CdM bumps off Costa Mesa

NEWPORT BEACH - Corona del Mar High’s girls ran a 19:10 over the

three-mile cross country course at Bonita Creek Park Thursday, with all

seven runners claiming the same time in what amounted to a jog in the

park for Coach Bill Sumner’s “heavyweights.”

“I asked them to run three 6:20s,” said Sumner, “I just told them to

stay together, and they did.”

The effort left Costa Mesa in the Sea Kings’ wake as CdM recorded a

15-50 victory in the Pacific Coast League opener for both schools.

The boys’ race was a little closer, the Sea Kings, with Travis

Beardslee (15:45) and Josh Yelsey (15:47) leading the way, posted an

18-44 victory.

Corona has Northwood next week in a PCL dual meet, but what they’re

getting primed for is the Stanford Invitational Sept. 30.

“We’re going Division I at Stanford,” said Sumner.

Corona’s pack of seven in the girls race consisted of Jenny Cummins,

Diana Hossfeld, Katie Quinlan, Season Meservey, Jennifer Long, Katherine

Morse and Lindsay Yourman.

The most notable effort, however, belonged to sophomore Elisha Morgan,

who posted a 19:46 in the JV race.

Pacific Coast League boys

Corona del Mar 18, Costa Mesa 44

1. Beardslee (CdM), 15:45; 2. Yelsey (CdM), 15:47; 3. Salas (CM),

16:18; 4. Grod (CdM), 16:43; 5. Hodges (CdM), 16:55; 6. Dillion (CdM),

17:05; 7. Inouye (CdM), 17:16; 8. Williams (CM), 17:21; 9. Quinlan (CdM),

18:10; 10. Powell (CM), 18:53.

Pacific Coast League girls

Corona del Mar 15, Costa Mesa 50

1. Cummins (CdM), Hossfeld (CdM), Quinlan (CdM), Meservey (CdM), Long

(CdM), Morse (CdM), Yourman (CdM), all at 19:10; 8. Bjelland (CM), 22:06;

9. Doone (CM), 22:26; 10. Gravis (CM), 22:40.