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Cross Country: Wilson Girls Win at Dana Hills Invitational

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by Joe Carlson & Debbie Hughes.

The Wilson girls’ cross country squad earned a first-place finish in the Division 1 race at the Dana Hills Invitational over the weekend. The Bruins finished first out of 14 other D1 programs, including the Millikan Rams who checked in 10th.

Senior Nadia Mejia led the way for the Bruins with a fourth-place finish, recording a time of 17:06.90. She was joined in the Top 10 by junior Audrey Buckley, who ran a 17:28.80 to finish in ninth position.

Junior Avery Errecart finished 11th with a time of 17:34.30, senior Ashlei Aguayo was 16th in 17:40.90 and junior Riley Jones placed 19th with a time of 17:44.40. That meant Wilson’s top five finishers all landed in the Top 20 of the 117-runner field.

Wilson scored 51 points as a team, finishing ahead of Del Norte (79 points) and Huntington Beach (106) as the top three schools.

CLICK HERE for the complete results via Athletic.net

Tyler Hendrickson
Tyler Hendrickson was born and raised in Long Beach, and started covering sports in his hometown in 2010. After five years as a sportswriter, Tyler joined the athletic department at Long Beach State University in 2015. He spent more than four years in the athletic communications department, working primarily with the Dirtbags baseball program. Tyler also co-authored of The History of Long Beach Poly: Scholars & Champions.
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