Wellington sophomore Mucino wins Palm Beach County Cross Country title

Brooke Mucino (745) of Wellington High came in first in the girls event. Over 700 boys and girls high school cross country runners participated in the Palm Beach County Cross Country Championship held at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton. (Jim Rassol, photo/jim rassol)

Gary Curreri special to the forum

Wellington High School sophomore Brooke Mucino traded in her soccer cleats for cross country shoes recently and it resulted in a girls cross country title at the Palm Beach County Cross Country Championships at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton.

Mucino, 15, who plays travel soccer for the Wellington Wave Under-16 girls team as well as her high school, recorded a personal-best time of 19:44.67 to win the girls 5K race. Her effort helped her Wolverines team to a runner-up spot with 89 points. Dwyer won its first county title with 69 points.