The Battle of The Shoe

2002 Shoe Results

2003 Shoe Results

2004 Shoe Results

2005 Shoe Results

2006 Shoe Results

2007 Shoe Results

2008 Shoe Results

2009 Shoe Results

2010 Shoe Results

2011 Shoe Results

2002 was my 1st year coaching cross country at Eastwood HS. I had a conversation with 2 very good cross country coaches Jerry Shaffer and Chris Gee (then, both of Bel Air) about carring over a footbal tradition between the 2 schools over to cross country. To the best of my knowldege, since the 60's , when Bel Air and Eastwood have played eachother it was called the battle of the helmet, and the winner would keep a trophy of a football helmet painted 1/2 Eastwood and 1/2 Bel Air until the schools met the next year. So we decided to invent "The running of the shoe" in which the Bel Air and Eastwood cross country teams meet every year. The winner takes home the shoe (a trophy painted 1/2 Eastwood and 1/2 Bel Air) until the teams meet the next year. After the meet the teams usually come togather to picnic, and in 2005 a middle school division was added, followed by a highly contested alumni division. Below you will find results from past "Shoe" races. If you run middle school cross country or are a graduate of Bel Air HS or Eastwood HS and are interested in running in this meet (always held the Friday before the HS district cross country meet) please email Coach Mike McLain at mmpre@hotmail.com Below this chart and the picture on this page, you will find results of this meet from 2002 to present.

Year Boys Girls Boys Team Girls Team
2002 Jesse Abrams EHS 10:49 Irma Blanco BAHS 6:15 EHS 22pts BAHS 23pts
2003 Mike Pivarnick EHS 10:29 Tiffany MunizBAHS 6:08 EHS 21pts BAHS 20pts
2004 Mike Pivarnick EHS 10:36 Yadira Salazar EHS 5:52 EHS 24pts EHS 26pts
2005 Mike Pivarnick EHS 10:09 Maegen Stires EHS 5:43 EHS 19pts EHS 22pts
2006 Oscar Solis EHS 10:21 Jessica Payne EHS 5:38 EHS 15pts EHS 15pts
2007 Marco Cassini EHS 10:21 Maegen Stires EHS 5:40 EHS 19pts EHS 18pts
2008 Connor Buntyn EHS   10:35 Amy Apodaca EHS 5:58 EHS 24pts EHS 15pts
2009 Juan Blanco EHS 10:35 Melanie Stires EHS 5:46 EHS 19pts EHS 15pts
2010 Juan Blanco EHS 10:12 Melanie Stires EHS 5:42 EHS 17pts EHS 19pts
2011 Brian Casillas EHS 9:56.36 Anna Mora EHS 5:41.58 EHS 16pts EHS 18pts

2002 Shoe Results

2003 Shoe Results

2004 Shoe Results

2005 Shoe Results

2006 Shoe Results

2007 Shoe Results

2008 Shoe Results

2009 Shoe Results

2010 Shoe Results

2011 Shoe Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastwood High School would like to thank Terri Gent for his hospitality in

researching and helping the Eastwood High Records be accurate.