By Epi Torres

On Friday, September 6, 2024, Angel Garcia and Angel Laureano competed at the Oxnard Invitational as members of the Moorpark College Cross Country team. The men’s race traversed a relatively flat course over varied terrain. In the team competition, after tempoing the first mile of the race, Moorpark finished in second place. On a hot, humid day, with 100 competitors in the race, Angel Garcia finished 39th in 22:50.06, and teammate Angel Laureano finished 87th in 25:34.87.

Rey Laureano and the Westmont team traveled to the Anteater Recreation Center in Irvine to compete in the Irvine Invitational. Rey finished in 84th place in a time of 28:16.7. In the team competition, Westmont finished in 6th place.