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MIZRAEL MENDEZ
Vitals: Mt. Whitney, sophomore
Need to know: After finishing 13th in the section Division I race (16:20), he earned another level of respectability by clocking 15:56 at state for 49th among 194 runners.
JASON FREEMAN
Vitals: Clovis East, senior
Need to know: Consistent at season's end, he placed sixth in the section's D-I (16:01) before finishing 54th in the state (16:00).
GERMAY TESFAI
Vitals: Hoover, junior
Need to know: What a two-week plunge -- from 16:47 in section D-II finals to 15:47 in the state. That mark was eighth among section representatives in all divisions.
ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ
Vitals: Washington, senior
Need to know: Found All-Star credentials by winning the section D-IV title (16:08) before hitting the wire 16th in the state (16:18).
JESSE ARELLANO
Vitals: Madera, senior
Need to know: His 15:55 for fifth place in section D-I trailed only the four Buchanan runners and Foothill's Chris Schwartz.
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