La Jolla’s Chiara Dailey earns third Mt. SAC Invitational title, Elliana Patterson, Olly O’Connor and Andres Lomeli also achieve victories

WALNUT – Chiara Dailey solidified her legacy in Mt. SAC Invitational history Friday, with Olly O’Connor hoping his performance is the first of multiple titles this fall on the 3-mile layout at Mt. San Antonio College.

Dailey, a senior at La Jolla High in California, won her third career individual crown in the Division 3-4-5 girls varsity team sweepstakes race by covering the updated 3-mile layout in 17 minutes, 19.1 seconds at the 77th Mt. SAC Invitational Presented by Nike.

Dailey was seeking a third consecutive victory at the prestigious meet last year, but finished second in 17:06 in the Division 3-4-5 team sweepstakes behind Abigail Errington of South Pasadena (16:57) in her first race on the updated 3-mile course, which eliminated Poop-Out Hill and added 300 meters on the track inside Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

Dailey had won titles in 2022 and 2023 on the previous Mt. SAC course that included all three hills – Switchbacks, Poop-Out and Reservoir – and concluded on the grass just outside the stadium.

Dailey also won a Foot Locker West Regional title on the 5-kilometer layout in 2023 at Mt. SAC.

Dailey had already built a 28-second advantage at the mile mark Friday and was the only competitor in the field to eclipse the 18-minute barrier.

Carol Dye, a junior at Santa Margarita High, secured second in 18:09.2, also helping the Eagles to a runner-up finish with 66 points. Taryn Coulston was seventh in 18:49.7 for Santa Margarita, the top Division 3 school in the field.

Carol Dye of Santa Margarita was runner-up in 18:09.2 in the Division 3-4-5 girls varsity team sweepstakes race at the 77th Mt. SAC Invitational Presented by Nike | Erik Boal photo

Chloe Barrett, a junior, took third in 18:21.5 and freshman Isabel Gladden finished fifth in 18:38.1, leading five scorers in the top 25 for Division 4 program Sage Creek, which captured the team title with 55 points.

Ivanka Malysheva, a senior at Palos Verdes, finished fourth in 18:35.2, with teammate Kara Cohu taking ninth in 18:57.1, as the Sea Kings secured sixth with 136 points.

Sophia Nichol, a senior, ran 18:47.9 for sixth and sophomore teammate Palmer Smit earned eighth in 18:52.4 for San Francisco University, which was the top Division 5 lineup in the race and placed fourth overall with 111 points.

Cathedral Catholic, led by a 10th-place effort from Callie Schulteis in 18:59.4, took third at 110 points.

O’Connor, a senior at Viewpoint, triumphed in 14:48.2 in the Division 3-4-5 boys team sweepstakes race, with Josiah Bowman from Sage Creek clocking 14:57.0 to secure second and Lancaster Desert Christian senior Mehari Winheim taking third in 14:59.8.

Chiara Dailey of La Jolla won her third career Division 3-4-5 girls team sweepstakes race at the 77th Mt. SAC Invitational Presented by Nike, covering the 3-mile layout in 17:19.1 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. | Erik Boal photo

O’Connor ran 15:02 to earn runner-up behind Auge Martin from St. Francis in the Division 3-4-5 team sweepstakes last year at the Mt. SAC Invitational, then clocked 15:02.3 to also secure second on the 3-mile layout at the CIF-Southern Section final last season.

West Torrance relied on a fourth-place finish from Dylan Mehnert in 15:20.3, leading five scorers in the top 25 to capture the team title with 94 points.

Nathan Wilber of Cathedral Catholic was fifth in 15:27.0, with Ben Friedland from San Francisco University securing sixth in 15:27.3 and Ethan Kraska taking 10th in 15:36.7, helping the Red Devils achieve second overall with 109 points.

Bowman led Sage Creek to a third-place performance with 128 points, West Ranch was fourth at 138 points and Palos Verdes finished fifth with 153 points.

Braulio Castillo of West Ranch achieved seventh in 15:31.8, Michael Scarince from South Pasadena earned eighth in 15:32.8 and Blake Sigworth of Palos Verdes grabbed ninth in 15:34.0.

In addition to Dailey, the San Diego Section continued to demonstrate its depth by having three competitors finish in the top four of the Division 3-4-5 girls individual sweepstakes race, including a pair of Division 5 athletes.

Elliana Patterson, a junior at Christian High, triumphed in 17:22.6, rallying in the final mile to surge ahead of Francis Parker senior Ari Llorens in 17:32.4.

Elliana Patterson of Christian High in San Diego won the Division 3-4-5 girls individual sweepstakes race in 17:22.6 at the 77th Mt. SAC Invitational Presented by Nike | Erik Boal photo

Gretchen Yakaitis, a senior at Carondelet High, took third in 17:44.6, with junior Harper Diaz from Santana High placing fourth in 17:53.0.

Hannah Nourse of Laguna Hills was fifth in 18:02.6, Lindsey Billotte from Classical Academy secured sixth in 18:04.5, Monserrat Santillan Silva of Santa Ana Century achieved seventh in 18:10.5, Jenna Murray from Moorpark earned eighth in 18:12.0, Becky Osorio of West Covina took ninth in 18:12.9 and Quinn Turner from Mission Viejo captured 10th in 18:25.7.

Point Loma prevailed in the team competition, placing five competitors in the top 45 to take the top spot with 102 points.

Andres Lomeli of Kimball, who finished runner-up Oct. 10 behind O’Connor in the Steve Ward boys championship race at the 46th ASICS Clovis Invitational, won the Division 3-4-5 individual sweepstakes crown Friday in 14:57.8.

Andres Lomeli of Kimball, right, ran 14:57.8 and Kiefer Wilcox from Tahoe-Truckee clocked 15:10.9 in the Division 3-4-5 boys individual sweepstakes race at the 77th Mt. SAC Invitational Presented by Nike at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. | Erik Boal photo

Kiefer Wilcox of Tahoe-Truckee, who was fourth in the Steve Ward boys championship race at Clovis, was runner-up Friday behind Lomeli with a 15:10.9 effort.

Oren Hill from Thousand Oaks took third in 15:22.2, Maury Young of Ocean View was fourth in 15:37.5, Cole Johnson from South Torrance grabbed fifth in 15:37.9, Darin Spragno of Santa Margarita finished sixth in 15:41.9, Jonah Vasquez from Cathedral secured seventh in 15:46.9, Burroughs Ridgecrest teammates Silas Aberer (15:47.2) and Tristan Sievers (15:47.7) were eighth and ninth, with Lucas Welty of Healdsburg earning 10th in 15:48.3.

Edwin Medina was 11th in 15:55.0, leading six St. John Bosco athletes in the top 40 to triumph against Trinity League rival Santa Margarita by an 88-116 margin.

Burroughs Ridgecrest was third with 126 points, South Torrance finished fourth at 152 points and Wilcox led Tahoe-Truckee to fifth with 155 points.

Charles Abemayor of Harvard-Westlake was the fastest competitor in all the non-sweepstakes varsity races Friday, winning his Division 4 competition in 15:46.0.

Marcus Napoli from Nipomo was the other Division 4 boys varsity winner in 16:16.0.

Ethan Kelly of Del Oro was the fastest athlete among the Division 3 boys varsity races in 16:04.7, with Toren Habbestad from Yorba Linda winning in 16:16.9 and Leonard Arias of Bonita securing victory in 16:17.1.

Zach Causee of St. Margaret’s produced the top Division 5 boys varsity performance, winning his race in 16:10.1, with Gavin Beckmen from Monte Vista Christian clocking 16:52.3 to take the top spot in his section and Angel Solorio of Sun Valley Magnet prevailing in his race in 16:53.5.

Cecila Vasquez from Simi Valley was the fastest competitor in the non-sweepstakes girls varsity races Friday, securing victory in her Division 3 race in 18:40.3, with Isabella Vazquez of El Diamante winning her section in 18:42.1 and Reese Tamburro from Agoura running 18:55.0 to triumph in her race.

Harvard-Westlake had Jia Rhee (18:44.3) and Elle Kirman (18:58.1) take the top two spots in their Division 4 girls varsity race, with Jaslyn Rodriguez from Liberty Madera Ranchos winning her section in 19:49.5.

Leah Slagter from Arrowhead Christian Academy won her Division 5 girls varsity race in 19:36.4, with Finley Castro of Monte Vista Christian securing victory in her section in 20:03.4.