Five area schools spread out to L.A., South Gate, Downey and La Cresenta to race this past weekend. Rosemead senior Brittnie Munoz had the top performance with her course record win at the Weisenberger Invite in Elysian Park. The Bonita girls ran well with a new leader, while Duarte senior Fabian Velasco turned in another strong effort in Yucaipa.Rosemead joined a small group (17 schools) of mostly L.A. City section teams at the 3rd annual Weisenburger Invite held just north of Dodger Stadium in Elysian Park. Senior Christopher Le (16:30) led the Panther boys on this somewhat hilly 3 mile course, but the real noise came from Brittney Munoz, whose 18:42 effort broke the meet record by more than 30 seconds. Results are here, and a photo album is here.
Bonita and Diamond Ranch entered Warren Stauffer Invitational at Hollydale Park in South Gate, run over a fast, flat and probably short 3 mile course. The Bearcat girls continued to improve with a fourth place team finish, this week led by a breakthrough 17:30 performance from frosh Marissa Scott – an over 90 second improvement from her time two weeks ago at Woodbridge. Marissa finished 3rd overall, and was joined at the top by 9th grade teammate Lexie Jackson, 9th overall in 17:52. Senior Eric Espinosa again led the Bonita boys at 15:36, 16th overall. Diamond Ranch was led by senior Paul Balderas (15:31 for 9th overall) and soph Brittney Armas (20:05). Complete Results here, and a photo album is here.
Bishop Amat and Duarte went in different directions. The Lancers went to the Stuab/Barnes Invite, run over a very hilly three miles in La Cresenta. Junior Illiana Velasquez showed her continued mastery of big hills by finishing 6th in the Div. 3 varsity race in 21:08. (Full results are here) The Falcons traveled the other way, running a fast and slightly rolling 3 mile course at the Yucaipa Invitational. They were led once again by senior Fabian Velasco, who, against a fairly strong field and with probably his best performance so far, was 14th overall in 15:54. Results here and a photo album here.
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