SBCC’s Erika Schaeffer ran a season-best 18:46 on Saturday to finish 13th in the Cross Country State Championships on a muddy 5K course at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Teammate Sarah O’Connor was 111th, also with a season-best time of 20:46.
Danielle Low of L.A. Trade Tech topped the 209-woman field in 17:39. Southwestern won the team title over Glendale (74) and L.A. Trade Tech (78).
“Erika and Sarah ran phenomenal races,” said coach Scott Fickerson. “They executed our race strategy perfectly and ran really tough, gutsy races.”
Vaquero sophomore Garrett Edwards placed 96th in a men’s field of 217 with a 21:53 clocking on the four-mile course. David Cardona of El Camino was the winner in 19:57.
San Bernardino Valley captured its fifth straight title with 78 points.
“While it wasn’t his fastest time of the season, Garrett ran a very aggressive race and went for it today,” Fickerson noted. “He did what he had to do to be successful. I’m very proud of everything he accomplished this season.”
