Crush men 6th, women 7th at Pacific Invite

LODI – The Clovis Community College men's and women's cross country squads headed north to compete at the Pacific Invite hosted by the University of the Pacific on Friday. Facing a field comprised of mainly four-year NCAA Division I programs, the Crush held their own as the men finished sixth out of seven teams and the women took seventh place out of nine.

Led by a 41st-place showing by Joaquin McGee, the Clovis men totaled 157 points for sixth place. McGee completed the 8K race at the Micke Grove Golf Course in Lodi with a time of 27:07.1. He was followed by Ivan Barranco in 44th place at 27:27.4.

Rounding out the Clovis top-five were Isaak Camacho (52nd, 28:27.0), Izak Samorano (57th, 28:48.8), and Omar Antonio (60th, 29:00.8).

Other results for the Crush men:
61 Anders Vasconcellos 29:06.3
64 Adrian Estevez Ramirez 29:37.8
66 Jose Diaz Hernandez 30:01.4
68 Victor Alvarado-Pedroza 30:37.8
69 Edwin Quiroz-Cisneros 31:09.8
71 Vincent Gomez 32:46.5
72 Chris Castaneda 33:27.6
73 Jesse Almaraz Roman 36:16.2
76 Kyle Newberg 40:37.2

St. Mary's won the men's team competition with a score of 23 points. Junior Zane Jackson from St. Mary's was the men's individual winner with a time of 24:47.5.

Led by a by an impressive 18th-place individual finish by Rhiannon Walker, the Clovis women totaled 193 points to take seventh place. Walker completed the 6K race at the Micke Grove Golf Course in Lodi with a time of 22:30.7.

Macie Riddle was up next for the Crush, finishing in 59th place with a time of 24:39.4. Rounding out the Clovis top-five were Genevieve Tamondong (61st, 24:49.2), Magy Marcelo (68th, 25:13.7), and Miya Maltos (70th, 25:16.0).

Other results for the Clovis women:
72 Maria Garcia 25:32.3
78 Sarah Larger 26:04.7
83 Ashley Leeds 26:22.2
87 Alyona Beams 26:52.8
88 Sofia Ruiz De La O 26:54.4
90 Alayna Lopez 27:15.3
92 Amen Grewal 27:52.6
97 Tayanara Gomez Alonso 29:12.2
100 Kira Ortuno 29:45.4
101 Zoe Crumpton 29:51.3
102 Olivia Kriehn 29:58.9
104 Leah Anchondo 30:08.9

St. Mary's won the women's team title with a score of 38 points. St. Mary's junior Kaylee Barnes was the women's winner with a time of 20:58.5.

Up next: The Clovis Crush men's and women's cross country teams will be back in action at the Toro Park Invitational on Oct. 4 in Salinas.