Posted on: Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Iolani girls take second

Advertiser Staff

The Iolani School girls cross country team placed second in two divisions at Saturday's 2003 Inland Empire Challenge at Cucamonga Guasti Regional Park in Ontario, Calif.

The meet drew around 45 teams and 1,400 runners competing in 18 races.

Junior Suzy Sorenson won the 3-4-5 junior varsity 3-mile race in 21 minutes, 33.7 seconds. The Raiders scored 30 points, five more than Chino Hills.

Sophomore Avery Chu finished ninth in the frosh/soph division in 22:22.1, leading the Raiders to a second-place finish with 61 points. Chino Hills won with 17.

Junior Nicole Anderson placed sixth in the Invitational Sweepstakes with a time of 18:22.2. The Raiders were not an official entry, but would have finished fourth, according to unofficial points standings.

Murrieta Valley beat Sultana, which won last month's Iolani Invitational, in a battle of California's top two girls teams. Murrieta had 28 points, Sultana 35.