ESCONDIDO \u2014 After a breakout track season, Cathedral Catholic High School\u2019s Grace Keefe added a strong summer of training.<\/p>\n
It showed on Saturday. Keefe won the Bronco Roundup cross country large-school race in 11 minutes, 18.55 seconds over Kit Carson Park\u2019s 2-mile course.<\/p>\n
Keefe bolted into the lead and was seriously challenged only once. Scripps Ranch\u2019s Olivia Liu met her at 1 1\/2 miles; they ran shoulder to shoulder for a time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know how to be an aggressive hill runner, and I dropped her,\u201d the Dons\u2019 senior said. \u201cThen I just raced to the finish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keefe, who ran a 4:49.67 in the state 1,600-meter prelims on the track, placing 10th overall, collected her first cross country invitational win. She hopes it\u2019s the start of a big season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a good race, and I enjoyed it,\u201d said Keefe. \u201cCathedral Catholic has such a good program, and it\u2019s fun running against the others. But I have so much more in me.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a Cathedral Catholic sweep as Lucas Derheimer made his first high school cross country race a big one, winning in 9:44.40.<\/p>\n
A freshman winning is rare, but Derheimer is no newcomer to the sport. He placed second and fifth the last two years in the USATF Junior Olympics.<\/p>\n
Derheimer, who fell back to ninth place early, was second after the hill but rallied to beat Mt. Carmel veteran Josh Bell, who was just a step back in 9:45.70.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a bit intimidated before the race, but I knew I had a faster 3,000 time than the others,\u201d he said. \u201cI used my speed to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ian Cumming\/Tim Lathan Invitational<\/p>\n
The boys\u2019 cross country teams from Olympian and Eastlake were deadlocked 56-56 for first place in the Mustang Division of the Ian Cumming\/Tim Lathan Invitational at Rohr Park.<\/p>\n
It came down to which team\u2019s No. 6 runner was fastest. That would be Olympian\u2019s Carlos Gonzalez, who finished 23rd overall, giving the Eagles the team title.<\/p>\n
Just as important was Micah Schenko\u2019s 12:54.30, second-place finish for Olympian. He finished behind race winner Anthony Delicio of San Diego High (12:45.10) over the 2 1\/2-mile course.<\/p>\n
In the girls\u2019 Mustang Division, Bonita Vista sophomore Bethlehem George covered the 2-mile course in 12:21.2 for the victory.<\/p>\n
Wolf Pack Invitational<\/p>\n
Monte Vista Melissa Velasquez Varela clocked a time of 9:38.80 for 11th graders, edging El Capitan senior Cora Lottermoser, who ran 9:39.40 in the senior race, for the day\u2019s fastest girls\u2019 time over the West Hills 1 1\/2-mile course.<\/p>\n
On the boys\u2019 side, Central Union\u2019s Noah Munguia sped over the 2.1-mile course in 10:05.90 in the senior race to beat Southwest-San Diego\u2019s Carlos Martinez by six seconds.<\/p>\n
Eagles Invitational<\/p>\n
Imperial\u2019s Mia Bustamante won the girls\u2019 junior\/senior race at Seeley by more than a minute, posting a time of 12:04.20. Brawley\u2019s Alejandro Gutierrez led his school to a 1-2-3-4 finish in 10:50.43 in the boys\u2019 event.<\/p>\n
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