Sophomore Matthew Munoz finished 5th place with a time of 18:34.

On Friday, the Flashes Cross Country teams traveled to Walnut, California to compete in the nation's largest invitational, a two day event held on the Mt. San Antonio College Course. The 3 mile course feature 3 significant hills that challenge even the most experienced runners and was run in the hottest part of the day. Fillmore competed in 6 races, while fielding two complete teams.

Freshman boys had three competitors. Camilo Torres continued his comeback and led the group with a very respectable 7th place finish in a time of 18:43. Camilo was awarded an individual medal for his top effort. James Flores followed and placed 50th in 21:24 and was followed by Alotl Aparicio 77th in 22:45.

The Freshman girls also raced three competitors. They were led by top freshman runner Angelica Herrera who finished in 35th place in a time of 25:10. She was followed by Jasmine Vega 104th in 29:20, and Isabel De La Cruz 111th in 30:05.

The sophomore boys had four competitors with the first two winning medals. Leading the Flashes was Matthew Munoz who finished in 5th place in a time of 18:34; he was followed by Jesse De La Cruz 7th in 18:50, Andres Gonzalez 49th in 22:08, and Anthony Estrella 88th in 26:41.

Three athletes competed in the JV Girls race. Top finisher for Fillmore was Cecilia Cisneros who finished in 13th place and earned a medal for her effort posting a time of 24:58. The next finisher was Isabella De La Cruz in 20th place in 26:00 and Emma Orozco 29th in 26:58.

The Junior Varsity Boys were the first full team of the day with 8 competitors. This team ran well and captured first place in a field of 15 teams. They were led by Juan Carlos Laureano who captured 1st place out of 194 competitors in a time of 17:52. He was supported by Alex Recancoj 4th in 18:13, Jesus Cadena 8th in 18:46, Jorge Acevedo 17th in 19:16, Andrew Otineru 60th in 20:39, Luis Leon 66th in 20:50, Daniel Cruz 128th in 23:15, and Anthony Gonzales 177th in 26:18. The top three Fillmore athletes in this race won individual medals and the team won a first place team award.

The Varsity Girls ran in one of the premier races of the day, the Division 4 and 5 Girls Sweepstakes Race, but did not field a complete team. Carissa Rodriguez led the 4 competitors from Fillmore by placing 14th in 19:08. Carissa was the lone medal recipient in this race. She was followed by teammate Diana Perez 30th in 20:17, Nicole Gonzalez 50th in 21:00, and the steadily improving Andrea Marruffo 54th in 21:05.

The final race of the day was the Division 4 and 5 Boys Sweepstakes race, where 21 of the top teams competed for top honors. The race was won by Page, a team from Arizona, Fillmore placed 6th overall in this race. They were led by Senior Nick Villela who finished in 27th place in a time of 16:49, he was followed by Fabian Del Villar 30th in 16:52, Rey Laureano 35th in 17:01, Erick Gutierrez 47th in 17:16, Alex Manzo 84th in 17:52, and Jesse Martinez 100th in 18:16.

The team will next prepare for the Citrus Coast League Finals on November 1st at Lake Casitas in Ojai. This meet will determine league champions in all 4 divisions and which varsity teams will represent the league at CIF Southern Section Division 4 Prelims in Riverside on November 10th.