Cross-country sees WSC competition in Oxnard
October 8, 2015
[Photos by Joe Bergman]
The Bakersfield College cross-country teams participated in the Western State Conference Preview meet in Oxnard on Oct. 2.
The BC women placed fourth out of nine teams. The Renegades’ Kelly Hartfield led the way by placing 19th with a time of 20 minutes 3.41 seconds. Emily Freeman placed 23rd with a time of 20:11.54, and teammate Sydney Roman followed behind at 20:13.88 to give the team three participants who finished in the top 25 out of 78 participants. The winner of the race was Leana Setian from Glendale with a time of 18:39.17.
The BC men finished eighth out of 12 teams with Richard Timmermans placing 19th with a time of 21:13.93. BC’s Jacob Franco was close behind in 21:23.56 and teammate Christopher Moreno placed 40th in 21:51.00. The winner of the race was Sam Boyle from Ventura with a time of 20:18.34.
On Sept. 25, BC made home debuts at Kern County Soccer Park.
The women’s team took first out of three teams in front of Ventura and Antelope Valley. The men’s team finished second behind Ventura and in front of Antelope Valley.
Out of 23 participants for the women’s 5K, Ventura’s Jordyn Vassaur placed first with a time of 20:39. Coming in second was BC’s Hartfield with a time of 21:08, followed by teammates Freeman at 21:16 and Yareli Ocampo at 22:09.
In the men’s four-mile race, Ventura’s Sam Boyle finished in first out of the 33 participants with a time of 21:52. BC’s Timmermans came in second with a time of 22:33 followed closely by teammates Franco at 22:35 and Moreno in fourth at 22:40.
