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Senior Kate Miller Found Perfect Match in Cross-Country

Senior Kate Miller Found Perfect Match in Cross-Country
By Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot

If tried by a jury of her peers, Kate Miller might turn out to be guilty of being the happiest person in the room almost all the time.

In the CIF Southern Section cross-country finals at the Riverside City Cross-Country Course last Saturday, however, there were a few brief moments of nervous energy for the Sage Hill School senior.

Miller crossed the finish line with a personal record of 18 minutes 54.1 seconds, which was good for seventh place in the Division 5 girls’ final. Her result would have extended her season individually, but her concern was over the broader welfare of the team.

A recent privilege afforded to cross-country teams has been the ability to track team splits through advances in chip timing. At the halfway point, members of the Sage Hill team were able to inform the Lightning’s competing runners that they were running in eighth place as a group.


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