San Diego, Morley Field –  It’s clear to everyone in the world of cross country that the Cathedral Catholic Girls’ Cross Country team is the team to beat in San Diego’s Division III. The girls’ team secured their 4^th consecutive championship (no championship race during the ’20 Covid season) dating back to 2019!
 
They low scored the field with a 35, besting second-place finishers, University City High School, by 31 points. Cathedral Catholic had excellent performances from the whole team with everyone finishing in the top 25 with 3 runners finish in the top 5: (2) Alexandria Pena ’24, (3) Lindsay Zimmer ’26, (4) Scarlett (Alana) Martin ’24. The team will look to continue to peak at the right time as they prepare for the state meet in Fresno in 2 weeks.
 

On the other side, the Cathedral Catholic Boys’ Cross Country had great performances from their young squad, placing second in Division III with a score of 58, only bested by a very talented Sage Creek’s 37. Everyone finished in the top 50, with 2 runners finishing in the top 10: (5) Nathan Wilber ’26 & (6) Teddy Lang ’26. The boys’ team look to build on this performance and finish the season strong in the state meet.
 
 
Girls Division III —
Team Results: 1. Cathedral Catholic 35, 2. University City 66, La Costa Canyon 88
CATHEDRAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
2. Alexandria Pena ’24, 17:53.2   
3. Lindsay Zimmer ’26, 17:55.7    
4. Scarlett (Alana) Martin ’24, 18:26.1
12. Kristine Bickler ’27, 19:02.2
14. Liesel Sellerberg ’26, 19:24.6
16. Patricia Hellmann ’26, 19:25.2               
24. Maria Andrea Radilla Mondragon ’27, 20:02.9
 
Boys Division III —
Team Results: 1. Sage Creek 37, 2. Cathedral Catholic 58, 3. La Costa Canyon 82
CATHEDRAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
5. Nathan Wilber ’26, 15:47.6       
6. Teddy Lang ’26, 15:47.9             
14. Oliver O’Reilly ’24, 16:31.4        
15. Aiden Angeles ’27, 16:36.7      
18. Spencer Todd ’26, 16:42.0      
20. Carter Wilson ’27, 16:43.9      
49. Makai Labayen ’26, 17:31.4