The Scoop: The Return Of Some Of The Nation's Best

The Scoop
Cory Mull


Corie Smith Scoops Up 2-Mile

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1. Corie Smith, ranked No. 18 on the preseason Milesplit50 and the returning CIF Division I champion, scooped up a confidence-building win on Saturday at the Kingsburg 2-Miler Junior Race. Check out the race video above. 


2. In other coverage around California, preseason No. 18 on the boys list, Kevin Ramos,  won the Laguna Hills Invitational in 14:48. Here's more from MileSplit California correspondent Mark Gardner: 

As a junior, Rubidoux's Kevin Ramos narrowly missed the record at the challenging course used for the Laguna Hills Invitational.

He conveyed to us that it was a mark he wanted as he begins building his senior season resume.

Despite temperatures expected to reach into the low 90's, along with unrelenting humidity, Ramos fended off the challenge of JSerra's Peter Herold and appeared to achieve his objective in an impressive 14:48. 

Word of the official record was still pending as of late Saturday night.

Senior Boys was without question the most anticipated race of the day. Ramos is the defending Division III CIF-Southern Section champion, who was third at State (photo above). Herold was second in the Southern Section D-IV race and fourth at State.

That extra nudge from Herold held Ramos accountable for that first half of the race before Ramos started pulling away on the first hill of the tough course.  Midway through, he was alone in his endeavor for the record. 

Churning up that last hill, which plateaus only 100 meters from the finish, Ramos crossed 28.4 seconds ahead of Herold and 22 seconds ahead of the next fastest boy on the course throughout the day. Record or not, an impressive performance nonetheless by one of the nation's elite boys.

For more coverage of the meet, check out the coverage page here. 


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