Author: YLHSXC Boosters

Saturday, November 29, 2025 — Clovis, Calif.

Congratulations to our eight Mustang runners who traveled last weekend to compete in the pinnacle cross country season race in California: the CIF XC State Championships! Hundreds of runners from schools across the state converged for a season-capping contest on Saturday, November 29.

Senior Toren Habbestad finished in 15:24.6 and 12^th out of 219 runners in the Boys’ D3 race, capturing the school record for fastest 5K in school history and breaking a record held since 2015.

While all of the season XC races take place on three-mile courses, the State course is a 5K (3.1 miles).

Junior Isabella Wroblewski finished in 17:54.3 and 11^th place out of 216 contenders in the Girls’ D3 race, breaking the school record held since 2019 for fastest girls’ 5K in school history. She was followed by Junior Savannah Gonzalez, Freshman Brooke Habbestad, Senior Brooke Boyd, Junior Camille Ta-Perez–all of whom finished in the top half of contestants–Senior Lorelai Pohl, and Sophomore Sydney Van Stralen.

The Girls’ Varsity team placed 8^th as a team among more than 25 schools featured in the race.

Congratulations, Mustangs! You make us so proud!!

We look forward to celebrating all our runners this Thursday at our end-of-season banquet. See you then!

Go Mustangs!!

Results
YLHS XC Records
Team Photo Pool
Jimmy Su photos
Dylan’s Drop photos

Saturday, November 22, 2025 — Mt. SAC, Walnut, Calif.

YLHS XC Girls Varsity and Senior Toren Habbestad all advanced to State last Saturday, November 22 at Mt. SAC, during the Southern Section CIF Finals. All eight runners will compete at the State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno this Saturday, November 27. The team competed well, with two top-ten finishes and two season-capping PRs!

Toren came in 9^th place overall in the D3 Boys’ race, securing a qualification for State as an individual. This is only the second time a boy from YLHS has advanced to the State meet; the first time was when Toren qualified as an individual at CIF Finals in 2024. Congratulations on your achievement, Toren!

Junior Isabella Wroblewski came in 4^th overall in the D3 Girls’ race. Congratulations, Isabella, on your performance! She was followed by Junior Savannah Gonzalez, Freshman Brooke Habbestad, Senior Brooke Boyd, Junior Camille Ta-Perez, Senior Lorelai Pohl, and Sophomore Sydney Van Stralen. Yorba Linda girls finished 4^th as a team, securing their advancement to state.

PRs:
Lorelai Pohl 19:48
Brooke Habbestad 17:58

Congratulations, team, on your incredible races, and best wishes this weekend at State! Go Mustangs!!

Team Photo Pool
Jimmy Su photos
Dylan’s Drop photos

Results

The photos say it all! It was a CIF-Southern Section Prelims event to remember at Mt. SAC on Saturday, November 15. It rained and did not let up the entire day. The course was shifted to a “rain course” that kept the contest to asphalt. This meant a better surface than mud, but runners still had to account for puddles and slippery surfaces.

Senior Toren Habbestad finished 4^th overall in his D3 heat, advancing to finals next week. Our Girls’ Varsity Team–Juniors Isabella Wroblewski, Savannah Gonzalez, and Camille Ta-Perez; Seniors Brooke Boyd and Lorelai Pohl; Sophomore Sydney Van Stralen, and Freshman Brooke Habbestad–came in 2^nd place as a team in their heat, with Isabella finishing 2^nd overall. Lorelai, Sydney, and Brooke H. all PRd at this race! Great job, ladies! Our Lady Mustangs are currently ranked #8 in the state! The team will return to Mt. SAC next Saturday, November 22, for CIF-SS Finals. Go Mustangs!!

Final Results
Athletic.net Results
Team Photos
Jimmy Su Photos
Season Bests

Even with race times switched to morning instead of afternoon, all runners at the Century Conference Finals on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, faced high heat and dry breezes. Our Mustang men and women pushed through for some impressive times.

Our Lady Mustangs posted incredible finishes, with Junior Isabella Wroblewski scoring 1^st place in the girls varsity contest, followed by two top-10 finishers, Junior Savannah Gonzalez in 7^th place and Freshman Brooke Habbestad in 10^th place, along with Junior Camille Ta-Perez, Senior Brooke Boyd, Sophomore Sydney Van Stralen, and Senior Lorelai Pohl. Both Lorelai and Sydney PRd in this race–well done!

The YLHS Girls Varsity Team placed 1^st in the Crestview League as well as 1^st place in the 15-school Century Conference! Congratulations, ladies! They also advanced as a team to CIF Prelims in two weeks on Saturday, November 15.

Senior Toren Habbestad placed 1^st in the Varsity Boys contest, with an impressive time of 14:45. He will advance as an individual to CIF Prelims. Senior Michael Kowalyshyn finished in 16:13 and gained a spot on the All-League Second Team for the Crestview League. He was followed by Junior Rio Maldonado, Freshman Armani Aguirre, Senior Ryan Olivas, and Sophomore Carlos Barry. Congratulations, guys!

In the Girls JV/Soph/Frosh Contest, our Lady Mustangs placed 1^st overall as a team with three top-10 finishes! Junior Kathryn Thompson placed 2^nd overall, Sophomore Lizzy Clark PRd and came in 4^th place, and Freshman Anya Bharadwaj, who finished in 9^th place. Congratulations, ladies!

Athletes, parents and friends also recognized and celebrated eight Mustang seniors, a few of whom completed their final cross country race at this contest.

PRs

Ryan Wang
Christopher Chiu
Landon Dreyfus
Dean Oteyza

Sydney Van Stralen
Lizzy Clark
Lorelai Pohl
Ella Stanciu
Hailey Stuteville
Michelle Medina-Munoz

Top YLHS Performers for Each Race

Girls Varsity
Isabella Wroblewski, 1st place overall

Girls JV
Kathryn Thompson, 2^nd place overall *Top-10 Finish
Lizzy Clark, 4^th place overall *Top-10 Finish
Anya Bharadwaj, 9^th place overall *Top-10 Finish

Girls Frosh/Soph
Girls Frosh: Aubrey Maurer

Boys Varsity
Toren Habbestad, 1^st place overall

Boys JV
Daniel Hernandez, 4^th place overall *Top-10 Finish

Boys Frosh/Soph
Ryan Wang

Congratulations to our XC Seniors, class of 2026!

Brooke Boyd
Vivian Lin
Lorelai Pohl
Ella Stanciu
Toren Habbestad
Michael Kowalyshyn
Ryan Olivas
Dean Oteyza

Finished Results
Final Results at Athletic.net
Meet photos, special thanks to Ivan Chiu and others for all the fantastic pictures!
Check out our newly uploaded team photos from Sloppy’s Garage!

Friday, October 24, 2025 – Walnut, Calif.

Our Yorba Linda Mustangs attended the 77^th Annual Mt. SAC XC Invitational on Friday to prepare for league finals this upcoming week.

Top Yorba Linda Finishers for Each Race:
Dean Oteyza, D3 Boys JV Red
Lizzie Clark, 8^th place in D3 Girls JV Yellow * Top Ten Finish
Makai Barnett, D3 Boys Frosh Blue
Brooke Gutierrez, D3 Girls Frosh Green
Carlos Barry, D3 Boys Soph Red
Kara Kim, D3 Girls Soph Yellow

Our Varsity Girls team, including Senior Brooke Boyd, Juniors Savannah Gonzales, Isabella Wroblewski, and Camille Ta-Perez, and Freshman Brooke Habbestad, all crossed the line together, followed by Senior Lorelai Pohl and Sophomore Sydney Van Stralen in the D3 Girls Varsity Green Race.

Senior Toren Habbestad took an early lead in the D3 Boys Varsity Blue race, finishing in 16:16 for a first-place victory, followed by Junior Rio Maldonado, who posted an impressive Mt. SAC finish, along with Senior Michael Kowalyshyn, Sophomore Seth Block, Freshman Armani Aguirre, Junior Daniel Hernandez, and Sophomore Oscar Barajas.

See you at League Finals! Go Mustangs!!

Team photos album — Special thanks to Oscar Barajas, Sr. and others for all the great shots!
Jimmy Su photos — Coming Soon
Finished Results Official Times
Athletic.net Results

Isabella Wroblewski​, Toren Habbestad​, and Armani Aguirre are  the new top-ranking, all-time YLHS XC school record holders as of Saturday, October 18 at the Orange County XC Championships in Silverado Canyon.

Isabella posted her first sub-17 finish, posting a 16:40.3, a PR for her as well as the new all-time school record. She’s the first girl in YLHS history to log a sub-17 time. Congratulations to Isabella as she now holds the record time for YLHS women in the 3-mile distance! Isabella came in 6^th place overall in the Girls’ Sweepstakes race and was the third fastest junior in the event.

Congratulations to Girls’ Varsity Team members Isabella Wroblewski, Savannah Gonzalez, Camille Ta-Perez, Brooke Boyd, Brooke Habbestad, and Lorelai Pohl for finishing in 5^th place as a team in the Girls’ Sweepstakes contest! Our girls’ team is currently ranked 5^th in the CIF Southern Section and 10^th in the entire state! Congratulations, ladies!

Toren Habbestad ran his fastest race ever, clocking in at 14:26.0, a new PR for him and a new all-time school record for fastest 3-mile distance race in YLHS history! Toren was the 5^th fastest senior in the Boys’ Sweepstakes race and 9^th overall. The event drew thousands of runners from 25 of the top schools in Orange County.

 Armani​ Aguirre also broke the boys’ freshman school record time with a PR of 16:17.5. Congratulations, Armani!

Team highlights included three top-ten finishes and new PRs. Congratulations to Sydney Van Stralen for her 4^th place finish in the Girls’ Medium School Sophomore race. Breanna Barajas and Anya Bharadwaj took 11^th and 12^th places, respectively, in the Girls’ Medium School Freshman Race.

PRs

Breanna Barajas
Amani Dhody
Savannah Gonzalez
Brooke Habbestad
Noosha Hassanian
Kara Kim
Lorelai Pohl
Hailey Stuteville
Camille Ta-Perez
Sydney Van Stralen
Kaitlyn Wang
Isabella Wroblewski

Armani Aguirre
Makai Barnett
Seth Block
Landon Dreyfus
Adam Fakhro
Toren Habbestad
Daniel Hernandez
Rio Maldonado
Maddex Thoongsuwan
Andy Xu

Athletic.net results
Team photo album
Finished Results scores
Rich Gonzales PrepCalTrack recap
Video

Photos courtesy of Jimmy Su

Cool, clear skies in Huntington Beach helped our runners post fantastic scores at Central Park Invitational in Huntington Beach on Saturday. The three-mile course consisted of grass, dirt, asphalt, a dirt hill, and a loop around the lake.

Central Park is a difficult course, but nine of our Mustangs set new PRs. We also had two top-ten finishes with senior Toren Habbestad finishing 5^th in the Boys Sweepstakes race and junior Isabella Wroblewski finishing 3^rd in the Girls Sweepstakes race. The YLHS girls team came in 4^th place overall in the sweeps race.

Top YL performers for each race:

Boys Sweepstakes: Toren Habbestad – 5^th place

Girls Sweepstakes: Isabella Wroblewski – 3^rd place

Boys Freshman: Maddex Thoongsuwan
Girls Freshman: Aubrey Mauer
Boys Sophomore: Landon Dreyfus
Girls Sophomore: Lizzy Clark
Girls JV: Lorelai Pohl

PRs

Lizzy Clark
Brooke Habbestad
Kara Kim
Hailey Stuteville
Kaitlyn Wang
Makai Barnett
Andrew Nguyen
Maddex Thoongsuwan
Adam Fakro

Check our team season schedule for more upcoming race dates
View all CPI race results here
View and add team photos here
Jimmy Su’s Central Park Invitational photo album via PrepCalTrack

Our Mustangs showed up in force at the 44^th Annual Woodbridge Cross Country Classic Saturday night under the bright lights of the OC Great Park in Irvine. Woodbridge XC Classic draws the highest number of nationwide participants of any local race, and among the thousands of competitors, our Mustangs delivered. Woodbridge results feature 15 PRs from our runners and two top-ten finishes with junior Isabella Wroblewski finishing 5^th in the Gold Varsity Girls – A race and senior Toren Habbestad finishing 3^rd in the Gold Varsity Boys – A contest. Isabella and Toren continue to hold first-place rankings among the Crestview League.

Congratulations our Lady Mustangs for achieving 7^th place ranking among Division 3 Southern Section schools!

Keep up the hard work team, and stay charged. Next up is the Central Park Invitational on Saturday, October 4 in Huntington Beach. Check our team season schedule for more upcoming race dates!

Top YL performers for each race:

Boys Varsity: Toren Habbestad – 3^rd place
Boys Senior: Dean Oteyza
Boys Sophomore: Oscar Barajas
Boys Freshman: Maddex Thoongsuwan
Girls Varsity: Isabella Wroblewski – 5^th place
Girls Junior/Senior: Kathryn Thompson
Girls Sophomore: Katie Pyon
Girls Freshman: Anya Bharadwaj

PRs

Isabella Wroblewski
Brooke Habbestad
Lizzy Clark
Anya Bharadwaj
Aubrey Mauer
Katie Pyon
Kara Kim
Kaitlyn Wang
Tatiana Catana
Michelle Medina-Munoz

Toren Habbestad
Seth Block
Daniel Hernandez
Maddex Thoongsuwan
Andy Xu

View all race results here

View and add team photos here

MileSplit coverage (results, videos, photos)

MileSplit photos

Dylan Stewart’s Woodbridge Classic photo album via PrepCalTrack

Jimmy Su’s Woodbridge Classic photo album via PrepCalTrack

XC Season opened with ASICS Cool Breeze Saturday night in Pomona: what an incredible PR from Senior Michael Kowalyshyn—coming in 15^th overall in the men’s varsity race and beating his previous PR by 53 seconds! Congrats to freshman Armani Aguirre, junior Daniel Hernandez, and sophomore Oscar Barajas—all of whom PRd in their debut varsity race! Outstanding performance from Christopher Chiu and new PRs from Dean Oteyza, Andrew Nguyen, Andy Xu, and Makai Barnett in their first races as YLHS Mustangs.

We saw a fantastic PR from freshman Brooke Habbestad—coming in 4th overall and 1st place in the Small School division in the freshman girls’ race—and sophomore Sydney Van Stralen, who PRd in her debut varsity race, joining senior Lorelai Pohl. Congratulations to Lizzy Clark, who  came in 6^th place, Kara Kim, who PRd, for their performances in the Small School Sophomore race. We are so proud of freshmen Breanna Barajas, Brooke Gutierrez, Kara Kim, and Kaitlyn Wang on their first successful high school finishes.

The night’s big sweepstakes race, the “Sundown Showdown,” started late in the evening and featured Isabella Wroblewski and Brooke Boyd in the women’s race, who both gave excellent performances, coming in with 17:26 (12^th overall) and 18:17 (53^rd place overall), respectively.

In the men’s Showdown, Toren Habbestad finished in 14:57, coming in 15^th overall, and Rio Maldonado achieved an impressive 16:14 time in his first Sundown Showdown event at Cool Breeze.

Congrats to all runners! Up next: League Preview, Sept. 9.

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