Gutierrez, Benavides Lead All-Century Team in Cross-Country
El Modena High School’s Rene Gutierrez was named the boys’ most valuable player and Santa Ana Valley’s Maricela Benavides was named the girls’ MVP for cross-country in the Century League by a vote of the league’s coaches.
El Modena’s Tom Weber was selected the coach of the year for boys, and Santa Ana Valley’s George Payan was selected the girl’s coach of the year.
BOYS’ TEAM
Name School Rene Gutierrez El Modena Brett Schultz Canyon Jimmy Rodriguez Santa Ana Valley Frank Quinonez Santa Ana Jose Brito Santa Ana Valley Joe Komarinski El Modena Jonathan Stiles El Modena Keith Vescial El Modena Aaron Nelson Canyon Vic Barragan Canyon
GIRLS’ TEAM
Name School Maricela Benavides Santa Ana Valley Maria Mendoza Santa Ana Laura Doering Villa Park Maria Vargas Santa Ana Valley Susannah Thrasher Villa Park Traci Ruble Villa Park Anne-Mary Ordway Foothill Karen Longyear Villa Park Ruth Viramontes El Modena Heidi Forsyth Canyon
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