Arcadia High School runner Ammar Moussa ran the day's fastest time (15:15) at the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 race at Mt. San Antonio College. Arcadia High School runner Catrina McAlister placed second in Division 1 girls.
Arcadia High School juniors Catrina McAlister and Ammar Moussa are the Pasadena Star News girls and boys Runners of the Year, and Arcadia High School coach Jim O'Brien is the Boys Coach of the Year.
Spotlight on Arcadia High School junior Phillip Rocha, the Runner of the Year. He wonCIF Southern Section and CIF State Division I titles in cross country.
Arcadia High School junior cross-country runner Ammar Moussa wins the boys Division 1 and 2 sweepstakes at the Mt. San Antonio College Cross Country Invitational. Also included is a photo of Arcadia High School junior Catrina McAlister.
Arcadia High School coach James O'Brien, who has led the cross country team to two CIF State and three CIF-Southern Section championships, has been fired. He was told the reason was, "We want to go in a different direction." He will remain a teacher at Arcadia High School.
Local Arcadia High School cross country runners Ammar Moussa and Catrina McAlister, will continue their athletic and academic endeavors at the University of Colorado. The choice to run at the same college was mere coincidence.
Arcadia High School Apaches cross country athletes dominated at the 8th annual Apaches Invitational at Arcadia County Park. Catrina McAlister won the three-mile race in 16:25, that was 10 seconds faster than her previous best. Ammar Moussa tied his own course record and the Apaches boys took the first five positions in winning the invitational.
Arcadia High School senior Sergio Gonzalez won the CIF State Division I championship race with the second fastest time of 15:05. His team, the Apaches, finished second, behind Trabuco Hills.
Arcadia High School's cross country team, coached by Jim O'Brien, has received praise and accolades since qualifying for the CIF State Finals for the first time in school history. Arcadia's top runners are Paul Beckwith and Andrew Pilavjian.
A letter from Arcadia High School Principal Brent Forsee to CIF lists recruiting and practice rule violations allegedly committed by fired Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien. Forsee sent the undated letter to the Southern Section offices of the California Interscholastic Federation sometime after firing James O'Brien on June 17.
Arcadia High School Apaches boys cross country team runs an impressive race at 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Invitational. The Arcadia High School team consists of Ammar Moussa, Allen Leung, Ryan Vargas, Francis Lee, William Tsai and Esmond Wei. Their run times are given.
Two articles recapping Arcadia 44th Annual Invitational. Arcadia High School's Ammar Moussa celebrates victory in the 3,200 meters. He ran the nation's fastest high school time this season, at 8:49.59.
Arcadia High School boys Eric Garibay, Sergio Gonzalez, Allen Leung and Ryan Vargas, are on the 2010 All-Area Cross Country boys team. Arcadia High School freshman Veronica Yamane and junior Alejandra Quintero are on the 2010 All-Area Cross Country girls team. James O'Brien of Arcadia High School, is named Coach of the Year for the boys. Ammar Moussa and Catrina McAlister, both from Arcadia High School, were named Star News Runners of the Year. All preceding people are photographed. Also chosen (not photographed) were on the second team: Arcadia High School senior boy William Tsai and Arcadia High School girl Glyndie Mancia.
This article puts the spotlight on Arcadia High School boys varsity cross country team, led by Ammar Moussa. The team has 14 members. The first seven are ranked second in the state and the CIF-Southern section. A photograph shows Zack Marriott, Esmond Wei, Nick Shar, Eric Garibay, Allen Leung, Sergio Gonzalez, William Tsai, Charlie Johansen and David Mejia.
Arcadia High School boys cross country team win their second consecutive CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship and third Division I title in 4 years, last Saturday at Fresno's Woodward Park.
Arcadia High School's runner Phillip Rocha ran a record CIF Cross Country race with a time of 14:58, the fastest time of the year in California in Division I.
This article puts a spotlight on Arcadia sophomore Ammar Moussa, named Athlete of the Year. He and fellow Arcadia High School boys Ted Hooper and Renaud Poizat are on the All-Area Boys Track and Field team.