Seniors Elise Urkov and Patricia Sweeney were honored as the Booster Club Scholar-Athletes of the Year, while Myra Anwar and Jade Borg received the Booster Club Leadership Award.
Nine St. Francis seniors have made commitments to play collegiate sports this fall and were recognized at a ceremony at the school, bringing the total to 23 student-athletes for the Class of 2019. The Troubadours who signed on April 17 represent seven sports (basketball, cross country, lacrosse, rowing, swimming, tennis and water polo) and will be attending schools in four states (California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington).
The St. Francis cross country team program was named the MileSplit CA Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Team of the Year for their accomplishments from the 2018 season.
Eight cross country student-athletes formed two relay teams to run in the California International Marathon on Sunday, finishing 1-2 in the female high school division.
The St. Francis cross country team finished eighth overall and junior Isabella Fauria crossed 10th to lead the Troubadours at Woodward Park at the CIF State Championships on Saturday. It was the eighth consecutive Top 10 state championship finish for the program.
After a week delay and another challenging week dealing with the poor air conditions, the St. Francis cross country team won their third consecutive title Saturday morning at the Sac-Joaquin Section Championships.
The St. Francis cross country team will defend their Sac-Joaquin Section Division II title next week after winning the Subsection meet Saturday with 32 team points to easily out-score second place Whitney.
The St. Francis Troubadours will continue their stellar seasons as all five varsity teams will compete in Sac-Joaquin Section playoff events this week.
Junior Noelle Lynch took the junior varsity race and freshman Cate Joaquin crossed first in the Frosh/Soph race to lead the St. Francis cross country program to a strong day at the Bella Vista Bronco Invitational at Johnson Springview Park.
The St. Francis cross country team got a preview of the State Championship course and made a statement about their goals for the season with a second-place finish behind only defending Division champion Great Oak in the championship race.
St. Francis junior runner Liv Walbeck might be more country than cross but that is fine with her. She has lots of developing talents and is not afraid to step out in the spotlight.
In her first cross country race back since 2016, redshirt senior Lauren LaRocco, who graduated from St. Francis in 2014, finished 16th overall in 20:04.4 to help the No. 29 Portland Pilots place 12th at the 2018 Nuttycombe Invite.
The St. Francis cross country team won for the fourth time this season by out-scoring Vista del Lago 59-76 Saturday at the Capital Cross Challenge at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex.
Freshman Cate Joaquin led a St. Francis attack with six of the top 10 runners to take the team title at the Delta League meet on Wednesday at the Cherry Island Soccer Complex.
The St. Francis cross country team placed seventh overall in the elite Bob Day Sweepstakes at the Silverlakes Sports Complex at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic Saturday night under the lights.
For the second time this season, the St. Francis cross country team swept all three team races in a dominating performance at the Ed Sias Invitational at Hidden Valley Park. It was the second consecutive win for the program in the girl’s varsity race.