Fastback: Chloe A & the La Serna Boys Boss It from the First Steps

SGV Boys #2 La Serna – Fastback Champs! (photo courtesy of @lasernacctf)

Some of the SGV’s top returning performers showed their class from the gun at the season opening Fastback Invitational. Traditionally run as a short course opener at Mt.SAC, the construction of Mt. SAC track stadium necessitated moving the meet to the flat, and super fast course at Arcadia Park for the past three years. Fourteen San Gabriel Valley teams competed in the field of 35.

Walnut’s Chloe & Emma Arriaga made their HS debuts in this meet four years ago with a 1-2 finish, and they began their senior season with a strong 1-2 finish in the senior race. Chloe dominated the entire field by over 22 seconds with a 10:42 performance, while Emma was fourth overall (and #2 SGV) in 11:09. The twins led their team to the #2 team overall finish and the top SGV team in the field. La Cañada junior Sarah Auther joined them at the top, winning the junior race and finishing 10th overall in 11:32.

On the boys side, SGV pre-season #2 La Serna immediately confirmed their promise with a 49:50 win. Running a controlled race, their top runner, senior Marco Perez was only 11th overall in 9:47, but their 1-5 gap was just 16 second. Senior Noah Hibbard led Arroyo to the 3rd overall finish with a strong 9:25 run for 3rd overall, 1st SGV.  Owen Serricchio (La Cañada, Sr) and Joshua Orrellana (Arroyo, Jr) also place in the overall top 10, at 7th and 8th respectively, both in 9:45

Complete Results & Coverage

• Finished Results
• Athletic.net 
• Runnerspace (including interviews with the Arriagas, Auther, and Eric Martinez of Damien, winner of the frosh boys race).

SGV Top 10 Performers, Team Rankings and the Top Performer for each team after the jump.

SGV Boys Top Performers (2 miles, flat & fast)

1. Noah Hibbard (Arroyo, Sr) – 3rd overall/9:25
2. Owen Serricchio (La Cañada, Sr) – 7th/9:45
3. Joshua Orrellana (Arroyo, Jr) – 8th/9:45
4. Marco Perez (La Serna, Sr) – 11th/9:47
5. Jerry Baltzer (La Serna, Jr) – 15th/9:56
6. Andrew Hernandez (La Serna, Sr) – 18th/9:59
7. Trevor Goodenough (Damien, Sr) – 19th/10:02
8. Aiden Arredondo (La Serna, Jr) – 20th/10:02
9. Lukas Amare (Diamond Bar, Jr) – 21st/10:03
10. Jesse Montez (La Serna, Sr) – 22nd/10:03

SGV Teams  (time, overall place & top performer)

1. La Serna – 49:50 (1st Overall)
2. Arroyo – 49:47 (3rd)
3. Damien – 51:31 (8th)
4. Diamond Bar – 52:57 (17th)
5. Walnut – 54:02 (19th - Chris Razo, So – 35th/10:11)
6. St. Francis – 53:57 (20th - Stuart Serventi, Jr – 97th/10:33)
7. West Covina – 54:39 (22nd - Christian Saldana, Sr – 92th/10:31)
8. St. Paul – 54:41 (23rd - Owen Lozano, Sr – 75th/10:25)
9. Schurr – 55:02 (25th - Richard Flores, Sr – 10:38)
10. La Cañada – 55:21 (26th)
11. South El Monte – 56:11 (29th - David Aguilar, Sr – 10:39)
12. La Salle – 57:16 (30th - Daniel Piesik, So – 10:32)
13. Montebello – 56:58 (32nd - Julio Flores, Sr – 10:54)
14. Webb – 57:55 (33rd - Frank Hu, Jr – 11:04)

SGV Girls Top Performers (2 miles, flat & fast)

1. Chloe Arriaga (Walnut, Sr) – 1st overall/10:42
2. Emma Arriaga (Walnut, Sr) – 4th/11:09
3. Sarah Auther (La Cañada, Jr) – 10th/11:32
4. Lily Miller (Webb, So) – 14th/10:36
5. Amanda Ghibaudo (Walnut, Jr) – 17th/11:47
6. Maddie Franco (La Serna, Jr) – 22nd/11:56
7. Jenna Milbrodt (La Cañada, Fr) – 23rd/11:58
8. Molly Hake (Arroyo, Sr) – 34th/12:17
9. Amelia Rivas (Arroyo, Fr) – 39th/12:21
10. Melody Hake (Arroyo, Fr) – 41st/12:24

SGV Teams  (time, overall place & top performer)

1. Walnut – 58:07 (2nd)
2. Arroyo – 62:13 (7th)
3. La Serna – 62:08 (8th)
4. Diamond Bar – 65:59 (17th - Kelli Ishitani, So – 12:24)
5. St. Paul – 67:08 (18th - Raegan Lucero, Sr – 12:57)
6. La Cañada – 67:29 (21st)
7. St. Lucy’s – 67:34 (23rd - Ivanna Changola, Sr – 12:35)
8. Montebello – 68:07 (24th - Emily Alvarado, Fr – 13:11)
9. Webb – 68:23 (25th)
10. South El Monte – 69:31 (27th - Karla Ortega, So – 13:03)
11. West Covina – 69:57 (28th - Alyssa Ruiz, Sr – 13:11)
12. Schurr – 70:48 (30th - Wendy Gamboa, Sr – 13:32)
13. La Salle – 78:00 (31st - Lia Shaw, So – 15:00)