State Meet Preview: Division V

CIF State Championships

Division V Girls Preview


Runner to beat: Emily Perez, St. Joseph Notre Dame

Team to beat: St. Margaret's


Individual competition

St. Joseph Notre Dame's Emily Perez will be the slight favorite to win the individual title here. She won the North Coast Section individual title last year and finished in 2nd place at the state meet. She was unable to race to her section final this season. Her main competition should come from fellow Oregon State signee,  Healdsburg senior, Gabrielle Peterson. She finished in 25th place at last year's Division IV race but has improved dramatically since then. During the 2018 Track and Field season, Peterson recorded personal bests of 4:48.91 and 10:34.44. She has been equally as impressive this fall and will be chasing her first cross country state title. Southern Section champion Mia Barnett is also a strong contender and will not be afraid to run with the top two girls. Castilleja junior Tevah Gevelber easily won the Central Coast Section final and will be aiming at a top 10 finish. Sierra Canyon freshman Isis Diaz finished in second behind Barnett at the SS meet and will be a factor here as well. Along with Peterson and Perez, the North Coast Section should have a couple more runners in the mix including Mira Terdiman of Lick-Wilmerding and Callie Jones of Branson.

Team competition

The past few years, the Flintridge Prep girls dominated this division to the tune of four state team titles in a row. This year, the FP girls could win their fifth title in a row but this one will not be a runaway like previous seasons. At the just-completed SS finals, St. Margaret's eeked out a victory over Flintridge but they will need to prove themselves one more week in order to claim the team state title. San Francisco University and Lick-Wilmerding girls both made the podium last year with University in 2nd place ahead of their league rival. This year, L-W bested University at their league final and appear to have the slight edge. The Santa Fe Christian girls won the San Diego Section with an impressive score of 19. From the Central Coast Section, Castilleja bested Nueva and both teams will be vying for top 10 finishes at Saturday's final. 



State Girls 5K Leaders in Division V (Full list)

RANKTIMEATHLETE/TEAMGRADEMEET DATEPLACE
118:06.70
EMILY PEREZ
St. Joseph Notre Dame (NC)
2019
Clovis Invitational1st
218:41.90
TEVAH GEVELBER
Castilleja School (CC)
2020
WBAL (Baylands) Center Meet3rd
318:48.84
AMBER JACKSON
Forest Lake Christian (SJ)
2020
FLAT SAC Invitational2nd
418:50.60
MIA BARNETT
Village Christian (SS)
2021
Clovis Invitational2nd
518:56.70
LAUREN HARPER
Trinity High (NS)
2019
Stanford Invitational31st
618:59.50
CALLIE JONES
Branson High School (NC)
2019
Stanford Invitational3rd
719:07.00
ALAINA ZAMORANO
Christian High School (SD)
2021
City League Cluster 41st
819:08.30
MIRA TERDIMAN
Lick Wilmerding (NC)
2020
BCL West Finals1st
919:09.20
KAYA HANO
Head Royce High (NC)
2020
Stanford Invitational4th
1019:14.00
GABRIELLE PETERSON
Healdsburg High (NC)
2019
Yoshaany Rahm Invitational1st
1119:14.30
EMMA MARINO
San Francisco International (SFI) (SF)
2019
BCL West Finals2nd
1219:17.20
ELIZABETH RADMILOV
Calvary Chapel Santa Ana (SS)
2019
Brea Invitational2nd X
1319:18.60
EILEEN GU
San Francisco University (NC)
2021
BCL West Finals3rd
1419:19.50
ANDI CARNELL
St. Margaret's Episcopal (SS)
2019
Clovis Invitational4th
1519:21.00
BRIANNA CINDRICH
Holy Family (SS)
2020
Horizon League Finals1st