With a team comprised of talented eighth-grade girls, Corpus Christi came within a mere four points of winning the Mt. SAC Cross-Country Invitational on October 14. Though they came up just short to Marine View, the Corpus team had several stellar performances, competing against 174 teams overall. Kaitlyn Parcell finished third, Michaela Keefe was fifth and Charlie Robinson 16th overall. Other finishers included Caitlin Keefe, Claire Meylan and Delaney Arth. The fifth-grade boys from Corpus finished third out of 34 total teams, as they were led by James Keefe (sixth) and Andrew Arth (11th), who competed amongst 130 runners. Marissa Lomis (fifth grade, 12th out of 110) and Cooper Robinson (third grade, 13th out of 110) also had strong efforts. Meanwhile, in the CYO Championships at Kenneth Hahn Park on October 23, Corpus Christi’s eighth-graders captured first place as Parcell was the individual champion. The team is coached by Ryan Bushore.
Hargrave Wins Honors
Palisadian Drew Hargrave, a junior outside hitter for the Washington University in St. Louis volleyball team, earned Division III Third-Team All-American honors. The Brentwood School alum was third on the team this season with 280 kills, averaging 3.29 per game. In addition to her first All-American accolades, she is a two-time All-Region honoree and also received All-University Athletic Association second-team honors in 2011. In 2008, Hargrave helped lead Brentwood to the CIF championship and a third-place finish in the state tournament. She was named second team all-CIF that season.
Pura, Bellamy Boys Shine
TJ Pura of Brentwood High School captured the boys 18 singles title at the USTA National Open tournament in Irvine, ousting Brendan McClain in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. He reached the finals by upsetting top-seeded Kristofer Yee, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. Meanwhile, fellow Palisadian Roscoe Bellamy and his doubles partner Michael Bott won their third-place match over Ryan Seggerman and Ivan Thamma, 9-8 (14). Bellamy also reached the finals in the boys 12 singles draw, falling to Seth Kim, while his brother, Robbie, reached the boys 18 doubles finals with Gregory Garcia.
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