Throughout the season the Dinuba cross country team has had their fair shares of ups and downs. Through all this, each athlete in the team has given it their all and all improving in their own way this XC season, from better PR, endurance, or building a stronger mentality. As the days pass, championship day comes closer for our Dinuba cross country team.
Recap Of Recent Meets
Rough Rider Invitational
On Oct. 18th, was the Rough Rider Invitational at Woodward Park, there were two different races, a 3500 meter race that all of Frosh/Soph and JV took part in. The other race was a 5K race that only varsity partook in. For the most part this was a very hard and challenging race as there was good competition and the course was fairly difficult. Nonetheless, this wasn’t a challenge our Emperors couldn’t overcome!
Results
Boys
Girls
Frosh/Soph 3500 Meters:
-Sugan Virgen Time: 13:5.7 Place: 65th
Frosh/Soph 3500 Meters:
No runners
JV 3500 Meters:
-Daniel Torres Time: 20:06.1 Place: 175th
JV 3500 Meters:
-Jennifer Antonio Time: 17:11.6 Place: 65th
-Jennifer Gonzalez Time: 18:32.9 Place: 98th
-Jocelyn Gutierrez Time: 18:46.6 Place: 102th
-Anali Jarquin Time: 21:24.4 Place: 128th
Varsity 5K:
-Marcus Carillo Time: 18:12.0 Place: 95th
-Jonathan Rivera Time: 19:05.3 Place: 147th
-Brayan Gutierrez Time: 19:14.1 Place: 161th
-Raul Reyes Time: 19:49.8 Place: 191th
-Gabriel Puente Time: 20:06.6 Place: 206th
-Bryan Ramirez Time: 20:35.0 Place: 233th
-Azael Solorio Time: 21:44.1 Place: 264th
Varsity:
-Gisele Duarte Time: 22:18.5 Place: 76th
-Mia Valdez Time: 24:35.2 Place: 159th
Clovis North Twilight Invitational
On Oct. 25th, was the Clovis North Invitational at Clovis North High School, where middle schools, high schools, and running clubs came together and competed against each other. Everyone ran a 2 mile race, but this was not like any other meet since the racers ran in the night hence the name of the meet. This meet brought the opportunity for Dinuba to run against very fast runners, which created the chance for more growth.
Results
Boys
Girls
2 Mile Frosh/Soph:
-Santiago Aguilar Time: 13:13.45 Place: 169th
2 Mile Frosh/Soph:
No runners
2 Mile JV:
-Azael Solorio Time: 12:35.46 Place: 108th
-Daniel Torres Time: 12:35.46 Place: 181st
2 Mile JV:
-Jennifer Antoino Time:16:11.15 Place: 135th
-Jennifer Gonzalez Time:16:17.29 Place: 138th
-Jocelyn Gutierrez Time: 16:47.80 Place: 156th
-Anali Jarquin Time: 19:05.71 Place: 189th
Varsity 3-4:
-Marcus Carillo Time: 11:02.19 Place: 51st
-Jonathan Rivera Time: 11:43.07 Place: 72nd
Varsity 5-6-7:
-Brayan Gutierrez Time: 11:41.23 Place: 81st
-Bryan Ramirez Time: 11:41.98 Place: 82nd
-Gabriel Puente Time: 12:01.98 Place: 101st
Varsity 1-2:
-Gisele Duarte Time: 13:34.72 Place: 66th
Woodward Park Classic
On Nov. 1s, was the Woodward Park Classic, which was held at Woodward Park, all runners ran a 5,000 meter race. The course was very challenging as it had many hills and curves. Nonetheless, this didn’t stop the Emperors from finishing strong and achieving new personal bests!
Results
Boys
Girls
Frosh-Soph 5K:
-Santiago Aguilar Time: 22:54.74 Place: 43rd
Frosh-Soph 5K:
No Runners
JV 5K:
-Daniel Torres Time: 27:42.92 Place: 76th
JV 5K:
-Jennifer Antonio Time: 27:45.52 Place: 38th
-Jennifer Gonzales Time: 28:38.40 Place: 44th
-Anali Jarquin Time: 33:17.00 Place: 62nd
Varsity 5K:
-Marcus Carillo Time: 18:00.16 Place: 35th
-Raul Reyes Time: 19.00.10 Place: 67th
-Brayan Gutierrez Time: 19.33.26 Place: 82nd
-Jonathan Rivera Time: 19:37.31 Place: 89th
-Bryan Ramierz Time: 20:49.73 Place: 134th
-Gabriel Puente Time: 21:11.71 Place: 142nd
-Felipe Suarez Time: 22:00.80 Place: 149th
Varsity 5K:
-Mia Valdez Time: 24:43.59 Place: 72nd
Championships
Central Valley JV XC Championships
On Nov. 6th, was the Central Valley JV XC Championships at Woodward Park, all runners ran 2 miles. The course was fairly similar to the Woodward Park Classic, but the finish was hard to overcome since it ended with 3 steep hills. One of Dinuba’s runners ended up winning a medal for making it to the top ten, which was Marcu Carillo.
Results
Boys
Girls
JV 2 Miles:
-Raul Reyes Time: 11:49.27 Place: 17th
-Bryan Ramirez Time: 12:51.01 Place: 43rd
-Azael Solorio Time: 13:40.77 Place: 62nd
-Anthony Padilla Time: 14:57.71 Place: 79th
-Daniel Torres Time: 18:05.58 Place: 90th
JV 2 Mile:
-Jennifer Gonzalez Time: 17:46.58 Place: 40th
-Jennifer Antonio Time: 17:59.76 Place: 41st
-Amie Galindo Time: 18:07.21 Place 42nd
-Anali Jarquin Time: 20:51.37 Place: 52nd
Varsity 2 Miles:
-Marcus Carillo Time: 11:34.78 Place: Nineth
-Jonathan Rivera Time: 12:10.51 Place: 20th
-Brayan Gutierrez Time: 12:20.09 Place: 24th
Varsity 2 Mile:
-Gisele Duarte Time: 14:08.94 Place 11th
-Mia Valdez Time: 15:20.17 Place: 20th
WYL Championships
On Nov. 13th, was the WYL Championship at Mission Oak High School, which was the league championship and all racers ran 3 miles. The course was mostly flat, but there were moments where the racers described that they were mentally fighting with themselves to finish the race. Even though the race was fairly challenging this didn’t cause Dinuba to give up. Furthermore, one of Dinuba’s runners ended up winning a medal for making it to the top ten, which was Gisele Duarte. Now the team will be heading to Valley.
Results
Boys
Girls
JV 3 Miles:
-Azael Solorio Time: 21:04.53 Place: 30th
-Santiago Aguilar Time: 22:29.14 Place: 41th
-Luciano Rodriguez Time: 24:43.33 Place: 51th
-Daniel Torres Time: 28:30.45 Place: 55th
JV 3 Miles:
No Runners
Varsity 3 Miles:
-Marcus Carillo Time: 18:16.25 Place: 20th
-Jonathan Rivera Time: 18:41.26 Place: 23rd
-Brayan Gutierrez Time: 18:45.81 Place: 24th
-Raul Reyes Time: 18:46.14 Place: 25th
-Bryan Ramirez Time: 19:21.53 Place: 28th
Varsity 3 Miles:
-Gisele Duarte Time: 21:33.36 Place: Nineth
-Mia Valdez Time: 23:59.87 Place: 18th
– Jocelyn Gutierrez Time: 27:59.78 Place: 27th
-Jennifer Gonzalez Time: 28:08.09 Place: 28th
-Amie Galindo Time: 28:08.60 Place: 29th
-Anali Jarquin Time: 31:05.94 Place: 32nd