Cross Country:
Cross country finished off the season with Freeway League Finals at Ralph B. Clark Park this past Wednesday, November 1st. Girls JV was the first race and an absolute show! Fullerton had six runners in the top ten. . Miley Basas led the team to secure first place with a time of 22:30. She was closely supported by a tight pack of runners placing third through sixth place. Olivia Wilder crossed the finish line next with a time of 22:34 and was followed by Alexa Lopez (22:42), Ansal Esquivias (22:57), and Sofia Botimer (23:04). This stellar performance earned Fullerton first place in the race with a 33 point gap and secured their spot as league champions!
Boys frosh soph also had a spectacular race with all five scoring runners placing in the top ten. Jonah Moreno crossed the line first for Fullerton, earning second place with an impressive time of 17:42. He was followed by Drake Bromley in fourth place (18:12), Leandro Nguyen in fifth place (18:16), Henry Burns in ninth place (18:42), and Blake Miyasato in tenth place (18:56). This earned boys frosh soph first place with a gap of 34 points as well as the coveted title of league champions!
Boys JV raced next and although they did not have a full team to score, three of Fullerton’s runners placed in the top ten. This included Adam Zibell in fourth place (18:42), Heikki Kohlenberger in seventh place (19:01), and Brendan Kojima in eighth place (19:16).
Girls varsity raced next knowing this would be a tough race. Morgan McAndrew came in first for Fullerton and third overall with a time of 19:37. The next runners took eleventh through fourteenth place starting with Reagan Glidewell (21:02). She was followed by Sofia Tabbal (21:05), Azumi Fuertes (21:10), and Melina Sibal (21:13). Despite the great effort set forth in training leading up to this event and exerted in this race itself, it was not enough to overtake Troy for the league champion title. The varsity girls secured second place in the race and second place in the Freeway League.
Boys varsity found themselves in an equally difficult position and fought to utilize this final race to advance in league standings. Fullerton’s first runner and second place runner overall was Jack Golla with a time of 16:20. He was supported by Max Olivar (17:13), Jude Banda (17:25), Anthony Benedetto (17:30), and Nathan Karcher (17:58). After a season of preparation, Fullerton unfortunately was unable to advance as had been hoped, but still managed to secure third place in the race and in league standings.
This final race for the Freeway League was certainly a mix of emotions, especially for our seniors that we were able to honor. We would like to thank Alejandro Hernandez, Nathan Karcher, Max Olivar, Adam Zibell, Evelyn Arreola, Ansal Esquivias, Reagan Glidewell, Amaya Moreno, and Morgan McAndrew for their hard work and dedication throughout their cross country careers. We close the season with league champions for boys frosh soph and girls JV, as well as two qualifying varsity teams. The varsity squad will continue to work diligently in preparation for CIF Prelims which will be held at Mt. San Antonio College on the morning of Friday, November 10th. It has been a tough and rewarding season, and we are grateful it’s not over yet! GO TRIBE!
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