GVN Athlete of the Week, Nov. 20

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Cristhian Macias         Gardena High

Cross-country

Cristhian Macias         Gardena High

Cross-country

Cristhian Macias won the Marine League individual boys cross country championship with a time of 16 minutes and 31 seconds on Nov. 6 at Peck Park in San Pedro, then won his heat in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division II at 16:24.06 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills. Macias also keyed the Panthers to a second place finish, behind power San Pedro, in the Marine Championship and into Saturday's finals at Pierce, beginning at 8 a.m. Gardena won its heat as a team.

Joe Snyder