Girls cross country: Allen 11th at nationals

Corona del Mar High senior Julie Allen placed 11th at the

Footlocker Cross Country National Championship to help the West team win

the competition with 33 points Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

Allen, the CIF Southern Section Division III and Pacific Coast League

individual champion this fall, ran the 5K course in 17:50.51 and was the

second-best runner from California.

“She is the best Orange County runner we’ve seen in over 10 years and

the best I can remember in the history of Corona del Mar High,” CdM Coach

Bill Sumner said of the four-time state finalist.

Amber Trotter of Redwood Valley, Ca. won the race in 16:24.07.

The Northwest team finished second with 61 points, followed by the

Midwest team (71 points) and the South (73 points).