Santiago’s Rylee Blade win Inland Empire Challenge girls sweepstakes race for fourth time
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Corona Santiago’s Rylee Blade wins the Brenda Martinez Girls Sweepstakes during the Inland Empire Challenge cross country meet with a time of 15:49.5 at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park in Ontario on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
ONTARIO — Three years ago, Santiago’s Rylee Blade came to the Fleet Feet Inland Empire Challenge not sure if she was a runner or a soccer player.
She left her final Inland Empire Challenge on Saturday as a four-time champion.
1 of 21 Rancho Cucamonga’s Nicole Alfred finishes second at the Brenda Martinez Girls Sweepstakes with a time of 17:47.9 during the Inland Empire Challenge cross country meet at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park in Ontario on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
As expected, Blade blew away the field in winning the Brenda Martinez girls sweepstakes race at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park.
Blade finished with a time of 15 minutes, 49.5 seconds to beat senior runner-up Nicole Alfred of Rancho Cucamonga by nearly two minutes (17:47.9)…
