OCC Men/Women Win Conf Championships
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Orange Empire Conference Championships
ORANGE — Orange Coast College runners placed first through fifth to create a perfect score for the victorious Pirates at Irvine Regional Park.
Luis Morales, who completed the four-mile course in 20 minutes, 36.15 seconds, was the individual champion. His OCC teammates, Brandon Ferguson (20:37.73), Jose Ortiz (20:46.38), Lucio Ramirez (20:53.41) and Jay Bonthius (20:55.50), finished second through fifth, respectively.
OCC also had seven of the top 10 finishers and 10 of the top 15.
Conner Garcia was seventh for the Pirates (21:12.38) and Cesar Galvez (21:48.72) was 10th.
OCC's 15 points were 47 better than runner-up Riverside.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Orange Empire Conference Championships
ORANGE — Individual champion Karen Silvas topped four Orange Coast College runners to finish in the top five as the Pirates dominated to claim the team crown at Irvine Regional Park.
Silvas completed the 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 2.12 seconds, followed by teammates Raeanna Cortez (19:07.71) and Leanne Allen (19:13.25).
OCC's Guadalupe Cantoran was fifth (19:24.43), while Allison Nagel rounded out the OCC scoring by finishing ninth (19:54.47).
Kristin Son (11th in 20:01.38) and Mariah Chapin (14th in 20:21.97) also performed well for the Pirates, whose 20 team points were 35 better than second-place Fullerton.