{"id":12528,"date":"2015-10-21T12:57:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T19:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=12528"},"modified":"2015-10-21T12:57:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T19:57:55","slug":"carlsbad-sisters-win-mt-sac-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=12528","title":{"rendered":"Carlsbad Sisters Win Mt. SAC Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Skyler<\/strong> and Stormy Wallace<\/strong>, two sisters representing Aviara Oaks Middle School, participated in the Mt. SAC Cross Country invitational, in Walnut, California, and both finished first in their divisions.<\/p>\n

A record 25,000 participants competed over Mt. SAC\u2019s famed three mile cross country course. Included in those 25,000 runners were two sisters representing Aviara Oaks Middle School \u2013 Skyler and Stormy Wallace. Both girls placed first in the two mile event \u2013 Skyler in the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0grade division and Stormy in the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0grade division!\u00a0 Races start every 8 minutes or less, and all results are shared on a live webcast. The course has changed little over the years, making it one of the few courses where different generations can compare times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Both girls train with the\u00a0Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad at their school. For the official word, follow the jump.<\/p>\n

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SISTERS TAKE FIRST PLACE AT INVITATIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Carlsbad, CA \u2013 October 21, 2015)\u00a0 The Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational is now in its 66th<\/sup>\u00a0year, and has become the nation\u2019s largest cross country invitational in the nation.<\/p>\n

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A record 25,000 participants competed over Mt. SAC\u2019s famed three mile cross country course. Included in those 25,000 runners were two sisters representing Aviara Oaks Middle School \u2013 Skyler and Stormy Wallace. Both girls placed first in the two mile event \u2013 Skyler in the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0grade division and Stormy in the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0grade division!\u00a0 Races start every 8 minutes or less, and all results are shared on a live webcast. The course has changed little over the years, making it one of the few courses where different generations can compare times.<\/p>\n

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The Boys & Girls Club facilitates after school sports at Carlsbad\u2019s three middle schools.\u00a0 Aviara Oaks has a highly competitive cross country team led by the Wallace sisters. Cross country is a no-cut sport, which allows all youngsters the opportunity to be a part of the team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCross country has made the transition from a small elementary to a big middle school easy for Skyler and Stormy,\u201d said Club Athletic Director Nigel Cabral. \u201cThey have met many friends and enjoy showing up to practice and meets ready to compete. Skyler has a simple strategy every time she competes: \u2018Keep up with me if you can.\u2019. Both sisters look forward to running at Sage Creek and in college, wherever that may be!\u201d<\/p>\n

Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad has played an integral role in the Carlsbad community since 1952, providing programs and services to thousands of young people.\u00a0\u00a0 Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad invites you to tour their Clubhouse, and see how lives are changed on a daily basis. The organization is 100% funded by local donors.\u00a0 For more information, call (760) 729-0207, email\u00a0info@bgccarlsbad.org<\/a>, or visit\u00a0www.bgccarlsbad.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skyler and Stormy Wallace, two sisters representing Aviara Oaks Middle School, participated in the Mt. SAC Cross Country invitational, in Walnut, California, and both finished first in their divisions. A record 25,000 participants competed over Mt. SAC\u2019s famed three mile cross country course. Included in those 25,000 runners were two sisters representing Aviara Oaks Middle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,22,35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12528"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12530,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12528\/revisions\/12530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}