2010 Meet Stories
By Dave Loveton, sports information
Friday, Sept. 3-- Ventura Invitational, Arroyo Verde Park, 3 p.m.
Schaeffer grabs fifth at Ventura Invitational
SBCC’s Erika Schaeffer opened the cross country season in fine fashion on Friday with a fifth-place showing at the Ventura
Inviational.
The sophomore ran 21:27 in the 5K race at Arroyo Verde Park, shaving 93 seconds off her time from last year in the same meet.
Danielle Low of L.A. Trade Tech was the winner in 20:46.
";Erika ran well within herself today and looked very controlled and confident,” said Vaquero coach Scott Fickerson.
In the men’s four-mile race, SBCC sophomore Garrett Edwards placed 12thin 23:13.
";Garrett ran a very conservative race plan,” Fickerson noted. “And he still improved 1:07 over his time from this meet last
year. This is a tremendous improvement and shows he's on track for an excellent season.";
The full Vaquero squad will compete on Sept. 24 in the WSC Preview Meet at Oxnard.
Friday, Sept. 24-- WSC Preview Meet at College Park, Oxnard, 3:30 p.m.
Schaeffer takes sixth at WSC Preview
Erika Schaeffer of SBCC placed sixth in the WSC Preview Meet on Friday and Garrett Edwards was ninth in the men’s competition
at Oxnard College.
There were 95 finishers in the women’s 5K race, which was won by Brianna Jauregui of Glendale in 18:23. Schaeffer was clocked
in 19:02 and teammate Ktahryn Carvin was 38th in 21:39.
There were 139 finishers in the men’s race on a four-mile course. Rico Gutierrez of Glendale won in 19:55 while Edwards was
ninth in 20:54. SBCC’s Luis Garnica was 51st in 22:51.
SBCC didn’t have enough runners for a team score in either race.
“Not scoring as a team was a tough obstacle to overcome,” said coach Scott Fickerson. “We've been struggling with some injuries
and eligibility issues, but hope to work those out and get a full squad out for our next meet.
“The athletes that did compete today ran strong races.”
WSC Preview Meet
Women (5K) -- 1, Brianna Jauregui, Glendale, 18:23. SBCC finishers -- 6, Erika Schaeffer 19:02. 38, Kathryn Carvin 21:39.
41, Sarah O'Connor 21:51. 67, Laura Aviles 23:42.
Team -- 1, Glendale 21. 2, Moorpark 62. 3, Cuesta 84.
Men (4 miles) -- 1, Rico Gutierrez, Glendale, 19:55. SBCC finishers -- 9, Garrett Edwards 20:54. 51, Luis Garnica 22:51.
Team -- 1, Glendale 37. 2, Cuesta 70. 3, L.A. Valley 81.
Saturday, Oct. 9-- Southern Cal Preview, Mission Bay Park, San Diego, 10 a.m.
Vaqueros take 17th at So Cal Preview
Schaeffer is 19th in women’s race
Erika Schaeffer finished 19th in a field of 261 runners on Saturday in San Diego, leading the SBCC women’s cross country squad
to 17th place in the Southern Cal Preview Meet at Mission Bay Park.
Southwestern topped the 32-team women’s field with 54 points and Glendale was second with 78.
Schaeffer covered the 5K course in 20:09.36 for the Vaqueros, who took 17th in the 32-team field with 482 points. Ayla Granados
was 64th (21:08.46) and Sarah O’Connor took 89th (21:40.64).
Danielle Low of L.A. Trade Tech won the women’s race in 18:44.45.
In the 4-mile men’s race, SBCC’s Garrett Edwards placed 43rd out of 334 runners with a time of 21:54.90. Luis Garnica was
177th in 23:48.99.
Riverside edged Orange Coast for the men’s title (93-96) and David Cardona of El Camino was the individual champ in 20:03.33.
The Vaqueros will host the SBCC Invitational on Friday at Leadbetter Beach and Shoreline Park with the women’s race at 3
p.m. and the men at 4 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 15-- SBCC Invitational at Shoreline Park, Women's 5K race, 3 p.m.; Men's 4-mile race, 4 p.m.
Schaeffer is third at SBCC Invitational
Edwards places 22nd in men’s race
Erika Schaeffer finished third in the SBCC Invitational for the second straight year on Friday at Leadbetter Beach and Shoreline
Park. The sophomore from Newbury Park covered the 5K course under cloudy skies in 20:51, improving her time from last year
by nearly 1:20.
Sara Toberty of Orange Coast won the race, which started on the beach and ended in the park, in 20:28. Glendale, ranked No.
2 in Southern California, took the women’s team title, beating Orange Coast 36-49 in the 10-school competition.
Ayla Granados was 18th for SBCC in 21:28 while Sarah O’Connor finished 51st in 23:15.
“Erika ran a really strong race and this is a great way to head ito the conference championship meet,” said coach Scott Fickerson.
“Ayla ran a great race as well and put herself in the position to be a top 10-racer at the conference meet.”
In the men’s four-mile race, Garrett Edwards took 22nd for the Vaqueros in 22:50. Germay Tesfai of Fresno City was the winner
in the 143-man field in 21:48.
“Our men were strong,“ said Fickerson. “They raced the course smart by moving up in the second half of the race and being
tough when it mattered most. Garrett ran 1:15 faster than last season, so this was a great improvement for him.
“We were very pleased with the turnout today. The weather conditions, while not as picturesque as a nice sunny day, were
ideal for hard racing, so I'm happy for the athletes.”
SBCC will compete in the WSC Championships on Oct. 26 at Crescenta Valley Park in La Crescenta.
SBCC Invitational
Men (12 teams, 143 finishers)
Team -- 1, San Bernardino Valley 42. 2, Orange Coast 66. 3, L.A. Trade Tech 80.
Individual -- 1, Germay Tesfai 21:48.
SBCC results -- 22, Garrett Edwards 22:50. 88, Luis Garnica 24:55. 90, Marcial Ordaz 25:12.
Women (10 teams, 120 finishers)
Team -- 1, Glendale 36. 2, Orange Coast 49. 3, L.A. Trade Tech 83. 4, Cerritos 122. 5, Victor Valley 181.
Individual (5K) -- 1, Sara Toberty, OC, 20:28.58. 2, Angela Martinez, G, 20:45.09. 3, Erika Schaeffer, SBCC, 20:51.76. 4,
Beth Tademy, Fresno City, 20:53.26. 5, Claudia Pelayo, OC, 20:56.19
Other SBCC results -- 18, Ayla Granados 21:28.70. 51, Sarah O’Connor 23:15.74. 80, Sofia Danielson 25:09.97.
Tuesday, Oct. 26-- WSC Championships at Crescenta Valley Park, La Crescenta, 3 p.m.
Schaeffer second at WSC Championships
Women earn So Cal berth; Edwards 14th for men
Sophomore Erika Schaeffer took second place in a field of 103 runners on Tuesday in the WSC Championships and SBCC’s women
earned their second straight trip to the Southern Cal Cross Country Regional.
Schaeffer was clocked in 19:27.58 on the 5K course at Crescenta Valley Park in La Crescenta. Schaeffer earned first-team
All-WSC honors, along with teammate Ayla Granados, who took 11th in 20:13.10. Sarah O’Connor was 36th in 21:57.43 and Kathryn
Carvin placed 66th in 24:14.61. Sofia Danielson took 71st in 24:35 and Laura Aviles was 82nd in 25:26.
Glendale’s Angela Martinez won in 19:23.06.
The Vaqueros took sixth in the 12-team field and the top seven teams advanced to the regional in San Diego on Nov. 6. And
they did it with two runners feeling sick and a third who competed after twisting her ankle in warm-ups.
SBCC’s Garrett Edwards was 14th in the 4-mile men’s race (122 runners) in 21:30.08. He made the All-WSC squad and qualified
for the So Cal Regional, along with teammates Luis Garnica (29th, 22:11.47) and Marcial Ordaz (43rd, 23:00.94).
Glendale won both the men’s and women’s team titles.
Saturday, Nov. 6-- Southern Cal Championships, Mission Bay Park, San Diego, 10 a.m.
Schaeffer nabs 17th at So Cal Championships
She earns State berth, along with O’Connor, Edwards
Sophomore Erika Schaeffer placed 17th for SBCC in the Southern Cal Championships on Saturday at Mission Park in San Diego
and earned a spot in the State Cross County Championships.
Schaeffer ran 19:51 in the 5K race that featured 194 runners. She shaved 20 seconds off her time from the Southern Cal Preview
meet on the same course on Oct. 9.
Freshman Sarah O’Connor, who missed training last week due to illness, took 97th in 21:49 to join Schaeffer in the State
Meet on Nov. 20 in Fresno.
Southwestern won the women’s title and Danielle Low of L.A. Trade Tech was the individual winner in 18:27. SBCC didn’t have
a team score because only four runners finished.
"Neither Erika nor Sarah felt particularly strong but they went out and grinded it out and did what they had to do to move
on to the state,” said coach Scott Fickerson. “Sofia (Danielson, 22:59) ran great, improving about a minute from her time
here a month ago and Laura (Aviles, 26:18) is a real scrapper and deserves big kudos for running tough on a badly sprained
ankle.”
SBCC’s Garrett Edwards qualified for state after finishing 49th in a field of 207 with a time of 22:05. Luis Garnica was
121st in 23:16, 33 seconds faster than last month.
"Garrett struggled a bit this week as he's fighting a cold and had a busy week of classes,” Fickerson noted. “We focused
on just getting a qualifying spot to state, so he has two weeks to rest up and get in a great last race."
Saturday, Nov. 20 -- State Championships at Woodward Park, Fresno, 10 a.m.
Schaeffer takes 13th in State Championships
She runs season-best time; Edwards finishes 96th in men’s race
SBCC’s Erika Schaeffer ran a season-best 18:46 on Saturday to finish 13th in the Cross Country State Championships on a muddy
5K course at Woodward Park in Fresno. Teammate Sarah O’Connor was 111th, also with a season-best time of 20:46.
Danielle Low of L.A. Trade Tech topped the 209-woman field in 17:39. Southwestern won the team title over Glendale (74) and
L.A. Trade Tech (78).
"Erika and Sarah ran phenomenal races,” said coach Scott Fickerson. “They executed our race strategy perfectly and ran really
tough, gutsy races."
Vaquero sophomore Garrett Edwards placed 96th in a men’s field of 217 with a 21:53 clocking on the four-mile course. David
Cardona of El Camino was the winner in 19:57.
San Bernardino Valley captured its fifth straight title with 78 points.
“While it wasn't his fastest time of the season, Garrett ran a very aggressive race and went for it today,” Fickerson noted.
“He did what he had to do to be successful. I'm very proud of everything he accomplished this season."
