The Register’s All-County girls cross country team for the 2014 season.
FIRST TEAM ALL-COUNTY
Brianna Bartello
Laguna Hills, Senior
The Register’s athlete of the year. Read about Bartello.
Ashley Licata
Capistrano Valley, Junior
She was a driving force for a Cougars team that stayed atop the county rankings for the duration of the season. Licata finished fourth at the Mt. SAC Invitational in the Division 1 & 2 Sweepstakes race, and she took the title at the South Coast League cluster meet.
Amanda Gehrich
Tesoro, Junior
Gehrich started her year by winning the Mt. Carmel and Dana Hills Invites in back-to-back weeks. She ended the season by placing second in Division 2 at the state meet (fourth overall) to earn a trip to the Nike Nationals.
Briar Brumley
Tesoro, Senior
Made a great tandem with Gehrich at the top of the Titans lineup. She finished sixth in the Division 2 race at the state meet, placed eighth in the Division 2 CIF-SS Finals and won the Division 2 senior race at the Laguna Hills Invite. Brumley has committed to Cornell.
Marissa Bartello
Laguna Hills, Senior
Qualified for state as an individual by placing fourth in Division 3 at the CIF-SS Finals. She followed that up by finishing sixth at the state meet. Also placed third at the Mt. SAC Invite and the Woodbridge Classic, and second in the South Coast League Finals.
Stefanie Ortega
Segerstrom, Junior
She joined the ranks of the county’s top runners with a third-place finish in the Sweepstakes race at the O.C. Championships. She finished sixth in the Division 2 race at CIF-SS Finals. Ortega placed seventh among the Division 2 runners at the state meet.
Sabrina Herrman
Trabuco Hills, Senior
She was the winner of the senior race at the Fastback Shootout. She had top-10 finishes in all three Mt. SAC races, finishing ninth in the CIF-SS Division 1 Finals to help the Mustangs qualify for the state meet. Herrmann has committed to the University of Arkansas.
Shannon Mac Kellar
Esperanza, Sophomore
She was a powerful presence for the Aztecs in the competitive Crestview League races. She finished fourth at league finals. Mac Kellar earned the Division 3 crown at the Clovis Invitational and placed sixth at the CIF-SS Finals to help Esperanza qualify for state.
2014 ALL-COUNTY GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY:
Laguna Hills’ Bartello is 2014 girls cross country athlete of the year
Capo Valley’s Sayles is 2014 girls cross county coach of the year
2014 All-County girls cross country: second, third teams
The Register’s All-County teams were selected using a combination of reporter observations and coaches’ input.
