On Wednesday, October 14, the Poly cross country teams set to conquer Moore League in Signal Hill. This race is very hilly and is one of the slowest cross country courses in California. The boys raced first with close competition from Wilson and Millikan.
“Despite setbacks on the varsity team, we had people step up to the plate and show our dominance on one of SoCal’s hardest courses,” said senior Jordan Peacock.
Novoa ran a smart race, trailing Millikan’s Alex Gomez for the first two laps and passing Gomez in the final mile to finish in 16:35. Novoa won the boys race, finishing just one second ahead of Wilson’s Christian Lubrin-Simpkins, who followed the front pack closely throughout the race. Sophomore Aidan Kenny (17:02), senior Jordan Peacock (17:03) and senior Jose Long (17:04) finished fourth, fifth, and sixth overall to help the Jackrabbits. The boys won 21-36 over cross-town rival Wilson even with new additions to Poly’s varsity team.
In the girls race, Brenda Rosales set a new course record, winning in 19:20. Rosales was followed by sophomore Fiona O’Keefe (19:26), freshman Natalie Mejia (19:33), and junior Lauren Filipow (19:35). The girls showed dominance on the hill and swept the top seven spots. The Jackrabbits started out in front and continued to pull away from other teams’ runners throughout the race.
The final league meet for the Jackrabbits is on November 4.
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