Athletes to Watch: Karina Taveres, La Salle Academy


KARINA TAVERES

It's a very short list of athletes that have earned all-state honors in cross country all four years of high school and this weekend Karina has a chance to be on it. Our guess is the La Salle senior will make it happen.

Karina always rises to the occasion on the state's biggest day, finishing as a runner-up to Barrington's Emma McMillan the last two years. She was fourth at the Class A meet this past Saturday with a time of 18:47.78. Earlier in the season, she was second to teammate Eliza Rego at the Maine Festival of Champions where she clocked a season best of 18:29.27. With these kinds of efforts all points lean towards another top finish.