College of the Canyons and Bakersfield capture Western State Conference Cross Country Championships
Canyons secures WSC women's cross country crown, Cuesta's Fletcher wins individual title
OXNARD, Calif. - College of the Canyons closed the regular season by earning the Western State Conference Women's Cross Country Champion title for the first time in program history while competing in Oxnard. The first 14 finishers at the finals received First Team All-Conference honors, while those finishing 15-28 were Second Team All-Conference designees. Athletes finishing 29-42 picked up All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition. | FULL RESULTS
The Cougars, who had been competing with a short-handed roster for weeks, saw six individuals finish amongst the top 30 racers en route to the race for the title. Freshman Victoria Jamison led the way for COC with a runner-up time of 18:19.3. She was followed by Alyssa Arriage (10th/19:47.5), Katelyn Catu (11th/19:50.8), and Lilianna Moreira (13th/19:52.8) who all broke the 20-minute barrier to secure the win for Canyons.
Cuesta's Madeline Fletcher finished atop the field of 72 individuals and posted a winning time of 18:08.5, dropping more than a minute off her best time of the year. She becomes the first member of the Cougar's program to claim the WSC title since Miranda Daschian in 2016.
Team qualifiers and individual qualifiers will now advance to compete at the 3C2A Southern California Championships on Friday, Nov. 8, at Chaffey College.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
- Canyons
- Allan Hancock
- Moorpark
- Glendale
- Bakersfield
- Cuesta
- LA Mission
- Oxnard
2024 WSC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 1 | Madeline Fletcher | Cuesta | 18:08.5 |
| 2 | Lilit Arakelyan | Glendale | 18:14.1 |
| 3 | Itandehui Olea | Allan Hancock | 18:16.7 |
| 4 | Victoria Jamison | Canyons | 18:19.3 |
| 5 | Brianna Torres | Ventura | 18:24.7 |
| 6 | Zaida Velazquez | West Los Angeles | 18:45.2 |
| 7 | Araceli Medina | Allan Hancock | 18:47.3 |
| 8 | Eva Luu | Allan Hancock | 18:50.5 |
| 9 | Jasmine Vasquez | Bakersfield | 19:39.0 |
| 10 | Alyssa Arriaga | Canyons | 19:47.5 |
| 11 | Katelyn Catu | Canyons | 19:50.8 |
| 12 | Kayla Saxton | Moorpark | 19:52.8 |
| 13 | Lilianna Moreira | Canyons | 19:52.8 |
| 14 | Geidenn Gonzales | Moorpark | 19:54.3 |
SECOND TEAM
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 15 | Makayla Gonzalez | Allan Hancock | 19:59.2 |
| 16 | Elle Casselman | Cuesta | 20:03.5 |
| 17 | Rashel Alvarez-chavez | Glendale | 20:05.1 |
| 18 | Giselle Gonzalez | Moorpark | 20:09.3 |
| 19 | Anisah Khan | Los Angeles Mission | 20:10.1 |
| 20 | Ailani Salazar | Antelope Valley | 20:17.5 |
| 21 | Marylynn Mendieta | Oxnard | 20:19.3 |
| 22 | Elsa Ludena | Glendale | 20:23.8 |
| 23 | Kaitlyn Valadez | Bakersfield | 20:32.1 |
| 24 | Serena Stamford | Cuesta | 20:35.2 |
| 25 | Daniela Garcia | Bakersfield | 20:51.2 |
| 26 | Addison Pereira | Moorpark | 20:52.8 |
| 27 | Giselle Ruiz | Canyons | 20:58.5 |
| 28 | Fernanda Barranco | Glendale | 21:03.0 |
HONORABLE MENTION
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 29 | Kassidy Vargas | Canyons | 21:06.6 |
| 30 | Valerie Blanks | Bakersfield | 21:07.5 |
| 31 | Polett Ochoa | Los Angeles Mission | 21:08.7 |
| 32 | Marisol Mohedano | Oxnard | 21:11.3 |
| 33 | Isis Mora | Los Angeles Mission | 21:13.4 |
| 34 | Savannah Landaverde | Oxnard | 21:14.2 |
| 35 | Mia Leisenfelder | Bakersfield | 21:22.8 |
| 36 | Keira Kassi | Moorpark | 21:23.1 |
| 37 | Jaqueline Reyes | Los Angeles Mission | 21:26.0 |
| 38 | Leticia Taperia | Los Angeles Mission | 21:29.3 |
| 39 | Arianna Jimenez | Moorpark | 21:32.8 |
| 40 | Isabella Shattuck | Moorpark | 21:41.6 |
| 41 | Emily Fairbanks | Canyons | 21:47.9 |
| 42 | Mariah Delgado | Bakersfield | 21:54.8 |
Bakersfield Repeats as the WSC Men's Cross Country Champions, AHC's Gutierrez Snags Individual Title
OXNARD, Calif. - The Bakersfield College men's cross country team snagged the Western State Conference crown for a second consecutive season after a stellar performance at the regular season finale on Friday in Oxnard. The first 14 finishers at the finals received First Team All-Conference honors, while those finishing 15-28 were Second Team All-Conference designees. Athletes finishing 29-42 picked up All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition. | FULL RESULTS
The Renegades saw five individuals finish in the top-15 en route to the title effort. Jacob Perez and Atzin Anguiano led the way with second and third place finishes, respectively. Robert Chavez, Sergio Lizarraga, and Alexis Aguilar rounded out the top performers by sweeping the 13-15 slots.
Allan Hancock's John Gutierrez was the top individual racer in the field of 110 athletes and finished nearly 20 seconds ahead of the pack with a final time of 20:02.1. He becomes just the sixth individual on record for the program to earn a conference championship title in men's cross country and first to claim the crown since Quinton Morely in 1989.
Team qualifiers and individual qualifiers will now advance to compete at the 3C2A Southern California Championships on Friday, Nov. 8, at Chaffey College.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Bakersfield
2. Moorpark
3. Glendale
4. Santa Monica / Ventura
6. Canyons
7. Allan Hancock
8. Oxnard
9. Antelope Valley
10. Citrus
11. LA Mission
12. West LA
2024 WSC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 1 | John Gutierrez | Allan Hancock | 20:02.1 |
| 2 | Jacob Perez | Bakersfield | 20:22.3 |
| 3 | Atzin Anguiano | Bakersfield | 20:23.7 |
| 4 | Tommy White | Moorpark | 20:30.2 |
| 5 | Weston Greenelsh | Cuesta | 20:31.0 |
| 6 | Tyler Smith | Moorpark | 20:46.7 |
| 7 | Juan Zamora III | Glendale | 20:51.6 |
| 8 | Erick Marceleno | Allan Hancock | 20:52.8 |
| 9 | Christian Brady-Breton | Moorpark | 20:54.4 |
| 10 | Fabrizio Valdivia | Glendale | 20:55.9 |
| 11 | Evan Ellersieck | Glendale | 21:05.8 |
| 12 | Nathaniel Wilkinson | Canyons | 21:10.9 |
| 13 | Robert Chavez | Bakersfield | 21:11.8 |
| 14 | Sergio Lizarraga | Bakersfield | 21:19.1 |
SECOND TEAM
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 15 | Alexis Aguilar | Bakersfield | 21:22.7 |
| 16 | Colin McCormick | Santa Monica | 21:30.4 |
| 17 | Jonathan Castro | Moorpark | 21:31.8 |
| 18 | Ishmael Nungaray | Bakersfield | 21:35.0 |
| 19 | Jacob Nungaray | Bakersfield | 21:36.5 |
| 20 | Richard Rangel | Bakersfield | 21:36.7 |
| 21 | Kevin Ramirez | Ventura | 21:37.8 |
| 22 | Daniel Hawara | Antelope Valley | 21:43.4 |
| 23 | Alberto Bravo | Santa Monica | 21:47.8 |
| 24 | Jonah Sloan | Ventura | 21:49.7 |
| 25 | Nathan Parras | Canyons | 21:49.8 |
| 26 | Omar Aguilar | Bakersfield | 21:51.5 |
| 27 | Muhammad Rahman | Canyons | 21:55.6 |
| 28 | Edgardo Santiago Gaytan | Oxnard | 22:00.0 |
HONORABLE MENTION
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 29 | John-Paul Walsh | Cuesta | 22:00.2 |
| 30 | Jairo Zamora | Santa Monica | 22:04.8 |
| 31 | Reyes Gonzales | Oxnard | 22:04.9 |
| 32 | Carlos Villagomez | Oxnard | 22:09.4 |
| 33 | Nick York | Cuesta | 22:13.4 |
| 34 | Hunter Lopez | Glendale | 22:15.4 |
| 35 | Jessy Barajas | Los Angeles Mission | 22:20.1 |
| 36 | Richard Vasquez | Bakersfield | 22:21.0 |
| 37 | Nathan Lopez | Ventura | 22:26.0 |
| 38 | Isaiah Garcia | Glendale | 22:26.6 |
| 39 | Nomar Compoy | Antelope Valley | 22:30.7 |
| 40 | Victor Amaya | Glendale | 22:37.4 |
| 41 | Rohan Weerasekera | Citrus | 22:42.9 |
| 42 | Ryan Moder | Moorpark | 22:44.3 |
(Shelby Scott, Western State Conference)