Simi Valley made a big leap forward last year behind freshman standout Jill Walker, falling just short of making it to the state meet. With their entire top 5 returning the Pioneers should be ready to take the next step. It will take an improvement in depth over the summer, and there's good news on that front: returning #6 Abigail Jones had a good track season, outrunning Simi's returning 3-5 runners in the 1600, while Stephanie Pham ran well in the 3200. Walker herself signaled she may be ready to contend individually after clocking 10:42 in the 3200, putting her 3rd among California's freshmen (behind Mia Barnett and Audrey Suarez). Only two things kept me from putting the Pioneers in the top 20: they didn't have as much participation in track season as some of the Southern Section powers, and this team doesn't have the year-to-year improvement credentials of some of the programs they are trying to compete with. There's talent here, though, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Simi Valley advance to the state meet and finish in the top 10 of Division 2.
RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
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1 | 17:31.10 | 2021 | ||
2 | 17:52.10 | 2020 | ||
3 | 18:33.00 | 2019 | ||
4 | 19:01.30 | 2020 | ||
5 | 19:03.00 | 2019 | ||
6 | 20:04.00 | 2021 | ||
7 | 20:23.50 | 2019 |
Team Statistics:
- 5K Improvement Rating: 39th
- 3 Mile Improvement Rating: 40th
- 5K Returning Rankings: 9th
- 3 Mile Returning Rankings: 25th
- 1600 Returning Rankings: 67th