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Coronado Girls Cross
Country
2008 Outlook
The 2008 team should improve
significantly upon their record of last year. The
Cougars lost only two (to graduation) of their top ten
runners and should be replacing those two (Liz Martin &
Sarah Medina) with a host of newcomers. The most
notable newcomers include Angela Vitulli, a senior
transfer from Pennsylvania, Hailey Hauser a sophomore
from El Paso Texas and a bevy of talented freshman from
Holmes, Jenkins and West Middle Schools.
Hannah Green is back for her senior
year and running better than ever. Hannah dropped
nearly one minute from her 3200 meter time this spring
and demonstrated that she is one of the regions best.
Earlier this summer she smashed the girls 15 – 19 age
group record at the Garden of the Gods Ten Mile race,
running just over 69 minutes and taking six minutes off
the old record. Hannah went on to break age groups
records at the Salin' Shoes 10K and the 12K Round Up
Run. Lauren Young and Bailey Gearhart had
exceptional track seasons and their improvement should
help the Cougars in their quest for a trip to the State
Meet. Add, soccer player, Kaeli Vandersluis to the mix
and Coronado looks significantly stronger than a year
ago.
Several others will be seeking a
spot on the varsity. Rosie Bradley is training through
the summer and therefore looks to have an inside track.
But don’t overlook Emily Martin, Kaitlin Mayle, Megan
Trujillo, Christy Garrett, Jill Brinkman, Clare Hammond.
Given all the new additions and recent surprises, look
for the Cougars to have ten runners under 22 minutes.
Our region should, for the second
straight year, be dominated by Palmer. Palmer lost only
two seniors from their third place (State) team and has
a host of younger runners waiting to fill in the gaps.
Air Academy lost only two top runners to graduation and
could hold onto the number two spot; especially with
assistance from senior Allie McLaughlin who is (by far)
the top distance runner in the region. Doherty and Pine
Creek will be tough, but look for Coronado, Mountain
Vista to give them a good race.
Coronado’s region might look a
little different this fall as several teams move down to
the 4A classification and a couple moved up from 4A.
Projected Finish @ Regional
Championship
- Palmer
- Air Academy
- Coronado
- Doherty
- Pine Creek
- Mountain Vista
- Liberty
- Sand Creek
- Douglas County
- Durango
- Fountain-Ft. Carson
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