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Posted: Oct 21, 2022

Owls Compete at WSC Finals

Ryleigh Larue took 56th overall at the CCCAA State Championship.
Ryleigh Larue took 56th overall at the CCCAA State Championship.

Citrus College saw one runner qualify for the SoCal Championship at the Western State Conference Championship on Friday.

Ryleigh Larue led the Owls with a 12th-place finish in the women's 5K race, clocking in at 20 minutes, 5.2 seconds. Emily Aparicio followed with a time of 24:29.4, while Sara Fisher (28:53.1) and Ashley Campuzano (29:14.5) were the next two Owl runners. Nancy Cubillo (32:14.4) and Maragaret Watchler (37.17.0) rounded out the women for Citrus.

On the men's side, the Owls took 10th as a team with Saul Mora leading the charge with a time of 23:55.4 in the four-mile race. Jason Bailey followed with a time of 24:07.3, while Edward Prestegui Melchor finished the course in 24:43.2. Christopher Duran ran a time of 27:32.1 and Nick Jung was right on his tail, finishing .4 seconds after his teammate. Gio De La Cruz rounded out the men's runners with a time of 30:14.2.

Larue is set to compete at the SoCal Championship in two weeks on Nov. 4 in Bakersfield. The rest of the Owls will learn their fate later.