Claudia Lane looks poised for a big post-season
Full results from Girls D1/D2 Individual Sweepstakes
Claudia Lane from Malibu High School continued her unstoppable cross country campaign at the Mt. SAC XC Invitational by winning the D1/D2 Girls Individual Sweepstakes by 40 seconds and setting a new sophomore course record of 16:32.6.
The time appears to be the sixth-fastest in course history, based on archived results from MileSplit and Mt. SAC.edu. Three of the girls ahead of her on the list went on to win an individual national title that year, and one was runner-up.
| rank | time | athlete | school | year | post-season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16:00 | Sara Baxter | Simi Valley, CA | 2012 | NXN champion |
| 2 | 16:16 | Amber Trotter | Ukiah, CA | 2001 | Foot Locker Nationals champion |
| 3 | 16:27 | Jordan Hasay | Mission College Prep, CA | 2008 | Foot Locker Nationals champion |
| 4 | 16:28.5 | Fiona O'Keeffe | Davis, CA | 2014 | fourth at NXN |
| 5 | 16:29 | Marie Lawrence | Reno, NV | 2005 | Foot Locker Nationals runner-up |
| 6 | 16:32.6 | Claudia Lane | Malibu, CA | 2016 | ? |
*If you have more information on all-time lists, please shoot me a line at jojo@flosports.tv
Lane looks poised for big things this post-season, as she hardly appeared fazed after the effort. She said she plans to run her league meet as a tempo and turn up the pace again at CIF Prelims and Finals, then whichever national meet she pursues. She is signed up for Foot Locker West, but may compete at Nike Cross Nationals if invited.
Lane had some company early on from Walnut sophomore Chloe Arriaga --who took second in 17:12-- as both ran through the mile in "about 5:10." But once entering the switchback hills, Lane dropped her counterpart and sped away to the biggest individual win of her career to date.
