Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Warriors Kick Off Season at 2014 Watermelon Run

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Santa Cruz, CA - The sixth annual Watermelon Run kicked off the 2014 cross country season Saturday with a 2.1 mile run through the redwoods. The annual affair is supposed to be an informal "rust burner," a time trial in efforts to transition from the summer training to the more competitive fall.  The first actual race is not for another week, no uniforms are dawned, there is no entry list or official start time other than we "start when we are ready."  It is about as old school as it gets. And yet there is an underlying competitiveness that never fails to breakthrough. The varsity spots are up for grabs and after a summer of running it is a time to test that fitness.

That competitiveness was on display at the 6th annual Watermelon Run as Nathan Lynch bettered his personal best and moved to #2 all-time. He was not the only one moving up the list.  Six Warriors cracked the 13 minute mark this year, nearly matching the previous five years combined.  Nedu Ndili improved over two minutes from last season moving to #5 all-time for the Warriors.  Also cracking the 13 min mark was Jason Li, Jeremy Dong, Justin Baraona and Peter Enfantino.  Top freshman on the day was Kyle Higdon who finished in 13:52.

Leading the way for the girls was Kailey Eddy cracking the 15 minute barrier. Freshman Camille Reed was the second across the line for the Warriors impressively, her mark of 15:35 is one of the top marks for freshman. Another new comer, Lauren Cicisly, had a strong debut with a mark of 16:41. She was followed by Nicole Favre and Leia Wang. Another freshman who finished in the team's top seven was Brianna Becerra who's 17:18 moves her into the team's top 20 all-time list.

The Warriors next travel to Toro Park in Salinas to open their season at the Early Bird Invitational. Races begin at 9 am with the Freshman Girls division.

2014 Watermelon Run Results:

Nathan Lynch
12:07
Kailey Eddy
14:57
Nedu Ndili
12:44
Camille Reed
15:35
Jason Li
12:53
Lauren Cicisly
16:41
Jeremy Dong
12:58
Nicole Favre
16:43
Justin Baraona
12:58
Leia Wang
16:45
Peter Enfantino
12:59
Brianna Becerra
17:18
Sam Han
13:41
Vanessa Giacalone
17:24
Kyle Higdon
13:52
Kiko Li
17:28
Cameron Lockard
14:01
Rebekah Bruckner
19:41
Joseph Reanti
14:28
Maggie Theaker
19:41
Mathew Weeks
14:55
Caitlyn Rowland
20:13
Wilson Chung
15:28
Alex Ruiz-Garcia
20:14
Will Bainbridge
16:03
Grace Ding
20:50
Wilson Ye
17:47
Sophia Paterson
21:52
Tyler White
18:03
Grace Cardona
23:36
Andrew Zhang
19:16
Lydia Sum
28:44
Patrick McCoy
20:12
Nicole Shak
28:44
Mason Oldriod
20:52


Dylan Clevenger
22:48


Jonathon Sum
24:27


Steven He
27:58












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