Hartnell Women, COS' Silva, Win Lou Vasquez Invite
The City by the Bay hosted the Lou Vasquez Invitational at Golden Gate Park on Thursday. The Hartnell College cross country found the weather and course to their liking taking both the men's and women's team titles decisively.
The Hartnell women's team is top ranked in Northern California and demonstrated their dominance here by placing three runners in the top seven and all scoring five in top seventeen. Brandi Hobson established a new program record for the Golden Gate Park 5km layout. Her time of 19:18 was good enough for fourth overall in the race and lowered the previous mark by 2 seconds. Next in the fifth place position was freshman Malena Grover at 19:29. Grover's mark is the fourth best in school history. Coming on strong in seventh place was freshman Rachel Shimabukuro at 19:42. She jumps up to seventh best all-time. Completing the team scoring were Maritza Ruelas (20:30) and Nancy Rodriguez (20:34). Also competing well were Lizette Garcia (20:35) and Maria Rodriguez (20:49). The Lady Panthers easily outdistanced second place American River College.