SOCAL REGIONALS

SOCAL REGIONALS: Both the men's and women's teams competed over the weekend running their best races ever at the SoCal Regional Championships helping them to qualify for the upcoming State Championships. The women finished 8th (249 points) out of 28 teams. The men finished 14th (414 points) out of 28 teams. Freshman Maegan Garritson finished 10th overall out of 205 runners while freshman Saul Ruiz finished 62nd out of 195 runners.

"This was our best race of the year and even grouping amongst both teams", said Coach Bevec.

Up next: State Championships at Woodward Park, Fresno, CA November 17, 2012 10:00 am race time.

Women
1 to 5 woman gap: 1:52 Athlete - Time = Overall place – Team runner
Maegan Garritson 19:09 = 10 - 1
Jacqueline Escobedo 19:27 = 16 - 2
Paulina Mendez 20:54 = 70 - 3
Brittany Wightman 20:59 = 73 - 4
Taylor Morico 21:01 = 76 - 5
Dian Ortega 21:28 = 98 - 6
Laura Ortega 22:12 = 127 - 7

Men
1 to 5 man gap: 44 seconds
Saul Ruiz 21:38 = 62 - 1
Julio Gonzalez 21:44 = 65 - 2
Caleb Espinoza 22:06 = 85 - 3
Moises Cuahutles 22:15 = 98 - 4
Rafael Figueroa 22:22 = 104 - 5
Jose Gallardo 22:53 = 128 - 6
Leon Cisneros 23:22 = 144 – 7