Women Almost Perfect at Modesto Invite
Modesto Junior College Invitational – Legion Park, Modesto
Modesto Junior College Invitational – Legion Park, Modesto
The Lady Giants continued to dominate their Northern California competition by winning the 5K race with a score of 16 points, one point from a perfect score of 15. The top four finishers in the field of 45 racers were Giants. They were Alyssa Block, 1st (18:44), Jewel Jasso, 2nd (18:59), Ariana Jasso, 3rd (19:26), and Elizabeth Sartuche, 4th (19:41). They were followed closely by teammates Kelsay McClendon, 6th (20:13), and Sarah Reid, 8th (20:25). That's six team members finishing in the top eight places.
Rogaciano Ortiz, 8th (21:55) and Arturo Ochoa, 9th (21:57) led the way for the Men's team in the 4 mile race that had eight teams represented. The remaining top five scoring team members were Miguel Flores, 15th (22:20, Matthew Villareal, 18th (22:24), and Adrian Solis, 20th (22:26) out of a total of 74 racers in the field. The men's team, competing without two of their top team members, had a total of 13 racers that supported their 3rd place finish.
The teams will next compete at the challenging Cuesta College course in San Luis Obispo on Friday, October 7.
