Mt. SAC Women's Cross Country Takes 3rd Place At State Championships
Men's Team Finishes In 14th Place
November, 29, 2011
(Fresno, CA) The Mountie Women's Cross Country Team did not have a single individual medalist (Top 16) at the 2011 California State Cross Country Championships which were held at Woodward Park in Fresno. Without a front runner, they did something that very few teams, if any, have ever done in this predicament... placed in the top 3. The very close team gap of 1:34, (time from first finisher to 5th finisher) at the end of the 5 kilometer course, catapulted the Mounties into the third place, trophy winning slot with 123 points (top 5 runner finish places). Brianna Gonzales (FR, Ontario H.S.) led the Mounties in 19th place with a time of 19:03 and the fifth Mountie finished in 41st place with a time of 19:37.

Congratulations to Head Coach Doug Todd and the Mt. SAC Women's Cross Country Team for an incredible State Trophy Winning Season!

The men's team finished their 2011 in 14th place at the State Championships. Leading the way for the Mounties was Gabriel Ruano (FR, Azusa H.S.) who ran the 4 mile course in 21:08. Incredibly, this was Ruano's first year ever running Cross Country. A former High Jumper, he was converted into a 800 meter runner last track season and this year he has led the Mounties all cross country season.

For more information, please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.

Mt. SAC Women's Cross Country Captures 2011 South Coast Conference Championship/Head Coach Doug Todd Named Conference Women's Cross Coach Of The Year
October 28, 2011
Cerritos, CA) The first conference championship of the 2010-11 school year was captured by the Women's Cross Country Team who defeated a stellar field, in a come from behind win. The team, led by third place finisher, Vanessa Lopez (19:35, FR, Rowland H.S.), scored 37 points to edge L.A Trade Tech by 4 points for the championship. The first 5 Mounties ran under 20:00 on the 5 kilometer course at Cerritos Regional Park (Cerritos, CA).

Head Coach Doug Todd in his 16th year at the helm of the Women's Cross Country Program, was named the South Coast Conference Women's Conferene Coach of the Year, by his peers. This win represents the 8th Women's Cross Country Championship for Todd, since taking over the program in 1995.

The men's team finished strongly in 4th place, and like the women, they will advance to the Southern California Championships, this Friday (Women=1:00 pm, Men=2:00 pm), at Guasti Regional Park in Ontario.

For more information, please contact the Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909.274.4630.

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