High school cross country highlights from Saturday meets
GIRLS
At Gaucho Invitational, 3 miles, Saturday
Ventura: Sadie Engelhardt (16:57) was the individual champion. Freshmen Aelo Curtis (18:39) and Melanie True (19:04) were second and third. Ventura had five of the top 10 finishers en route to winning the team title with 24 points.
Sadie Engelhardt of Ventura cruises for an opening season win at the UCSB Gaucho Invitational with a 3-mile time of 16:57.87 pic.twitter.com/ldm9uyQ1ow
— West Coast XC (@westcoast_xc) September 3, 2022
Fillmore: Nataly Vigil (20:21) placed 10th. Niza Laureano (21:02) was 18th.
Santa Paula: Lindsey Ramirez (20:35) was 14th. Miahnna Galvan (21:24) was 22nd.
Foothill Tech: Kiersten Falat (21:59) was 29th.
Rio Mesa: Anna Dahlquist (22:05) was 30th.
La Reina: Ruth Tackett (22:09) was 32nd.
Buena: Andrea Garcia (22:12) was 34th.
Nordhoff: Maddison Duenas (23:03) was 45th.
Hueneme: Magaly Dominguez (23:08) was 47th.
At Fastback Invitational, 1.4 miles, Saturday
Senior Girls are also race winners at the Fastback Invite! Kali Traversa and Sophie Atkins place in the top 10! @PrepCalTrack @vcspreps @TheAcornSports @_WHSAthletics_ pic.twitter.com/q91HEDkDCy
— WestlakeXCTF (@WestlakeXCTF) September 3, 2022
Westlake: Kali Traversa (8:28) and Sophie Atkins (8:29) were sixth and seventh. Westlake won the team title with 34 points.
At the Cool Breeze Invitational, 3 miles, Saturday
Calabasas: Arielle McKenzie (18;09) won the D3-5 individual title.
Congrats to jr Arielle McKenzie who opened up her XC season with a 1st 🥇 place finish at the #CoolBreezeInvite Girls Varsity Div 3-5 @MilesplitCA @EliavAppelbaum @PrepCalTrack #calabasasxc pic.twitter.com/F5EetYhrag
— Calabasas T&F (@Calabasas_Track) September 4, 2022
Agoura: Reese Tamburro (19:14) placed 16th. Paloma Padilla-Kastenberg (19:55) was 21st in the D3-5 race..
Newbury Park: Sophia Grant (18:28) won the D1-2 race. Giselle Gonzalez (19:20) was 11th.
Camarillo: Mercedes Pewsey (20:53) was 48th in the D1-2 race. Gianna Vazquez (20:54) was 49th.
BOYS
At Gaucho Invitational, 3 miles, Saturday
Ventura: Micah Grossman (15:27) finished first and Grant Baysinger (15:44) took fourth. NIck DeGeorge (15:54) was seventh. Ventura won the team title.
Micah Grossman of Ventura wins the UCSB Gaucho Invitational covering the 3-mile course in 15:27.06 pic.twitter.com/bBzCrrJyIe
— West Coast XC (@westcoast_xc) September 3, 2022
Foothill Tech: Jonah Billings (15:46) placed fifth.
Buena: Michael Torres (15:50) placed sixth.
Santa Paula: Diego Rodriguez (16:39) was 12th.
Fillmore: Nick Hurtado (17:16) was 22nd.
Nordhoff: Dylan Blacker (17:59) was 37th.
Rio Mesa: Ivan Aleman (18:24) was 46th.
Channel Islands: Edgardo Gayton (18:27) was 47th.
Hueneme: Pope Oy (18:35) was 53rd.
At Fastback Invitational, 1.4 miles, Saturday
Westlake: KC Barber (6:17.7) was second. Luke Morgan (6:48) was 11th. Richard Hoffman (7:02) was 18th. Westlake won with 43 points.
Senior Boys take the win at the Fastback Invite! KC Barber the race runner-up! @PrepCalTrack @vcspreps @TheAcornSports @_WHSAthletics_ pic.twitter.com/xqKoYSI9hy
— WestlakeXCTF (@WestlakeXCTF) September 3, 2022
At Cool Breeze Invitational, 3 miles, Saturday
Moorpark: Placing four runners in the top 10, Moorpark won the D3-5 team title. David Raigoza placed sixth (16:04); Tyler Smith was seventh (16:12); Hunter Lee finished eighth (16:13); and Thomas White was ninth (16:21).
Calabasas: Agam Moyal (16:43) was 17th in the D3-5 race.
Newbury Park: Amav Shetty (16:07) was eighth in the D1-2 race. Gabe Bernardino (16:10) was 11th. Newbury Park finished second.
Camarillo: Diego Montag (16:16) was 16th in the D1-2 race. Trevor Stimpson (16:41) was 34th. Camarillo finished sixth.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: High school cross country from Saturday meets
