BOUNCE IN THEIR STEP

BOUNCE IN THEIR STEP: Hornets run with a sting at the Mt. SAC Invitational on Friday.

It was a perfect day to run as the weather was cool and the sun was bright.

The women finished 8th out of 23 teams with 239 points. Maegan Garritson (FR) was the ladies number one runner coming in 4th out of 200 runners with a time of 18:46. "The ladies ran strong throughout the whole race" said Coach Bevec. "This was the race we needed to get ready before conference championships".

Athlete – Time = Overall Place
Maegan Garritson – 18:46 = 4
Jacqueline Escobedo – 19:54 = 37
Paulina Mendez – 20:43 = 62
Taylor Morico – 20:55 = 69
Diana Ortega – 21:42 = 93
Laura Ortega – 21:53 = 100
Michelle Gibbons – 22:18 = 114
Giselle Moreno – 23:37 = 147
Racquel Valadez – 21:11 = 157
Alexandria McGee – 24:44 = 167

The Hornet men had an equally satisfying race finishing 11th out of 20 teams with 286 points. Julio Gonzalez (SO) ran his best time of the season 21:35 and stayed in front of the pack and ran strong for a 14th overall finish out of 207 runners. "The men ran as a tighter group and are showing their talent as a team" said Bevec. "We are on our way of developing something big for the championships".

Julio Gonzales – 21:35 = 17
Caleb Espinoza – 21:12 = 39
Rafael Figueroa – 22:45 = 71
Jonathan Cano – 23:12 = 98
Leon Cisneros – 23:41 = 121
Saul Ruiz – 23:49 = 125
Jose Gallardo – 23:51 = 127
Moises Cuahutles – 24:28 = 146
Nasario Carranza – 25:24
Muhammad Shah – 26:48 = 178
Marcus Manahan – 26:51 = 180

Up Next: The Hornets have a Bye next week.  They will run in the Orange Empire Conference Championships on Friday, October 26th.  The first race is at  9:00 am at Irvine Regional Park.