La Mirada High School

The 2001 La Mirada Girls Varsity Cross Country Team finished the season with a perfect 15 - 0 record in dual meet competition. Their team times and season performances were the best in school history and left them just one place shy of a CIF-SS berth. They even beat 2 of the top thirty CIF Division II teams in the state in head-to-head competition. And, significantly, their performances on the field were exceeded by their performances in the classroom. The Lady Mats earned a cumulative district GPA of 4.16 and a non-weighted GPA of 3.81 on a 4.00 scale. That was good enough to earn the team a fifth place finish among all high schools in the STATE of California (the winning team earned a GPA of 3.84). More impressive: the Lady Mats earned their combined GPA with 10 runners, while the top 4 teams consisted of 7 or 8 runners. (The top 7 Matadores earned a combined GPA of 3.91 on a 4.00 scale)!

The 2001 Cross Country team consisted of Seniors: CHRISTINA BIRD, CRYSTAL HARE, AMBER MORRISON, ALISA SANCHEZ, GRETCHEN WITOWICH; Juniors: JOY JURE, AUDREY SERRATA, VANESSA THOMAS; Sophomore: AMANDA STEPHENS; and Freshman: JESSICA JORRIE. In addition to the team award, each girl qualified for the La Mirada High school Principal’s Honor Role and each earned "Scholastic All-CIF" honors.

The "Scholastic All-CIF" award is presented to Varsity level Student-athletes who maintain a minimum GPA of 3.50 during their season of sport competition. The state calculates grade point averages to three places (e.g., 3.64) and based on a 4.00 scale (unweighted only). Individuals need not advance to the state championship level to qualify as a Scholastic All-CIF winner. Competition during the season of sport is the requirement, along with meeting all eligibility requirements of the CIF.