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Posted: Oct 25, 2013

Three Advance To SoCals

Freshman Alexandra Contreras, sophomore Julia Galvez, and freshman Diego Lopez all advanced to the SoCal Championships. Photos By: Citrus College Cross Country
Freshman Alexandra Contreras, sophomore Julia Galvez, and freshman Diego Lopez all advanced to the SoCal Championships. Photos By: Citrus College Cross Country
Results

Oxnard, CA -- The Citrus College Cross Country program will have three individuals representing the Owls in a couple of weeks at the Southern California Championships. Freshmen Diego Lopez and Alexandra Contreras along with sophomore Julia Galvez have all earned a spot in the SoCal Finals after their performances yesterday at the 2013 Western State Conference Championships.

Lopez paced a 10th place effort for the Men out of 12 competing teams on Thursday afternoon. Lopez finished the four mile course with a sterling time of 21:25.88, good enough for 11th place overall out of 127 runners. Freshman Jerrick Basallo was the next Owl through the chute finishing in 67th place (23:34.07), while freshman Kelley Collins wasn't too much further behind in 70th place (23:38.22). Freshmen Juan Cruz (24:27.74) and Jesse Sandoval (24:32.42) finished out the top five places for the Owls with 87th and 88th place finishes.

On the women's side it was also a 10th place finish, but out of 14 teams. Contreras was the leader for the Owls, finishing in 17th place with a time of 20:05.08. Galvez wasn't too much further behind her in 47th place with a time of 21:02.59. Freshman Jackeline Perez (52nd, 21:10.93), sophomore Marilyn Meza (64th, 21:40.94), and freshman Carol Hinostro (78th, 22:25.09) rounded out the top five finishers for Citrus.

The three remaining runners will participate in the Southern California Championships in two weeks at Central Park in Santa Clarita on Friday November 8th. The women's race will be the first of the day, and it is set for a 11:00 AM start.