SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The St. Francis cross country team program was named the MileSplit CA Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Team of the Year for their accomplishments from the 2018 season.
The Troubadours were recognized for being the top team in the section during the regular season, winning the Subsection and Section titles and finishing eighth overall in Division II at the state meet. SF posted the fastest team time of any Sac-Joaquin Section school and finished 11th overall when you combined all the races.
St. Francis won team titles at the Oakmont Invitational, Ed Sias Invitational, Capital Cross Challenge and Delta League meets during the regular season, while finishing seventh at the Woodbridge Invitational and second at the Clovis Invitational.
Other team and individual highlights included:
- St. Francis won their third consecutive title at the Sac-Joaquin Section Championships. The Troubadours scored 27 points, placing their top five among the top 10 to out-score Whitney (68) and Rio Americano (106) in the Division II race. It was the 12th section title in school history.
- Fauria became the third individual in school history to win the individual section title, joining Kolleen Kassis (1987) and Cybelle McFadden (1990, 1991).
- St. Francis won their second consecutive Delta League title at the Reservoir Hills course. The Troubadours placed six runners on the top 10 and all seven in the top 15 to score 29 points for the win. Freshman Cate Joaquin was the first Troubadour across the line for St. Francis, finishing the 2.87 mile course in 17:45. Fauria was second on the team and fifth overall in 17:59.
- Six Troubadours earned All-Delta League honors by virtue of the top 10 finish at the league championships. Sophie DeBenedetti earned her fourth career all-league honor, while Silva, Hekkanen and Fauria earned the status for the second time in their careers. It was the first all-league nod for Tatiana Cornejo and Joaquin.
- Coach Aaron Rios was named the Delta League Coach of the Year as voted by the league coaches.
