High School SportsTuesday, November 10
Sierra's girls edge Atwater by two points to reach the section cross country finals
The Daily Stockton team
If you follow Manteca-area cross country, the season isn't over. Five area teams and five more individuals earned spots in the Sac-Joaquin Section finals at Saturday's sub-section meet in Angels Camp.
Sierra's girls barely made it, placing 10th ahead of Atwater, 283-285.
2 pointsSierra girls' margin over Atwater for the last team berth
Only the top 10 teams in each varsity race advance, and Sierra's girls took the 10th spot.
Source: Manteca Bulletin
Sierra junior Anna Dittman led the area's varsity girls with a fourth-place finish, and she's now qualified for the section finals three straight years. Ripon's Sophia Jung was third. The Record also put Dittman, Jung and Millennium's David Avila on its Athlete of the Week ballot. Avila won the Division V boys subsection final by 43.5 seconds.
Four varsity runners from the area placed in the top 10 at the sub-section meet
| Runner | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sophia Jung, Ripon girls | 3rd | 19:39.9 |
| Anna Dittman, Sierra girls | 4th | 18:43.3 |
| Carmelo Rodriguez, Ripon boys | 5th | 16:39.9 |
| Sebastian Paterson, Sierra boys | 9th | 16:31.1 |
Sources: Manteca Bulletin, The Stockton Record
- Section finals: Sat., Nov. 14, Willow Hill Reservoir Community Park, Folsom
- Athlete of the Week voting closes: noon Thu., Nov. 12
Sources: Manteca Bulletin, The Stockton Record