COMPETING AT MT. SAC INVITE

After a good showing at the Manny Bautista Invite last week, the No. 15 in SoCal Hornets achieved solid times on the Mt. SAC course. For some of the FC runners, it was their first time running the flat, climbing switch backs, and taking on a rolling reservoir hill to the finish line- not an easy task for any athlete. 

The sophomores ran their best times from last year, and the freshmen achieved their best time from what they ran in high school. Getting through such a tough course, teammates were encouraging giving each other with high-fives as they crossed the finish line.

Both the Hornet men and women found their teammates to run with grouping up to keep the team score low.

"We have front runners that can move up in the race and that makes the rest of the team stay in check with their teammate. Every race we are getting better and feeling confident from the weeks practice. Everyone has a part to achieve, and they are accepting their role every week" said FC Head Coach Gina Bevec.

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS   
Finishing 5th place out of 13 teams with 165 points - Total 150 runners
Jonathan Mendoza 22:01.2
Zidane Ras 22:01.3
Louis Guardado  23:15
Sebastian Conde 23:33
Lucas Allen 24:44
Alexander Alvarenga 26:02
Vincent San Paolo 30:09
Ethan Lee 32:45

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS 
Finished 5th out of 8 teams with 116 points - Total 69 runners
Haily Roberts 20:57
Ariana Rodriguez 21:15
Sheccid Maldonado 22:57
Daisy Silva 23:39
Michelle Garcia 24:26

Up Next: The No. 15 Hornets have a Bye this week but will be gearing up for the OEC Championships on Friday, November 1st at Central Park in Huntington Beach. Races begin at 3:45 pm (women) and 4:15 pm (men). Runners that perform well at this race will qualify for the SoCal Regional race.