On Saturday, November 11, Fillmore Flashes Boys & Girls Cross Country teams competed in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College. Above are the Varsity Girls who ran at the CIF Prelims; (l-r) Miley Tello, Nataly Vigil, Joseline Orozco, Alexandra Martinez, Diana Santa Rosa, Jessica Orozco, Leah Barragan, and Niza Laureano. Inset, from the boys’ team is Eduardo Vigil who Qualified to also compete as an individual. Both will compete in the CIF Finals Meet to Qualify for State Finals. Photo credit Coach Anthony Chavez.

Above is the Flashes Cross Country Boys Varsity at CIF Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College this past weekend. Pictured (l-r) are Diego Ramirez, Omar Heredia, Eduardo Vigil, Martin Manzo, Angel Laureano, Angel Garcia, and Vicente Lopez. Photo credit Coach Anthony Chavez.

Written By Epi Torres

On Saturday, November 11, 2023, the Fillmore boys and girls varsity cross country teams traveled to Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut to compete in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Prelims meet. This meet is held over a 2.93-mile challenging course with three major climbs.

The Varsity Boys were the first team to line up at the starting line for the Flashes. Eduardo Vigil was the lead runner for Fillmore as he has been all season with the exception of one meet. Eddie captured 3rd place with his front running. He crossed the finish line in a personal best time on the Mt. SAC course of 16:22.3. He was followed by Diego Ramirez 33rd in 17:26.4, Angel Laureano 42nd in 17:55.1, Martin Manzo 43rd in 17:57.9, Angel Garcia 51st in18:15.6, Vicente Lopez 67th in 19:06.8, and Omar Heredia 78th in 19:39.3. Unfortunately, the Varsity Boys missed qualifying by one place in their heat, and 17 seconds over team time. As a result of Eddie’s 3rd place finish, he has qualified to compete as an individual in the CIF Division 4 Southern Section Finals.

The Varsity Girls toed the line next. Nataly Vigil and Niza Laureano exchanged the lead for the first mile and a half. After the dust settled, Nataly finished in 4th place in a time of 19:29.8, Niza followed in 7th in a time of 19:29.8. Next to cross the finish was Diana Santa Rosa 21st in 21:12.4, followed by Leah Barragan 26th in 21:18.6, Jessica Orozco 28th in 21:20.6, Alexandra Martinez 56th in 23:44.6, and Joseline Orozco 78th in 26:36.3. In their heat, the Varsity Girls captured 2nd place and thus qualified for CIF Division 4 Southern Section Finals.

The Fillmore Cross Country athletes will now prepare for the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Finals meet. This meet is also held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Eddie will run his race at 9:45, and the girls team will run at 11:00. Eddie and the girls team will now attempt to qualify for the California State Finals.