Girls cross country: Sea Kings roll past Northwood, 23-35

NEWPORT BEACH - Junior Season Meservey of Corona del Mar High

clocked an 18:20 to outdistance the field as the host Sea Kings knocked

off Northwood, 23-35, in a Pacific Coast League girls cross country dual

meet at Bonita Creek Park.

Meservey crossed ahead of Northwood’s Jordan Bechtold and Christi

Farson, then Corona del Mar poured it on with consecutive finishes from

Elisha Morgan (19:05), Diana Hossfeld (19:21), Jenny Cummins (19:21),

Lindsey Yourman (19:41) and Jennifer Long (20:09).

The Sea Kings (2-0), who will compete in the prestigious Stanford

Invitational Saturday in Division I circles, are ranked No. 1 in Orange

County and No. 8 in the nation, according to Harrier magazine, which

covers high school cross country.

GIRLS

Corona del Mar 23, Northwood 35

1. Meservey (CdM), 18:20; 2. Bechtold (N), 18:32; 3. Farson (N),

18:38; 4. Morgan (CdM), 19:05; 5. Hossfeld (CdM), 19:21; 6. Cummins

(CdM), 19:21; 7. Yourman (CdM), 19:41; 8. Long (CdM), 20:09; 9. Brown

(N), 20:33; 10. Schaffer (N), 20:34.