Rated Girls
Even with their 8-14 runners in the race, Great Oak is a serious threat to win (not surprising considering their amazing depth during this past track season, when their 14th girl ran 5:26 and 11:50). The only team in this race with better current times is Chino Hills, who had a strong showing at Cool Breeze with the 4th-best accumulation of times in the meet. Looking at returning times, Great Oak is even more dominant, holding a huge lead over a large cluster of teams that may end up fighting for 3rd place. That could include West Torrance and Beaumont in addition to Chino Hills, and maybe a handful of other teams, as well.
The individual battle here will go deep, as there is a fairly large number of legitimate candidates to win among the entered teams. Kailie Grimes (Beaumont) has the best returning 3 Mile time in the field, having run sub-17 at this meet last year. Oak Park's Brittany Blackwell and Emily Beneduce have run in the low 17's in the past, and they could be in the lead pack this weekend. Another duo, Erin Holton and Brittani Matthews (Rancho Cucamonga), had a solid start to the year at Cool Breeze, and that experience could pay off here. Alex Calegari (Poway) came away with the win and the fastest time at last weekend's Laguna Hills Invitational, and that course should make Orange County Great Park feel like a breeze.
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