2023 St. Francis Cross Country News

  • Dunham makes podium, Troubies finish seventh at state
    November 25, 2023
    FRESNO, Calif. – Senior Grace Dunham improved from 32nd place after the first mile to 10th at the finish line, leading St. Francis to 262 points and seventh place in the Division III girls’ 5-kilometer race at the CIF State Country Championships, held at Fresno’s Woodward Park Saturday.
  • Dunham, Hawkins, Wright lead fall All-Delta League awards
    November 20, 2023
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Grace Dunham earned Athlete of the Year honors for cross country, while Gaby Hawkins and Alynn Wright earned Coach of the Year nods in water polo and volleyball, respectively, as the Delta League rolled out its fall all-league honors over the weekend.
  • Troubies capture 14th section championship
    November 11, 2023
    FOLSOM, Calif. – Seniors Grace Dunham and Ryann Strawn each earned individual medals while leading St. Francis to the Division III girls’ title at the Sac-Joaquin Section cross country championships, held at Willow Hill Reservoir Saturday. This marks the 14th overall section banner for the Troubadours, and the first since the program won the D-II title for four straight years from 2016-19.
  • Tompkins, Le win races, all Troubies earn section berths
    November 04, 2023
    ANGELS CAMP, Calif. – Freshman Ava Tompkins and junior Mykaela Le led dominating team performances in the Division III frosh-soph and junior varsity races, respectively, while Sunny Schranz, Grace Dunham and Ryann Strawn crossed the finish line together as the top varsity scorers, highlighting St. Francis at the Sac-Joaquin Sub-Section cross country championship meet at Calaveras County Fairgrounds Saturday.
  • Troubies defend final Delta League title
    October 28, 2023
    ROCKLIN, Calif. – Freshman Ava Tompkins won the frosh-soph two-mile race in her season debut while senior Grace Dunham led five Troubies in the top 15, as St. Francis cross country successfully defended its team title at the Delta League championships, hosted at Jessup University Saturday.
  • Cross country performs strong at HOKA two-mile meet
    October 14, 2023
    RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. – Freshman Sunny Schranz and senior Pamela Vargas won their respective sections, while senior Grace Dunham took fourth among 120 finishers from all five races, as St. Francis wrapped up the regular season at the Cordova High site of the HOKA Postal National Two-Mile meet.
  • Freshman Schranz leads Troubies at Clovis Invite
    October 07, 2023
    FRESNO, Calif. – Freshman Sunny Schranz crossed the finish line in 19 minutes, 26.3 seconds to lead St. Francis in the Bill Buettner 5-kilometer race, the marquee girls’ event at the ASICS Clovis Invitational cross country meet at Woodward Park Saturday.
  • Troubies win varsity 5K at Tom Laythe Invite
    September 30, 2023
    FOLSOM, Calif. – Senior Grace Dunham placed third overall to lead St. Francis to a team score of 52 points, well ahead of second-place Del Oro, to win the small-school varsity five-kilometer race at the Tom Laythe Invitational cross country meet, hosted by Bella Vista at the Willow Hill Reservoir Saturday.
  • Schranz, Dunham lead SF at league center meet
    September 27, 2023
    RIO LINDA, Calif. – Freshman Sunny Schranz finished third in the girls’ frosh-soph 1.92-mile race then senior Grace Dunham placed fifth in the varsity 3-mile, leading St. Francis in those respective events at the Delta League Cross Country Center Meet, held at Cherry Island Soccer Complex Wednesday.
  • SF varsity places ninth at Woodbridge Classic
    September 16, 2023
    IRVINE, Calif. – Senior Grace Dunham placed 18th among 223 finishers to lead St. Francis to a ninth-place team total of  326 points in the Rated Varsity girls’ 3-mile race at the 42nd installment of the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic at Orange County Great Park Saturday.
  • Dunham, varsity wins Lagoon Valley Classic
    September 02, 2023
    VACAVILLE, Calif. – Senior Grace Dunham bested a field of 14 teams and 105 total runners with a time of 18 minutes, 57.3 seconds, winning the small school varsity girls’ 3-mile race and leading St. Francis to the team title at the Lagoon Valley Classic cross country meet, held at Lagoon Valley Park Saturday morning.
  • St. Francis runners up in all three races at Oakmont
    August 26, 2023
    ROCKLIN, Calif. – Senior Grace Dunham placed eighth among the 216 varsity finishers, while Kayla Towne (21st), Ryann Strawn (26th) and Kelsey Sutch (27th) also crossed among the top 30 as St. Francis finished second in the varsity 4-kilometer race at the Oakmont Invitational cross country meet at Johnson-Springview Park Saturday morning.