On Saturday, October 17, Fillmore High Cross Country teams competed at Lake Casitas in the Ventura County Cross Country Championships and represented Fillmore proud. Above are the Ventura County Cross Country FHS runners who earned medals. L to R: Niko Cerda (Boys JV), Chris Torres (Boys JV), Damian Santa Rosa (Boys Sophomore Race), Luis Perez (Boys Freshman), Aleks Laureano (Boys Freshman), Sammy Alcocer (Girls Frosh Soph), Mariana Elvira (Girls Frosh Soph), Azul Ruiz (Girls Frosh Soph), and Melanie Martinez (Girls Frosh Soph). And the Girls Frosh Soph team took 3rd Place. Photo credit Anthony Chavez.
Above is the FHS Girls Frosh Soph team who took 3rd Place at the Ventura County Cross Country Championships this past Saturday. Pictured L to R: Charlize Estrada, Christina Setty, Sammy Alcocer, Mariana Elvira, Azul Ruiz, Melanie Martinez, Gaby Lopez, Michelle Argueta, and Celeste Camarena. Photo credit Anthony Chavez.
On Saturday, the Fillmore High School teams travelled to Lake Casitas in Ojai to compete in the Ventura County Cross Country Championships. The challenging 3-mile course is run on dirt with two major climbs.
In the first scheduled race, the Freshman boys were led by Aleks Laureano, who finished 2nd in 17:10. Teammate, Luis Perez finished 8th in 17:46.3. He was followed by Jesus Gutierrez-Guillen 48th in 20:06.3, Giovanni Cortez Rodriguez 59th in 20:54.5, and Jacob Khan 121st in 36:11.7. Aleks and Luis were medal winners. Fillmore finished 8th in the team competition. Aleks posted Fillmore’s fastest time on the day.
Fillmore’s largest group competed in the Freshman/Sophomore Girls Division. Melanie Martinez led this group, placing 7th in 21:31.5. She was followed by Azul Ruiz 8th in 21:38.8, Mariana Elvira 28th in 22:56, Samantha Alcocer 55th in 24:27.8, Gabriela Lopez 72nd in 25:05.4, Christina Setty 79th in 25:18.4, Celeste Camarena 94th in 26:26,7, Michelle Argueta 99th in 27:00.7, and Charlize Estrada 135th in 33:35.1. In the team competition, the Freshman/Sophomore Girls team finished 3rd. Melanie and Azul were medal winners.
The Varsity girls followed. And Fillmore’s Camila Rodriguez tempoed a time of 20:20. placing 26th. Andrea Gamez placed 89th in 24:32.7.
In the Sophomore Boys Race. Damian Santa Rosa ran well and finished 4th in 17:22. He was followed by Alex Becerra 47th in 20:07.8, and Prince Kamradt 60th in 20:37.4. Damian was a medal winner.
In the Junior Varsity Girls race, Melany Andrez Ramirez was Fillmore’s lone runner. She placed 65th in 32:07.1.
In the Junior Varsity Boys race, Nikolias Cerda finished 19th in 19:03.3. He was followed by Christopher Torres 40th in 19:58.6, and Alfredo Bacilio 75th in 22:51.8.
The Cross-Country teams will now prepare for the 78th annual Mt. San Antonio College Cross Country Invitational. This meet takes place on October 23rd in Walnut, California.
