Five area teams and an additional five individuals are moving on to the Sac-Joaquin Section cross country finals after earning their spots in the sub-section meet held this past Saturday at Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp.
Sierra’s girls narrowly earned their berth in the competitive Division II field, placing 10th ahead of Atwater by two points, 283-285. Only the top 10 teams in each varsity race advance, and the top 25 individuals were awarded with medals.
The Timberwolves’ anchor was Anna Dittman, one of six medal winners from the area. The junior clocked the fastest time among the area’s varsity female competitors at 18 minutes, 43.3 seconds, placing her fourth overall.
Dittman was aided by Abigail Fraser (56th, 21:50.0) and Alyssa Rodriguez (64th, 22:25.1).
Sierra’s boys just missed out on a section finals team berth with their 10th-place finish, but two are advancing as individuals.
Sebastian Paterson spearheaded varsity boys from the area with a time of 16:31.1, good for ninth place. Max Perez nearly medaled at 26th place (16:59.6), but he also secured a bid to the section meet.
Manteca also competed in Division II. The girls team took 17th, and the boys were 24t...