Cross country: OCC fares well in Fresno

FRESNO - The Orange Coast College men’s and women’s cross country

teams showed that despite all the new faces, the results will still

remain as strong as ever.

The OCC women’s team finished second in the state division, while the

Pirates men took third.

Heather Shurtleff and Christiane Reimer finished the 5K race 1-2 with

times of 18:36 and 18:49, respectively. Lindsay Allen was 12th with a

time of 19:47, while Ann Garton took 20th at 20:37.

On the men’s side, Tony Magana finished the four-mile race ninth

overall with a 21:31, while Victor Lopez took 12th (21:50).

The Pirates run again Saturday when both teams participate in the

Orange Empire Conference Preview at Craig Park in Fullerton.