Cardona, Arthur claim titles at 37th Manhattan Beach 10K

Continuing to show their prominence in South Bay races, David Cardona and D’Ann Arthur captured the male and female title, respectively, Saturday morning at the 37^th Manhattan Beach 10K. After winning the Village Runner 4^th of July 5K, both runners had impressive victories on the streets of Manhattan Beach among a field of more than 3,300 participants. Cardona, 23, a former standout runner at North Torrance High School, El Camino College and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, was first to cross the finish line at the Manhattan Beach Pier, completing the course in 32 minutes, 59 seconds in his first appearance in the race. Jose Lezamacortazar, 24, of Gardena finished second with a time of 33:36, beating Alexander Gorney, 26, of Torrance who placed third at 34:05. “I was a tired and little dehydrated at the end,” Cardona said. “Jose and I took it out early. We were at Sand Dune Park when I decided I needed to make a move so I went hard and fast. The lead allowed me to cruise the last mile or so.” Arthur, 27, of Redondo Beach posted a time of 34:10 to beat reigning women’s champion Nathalie Higley and finish fifth overall. Despite running 34 seconds faster than last year’s winning time, Higley, 44, of Redondo Beach finished second at 37:01. Rachel Baker, 24, Redondo Beach placed third at 37:17.

Males winning their age divisions were: Paul Lototsky (Long Beach, 1-8, 57:18), Alexander Benz (Manhattan Beach, 9-11, 47:47), Matthew Taksa (Hanford, 12-14, 38:41), Brandon Shirazi (Manhattan Beach, 15-17, 34:08), Cardona (18-23), Lezamacortazar (24-29), Josh Chiang (Yorba Linda, 30-34, 36:10), Patrick Sweeney (Manhattan Beach, 35-39, 35:47), Alejandro Pages (Downey, 40-44, 37:53), Dana Staggs (Hermosa Beach, 45-49, 37:44), John Courtney (Hermosa Beach, 50-54, 36:44), Richard Gust (Hermosa Beach, 55-59, 37:11), Mark Ford (Manhattan Beach, 60-64, 46:50), Marty Friedman (Manhattan Beach, 65-69, 45:52), Bruce Timmer (Manhattan Beach, 70-74, 50:55), Bill Bond (Dallas, TX, 75-79, 55:53), Eugene Cook (Redondo Beach, 80-84, 1:14:01), Herbert Harger (Manhattan Beach, 85-89, 1:38:32) and Chang Tsu (Manhattan Beach, 90-99, 2:40:54). Females age division winners included: Tilda Westerberg (Manhattan Beach, 1-7, 54:52), Anna Chittenden (Manhattan Beach, 8-11, 49:45), Cara Chittenden (Manhattan Beach, 12-14, 44:20), Emma Lautanen (Manhattan Beach, 15-17, 43:14), Jillian Jaccard (Santa Monica, 18-24, 46:08), Arthur (24-29), Christine Bolf (Manhattan Beach, 30-34, 38:36), Kate Myers (Manhattan Beach, 35-39, 37:45), Higley (40-44), Kirsten Leetch (Redondo Beach, 45-49, 38:16), Kellene Taylor (Los Angeles, 50-54, 40:13), Mary Lively (Manhattan Beach, 55-59, 43:38), Sharon Lotesto (Torrance, 60-64, 47:08), Beth Robertson (Manhattan Beach, 65-69, 57:47), Amy Galbraith (Venice, 70-74, 1:08:45), Joy Curry (Manhattan Beach, 75-79, 1:17:29), Virginia Gossard (Manhattan Beach, 80-84, 1:44:28) and Miyoko O’Hara (Rancho Palos Verdes, 85-89, 1:42:27). For complete results, visit runraceresults.com.