"The top two returners from last year battled for three miles before Lily Alder of Timpview (Utah) passed La Jolla's Chiara Dailey in the final yards to win the Bob Day Girls Sweepstakes race on Saturday night in the 44th Woodbridge Cross Country Classic at Great Park in Irvine. Alder won by 1.6 seconds in 15:40 flat after placing third in 2024 in 15:28.9 - seven-tenths of a second behind runner-up Dailey. Jaelyn Williams of Chula Vista Eastlake was third in 15:52 and taking fourth individually in 15:54.1 was Irvine's Summer Wilson."
""My coach told me I could go 15:39 and I know I'm a lot better than I performed today," said Wilson, a senior committed to Duke. "I found myself leading in the first two miles but my strength is my kick, so in retrospect it would've been smarter to stay back." Wilson's former school JSerra (she transferred before her junior year) won the team title with 196 points."
"Joaquim Sandoval, a junior from Warren, was first in the Blue Varsity B boys race in 14:28.6. "I'm feeling pretty good," he said afterward."
Lily Alder of Timpview passed Chiara Dailey in the final yards to win the Bob Day Girls Sweepstakes in 15:40, 1.6 seconds ahead. Jaelyn Williams placed third in 15:52, and Irvine's Summer Wilson finished fourth in 15:54.1 after leading early. JSerra won the girls team title with 196 points. Last fall meet record holder Rylee Blade is now a freshman at Florida State, and former teammate Braelyn Combe placed seventh in 16:11.1. On the boys side, Herriman senior Jackson Spencer won the Doug Speck Boys Sweepstakes in 13:42.1 and led his team to another championship.
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