(Walnut, CA) In spite of taking three of the top four spots individually, Mt. SAC placed second as a team with 35 points behind Hartnell (29 points) at the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invite on Friday. Glendale came in third with 92 points.
Elijah Ocegueda finished first in a field of 136 for the Mounties, turning in a time of 21:22.7. Teammates Jesse Alvarado (21:37.1) and Zackary Alexander (21:40.5) placed third and fourth, respectively.
Jalen Griego (14th place, 22:15.3), Yair Torres (15th, 22:18.4), and Angel Perez (18th, 22:40.5) rounded out the top-20 finishers for Mt. SAC.
The Mounties will take a couple of weeks to prepare for their next meet, the South Coast Conference Championships, which will take place at Compton College on Friday, Oct. 29, at 9 a.m.
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