SBCC ran its fastest time of the season on Saturday and took 13th place in the CCCAA State Women's Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno.
The Vaqueros turned in a combined time of 100 minutes, 47 seconds for their second-fastest run ever on the 5K course.
Mt. San Antonio won the title with 78 points, followed by Canyons (104) and Glendale (109).
Michaela Dahringer led the Vaqueros, taking 54th in a personal-best 19:45. Dean Roell was three seconds behind in 57th. Kylie Walker was 84th in 20:17 in a field of 197 runners.
Aminat Olowora of Southwestern set a course record with her winning time of 17:00.
It was the best combined State finish (SBCC's men placed 7th) for Vaquero coach Scott Fickerson in his seven seasons.
"We ran our fastest time of the year and it was our No. 2 time ever on the Woodward Park course (which hosts the State each year)," noted Fickerson. "We were 12th in the So Cal Regional and 10th today among So Cal teams, so we improved by two spots.
"We ran really close as a group with only a 45-second spread between our first and fifth scorers. It was a great team effort."
Complete results
State Championships
At Woodward Park, Fresno
Team (28 schools) – 1, Mt. SAC 78. 2, Canyons 104. 3, Glendale 109. 13, SBCC 388.
Individual (5K) – 1, Aminat Olowora, Southwestern, 17:00 (course record).
SBCC results – 54, Michaela Dahringer 19:45. 57, Dean Roell 19:48. 84, Kylie Walker 20:17. 96, Cassie Everett 20:30. 97, Camille Schutze 20:30. 172, Carly Seidel 23:25.
