Above is the Fillmore High School Cross Country Alumni, pictured (l-r) are Camilo Torres, Nicholas Hurtado, Juan Carlos Laureano and Angel Laureano, who competed in the 42nd Annual 4th of July Run in Newhall and will next join the Boogie Nights 5K along the Ventura Beach on Wednesday, July 8, at 6:20 p.m.

Pictured right are father and son Michael and Camilo Torres, finishing the Annual 4th of July 5K Race in Newhall.

Above is the Herrera family who competed at the Annual 4th of July 5K race in Newhall this past weekend.

On Saturday morning, 11 Fillmore runners challenged themselves by competing in the 42nd Annual 4th of July run in Newhall. The 5-kilometer race was contested on city streets on a relatively flat course 930 runners finished the 3.1 miles.
Top finisher for this race was Fillmore’s Camilo Torres. Camilo, formerly a Fillmore High School and Big West and Division 1 top runner and student at Cal State University at Northridge covered the course in 14:51.87. Other Fillmore runners included Aleks Laureano in 17:52.73, Francisco Bernardino 18:07.89, Noah Flores 18:29.87, Angel Laureano 19:51.54, Angelica Herrera 22:35.94, Irma Torres 23:33.07, Monica Herrera 28:03.48, Juan Laureano 29:11.18, McKenzie Hernandez 31:32.12, and Shelby Barrios 31:33.11. In the team competition, Fillmore Jiu-Jitsu Club/Mario Aiello BJJ placed 5th. Nicholas Hurtado, a resident of Piru and a former student/athlete at Fillmore High School, joined the Fillmore contingent and posted a time of 18:38.39. Other Piru runners included Ashley Le Blanc 23:50.37, and Conor Le Blanc 29:09.12.
The 4th of July run also feature a 1-kilometer Kid K. Dax Camacho, Adelita Herrera, and Diego Herrera participated in this event, with Diego finishing in 1st overall.
Members of the Fillmore Cross Country teams will next join the runners of the Boogie Nights 5K along the Ventura Beach on Wednesday night at 6:20 p.m.