejandro Godinez, Jonathan Lau, and Victor Mariano rounding out the top-notch roster that saw the boys take a 50-point lead and the girls take a 23-point lead over the course of the meet. Eighth grader Olivia Thompson, in her third and final year competing for Crystal, dominated the field events with a shot put distance of 34-8, while newcomer teammate Milan McCane followed in second place. On the boys' side, Bell - also a three-year athlete - took first with a throw of 36-11, with 7th grader Miguel Salas finishing in second, within just one inch of the 30-foot mark. Crystal's fantastic performance bodes well for the team as league championship trials approach in two weeks. In the meantime, the Cougars will continue to follow a rigorous training regimen while balancing the demands of state testing that is already underway. Luckily, as one of our runners put it, "Crystal athletes are always up for a challenge!" |
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4.29.18 |
Half-Marathon Man
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For 7th grader Marcus Cunanan, running 13.1 miles - exactly half the distance of a marathon - was like a walk in the park. "I'm very happy to hit the milestone I set nearly a month ago!" the first-year athlete said of his accomplishment, "I thought this was going to be a difficult run, but here we are running it with ease." Cunanan has steadily been building up his mileage ever since he joined the cross country team at the tail end of last season, and has seen his endurance skyrocket as a result. His latest record-setting run on Saturday took him along Fairfield's Linear Park Trail and into Solano Community College, where he felt so energized that he added on a run through the campus before returning to Crystal.
"I was tired at first, but by the time we got to the college, I felt great," Cunanan remarked. He is only the second Crystal athlete to achieve half-marathon status after Alexandro Meza accomplished the feat last year, but is the first 7th grader to do so. He now has Meza's 24.59-mile school record in his sights, and a whole year left to reach it. For his part, Cunanan plans to continue on the dedicated path that's brought him so much success already: "I think I'll just keep adding miles a little bit at a time, and then someday I'll be able to run a whole marathon." |
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3.28.18 |
10k Club Keeps Growing
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In their final two weeks of conditioning before the start of the 2018 season, Crystal Middle School's track athletes hit the pavement and made huge mileage gains that landed several of them in the coveted 10k range. Last week, Isaac Cervantes, Jaydin Borromeo, Paul Kasperek, Emmanuel Garcia, Marcus Cunanan, Marian Supapo, and Cristina Leanos all made the trek from Crystal out to the Jelly Belly Factory, where they refueled on candy samples before heading back and achieving new distance PR's - and a few shared school records - of 7.54 miles.
Just eight days later, Cervantes, Cunanan, and Borromeo were at it again, challenging themselves over Spring Break to be the first athletes to reach Fairfield High School since Alexandro Meza and Jared Rivera over a year earlier. They accomplished their goal, with Cervantes taking the 2nd all-time record at 9.47 miles and Cunanan notching the all-time 7th grade boys record of 9.22 miles. Think you've got what it takes to run far like these distance heroes? Or if speed is more your game, can you run fast like our awesome sprinters? Come be a part of something great! Our first day of practice is Wednesday, April 4th at 3:25pm in F-203. If you like making friends, having fun, and running fast, you won't want to miss out! |
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11.30.17 |
XC and Track Teams Honored with Grant Award
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Even without a bat or a ball, the Crystal Middle School cross country and track teams still managed to hit a home run last month when they were selected by KNBR and the San Francisco Giants to receive the Wells Fargo Step Up to the Plate for Education Award with a grant for $2,500. Yesterday, Mr. Sturgis and Mrs. Guernsey took a trip to AT&T Park with school record holders Marian Supapo and Alexandro Meza to accept the award in person. When they arrived, they were treated to a delicious breakfast and were given special track bags with water bottles to commemorate the event. The highlight of the day, though, was getting to meet the Giants' Golden Glove-winning shortstop Brandon Crawford, who emphasized the importance of hard work and dedication in achieving success. Since the Crystal Cougars are well known for some of their high-mileage workouts, Mr. Crawford confided they had him beat in that category: "I think I top out at about a mile, maybe a mile and a half," he said.
The cross country and track teams will be logging lots of miles pretty soon on brand-new GPS watches that will be funded by the grant. Additionally, the teams plan to buy a starter's pistol so that they can start their next season off with a bang - literally! |
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11.6.17 |
Fullen, Leanos Reach 10k Milestone
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Two of Crystal's top female runners put their endurance to the test last week with a trip all the way across Suisun City, all on their own two feet. 8th grader Cristina Leanos and 7th grader Paris Fullen both made the trek Thursday from Crystal to the edge of town on Highway 12 and back again, for a total distance of 6.50 miles - over a quarter-mile longer than a 10k, and nearly a mile further than the girls school record set one year ago. Both girls have been working hard since cross country ended, and have ambitions to hit double-digit mileage before the start of track season in April. Great job, ladies!
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10.27.17 |
Cougars Conclude Season with Time Trial
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Crystal Middle School's cross country athletes competed against themselves on Wednesday after a last-minute emergency left B. Gale Wilson unable to attend the two schools' final league meet of the season at the Suisun Watefront. With the course and volunteers already set up, the Cougars decided not to waste an opportunity to take one last shot at improving their own personal records. Abraham Perez closed out his season with a 17-second PR, which brought him the 7th grade school record and made him officially the 2nd Crystal athlete ever to complete the home course in under 9 minutes. Other athletes saw time improvements as well, but none more so than 8th grader Madayln Karcher, who achieved a nearly 3-minute PR over her previous performance on the course, bringing her time down to 16:29 from 19:19 within the span of less than 3 weeks.
With the 2017 cross country season now drawn to a close, Cougars who plan to compete on the track and field team in the spring should stay active throughout the winter - join the Crystal basketball team, or have fun exercising any way that works for you! If you have specific mileage goals you are trying to achieve before track starts, talk to Mr. Sturgis and he will help you create a plan. No matter how you decide to challenge yourself over the next few months, make sure to take some time to appreciate the journey! |
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10.19.17 |
Crystal Athletes Take Top Spots at Falcon Invite, Doug Butt Memorial Race
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With heavy smoke from the Wine Country fires forcing the cancellation of league competition for two consecutive weeks, some of Crystal's top runners found alternative ways to stay on top of their game, with two of them traveling as far as Sacramento to achieve optimal racing conditions. Cristina Leanos and Marian Supapo competed Saturday at the Falcon Middle School Invitational at Del Paso Regional Park, with finishing times of 10:49 and 10:55, respectively, on the 1.50-mile trail run.
Back in Fairfield four days later, the smoke subsided just enough for the annual Doug Butt Memorial Run to take place, and Crystal showed up strong, with Supapo taking the top spot in the 7th and 8th grade girls race, followed close by teammates Valeria Perez and Paris Fullen. In the boys race, Abraham Perez took 2nd place for 7th grade, while Jaydin Borromeo achieved 3rd in the 8th grade division. |
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10.7.17 |
Return to Home Course Brings Big PR's
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What a difference a year makes! That's certainly what 7th graders Amanda Johnston, Valeria Perez, Marian Supapo, and Christian Balthazor must have been thinking on Thursday as they notched impressive time improvements on their home course, racing it for the first time against Green Valley since the 2016 season. Striding through the Suisun Waterfront course in 10:29, Balthazor knocked 38 seconds off his previous best, while Supapo and Perez averaged 45-second improvements, scoring Supapo a new school record of 9:38 in the process. Johnston improved an astonishing 1 minute and 33 seconds over her previous year's performance, completing her race in 11:11. All four athletes credited their success to the hard work they have put in at practice.
Though only in his first year of cross country, 8th grader Isaac Cervantes finished first for the Cougar boys with a time of 9:07, vaulting him onto the school all-time list in the #2 spot. Also achieving the second-fastest record - but on the girls' leader board - was 8th grader Cristina Leanos, who completed the course in 10:27. |
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9.27.17 |
Perez, Supapo Take First Against B. Gale Wilson
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Temperatures well over 90 degrees did not stop the Crystal cross country teams as they visited B. Gale Wilson on Tuesday for a closely-contested pair of races that eventually saw 7th grader Abraham Perez take 1st place for the second week in a row, while simultaneously cutting down the school record set by Alexandro Meza last year by 3 seconds. 8th grader Antonio Pena stepped up to finish 2nd for the Cougar boys with a time of 9:08 on the 1.5 mile course. Afterward, Marian Supapo led her race once again, with the only finish under 10 minutes in the girls competition. She was followed by fellow 7th grade teammate Valeria Perez, who managed a 6-second PR despite the sweltering heat.
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9.21.17 |
Boys and Girls Teams Dominate in First League Meet
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The Crystal cross country teams cruised to early victories on Tuesday, facing Grange Middle School in both teams' first competition of the season. Becoming the very first racer to complete Grange's new, 1.4 mile course, newcomer Abraham Perez clocked a time of 9:33, followed closely by teammate Isaac Cervantes, who also finished in under 10 minutes. With the boys and girls races combined into one, Crystal's 3rd-place finisher was none other than 7th grade dynamo Marian Supapo. Supapo and teammates Cristina Leanos, Valeria Perez, and Paris Fullen kept a close pack throughout the race, with only about a 1-minute spread among the four athletes. This catapulted the girls to a win, while the boys achieved similar results, with the added bonus of attaining a perfect score of 15 points.
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9.11.17 |
Strong Start for Crystal Cougars
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With weeks to go until their first league competition, some Crystal cross country runners took matters into their own hands, racing in the Lagoon Valley and Ed Sias Invitationals over the past two weekends. Marian Supapo and Cristina Leanos earned medals for their performances at Lagoon Valley, while Brendan Duenas set a new PR despite record-breaking temperatures. Supapo also completed her first 2 mile race the following weekend, becoming the first Crystal athlete to brave the challenging, hilly Hidden Valley Park course at the famed Ed Sias Invite in Martinez.
With the season schedule now set, all eyes are on September 19th, when Crystal will go head-to-head with Grange at their first league competition of 2017. |
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5.19.17 |
League Champions!
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Months of hard work paid off in a big way for Crystal's track and field team at the middle school league championships on Wednesday, as both the boys and girls squads emerged triumphant over all the other schools in the district. With PR's in nearly every event, the Cougars put their dedication on display repeatedly over the course of the afternoon and evening. The ever-dependable distance trio of Nolan Nguyen, Raekwon Bell, and Alexandro Meza racked up points in the 1600m and 800m, with Nguyen just brushing the school record in the first event and breaking it in the latter -- both 1st-place performances for the 8th grader. Bell knocked approximately 10 seconds off his PR's in both events, then joined teammates Braulio Castillo, Mekhei Bryd, and David Dix to take 2nd place in the 4x400m relay and clinch the meet for the boys with a narrow but crucial 4 point lead over Green Valley. Byrd, participating in long jump for the first time, also took 2nd in that event.
A scorching girls 1600m resulted in yet another win and giant PR for 6th grade phenom Marian Supapo, who also took 1st in the 800m, soundly breaking the 3-minute barrier for the first time. Joining Supapo in the mile was 7th grader Cristina Leanos; in her debut distance race, the former sprinter Leanos took 2nd place in the race and 2nd place on Crystal's all-time list in the event with a time of 6:37.42. Olga Ochoa had a similar epiphany in another distance race, discovering she had what it took to finish 3rd in the 800m without ever having raced the event before. Ongrainna Harvey earned a PR and took 1st place in the 100m, and put forth a valiant effort in the 200m -- despite a severe knee pain leading to a limp, the 7th grader still took 1st in her heat, and 6th in the event overall. 8th grader Monifa Mills took 2nd in the event, and then immediately stepped up to fill the injured Harvey's 4x400m relay spot. Despite the back-to-back nature of the events, Mills anchored the relay team -- along with teammates Supapo, Leanos, and Mikayla Rodriguez -- to victory, taking first place in the final running event and securing a race time a quarter-minute faster than the team's previous best. A 2nd-place showing by Olivia Thompson in the shot put was icing on the cake as the girls cruised to the league title with a 23 point lead. We are extremely proud of all our track and field athletes -- congratulations on your well-deserved success! |
