GCC Cross Country Teams qualify for state meet; Samantha Medrano medals in 9th place
The Cross Country teams competed at the Southern California Regional Championships this past Friday at Bakersfield. The women took fourth place, 2 points behind Bakersfield for third, scoring a total of 147 points. Samantha Medrano led the way taking ninth place in a time of 18:45. She was followed by Destiny Lopez who took 18th place in a time of 19:09, Aleksandra Martinez who took 38th in a time of 19:51, Carina Langley who came across in 45th place in a time of 20:11, and Norma Martinez who crossed the finish line in 71st place in a time of 21:21, rounding out the scoring runners. Daniela Ponce-Barban continued her PR streak taking 115th place in a time of 23:52.
The men took fifth place, scoring a total of 162 points. They were led by Julius Largaespada who took 17th place in a time of 20:19. He was followed by Nicolas Diconti who took 28th place in a time of 20:35 and Jorge Ramirez who took 30th place in a time of 20:38. Rounding out the five scoring runners were Abdiel Quero (20:53) who took 43rd and Kevin Vasquez (20:54) who took 44th place. Austin Kuromi came across the finish line in 63rd place in a time of 21:30, with Jeremiah Galloway taking 72nd in a time of 21:48. The team will have a bye week and then travel up north to Fresno for the State Championships at Woodward Park on Saturday, November 19.
Thanks to Matthew Osherow for the reacp and Kevin Guerrero for the photos