San Clemente and Santiago Corona Rule CIF Southern Sectionals With Several Individuals Collecting Consecutive Titles
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The road to State in California is not for the faint of heart.
Especially with a severe rain warning, and sudden shift of course for sectionals. However, many runners--if not all--welcomed the change.
A demanding and hilly race at Mt. SAC was transformed, and the CIF-Southern Sectionals now rested on a flat and fast course, perhaps a breath of fresh air of sorts.
Many runners took it as an opportunity to race fast without having to push as hard up the challenging hills of Mt. SAC.
Dana Hills' junior Evan Noonan secured the fastest time of the day marking 13:56-flat on the clock. Noonan defended his section title for the second year in a row, leading his team to a D3 win.
Additionally, despite suffering a bloody arch through the D1 race, Millikan's Jason Parra took the win with the second fastest time of the day at 13:57.40.
Top Boys Times
| PLACE | VIDEO | ATHLETE | TEAM | MARK | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Evan Noonan | 11 | Dana Hills (SS) | 13:56.00 | 1 | |
| 1 |  Jason Parra | 12 | Millikan (SS) | 13:57.40 | 2 | |
| 1 |  Andreas Dybdahl | 12 | Santa Barbara (SS) | 14:04.50 | 3 | |
| 2 |  Anthony Fast Horse | 12 | Ventura (SS) | 14:05.10 | 4 | |
| 1 |  Eyan Turk | 11 | Woodcrest Christian (SS) | 14:07.30 | 5 |
On the girls side, top MileSplit junior recruit, Sadie Engelhardt, ran the fastest split of the day clocking a personal best of 15:26.8, taking home her second consecutive sectional title and a new PR.
Fellow junior Rylee Blade led a memorable win for Santiago Corona as they collected their first team sectional title. Blade clocked the second fastest time behind Engelhardt at 15:32.80.
Top Girls Times
| PLACE | VIDEO | ATHLETE | TEAM | MARK | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadie Engelhardt | 11 | Ventura (SS) | 15:26.80 | 1 | |
| 1 |  Rylee Blade | 11 | Santiago Corona (SS) | 15:32.80 | 2 | |
| 2 |  Holly Barker | 11 | Trabuco Hills (SS) | 16:06.60 | 3 | |
| 1 |  Payton Godsey | 12 | Oaks Christian (SS) | 16:12.70 | 4 | |
| 2 |  Abigail Errington | 11 | South Pasadena (SS) | 16:28.60 | 5 | |
| 3 | Braelyn Combe | 10 | Santiago Corona (SS) | 16:32.40 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Reena Hsieh | 1 | Arcadia (SS) | 16:33.20 |
By the end, San Clemente took home not only a first place title for D1, but the fastest team average of 14:30. The Triton's star Brett Ephraim ushered the team win running 14:10.70, attributing his successful bid to the flatter course.
Dana Hills collected a D3 victory and second overall fastest average of 14:28.
Top Boys Team Scores
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Clemente (SS) | 147 | 9+19+23+43+53 (186+264) | 0:33 1-5 Split | 14:30 Avg |
| 2 | Dana Hills (SS) | 180 | 1+10+28+51+90 (162+269) | 0:58 1-5 Split | 14:28 Avg |
| 3 |  Great Oak (SS) | 208 | 26+33+37+44+68 (100+110) | 0:14 1-5 Split | 14:38 Avg |
For the girls, Santiago Corono took home the fastest average of the day with Blade and Braelyn Combe leading the pack. They scored 123 points with a 16:50 average.
JSerra Catholic's second fastest team average was led by junior Sophie Polay running 16:35.40.
Top Girls Team Scores
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Corona (SS) | 123 | 2+6+24+29+62 (99+164) | 2:10 1-5 Split | 16:50 Avg |
| 2 |  JSerra Catholic (SS) | 130 | 9+11+16+28+66 (67+196) | 1:09 1-5 Split | 17:00 Avg |
| 3 | Trabuco Hills (SS) | 179 | 3+22+23+35+96 (322+335) | 1:55 1-5 Split | 17:08 Avg |