Gunn junior Erin Robinson was third and senior teammate Claire O'Connell finished sixth, but defending champ Mountain View still ran away with the title at the SCVAL El Camino Division cross-country championships on Tuesday at the 2.95-mile Crystal Springs course.
Mountain View put all five of its runners among the top nine and had six in the top 11. Erin Hicks of Los Altos won the individual title in 18:29. Gunn was second in the team race with Palo Alto third. Both qualified for the Central Coast Section finals, also at Crystal Springs, on Nov. 14.
SCVAL El Camino Division Championships At Crystal Springs, Belmont (2.95 miles) Team scores – 1, Mountain View 27; 2, Gunn 61; 3, Palo Alto 77; 4, Los Altos 115; 5, Santa Clara 127; 6, Wilcox 144; 7, Milpitas 164. Individual leaders
1, Erin Hicks (Los Altos) 18:29
2, Martina De Geus (Mtn. View) 18:39
3, Erin Robinson (Gunn) 18:55
4, Allison Sturges (Mtn. View) 18:59
5, Zoe Pappas (Mtn. View) 19:02
6, Claire O’Connell (Gunn) 19:06
7, Sarah Wells (Mtn. View) 19:31
8, Lalida Maokhamphiou (Wilcox) 19:59
9, Carol Passarelli (Mtn. View) 20:02
10, Kathleen Higgins (Palo Alto) 20:10
11, Izzie Baney (Mtn. View) 20:15
12, Kieran Gallagher (Gunn) 20:22
13, Sadie Navarro (Mtn. View) 20:26
14, Susan Neinselman (Palo Alt) 20:28
15, Gracie Cain (Palo Alto) 20:32.
