Viewpoint senior Olly O’Connor was the big winner among the local cross country teams and runners that competed Saturday in the CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno.
O’Connor, a UCLA signee, won the individual title in Division 5 with a time of 14 minutes, 2.7 seconds.
O’Connor was among the 20 teams and 14 individual runners from the Daily News area that competed in the state meet Saturday.
Jack Richter of Viewpoint finished in fifth (15:23.8) to go along with O’Connor as they led Viewpoint to a third-place team finish in Division 5.
The reigning state champion Oaks Christian boys team had three runners finish in the top 12 in Division 4, with CIF-SS individual champion Vin Krueger leading the way in third place (15:10.5).
Oaks Christian freshman Sterling White finished in ninth (15:20.6) and Arize Nwosu finished in 12th (15:22.4) to give the Lions a sixth-place finish in the team results in Division 4.
Harvard Westlake’s Charles Abemayor finished in fifth (15:14.1) in Division 4 and the Wolverines had four runners finish in the top 60 to give them a fifth-place finish in the team results.
Westlake finished fourth in girls Division 2, with freshman twin sisters Sabina and Anais Cruz leading the way. Sabina finished in ninth (17:39.8) and Anais finished in 22nd (17:59.5) to go along with Rae Rae Cartagena in 39th place (18:19.4) to clinch the top-five finish for the team.
Both of Oak Park’s teams finished in the top five in Division 3. The boys team finished in third place with three runners finishing inside the top 50. The girls team finished in fifth, and their lead runner was Kathleen Lambe, who finished in 12th place (17:59.6).
The West Ranch boys team finished in fourth place behind Oak Park in Division 3. Foothill League individual champion Braulio Castillo finished in seventh (15:12.4) to lead the way for the Wildcats.
Adrian Cantu of Saugus finished in fifth place (14:54.1) in Division 2. The Hart boys team had five runners finish in the top 65 of Division 2 to give them a fourth-place finish in the team results.
Jenna Murray of Moorpark finished in 19th (18:10.9) and Cecilia Vasquez of Simi Valley finished in 21st (18:13.7) in Division 3. Campbell Hall freshman Sofia Joh, a CIF-SS individual champion, finished in 21st (18:41.3) in Division 5.
Jia Rhee finished in 16th (18:08.1) and Elle Kirman finished in 17th (18:16.2) to lead Harvard-Westlake to a seventh-place finish in girls Division 4.
Oaks Christian finished in ninth in girls Division 4 with two runners finishing inside the top 40.
The local LA City Section boys teams had a nice showing in the talented Division 1 race. Granada Hills Charter’s Joaquin Ortega-Tomaselli finished in 57th (15:44.5) and Taft’s Hunter Bennett finished in 68th (15:50.8). Chaminade finished in seventh in boys Division 4 with three runners finishing in the top 55.