The Los Gatos Track Club dominated two national championship races at the Amateur Athletic Union Cross Country Nationals on Dec. 7 in Knoxville, TN.
In the 13-14 girls division, Los Gatos placed all five of its scorers in the top 11 to easily win the team title with an outstanding score of 23. Los Gatos’ Lauren Soobrian won the 2.5-mile race at Victor Ashe Park by a jaw-dropping 30 seconds with a time of 14:30.98. Other Los Gatos scorers in the 193-runner race were Tauren Mitchell (fifth, 15:18.10), Alexandra Zanon (eighth, 15:20.14), Ashlyn Boothby (ninth, 15:22.03) and Mircea Kippes (11th, 15:29.35). Other Los Gatos runners included Soukaina Kasmi (26th, 15:57.55), Salome Vaucois (28th, 16:06.62) and Amber Boothby (29th, 16:08.21)
Los Gatos also won the 11-12 girls team title by 17 points with a score of 43. It also had the individual national champion, as Shea Elmore was first by more than 10 seconds in the 1.8-mile race with a time of 11:24.75. Other scorers for Los Gatos in the 236-runner race included Kylie Hoornaert (fourth, 11:38.59), Sabrina Zanetto (10th, 12:07.47), Emily Soobrian (11th, 12:07.87) and Sabrina Noriega (28th, 12:26.26). Other Los Gatos runners included Chiara Bonomi (62nd, 12:53.43) and Tatum Pyle (93rd, 13:20.69),