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Alverno Cross Country Wins League Opener
Top runners Eryn Blakely and Katherine Haysbert lead team to victory over Bishop Conaty at Griffith Park.
Led by its top two runners Eryn Blakely and Katherine Haysbert ’s Cross Country Varsity team bested Bishop Conaty with a score of 33-79 at the Horizon League opening meet held on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the Griffith Park course.
To earn the varsity win, Alverno’s runners finished in 1st, 2nd, 7th, 11th, and 12th place. They runners were, in order of finish, juniors Eryn Blakely and Katherine Haysbert both clocking in at 19:08, freshman Rachel Achterman (23:33), sophomore Jessica Lopez (25:14) and junior Adrianna Martinez (25:20).
Junior Ashley Haylett and sophomore Brett Richey helped their varsity teammates by finishing ahead of Bishop Conaty runners that counted towards their team’s final score.
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The Junior Varsity runners, led by freshman Sophia Villalovos, sophomores Victoria Pintado and Bella Daniels-Campos, freshman Rose Boubion and sophomore Reagan Dowd, also scored a win over Bishop Conaty, 39-42.
On Monday, Oct. 3, and Westridge School (Pasadena) met at Crescenta Valley County Park. Once again, Alverno was led by its top to varsity finishers, Katherine Haysbert and Eryn Blakely, both with a winning time of 20:58 besting Westridge 20-32. Rachel Achterman, 4th, Ashley Haylett, 6th, and Sophia Villalovos, 7th. Brett Richey, Victoria Pintado and Rose Buobion finished 10th, 13th, and 14th respectively.
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Coach Berry is very optimistic about Alverno’s chances of continuing its winning ways in League meets. The team has progressively improved its finishing times as they race. This past week’s meet against Holy Family was cancelled due to too much rain and has been re-scheduled for a very busy week of racing in mid-October.
That week, the Alverno Spikers will race on Wednesday, Oct. 19 against San Gabriel Mission High School; participate on Friday, Oct. 21 at the rugged and challenging Mt. Sac Invitational and the following morning, Saturday Oct. 22 against Holy Family at Crescenta Valley County Park.
Coming up next is the League meet hosted by Sacred Heart of Jesus at a new course at Griffith Park. That meet will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12.