By Epi Torres

On Saturday, February 15th, two Fillmore alumni competed at the Pirate Invitational, a track meet hosted by Ventura College. Angel Garcia, a student athlete at Moorpark College, ran in the 1500 meters, and finished in 5th place in heat 1, posting a time of 4:20.45, he then doubled back in the 800 meters and ran a 2:10.6. Meanwhile, teammate, Logan Torres, a resident of Fillmore finished second in heat 3 of the 1500 meters in a time of 4:16.57, and also came back in the 800 meters to post a time of 2:09.32.

The following weekend on Saturday the 22nd, the same Moorpark College runners competed in the Ron Kamala Open hosted by Mt. San Antonio College. In the 800 meters, Logan Torres posted a time of 2:04.59, Angel Garcia 2:09.27, and Angel Laureano 2:12.86. In the 3000 meters, Logan Torres came back and ran a 9:04.80, and Angel Garcia ran a 9:35.43.
Camilo Torres, a runner at CSU Northridge competed at the Podium in Spokane Washington. Camilo ran a season best in the 3000 meters, in a time of 8:43.72.

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FHS Metric Milers Run Westlake Distance Carnival

On Saturday the 22nd of February, Fillmore High School athletes competed in the Westlake Distance Carnival. All runners competed in the 1600 Meters. The girls were the first to showcase their talents. Jessica Orozco led all Fillmore runners with a 5:53.23. She was followed by Diana Santa Rosa in 5:59.33, Melanie Flores 6:17.59, Elena Garcia 6:23.72, Miley Tello 6:26.79, Jannet Vega 6:31.65, Jacqueline Olivares 6:34.59, Elena Magana 7:40, and Megan Robles 7:52.16. Melanie, Elena, Jannet, and Megan posted personal best times.

In the boys 1600 meter race Omar Heredia led all Fillmore competitors posting a time of 4:42.03. He was followed by Andres Moreno 5:21.62, Damian Castaneda Camarena 5:22.69, Vincent Alonso 5:50.30, and Jordan Hernandez 5:50.54. Andres, Damian, Vincent, and Jordan all ran personal best.