On Saturday, November 19th the Fillmore Girls Cross Country team competed at the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Cross Country Championships. The meet was run on the historical, and challenging course at Mount San Antonio College. To qualify for State Finals, the Flashes needed to finish among the top 7 teams in a race of 16 teams.

The team was led by sophomore Niza Laureano, who continued to improve throughout this season. Niza finished in 48th place and posted a best time of 19:41.6. Niza was followed by Nataly Vigil 58th in 20:08.4, Andrea Laureano 81st in 21:00.6, Leah Barragan 88th in 21:21.5, Diana Santa Rosa 96th in 21:51.7, Alexandra Martinez 102nd in 22:10.4, and Monique Hurtado 108th in 22:54.5.

In the team competition, Fillmore finished in 13th place out of a 16 team field. The top 7 teams will now move on to the California State Meet.