SOUTH EL MONTE, CA - The Dons raced the competition at the Bell Gardens Invitational at Whittier Narrows Park. With no team competitions involved, the Dons raced for individuals personal records. Of the seventy athletes racing, over thirty of them set a personal record on the day including 14 of the 16 top PRs by freshmen.
Senior Gina Tai tied her PR of 18:47 in winning the senior girls race, pulling away in the last 600m of the race, while junior Kathia Avila passed Megan Nevarez of Downey who ran 18:26 at the Non-League Dual ten days prior. Avila's effort allowed her to take second in 19:16 and also moved her up the hall of fame list to #10.
Sophomore Ganesh Tilve led the Dons as he raced in the earlier senior boys race due to a scheduling conflict. His 16:06 allowed him to finish 12th among the seniors, passing all but one athlete from Norwalk, previewing what could be an plus for the Dons come league finals. The time also allowed Ganesh to move up to #11 on the hall of fame
The Dons will now prepare for the Mt. SAC Invitational on Friday, October 22, 2010 where they will take on their fellow Division III opponents.
Senior Gina Tai tied her PR of 18:47 in winning the senior girls race, pulling away in the last 600m of the race, while junior Kathia Avila passed Megan Nevarez of Downey who ran 18:26 at the Non-League Dual ten days prior. Avila's effort allowed her to take second in 19:16 and also moved her up the hall of fame list to #10.
Sophomore Ganesh Tilve led the Dons as he raced in the earlier senior boys race due to a scheduling conflict. His 16:06 allowed him to finish 12th among the seniors, passing all but one athlete from Norwalk, previewing what could be an plus for the Dons come league finals. The time also allowed Ganesh to move up to #11 on the hall of fame
The Dons will now prepare for the Mt. SAC Invitational on Friday, October 22, 2010 where they will take on their fellow Division III opponents.