Merz Runs First Marathon Palisadian Caroline Merz ran her first marathon last Sunday in Sacramento, finishing the 26.2-mile course in 4 hours, 6 minutes and 14 seconds. The Sacramento Cowtown Marathon has been held every year since 1977 and is a Boston Marathon qualifying course. Running in the female 16-18 age category, Merz finished first in her age group and 107th overall out of 350 runners. Merz, a junior at Harvard-Westlake High in North Hollywood, had been training all summer in Spain for a school program and got mile pledges for a modern-day anti-slavery international non-profit organization. Merz, 16, is also a nationally-ranked fencer. Grigsby Earns MVP Honors Palisadian Channing Grigsby had 23 assists, two kills and an ace and was named most valuable player of the 22nd annual Brentwood Classic, leading the host Eagles to a 25-15, 25-14 sweep of Lancaster Paraclete in the championship match last Saturday. Teammates Chelsea Ellis and Paris Coleman also made the All-Tournament team. Brentwood (13-3), ranked seventh in the CIF Southern Section Division IV-AA coaches’ poll, did not lose a game in the tournament, defeated Chadwick, Connelly, Paraclete and St. Margaret’s in pool play before beating Chadwick and Paraclete again in the elimination round. Ogilvie Stands out for Trinity Palisadian Erin Ogilvie, a junior libero for the women’s volleyball team at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, leads the Bantams in digs per game with 3.57. Ogilvie had a team-high 251 digs last season. Ogilvie won back-to-back state titles at Marymount High under coach Cari Klein.
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