The next time you see
a formation of Geese,
remember their message:
"It is indeed a reward,
a challenge
and a privilege
to be a contributing
member of a team"
Link to complete text of "Lessons from the Geese"
Kaitlin Gregg selected to Sacramento Bee Girls All-Metro Cross Country Team. Congratulations Kaitlin!
Link to Sacramento Bee Girls Cross Country All-Metro Team story
DHS 800 meter runner, Heather West, selected to Sacramento Bee Girls All-Metro Water Polo team. Great job Heather!
Link to Sacramento Bee Girls Water Polo All-Metro Team story
Kaitlin Gregg finishes 18th at Junior Olympics Cross Country National Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
Kaitlin's team, the Buffalo Chips Intermediate Girls, finished first in team scoring to become National Champions! Way to go Chips!
Click here for Junior Olympics Intermediate Girls Results
Dustin Schelegle, Ricky Martin, Paige Stewart, and Scott Halliday run together to finish 5th (out of 327 teams!) in the California International Marathon Relay Division.
They did a great job, even though Ricky got stuck waiting for a train at a train crossing! Could this be a great DHS XC event next year?
Click here for picture of the team
Click here for complete results
p.s. Coach Tracy also ran in the California International Marathon. He finished in 352nd place with a time of 3:20:25. Great job Tracy!
Chelsea Reilly finishes 4th in freshman race at Footlocker!
Chelsea Reilly, who finished 10th for DHS at the Sac-Joaquin Section championships, raced Saturday in the Footlocker Western Regional championships at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut. The meet attracted runners from ten western states, including Alsaska and Hawaii. Chelsea finished fourth in her section of freshman races with a time of 21:03. Her time on the 5000 meter course was the 25th fastest for freshman girls out a total of 167 who competed in three different races. Way to go Chelsea!
Click here to see picture of Chelsea on the Awards Stand!
2003 DHS Cross Country Awards
Many thanks to athletes and parents for a fantastic season!
Rookie of the Year - Kyle Buchoff, Rachel Cosca
Most Improved - Patrick Lynch, Vince Feliz, Kaitlyn Beesley-Campos, Lauren Seabury
Outstanding Senior Runners - Ricky Martin, Jeremy Del Cid, Veronica Miqueo
Outstanding Junior Runners - Thad Sieracki, Nadine Ibrahim, Paige Stewart
Outstanding Sophomore Runners - Scott Halliday, Grace Pettygrove
Outstanding Freshman Runners - Brendan Gregg, Chelsea Reilly
Most Inspirational - Dustin Schelegle, Kaitlin Gregg
Coaches Award - Tim Groth, Veronica Miqueo
Discovery Award - Nathan Shandy, Megan Randol
Most Valuable - Dustin Schelegle, Kaitlin Gregg
Monticello Empire League: All League Boys - Dustin Schlelegle, Ricky Martin
Monticello Empire League: All League Girls - Kaitlin Gregg, Veronica Miqueo, Nadine Ibrahim, Paige Stewart
Click here for Awards Night photos at DHS Yahoo site
CIF State Cross Country Championships
Girls 14th place (3 points out of 11th!)
Boys 21st place (top 5 run best times on Woodward Park course!)
Click here for link to Davis Enterprise story - State Meet
Click here for DHS Results at CIF State Meet
Click here for State Meet photos by Stu Pettygrove at the DHS Yahoo site

Davis High girls get out fast at the CIF State Cross Country Championships - Stu Pettygrove photo
What a section meet! Varsity Girls 1st, Varsity Boys 2nd, F/S Girls 2nd, Frosh Boys 4th, Soph Boys 3rd, JV Girls 3rd, JV Boys 6th
Sac-Joaquin Section Championship Results
Davis Enterprise story - Girls
Davis Enterprise story - Boys
Many thanks to the Elson family for the incredible photos - check out the Yahoo site
Joe Hartman's Photo Album 7 - Division 1 Boys at SJS Finals
Joe Hartman's Photo Album 8 - Division 1 Girls at SJS Finals
Link to complete Sac-Joaquin Section Championships Results - All Divisions

Ricky, Jeremy, and Dustin running together at the Sac-Joaquin Section Championships - Elson photo

Varsity Girls - Sac-Joaquin Section Champions
(left to right - coach Tracy Bennett, Veronica Miqueo, Paige Stewart, Kaitlin Gregg, Megan Wall, Lauren Seabury, Chelsea Reilly, Nadine Ibrahim, coach Bill Gregg) - Joy Elson photo

Varsity Boys - 2nd Place Sac-Joaquin Section
(left to right Thad Sieracki, Brendan Gregg, Ricky Martin, Patrick Lynch, Steve Buchanan, Scott Halliday, Dustin Schelegle, Jeremy Del Cid) - Joy Elson photo

Frosh/Soph Girls - 2nd Place Sac-Joaquin Section
(left to right Grace Pettygrove, Sarah Chan, Kaitlyn Beesley-Campos, Julia ter Haar, Palina Chordas, Greta Brandt, Kiran Savage-Sangwan)

Frosh Boys - 4th Place Sac-Joaquin Section
(left to right Tirey Pagel, Stephen Seldin, Jake Allen, Kyle Buchoff, Mitch Danforth)

Soph Boys - 3rd Place Sac-Joaquin Section
(left to right Matt Solomon, Robert Bloxham, Josh Van Eyken, Jason Meierhenry, Alex Theg, Andrew Benware, Alex McKee-Ota)

JV Girls - 3rd Place Sac-Joaquin Section
(left to right Kara DiBiasio, Andrea Liou, Rachel Cosca, Amanda Eberle, Maayan Gadisman, Candice Wang, Laura Bimson)

JV Boys - 6th Place Sac-Joaquin Section
(left to right Nathan Sturges, Tim Brown, Nathan Shandy, Evan Raney, David Abramson, Tim Groth, Vince Feliz)

DHS XC Fan Club - Best "Honking" Sac-Joaquin Section
(left to right Michael Guynn, Megan Randol, Sarah Zarchin, Betheny Dennehy, Shaun Marshall, Yuta Shiraki, Kim Elson)
Lessons from the Geese... thoughts about the team concept
Click here for some great words about being on a team - "Lessons from the Geese" - This link has scrolling text; it take some time to view, but has music and a scenic background
Click here to see Lessons from the Geese - text only - This link loads quickly

Yup, I'm bleeding, but this is cross country! Elson photo
Amazing Runner!
Click here to read the inspirational story of Sacramento area runner and cancer survivor Wayne Miles
Lessons from the Geese - Who is the author and is it scientifically sound? This site looks at the facts and searches for the the author.
Click here for article by former Ventura star Josh Spiker on how to run the Mt. SAC course

Sarah Chan, Julia ter Haar, and Kaitlyn Beesley-Campos head for the finish line
at the Sac-Joaquin subsection meet in Angels Camp. Elson Photo
Fantastic effort by everyone at the MEL Championships!
Parents - Thanks for all of your help in putting on a great meet at Muller Vineyards!
Click here for complete MEL Championships results
Click here for Davis Enterprise story on MEL Championships
Click here for Davis Enterprise story on "The Big Trip" to Mt. SAC
DHS Cross Country pictures up on new Yahoo site!
Joy Elson has created a new site for team photos. You can access the site by clicking below or on the link on the upper left side of this page. You will have to register with Yahoo (if you haven't already) before you can actually view the pictures, but it is a simple process.
Click for DHS Cross Country pictures at Yahoo Groups

Dustin Schelegle and Ricky Martin put the hammer down at the MEL Championships. Elson photo
Yolo County Championships
Links to articles, photos, and results
Link to Keith Conning article on Yolo County Championships
Link to Joe Hartman photos of Yolo County Championships
Click to see pictures from Yolo County Championships
Results Yolo County Championships - All Schools - All Places
Results Yolo County Championships - Davis Only
Results Yolo County Championships - Corrected Jr. High Races

Davis Enterprise - MEL # 4 Davis vs. Vintage
Davis Enterprise - MEL Center Meet at Lagoon Valley
Davis Enterprise - MEL # 2 Davis vs. Will C. Wood
Davis Enterprise - Cowchip Classic