Cross-Country runners still find success despite ‘tough morning’

Beaumont, CA—With a blazing sun and temperatures exceeding 90 degrees, the Colton High Cross-Country team took to the three-mile course at the Beaumont Invitational for a day defined by poor organization and inaccuracies.

Unlike the Colton Swarm, which took place last week, the Beaumont Invitational did not attend to as many details, the most egregious of which was the lack of directional arrows on the course. This resulted in several athletes, including Colton’s, running off course, which, in some cases had a devastating impact on their times.

In addition to poor course management, there were few volunteers on the course guiding and supporting runners. The only silver lining is that this was not a league event for any of the teams involved.

Despite the problems created by the event management, several of Colton’s athletes still had good mornings. Freshman Brianna Jimenez, running varsity for the first time, shaved over two minutes off her time for a personal best of 27:08.9. On the boys’ side, freshman Vincent Solis posted a time of 20:58.5, crushing last week’s time at the Swarm by nearly nine minutes.

In team play, boys’ varsity became the first of Colton’s teams to place at an invitational this year, taking ninth in the varsity boys’ category on the strength of its five runners, Osvaldo Contes, Marcus Perez, Anthony Garcia, Daniel Montes, and Adrian Negrete. They put together a collective team time of 2:03:57.

“It was a tough morning,” Assistant Coach Mateo Cisneros said, “Overall, for the athletes who did participate, it was a great practice running three miles.”

The Yellowjacket Cross-Country team begins league play next week on Wednesday at Rim of the World.

 

Colton High School Times

Name
Grade
Time
Place

Diana Vera
11
23:20.7
30th

Daniel Montes
11
26:03.6
57th

Marcus Perez
10
25:46.9
55th

Anthony Garcia
11
26:01.9
56th

Vincent Solis
9
20:58.5
19th

Briana Ortiz
10
30:49.4
51st

Adrian Negrete
12
26:16.8
58th

Alanna Anderson
12
27:19.9
49th

Carlos Marariegos
9
30:09.6
60th

Brianna Jimenez
9
27:08.9
48th

Elizabeth Hernandez
9
30:22.8
47th

Christopher Acero
9
26:40.3
49th

Osvaldo Cortes
11
19:47.7
32nd

 

Top Times, Girls – All Schools

Name
School
Grade
Time

Mackenzie Browne
J.W. North
11
18:30.6

Hannah Butterfield
Beaumont
9
19:47.3

Brooke Beaucaire
Beaumont
12
19:51.1

Lily Richardson
Rim of the World
9
19:51.2

Morgan Smith
Chaparral
11
20:07.1

Laurissa Carrillo
Xavier Prep
12
20:13.5

Ashleigh Schein
Xavier Prep
10
20:27.7

Melanie Garcia Esparza
San Jacinto
12
20:54.6

Kylie Wilkins
Chaparral
9
20:58.1

Alejandra Villegas
Beaumont
10
20:58.8

 

Top Times, Boys – All Schools

Name
School
Grade
Time

Ethan Parcells
Rim of the World
9
15:41.2

Vicente Quiroz, Jr.
Cajon
11
15:54.9

Marcus Shin
Beaumont
12
15:57.5

Mike Martinez
Chaparral
12
16:06.6

Braxton Havard
Chaparral
12
16:58.6

Sullivan McNair-Ba
J.W. North
10
17:07.2

Caden Ellsworth
Beaumont
12
17:20.9

Lawrence Eastland
Beaumont
12
17.25.0

Jesse Ocampo
Elsinore
11
17:25.7

David Romero
Beaumont
12
17:27.5