Announcement
Tyler Hanson qualifies for the State championships on Nov. 27th!
The North Coast Section race on Saturday, November 20th was a first time experience for many of our Varsity runners, with 8 of the 13 MATS being new to this meet. The boys and girls races had on and off rain with cold temps, making the 3-mile course even more challenging. The MATS boys placed 7th overall out of 22 teams (153 runners) and the girls placed 11th out of 19 teams (128 runners) on the muddy course. The boys were the first race of the day, with our top 3 MATS being Sophomore Tyler Hanson at 9th overall with a 15:52, qualifying for the State championships in Clovis on November 27th, and Juniors Jamie Fehrnstrom at 16:04 and Matt Stewart at 16:46. Junior Adam Roeder was the 4th MAT with a time of 17:02, with Seniors Rory Fearon at 17:23 and Pierce Haley at 17:46, and Junior Lawrence Han, in his first NCS, ran a 17:54. The MATS boys ran much faster at NCS, even despite the conditions.
For the MATS girls, the top 3 finishers were Senior Leahna Purcell, posting a personal best with a 20:06 and placing 39th overall, followed by Freshman Sierra Ryder who came in 6 seconds later with a 20:12 and her sister, Junior Savannah Ryder at 21:01. Freshman Meg Swinton ran a fantastic race after being injured and ill, with a time of 21:04, with fellow Freshman Hannah Li coming in at 21:41 and first time NCS runner, Sophomore Mollie Larsen at 22:39. All six girls ran considerably faster at NCS then they did at the DFAL championships on 11/6.
Complete Division III results are posted on the Team Documents section of Team Pages.
