Carrie Verdon (Campolindo, Moraga) vs. Karlie Garcia (Oakmont, Roseville)

by Keith Conning

Senior Carrie Verdon (Campolindo, Moraga) and Karlie Garcia (Oakmont, Roseville) met twice during the 2011 cross country season. Verdon won by 9.8 seconds at the Stanford Invitational and by 0.8 at the State Meet. Unfortunately, Verdon sustained a stress fracture at the State Meet, which prevented her from going to the Foot Locker West.

Senior Carrie Verdon (Campolindo, Moraga NCS)
1) De La Salle/Carondelet Inv. 3m 17:48.77 9/17/11 (2nd Novell 18:13.11)
1) Stanford Inv. D3 5k 16:58.8 9/24/11 (2nd Garcia 17:08.6)
1) Diablo Foothill AL 3m 17:30.50 11/05/11 (2nd Marggraff 18:31.6)
1) NCS D3 3m 16:57 11/12/11 (2nd McMillan 18:02)
1) State Meet D3 5k 17:18.5 11/26/11 (2nd Garcia 17:19.3)
Verdon did not run at the Foot Locker West, because of a stress fracture that she sustained at the State Meet.
http://www.mercurynews.com/high-school-sports/ci_19589512
Verdon is going to Colorado.

Junior Kalie Garcia (Oakmont, Roseville SJS)
1) Del Oro Inv. 4k 14:48 9/1/11
1) CVC League Meet #1 5k 18:03.13 9/14/11
1) Nevada Union Inv. 3m 17:56.00 9/17/11
2) Stanford Inv. D3 5k 17:08.6 9/24/11 (1st Verdon 16:58.8)
1) Clovis Inv. 5k 17:22 10/8/11
1) Mt. SAC 2.93m 17:01 10/21/11
1) CVC League Finals 17:54.12 10/28/11
1) SJS Sub 17:34 11/5/11
1) SJS 17:41 11/11/11
2) State 5k 17:19.3 11/26/11 (1st Verdon 17:18.5)
1) Foot Locker West 5k 17:46 12/3/11
5) Foot Locker National 17:36 5k 12/10/11 (1. Molly Seidel 12 WI 17:22, 2. Erin Finn 11 MI 17:24, 3. Laura Leff 10 NY 17:34, 4. Abbey Leonardi 12 ME 17:36.)
Leonardi is going to Oregon.