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Who needs three tries to get it right?

The first time was a charm for North Hollywood senior Ananya Balaraman, who repeated as the Division I girls’ champion in Thursday’s City Section cross country finals at Elysian Park.

It was the first time in section history the finals meet was held on the hilly course near Dodger Stadium and despite the lack of familiarity Balaraman clocked 19 minutes, 28 seconds on the approximately three-mile route to win by more than nine seconds over runner-up Samantha Pacheco of Granada Hills.

“This is my first time … I didn’t even get to do a run through although my coach pointed out a few things to look out for,” said Balaraman, who was a surprise w

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