Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Stick to Race Plan at Vanguard Invitational

September 5, 2023

The Santiago Canyon College women's and women's cross country teams competed in the 32^nd Annual Vanguard Invitational on Friday morning. Both sides competed at a high level by sticking to the race plan and executing their gameplan leading to a strong finish.

Jose Chan Espejo led the Hawks on the men's side with an overall mark of 30:52.2 leading to a top-25 finish at 24^th overall. His running mate, Nicholas Villalobos, followed shortly behind in 26^th placed and crossed the finish line at a time of 31:53.1.

Jacob Hallahan placed inside the top-30 with a 28^th-place mark at a clip of 33:17.7 to round out the competitors.

For the second-straight meet, Amabelle Olmedo paced the women's side with a top-15 finish. She crossed the finish line at a time of 21:53.7 to haul in 14^th-place. Additionally, she was one of three top finishers to represent the Orange Empire Conference (OEC). Selah Darden finished with a mar of 34:04.0.