Another race, another record for Marissa, who ran the three-mile course in a personal-best 15:59.8 to win the senior division at last Friday’s Seaside XC Invitational in Ventura. Making her season debut, the Palisades High star shattered the previous course record of 16:35 set by Kim Mortensen of Thousand Oaks in 1995 and ran more than 40 seconds faster than she did in winning the junior race last season. It was Marissa’s third consecutive win at Seaside and was a 21-second improvement over her previous best time, which she ran at Woodbridge last year. To nominate your favorite Palisadian for Athlete of the Week, email sports@palipost.com.
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