The Fresno cross-country invitational was held on Sept. 13 at Woodward Park in Fresno. The Bakersfield College men’s team finished in 16th place overall in Fresno, and the women’s team finished in 11th place.
BC sophomore Cesar Mireles finished 40th out of 256 runners in the four-mile competition with a time of 22:12. BC sophomores Eayoall Atsbeha and Elliott Blakeslee finished in the top 100.
For the women’s team, freshman Emilley Leming of BC finished 37th out of 193 in the two-mile competition, with a time of 20:22. BC freshman Melinda Magee and sophomore Lorin Maki finished in the top 100.
The men’s team from American River College of Sacramento finished in first place with sophomore Anthony Costales in first. Costales finished with a time of 20:34. The majority of the American River team finished in the top 50.
The women’s team from Orange Coast College of Costa Mesa finished in first place with sophomore Crystal Reed in first.
Reed finished with a time of 18:35, and 11 others from OCC finished in the top 50.
The next race for the men and women’s cross-country teams is the Foothill Invitational in Chino on Sept. 27.