The top nine girls with the fastest 1600m-3200m combined times are non-seniors, including this who's-who of future stars from the CIF-State final: Montgomery sophomore Hanne Thomsen, Scotts Valley junior Ashlyn Boothby, and La Jolla freshman Chiara Dailey.
Add, of course, Ventura sophomore Sadie Engelhardt, Oaks Christian junior Payton Godsey, Santiago sophomore Rylee Blade, Eastlake freshman Jaelyn Williams, La Costa Canyon junior Gioana Lopizzo, and Laguna Hills sophomore Holly Barker, included in the top nine of a very bright future in the girls distances.
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These combined rankings leaders are produced by pulling the top 100 times in the 1600-meter run, then adding the top 100 times in the 3200-meter run. Athletes without times in both events were eliminated and the times for the remaining athletes were added together to get this rankings list.
Because the 1600-meter run is the foundation for this data article, athletes must have had a top-100 time in that event to be included. Ath...