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.

Heuchert covered the 4-mile course in 22:03. Martin Montes posted a season-best finish of 20th in 23:19 and Ryan Sorenson was 25th in 23:25. Connor Fisher of Cuesta won the race in 21:02.

No. 1-ranked Canyons claimed the WSC title, edging Cuesta by a point, 41-42. SBCC was fifth with 132 points.

"Alex and Martin ran really great for us up front," said coach Scott Fickerson. "As a team, we got the job done to qualify for the So Cal Championships. We've got a lot of room for improvement and with added rest and moving to racing flats, I expect in two weeks that we'll see some really great results."

The Vaqueros will compete in the Southern Cal meet on Friday, Nov. 7 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys.

Complete results

WSC Championships
At Arroyo Verde Park, Ventura
 Team (12 schools) – 1, Canyons 41. 2, Cuesta 42. 3, Glendale 85. 4, Citrus 122. 5, SBCC 132. 6, Santa Monica 169. 7, Bakersfield 212. 8, West LA 259. 9, Ventura 262. 10, Oxnard 262. 11, Moorpark 265. 12, Antelope Valley 298.
 Individual (4 miles) – 1, Connor Fisher, Cuesta, 21:02.
 SBCC results – 4, Alex Heuchert 22:03. 20, Martin Montes 23:19. 25, Ryan Sorenson 23:25. 40, Matt Wells 23:57. 45, Bradley Apodaca 24:08. 51, Adam Grimmitt 24:23. 55, Patrick Lownes-Santos 24:35. 69, Sebastian Ramirez 25:07. 77, Lennie Nelson 25:21. 100, Arnulfo Basave 26:31.