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Competing Alumni

Yucaipa XC Thunderbird Alumni

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Cassidy Jarish

Suffolk University 

Letterwinner at Yucaipa served as the team’s captain … Helped Yucaipa to four straight first place team titles at Citrus Belt League (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) … Led Yucaipa to a 10th place performance at the CIF State Championship in 2019 … Aided to Yucaipa’s 16th place finish at the CIF Southern Section Finals in 2019 … Also lettered in track & field and captained the team as a senior … Contributed to Yucaipa’s three Citrus Belt League track & field championships (2018, 2019, 2021) … Four-year academic letter honoree … Hozoni Atet (junior in top 40 of class) in 2020 … Graduated in the top 40 of her class in 2021 … Highest Honors from California Scholarship Federation in 2021 … Served as the Commissioner of Publications on Student Council from 2018-21. 

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Brady Woods 

Montana University

High School Bests: 1,600m (4:33); 3,200m (9:38); 3m cross country (15:17)
 
Personal: A 2021 graduate of Yucaipa High School ... The son of Jonathan and Rachel Woods.

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Danielle Gee

Sacramento State University

Collegiate Highlights:

  • Ranked third on the team in both meets during her first collegiate season.

  • Fastest 5K time was 19:32.9 to place 10th overall at the William Jessup Invitational.

 

High School Highlights:

  • Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2020.

  • Was the Citrus Belt League champion in the 1600 and 3200 as a sophomore and junior.

  • Placed second in the 1600 and third in the 3200 as a freshman.

  • Ran 5:17.81 in the 1600 in limited action as a senior to set her personal best.

  • Fastest 3200 was 10:57.65 as a junior.

  • Won three league cross country titles during her career.

  • Placed 18th at the Southern Section finals and was 30th at the California State Championships as a senior.

  • Best 3-mile time was 17:00.1.

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Justin Briscoe

UC Riverside

High School Highlights:

  • Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2020.

  • Was the Citrus Belt League champion in Cross Country in 2018.

  • Won 3 team league championships during his career.

  • Was All-Citrus Belt League from 2016-2019.

  • Yucaipa XC 3 mile school record holder having ran 14:32 at the 2018 Woodbridge Invitational.

  • Finished 27th at the 2018 CIF Finals race.

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Blake Rodriguez

Vanguard University

Collegiate Highlights:

3.95 GPA

2 x All-GSAC Scholar Athlete

All-American Scholar Athlete

2 x Coach Award

10th All-Time in Javelin

10th All-Time in 600m

6th All-Time in Decathlon

5th All-Time in Heptathlon

 

High School Highlights:

Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2019.

3 x All CBL (Track)

2019 CBL Track League Champion (800m, 4x400)

5th All-Time in 800m

3x CIF Qualifier in XC

2x Coach's Award

Team Captain

All-CBL in Basketball

2019 Team MVP in Basketball

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Madison Parr

Vangaurd University

Collegiate Highlights:

All American Scholar Athlete

All Conference Scholar Athlete

3x All Conference XC

All Conference in Track (5k)

3x National Qualifier in XC

2x National Qualifier in Indoor & Outdoor Track

2010-2020 Vangaurd All-Decade XC (5th)

8th All Time in 10k

9th All Time in 3k

 

High School Highlights:

Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2018.

2x All CBL XC

2x All CBL Track 

8x Varsity Letter (XC & Track)

Top 10 All Time List XC

Senior Captain

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Sarah Gee

Vangaurd University

Collegiate Highlights:

All American Scholar Athlete

All Conference Scholar Athlete

2x GSAC Team Champion XC

2x National Qualifier XC

XC Team Time Record Holder

2019 Women's Most Improved XC

High School Highlights

4 Year Varsity Athlete XC/Track

3x All CBL XC

2x All CBL Track

4x CBL Team Champion

2014 CIF Team Runner Up XC

3x State Meet Qualifier XC

XC Team Time School Record

4 Year XC/Track Scholar Athlete

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Joshua Weghorst

Ottawa University

Graduated from Yucaipa HS in 2018.

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Makenna Mason

Biola University

High School Highlights:
• Prepped four varsity seasons at Yucaipa HS in Yucaipa, Calif., graduating in 2017
• All time record holder in the 3-mile (17:01)
• No. 6 all-time in the 1,600 (5:07)
• Was CIF runner-up in 2014
• Two-time All-CIF
• Three-time all-league
• Earned Scholar-Athlete President's award
• Selected as Ken Hubbs Award recipient for her school

2019 Collegiate Highlights:
• Named First Team All-PacWest with a third-place finish in the conference championships (21:47 - 6k)
• Helped the Eagles to a PacWest podium finish as a team
• Finished 3rd at the Biola Invitational with an 18:30 (best 5k)
• Finished 25th in the NCAA Reigonals with her best 6k of the season (21:24)
• Helped Biola to NCAA Division II/USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
• Earned individual NCAA Division II/USTFCCCA All-Academic honors

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Tilicia Santiago

Concordia University

2019: Academic All-PacWest

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • Attended Yucaipa High School

  • Varsity runner for four years

  •  Captain 2018 & 2019

  • Coach Award 2018 & 2019

  • All-League CBL

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Isabella Powers

La Verne University

High School: 

  • 2015-2016 All League Honorable Mention 

  • 2015-2019 Varsity Athlete

  • 2016-2017 Achieved 3.5 or higher GPA

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