Career Report for Josiah Chen

Class of 2028

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 Josiah Chen'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
Baylands Park 2.48 16:00.46 6:27 19 9/13/25 Baylands Invitational 1
Baylands Park 3.1 21:11.9 6:50 292 10/21/25 SCVAL Meet #3 4
Bol Park 2.18 14:26.3 6:37 485 10/29/25 PA City Championship 2
Crystal Springs 2.95 22:10.1 7:31 584 10/7/25 SCVAL Meet #2 4
Golden Gate Park 2.13 14:46.4 6:56 174 9/6/25 Lowell Invitational 1
Hayward HS 3 21:08.67 7:03 18 9/20/25 Farmers Invitational 1

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
2.48 16:00.46 6:27 9/13/25 Baylands Invitational Baylands Park 1
3 21:08.67 7:03 9/20/25 Farmers Invitational Hayward HS 1
3.1 21:11.9 6:50 10/21/25 SCVAL Meet #3 Baylands Park 4

Career Summary

Below is a summary of each season run by Josiah Chen.

Year # of Races Average Pace Improvements / Chances Rank on Team Best # Std Dev
Fr 5 7:42 2/2 41 -0.52
So 8 7:04 5/5 36 0.07
Palo Alto Career 13 7:19 7/7

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
9/24/24 SCVAL Meet #1 Baylands Park 3.1 F/S 173/246 -0.52 23:17 7:31 You ROCK! (SBP)
10/8/24 SCVAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 114/133 -0.93 24:44.6 8:23
10/22/24 SCVAL Meet #3 Baylands Park 3.1 F/S 165/223 -0.56 22:26 7:14 You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR)
10/29/24 PA City Championship Bol Park 2.18 F/S 39/47 -1.08 14:59.2 6:52
11/5/24 SCVAL Finals Crystal Springs 2.95 JV 169/200 -1.22 24:23.9 8:16 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
9/6/25 Lowell Invitational Golden Gate Park 2.13 SO 143/207 14:46.4 6:56
9/13/25 Baylands Invitational Baylands Park 2.48 So 129/203 0.07 16:00.46 6:27 You ROCK! (SBP)
9/20/25 Farmers Invitational Hayward HS 3 Open 51/141 -0.09 21:08.67 7:03
9/23/25 SCVAL Meet #1 Baylands Park 3.1 F/S 144/291 0.03 22:18.5 7:12 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, DPR)
10/7/25 SCVAL Meet #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 JV 116/261 -0.17 22:10.1 7:31 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
10/21/25 SCVAL Meet #3 Baylands Park 3.1 F/S 118/241 -0.02 21:11.9 6:50 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, DPR)
10/29/25 PA City Championship Bol Park 2.18 F/S 46/59 -0.60 14:26.3 6:37 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
11/4/25 SCVAL Finals Crystal Springs 2.95 JV 142/205 -0.54 22:29 7:37 You ROCK! (LY)

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 PtsHigh Jump
2025 OutdoorFr4'8 PR

By Event


High Jump

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/4/25 Palo Alto @ Los Altos 4'6 JV 2
3/12/25 Homestead, Gunn & Palo Alto 4'8 JV PR (Δ=0'2,3.7%)
SR
LR (Δ=0'2,3.7%)		 5
3/18/25 Homestead & Gunn 4'8 JV PR (Δ=,0.0%)
LR (Δ=,0.0%)		 5
5/1/25 DAL Finals 4'8 JV PR (Δ=,0.0%)
LR (Δ=,0.0%)		 14