High School SportsThursday, November 5
San Marcos girls and Rio Mesa boys won Channel League cross country titles on Wednesday
The Daily Ventura team
If you follow Channel League cross country, here's how Wednesday's championship meet at Dos Pueblos went. San Marcos' girls edged Ventura for the league title. The two teams tied for second in the meet, but San Marcos won the first league meet of the season, so the Royals were crowned champions.
San Marcos took the girls title and Rio Mesa the boys
| Race | Individual winner | Team champion | Team runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls | Elsie Tuttle, San Marcos | San Marcos | Ventura |
| Boys | Derek Luna, Rio Mesa | Rio Mesa | San Marcos |
Sources: News Channel 3-12, Noozhawk
On the boys' side, Rio Mesa senior Derek Luna repeated as race winner, and the Spartans took the team title. San Marcos' August Singer was second individually and led the Royals to second place.
- Girls, Pacific View: Santa Barbara's Sydney Burgoyne won in 19:48.7
- Boys, Pacific View: Santa Barbara's Kik Van Engelen won in 16:04.7
- Dos Pueblos: third in the girls race, fourth in the boys
- Next: San Marcos teams run CIF-SS playoffs next Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College
Individual winners' times at the Channel League meet
- 18:33.3
- for Elsie Tuttle, the girls winner
- 14:39.0
- for Derek Luna, the boys winner
Source: News Channel 3-12
Sources: News Channel 3-12, Noozhawk