Panther Cross Country got their preview of the Southern California regional finals course Friday, running the trails at El Dorado Park in Long Beach.
The women put up a 13th place finish with nine Panthers running a lifetime, two season bests, and two collegiate debuts. Andrea Baerenwald returning to competition after taking a week off to rest, running in the lead and placing 53rd overall.
The men also finished 13th and posted six lifetime bests and two excellent debuts. Joseph Chavarria again held the front position clocking in at 21:34 on the 4-mile course.
The team will run this course again November 3rd in hopes of qualifying for the 2023 state finals. In the meantime, Panther runners host the Chaffey Invitational at Saturday, October 7th.
| Women's 5K | Team time = 158.17 | 13th out of 32 schools |
| 1-5 = 4:39 | 168 finishers | |
| Andrea Baerenwald | 21:45 | 53rd place |
| Beti Madero Meza | 22:03 | 59th place |
| Isamar Aguilar | 23:43 | 90th place |
| Kristen oliver | 24:20 | 96th place |
| Mikayla Castillo | 26:24 | 127th place |
| Men's 4 Mile | Team time = 1:52:48 | 13th out of 34 schools |
| 1-5 = 2:31 | 263 finishers | |
| Joseph Chavarria | 21:34 | 51st place |
| Yahir Giron | 21:51 | 59th place |
| Sean Castro Melendez | 22:37 | 90th place |
| David Ponce De Leon | 22:38 | 91st place |
| Francisco Mendoza Millan | 24:05 | 151st place |
| Miguel Beltran | 24:25 | 163rd place |
| Anders Crowell | 25:48 | 191st place |
| Tahz Palmer | 26:05 | 200th place |
| Daniel Sanchez | 30:15 | 244th place |