Shadow Hills, La Quinta continue dominance in DEL Cross Country Finals
It was Julia Fernandez and Martin Torres-Sandoval who stole the show at the Desert Empire League Cross Country Finals.
Fernandez, a junior, separated herself on the second lap and clinched her first-ever DEL title.
Congratulations to Julia Fernandez of Shadow Hills @CoachDeTamble on winning the CC DEL Finals! @AthleticsSHHS
— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) November 3, 2023
🥇17:48
Shadow placed 3 of Top 4, La Quinta places 2nd. The Lady Knights continue their reign in the DEL. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/5eVNJt22d6
Torres-Sandoval is most comfortable on the track, he wins back-to-back league championships as LQ placed 2 in the Top 3.
Our 1st @KESQ Student Athlete of the Week this year and I haven't seen him finish in anything but 1st! @LQBlackhawks Martin Torres-Sandoval wins back-to-back DEL CC titles.
— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) November 3, 2023
🥇15:45
🥈F. Martinez - LQ 15:59
🥉Jack Conway - SH 16:05 pic.twitter.com/nRGObCvIkT
Here are the results from the Top 10.
| 1 | Martin | Torres-Sandoval | M | La Quinta | 15:45.3 | 1 | |
| 2 | Luis-Fernando | Martinez | M | La Quinta | 15:59.8 | 1 | |
| 3 | Jack | Conway | M | Shadow Hills | 16:05.2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kingston | Bednar | M | Xavier | 16:07.1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Parker | Knickerbocker | M | La Quinta | 16:19.3 | 1 | |
| 6 | Simon | Cooke | M | Palm Desert | 16:26.5 | 1 | |
| 7 | Ian | Amick | M | Palm Desert | 16:27.4 | 1 | |
| 8 | Henry | Snyder | M | Palm Desert | 16:33.1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Arameni | Gonzalez | M | La Quinta | 16:38.4 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sebastian | Martinez | M | Shadow Hills | 16:38.9 |
| 1 | Julia | Fernandez | F | Shadow Hills | 17:48.7 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sauveyra | Guerrero | F | La Quinta | 17:59.4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ruby | Avila | F | Shadow Hills | 18:14.2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Miranda | Salcedo | F | Shadow Hills | 18:29.6 | 2 | |
| 5 | Alyssa | Lopez | F | La Quinta | 18:46.5 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ashleigh | Schein | F | Xavier | 18:46.7 | 2 | |
| 7 | Madison | Miller | F | La Quinta | 19:06.1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sophia | Ramirez | F | Shadow Hills | 19:43.2 | 2 | |
| 9 | Arianna | Lupian | F | Shadow Hills | 19:36.4 | 2 | |
| 10 | Raisa | Guerrero | F | La Quinta | 19:56.7 |
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