Sunny Hills Invitational (SS) - Craig Park (Fullerton) - 9/21/02 early report - Jason Watanabe

Large School
Boys - Glendora, St. John Bosco, Marina
Girls - Sultana, Brea Olinda, Sunny Hills

Small School
Boys - Corona del Mar, Servite, Valley Christian
Girls - Corona del Mar, St. Joseph's, St. Paul

Danielle Vanela (Sultana) 18:35 frosh winner - Jason Watanabe photo

Freshman Girls
1 L Danielle Vanela Sultana 18:35
2 L Holly Rogers Brea-Olinda 19:42
3 L Haam Kent-Johntson Sunny Hills 20:08
4 L Thuy-Mi Dinh Kennedy 20:56
5 L Stephanie Zimmerman Loara 21:13

Jonathan Batres (SJB) frosh winner 16:18 - off to hot start first year of High School (Jason Watanabe photo)

Robert Peck (Marina) 2nd 9th grade Boys (Jason Watanabe photo)

Freshman Boys
1 L Jonathan Batres St. John Bosco 16:18
2 L Robert Peck Marina 16:31
3 L Jesse Morrill Marina 16:32
4 L Daniel Clifford Lakewood 16:32
5 S Geoffrey Dunn Notre Dame 16:40

Anne Gustafson (Brea) soph winner in 18:26 (Jason Watanabe)

Sophomore Girls
1 L Anne Gustafson Brea Olinda 18:26
2 L Shadee Duarte Sultana 19:27
3 S Alexis Dawkins St. Joseph’s 20:09
4 S Anlia Kattan Corona Del Mar 20:31
5 L Amanda Rosencrantz Kennedy 20:3

Sophomore Boys
1 S Nick Mosey Servite 15:54
2 L Randy Skillens St. John Bosco 16:05
3 L Jason Simon Glendora 16:55
4 L Lalu Patel Troy 17:00
5 L Nathaniel Moore La Mirada 17:08

Claire Kim - Sunny Hills - day's quickest with her 18:18 win - Jason Watanabe photo

Junior Girls
1 L Claire Kim Sunny Hills 18:18
2 L Stacy Kim Sunny Hills 18:33
3 S Marlene Elizalde St. Paul 18:37
4 S Lauren Magdaleno St. Paul 18:44
5 L Kelsey Delagardelle Sultana 18:54

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Junior Boys
1 L Wes Roemer Glendora 16:08
2 L Vinny Roriguez Glendora 16:13
3 L Luis Uribe St. John Bosco 16:17
4 L Audie Alexander Glendora 16:23
5 L Van Nguyen Marina 16:27

Senior Girls
1 S Becky Cummins Corona del Mar 18:40
2 L Lynette Thompson Bellflower 18:56
3 L Itzel Vargas Bell Gardens 19:00
4 L Kathy Sepulveda Brea-Olinda 19:18
5 S Keelan Cuyler Corona del Mar 19:3

Senior Boys
1 L Sean Defilippo Glendora 15:39
2 S Nick Chen Valley Christian 15:51
3 L Anthony Martinez St. John Bosco 16:08
4 L Joe Schofield Sultana 16:15
5 L Andres Cruz Loara 16:26

The senior girls race started the day of with a bang as Lynette Thompson of Bellflower took the early lead. Not to be denied, Becky Cummins took charge and opened up a gap in the third mile, finishing in 18:40. Just after, two of the three sub-16 times on the course came, as Sean Defilippo fought off an challenge by Anthony Martinez of St. John Bosco (16:08), Sultana's Joe Schofield (16:15) and Valley Christian's Nick Chen (15:51), finishing in 15:39 and the fastest time of the day.

The freshman were next to hit the grueling course. On the girls side, Holly Rogers of Brea Olinda (19:42) went out with Sultana's Danielle Vanela, yet Vanela's awesome 18:35 performance was too much for Rogers as she fell of of Vanela, but hung on for a second place finish. The boys side provided some real excitement as freshman sensation Jonathan Batres, who has already broken 16 this season, looked to head to a comfortable victory up front, yet that would not be the case. Danielle Clifford of Lakewood and Robert Peck and Jesse Morrill of Marina, all running against one another at the Millikan Invitational the week prior, made a charge during the middle of the race to put pressure on Batres, who ended up opening it up with a solid finish in 16:18 followed by Peck (16:31), Morrill (16:32) and Clifford (16:32)!

In what was expected to be the best race of the day, the Kim twins, Claire and Stacy, were able to finish one-two (18:18, 18:33) in a great race that had the fastest time of the day, Claire Kim, and the most dipping under the 19 minute mark. The junior boys race was also as exciting as a pack of six held strong through two miles. A mishap at that point spread the pack out a bit. Glendora finished three juniors in the top four - 16:08-16:13-16:23.

In the final races of the day, the sophomore girls race started with three running strong up front, with a couple not too far behind. Anne Gustafson of Brea Olinda and Shadee Duarte of Sultana put some distance between themselves and a group led by Alexis Dawkins of St. Joseph's. Gustafson (18:26)ended up opening up the gap to a one minute margin, most of which was gained in the second half of the race. On the sophomore boys side, the team title was at stake, as St. John Bosco trailed Glendora going into the race. Servite's Nick Mosey (15:54) was able to hold of Randy Skillens of St. John Bosco (16:05) for the victory. Unfortunately for St. John Bosco, the gap was not large enogh over Jason Simon of Glenora (16:55) to seal the deal, as Glendora took the team title, joining Sultana and Corona del Mar.

NOTES Sultana ran in the 96 minute range, which was impressive on this course. Glendora's boys also ran well to a impressive team victory. The course is ran on thick grass, dirt paths and bike trails, however, the thick grass, multiple sharp turns (some nearly U-turns) and the hills, slow runners down .

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