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From Bishop’s, A25 placed ahead of him all graduated. For Hoagland, he wasn’t far off the pace placing 17th at state with a time of 16:11. the expectations are high for the Knights’ duo to lead the team to bigger goals this year. “When you finish 1-2 as juniors, everyone expects you to finish 1-2 as seniors,” Hoagland said. “I think it helps because we feel like we should finish 1-2 (again). It’s good pressure.” But for the team to unseed Country Day this season, they will have to lean on Pettit as well as a few others to put in times that would boost their team score. Also returning to lead that effort is junior thomas King and sophomores Alex Kilman and Matt Healey. those three all finished in the top 30 last season in the section finals. “the core of our team is back,” Botta said. “Last year we missed as a team by four points. We’re thinking this year, with the guys we got coming back … we’re really hoping to make it.” But it all starts at the top with Botta and Hoagland, who met at Bishop’s in the seventh grade and since joining the cross country team in ninth grade, have been good friends. “they are really good examples and team leaders and that has brought in the younger ones to
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www.lajollalight.com ished in the top 20 in Maya Allen, Jill Bushman and Cara Chesney.
Country Day boys the La Jolla Country Day Boys team has won the last five sDsCIF titles and will return several runners to make a run at six in a row. the torreys will be led this season by senior Noah Wolfenzon and junior Josh Pooley. the two placed third and fourth last season at the section finals. Also returning for the team is senior Jack Mack, junior Jeffery Clancy and sophomore David Castillejos.
The Bishop’s school’s patrick hoagland (left) and Will Botta Wilde lead the way for the Knights’ lofty goals this season. Phil Dailey Photo really buy in and discover how fun and rewarding it is,” Weiner said. On the individual level, Botta and Hoagland have a lot to gain this season as they are both seeking to run at the college level. they both know that they’ll have a bullseye on their back in every meet they compete in based on their past results.
“We’re happy that we have gotten to the point that we are the guys to beat,” Botta said. “But at the same time, you have that big target on your back. I think as the season progresses I will start to feel the pressure a little bit more because I’m not used to feeling that.” the season gets under way for the Knights on sept. 9 at a meet in
Escondido.
Bishop’s girls the Bishop’s school girls team will also have several top runners back to make a run at a CIF section title. Leading the way is Leyna Rowan, who placed fourth last season in the sDsCIF finals. Also back are three other runners who fin-
La Jolla High boys the Vikings lost one of the top runners in the county to graduation in Alex Eve, but this year will have several runners back to compete at a high level. Leading the charge for LJHs boys team is junior Daniel Farkas, who placed 26th at the sDsCIF Division III meet. the Vikings also return junior Daniel Hamilton, who placed 42nd. La Jolla High girls On the girls team, the Vikings have sophomore Danielle Collins, who, as a freshman last season, finished 15th in the section. Juniors Megan Carroll, Jordan Linsky and Natasha Chandler will also be back for the Vikings.