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    Menlo-Atherton won the PAL girls cross country title. Standing (l to r) between coaches: Madeleine Boyle, Katriona Briggs, Katie Lorenz, Nao Ohashi, Sofia Melani and Chloe Pilette. Front: Tatum Olesen and Annie Pflaum. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2021 by John Hale.
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    M-A seniors Katriona Briggs (left) and Madeline Boyle. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2021 by John Hale.
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    Woodside’s Elle Marysla. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2021 by John Hale.

Senior Ethan Brooks placed second, one of four Woodside runners to finish among the top eight, helping the Wildcats win the Peninsula Athletic League boys cross country title Saturday at Crystal Springs.

Junior Katie Lorenz finished second and Menlo-Atherton had five runners among the top eight to win the PAL girls title. Woodside’s Elle Marsyla won the individual title.

Woodside scored 39 points in the boys race. Sequoia was second with 84, followed by M-A with 126.

The M-A girls won with 22 points, with Aragon second (119) and Woodside third (133). Sequoia placed 12th with 282 points.

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    Sequoia’s Ethan Bae and M-A’s Aidan Doherty. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2021 by John Hale.
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    Carlmont’s Aidan Dimick (left) won the race. Woodside’s Ethan Brooks (596) was second. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2021 by John Hale.
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    Woodside’s Kai Steiner. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2021 by John Hale.
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    Woodside’s Nayan Smuek. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2021 by John Hale.
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    From L to R (between the coaches): Lucas Selnik, Aidan Doherty, Rowan Pecson, Dallin Lint, Dylan Lanier, John Harrison Lin, Caleb Travers. Photo taken Nov. 6, 2021 by John Hale.

Carlmont’s Aidan Dimick won the boys race with a time of 15:05.7. Brooks followed in 15:47.0. M-A’s Aidan Doherty was fourth in 16:20.3, followed by Woodside’s Maximilian Hohendorf in 16:21.6 and Nayan Smuek in 16:26.2.

Sequoia’s Jackson Bae ran seventh with a time of 16:31.0 and Woodside’s Hans Buhr was eighth in 16:32.0. M-A’s Rowan Pecson ran 10th in the 106-runner field. Sequoia’s Zacharie Vidana was the top freshman, placing 27th overall with a time of 17:33.9.

Marsyla raced 18:02.7 to win the girls race. Lorenz was timed in 18:21.4. She was followed, in order, by Tatum Olesen (18:29.9), Sofia Melani (18:38.8) and Annie Pflaum (18:41.8).

Senior Katriona Briggs placed eighth in a time of 19:35.0 and senior Madeleine Boyle ran 20:07.2 in placing 12th. Mira Goodwin placed 26th in 21:13.0 as Sequoia’s top runner.

Woodside, Menlo-Atherton and Sequoia return to Crystal Springs for the Central Coast Section championships on Saturday.

By Rick Eymer

By Rick Eymer

By Rick Eymer

By Rick Eymer

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2 Comments

  1. You promised sports coverage in Playbook. Please fulfill your commitment. What were the results in the PAL JV cross country championships?

  2. We do not as a rule cover JV competition. However, since you asked nicely:
    Frosh-soph girls: 1, Menlo-Atherton 23; 2, Hillsdale 47; 3, Capuchino 50. Winner: Cleo Rehkopf (M-A) 20:54.7.
    Frosh-soph boys: 1, Woodside 27; 2, Menlo-Atherton 73; 3, San Mateo 86; 6, Sequoia 163. Winner: Dominic Barty (Woodside) 17:06.2.
    Open girls: 1, Menlo-Atherton 34; 2, Hillsdale 40; 3, Carlmont 46; 4, Oceana 100. Winner: Chloe Pilette (M-A) 21:52.0.
    Open boys: 1, Sequoia 17; 2, Carlmont 45; 3, Mills 117; 6, Menlo-Atherton 132. Winner: Bijan Vijen (Sequoia) 18:20.8.
    Complete results: http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/XC/2021/pal_res.htm

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