Bartlett takes 13th in State Meet, earns All-American honors
SBCC's Nicole Bartlett finished 13th for the second straight year in the California Community College women's 5K race, just two weeks after placing 45th in the Southern Cal Regional.
SBCC's Nicole Bartlett finished 13th for the second straight year in the California Community College State women's 5K race, just two weeks after placing 45th in the Southern Cal Regional.
She improved on her Regional time by 1:38, clocking a personal-best 18:49 at Fresno's Woodward Park to earn All-American status. Bartlett got a late start this season, due to injury, and Saturday was only her fourth race of the year.
"Nicole ran a phenomenal race in her last meet when it counted the most," said Fickerson. "I'm really proud of her."
The Vaquero women took 19th in the State, just one spot lower than their 18th-place Southern Cal finish. Orange Coast won the 27-team women's race, beating out Glendale 73-126.
"All our women ran season bests or close to it," Fickerson noted. "They really stepped up and ran a great race."
Laura Aceves of East L.A. was the individual champion in 17:42.
State Championships
At Woodward Park
Fresno
WOMEN
Team (27 schools) -- 1, Orange Coast 73. 2, Glendale 126. 19, SBCC 458.
Individual (5K, 207 finishers) – 1, Laura Aceves, East L.A., 17:42.
SBCC runners -- 13, Nicole Bartlett 18:49. 107, Katie Huntington 20:23. 113, Mia Owens 20:27. 144, Alexa Sanchez 21:01. 149, Dana Grevenkamp 21:08. 205, Rachel Zook 25:43.
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.