Costa’s girls team, Xavier Court make runs for State cross country title
Advancing to the CIF State Cross Country Championships is the Mira Costa team of Tia Pappas, Pnina Tofler, Brooke Inouye, Lucy Atkinson, Olivia Hacohen, Cara Chittenden and Carmen Mel. Photos by Damian Court In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year, Mira Costa’s girls cross country qualified for the State meet with a 6th-place finish in the highly competitive Division 1 CIF-SS finals held Saturday at Riverside City Cross Country Course. With no seniors competing, Mira Costa coach Renee Williams-Smith knew her young runners had their work cut out for them if they hoped to advance to Saturday’s CIF State Championships in Fresno. Junior Olivia Hacohen recorded the best time for Mira Costa’s girls team. In each division, the top seven teams and top five individuals on non-qualifying teams if they placed in the top 20 qualified for the State meet. Williams-Smith evaluated the times of the top 10 schools and strategized on how her team could score the points needed to advance. “The top three schools (Great Oak, Vista Murrieta, Arcadia) were all at a very high level, and then the next seven schools were all extremely close,” Williams Smith said. “Our front runners needed to place in…
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