Sophomore Jonah Block, junior Amay Srinivasan, sophomore Henry Hauser, senior Landon Pretre, senior Will Hauser, senior Jared Saal and freshman Oliver Olbekson pose after placing first in the CIF Cross Country State Division V Championship. Photo courtesy of Miles Bennett-Smith.
On Nov. 30, Menlo’s boys cross country team won the CIF State Division V Championship for the first time in school history.
The team finished with a time of 1:16:37, a record for Division V and second among all divisions (divisions are created based on school size), just seven seconds behind Jesuit High School. Senior Landon Pretre led the team with a time of 14:38.8, second overall and in Division V. Senior Will Hauser finished fourth, sophomore Henry Hauser eighth, senior Jared Saal eleventh and freshman Oliver Olbekson nineteenth.
The girls team — led by senior Veronica Taira in ninth place — placed seventh in the Division V race.