Steen finishes second at Mt. SAC

WALNUT - Newport Harbor High senior Amber Steen was edged by one

rival, but bested another Saturday to end up with a second-place finish

in the team sweepstakes race at the Mt. San Antonio College Invitational.

Steen’s time of 17:47 was 20 seconds behind Sara Bei of Montgomery

High of Santa Rosa, who surged past Steen two miles in and won her third

straight Mt. SAC sweepstakes race.

Steen, however, was encouraged that her time was four seconds faster

than Fountain Valley’s Julie Allen, who defeated Steen head-to-head in

last week’s Orange County Championships.

Allen, running in the individual sweepstakes race, finished fifth in

17:51.

Newport Harbor was 12th in the team sweepstakes.

The Sailors boys squad was 10th in the team sweepstakes, led by Orange

County champion Chris McMillen. The senior finished 21st individually with a time of 15:44.