University Cross Country excels at league finals

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November 5, 2016

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Cecilia Langlois (So.) smiles for the camera as she receives her medal for sixth place. (A.Li)

By JEREMY KOO 
Staff Writer 
University High School hosted the cross country league finals for all Pacific Coast League schools at William R. Mason Regional Park on November 3 to close out the season. With both Boys and Girls Varsity finishing the season on a high note, Cecilia Langlois (So.) is the only runner who is continuing on to CIF.
Girls Varsity exceeded expectations as Langlois ran an incredible time of 18:13, edging out a CDM runner for sixth place overall. Her fellow underclassmen teammates included Sara Sussman (So.), who secured 11th place overall with a time of 18:39, and Avery Klauke (Fr.), who placed 21st with a time of 19:01.
Boys Cross Country also performed very well with Christian Go (Jr.) leading Boys Varsity with a time of 16:47 and placing 23rd overall. Running the fastest for UHS this meet, Go  said, “I’m both surprised and happy about how I did today especially because I ran a new PR (personal record) in spite of all the competition.”
Ryan Liang (Jr.) greatly improved his own record with a time of 16:59 while Zachary Dignan (Sr.) improved with a personal record of 17:02, beating his previous time by more than 10 seconds.
Boys Varsity Captain Nathan Gali (Jr.) unfortunately had to persevere through a cramp during the middle of the run and ended with a time of 17:23.
Looking back at the season, Gali said,“Cross country running is really tough, it’s all pain and punishment, but the finish at the end makes it all worth it.”