Sierra, Andrew and Kenji all performed well at today's Willow Hills Relays. They each ran in the varsity/individual race and not the relay. Andrew looked strong from the start. He was in second place just before the mile. The course makes a sharp "U-turn" and he lost his footing. He went down and rolled. At least one runner was forced to hurdle him. He was uninjured but lost a lot of his momentum. He eventually finished a very respectable 7th place (out of 53) and ran 18:04.61 for 5K on a tough, hilly course. Kenji hung in the middle of the pack, placing 24th and crossing the line in 20:57.8. Sierra finished 4th (and medaled) against the 35 varsity girls (most were in the relay portion). She was able to complete the course in 22:52.59.
It is EARLY in the season BUT, Andrew's time would have placed him 35th in last year's D1 section championship (and what if he hadn't fallen?). Sierra would have placed 51st with her time. No doubt, there is much work still to be done, but today's results are encouraging. GREAT JOB, ALL THREE OF YOU YOU REPRESENTED DOWNEY WELL!
LINK TO PHOTOS OF THE THREESOME IN THE RACE:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35155&id=1807850130&l=5e524c0b85
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE COMPLETE RESULTS:
http://rise.espn.go.com/track-and-xc/california/2010-xc/Results/September/04-Willow-Hills-Relays.aspx
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