1990 Season

San Marino Men are State Champs!

Girls Make It a Total Team Effort by Taking 3rd at State

Men
Ending a 15 year drought in remarkable fashion, this team stomped every team in it’s path.  Monrovia was the only duo meet team to score a point against these guys. At League Finals, they came in with 18 points, just 3 points shy of a perfect score.

On the Mt. SAC course for the CIF Finals, this squad dominated with a 2-4-7-8 finish to score 33 points.  The next best was 64.

CIF began running State Finals in the 1980s.  The 1990 guys were the first San Marino men’s team to grab the state title. 

Excerpt from independent article on CIF-ready teams after the Mt. SAC Invitational

Men
After barely missing a shot at the CIF/Reebok State Championships last year, San Marino (Southern Section) has shown the necessary improvement to advance this season.  “We’ve really come a long way,” said Head Coach Philip Ryan.  “Two years ago we were decimated in league, but the kids really put in a lot of work.  It’s fun to see them progress the way they have.”  The Titan’s top runner is senior Peter Nichols, whose season best time is 15:14 at the Dana Hills Invitational.  Two other seniors figure in the number two and three spots;  Carlos DeOvand and Matt Payne.  DeOvando had a seasonal best of 15:27 at Dana Hills, while Payne’s best is 15:57. Joe Welton, a junior, figures to break the 16-minute mark after a 16:01 timing at Dana Hills and Mark Hillman is also chasing down that mark.  His season best is 16:07.  Talented sophomore Ben Nichols offers strength for the future off a seasonal best timing of 16:15.  “We’re running consistently and we’re running tough.  Our six runners are right there with each other,” Ryan said.

Girls
La Jolla will receive stiff competition from several other schools, one being San Marino (Southern Section).  The Titans have a talented squad and also possess a lot of depth, with seven capable runners.  Marjorie Hsu, a junior, posted a seasonal best of 18:16 at the Dana Hills Invitational and won the Dos Pueblos Invitational in a time of 18:29.  Jenny Liao, on of three juniors on the team, isn’t far behind Hsu’s pace, with top times of 18:33 at Dana Hills and 18:50 at Dos Pueblos.  Junior Jacquie Fruttero has missed some of the season due to injury, but is expected to challenge Hsu and Liao for top times.  Her seasonal best is 19:17, which was good for first place at Rosemead.  A pair of talented freshman runners, Stephanie Norberg and Kim Gardner, have posted solid times.  Norberg won theDos Pueblos Invitational in the freshman/sophomore division with a time of 20:06.  Gardner’s top time is 19:43 at Dana Hills.  Heather Decker, a freshman, and Connie Chung, a sophomore, add quality depth.  San Marino finished sixth at the CIF/Reebok State Championships in Division II last year.

Features

Graduating Seniors - Where Are They Now?

Carlos De Ovando - No information at this time.

Matt Payne (as of February 2013) - Matt lives in San Francisco and reportedly works in business development for Tippit Inc, a private marketing firm formed in 2011.  It also appears that Matt is, or was, the Business Development Director for a cloud computing consultant by the name of Groveis, probably in the San Francisco office.

Dave Pettit - No information at this time.

Eddie Song - No information at this time.