Moors Run Jeff Nelson Invitational

Moors Run Jeff Nelson Invitational

JOSHUA THAI Staff Writer

 

On Saturday, Sept. 1, the Alhambra Cross Country team attended their first meet at the Jeff Nelson Invitational. The team has been practicing since June, allowing them to have a sense of preparedness in time for the meet. “I am excited to run our first meet at Griffith Park, because I know I can perform my best since I’ve had experience with this course,” senior Captain Alyssa Romero said, “I feel confident.” The junior varsity boys placed fifth out of eight teams, with nine runners. However, the Frosh/Soph boys and varsity events did not place due to a shortage of runners.

The varsity girls portion of the group have proven themselves to be challenging competitors in the past. Being the previous league champions, the girls varsity team held high expectations of themselves. “We are league champs for girls varsity so we need to defend our title,” Coach Sandra Rodriguez said. The girls varsity group placed third out of fourteen teams, with senior Captains Serena Duenas and Alyssa Romero placing eighteenth. Both Captains received medals of recognition in the girls varsity portion of the invitational. The rest of the girls on the team also played impressively, placing top 10 for at the meet.

One notable junior frosh/soph player, Milan Cambon, also received a medal during the meet. Saugus High School ended the event in first place with Burbank High School shortly behind. The Cross Country team will next show their skills at the Whittier Narrows Leg Lake Invitational meet on Friday, Sept. 26.