XC: Monke’s 4th leads Cate at Brentwood Invite

Charlotte Monke’s fourth-place result at the Brentwood Invitational on Saturday helped lead Cate’s girls cross country team to fifth-place overall.

Monke’s time was 20 minutes and two seconds. Freshman Isabela Montes de Oca was next, in 13th, followed by Rainbow Wang, in 15th.

The boys team finished in 7th place, led by Rei Imada and Jack Pruitt. Imada was credited with a medal for getting 23rd, while Pruitt’s 27th put him just outside the top-25.

“Overall it was a fast race for the Rams, who are making steady progress and race next at home on Wednesday against San Marcos,” reported Rams head coach Karl Weiss.