Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Fountain Valley Invitational

----Nice wins for our junior varsity and frosh-soph yesterday at Central Park in Huntington Beach, especially considering after our varsity seven, who did not run, nine of our next sixteen ranked girls either did not run or ran controlled efforts because of sickness and the SAT test. This is why I promote numbers on the team, currently 96, and will be over 100 next season.

---Our junior varsity was led by race winner Amy Tolentino, and our frosh-soph was led by race winner Makenna McGrann, who ran with a fractured thumb and numerous leg abrasions suffered at Sea View League Cluster.Tiffani Barham was our #5 runner on frosh-soph, a fact I ommitted yesterday.

---We now set our sights on the Orange County Cross Country Championships this Saturday at Irvine Regional Park. Our goal is to win all three levels:
Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Frosh-Soph. Can we? Yes. Will we? I do not know. The competition is formidable...Dana Hills, Esperanza, Orange Lutheran, San Clemente, and Corona Del Mar stand in our way on varsity; however, win or lose, we will be prepared, and the girls will be emotionally ready.