“This year I took it up another level in training,” she said. “I knew if I wanted to be the best I could, I had to push it up in training.”
Defending champion Brynn Crandell of Indian River, the state’s top runner last year as a sophomore, shared the lead with Holgado over the first half of the state’s flattest, fastest course.
“It’s not bad that I lost. All of these girls are amazing,” said Crandall, who finished fourth. “Just to be up at the top, I’m happy to be there.”
Drew showed huge promise last year when he finished third at the New Castle County championships, surmounting on Winterthur’s hills in 16:16.
On Friday, he showed maturity.
After opening too quickly at the Carlisle (Pa.) Invitational three weeks ago and fading to 30th, he reversed tactics at Bellevue.
