88:39 Team Time - 17:44 average by Bakersfield at Valley 08

88:39 Team Time - 17:44 average by Bakersfield at Valley 08

8. 211 BAK/Bakersfield High ( 17:44 1:28:39)

1 23 Andrew Ariey Sr 926 23 16:57
2 35 Zach Holt Sr 928 35 17:28
3 49 Jake Purcell Sr 929 49 17:55
4 51 Andrew Edquist Sr 927 51 18:05
5 53 Chris Anderson Jr 932 53 18:14
6 ( 68) Nick Flores Sr 931 68 20:05
7 ( 69) Robby Harris Sr 930 69 22:03


The Drillers have been improving over the past three years but now face a rebuilding year. They were 4 and 2 in duals in 2007 and 5 and 1 in 2008. In fact, their only lost to Highland by two points in the final dual of the season on Highland's very challenging home course. Dual meet success did not carry over in the league meet however. Depth was always an issue and last year they had a good group of five but no one in reserve. So if one runner had a bad day, their goose was cooked.

Going into 2009, the entire varsity squad from 2008 is gone. The fastest Driller going into this year is actually Sarah Baker who has broken 19 minutes on the Hart Park course and 20 minutes on the Woodward Park course. But with a school as big as BHS, there will be someone coming along I am sure. Two returnees that may have an impact this year are Jacob Langston (Jr) and Bart Elliot (So). Both mainly ran frosh/soph last year and could do well this year.