Written by Epi Torres

On Thursday, November 2nd, the Fillmore High School Cross Country teams traveled to Ojai to compete in the Citrus Coast League Final. This meet will determine Citrus Coast Champions in 4 divisions and CIF Southern Section Prelim representatives in the Varsity races. Team competing were Carpinteria, Channel Islands, Fillmore, Hueneme, Malibu, Nordhoff, and Santa Paula.

The Junior Varsity Boys ran to a fourth place finish in their race. They were led by Vicente Lopez who finished in 6th place in a time of 19:40.66. He was followed by Juan Cumatz 11th in 19:52.27, Nicholas Cabrales 19th in 21:25.30, Juan Castro 38th in 23:04.46, Aaron Cordero 52nd in 25:03.37, Alexander Diaz 53rd in 25:35.86, and Philip Jimenez 56th in 26:01.84.

In the Varsity Girls race, Nataly Vigil once again led the Fillmore girls by running to a win, in a time of 19:50.50. Her teammates followed closely, capturing 7 of the top 9 places. Niza Laureano was second in 20:17.68, Leah Barragan 4th in 21:36.22, Diana Santa Rosa 6th in 21:46.66, Alexandra Martinez 7th in 21:47.38, Jessica Orozco 8th in 22:06.49, and Jacqueline Olivares 9th in 22:55.45. Nataly Vigil was undefeated this season, and was Citrus Coast League Champion.

The Varsity Boys finished in third place. Eddie Vigil led the Fillmore 7 with his 5th place finish in a time of 16:35.51. He was followed by Angel Garcia 7th in 16:58.64, Martin Manzo 11th in 17:39.68, Joshua Estrada 13th in 17:45.26, Diego Ramirez 14th in 17:48.29, Omar Heredia 23rd in 18:35.3, and Angel Laureano 32nd in 19:02.3.

The Junior Varsity girls were the most dominant Fillmore team to race on this day. They ran impressively, capturing the top 6 places and the Citrus Coast League Team Championship. Joseline Orozco ran to an individual league championship, posting a time of 24:42.68. She was followed by Miley Tello 2nd in 25:01.98, Luz Castaneda 3rd in 25:33.32, Michelle Setty 4th in 26:00.38, Natalie Perez 5th in 26:10.34, Jannet Vega 6th in 26:47.48, Cassandra Mendoza 8th in 27:51.47, and Xitlaly Guerrero 11th in 28:16.97.

This meet determined Citrus Coast final team standings, and individual all league selections. Both the Girls Junior Varsity and the Girls Varsity were undefeated in League competition, and thus captured Citrus Coast League Championships. The Junior Varsity Boys team finished in fourth for the season and the Varsity Boys finished in the 2nd.

The boys and girls Varsity team will prepare for postseason competition. All League qualifiers will head to Mt. San Antonio College and compete in their respective Divisional race with the goal of qualifying for the Southern Section Divisional Championship the follow weekend. Both of Fillmore’s Varsity teams will component November 11th. The boys will race at 11:10, and the girls will follow at 12:22.