Cross Country (2024)

Panthers Deal Aces @ TCAL Championships; Sweep All 5 Team Races!

November 7^th, 2024

 

Richmond, CA - For the 2^nd year in a row, the Saint Mary’s Panthers Boys and Girls Cross Country teams swept captured all five team titles at the TCAL Championships at Point Pinole Regional Park. They are the only school in the history of the league to sweep all five races… and now they’ve done it twice!

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Shane Doherty & Adrian Hall

“It’s not often that your entire team performs exceptionally well,”  said JV Boys head coach Craig Sutphin after the meet. “So to do it twice in consecutive seasons is pretty special.  Give credit to our teams… they were incredible today.”

JV Girls Lead The Pack

The most competitive race of the meet was the girls varsity. Entering the meet, rival Albany seemed to have a slight edge over the defending champion Panthers. However, championship mettle and winning desire cannot be underestimated. In the 13 year history of the TCAL, only once has the girls varsity team been defeated at the league championships. This 2024 group was well aware of this fact and showed up with their sleeves rolled up and proudly wearing their Panther Pride.

Madi Potter & Caty Ruppert Race To The Podium

Led by senior Madi Potter’s 2^nd  place overall finish, the Panthers placed all seven varsity runners on either the 1^st or 2^nd All-League team en route to eeking out a tight 4 point win. Freshman Caty Ruppert ran the best race of her young Panther career – breaking the vaunted 20 minute mark - finishing in 4^th place overall at 19:58.  Senior Lia Sullivan, who’s close to feeling 100% after a nasty respiratory illness, gutted out a 6^th place overall finish (20:40) to earn herself yet another All-League award.

Point Pinole All-Time #8 - Javin Schmitt

Sophomore Uma Vella and freshman Olivia Chu finished the scoring for the champions - both earning All-TCAL league honors. Senior Jing Li-Chou, whose season has been cut short by a series of injuries, fought bravely for her 11^th place finish while sophomore Sabrina Jackson capped the championship run with a 12^th place 21:50 effort. 

Zoe Jennings, Kamryn Levy & Siena Silberman Race to The Finish

Unlike the Varsity Girls race, the Varsity Boys were completely dominant in their runaway victory over 2^nd place Albany and the rest of the league.  All five scoring runners ran their way onto the All-League 1^st team - with senior Javin Schmitt and junior Tucker Presnell leading the way. Javin placed second overall at 15:24, which makes him the #8 performer in the history of the TCAL championships. Tucker’s 15:34 makes him the #10 performer all time.

Sophomore Isabel Eli

Sophomore Djali de Chalus, whose sophomore campaign has been nothing short of spectacular, ran perhaps his finest race of the season.. placing 4^th overall with a huge course PR of 15:47.   Seniors Kai Valle and Jacob Demissie both posted solid efforts with their 5^th and 6^th  place finishes.  The boys team is now state ranked #3 and will be one of the favorites to win the NCS Championship later this month.

F/S Boys Champ Finley Basler

In the JV Boys race, juniors Adrian Hall, Shane Doherty, and Mika Mazin led a 1-2-3 Panther individual sweep while propelling the team to a narrow five point win. Adrian was the overall winner in what some believe maybe a Point Pinole 2 mile course record 10:41. Shane was only a couple steps back at 10:43 while Mika was also not far behind, finishing in 11:00. All three runners earned first team All-League honors.

David DiGirolamo, Zach Potter, & Lucas McAndrew-Kvaerno Finish Strong

Senior Joaquin Tarango also ran a fine race, placing eighth overall while junior Shea Turon closed out the scoring with his lifetime best 11:56 on the league championship course. Senior Jagger Gullov-Singh and junior Nico Echeverria were also commended by the coaches for their solid efforts.

Freshmen Kai Sullivan & Khalil Pearson

The JV girls, who have never lost a TCAL championship, continued their winning ways with a 21 point runaway victory. The fastest runner was freshman Evelyn Bird (14:13), whose improvement over the last month has been “nothing short of spectacular” according to JV girls coach Ariana Corwin. Close behind Evelyn was freshman Jessie Rupert (14:17), followed by senior Katherine Scannell (14:24) and junior Natalie Andress (14:30).

 

l to r: Sebastian Guzman & Keiji Bouffard

Freshman Zoe Jennings, perhaps the most improved runner on the JV girls team, ran 14:37 to grab the final 1^st team all-league slot.  Right behind Zoe was sophomore Kamryn Levy (14:39) and junior Siena Silberman (14:42)… both of whom grabbed all-league medals for their gutsy efforts.

 

Finally, led by sophomore Finley Basler’s individual win, coach Sutphin’s frosh-soph boys were once again crowned TCAL champions.  Leading the race from start to finish, Finley cruised around the 2 mile course in a PR 11:11. The freshmen duo of Kai Sullivan and Khalil Pearson were not far behind, each separated by a mere one second. Kai got the best of Khalil this time, finishing in 11:18 to Khalil‘s 11:19. Those times earned them 2^nd and 3^rd  place overall and spots on the All-League team.

l to r: Jessie Ruppert, Katherine Scannell, Evelyn Bird

Sophomores Bruno Middleton and Andrew Bosio each nabbed individual medals… as did Enzo Vargas, Sam Morris, and Elliot Elson.  Coach Sutphin also had high praise for his team’s overall gritty effort and 16 personal bests.

Olivia Chu & Lia Sullivan

“I’d say we dealt the league a royal flush today,” said the veteran coach.  “Our athletes laid down the highest cards in the deck and came away with five wins… just like we’d hoped.”  

"The Agony of Victory"

For the frosh-soph and junior varsity, the TCAL championships mark the end of their season. For the varsity, they have a little over two weeks to prepare for the North Coast Section Championships to be held at Hayward High School on November 23^rd. Individual accolades as well as State Championship invites are on the line at Hayward.  Good luck to all the varsity runners continuing their 2024 championship drive.

 

Panthers Go “Full Tilt Boogie” In Quadruple Set of Wins at 2^nd TCAL Center Meet

October 24^th, 2024

Richmond, CA - On Thursday, the Panthers were completely dominant in their second Tri County Athletic League (TCAL) meet against Hercules, Vallejo, Jesse Bethel and SPSV -  posting near perfect scores while winning all four Varsity and JV races.   “Our guys ran very aggressively and competed very well today,” said JV Boys head coach Craig Sutphin after the race.  “We didn’t lay back today. Instead we went ‘full tilt boogie’ and it resulted in nearly 20 PR‘s by our guys.”

 ~ See All The Photos From The Meet Here ~

Indeed, the JV boys team time was nearly 12 seconds per runner faster than they ran just two weeks ago!  Leading the way and continuing his fine freshman campaign was Khalil Pearson, whose 11:47 was a :10 second personal best and :03 seconds better than teammate Simon Murphy, who led for most of the race before being overtaken by Khalil in the final stretch. After Simon, 16 of the next 18 runners were Panthers.  

Andrew Bosio ran a PR 11:53  –  fourteen seconds faster than two weeks ago… while sophomore Bruno Middleton’s 11:58 was a full minute faster than he was a year ago.  After Bruno, Scott St. Clair (12:12), Nico Echeverria (12:29), and Elliot Elson (12:30) were the nest fastest.  Sam Morris, Alex Devine, and Ed Betzig also had notable PR’s for the winners.   As Coach Sutphin remarked, running ‘full tilt boogie’ maybe the key to the Panthers TCAL title hopes in two weeks?

The JV girls also posted a dominant win in their second outing, running their league record to 9 - 0. Outstanding performers were freshmen Olivia Chu (2^nd place, 13:40),  Uma Vela (4^th place), freshman Evelyn Bird, who ran 14:43 after running 15:01 two weeks ago, and freshman Zoe Jennings who PR’d by a whopping :32 seconds in her 2^nd run on the Point Pinole 2.0 mile course. 

According to coach Ariana Corwin,  “The girls are starting to round into shape and it’s starting to show.  It won’t surprise me to see their times drop dramatically at next month’s TCAL championships.”

Both varsity races were resounding wins by the Panthers. Madi Potter and Caty Ruppert ran away from the competition, placing 1^st and 2^nd respectively in the varsity girls race.  Kai Valle, Ian Kopchik and Shane Doherty did the same in the varsity boys race – running together while placing 1-2-3… all in 16:51.   Both teams scored a perfect 15 points in their dominant wins.

Next up for the Panthers is the final TCAL league meet on Wednesday, October 30^th at Point Pinole against El Cerrito, John Swett and J.F. Kennedy.  First race is at 4:00 pm.

 

October 14, 2024

 

No Surprises Here: Panthers Dominate 2024 TCAL Opener

October 9^th, 2024

Richmond, CA -  Coming into the TCAL opener at Point Pinole Regional Park, the Saint Mary’s varsity girls Cross Country team had not lost a league race since 2012. However, the rash of injuries and illness afflicting the team as of late threatened to put that streak in serious jeopardy. League rivals, Albany, seemed primed and ready to break the Panthers 12 year streak and give them the inside track to the league championship.  So, tradition, pride, and resiliency are what the Panthers would have to rely on and are, as the Cougars found, are tough attributes to overcome. 

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Led by seniors Madi Potter and Lia Sullivan… along with freshmen Olivia Chu and Caty Ruppert, the Panthers ran away with a surprisingly easy victory over their crosstown hopefuls. 

“I was really impressed by our girls today,”  said head coach Denis Mohun.  “We figured Albany would be tough; that they would test us in ways we haven’t been tested in some time.  But, our girls rose to the occasion and decided that they didn’t want to be the team that lost the win streak. Good for them. That kind of determination and commitment is what we’re looking for this season.”

 

Like the Varsity Girls, the JV girls also ran to a relatively easy victory over league rivals Albany,  De Anza, Pinole Valley and Salesian. Coach Ariana Corwin‘s group has been practicing hard and steadily improving over the past few weeks and it showed in their TCAL opener. Junior Natalie Andress led the way, placing 2^nd overall with a PR 14:27 over the 2.0 mile course.  Her time was :38 seconds faster than she ran a year ago at the league championships. 

Sophomore Reva Schmitt followed close behind (14:30), while a trio of freshmen (Jessica Ruppert, Evelyn Bird, Leni Mora)  completed the scoring for the defending TCAL champions.  Other Notable performances, according to coach Corwin, were posted by juniors Siena Silberman (15:12), Ella Pollard (15:12) and sophomore Kamryn Levy (15:23).

The highly touted and highly ranked Varsity Boys team had an easy time with their opponents, running a relaxed effort while recording dominant wins over the Cougars, Spartans, Pride and Dons. However, the JV boys had a tight race on their hands, primarily against the  Albany Cougars. Freshman sensation Kai Sullivan won the race with an impressive 11:05 clocking followed by sophomore Finley Basler in 11:12.  Unfortunately, after that, Albany surprised the Panthers with their 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th place finishes  - which secured the win for them. Still impressive performances were turned in by a slew of Panthers, including sophomore Andrew Bosio and freshmen Enzo Vargas and Scott St. Clair.

 

The Panthers next race will be a varsity competition at Woodward Park in Clovis, the famed site of the California state meet.  The next TCAL league meet is scheduled for Thursday, October 24^th at Point Pinole against Vallejo and Hercules. 

 

Panthers Win Everything @ Artichoke; Complete Clean Team Sweeps!

October 5, 2024

 

Half Moon Bay, CA -  On Saturday, the Saint Mary’s Boy’s Cross Country teams competed at the Artichoke Invitational hosted by Half Moon Bay High School. The Artichoke Invitational, a Bay Area favorite since 1971, attracts schools from the South Bay, Peninsula and East Bay… who make the trek to Half Moon Bay to take on the challenging 2.33 mile course, which includes jumping over bales of hay and climbing the infamous “Cougar Hill”.  After an entire morning of racing, with over 40 teams entered, the Panthers walked away with a clean sweep of team victories – winning the Frosh/Soph, Junior Varsity and Varsity races.

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Senior Javin Schmitt

Ian Kopchik (right) and Jacob Demissie (left)

Leading the way for the varsity was the formidable duo of Javin Schmitt and Tucker Presnell. Like all the other races this season, Javin and Tucker ran side-by-side around the famed course - eventually finishing third and fourth overall.  A mere one second separated the #1 and #3 fastest runners in school history. Not far behind was senior Kai Valle, whose recent training and race performances suggest that this talented senior is someone to watch out for. Following Kai, and landing himself a top 10 finish, was junior Ian Kopchik. Ian‘s rise has been no less than meteoric, according to Coach Ben Turman. “If I were an opposing coach,” said Coach Turman “Ian is certainly somebody who would be grabbing my attention. He might be our difference-maker when it’s all said and done.”

Sophomore Star: Djali de Chalus

 Closing out the scoring for the champions were seniors Jacob Demissie and Brandon Bosio, who both overcame slow starts but finished strongly according to the coaches. The final team score (36 - 173) had the Panthers winning by almost 140 points!   In cross country team scoring, that is as dominant a performance as it gets.  It’s also another reminder that this team is certainly one of the best in California!

Sophomore Finley Basler

The Junior Varsity boys race was much closer but the final outcome still the same: a Panther win. The four-point win was led by Junior Mika Mazin, whose debut run on the Artichoke course netted him a  3^rd place finish overall . Right behind Mika, and not strangers to success,  were Shane Doherty and Adrian Hall. Running the entire race within a couple strides of each other, Shane edged Adrian at the finish to score the 4th overall place. Adrian wound up 5^th… with Adrian posting a time (13:20) that is over a minute faster than last year.  Senior Joaquin Tarango also ran his lifetime best on the the course, finishing almost 20 seconds faster than he ran a year ago, to claim 13th overall and win himself an individual medal. Junior Simon Murphy, hopefully the last member of the team to battle illness this season, ran a brave race and held on to the all-important 5^th place scoring position.  His place was just good enough to eek out the team win.  Bear Souza, Jagger Gullov-Singh, and “first time ever running a cross country race” junior Reed Hoadley-Wetstone also ran solid races for the victor

Varsity Boys / JV Boys

Led by overall race winner Djali de Chalus, the frosh/soph boys squeezed out a close eight point victory in their morning race. Djali led for nearly the entire race and eventually ran away with an impressive :36 second win. His time was over a minute faster than he ran a year ago and made him a candidate for Panther runner of the meet.  Teammate Finley Basler was the teams second runner, he too scoring an individual medal with his 19th place overall finish.  Isaac Porter cashed in his best race of the year, also earning an individual medal and was a crucial placer in the team’s overall score, according to the coaches.  Bruno Middleton and Andrew Bosio ran very gutsy last half miles, passing several runners along the way, which eventually clinched the victory for the upstarts.

 

Khalil Pearson and Kai Sullivan Lead The Way

 Earlier in the morning, the freshman boys fielded a team that ran in the “freshman only” race. Kai Sullivan, whose been the top 9^th grader all year, was an individual medalist here - placing sixth overall.  Teammate Khalil Pearson also grabbed himself a medal for his efforts, running 14:08 and placing 14th overall. Other notable performers were Enzo Vargas, Damon O’Connor and Scott St. Clair – who despite still feeling the effects of walking pneumonia – ran a valiant, tough race in his first start for the Panthers.

 

Sophomore Boys: Malcolm Urban, Djali de Chalus, Finley Basler, Bruno Middleton, Isaac Porter, Andrew Bosio

On Wednesday, the Panthers open their TCAL league season at Point Pinole Regional Park against Albany, Salesian, Pinole Valley and De Anza.  JV Boys race is at 4:00; JV Girls at 4:05; Varsity Boys at 4:35; Varsity Girls at 4:40.  Hope to see you on Wednesday!

 

Panthers Place 2^nd @ Mighty Woodbridge Invitational;

School’s All-Time Record Book Completely Re-Written!

September 21^st, 2024

 

Irvine, CA - In Southern California on Friday night, more than 120 teams racing in 4 different varsity races lined up at the 43^rd annual Woodbridge Cross Country Invitational.  Sponsored by ASICS,  Woodbridge draws much of the top running talent in California and from across the western U.S.  Teams come to Woodbridge hoping that the thousands of spectators, formidable competition, and carnival-like atmosphere will translate into blazing fast times.  For the Saint Mary’s Panthers, Woodbridge checked every box, met all expectations and would be the meet where the entire school record board was re-written. 

 

New School Record Holder Javin Schmitt

The Boy’s Varsity team, led once again by the dynamic duo of Javin Schmitt and Tucker Presnell, finished 2^nd overall while racing to  the #1, #3, #6, #7, #9 and #11 three mile times in school history.  Their team time - 75:55  or 15:11 average per runner- obliterated the previous fastest team time in school history and makes this group the fastest team in school history “by a ton” according to head coach Jeff Rogers.

 

Kai Valle

Senior Javin Schmitt was not only the fastest Panther of the day and the 8^th fastest among the more than 700 varsity runners on Friday night, but his 14:45 also broke the school record previously held by current Cal Poly SLO great Mateo Malko-Allen.  Teammate Tucker Presnell also sliced more than a minute off his previous 3 mile best, dipping under the venerable 15:00 mark while finishing in 14:57.  Tucker is now the 3^rd fastest in school history and the fastest junior to ever run in a Panther uniform.

 

Senior Kai Valle, one of two current Panthers who ran at Woodbridge back in 2022, torched his PR with his gutsy 15:19 effort.  His time was a :45 second personal best and now ranks him #6 on the school’s all-time list.   Junior Ian Kopchik, now fully recovered from a nasty early season cold, delved deep into his competitive spirit to blaze a massive 15:24… which vaults him to #7 all-time.  Ian’s run typified the Panthers effort on Friday: gutsy, tough, but not surprising. 

Jacob Demissie

Following Ian was fast-rising sophomore talent Djali de Chalus.  Entering  Woodbridge with a 3.0 mile PR of 17:23, Djali proved that hard-work and commitment pay off by ripping off a huge 15:28 - which placed 5^th on the team, makes him the #9 Panther ever, and gives him bragging rights as the fastest sophomore in school history.

 

Adrian Hall & Brandon Bosio

Senior Jacob Demissie and Brandon Bosio both established new lifetime bests as well, Jacob shaving :04 seconds off his previous time while Brandon bested his PR by :19 seconds.  Jacob finished in 15:36 (#11 all-time) – Brandon in 16:13.  Junior Adrian Hall ran much of the race with Brandon and also had a major breakthrough, lowering his lifetime best from 17:31 to 16:18. 

 

Madi Potter & Lia Sullivan

The Girl’s Varsity team, meanwhile, reminded everyone that every runner and every point counts in cross country team scoring.  The team finished their race tied for 8^th, ONE point from 7^th, TWO points from 6^th and NINE points from 5^th.  This in a race that featured 172 runners where passing just one runner equals that much needed point. 

Sabrina Jackson & Uma Vela

Senior Madi Potter was the evenings fastest Panther, running a :41 second PR while finishing in 19:39 in her opening race of the season.  She also placed 24^th among the 172 runners. Fellow senior Lia Sullivan, side by side with Madi for much of the race, also ran faster than she ever has – cutting :10 off of her previous 20:12 best.  Sophomores Uma Vela and Sabrina Jackson placed 3^rd and 4^th on the team, running 20:33 and 20:50 respectively.  Senior Katherine Scannell was the team’s final scorer, slashing 2:00 minutes from her previous best while posting a new 21:49 PR!  Congratulations to all the Panthers who made the trip to Woodbridge!

 

Boys & Girls @ Woodbridge

 

Hayward, CA - On Saturday, the Panthers also sent Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman runners to the annual Farmer Invitational, hosted by Hayward High School.  Like the Woodbridge group on Friday night, these teams of Panthers competed hard, ran fast, and took home their share of medals and award hardware.

JV Girls: Jessie Ruppert, Natalie Andress, Siena Silberman, Isabel Eli, Emika Siegel, Caty Ruppert, Coach Corwin

Freshmen Kai Sullivan and Khalil Pearson duplicated their Ed Sias success, this time at the 3.0 mile distance.  Kai was the overall winner in the 9^th grade boy’s race, running 17:40 and establishing the first of many PR’s to come.  Khalil ran 18:20, placing 3^rd overall, and proving that he is the solid #2 in this talented freshmen class. Enzo Vargas (19:56) and Elliot Elson (20:52) ran 3^rd and 4^th for the Panthers.

Coach Turman, Shane Doherty, Jagger Gullov-Singh, Mika Mazin, Simon Murphy, Joaquin Tarango, Shea Turon

Junior Mika Mazin (16:47) was the team’s fastest runner at Farmer, establishing a huge PR for himself, while fellow teammate Shane Doherty (17:02) and sophomore Finley Basler (17:35) were the next fastest on the future NCS Championship course.

 

9th Graders: Olivia Chu & Caty Ruppert

Coach Ariana Corwin’s JV Girls squad emerged from Farmer with some team hardward, placing 2^nd overall behind the strong running from a pair of newcomers: Olivia Chu and Caty Ruppert.  Running together for the entire race, Olivia and Caty placed 3^rd and 4^th overall to grab not only individual prizes but also lead the team to the runner-up spot.  Both girls – Olivia (21:39) and Caty (21:40) established new lifetime bests in their inaugural 3.0 mile race.  Freshman Jessie Ruppert (24:18) was next for the team, followed by juniors Natalie Andress and Siena Silberman.  Freshman Emika Siegel and sophomore Isabel Eli completed the scoring for the upstart Panthers.

 

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Boys Are Blazing Fast @ 26^th Annual Time Trial

September 9^th, 2024

Tucker Presnell and Javin Schmitt Lead The Pack

Berkeley, CA – It was no surprise that the boys varsity cross country team – last year’s 6^th place finishers at the California State Championships – ran fast at the 26^th annual team time trial at Tilden Park in Berkeley.  But it was HOW fast they ran that got both coaches and athletes buzzing about the season and it’s possibilities.

 

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For junior Tucker Presnell and senior Javin Schmitt, the summer has been spent running, recovering and running some more.  Their commitment has fueled a team wide commitment that has spawned heightened expectations, big dreams and now very fast times.  Senior Lia Sullivan

On Monday, no one was surprised that both Tucker and Javin ran scorching fast time times, but 9:49 and 9:53 amounted to the 1^st and 3^rd fastest times ever run… in the history of the school!  Only the legendary likes of current Cal Poly SLO star Mateo Malko-Allen and former Brown University captain Matt Duffy broke the venerable 10:00 minute mark and each of them also have state championship medals in their trophy cases.    

Djali de Chalus & Ian Kopchik

“Both Tucker and Javin are in great shape but more importantly both have this passion… this drive and this inner fire for running that burns deep inside them,” said coach Jeff Rogers afterwards.  “They don’t need to be motivated, cajoled or convinced to show up and work hard. They’ve both graduated into the world of passion – which has been the key to their success.  Look for them both to have big seasons.”

 

Also deserving a lot of praise from the coaching  were the senior duo of Kai Valle and Jacob Demissie.  Kai, whose summer training has been choppy and a bit inconsistent, still managed to grind out a very quick 10:20 which places him as the #8 senior performer of all time. Jacob, whose summer has been very steady and consistent, was not far behind in 10:25. His time was :19 seconds faster than a year ago and suggests that he is also ready for a breakout senior season.

Another eye opener was sophomore Djali de Chalus, who put everyone on high alert that he may someday have something to say about being the school’s fastest of all time.  Djali smoked a 10:31 on the rolling, hilly 1.9 mile course… which as a sophomore has only been exceeded by the aforementioned Matt Duffy.  His improvement was more than a minute and a half faster than a year ago. 

Freshman All-Time #2 Kai Sullivan

Junior teammates Ian Kopchik, Adrian Hall and Mika Mazin also made their presence felt on Monday… each running list-making fast times.   Ian is now the #7 junior in school history with his impressive 10:33.   Adrian’s 10:44 was not far behind and puts him in the top 12 all-time… while Mika’s 10:55  was a whopping 2:26 faster than a year ago! 

 

Finally, a pair of freshman – Kai Sullivan and Khalil Pearson – were able to crack the top ten all-time list.  Kai ran 11:21, making him the #2 freshman of all-time.. behind only Matt Duffy.  Khalil, meanwhile, earned himself a Top 10 All-Time t-shirt with his 12:10… which makes him the #9 freshman performer ever. 

 

Other top performances on the boy’s side came from freshmen Enzo Vargas (12:39) and Elliot Elson (12:47), sophomore Finley Basler (11:32), and seniors Brandon Bosio (10:59) and Jagger Gullov-Singh (12:34).

For the girls, top times were run by senior captain Lia Sullivan and Madi Potter.  Lia ran almost :40 seconds faster than a year ago… finishing in 13:05 and as the #8 senior performer ever.  Madi, only a few steps back, ran 13:14 to vault herself to the #12 position on the all-time senior girls list.  Both Lia and Madi paced  sophomores Sabrina Jackson and Uma Vela… whose 13:44 and 13:51 put them at #11 and #12 respectively on the all-time sophomore list. 

 

Freshman Caty Ruppert was the 5^th girl in at 14:19 (12^th all-time freshman), while sophomore Reva Schmitt made the all-time sophomore list with her 14:29 finish.  Senior Katherine Scannell also ran a lifetime best – breaking the 15:00 barrier while finishing in 14:56.

“Overall, the time trial is a nice way to finish off the summer and usher in the official start to the season,” noted girl’s JV coach Ariana Corwin.  “Now we can see exactly where we are and how we need to progress and improve going forward.  We always hope the time trial not only excites but inspires our runners to keep working and keep improving.”  This Saturday the team officially opens the season at the Ed Sias Invitational at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez, where excitement, inspiration and improvement will certainly be on display.  Good luck to all the Panthers competing on Saturday!