Career Report for Skylar Best

Class of 2026

Cross Country Career

The following chart plots the mile pace for every race throughout high school for this runner. The blue anchor points show the races where the runner improved.



Course-Specific Personal Bests

Below is a listing of Skylar Best's best times on each course. Click on the course name to see a chart of those races.

Course Distance   Time     Pace   All-Time Rank PR Date PR Event # of Races
on Course
Golden Gate Park 2.08 13:29.2 6:29 1 9/10/22 Lowell Invitational 1
Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 16:15 6:58 6 10/7/23 Artichoke Invitational 1
Hayward HS 3 19:24.3 6:28 11 11/19/22 North Coast Section Finals 7
Hidden Valley Park 2 13:34.9 6:47 7 9/9/23 Ed Sias Invitational 1
Middle Harbor Shoreline Park 2 12:23 6:12 1 8/26/23 XC2023 Time Trial 1
Mt. Sac 2.93 21:24 7:18 18 10/21/22 Mt. Sac Invitational 1
Oyster Bay Regional Park 3 19:31.2 6:30 13 10/18/23 WACC League Meet 2
Pinole Valley 3 19:33.4 6:31 1 10/1/22 BE the G.O.A.T. Invite 1
Point Pinole Park 3 20:25.85 6:49 3 10/12/22 WACC League Meet 1
Track 1.99 11:45.28 5:54 2 10/25/23 Mid-Season Mania 3200m Invite 1
Woodward Park 3.1 19:56.2 6:26 25 11/26/22 CA State Finals 2

Distance-only Personal Bests

This considers only the courses with distances of 2, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 and 5K (3.1 mi).

Standard
Distance (Mi)		   Time   Pace Date Event Course # of Races
at Distance
2 12:23 6:12 8/26/23 XC2023 Time Trial Middle Harbor Shoreline Park 2
3 19:24.3 6:28 11/19/22 North Coast Section Finals Hayward HS 11
3.1 19:56.2 6:26 11/26/22 CA State Finals Woodward Park 2

Career Summary

Below is a summary of each season run by Skylar Best.

Year # of Races Average Pace Improvements / Chances Rank on Team Best # Std Dev
Fr 10 6:43 3/3 1 1.45
So 9 6:36 1/5 1 1.33
Piedmont Career 19 6:40 4/8

Complete Race and Improvement History: Table

The following table is a listing of every race throughout high school for this runner.

Date Event Course Distance Division Place # Std
Dev		 Time   Pace   Improvement
11/18/23 North Coast Section Finals Hayward HS 3 V 25/120 0.68 20:52.9 6:58
11/4/23 WACC League Championship Hayward HS 3 V 8/42 1.32 19:54.96 6:38
10/25/23 Mid-Season Mania 3200m Invite Track 1.99 Open 27/163 0.95 11:45.28 5:54
10/18/23 WACC League Meet Oyster Bay Regional Park 3 V 4/72 1.33 19:31.2 6:30 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, SBP)
10/13/23 Roughrider Invitational Woodward Park 3.1 V 17/212 1.03 20:36.48 6:39
10/11/23 WACC League Meet Hayward HS 3 V 7/64 1.29 19:49.62 6:37
10/7/23 Artichoke Invitational Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 V 15/87 1.07 16:15 6:58
9/9/23 Ed Sias Invitational Hidden Valley Park 2 V 19/119 1.31 13:34.9 6:47
8/26/23 XC2023 Time Trial Middle Harbor Shoreline Park 2 12:23 6:12
11/26/22 CA State Finals Woodward Park 3.1 V 64/201 0.42 19:56.2 6:26
11/19/22 North Coast Section Finals Hayward HS 3 V 11/110 0.94 19:24.3 6:28 You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR)
11/5/22 WACC League Championship Hayward HS 3 V 4/59 1.36 19:25.22 6:28 You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR)
10/21/22 Mt. Sac Invitational Mt. Sac 2.93 V 24/83 1.06 21:24 7:18
10/19/22 WACC League Meet Oyster Bay Regional Park 3 V 17/62 1.12 22:14.01 7:25
10/12/22 WACC League Meet Point Pinole Park 3 V 9/65 1.23 20:25.85 6:49
10/1/22 BE the G.O.A.T. Invite Pinole Valley 3 V 2/42 1.14 19:33.4 6:31
9/21/22 WACC League Meet Hayward HS 3 V 2/59 1.45 19:32.24 6:31 You ROCK! (LR, PR, SBP, DPR)
9/10/22 Lowell Invitational Golden Gate Park 2.08 F/S 12/204 1.35 13:29.2 6:29
8/27/22 5 School Scrimmage Hayward HS 3 Open 4/74 1.40 20:08.93 6:43

Glossary:

  • LY = Beat time from the same course a year ago
  • LR = Beat time from the most recent running of the course
  • PR = Set a new course-specific PR
  • PG = Beat personal goal
  • SBP = Season's best performance based on position of finish relative to the field. (Highest # of standard deviations).
  • DPR = Set a new distance-only PR. Applies to 2 mile, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 mile and 5K (3.1 mi) courses only.
  • # Std Dev = The number of standard deviations from the mean.

All columns are sortable by clicking on the column heading.


Track Results

Season Records

Season Grade Pts800m1600m3200m
2023 OutdoorFr2:28.24 PR5:44.24 c12:31.15
2024 OutdoorSo2:39.70 5:33.59 PR12:12.68 PR

By Event


800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/23/23 WACC League Meet 2:34.16 V 2
4/27/23 WACC League Meet 2:34.75 V 3
5/5/23 WACC League Champs 2:28.24 V PR (Δ=5.92,3.8%)
SR
LR (Δ=6.51,4.2%)		 5
3/16/24 Dublin Distance Fiesta 2:39.70 V SR (Δ=-11.46,-7.7%) 171

1600m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
2/13/23 1600m Time Trial 5:44.24c V SR
3/4/23 Dan Gabor Distance Festival 5:53.16 48
3/25/23 Castro Valley Relays (Varsity) 5:53.65 V 3
4/20/23 WACC League Meet 10:01.36 V 14
3/14/24 WACC @ Piedmont v Castro Valley vs O'Dowd 6:00.66 V LR (Δ=4:00.70,40.0%) 3
3/16/24 Dublin Distance Fiesta 5:37.56 V PR (Δ=6.68,1.9%)
LR (Δ=23.10,6.4%)		 156
4/4/24 WACC @ Piedmont v Alameda 5:34.67 V PR (Δ=2.89,0.9%)
LR (Δ=2.89,0.9%)		 2
4/20/24 Viking Track Classic 5:33.59 V PR (Δ=1.08,0.3%)
SR (Δ=10.65,3.1%)
LR (Δ=1.08,0.3%)
LY (Δ=4:27.77,44.5%)		 18

3200m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/5/23 Time Trial 3 12:31.15 V SR
4/20/23 WACC League Meet 12:46.45 V 1
3/2/24 Dan Gabor Invitational 12:28.27 PR (Δ=2.88,0.4%)
LR (Δ=18.18,2.4%)		 15
3/21/24 WACC @ San Leandro vs Berkeley 12:21.48 V PR (Δ=6.79,0.9%)
LR (Δ=6.79,0.9%)		 1
4/4/24 WACC @ Piedmont v Alameda 12:37.64 V 1
4/18/24 WACC @ Castro Valley vs. Berkeley, Piedmont v 12:12.68 V PR (Δ=8.80,1.2%)
SR (Δ=18.47,2.5%)
LR (Δ=24.96,3.3%)
LY (Δ=33.77,4.4%)		 1

4x400m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/27/23 WACC League Meet 4:24.12 V LR (Δ=6.67,2.5%)
LY (Δ=49.19,15.7%)		 2
5/20/23 NCS Meet of Champions 4:17.32 V LR (Δ=1.52,0.6%)
LY (Δ=37.84,12.8%)		 15
2/17/24 Grizzly Invitational 4:31.26 V
3/21/24 WACC @ San Leandro vs Berkeley 4:26.37 V 1
4/4/24 WACC @ Piedmont v Alameda 4:31.88 V 1

4x800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
5/13/23 NCS Bayshore 11:21.91 V 7