Prep cross country runners on pace for successful seasons
Abby Hong led Mira Costa’s girls cross country team to its fifth consecutive South Bay Cup title. File photo Cross country teams from Redondo Union High School lived up to their title as the Sea Hawks proved they can run with the best in other states while competing in the 27th Annual Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota. Redondo’s girls team finished second in the field of 44 teams competing in the 5K race. Kayla Ferron led the Sea Hawks with a time of 19 minutes, 31.5 seconds, finishing 19th out of 409 runners. Coach Bob Leetch’s team is known for running in packs and Saturday was no different with Amber Gore (20th) senior Cara Ulizio (21st) both posting times of 19.35. Other scorers for Redondo were sophomores Paige Sullivan (57th, 20:23.4) and Nicole Pederson (72nd, 20:39.4). Also running for the Sea Hawks were Erin South (99th, 21:08.4), Alexis Thibodeau (128th, 21:08.4), Thalia Silva (140th, 21:34.3), Anevey Heihle (173rd, 21:57.0) and junior Sabrina Zavala (303rd, 23:28.2). Redondo is listed No. 4 in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 rankings. Redondo’s boys placed fourth among the 44 competing schools, missing the third spot by only two points. The Sea…
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