Jags run well in tri-meet with San Dieguito and Orange Glen

Valley Center’s varsity cross-country teams took on a pair of opponents in a tri-meet on Friday at San Dieguito Park.
The Jaguars faced off against San Dieguito Academy and Orange Glen, posting solid times in both the boys and girls varsity races.
In the boys race, the Jags swept the top five spots to beat San Dieguito Academy 15–45 and also beat Orange Glen 15–48, while San Dieguito Academy beat Orange Glen 18–41.
Nicasio Westlund was the top runner on the 3.1-mile course, with a time of 16:56. Also leading the Jaguars were Daniel Henderson in second (17:11), Stephen Lopez in third (17:27), Travis Robey in fourth (17:29), Nick Vanderpoel in fifth (17:38), Jon Larson in eighth (18:20) and Alex Sanchez in tenth (18:22).
The Lady Jaguars also had the top individual finish, but could only beat Orange Glen, 25–32, while falling to San Dieguito Academy, 28–31. San Dieguito Academy also downed Orange Glen, 25–36.
Kaylee Hudson took first on the 2.6-mile course (17:36), while Bama Velasquez finished fourth (17:50) and Dani Lettice took seventh (18:15) for the Lady Jags.
Next up for the Jaguars is the league finals meet, which will be held at Kit Carson Park on Saturday.