The Los Alamitos High varsity and senior cross-country runners took their annual weekend trip this time up north to compete in the Morro Bay Invitational and enjoy a weekend of fun kayaking, team dinners, exploring San Luis Obispo and touring the college.
Competing against 20 other teams the Griffins had great races with the girls varsity taking 2nd and boys varsity taking 4th. The Morro Bay invite features a beautifully tree lined course but also a challenging mile of soft sand.
The girls varsity was led by a top 10 performance by senior Trista Candiotty, along with Alee Reyburn, Maddie Heenan, Caris Honma, Chelsea Estrada, Serena Peterson and Lindsey Flynn. The boys were led by standout freshman, and top 10 finisher Will Lieras, along with Charley Nelson, Matthew Mayhue, Jonathan Vasquez, Garrett Bantle, Luke Malley and Aidan Hamilton.
The Griffin Frosh Soph and JV teams were busy racing at the Laguna Hills Invitational with top performances by Roma Kubis, Sophia Martin and Sicily Johnston in the JV girl’s race, Joaquin Gonzalez and Kai Rolland – engel in the JV boy’s race, Riley Kuhlendahl and Remy Hoang in the sophomore girl’s race, Sully Pareti and Chris Eng in the sophomore boy’s race, and Mio Emi and Soiyer Johnston in the freshman race and Kent Inanaga and Sam Berry in the freshman boy’s race.
On Saturday the Griffins travel to Ontario for the Chaffee HS Invitational. On Oct. 5, the Griffins compete in the Central Park Invitational at Central Park in Huntington Beach.
