Another great weekend of racing for Northwood XC as they competed at the Orange County Championships!
Our runners battled tough with the heat and windy conditions. Sometimes mother nature wins. Despite the unpleasant conditions some of our runners amazingly set personal records and are super excited as we approach the final weeks of the season.
Boys Highlights 🏃♂️🔥
Xander Mak ran 16:19, the 28th fastest time for all 10th graders in Orange County
Raychih Hsiao ran 16:35, the 44th fastest time for all 10th graders in Orange County
Colin Huynh ran 17:05, the 21st fastest time for all 9th graders in Orange County and set his personal best in bad weather conditions too!
Aman Patil ran 17:31, the 40th fastest time for all 9th graders in Orange County
Girls Highlights 🏃♀️✨
Maia Murthy once again amazed us with a new personal best of 17:36 and was 19th fastest girl in OC. She was the individual OPEN VARSITY GIRLS CHAMPION!
Olivia Wang finished 69th among all Orange County girls with a time of 18:52, and is now ranked 6th on the OC course in NHS history. It was her personal best and good for 15th fastest freshman in OC.
Audrey Ma finished 44th among Orange County 10th grade girls with a time of 20:11
Alice Li finished 31st among Orange County 10th grade girls with a time of 19:45, and is continuing to improve.
Ariana Sharma finished 49th among Orange County 9th grade girls with a time of 20:43
Team Standings 📊
Boys: 32nd place out of all Orange County teams
Girls: 17th place out of all Orange County teams
Varsity Girls: 3rd place in the Open Division. A great step heading into the post season in 2 weeks!
Athletes of the Week 🏅
Boys:Harris Dai — ran 16:01, leading time for the NHS boys and is ready to make a statement in the PCL finals. Boys:David Cho — ran in the Varsity boys race for the first time and did fantastic with a 16:53 a huge improvement from last season 18:19!!
Girls:Zara Commissariat — with a personal best despite the wind 19:35 good for the 27th fastest time of all OC 10th graders!! Welcome to Northwood's TOP TEN LIST!!
Looking Ahead: Mt. SAC Invite 🏞️
This weekend, our top runners will compete at Mt. SAC, the venue for CIF prelims and finals in November. The rest of the team will have a longer practice Friday to prepare for League Finals in two weeks.
Thanks for your continued support of Northwood XC!
