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 October 6, 2011

Running Hawks Named to Academic All-State Team

Five members of the SCC cross country team have been named to the 2010-11 CCCAA Academic All-State Cross Country Team. The five are: William "Billy" Vetter, Rachel Burke, Cheyenne Forbes, Leah Harris, and Hoda Yassami. "These individuals have demonstrated the true meaning of the title 'student-athlete' and should be commended for their efforts both in the classroom and on the athletic field," said cross country head coach Shawn Cummins.

 
  
 
  
 

 

Stephen Lawrence Competes in the State Championship

On Saturday, November 20th, the Santiago Canyon College Running Hawks were represented by sophomore team captain Stephen Lawrence at the State Community College Cross Country Championship held at Woodward Park in Fresno.  Despite rain and muddy conditions, Lawrence produced one of the best performances of his SCC career as he placed 107th (out of 217 competitors) in a time of 22 minutes 4 seconds – an improvement of 68 places and 42 seconds from his freshman year performance at last year’s state championship event.  This performance also marked his fastest 4-mile time of the entire 2010 cross country season.

 

 
  
 
  
 

 

8 Runners Compete in the So Cal Regionals

On Saturday, November 6th, Santiago Canyon College was represented by 8 student-athletes at the Southern California Regional Cross Country Championship held at Mission Bay Park in San Diego.  The Lady Hawks were represented by individual qualifier Rachel Burke who placed 116th in the field of 194 competitors.  Burke completed the 3.1 mile course in a time of 22 minutes 19 seconds.  The Running Hawks were a team qualifier on the men’s side, but unfortunately found themselves overmatched on the day as the squad finished in 28th place.  Sophomore Stephen Lawrence (22 minutes 57 seconds) was the top performer for the Hawks as he placed 102nd in the field of 207 competitors and earned the final individual qualifying berth into the State Championship.  Jesse Zweig (159th place, 23:52), Diego Baiza (183rd, 24:41), Patrick Imfeld (185th, 24:47), Mike Heranic (189th, 24:56), Beau McRoberts (191st, 25:12), and Bryan Yoshinaga (204th, 26:39) completed the scoring for the Hawks.

 
  
 
  
 

 Running Hawks Compete in the OEC Championships

On Thursday, October 28th, the SCC Running Hawks competed at the Orange Empire Conference Cross Country Championship held at Oso Viejo Park in Mission Viejo.  The men’s team placed 4th overall in the conference as they continued their season-long dominance over the squads from Saddleback & Golden West and earned their 4th consecutive berth into the SoCal Regional Championship.  Sophomore team captain Stephen Lawrence led the way for the Hawks as he placed 23rd overall (in the field of 90 competitors) with a time of 22 minutes 43 seconds for the 4-mile course.  Freshmen Diego Baiza (51st place, 24:22) and Mike Heranic (52nd, 24:25) combined with sophomores Jesse Zweig (53rd, 24:25) and Patrick Imfeld (58th, 24:51) to complete the Top-5 scoring for the Running Hawks. 

The Lady Hawks placed 6th overall as they defeated Golden West College for the 3rd straight time this October after losing the first two early season meetings between the squads.  Freshman team captain Rachel Burke was the top performer for the Lady Hawks and earned an individual qualifying berth into the SoCal Regional Championship.  Burke placed 25th overall in the field of 68 competitors with a time of 20 minutes 48 seconds.  Sophomore Sabine Slattery (42nd place, 22:24) and the freshmen trio of Vanesa Avila (45th, 22:45), Breanna Robles (49th, 23:11), and Cheyenne Forbes (65th, 25:33) completed the Top-5 scoring for the Lady Hawks.

 
  
 
  
 

 October 15, 2010

Hawks Run Mt. SAC

Walnut, CA - On Friday, October 15th, the Running Hawks of SCC competed against a field of 25 community colleges at the Mount San Antonio College Cross Country Invitational in Walnut. 

The men’s team place 14th as they recorded victories against a host of rivals including Golden West, Saddleback, Citrus, Bakersfield, Barstow, West LA, and College of the Desert.  The Hawks were again led by sophomore team captain Stephen Lawrence who covered the grueling 4-mile Mt. SAC hill course in a time of 22 minutes 36 seconds – the 5th fastest performance in SCC school history on the course.  Lawrence placed 40th overall in the field of 203 individual competitors.  Jesse Zweig (75th place, 23:34), Diego Baiza (81st place, 23:46), Mike Heranic (103rd place, 24:22), and Beau McRoberts (127th place, 25:06) completed the scoring for the Hawks. 

The women’s team place 16th overall - recording victories against Golden West, Citrus, Rio Hondo, Moorpark, Barstow, West LA, Grossmont, and Imperial Valley.   Freshman Rachel Burke was the leading scorer for the Lady Hawks as she placed 63rd within the field of 169 runners.  Burke’s time of 21 minutes 14 seconds was the 5th fastest in SCC school history on the hilly 3-mile Mt. SAC course.  Sabine Slattery (90th place, 22:12), Breanna Robles (92nd place, 22:19), Cheyenne Forbes (124th place, 23:54), and Joana Avila (145th place, 26:31) completed the scoring for the Lady Hawks.

 
  
 
  
 

 October 9, 2010

Hawks Compete at So Cal Preview

San Diego, CA - On Saturday, October 9th, the Running Hawks competed against a field of 34 community colleges at the SoCal Regional Preview hosted by San Diego Mesa College at Mission Bay Park in San Diego. 

The men’s team placed 24th overall as they notched victories against several local rivals including Saddleback, Golden West, Citrus, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, San Diego City, and West LA.  Sophomore Stephen Lawrence was the top performer for the Hawks as he placed 136th within the field of 334 competitors.  Diego Baiza (163rd), Jesse Zweig (192nd), Mike Heranic (215th), and Beau McRoberts (225th) completed the Top-5 scoring for the Hawks.

The Lady Hawks placed 25th in the team standings – recording victories over Golden West, Long Beach, El Camino, Citrus, Cuyamaca, Grossmont, San Diego City, West LA, & Imperial Valley.  Freshman Rachel Burke led the way as she placed 101st in the field of 261 competitors.  Sabine Slattery (124th), Breanna Robles (172nd), Cheyenne Forbes (206th), and Sarah Sanchez (227th) completed the scoring for the Lady Hawks.

 
  
 
  
 

 October 1, 2010

Hawks Place 12th at Foothill Invitational

Ontario, CA - On Friday, October 1st, the SCC men’s cross country team competed against a field of 17 community colleges at the Foothill Invitational held at Guasti Regional Park in Ontario.  Despite resting half their lead runners in preparation for next week’s regional preview, the Hawks managed to place 12th overall – earning victories against Citrus, Santa Monica, Oxnard, San Diego City, and Barstow.   Freshman Diego Baiza stepped up to lead the way as he placed 72nd within the field of 183 competitors.  Sophomore Patrick Imfeld (82nd place) and the freshmen trio of Mike Heranic (87th), Beau McRoberts (99th), and Earl Zavala (158th) completed the scoring for the Hawks.

 
  
 
  
 

 September 24, 2010

Men's Cross Country place 7th, Women's place 12th

Huntington Beach, CA - On Friday, September 24th, the SCC cross country teams competed against a field of 17 community colleges at the Golden West Invitational held at Central Park in Huntington Beach

 

The men’s team place 7th overall – earning victories against several teams including conference rivals Saddleback & Golden West.  The Running Hawks were led for the 3rd week in a row by sophomore Stephen Lawrence who placed 33rd within the field of 155 competitors.  Individual highlights also included sophomore Patrick Imfeld (65th place) recording a breakthrough race performance as he scored 2nd for the Hawks, and Diego Baiza (76th place) finishing as the team’s top freshman performer. 

 

The women’s team placed 12th overall as they earned victories against El Camino, Rio Hondo, Grossmont, San Diego City, and Imperial Valley.  For the third meet in a row, the Lady Hawks saw a different runner finish in their #1 position as freshman Rachel Burke (57th place) earned the top honor.  Sabine Slattery (58th place), Breanna Robles (69th place), Vanesa Avila (94th place), and Leah Harris (132nd place) completed the Lady Hawks’ scoring within the field of 139 runners.

 

 
  
 
  
 

 September 17, 2010

Hawks Compete at Mt SAC Mini-Invite

Walnut, CA - On Friday, September 17th, the Running Hawks of SCC competed against the cross country teams from Mt. SAC, Long Beach, East LA, and West LA at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut.  The men’s team place 3rd as they recorded victories against East LA & West LA.  The Hawks were again led by sophomores Stephen Lawrence (9th place, 22 minutes 51 seconds) and Jesse Zweig (15th place, 23:32).  Diego Baiza (20th place, 24:00) was the team’s top freshman performer as he showed dramatic improvement and scored in the #3 position for the Hawks.  The women’s team only competed a partial squad for the meet but saw outstanding individual performances from the freshman duo of Breanna Robles (12th place, 22:27) and Rachel Burke (13th place, 23:17).  Robles’ time ranks as the 12th fastest in Lady Hawks’ team history on the hilly Mt. SAC course.

 
  
 
  
 

 September 10, 2010

Running Hawks Compete at Palomar Invitational

Oceanside, CA - On Friday, September 10th, the SCC cross country “Running Hawks” opened their season by competing in a field of 14 teams at the Palomar Invitational hosted by Palomar College at Guajome Park in Oceanside. 

The men’s team placed 6th overall as they recorded team wins against Saddleback, Golden West, Rio Hondo, San Diego City, West LA, Barstow, and College of the Desert.  The team was led by the sophomore duo of Stephen Lawrence (17th place, 22 minutes 45 seconds) and Jesse Zweig (29th place, 23:30).  Lawrence was the lone individual medalist for the Hawks, placing amongst the Top-10 sophomores in the field of 104 competitors.  Beau McRoberts (44th place, 24:32) was the team’s top freshman performer on the day, scoring third for the team.

The women’s team placed 12th overall as they edged out squads from Rio Hondo and West LA.  Sophomore Sabine Slattery (31st place, 22:26) and freshman Rachel Burke (39th place, 23:07) were the top finishers for the Lady Hawks within the field of 98 competitors.

The harriers from SCC will next compete this Friday, September 17th, at Mount SAC.  The women’s race starts at 9am with the men’s race following at 10am.

 
  
 
  
   
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