The weather report stated that at race time, the temperature soared hovered between 90 and 95 degrees with 30 mph wind gusts and less than 10% humidity. The conditions were brutal over the hilly 5K course for the Coastal Conference on Friday. With many athletes falling over or “losing their lunch” as they crossed the line, times were severely affected to say the least.

In spite of the difficult conditions, La Jolla Country Day arrived ready to dominate - and dominate is what they did. Winning all the team championship trophies, this program has not only become a force to recon with in the San Diego Section, but also has become a threat at the State level.

In the girls’ race, we knew that it would be a tough competition between Seniors Marie Raffray from San Dieguito Academy and Lauren Swigart from La Jolla Country Day. The two girls went out at a blistering pace for the conditions and ran their first mile under 6 minutes. Raffray took charge of the race coming off of the monster hill just past the first mile mark and never looked back. Raffray also earned the Conference Athlete of the Year honor.

In the boys’ race, it was Athlete of the Year Garrett Metcalf from Tri-City Christian who led the charge alone from start to finish. Teammate Mitch Howell found himself caught in the web of La Jolla Country Day’s group. Sophomore Lex Kiefhaber came out on top in that battle with Howell the only athlete to separate LJCD’s pack. With a mere 27 seconds separating LJCD’s first through fifth runner, this team will undoubtedly win the CIF Championships for the San Diego Section in Division IV.

Below are the final Coastal Conference standings, which are based on the regular season records (50%) and championships results (50%).

GIRLS

1. La Jolla Country Day 2. San Dieguito Academy 3. The Bishop’s School 4. Calvin Christian 5. Santa Fe Christian 6. Francis Parker 7. Tri-City Christian 8. The Preuss School-UCSD 9. Horizon

BOYS

1. La Jolla Country Day 2. Tri-City Christian 3. San Dieguito Academy 4. The Bishop’s School 5. Francis Parker 6. Santa Fe Christian 7. Calvin Christian 8. Horizon 9. Army-Navy Academy 10. The Preuss School-UCSD

GIRLS-

Team Scores:
La Jolla Country Day (Div IV) - 33
San Dieguito Academy (Div III) - 76
The Bishop’s School (DIV IV) - 86
Santa Fe Christian (Div V) - 93
Calvin Christian (Div V) - 118
Francis Parker (Div IV) - 129
Tri-City Christian (Div V) - 175
The Preuss School-UCSD (Div V) - 221

Individuals:
1. Raffray, SDA 19:40
2. Gerson, SDA 20:26
3. Swigart, LJCD 20:49
4. Stripe, SFC 21:40
5. Jenks, LJCD 21:55
6. Justice, LJCD 22:11
7. Kuntz, Bis 22:18
8. Hamilton, CC 22:44
9. Swigart, LJCD 22:53
10. Foltz, LJCD 23:12
11. Kramer, SFC 23;16
12. White, Bis 22:32
13. Allison, SFC 23:45
14. Thompson, SDA 23:53
15. Arias, FP 24:00
16. Diefenbach, LJCD 24:31
17. Durrett, TCC 24:36
18. Ostrander, FP 24:45
19. Weaver, SFC 25:06
20. Bromley, Bis 25:18

68 finishers

BOYS-

Team Scores:
La Jolla Country Day (Div IV) - 24
San Dieguito Academy (Div III) - 86
Tri-City Christian (Div V) - 94
Francis Parker (Div IV) - 119
The Bishop’s School (Div IV) - 122
Santa Fe Christian (Div V) - 185
Horizon (Div IV) - 186
Calvin Christian (Div V) - 195
Army Navy Academy (Div IV) - 206
The Preuss School-UCSD (Div V) - 221

Individuals:
1. Metcalf, TCC 17:57
2. Kiefhaber, LJCD 18:10
3. Howell, TCC 18:13
4. Sedwitz, LJCD 18:16
5. Middleton, LJCD 18:23
6. Mothander, LJCD 18:30
7. McCracken, LJCD 18:37
8. Matsuo, LJCD 18:54
9. Fierro, ANA 19:13
10. Stillinger, SDA 19:18
11. Pfeil, TCC 19:24
12. Rosen, SDA 19:35
13. Cavallo, FP 19:38
14. Lake, Bis 19:40
15. Wilson, ANA 19:45
16. Gregson, SFC 19:54
17. Batdorf, Hor 19:59
18. Pederson, SDA 20:10
19. Hurdisty, Bis 20:14
20. Savage, SDA 20:19

69 finishers

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