Girls track athlete of the week: Chelsea Kruthers, San Juan Hills

Chelsea Kruthers

San Juan Hills High School

The Stallions senior enjoyed an outstanding week of competition. She started the week on Wednesday by winning the 400 to help San Juan Hills defeat Laguna Hills in a Sea View League dual meet. At the California Relays on Friday, she ran a 5:02 1600 split on the Stallions’ distance medley team (12:18.10) that finished second and is currently No. 4 in the state and No. 7 in the country. Later in the meet, she ran an 800 split of 2:16 in the sprint medley, as San Juan Hills (4:13.22) set the small schools division meet record and is currently ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 7 in the country. Kruthers closed the weekend on Saturday by finishing second in the invitational 800 at the adidas Meet of Champions. Her time of 2:12.97 is currently best in the county and third best in the state.