There is a new US#1! Arcadia HS, Arcadia CA has reclaimed their #1 spot from last season NXN Championships. Running an astonishing 14:33 team average the Apaches won the Woodbridge Invitational by 93-points. Estevan De La Rosa ran an incredible 13:56 for 3-miles, Phillip Rocha 14:32, Thomas Tran 14:43, Jarrick Wenslow 14:45, Josue Gonzalez 14:50.

They may be the best dynasty in prep sports today. The queens of high school cross country have claimed a record 7-straight Nike Cross Nationals Championships. A "pure" cross country driven program Manlius is grounded by the Stotan Philosophy. Every season there is questions whether they will be able to regroup, reload, and repeat...the Stotans have never flinched. Will 2013 be 8-in-row or will 2013 provide a Cinderella?

By Doug Binder, Dyestat National Editor

The top 100 boys and girls individuals in the nation. The boys favorite is Arcadia senior Estevan De La Rosa. Rosa has said he plans to go for every course record this season. The girls favorite is World prep phenom Mary Cain! She will battle against two-time national champion Simi Valley sr Sarah Baxter. Baxter is undefeated in cross country but it seems hard to believe that Cain will be stopped on her way to capping an epic 2013!

Looking back, the legacy of cross country programs across America have been legendary. Teams like "The magnificent-7" 1972 Lompoc, "The Super-Team"1977 Deerfield, "The True XC Program" 1981 Carmel, "The Repeat" 1982 Carmel, and the indomitable Fayetteville Manlius girls. The titans of the fall that left a legacy for all others to measure up to and aspire for greatness are recorded in the national archives.

There have been faster runners then Steve Prefontaine and still he captivates the running

world. All of his high school, collegiate, and American records have been surpassed and yet

we remember "Pre" as the greatest of all time in our hearts. So what is it about Steven

Roland Prefontaine out of Coos Bay, Oregon that captivates us?

"Having embarked upon the Stotan Way of Life, like the Spartans, one must go through with it to the end. There is no giving up throughout life. The first per-requisite for a Stotan is tenacity. The next is to understand that his loyalties are towards making the most of the material that is his, to the expansion, or at least the manifestation of the Life Force, and a constant identification of himself with his Life Force through his Way of Life. To live this Way of Life is hard. It is not for weaklings. It is the Way that is traveled by all the truly great ones. It requires strenuous effort of body and mind." ~Percy Cerutty Biography

The list of accomplishments and stats speak for themselves. 2011 World Junior Triathlon Champion; 2011 USA Junior Triathlon National Champion; 2011 National HS Indoor Mile 4:10 (4:03SB)/Two-Mile 8:40/5000 Meter 14:06 Champion; National Outdoor Two-Mile record holder 8:29.46; 2011 Dream Mile Champion 3:59.71; 2009 & 2010 Foot Locker National Champion; 2010 Nike Cross National Champion. National Indoor 5000 Meter Record Holder. Two-time Illinois State Cross Country Champion. Undefeated in prep cross country.