Roberts is 7th in State, helping Vaqueros to 11th place
Ian Roberts finished seventh in the State Community College Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno, helping SBCC to one of its highest finishes in many years.
Ian Roberts finished seventh in the State Community College Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno, helping SBCC to one of its highest finishes in many years.
Roberts, a sophomore from Ventura High, covered the 4-mile course in a personal-best 20:29 to earn All-American honors. He won the WSC title this year and placed second in the Southern Cal Regional. Teammate Alex Heuchert was 26th in 21:05 and Martin Montes took 67th in 21:38.
Luis Luna of American River was the individual champ in the 203-man field, clocking 19:58. American River won the team title with 72 points and Orange Coast was second with 93.
The Vaquero men placed 11th with 347 points. It was their best finish in Scott Fickerson's six seasons as head coach and they were the second-highest WSC team (Canyons took ninth).
State Championships
At Woodward Park
Fresno
MEN
Team (27 schools) -- 1, American River 72. 2, Orange Coast 93. 3, San Bernardino Valley 122. 11, SBCC 347.
Individual (4 miles, 203 finishers) – 1, Luis Luna, American River, 19:58..
SBCC runners -- 7, Ian Roberts 20:29. 26, Alex Heuchert 21:05. 67, Martin Montes 21:38. 120, Brian Santiago 22:22. 158, Andy Hernandez 23:08. 178, Zeph Alva 23:37. 197, Octavio Magdaleno 24:37.