END OF SEASON SUMMARY 2025 SEASON
Who is Northgate Cross Country?
2025 saw our largest team to date, with 97 students, of whom 41 were freshmen. We were 47% female, 53% male. We comprised beginner runners and experienced veterans running since middle school.We had six coaches, 3 men, 3 women, ranging in ages from 31 - 65. We were also supported by a host of parent volunteers, with 14 parents taking more prominent roles.
Academics
Academics were strong with no one losing eligibility and the boys had a GPA of 3.5 and our girls a GPA of 3.7.
League Competition
The team competes in the DAL league in the upper division, referred to as the Foothill Division. It competes against Acalanes, Campolindo, College Park, Clayton Valley, Los Lomas and Miramonte. Here are the results of our League competition:
- Frosh Soph Boys - 4th in League
- Frosh Soph Girls - 2nd in League
- JV Boys - 2nd in League
- JV Girls - 2nd in League
- Varsity Boys - 3rd in League
- Varsity Girls - co-champions with Campolindo
The following athletes achieved all league selections:
BOYS
2nd Team
- Ismael Opeyany
3rd Team
- Francis Chmielewski
- Niko Windham
- Joaquin Guerrero
- Anderson Lien
Girls
1st Team
- Olivia Joseph
- Natasha Cohen
2nd Team
- Emma Fox
- Camila Terrazas
3rd Team
- Maren Ahonen-Lytal
- Matilda Rees
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
The girls dominated this season and won 8/10 races. Their only losses were by a narrow margin at the League Championship, where they were able to be co-champions due to the other league wins and at the State meet where they placed 6th. Most of these invitationals saw them competing against up to 20 schools in a single race, they won at Mt SAC in LA against D1 teams from the Southern Section and we re-wrote the list of top times for the State Meet and other races all season.
The boys improved all season and by October had won their first Invitational, the Artichoke Meet, after that they continued to improve and moved up from DAL 1 where they were 4th to 2nd place in the Championship. Despite being ranked 8th in Division 3, they pulled off a surprising and exciting 2nd place at NCS through tight pack running.
POST SEASON - the Bronco’s compete in Division 3 at NCS
Boys’ Varsity were 2nd place at NCS, qualified on for the State Meet where they ran the fastest team time in school history
Girls’ Varsity were back to back champions at NCS, and then went on to their highest ever place at the State meet of 6th with also the fastest team time ever.
HONORS & AWARDS
MVP
Olivia Joseph - Captain, First Team NCS & team MVP
Francis Chmielewski - Captain & team MVP
Coaches’ Award
Joshua Berrett (Captain)
Natasha Cohen (Captain)
Varsity & JV Most Improved
Abram Messiha (Captain) & Steven Olson
Claire Buckshi
Frosh MVP’s
Milo Curtin
Emelia Conley
2026 Captains
Anderson Lien (further appointees will be made in the summer)
Maren Ahonen Lytal, Maleya De Jesus & Olivia Joseph
