Glendale women capture 16th straight Western State cross country title; Vaqueros are second on men's side
SOUTH EL MONTE - The Glendale Community College cross country teams wrapped up their Western State Conference Championship race last Friday looking to defend their titles at Legg Lake. The women claimed their 16th straight conference title, scoring a total of 64 points over Cuesta’s 76 points. Annika Anderson (19:35) and Aleksandra Martinez (19:35) were the first to cross the finish line, finishing 7th and 8th, respectively. They were followed by 13th and 14th place finishers Destiny Lopez (20:01) and Karla Sanchez (20:12). The final scoring runner to give them the title was Maria Martinez (20:44) who took 24th place. The others to cross the finish line were Jordan Guzman (23:11), Xinix Perla (23:48), Norma Martinez (24:06), and Vanessa Portillo (29:20).
On the men’s side, the Vaqueros would narrowly miss their fifth straight title scoring a total of 44 points, which gave them second place to Moorpark College. Ethan Danforth returned to form this week finishing second-place in a time of 19:47. Roberto Morales (20:02) would follow Danforth taking sixth. Rounding out the top five scoring runners were Ezequiel Soto (20:18), Luis Juarez (20:45), and Austin Kuromi (20:45). The others to finish the race were Jayson Velarde (20:49), Joseph Forsyth (21:00), Julius Largaespada (21:01), Sheldon Watanabe (21:12), Kevin Vasquez (21:19), Jorge Ramirez (21:36), Nick Serrano (21:48), Abdiel Quero (22:04), Morgan Faunce (22:05), Kevin Kiely (27:24), and Seth Cera (30:19).
Glendale will have a bye week and will then travel down to Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley on Nov. 5 for the CCCAA Southern California Championships.
(Glendale College Athletics)