Each of the three Montivew cluster meets had been a tight clash between Azusa and La Puente boys with the Aztecs taking the last two and carrying a small lead into Thursday’s finals at (where else?) Schabarum Park.
With the title on the line, both teams stepped up with, splitting the first seven spots between them. Azusa’s duo of Kevin Ontiveros (16:34) and Alfredo Orozco (16:36) were first across the line, along with Ernesto Castro (5th/17:13). The Warriors were led by Chris Castillo (3rd/16:58), Victor Mejia (4th/17:06), Brian Covarruvias (6th/17:31) and Arturo Garcia (7th/17:34). With so much quality up front, the meet and the championship was going to come down to the number 5 men, so it was John Ramos’ 17:59 11th place finish and the team’s 1:01 gap that brought home the title for La Puente.
Ganesha had been a solid third all year, and the Giants will advance as the third team, led again by Eddie Trujillo (12th/18:07) and a tight 44 second gap. Sierra Vista held on to the fourth and final CIF spot – paced by a strong lead from Jose Gomez (8th/17:37) – as they edged out Workman, who were led by Raul Elizarraras (9th/17:41). Doug Castro of Bassett had hopes of an individual spot, but his 17:57 was only good for 10th and his team was sixth. Duarte – Angel Chelsea Espagna (14th/18:19) were seventh, and Gladstone – Eddie Trujillo (12th/18:07) were eighth.
Complete Boys Results: Montview Finals Varsity Boys 2010, Montview Boys JV 2010
No results yet for the girls.
We win as a team. We lose as a team.
Unfortunately we lost this one, it happens.