SBCC’s Erika Schaeffer opened the cross country season in fine fashion on Friday with a fifth-place showing at the Ventura Invitational.
The sophomore ran 21:27 in the 5K race at hilly Arroyo Verde Park, shaving 93 seconds off her time from last year in the same meet. Danielle Low of L.A. Trade Tech was the winner in 20:46.
“Erika ran well within herself today and looked very controlled and confident,” said Vaquero coach Scott Fickerson.
In the men’s four-mile race, SBCC sophomore Garrett Edwards placed 12th in 23:13.
“Garrett ran a very conservative race plan,” Fickerson noted. “And he still improved 1:07 over his time from this meet last year. This is a tremendous improvement and shows he’s on track for an excellent season.”
The full Vaquero squads will compete on Sept. 24 in the WSC Preview Meet at Oxnard.
Ventura Invitational
Women (5K)
— 1, Danielle Low, LA Trade Tech, 20:46. 5, Erika Schaeffer, SBCC, 21:27.
Team — 1, LA Trade Tech 20. 2, Antelope Valley 75. 3, Victor Valley 93.
Men (4 mile) — 1, David Cardona, El Camino, 21:20. 12, Garrett Edwards, SBCC, 23:13.
Team — 1, LA Trade Tech 39. 2, El Camino 64. 3, Antelope Valley 71.
