Hagerman, Merced High dominate Merced County Championships

Quinn Hagerman established herself as one of the premiere distance runners in the area last year as a freshman.

She picked up this year where she left off by winning the first two Central California Conference Center meets.

Hagerman added a victory in the Merced County Championships on Saturday at Atwater High School. She crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, 49 seconds, the third-fastest time in course history.

The Merced girls also set a team record and broke the course team record with a combined time of 97:55 to take first place with 21 points.

Ciara Colon (18:06) and Jackie Aleman (19:50) helped give the Bears a 1-2-3 finish. Kaitlynn Perez (sixth, 20:46) and Elise Pellissier (ninth, 21:24) also turned in top-10 finishes for Merced.

Atwater sophomore Clara Harman (20:00) finished fourth and Golden Valley’s Samantha Perez (20:12) placed fifth.

On the boys’ side, Buhach Colony’s Jose Prado moved up to No. 9 all time on the course’s top times with a 15:51 to win the individual title.

Raul Flores (16:13), Christian Parga (16:36) and Abraham Maldonado (16:55) helped Atwater edge Buhach Colony for the team title. Flores placed third.

Golden Valley’s Immanuel Wright (16:11) finished second and Merced’s John Hagerman (16:25) placed fourth.

This story was originally published October 15, 2016 at 9:38 PM with the headline "Hagerman, Merced High dominate Merced County Championships."