CIF central section wrote:
CIF central section division 2 results:
Matilda Torres looked like they were gonna be the #2 team in CA based on last year’s state meet, but it doesn’t look to be that way now. They have a big gap between their 4th and 5th runners. The problem is that they lack depth that other teams have (Mira Costa, Jesuit, Beckman, Redondo Union, Campolindo, etc.), which is why they need all of their top 5 to do really well. Unfortunately, 2 of their top 5 (Hannah and Ramirez) haven’t improved much from last year.
I hate to sound negative, but compared to the last several recent years, the central section is weak this year. For a few years both the top end talent and top end depth was rivaling the southern section. In the track distance events, qualifying out the central section was as hard as any section. Hopefully this is just the natural ebb and flow, and it will return to the strength of the past, because we need more great teams in the state. Since the central section seems to have the best support for middle school running, they might be able to turn it around quickly.

