Story by Trisha Chakraborty
Staff Writer

Photo by Sunny Choi
Staff Photographer

The first Rio Hondo League meet was held on Thursday, Oct. 17 at Hahamongna Watershed Park. South Pasadena’s cross country won a sweeping victory, placing first in all five divisions. 

From the varsity girls’ team, senior Abigail Errington won the race with a time of 18:08. Senior Saidbh Byrne came in third with a time of 18:39. Senior Sofia Humphrey came in fourth with a time of 19:03. Senior Maya Lee came in fifth with a time of 19:37. Seniors Chloe Koo and Amelie Geoffron and juniors Rose Vandevelde and Amada Cortes finished top 10 in the division. Overall, the varsity girls set a school team record time of 95:11.

From the varsity boys’ team, senior Noah Aldana won the race with a time of 16:16. Junior Dylan Shugg came in third with a time of 16:30. Sophomore Michael Scarince came in fourth with a time of 16:31.4, and senior Adam Ruiz followed closely in fifth with a time of 16:31.5. Senior Ethan Kung and junior Kai Tilley finished in top 10 in the division. The varsity boys also set a school team record time of 82:25.