Heading our Senior Girls Second Team, Gabrielle Peterson ran away with the Division V race at State and then made the West Region team for the Foot Locker National Championships. (DeAnna Turner photo)
SECOND TEAM
(Listed alphabetically)
Emma Arriaga (Walnut/SS) -- No. 3 time in the class at the Southern Section Finals, teaming with her twin, Chloe, to get Walnut into the State Finals for the first time.
Emma Hicken (Mission Viejo/SS) -- Was 13th overall in the class at the State Finals while placing eighth in the Division II race.
Sydney Hwang (Claremont/SS) -- Senior leader helped Claremont to three consecutive Southern Section and State Division II titles and back-to-back trips to NXN.
Savannah Maselli (Granada/NC) -- Placed fifth at State in D-II with the 10th fastest time overall in the class while teaming with McCandless to lead Granada to runner-up spot on the awards podium at State.
Gabrielle Peterson (Healdsburg/NC) -- Ran away with the Division IV race at State while running a 5K PR (17:44.30) and then placed fifth at regionals to make the West team for Foot Locker Nationals where she ran the fastest time among the five CA girls on the Morley Field 5K course.
Lila Roake (Santa Cruz/CC) -- Placed seventh in the Division IV race at State as the top senior in the division while running the No. 12 time in the class at the Meet.
Rayna Stanziano (Concord/NC) -- In seven races, she won all five at 3-miles or less (with two PRs), placed third at Rough Rider (a 5K) and third at State D-III with a 5K PR of 17:43.80.