Liam Anderson Is Back And Already Rolling
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By Jeff Parenti - California Milesplit
FRESNO, CA -- For Tori Gaitan, finishing first is becoming a habit. For Liam Anderson, what better way to open his season with an impressive victory.
It was those two all-too-familiar names on top in the Championship division races at the 40th Clovis Invitational on a picturesque day at Woodward Park.
Gaitan, who has won at Woodbridge and Bob Firman previously, needed to overcome an impressive freshman and hold off two others with extensive experience on the undulating 5K layout that also serves as the state championship course.
Anderson, the defending CIF Division III champion who was competing for the first time this season, held to the top pack throughout before making his move late and pulled away from a who's who of the state's best: Great Oak's Tyler Tickner, Newbury Park's Nico Young, Dana Hills' Simon Fuller, and JSerra's Anthony Grover.
"It's been great to see everybody else racing and everyone else running quick times," Anderson said. "If anything, that's made me more excited to get back out here."
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