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Palos Verdes Cross Country
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The Palos Verdes Cross County Team is a cross county team from Palos Verdes High School in California. History Palos Verdes fielded a varsity boys cross country team in 1961, the year the school opened. The boys' varsity team have won a total of five CIF titles in 1967, 1974, 1977, 1978, and 1990. The boys have also won 16 Bay League titles, most recently in 2007 and have an all-time league record of 268 wins and 27 losses. Girls cross country did not compete as a team until 1977. The girls varsity team won 14 consecutive Bay League titles from 1977 to 1991. Their all-time league record stands at 74 wins and 32 losses. The girls' team has won six California Interscholastic Federation titles. The girls won CIF titles in 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989. The 1987 girls' team was named National Champions. Coaches The cross country program was founded in 1961 by coach Bill O’Rourke and then followed by Terry Wallace. The leader of the cross country program during the 70‘s was coach Bob Latham. Coach Latham was in charge from 1972 until 1979 when he left Palos Verdes. Sue Scully was the coach for the 1980 season followed by Joe Kelly. Coach Kelly was in charge at Palos Verdes High School from 1981 until the school closed in 1991. The team is currently coached by Brian Shapiro, Jeff Arkinson, and Alex Broughton. 
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