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Pirate Cross Country Competes at WSC Preview

Getting closer to a full contingent of runners, the VC men's and women's cross country teams ran in the Western State Conference Preview Friday at Moorpark College. Isaiah Slagboom made his VC debut finishing fifth overall in the men's race leading Ventura to a fourth-place finish as a team. Stina Johansson paced the women finishing second overall.

Ventura freshman Isaiah Slagboom ran fifth overall at the Western State Conference Preview at Moorpark College on Friday. The VC men came in fourth as a team while Stina Johansson led the Pirate at the preview meet.
Ventura freshman Isaiah Slagboom ran fifth overall at the Western State Conference Preview at Moorpark College on Friday. The VC men came in fourth as a team while Stina Johansson led the Pirate at the preview meet.
Results
October 1, 2021

Getting closer to a full contingent of runners, the VC men's and women's cross country teams ran in the Western State Conference Preview Friday at Moorpark College. Isaiah Slagboom made his VC debut finishing fifth overall in the men's race leading Ventura to a fourth-place finish as a team. Stina Johansson paced the women finishing second overall.

Slagboom stayed with the lead pack for most of the race, falling off a bit toward the end of the race. He completed the 4-mile course in 21:25, good for fifth place overall. Joshua Weinerth (21:50) and Sahit Jimenez (22:16) ran tough races, finishing 11th and 16th, respectively, while Ramiro Mateos (22:48) and Alex Canales (22:52) finished together at 23rd and 24th. Other Pirate runners included Gabriel Olivares (26:03, 58th), Xavier Terminello (26:20, 60th) and Isaiah Spence (27:27, 66th)

Ventura came in fourth place overall out of eight scoring teams with 71 points. Moorpark won the meet with 48 points, followed by Glendale (57 points), and Bakersfield (68 points). The team definitely battled and should be in the mix for conference.  

For the Women, Johansson was the top runner for VC.  She and a runner from College of the Canyons separated themselves from the pack from the beginning and they ran side by side until Stina was edged out at he end. She covered the 5k course in 18:37, 13 seconds behind the winner and 1:16 ahead of third place.  Other Ventura runners included Brenda Garcia who made her season debut finishing in 23rd place in 22:14. Alexa Hernandez (26:26, 40th) and Leslie Cervantes (29:48, 49th) rounded out the Pirates' team. VC did not qualify for the team competition which was won by Glendale College.
 
Ventura's next competition is the WSC Championships to be held Friday Oct. 22 at Legg Lake Park in South El Monte.