Career Report for Bruce Zhang

Class of 2025

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 Bruce Zhang'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 Graph Races
on Course
Bedwell Bayfront Park 3.1 26:14 8:28 40 10/30/24 PAL #3 1
Crystal Springs 2.13 19:05 8:58 36 9/17/22 Hillsdale Knights Joust 1
Crystal Springs 2.95 22:25 7:36 225 10/11/23 PAL #2 6
Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 17:20 7:26 127 9/27/23 PAL # 1 2
Hayward HS 3 23:50.1 7:57 56 10/19/24 Moreau Mariner Invite 2
Westmoor HS 2.6 22:14 8:33 22 9/24/22 Ram Invitational 1
Westmoor HS 2.7 19:51 7:21 35 9/18/24 PAL # 1 3

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 Graph Races
at Distance
3 23:50.1 7:57 10/19/24 Moreau Mariner Invite Hayward HS 2
3.1 26:14 8:28 10/30/24 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 1

Career Summary

Below is a summary of each season run by Bruce Zhang.

Year # of Races Average Pace Improvements / Chances Rank on Team Best # Std Dev
So 3 8:33 0/0 19 -0.72
Jr 6 8:01 2/3 22 -0.64
Sr 7 8:09 4/6 27 -0.66
San Mateo Career 16 8:10 6/9

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
9/17/22 Hillsdale Knights Joust Crystal Springs 2.13 Fr 70/73 -2.46 19:05 8:58
9/24/22 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.6 So 65/83 -1.12 22:14 8:33
10/12/22 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 137/178 -0.72 24:17 8:14 You ROCK! (SBP)
9/16/23 Fighting Knights Joust Crystal Springs 2.95 Jr 90/98 -1.46 23:09.1 7:51 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
9/27/23 PAL # 1 Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 Open 97/112 -0.83 17:20 7:26
9/30/23 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.7 JV 102/130 20:21 7:32
10/7/23 Artichoke Invitational Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 V 83/99 -1.28 19:31 8:23
10/11/23 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 Open 93/122 -0.64 22:25 7:36 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, SBP)
10/21/23 Mariner Invitational Hayward HS 3 JV 198/198 -3.17 27:31.93 9:11
9/14/24 Fighting Knights Joust Crystal Springs 2.95 Sr 79/82 -1.40 25:09.2 8:32
9/18/24 PAL # 1 Westmoor HS 2.7 JV 76/100 -0.66 19:51 7:21 You ROCK! (LR, PR, SBP)
9/28/24 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.7 V 111/120 -0.72 20:19 7:31 You ROCK! (LY)
10/16/24 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 Open 113/124 -1.39 25:17 8:34
10/19/24 Moreau Mariner Invite Hayward HS 3 Open 132/182 -1.27 23:50.1 7:57 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, DPR)
10/30/24 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 3.1 Open 94/98 -1.88 26:14 8:28
11/9/24 PAL XC Championships Crystal Springs 2.95 Open 100/118 -1.46 25:01.65 8:29 You ROCK! (LR)

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.
  • DSR = New season record at this distance that is not a DPR.
  • # 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 Pts800m1500m1600m
2022 OutdoorFr2:50.63 6:01.62 PR5:59.54
2023 OutdoorSo2:33.05 PR-5:41.98 PR
2024 OutdoorJr2:39.53 -6:14.09

By Event


800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/14/22 San Mateo, Capuchino 3:00.26 F/S 24
4/13/22 Woodside v San Mateo 2:51.56 JV PR (Δ=8.70,4.8%)
LR (Δ=8.70,4.8%)		 18
4/20/22 PAL Ocean Meet: Hillsdale vs San Mateo 2:50.63 F/S PR (Δ=0.93,0.5%)
SR
LR (Δ=0.93,0.5%)		 21
3/1/23 Time Trials with San Mateo and Hillsdale 2:50.59 F/S PR (Δ=0.04,0.0%)
LR (Δ=0.04,0.0%)		 21
4/4/23 Woodside, Carlmont @ San Mateo 2:45.22 F/S PR (Δ=5.37,3.1%)
LR (Δ=5.37,3.1%)		 8
4/24/23 PAL Bay Dual - San Mateo @ Sequoia 2:36.95 F/S PR (Δ=8.27,5.0%)
LR (Δ=8.27,5.0%)
LY (Δ=13.68,8.0%)		 4
4/29/23 PAL Frosh Soph Championships 2:33.05 F/S PR (Δ=3.90,2.5%)
SR (Δ=17.58,10.3%)
LR (Δ=3.90,2.5%)		 36
3/5/24 Carlmont & Sequoia 2:47.51 V LY (Δ=3.08,1.8%) 12
3/13/24 Hillsdale & Westmoor 2:42.04 V LR (Δ=5.47,3.3%) 15
4/10/24 Mills 2:39.53 V SR (Δ=-6.48,-4.2%)
LR (Δ=2.51,1.5%)		 11

1500m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/12/22 Fighting Knights Relays 6:01.62 F/S SR 13

1600m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/3/22 Terra Nova vs San Mateo 6:56.79 JV 12
3/14/22 San Mateo, Capuchino 6:34.04 F/S PR (Δ=22.75,5.5%)
LR (Δ=22.75,5.5%)		 19
4/5/22 H.M.B., Hillsdale, Capuchino at San Mateo 6:11.36 F/S PR (Δ=22.68,5.8%)
LR (Δ=22.68,5.8%)		 20
4/13/22 Woodside v San Mateo 6:17.34 JV 19
4/20/22 PAL Ocean Meet: Hillsdale vs San Mateo 6:22.20 F/S 30
4/30/22 PAL Frosh Soph Championships 5:59.54 F/S PR (Δ=11.82,3.2%)
SR
LR (Δ=22.66,5.9%)		 40
3/1/23 Time Trials with San Mateo and Hillsdale 6:20.53 F/S LY (Δ=36.26,8.7%) 16
3/18/23 Garlic Classic Track Invitational 6:25.26 F/S LY (Δ=8.78,2.2%) 58
4/4/23 Woodside, Carlmont @ San Mateo 5:59.84 F/S LR (Δ=25.42,6.6%)
LY (Δ=11.52,3.1%)		 9
4/15/23 Halden Invitational 5:41.98 V PR (Δ=17.56,4.9%)
SR (Δ=17.56,4.9%)
LR (Δ=17.86,5.0%)
LY (Δ=35.36,9.4%)		 105
4/19/23 San Mateo, Westmoor @ Menlo-Atherton 6:01.64 F/S LY (Δ=15.70,4.2%) 12
4/22/23 San Mateo Bearcat Invitational 6:05.37 F/S LY (Δ=16.83,4.4%) 37
4/24/23 PAL Bay Dual - San Mateo @ Sequoia 5:59.00 F/S LR (Δ=6.37,1.7%)
LY (Δ=0.54,0.2%)		 8
3/13/24 Hillsdale & Westmoor 6:14.09 V SR (Δ=-32.11,-9.4%)
LY (Δ=11.17,2.9%)		 20