Cross Country Fifth at Clovis Invitational

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FRESNO, Calif. – St. Francis placed fifth in the Clovis Invitational Championship race with 248 points. The Troubadours were led by Sydney Vandegrift, who placed 18th overall with a time of 18.12.7.

Junior Sophie DeBenedetti was 36th overall in a personal-best 18:32.4, a 38 second improvement from last year and 11-second improvement on the course. Sophomore Haley Silva was 54th overall in a personal-best 18:53 on the Woodward Park layout. Sophomore Emma Hollenbach was the fourth finisher in 56th with a time of 18:53, a 46-second improvement from 2016. Freshman Hanna Hekkanen clocked 19:36 in her first appearance at Woodward Park. Seniors Alana Reyna recorded a personal-best 19:46 to place 111th, while Erica Cradeur ran a time of 20:16, also a personal-best.

Overall, St. Francis had 11 runners clock personal-bests on the course on Saturday.

St. Francis finished 11th in the JV race. They were led by junior Grace Rogers who ran a time of 21:38 to finish 29th overall. Rogers ran 1:08 faster than a year ago at Clovis.

St. Francis was 14th in the Frosh/Soph race. Nicole McBride was 13th overall in 20:59, the highest finish of the day for the Troubadours. Sophomore Grace Harrison had the biggest improvement with a time of 21:30, an improvement of more than three and half minutes.

Varsity Championship Race

Team Results (Top 5)

1. Great Oak 102; 2. Claremont 132; Buchanan 142; 4. Granada 197; 5. St. Francis 248.

St. Francis Results

18. Sydney Vandegrift, 18:12.7; 36. Sophie DeBenedetti, 18:32.4; 54. Haley Silva, 18:52.6; 56. Emma Hollenbach, 18:53.5; 101. Hanna Hekkanen, 19:36.5; 111. Alana Reyna, 19:46.8; 143. Erica Cradeur, 20:16.3.

Junior Varsity Race

11. St. Francis 327

St. Francis Results

29. Grace Rogers, 21:38.5; 51. Cassidy Lourim, 21:51.2; 78. Elle Ramm, 22:22.3; 93. Teresa Lee, 22:48.5; 159. Bridget Kemp; 24.30.8; 180. Skylar Strawn, 24:45.7; 208. Marissa Peterson, 25:28.3; 219. Megan Seifert, 25:55.7; 237. Siena Vincent, 26:27.3; 248. Ella Adamson, 27:06.7; 261. Julianna Venegas, 27:40.3; 265. Emma Daniels, 27:45.7; 267. Elena Moorehead, 27:47.0; 290. Bella Silva, 30:28.2.

Frosh/Soph Race

14. Nicole McBride, 20:58.6; 35. Grace Harrison, 21:29.9; 47. Audrey Reyes, 21:55.6; 97. Izzy Quackenbush, 22:57.7; 115. Lilly O’Gara, 23:19.9; 119. Molly Chambers, 23.31.9; 129. Giovanna Rudis, 24:00.6.