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2006 BREA OLINDA CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL: Lady Mats run to 2nd Place
Early Saturday morning, the school bus carrying the Matadores cross country team turned left onto Foster Rd. It was headed toward Hollydale Park and the Warren-Stauffer Invitational. Since spring, the schedule promised the athletes they would have the opportunity to stretch out and earn PRs on the fast Warren course. The schedule didn't tell them plans had changed. In a flash the bus changed course and traveled to Brea instead.
In 2006, for the first time ever, Suburban League Finals will be held at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea. Because of limited time and lack of transportation, the Matadores coaching staff decided it would be in the best interest of the team to have them experience the grass, sand, and loose dirt trails of the Carbon Canyon Park at the Brea-Olinda Invitational. It was the right decision.
The athletes knew there would be few PRs; they knew the course was more difficult. But despite their disappointment, they performed well and are confident they learned lessons about the course that will carry over into League Finals.
On the girls side, the Lady Mats were instructed to view the race as a "tough workout." Still, they narrowly beat out the Division III 5th ranked Irvine High School team and brought home a 2nd place award for the second week in a row. Leading them this week were Stephanie Felix, who set her third course record in 7 days, and Melissa Byrd, who finished 5th on the difficult 3.1 mile course.
Next week the boy's team and the girls jv will travel to Edison High School in Huntington Beach where they will participate in the Charger Invite. The girl's varsity team will take a road trip to Fresno where they will race in the Clovis Invitational.
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