Cross country: Girls, boys split

COSTA MESA - Sara Cotton, Michelle Barnett and Jackie Nguyen came

in 1-2-3 for Costa Mesa High girls cross country team in Thursday’s 19-38

Pacific Coast League win over visiting Laguna Beach.

Cotton’s time of 19:24 was 36 seconds ahead of her nearest teammate,

Barnett (20:00). Nguyen’s time was 20:14 for the Mustangs (1-1).

On the boys side, the Mustangs fell, 17-59 to the Artists.

Mike Williams was Mesa’s fastest runner, coming in at 17:20, which was good enough for fourth place.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Costa Mesa 19, Laguna Beach 38

1. Cotton (CM), 19:24; 2. Barnett (CM), 20:00; 3. Nguyen (CM), 20:14;

4. Brown (LB), 20:22; 5. Hitt (CM), 20:55.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Laguna Beach 17, Costa Mesa 59

1. Moore (LB), 15:40; 2. Zuckert (LB), 16:53; 3. Teel (LB), 16:55; 4.

Williams (CM), 17:20; 5. Simpson (LB), 17:23.