Brophy Cross Country sprints into 5th at state meet, 2 place in top 20

Roundup

December 1, 2009

By Chase Stevens ’12
The Roundup

Photo by Brian Frederick '11 - Brophy Cross Country runners break out of the pack during the state meet Saturday, Nov. 7.

On Saturday, Nov. 7 more than 25 teams participated in the 2009 AIA State Cross Country Tournament, and the Brophy squad placed fifth.

In first place was Jorge Martinez, from Alhambra High School, with a total time of 15:43:673. Coming in second in the race was Jeffrey Segovia, from Trevor G. Brown High School, with a time of 15:47:791. From Corona del Sol, Garrett Baker-Slama took third place with a time of 16:09:926.

Taking 10th place, and first among Brophy’s runners, was Brock Ghelfi ’12, with a time of 16:22:548. Second among Brophy’s runners was Matthew Xuereb ’10, getting 12th place overall. His time was 16:25:890.

In overall team ranking, Alhambra High School took first out of 25 schools, with 84 total points. The total time of their runners was 1:22:12:950. In second place was Corona del Sol with 102 points. Their total time was 1:22:50:891. Third was Mountain View, with a total time of 1:23:05:197.

Brophy rounded out the top five, with 145 points and a total time of 1:24:00:583.

The point system works much like golf; the team with the lowest points wins.

Donate to Brophy Roundup

Your donation will support the student journalists of Brophy College Preparatory. Your contribution will allow us to purchase equipment and cover our annual website hosting costs.