The Bakersfield College cross-country teams participated in the Western State Conference Finals on Oct. 25. Both teams have qualified to advance to the Southern California Regional Championships, which will be held Nov. 4 in Ontario, Calif.

Robby Baker finished 6th on the 4-mile course with a time of 21:52 at Cuesta College to lead the BC men’s team to a seventh-place finish, and reserved a spot in the Southern California Regional meet.

“It was a really good race, I’m very happy with the results of this race,” said men’s cross-country coach Dave Frickel.

Richard Langdeaux crossed the finished line at 34th and Keenan Colditz 35th.

Each finished with a time of 23:03.

John Purcell finished in 44th place with the time of 23:22 and Enrique Serna placed 66th the time of 24:44, they rounded out BC’s men’s cross-country finishers.

“They had a good race, as a team they get to advance,” said Frickel.

As for the women’s team, they placed sixth to earn a spot in the SoCal regional meet. Bianca Perez ran the 3.1-mile course in 21:38 to lead the way.

Four BC freshman rounded out the scoring, with Emily Shuford finishing in 37th place in 22:00, Danielle Tidahl placing 41st in 22:15, Serraya Hermosilla finishing in 46th place in 22:36, and Tejera Dial placing 51st in 22:57.

At the end of the meet Glendale College won the title.