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Crystal Springs Uplands Coach Albert Caruana on Second Straight Sweep of Division 5 Team Titles - California CIF Cross Country State Championships 2023
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Crystal Springs Uplands head coach Albert Caruana reflects on the Gryphons sweeping Division 5 boys and girls team titles for the second year in a row at the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. Crystal Springs Uplands prevailed by a 111-130 margin against Yosemite to become the first boys program to repeat as champions since St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda in 2012-13. The Gryphons edged Immanuel School on a sixth-runner tiebreaker to capture back-to-back girls crowns after the teams raced to a 97-97 result. Maya Wohl was the No. 6 finisher for Crystal Springs Uplands, placing 43rd overall in 19:51.6. It marked only the third time in California girls state championship history that a title was decided on a sixth-runner tiebreaker, including the first time since 2003. Crystal Springs Uplands joined Division 1 program Great Oak as the only schools to sweep boys and girls team titles in consecutive years. More videos |