Cross Country Teams place at Santa Clarita Invitational
Congratulations to the Cross Country teams who competed in the Santa Clarita Invitational. Varsity placed 2nd and JV took 3rd place. Outstanding performances were delivered by Jennifer Gonsoski, Kasey Vaughn, Janelle Topeta, and Sarah Geavelini. And special congratulations to Tessa Wenzel who finished first in the Junior Varsity race for Divisions III, IV and V.
Cross Country Team Rolls into Mission League
Under the direction of Marie Murphy, the Cross Country team (3-2, 3-2) has another strong year. The team opened the season at the Woodbridge Invitational on September 15th. The top four runners for Louisville were (1) senior Kasey Vaughn (20.32), (2) freshman Janelle Topete (20.33), (3) senior Mary Youseff (20.55) and (4) senior Gaby Del Hoyo (21.11).
Next up for Louisville was a dual meet versus Chaminade in the Mission League opener. The Royals defeated the Eagles by a score of 21-45 (lowest wins). Running her first high school race ever, sophomore Jennifer Gonsoski won the meet with a time of 19.13. Next up for Louisville were (2) Kasey Vaughn (20.05), (3) Mary Youssef (20.11), (4) junior Tessa Wenzel (20.16), (5) Janelle Topete (20.41) and (6) freshman Marie Killmond (20.42).
The Cross Country team had a strong showing in the Bell Jeff Invitational, with J. Gonsoski, K. Vaughn, M. Youssef and J. Topete finishing 1,2,3,4 for the Royals. Next was the Kenny Staub Invitational, with K. Vaughn, sophomore Sara Graveline, M. Youssef and M. Killmond finishing 1 through 4 for Louisville.
Mission League continued on October 4th with a tri-meet vs. Notre Dame and Flintridge Sacred Heart. In one of the most incredible finishes in recent league history, Louisville’s Jennifer Gonsoski ran down returning league champion and the race favorite from Flintridge Sacred Heart in the last 100 yards for the win at the tape. With a mile remaining, Jennifer came from 8th place to 2nd place. As the race made its final turn to the finish, Gonsoski (18.56) made up the final 10 yards with an incredible burst of speed as she stormed
past the Tologs’ runner, neck and neck at the finish line. Shouts of “Jennifer got it!!” rang through the crowd. The next five finishers for LvHS were (2) J. Topete (19.51), (3) M. Youssef (19.52), (4) K. Vaughn (20.12), (5) S. Graveline (20.16) and (6) M. Killmond (20.39). Despite the strong performances, the Royals lost in total points to both teams.
In the final Mission League tri-meet of the season, the Royals swept both Harvard-Westlake and Alemany high schools on October 11th. Jennifer Gonsoski continued her fast rise to the top of the Mission League by once again winning the tri-meet with a time of_20:33. The top finishers for Louisville were (2) K. Vaughn (21:07), (3) M. Youssef (21:34), (4) J. Topete (21:43) and (5) S. Graveline (22:00).
The Mission League Finals took place Tuesday, October 30th. Congratulations Cross Country on a great Mission League season!!!
Spotlight on Kasey Vaughn – Cross Country
One of Louisville Athletics’ many strengths of is the versatility of its outstanding athletes. Senior Kasey Vaughn is a great example, competing as a three sport athlete for all four years here at Louisville. Currently, Kasey serves as a captain for Cross Country, a roll she has filled for two seasons. Kasey has also served as captain on her other two teams, Soccer and Track and Field.
As a Cross Country runner, Kasey has lead the team for four years, earning team MVP and All-Mission League honors freshman, sophomore and junior year. Kasey plans on running for the college team at Occidental, where she also plans on joining the Air Force ROTC. Kasey lists her time training with teammates as her favorite memory, as well the annual Mammoth trips and the balloon toss competition as highlights. Other special memories for Kasey were the Cross Country team earning a ninth place state ranking and finishing in the top 2 or 3 in all invitations. Congratulations to Kasey for all her accomplishments as she continues to make the LvHS community proud!!!
For detailed information about Louisville sports, the Louisville Athletics page at www.louisvillehs.org and highschoolsports.net provide updates on practices, game site directions, and schedule changes.
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CROSS COUNTRY
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Marie Murphy
Head Coach
coachmurphy@mbsfitness.com
(818) 612-2030
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Michael Montano
Coach
montanos@att.net
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Marilyn Hyman
Asst. Coach
mhyman@louisvillehs.org
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