2024 Hornet Women's Cross Country News
Under cool 61-degree skies and ideal running conditions, the Hornet runners Zidane Ras and Jonathan Mendoza delivered their best performances of the season last Saturday morning at the 3C2A State Championship meet at Woodward Park.
On Saturday, the Hornets traveled to Fresno, California for the 3C2A State Cross Country Championships to compete at the traditional Woodward Park and represented well.
Haily Roberts along with the FC men's team qualified for the State Championship race with a 15th place finish at the Southern California Regional Championships last Friday at Chaffey College.
The Orange Empire Conference Championships took place at Central Park in Huntington Beach last Friday with both the FC men and women's teams showing out.
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.
Putting in the work in the classroom, cross country student-athletes Haily Roberts and Lucas Allen earned Academic All-State honors this past week.
The Hornets got a sneak peek at the top competition at the SoCal Preview hosted by Chaffey College placing 15th overall out of 21 teams.
The Hornets finished in 11th place at the GW Classic Invitational at Central Park, Huntington Beach last Friday morning.
The FC women's cross country team is off to a great start after placing 3rd overall at the XC Kickoff hosted by Cuyamaca College.