CdM, Sage Hill duel

Chris Yemma

The Corona del Mar High boys cross country team placed first in

Division III, while Sage Hill School’s Mike Voge broke a school

record at the Orange County championships Saturday at Irvine Regional

Park.

The Sea Kings’ runners placed fourth, sixth, ninth, 15th, 18th,

51st and 66th for a low of 52 points. Second-place Woodbridge had 82

points.

“It was a small school race, therefore we were practicing some

other things,” CdM Coach Bill Sumner said. “But I told [my runners]

that if they come out too patient, there’s a point of diminishing

return. So I told them to practice going out harder.”

Jack Turner was the first finisher for the Sea Kings in fourth

place with a time of 15:58. Ryan Guthrie (16:04), Kenneth Wong

(16:16), Tom Hutchison (16:35) and Tim Scott (16:44) were the rest of

the top-five finishers.

Sage’s Voge placed 21st overall in the same race, posting a time

of 16:45 -- a school record for the Lightning on a three-mile course.

The Lightning came in 10th in the team category, with Tim Lefler

(43rd, 17:19), Connor Rose (46th, 17:21), Zach Chandy (64th, 17:48)

and David Packard (83rd, 18:31) bringing in the top five.