This is the 3200 Meters championship race for both Division 1 and Division 4 girls of the CIF Southern Section. The Division Finals were held at Moorpark High School on May 13, 2023. Division 1 schools are large student populations in Southern Section while Division 4 are the smallest so it is an interesting dynamic in this race.
You have the D1 thoroughbreds in Blade & McRae going against the small schools elite with Godsey in the same race. What happens when those 3 pace each other out to the front for nearly 7 laps and hold it in a bit? Kick fest but it doesn't hold to the homestretch. Friday night's Masters race is even better.
Division 1 - Reminisent of Noonan on the boys side, Blade just takes off on the final lap. Look at that last split. Like Noonan, just a soph. Not a PR, though. Her 10:21 at Arcadia in April will stand until her huge win at State with that 10:02. Should be a fantastic junior XC season for her after taking third in Division 1 at 2022 State XC. Lots of upside. However, she will face a big challenge repeating as 3200 Champ next season. Engelhardt has indicated that she plans to pursue the 32 next year.
Second-place McRae PR'd in this race and she was pretty happy with that. She would be even happier at State - taking 7th with another PR.
1 Rylee Blade 10 Santiago (Corona) 10:23
(77 81 80 79 79 78 77 68)
2 Makenzie McRae 11 Huntington Beach 10:26.47 PR-AT
3 Janelle Avilez 12 Etiwanda 10:37.1
4 Ailish Hawkins 12 Newbury Park 10:38.6
5 Arielle Avina 9 Murrieta Valley 10:42
6 Jie Yi Denise Chen 11 Claremont 10:44
7 Brianne Smith 12 Quartz Hill 10:47
8 Anna Chittenden 12 Mira Costa 10:50
9 Erika Kirk 10 Vista Murrieta 11:29
PR-AT = PR at that time
Division 4 - Small schools go strong again. Oaks Christian has 4 athletes in this Final with their D4 champion taking second at State. Between Serra and OC these small schools are showing the way.
1 Payton Godsey 11 Oaks Christian 10:29
(77 81 80 79 79 78 78 74)
2 Claire Babbitt 12 Mary Star of Sea 11:00.7
3 Lorelei Barrett 10 Buckley 11:01.6
4 Grace Geyer 11 Oaks Christian 11:09
5 JiaLian Mackey 12 Viewpoint 11:12
6 Elizabeth Walker 10 Oaks Christian 11:30.6
7 Gianna Sanchez 12 Oaks Christian 11:31.1 PR
8 Joyce Li 9 St. Margaret 11:37
9 Natalie Saas 12 Xavier Prep 12:09
Results of all Prelims and Finals events are available at:
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