A young Ventura girls team with only one senior made it to the state meet and finished 8th in Division 2 in 2017. That one senior was #1 runner Sophia Ramos. whose certainly hurts the Cougars. However, there is plenty of talent returning, and this team has a solid record of year-to-year improvement. Some of that showed during track season: Madeline Locher looked like she is ready to take the reins as the returning #1 runner, and Samantha Prehn showed that she may be ready to crack the Cougars' top 5 this fall. This year's Ventura squad will be very deep but will need to run together as a strong pack to be successful, and the significant gap between Locher and the rest of the team is a concern. Those problems are fixable with a strong summer, of course, and I expect Ventura to contend for a spot in the top 5 this November.
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17:50.20 | 2020 | ||
| 2 | 18:58.55 | 2019 | ||
| 3 | 19:14.11 | 2020 | ||
| 4 | 19:19.42 | 2019 | ||
| 5 | 19:19.88 | 2020 | ||
| 6 | 19:36.22 | 2020 | ||
| 7 | 19:46.08 | 2021 | ||
| 8 | 19:47.90 | 2020 |
Team Statistics:
- 5K Improvement Rating: 21st
- 3 Mile Improvement Rating: 28th
- 5K Returning Rankings: 30th
- 3200 Returning Rankings: 22nd
- 1600 Returning Rankings: 36th