CIF State Championships
Woodward Park
Fresno CA
Saturday, November 29, 2014

RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

Finnane Leads Girls to 2nd Place at State; Boys' Team Continues Top-Ten Streak

Continuing her improbable march up the school record board, Toni Finnane (15) finished on the heels of Las Lomas' Chloe Hansel at Saturday's state championships to post the 2nd fastest time ever run by a Campolindo athlete on the Woodward Park course.

Finnane's runner-up finish was 7th best on the day, and helped her squad hold on to a podium spot as key teammates struggled.

With an aggressive start, Campolindo held a team scoring advantage over the field at both the mile and 2-mile splits.

Unfortunately, Brighie Leach (15) and Jenna Miles (18), who had been 2nd and 4th respectively for the Cougars at the NCS championships, encountered serious challenges as they passed the 2-mile mark. Leach, who was among the lead pack through that point, experienced breathing difficulties that caused her to drastically slow her pace. Moments later, Miles encountered asthma symptoms that forced her to abandon the race.

Mary Orders (15), with a career best performance, took over the #2 position in the final mile, and battled valiantly to an 11th place finish.

4-year state meet veteran Rachel Johnson (15) rallied to finish 3rd for the team with Han Sun (16) following just 2 places back. Sarah Cella (16) completed the scoring in 42nd place.

Courageously, Leach, staggering and disoriented, finished 84th.

Remarkably, in spite of their struggles, the team held on for 2nd place, just 10 points back of Palos Verdes. In a merge of all 5 divisions the girls still ranked 7th overall.

It is the squad's 11th podium appearance, a total that ranks 3rd all-time in California state meet history.

The boys' team added another year to their state meet streak as they grabbed 9th place, one spot ahead of Bishop O'Dowd. It is the 11th consecutive year the boys have finished the season among the state's top 10 division 3 schools.

Parker Lothamer (15) repeated his top-gun performance of the previous week to improve his course mark by 7 seconds. Also improving was Jonathan Semenza (16), who finished 2nd for the Cougars.

CHECK OUT XCSTATS.COM DATA FOR THE MEET HERE!

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BOYS' VARSITY
Grd TOTAL Plc.
PARKER LOTHAMER 12 1607 38
JONATHAN SEMENZA 11 1619 62
KEVIN BUCKLEY 12 1620 64
JARED YABU 10 1624 69
NATHANIEL SAUERBERG 11 1637 91
RICHARD GONG 10 1642 99
MIGUEL BALIWAG 11 1724 143

Brea Olinda 75, Agoura 88, Palos Verdes 114, Rubidoux 141, Placer 171, St. Ignatius 194, Paso Robles 202, Cathedral Catholic 219, Campolindo 257, Bishop O'Dowd 264, Yorba Linda 271, Ramona 305, Oak Park 317, University City 329, Saratoga 358, Las Lomas 398, El Dorado 464, Miramonte 465, North Bakersfield 472, Foothill-Bakersfield 540, Aptos 552, Shasta 570, Acalanes 575

GIRLS' VARSITY
Grd TOTAL Plc.
TONI FINNANE 12 1735 2
MARY ORDERS 12 1824 11
RACHEL JOHNSON 12 1905 34
HANA SUN 11 1910 36
SARAH CELLA 11 1917 42
BRIGHIE LEACH 12 1957 84
JENNA MILES 9 DNF

Palos Verdes 85, Campolindo 95, Esperanza 121, Bishop O'Dowd 168, Aptos 187, South Torrance 194, Moorpark 205, Paso Robles 207, Corona Del Mar 219, Vista Del Lago 254, Cathedral Catholic 263, Northwood 270, Placer 307, Las Lomas 312, Tamalpais 327, Canyon Crest Academy 343, Del Norte 504, Rio Americano 516, North Bakersfield 552, Prospect 572, Chico 572, Valley Christian 608, Liberty Bakersfield 609