On Wednesday, Nov.6, the Valley Mission League Championships took place at L.A. Pierce College. The Canoga Park Girls Varsity team handily defeated a feisty San Fernando squad who had been in hot pursuit of the Lady Hunters all season. The Hunters were led by Sarai Rosas (2nd place) and VMLeague Champion Angelina Lopez (1st place). In unsatisfactory, high wind conditions, almost all the girls ran a personal best. Other Varsity runners are Abrianna Robles, Abrielle Arcilla, Dulce Godinez (Captain), Vanessa Perez and Jasmin Garcia.
Valley Mission League Finals Results
(Medals given to top 15 finishers)
Varsity Girls 1st place (28 pts) - Angelina Lopez (1st), Sarai Rosas (2nd), Dulce Godinez (5th), Abrianna Robles (8th), Abriale Arcilla (13th), Vanessa Perez (15th)
Varsity Boys 3rd place (71 pts) - Theodore Shniderman (3rd), Alejandro Quevedo (4th), Angel Gutierrez (8th)
Junior Varsity Girls 3rd place (68 pts) - Nelly Flores (1st: League Champion), Heather Lopez (11th), Lisbeth Bernabe (15th)
Junior Varsity Boys 4th place (102 pts) - Michael Paxtor (8th), Jimmy Galdamez (15th)
Frosh-Soph Girls 3rd place (59 pts) - Rosie Lol Jax (8th), Anne Razo (14th)
Frosh-Soph Boys 2nd place (40 pts) - Alexis Bernabe (5th), Alexander Ocana (6th), Steve Ontiveros (8th), Gabriel Medina (10th), Manuel Becerra (11th)
TRIVIA: Did you know...A cross country team consists of a minimum of 5 and maximum of 7 team members in a race. Why can teams be upwards of 60 runners? Besides different divisions, injuries and illness may call for a need for an athlete to move into a varsity position.
Go Hunters!...and I mean GO!
Credit: Antony Villalobos, Asst Cross Country Coach