PV Students Take Top Spots at Cross Country Meet

Correction: An original version of this article mixed up Thomas Snur and Ryland Dreibelbis' times. This error was fixed Saturday at 11:33 a.m. Patch apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The boys and the Mira Costa High School girls varsity teams won their respective races Wednesday during the first cross country meet of the season for the Bay League at Redondo Union High School.

The Palos Verdes High School varsity boys won their race by a landslide, earning a perfect cross country score of 15 and leaving the competition far behind.

came in at a distant second with a score of 77 points, and West Torrance placed third with 82 points.

A very tight race for the varsity girls ended up with a tie-breaking decision in favor of the Lady Mustangs from Mira Costa, putting Redondo Union High School at a very close second.  

Just three points shy of the leaders was Palos Verdes.

Final team results - Boys varsity

• 1st place: Palos Verdes High School (15 points)
• 2nd place: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (77 points)
• 3rd place: West Torrance High School (82 points)

Final individual results - Boys varsity

• 1st place: Jonah Diaz, Palos Verdes (13:46:75)
• 2nd place: Justin Unno, Palos Verdes (14:20:08)
• 3rd place: Ryland Dreibelbis, Palos Verdes (14:25:99)

Final team results - Girls varsity

• 1st place: Mira Costa High School (43 points, tiebreaker)
• 2nd place: Redondo Union High School (43 points, tiebreaker)
• 3rd place: Palos Verdes High School (46 points)

Final individual results - Girls varsity

• 1st place: Rebecca Menra, Palos Verdes (16:18:55)
• 2nd place: Kelli Sugimoto, Mira Costa (16:19:48)
• 3rd place: Jenna Tong, Mira Costa (16:37:90)