1993 PREP PREVIEW / BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY : Boys’ Cross-Country at a Glance

Top runners: Clint Allen, Dana Hills, Sr.; Johann Appell, Estancia, Jr.; John Biondolillo, Dana Hills, Sr.; Trent Bryson, Newport Harbor, Sr.; Julio Cordero, Saddleback, Sr.; Alberto Cruz, Katella, Sr.; Shahram Dezahd, Newport Harbor, Jr.; Jeff Domis, La Habra, Sr.; Federico Duran, Santa Ana, Sr.; Ryan Emenker, El Modena, So.; Chuck Gatchell, La Habra, Jr.; Peter Ho, Estancia, Sr.; Matt Huss, Santa Margarita, Sr.; Brendon Mahon, La Habra, Sr.; Jaime Martinez, Orange, Sr.; Mike Moreno, Katella, Sr.; Jeremy Mordock, Villa Park, Jr.; Ricardo Ochoa, Saddleback, So.; Delfino Resendiz, Katella, Sr.; Rafael Santamaria, Saddleback, Jr.; Blake Schumacher, Villa Park, Sr.; Phillip Sitner, Villa Park, Sr.; Brian Slingsby, Corona Del Mar, Jr.; Ryan Wilkinson, Santa Margarita, Jr.; Juan Zaragoza, Santa Ana, Sr.

League favorites: Arrowhead: Southern California Christian; Century: Villa Park; Christian: Capistrano Valley Christian; Empire: Katella; Freeway: La Habra; Garden Grove: Santiago; Olympic: Orange Lutheran; Orange: Anaheim; Pacific Coast: Estancia; Sea View: Saddleback; South Coast: Dana Hills; Sunset: Santa Ana.

1992 final poll: 1. Katella; 2. Newport Harbor; 3. La Habra; 4. Dana Hills; 5. Saddleback; 6. Corona del Mar; 7. Esperanza; 8. Santa Ana; 9. Huntington Beach; 10. Villa Park.

1993 preseason poll: 1. Katella; 2. Santa Ana; 3. Saddleback; 4. La Habra; 5. Villa Park; 6. Newport Harbor; 7. Orange; 8. Dana Hills; 9. Huntington Beach; 10. Estancia.

Key dates: Laguna Hills Invitational, Sept. 11; Woodbridge Invitational, Sept. 18; Dana Hills Invitational, Sept. 25; Stanford Invitational, Oct. 2; Fountain Valley Central Park Invitational, Oct. 9; Orange County Championships, Oct. 16; Mt. SAC Invitational, Oct. 23; Southern Section Preliminaries, Nov. 13; Section Finals, Nov. 20; State Championships, Nov. 27; Western Regionals, Dec. 4; National Championships, Dec. 11.

Notes: Mater Dei’s second-year coach, Rick Martinez, has the Monarchs running well early in the spring, so this squad may crack the top 10 by season’s end. . . . Dave Zeitler’s Santa Margarita team has a strong 1-2 punch in junior Ryan Wilkinson and senior Matt Huss. . . . Estancia has an equally strong leading duo in junior Johann Appell and senior Peter Ho. . . . Don’t overlook Corona del Mar or El Toro.