Jasmine Vega Girls Varsity.

Natalie Cobian Girls JV.

On Friday, September 20, some members of the Flashes Cross Country teams competed at the Raider Invitational held at College Park in Oxnard. The meet is run on a relatively flat course over pavement, dirt, and grass.

The Frosh/soph girls started the day for the Flashes. Leading the way was newcomer Natalie Cobian who finished in 48th place in 24:11.98. She was followed by Isabel de la Cruz 91st in 26:17.36, Liliana Montejano 100th in 26:47.49, and Yarely Orozco 124th in 28:30.80.

The Frosh/soph boys followed and were led by a much improved James Flores. James finished in 16th place in 18:00.61. He was a medal winner and was the top place finisher for the Fillmore boys team on the day. He was followed by Brandon Gonzalez who finished 42nd in 18:54.48, Luis Castaneda 53rd in 19:10.08, Eneyin Ortega 59th in 19:19.32, Nathen Hurtado 77th in 19:41.30, Theodore Ebell 120th in 21:16.16, Isaac Mercado 149th in 22:24.70, Luke Hernandez 166th in 23:13.32, David Reyes 168th in 23:14.89, and Nicholas Hurtado 175th in 23:58.00.

Nicole Gonzalez was the lone competitor in the Varsity Girls race for the Flashes. Nicole finished in 15th place in 20:07.97. Nicole had the fastest time and the top finished spot for the Fillmore Girls team. Her effort earned her a medal.

Two boys ran in the Varsity boy’s race. Alex Manzo finished in 27th place and posted the fastest time on the day for all Fillmore athletes. He toured the course in a time of 16:49.81. Rey Laureano followed in 30th place in a time of 16:53.80. Both boys earned a medal for their effort.

The JV Girls followed, Anahi Pascual led with a 31st place finish in 25:31.31. She was followed by Emma Ortiz 61st in 27:49.21.

The final race of the day, the JV boys, was led by Andres Gonzalez who finished 21st in 18:36.24. He was followed by Brian Sanchez 37th in 19:43.29, and Anthony Estrella 86th in 22:40.85. Andres ran a personal best time and was a medal winner in this race.

For our next meet, several of the Flashes and their coaching staff will travel to Portland, Oregon. The athletes will compete in the Nike Portland Cross Country Invitational on September 28th against many of the top teams ln the nation. These races will be run at Blue Lake Park.