Isabel Castagnola had the fastest senior time on the day and the fastest final mile to finish in 2nd place in the girls varsity race. Her time of 20.22.1 is a course PR for her and should set her up for a sub-20 min performance.
Sophia Richardson passes through mile-2 atop Chalk Hill on her way to an 8th place finish in her 1st race on the Pierce course.
WEST VALLEY PREVIEW MEET
Girls Varsity Race
August 19th, 2019
Pierce College
Jocelyn Pacheco wins the first race in 21 months on the Pierce Course taking the girls Varsity race at the West Valley Preview meet on August 19th, 2021.
9th grader Meztli Velasquez had the fastest freshman time placing 5th in the girls varsity race with a time of 21:14.4.
Leta Squier continues to be ECR’s top runner in her 1st outing on the Pierce Course. Leta finished in 9th place.
<— The Taft team walks the Pierce course prior to the start of the West Valley Preview Meet.
*Finish times proved by EMT
**Pace based on course length of 2.87 miles.
BOYS VARSITY - Granada Hills Dominates
West Valley Preview - Boys Results
Granada’s boys continued the school’s winning streak for the day taking the team title in all three races and giving Granada a perfect 6-win meet record. In the boys varsity race three runners quickly took control, Austin Ledgerwood (ECR), Juan Alcala (GH) and James Lopez (Cleveland). On the 2nd pass through the ‘switchbacks’ James Lopez surged ahead, churning out negative splits at both 2 and 2.87 miles AND running the fastest final .87 miles on the day to win the race in convincing style. Ledgerwood took 2nd and Max Liberman (ECR) finished strong in 3rd. Juan Alcala was the front-runner for Granada, taking 4th with a course PR of 17:33.3. Harrison Nguyen (Cleveland) took 2 1/2 minutes off his previous course PR to place 5th in 17:35.0. Mateo Glass (ECR) was the fastest 10th grader on the day with a 6th place finish in 17:51.5.
Race Winners
Best Times by Grade
BOYS VARSITY
Juan Alcala (Granada Hills) and Austin Ledgerwood (ECR) lead the Varsity race on the first pass through ‘The Switchbacks’.
James Lopez made his big move on the 2nd lap just before the ‘The Switchbacks’ and held on to earn his first West Valley league victory.
Max Liberman finishes strong to take 3rd place strong to
Best times by Grade
Meztil Velazquez had the fastest freshman time placing 4th in the girls varsity race with a time of 21:14.4.
*Finish times proved by EMT
**Pace based on course length of 2.87 miles.
Girls Varsity - Granada Hills Dominates
Boys Varsity - CLEVELAND’S JAMES LOPEZ WINS BIG!
Granada’s boys continued the school’s winning streak for the day taking the team title in all three races and giving Granada a perfect 6-win meet record. In the boys varsity race three runners quickly took control, Austin Ledgerwood (ECR), Juan Alcala (GH) and James Lopez (Cleveland). On the 2nd pass through the ‘switchbacks’ James Lopez surged ahead, churning out negative splits at both 2 and 2.87 miles AND running the fastest final .87 miles on the day to win the race in convincing style. Ledgerwood took 2nd and Max Liberman (ECR) finished strong in 3rd. Juan Alcala was the front-runner for Granada, taking 4th with a course PR of 17:33.3. Harrison Nguyen (Cleveland) took 2 1/2 minutes off his previous course PR to place 5th in 17:35.0. Mateo Glass (ECR) was the fastest 10th grader on the day with a 6th place finish in 17:51.5.
