Silverman ran the last race of her Rebels career and clearly left it all on the Mt. SAC course as she was clearly woozy and wobbly after the race, struggling to stay standing after a ninth-place run of 19:35.
“She’s had a better season this year than she’s ever had,” Roffina said. “She’s got nothing to be sad about.”
Sacred Heart tallied 234 points in a race won by Mission League-rival Harvard-Westlake with 88 points.
Amanda Aguilar led the way for the Tologs, finishing 35th in 19:46, while Andrea Kropp, despite a leg injury, was 45th in 20:12. Jacquie Scherrer (57th, 20:27), Mary Senstad (60th, 20:30) and Paige Conti (62nd, 20:35) rounded out the team’s scoring five. Vargas was 64th in 20:44.
“We packed well,” Nishiyama said. “If Stephanie has a normal race for her, we’re in, but unfortunately, she had an asthma attack.”
