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Falcons run to wins at Lynbrook
Whitsett leads Vikings' effort at invitational
By Dick Sparrer
Will Kraemer continued his domination of the local cross country circuit when he romped to a win in the Lynbrook Invitational last Thursday.
But this time the Saratoga speedster had some company.
Saratoga freshman Alicia Follmar joined Kraemer as a varsity champ when she ran to a victory in the girls division at Lynbrook.
The two topped the effort for the Falcons, who had a big day on the Vikings' 2.1-mile course. Kraemer led the boys varsity to a team title, Follmar led the Falcons to a third-place finish in the girls varsity division, and Saratoga also won team titles in boys and girls junior varsity races.
Conway Teng finished first overall to lead 'Toga to a team win in the boys JV race, and Claire Tero was second as the Falcons ran to a team victory in the girls JV class.
Lynbrook's Hyan Kim was the individual champion in the girls junior varsity race.
Kraemer dominated the field in the Thursday run, covering the distance in 10:37.5 to finish well ahead of the field. His nearest rival, Karl Skucha of Wilcox, was second in 10:51.8.
Jeff Whitsett was the top finisher for host Lynbrook. The senior ran 11:30.2 to claim sixth overall. Teammate Eugene Berson was 13th in 11:45.7 with Jonathan Choi 18th in 12:06.2.
Sophomore Austin Sardella led the Fremont effort, running seventh in 11:33.0.
Joseph Feizzadeh was Homestead's top finisher, running 33rd in 12:59.7.
Follmar outran Homestead's Rebecca Boyle to the finish line, pulling out the varsity win by just over three seconds.
The Saratoga freshman hit in the line in 13:26.2 for the win, with Boyle hot on her heels in second at 13:29.4.
Lynbrook's Aya Wakabayashi finished fourth overall in 13:56.2, leading the Vikings to a team second behind Wilcox. Francine Lee was ninth in 14:33.6 with Sasson Kim 10th in 14:47.1, Kate Bossange 11th in 14:51.7 and Soo Lee 16th in 15:08.7.
Follmar's victory sparked Saratoga to a team third. Josie Chan was fifth in 14:15.2 for the Falcons.
Homestead sophomore Stephanie Skidmore was 26th in 16:37.0.
Teng led Saratoga to the boys JV title by finishing first in 12:22.5.
Lynbrook's Allen Chang was fourth in 12:29.1 with teammate Jesse Yeh sixth in 12:39.8, and Fremont's Haruki Shimoda was fifth in 12:35.8 with teammates Samatar Mohamed seventh in 12:46.6 and Joseph Seo ninth in 12:51.5.
Kim raced to a win in the girls JV race for Lynbrook, finishing in 15:09.0. She was joined in the top 10 by teammate Aga Goslicka, who ran fifth in 15:59.8.
St. Francis Invitational
Monta Vista's Mike Sweeney, Julian Kolev and Dana Underwood were top finishers at the Oct. 18 running of the St. Francis Invitational at Foothill Junior College.
Sweeney covered the 3.0-mile course in 17:23 to finish sixth in the senior boys race, and Kolev ran 17:58 to nail sixth in the junior boys event. Underwood was sixth in the frosh-soph girls division in 20:42.
Fremont's Sardella, Cupertino's Brian McDonough and Amy Wong, Homestead's Boyle and Lynbrook's Whitsett were other local runners finishing among the leaders in the different divisions.
Sardella was fourth in the sophomore boys race in 17:53.
Whitsett romped to an eighth-place in the senior boys division in 17:31 with Cupertino's Steve Ortan 11th in 18:07 and Joe Lordan 14th in 18:35.
McDonough was eighth among junior boys in 18:15 and Wong was eighth among junior-senior girls in 20:58. Boyle finished eighth in the girls frosh-soph class in 21:18.
Other top local finishers included: junior boys--Fremont's Trevino, 15th in 18:37; sophomore boys--Lynbrook's Morgan Katz, 14th in 18:52, and Cupertino's Greg Shaver, 18th in 19:18; freshman boys--Monta Vista's Jonathan Sheng, eighth in 19:50, MV's Aaron Sommer, ninth in 20:00, and Cupertino's Xi Lin Yen, 11th in 20:03; junior-senior girls--Lynbrook's Francine Lee, 10th in 21:21, and Monta Vista's Christine Yow, 11th in 21:42; and frosh-soph girls--Lynbrook's Wakabayashi, 10th in 21:35.
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