Monday, October 18, 2010

Warriors Face Tough Challenges Ahead

The Valley Christian Girls Cross Country have qualified for the California State Championship the past four years, but the road to this year's State Championship is shaping up to be their toughest battle yet.  The top three teams in division three at the CCS Championship advance.  With top teams getting stronger and adding more depth, including the addition of Santa Cruz High School which finished #8 in CCS last year (across all divisions) the Warriors find themselves on the outside looking in for the first time in four years.

Despite what the rankings say, the Warriors have their own aspirations of qualifying for a 5th year and the Warriors have a history of stepping up to run big when it counts the most.  Led by Morgan Lira and Emily Blaha the Warriors have one of the best 1-2 punches in the division and with the potential return of Isabel Garcia, who has been out with a hamstring injury, combined with athletes stepping up they could finish anywhere from 1st to 5th in their division.  "Someone has to be the underdog," said Coach Small.  "We still have 4 weeks until CCS and a lot can happen between now and then.  I like our team and I like our chances." 

While many are looking ahead to the WCAL and CCS Championships, the Warriors are focusing on the present.  "We are working on getting faster and flying right now in practice.  We are focusing on healing injuries and taking one week at a time," Coach Small said.  "Right now we are focusing on Mt. Sac.  Next week we will turn our focus to League and CCS."

The Warriors will send a split squad to the WCAL #2 race and then travel to Mt.Sac on October 22nd.

Division 3 Stats, Rankings and Analysis:



#1
Saint Ignatius
Toro Park
Other
Hinds, Rachel
18:00
 
Hacker, Kendall
19:25
19:07 – WCAL #1        
Schuetz, Sam
21:11
20:09 – WCAL #1
Urbina, Jacquelyn
21:20
 
Bordes, Megan
21:41
20:07 – WCAL #1
Geraghty, Erin
21:52
 
Spence, Katie
 
20:55 – WCAL #1          

#2
Aptos
Toro Park
Other
Hiltz, Nikki
18:55
 
Peabody, Clare
19:41
 
Biddick, Linnea
20:07
19:11 – Crystal PR
Morse, Meghan
20:29
19:25 – Crystal PR
Dittmann, Daniella
23:13
 
Destaillat, Courtney
23:34  
20:24 – Crystal PR       

#3
Sacred Heart
Toro Park
Other                  
Cannata-bowm, Sophia
18:57
 
edmond, Kellie   
19:52            
 
Baiza, Tatiana
 
20:41 – WCAL
Tse, Katherine            
20:54     
 
Jay, Emily                
21:27  
 
Hipp, Emily               
21:33  

#4
Santa Cruz
Toro Park
Other
Eckhardt, Amelia
20:27
 
Roberts,Carmela            
20:28 
 
Cole,Amanda                
20:28 
 
Burr, Cassidy
 
20:16 – Crystal PR     
Naranjo,Tanya              
21:42
 
Friedman,Selena            
21:50
 
Venable,Elena              
21:56
 
 
#5
Valley Christian
Toro Park
Other
Lira, Morgan
18:51
18:45 – Clovis
Blaha, Emily
20:21
19:40 - Clovis
Connolly, Kellianne
21:03
 
Xu, Jessica
21:59
21:13 – WCAL #1       
Garcia, Isabel
22:10
 
Blaha, Sarah
 
22:30 – Clovis           
Rosa-Diniz, Morgan
 
21:50 – WCAL

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