"Ping looks to prevail against California elite
Another Arizona athlete could grab the spotlight in the Division 1-2 girls team sweepstakes race with Desert Vista freshman Lauren Ping looking to become the first individual from outside California to win the event since former Reno NV star Mel Lawrence captured three consecutive titles from 2004-06.
Ping could also become the first ninth-grader to secure victory in the team sweepstakes since Simi Valley CA standout Sarah Baxter captured the first of her four consecutive titles in 2010.
The fastest time achieved by an Arizona female athlete on the Mt. SAC course is 17:01 by Queen Creek’s Kari Hardt in 2005.
There will be no shortage of challengers for Ping, who finished second Sept. 21 in the Bob Day girls sweepstakes race at the Woodbridge Classic, as well as runner-up Sept. 27 at the Desert Twilight Festival in Casa Grande, Ariz.
Great Oak senior Tori Gaitan won the race in 2017, before placing second last year.
Canyon Crest Academy senior Carlie Dorostkar, Anaheim Canyon sophomore Emma Hadley, Simi Valley junior Jill Walker, Saugus junior Hannah Fredericks, Granada Hills sophomore Sofia Abrego, Serrano sophomore Tiani Goeson and the St. Francis Sacramento trio of Cate Joaquin, Isabella Fauria and Tatiana Cornejo are all expected to be among the leaders."
https://mtsacinvite.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=422&do=news&news_id=588688
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I hope Ping has her turbocharger engaged tomorrow morning. Claudia Lane's 15:49 CR isn't in danger (Ping isn't quite there, at least yet), but I'd like to see her pop a 16:20 or less FTW.