The Coronado cross country team’s early season meet at the New Balance San Diego River Park Invitational was highlighted by a top-10 performance by sophomore Evan Russo, who finished with a personal best time.
Russo covered the three-mile varsity course in a time of 16:37.26 to finish eighth overall.
Sophomore Ayrton Reyes finished 47th in a personal-best, while junior Ziggy Raunig was close behind in 49th.
Diego Ibarra Cruz also had a strong performance with an under-20 minute finish for the first time, running a personal best of 19:40.03.
Junior Timothy Gilbert, senior Oliver Surdykowski and sophomore Jacob Ingold also completed the three-mile varsity race for Coronado, adding depth behind the Islanders’ front group.
Freshman Felix Scott represented Coronado in the Division 2 Frosh-Soph race, taking on the 2.55-mile.
On the girls’ side, senior Carly Devore led the Islanders with a 39th-place finish in 22:48.97. Senior Lily Humphrey followed in 46th at 23:11.86, giving Coronado two runners among the first 50 finishers in the Division 2 varsity race.
Teaghan Carpenito, Olivia Barker and Ava Schlomer also completed the varsity course for Coronado.
The Islanders will compete at the Grit & Grind XC Challenge on Sept. 26.
