On Saturday, November 6, the Cross Country team made the long trip up to Frogtown (the Calaveras County Fairgrounds) for their first postseason meet, Subsections. While all of the Royals did a fantastic job and many ran new personal bests on the hilly course, the following athletes went above and beyond and qualified for Sections on Saturday, November 13:

In the varsity boys race, Marcus Cunanan finished in 50th place in a time of 17:59 for the three-mile course. Also on the three-mile course, Marian Supapo qualified by finishing 35th in the varsity girls race with a time of 21:35.

In the two-mile races, Armijo had both Lilian Luu and Grace Woodby qualify in the Frosh/Soph girls race. Luu finished 4th with a time of 13:53 and Woodby was 18th in 14:43.

And last but not least, Favian Vila qualified in the Freshman boys division, finishing in 35th place with a time of 13:52.

“If you see any of these athletes please congratulate them on their achievement,” said Coach Matthew Pence. “It is not easy to claim a spot in Sections as the exact finishing place required changes year to year and race to race. They have to go out and put themselves in a spot to succeed and hope that it is good enough when the race is over.”