Women’s cross country places 24th at state

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The Bakersfield College women’s cross country team completed its season Nov. 19 at the California Community College State Championships at Woodward Park.

The women’s team placed 24th out of 27 teams with 555 points. Glendale College, with five women in the top 16, won the team title with 42 points.

BC’s Alyssa Morales placed 68th out of 199 finishers with a 5-kilometer time of 20:05.4. Other BC finishers were Sydney Roman, 109th, 20:54.4; Julissa Mendoza, 123rd, 21:14.0; Sarah Voss, 161st, 22:08; Liliana Portillo, 186th, 23:34.8; Lidia Conteras, 192nd, 24:19.2; Cuesta’s Miranda Daschian won the individual women’s title with a time of 17:52.7.

The BC men’s team didn’t qualify for the state meet. Riverside City College won the team title with 88 points, and Sean McDermott of Cuesta won the men’s individual title, placing first out of 209 finishers in 20:06.0 on the four-mile course.