Division 2 Girls

Team Qualifiers: Claremont (1st), Canyon (2nd), San Marcos (3rd), Ventura (4th), Mira Costa (5th), Capistrano Valley (6th), Saugus (7th)

Individual Qualifiers: Erika Adler (Northwood), Valerie Almanza (Channel Islands), Claire Graves (Citrus Valley), Mikaela Ramirez (Ayala), Lora Gonzalez (Woodbridge)

Notes: State ranked number one, Claremont, executed their plan perfectly as they won the team title. Third place team, the unranked Knights of San Marcos High School caught a little bit of the Riverside magic and qualified for state, upsetting several ranked teams in the process. The once national powerhouse, Saugus had tied Channel Islands 219-219 for the final state qualifying spot. Luckily for the Centurions, they won the tiebreaker that used both teams #6 runner. Individually, unranked Elizabeth Chittenden and #3 ranked Erica Schroeder engaged in a sprint finish over the final 50 meters with Chittenden prevailing, taking home the individual title. Alyssa Bautista, who usually is the second part of Capo Valley's 1-2 punch ended up besting teammate Haley Herberg today and finished 3rd overall, first for the Cougars.