Fantastic Fall Season
The St. Francis Troubadours had a
fantastic fall athletic season highlighted by
a fourth-place finish by the cross country
program at the CIF State Championships.
Overall, St. Francis recorded three
Top-10 state finishes among four CIF
NorCal appearances. All five fall varsity
teams earned playoff berths and made
playoff runs in their respective sports.
The cross country team’s fourth-place finish under
coach Aaron Rios was the fifth consecutive Top-10 finish
for the program and third Top-4 placement in the last five
years. Led by Sydney Vandegrift ’18 and Izzy Fauria ’20,
who earned League runner of the year and all-state honors, the Troubadours won the Sac-Joaquin Section title to
record the 92nd overall section title in school history.
Volleyball advanced to the CIF State Northern
California Regional semifinals before losing to eventual
champion Valley Christian of San Jose. Led by Delta
League Coach of the Year Alynn Wright, St. Francis upset
third-seeded Whitney during the bracket play. The tennis team advanced to the NorCal bracket before losing in
the quarterfinals. The Troubies were undefeated in Delta
League play under League Coach of the Year Kristi Spector
before advancing to NorCals for the first time since 2011.
The golf team also won the Delta League title with an
undefeated dual match mark before advancing to the SacJoaquin Section Masters and NorCal Tournaments under
Delta League Coach of the Year Bert Jones. Water Polo, the
defending section champs, lost in the second round of the
tournament to Lincoln of Stockton.
Overall, St. Francis had 22 student-athletes named
to the All-Delta League teams, captured three Coach of
the Year honors and won two Delta League and one SacJoaquin Section titles. It was truly a Troubie Takeover.
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