Jake Shroder was the top finisher for SBCC, completing the course in 24:11 to place 24th out of 86 runners in the Western State Conference Championships to qualify for the Southern California Championships in two weeks. Ytxzae Enriquez (24:20, 27th place) and Ethan Clark (25:36, 40th place) also qualified for the regional championships after running well at Cuesta College Friday.
SBCC endured a long car ride and a hot Friday to conduct some reconnaissance at the Southern Cal Preview cross country meet at Mission Bay Park in San Diego.
Freshman Hannemijn Meulman posted a season-best 21:14 in the 5K women’s race on Friday in the Southern Cal Cross Country Championships at Don Knabe Regional Park in Cerritos.
Hannemijn Meulman looked solid in her first race on Friday, leading SBCC in the Southern Cal Preview women’s cross country race at Don Knabe Regional Park in Cerritos.
Candice Hernandez took 18th and Danelle Tucker grabbed 40th on Friday afternoon in the season-opening Ventura Invitational women’s cross country race at Arroyo Verde Park.
Christy Chavira took 24th in the Southern Cal women’s cross country race on Friday and was the No. 1 individual qualifier for the state meet on Nov. 18 in Fresno.
SBCC’s Christy Chavira placed 26th in the WSC women’s cross country championships on Friday at Bakersfield. She covered the 5K course in a season-best 20:33 and qualified for the Southern Cal Championships in two weeks at Canyons.
SBCC’s Tiffany Costello was selected as female Athlete of the Week by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table for the week of Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. The freshman from Coto de Caza received her award at Monday’s Round Table press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Café.
SBCC’s Tiffany Costello made quite a splash in her college cross-country debut on Friday morning. She ran through 100-degree heat to capture the Moorpark Challenge in a course-record 19:46 for the 5K route.
Three SBCC runners finished with 36 seconds of each on Saturday, helping the Vaqueros to a 20th-place finish in the State Championships women’s cross country race at Woodward Park in Fresno.