La Jolla freshman Chiara Daily and La Costa Canyon's Gioana Lopizzo battle it out as Cathedral Catholic, La Jolla and University City teams shine at Mt. SAC
Running in the Division 3-4-5 Team Sweepstakes at the 74Mt. SAC Invitational Saturday, the section went 1-2-3 in the team race with Cathedral Catholic claiming the title with a low score of 63 points, topping La Jolla and University City .
“He said ‘she’s right behind you,’” said the soon-to-be 15-year-old ninth-grader. “But I knew I’d broken her at the bottom of the hill. I did this for my brother —today’s his birthday.” “I was moving so fast I thought I was about to fall, my form was not good,” said Dailey, who took a 3-1 lead over Lopizzo in the four times they’ve gone head-to-head. “One of the things I thought about was I didn’t want her to make it 2-2.
As for Cathedral Catholic, it was at this meet a year ago that the Dons ran so well they quickly catapulted into the state Division 3 No. 1 rankings by MileSplitCa. That was before the entire team was weakened by the flu, finishing a disappointing third at state.