Girls Take 2nd, Three Make All-County at Lake-Sumter County Championships
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- Published on Monday, 31 October 2011 09:34
A stiff breeze, chilly rain, and one of the most challenging courses in the state made for a great cross country race at the Lake-Sumter County Championships, hosted by Mount Dora Bible on Saturday, October 29. Three Montverde runners made the All-County teams, and the Girls team brought home the second place trophy for Lake and Sumter Counties.
Freshman Ciara Hopkins, who was ranked #20 in the most recent FACA 1A state polls, led the girls team with a 5th place finish (21:27), earning a place on the First Team for All-County. Hopkins was followed by sixth grader Addison Adkins, who made several big moves in this race to finish 14th (23:47) with a spot on the All-County Second Team. Seventh grader Tanner Dotson took 15th (23:57), followed by senior captain Susan Rifai in 16th (24:01). Eighth grader Maya Rifai rounded out the scoring with 21st (24:54), followed by a strong finishing kick from her classmate Parinda Dechathipat in 25th (25:47) and sophomore Janki Patel in 50th (31:20).
In team scoring, the girls took 2nd place, finishing with 66 points, 2 points ahead of district rivals Mount Dora Bible and 18 points behind East Ridge High School.
In the boys race, sophomore Conner Bergin won a spot on the All-County First Team with a 6th place finish (18:59). Following Bergin were senior Tyler Gehr in 33rd (20:46), senior Young Bum Yoo in 34th (20:50), junior Sang-Bin Park in 48th (22:23), junior Brandon Pownall in 63rd (24:41), and sophomore Kaize Deng in 64th (27:48).
The team's next competition will be Saturday, November 5, at the FHSAA 1A District 7 Meet hosted by Mount Dora Bible.
