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Sadie Engelhardt
Ventura (CA) HS / Sophomore.
Regional Result: 1st, 17:43. Season Highlights: Returning to the Nationals where she placed 15th last season as a freshman ... CIF-Southern Section and State Division II champion ... Winning time at State of 16:57.9 is fourth all-time in D-II and No. 13 all time at the meet (dating to 1987) ... MR at Woodbridge Invite (15:42.60 for 3 miles, U.S. No. 1). ... Ran 5K PR 16:57.84 at State (Woodward Park course) ... Undefeated in eight races this XC season. ... Post-Race Interview.
Regional Result: 2nd, 18:05. Season Highlights: San Diego Section Division 3 and CIF-State runner-up. ... Fifth at Woodbridge in the rated race (16:50.70) ... Ran 5K PR of 17:28 for second at the Clovis Invitational (Woodward Park course). ... Post-Race Interview
Regional Result: 3rd, 18:11. Season Highlights: San Diego Section Division IV champion and CIF-State runner-up (17:27.22 5K PR, U.S. No. 4 in the freshman class) ... Second at Woodbridge Rated race (16:34.80, 3 miles, U.S. No. 2 in the freshman class) ... Won six of 10 races and placed top-three in nine of them. ... Opted to run at Champs because both parents (Adam Dailey, and Jessica Koch) competed at Foot Locker Nationals while high school students in Texas. ... Post-Race Interview
Katie Kopec
Rocklin (CA) Whitney / Senior.
Regional Result: 4th, 18:22. Season Highlights: Two-time Sac-Joaquin Section Division 2 champion, and 2022 section team champion. ... placed 16th State ... Ran 5K PR of 17:53.50 at league final on the William Jessup University course. ... College: Oregon State. ... Post-Race Interview
Regional Result: 5th, 18:28. Season Highlights: Runner-up at Idaho State Meet in Division 5A held at the end of October (17:46.84) ... State 5A champion as a sophomore. ... Placed 10th at Bob Firman (18:49.10) ... In nine races, she had two wins, two seconds, and two thirds. ... Post-Race Interview
Regional Result: 6th, 18:29. Season Highlights: Fourth at the CIF-Central Section Division 1 finals, and 10th at CIF-State (17:54.02, 5K PR) ... Competes in the same league as three-time State champion and nationally ranked Buchanan. Broke up 1-4 sweep at CS Finals with 18:15.85 finish ... Top-five in seven of 11 races and top-six in two others. ... Post-Race Interview
Regional Result: 7th, 18:31. Season Highlights: Third at CIF-State in Division IV (17:43.69) ... Third at Southern Section Finals (17:20.40, Mt. SAC course) ... First at Orange County Championships (16:51.60, 3 miles) ... 5K PR of 17:42 (at Laguna Hills course). ... Post-Race Interview
Regional Result: 8th, 18:32. Season Highlights: CIF-Southern Section Division 3 champion (17:31.40), and eighth at CIF-State (18:08.32) ... Won five of 10 races, including the Dana Hills Invite (16:38.30, 3-mile PR) ... College: Oregon. ... Post-Race Interview
Regional Result: 9th, 18:33. Season Highlights: Fifth at the Utah State Meet in Division 6A, held at the end of October (18:14.40) ... 5K PR of 17:44.00 for third at the 2021 State Meet ... Won seven out of 10 races with one second-place finish as a senior ... Totaled 11 race wins her final two seasons ... College: Weber State ... Border Wars Interview
Regional Result: 10th, 18:40. Season Highlights: 12th in the Utah State Meet, Division 6A held in late October (18.33.50) ... Ran 3-mile PR of 18:20.09 for first at the Region 3 Championships ... Had three runner-up finishes including Utah 5A-6A Divisionals, 10.5 seconds behind Low. ... Ran 5K PR of 10:05.30 for fifth at Utah Pre-State ... Post-Race Interview
Photos by Josh Barber and Raymond Tran
Post-Race Interviews by Josh Barber, Jeffrey Parenti, and Edgar Salazar