2014 SBCC Men's Cross Country News

Season
Alex Heuchert was 4th in the State Meet in the fastest time ever by an SBCC runner at Woodward Park. (Photo by Scott Fickerson)
Heuchert is SBART Athlete of the Week

Alex Heuchert has been named Athlete of the Week by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table. The sophomore from San Marcos High finished fourth in the State men’s cross country championships on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno.

Heuchert is 4th in State Finals; Vaqueros post best finish ever
Heuchert is 4th in State Finals; Vaqueros post best finish ever

SBCC’s Alex Heuchert finished fourth in the CCCAA State Men’s Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno.

Alex Heuchert ran a season-best 20:07 to finish third in So Cal Championships, just 5 seconds behind the winner.
Heuchert takes 3rd in So Cal; Vaqueros earn 4th straight trip to State

Alex Heuchert took third in a tight finish on Friday and SBCC placed 11th in the Southern Cal Men’s Cross Country Championships at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. The Vaqueros earned their fourth straight trip to the State Meet on Nov. 22 in Fresno.

Martin Montes posted his highest finish of the season, taking 20th in the WSC Championships. (Photo by Scott Fickerson)
Heuchert is 4th at WSC; Vaqueros advance to So Cal Championships

Alex Heuchert placed fourth in the WSC Men’s Cross Country Championships on Friday and SBCC qualified for the Southern Cal Championships with a fifth-place finish at Arroyo Verde Park in Ventura.

Freshman Sebastian Ramirez ran 23:36 on the historic 4-mile course.
Ramirez is 86th in Mt. SAC Invitational

SBCC sent four athletes to the 67th annual Mt. SAC Invitational on Friday and Sebastian Ramirez was the top finisher, taking 86th out of 183 runners on the 4-mile course.

Sophomore Alex Heuchert took 4th out of 124 runners in the SBCC Invitational at postcard-ready Shoreline Park. (Photo by Dave Loveton, SBCC sports information)
Heuchert is 4th, Sorenson 7th at SBCC Invitational

Alex Heuchert finished fourth in a field of 124 runners on Friday in the SBCC Invitational men’s cross country meet at Leadbetter Beach and Shoreline Park.

Alex Heuchert posted the best time by an SBCC runner in at least seven years with his 19:55 clocking for third place at the WSC Preview. (Photo by Scott Fickerson)
Heuchert grabs third at WSC Preview; Vaqueros are fourth

SBCC sophomore Alex Heuchert placed third on Friday in the WSC Preview men’s cross country meet at Kenneth Hahn Park in Los Angeles. He was one of three runners to break 20 minutes, covering the 4-mile course in a season-best 19:55.

Ryan Sorenson, a freshman from San Marcos High, placed 34th in the elite Southern Cal Preview.
Heuchert guides Vaqueros to 10th at Southern Cal Preview

Alex Heuchert took 15th and Ryan Sorenson was 34th out of 201 runners on Friday, helping SBCC to a 10th-place finish in the prestigious Southern Cal Preview men’s cross country race at Woodley Park in Van Nuys.

Alex Heuchert, one of two sophomores on the team, placed fifth in the season-opening Ventura Invitational.
Season Preview: Vaqueros to make another run at State

Fresno’s Woodward Park has held a special significance for SBCC men's and women’s cross country coach Scott Fickerson the last two years. Dating back to 2012, SBCC qualified both squads to the CCCAA State Championship in Woodward Park.

Sophomore Alex Heuchert, right, led the Vaqueros to fourth place.
Heuchert is fifth, Vaqueros are fourth at Ventura Invitational

Alex Heuchert grabbed fifth place in the season-opening Ventura Invitational men’s cross country race at Arroyo Verde Park in Ventura. The sophomore from San Marcos High covered the 4-mile course in 22:28. He moved up from 23rd at the mile mark to fifth, shaving 1:02 off his time from last year.