SWARM takes over CHS!

The 54th annual cross-country invitational hosted over 800 athletes from 27 school. Our photo gallery showcases highlights from the day.

Juan Pablo Aceves

The Colton High Cross-Country team enjoys their outstanding day at SWARM. The team had three top 15 finishers. The junior girls took second place overall in their race. And all the new runners finished their first official 3.1 mile race.

Juan Pablo Aceves, Sienna Sotelo, and Elias Velasquez

In her first race as a Yellowjacket, freshman Janessa Villagomez barely missed making the top 10 with her time of 23:58.9. She was exhausted after the race, but stoked by her performance. We’ll be hearing her name a lot in the years to come. (J. Dollins)

Pepper Bough editor and journalist Natalie Solis finds Janessa Villagomez after her first run to do a post-run interview. “She just did that!” Solis said after handing Villagomez her medal. “That’s our own school!” (J. Dollins)

In one of the first nail biting moments of the day, Oak Hills freshman Saddie Sherrodd showed off her sprinting speed as she passed Serrano High’s Rose Conner in route to a second place finish. Sherrod finished with a time of 21:02.6 behind her teammate Milagros Martinez (20:59.2). (J. Dollins)

Another strong finish in the frosh boys race as Sultana’s Christian Castellanos passes up Arroyo Valley’s Micheal Miller. (Elias Velasquez)

Sophomore Angelica Gallardo enjoys her first run of the season at SWARM as she passes by the boys locker room area on the track. (Elias Velasquez)

The SWARM is on us. The sophomores take off from the starting block, with Serrano’s Eduardo Cendejas leading the way. He would finish third in the race with a time of 16:47.1. To his right you’ll see the race’s top finisher Tritan Sievers from Burroughs Ridgecrest. Sievers crushed the course with a time of 16:26.3. (Elias Velasquez)

Logan Martinez is back for his second year on the cross-country team. He showed significant improvement on his times from last year, shaving off just over two minutes from his best time last year to come in at 20:29.0. (Elias Velasquez)

Grand Terrace High’s Santiago De Los Santos found the SWARM course to his liking. He took 15th place in the sophomore boys race with a time of 18:30.1. (Elias Velasquez)

The CHS girls are ready to run! The team of juniors took 2nd place overall as a team in their event. Featured from left: Regina Flores Chumacero, Aubrey Rodriguez, Layla Flores, Jazmin Castillo, Yara Vera, Brianna Jimenez, Diana Ruvalcaba, and Janessa Villagomez. (Juan Pablo Aceves)

Carlos Mazariegos pushes through and sprints his way home with a 21:42.8 finish according to the clock. The official record from Finished Results has his time as 21:43.0. We will give him the two-tenths of a second. (Juan Pablo Aceves)

This was Regina Flores Chumacero’s first race as a member of the cross-country team, but you wouldn’t know it from her powerful start. (Elias Velasquez)

Bloomington junior Victoria Loyo shows her running skill as she exits the Yellowjacket bridge. She took 5th overall in the junior girls event with a time of 21:11.9. (Elias Velasquez)

Christopher Acero continued his strong showcase of running talent at this year’s SWARM. The junior shaved five seconds off his best time from last year, coming in at 18:04.7. He’ll be CIF bound this year. (Elias Velasquez)

Brianna Jimenez continued to show why she is the best runner on the girls team. The talented runner paced herself throughout the race for a dramatic, strong finish. She took eighth place overall with a time of 21:52.9. Teammate Diana Ruvalcaba nipped at her heels the entire way, coming in ninth with a time of 21:54.3. They are quite the dynamic duo! (Elias Velasquez)

And their off! But before you begin thinking that Cross-Country isn’t dangerous, if you look deep into the field, you’ll see the runners stumbling over one another and falling. Thankfully no serious injuries happened. (Juan Pablo Aceves)

Pushing through the final burn, senior Daniel Velasco turns the final corner on his way to a big finish. This was his first time racing in a cross-country event, and he led the CHS senior boys with a time of 23:23.4. (J. Dollins)

Marcus Perez, returning for another year on the cross-country team, makes his final push towards the finish line. He finished with a time of 23:50.0. (J. Dollins)

Senior Daniel Velasco shows incredible sportsmanship as he congratulates Riverside Prep’s John Ford on his finish. Daniel finished his race in 72nd of 96 runners with a time of 23:23.4. Ford came in 73rd at 23:27.1. (Juan Pablo Aceves)

Colton High School Times

Janessa Villagomez
Colton
9
23:58.9
11/41

Carolina Belman
Colton
10
32:20.4
52/58

Angelica Gallardo
Colton
10
37:57.3
57/58

Logan Martinez
Colton
10
20:29.0
41/78

Brianna Jimenez
Colton
11
21:52.9
8/71

Diana Ruvalcaba
Colton
11
21:54.3
9/71

Yara Vera
Colton
11
25:32.0
34/71

Layla Flores
Colton
11
30:40.1
56/71

Aubrey Rodriguez
Colton
11
33:54.0
65/71

Jazmin Castillo
Colton
11
35:38.0
68/71

Regina Flores Chumacero
Colton
11
DNF
DNF

Christopher Acero
Colton
11
18:04.7
17/96

Joel Lemus
Colton
11
20:00.7
37/96

Carlos Mazariegos
Colton
11
21:43.0
59/96

Anthony Davalos
Colton
11
25:23.2
82/96

Philip Mugica
Colton
11
27:43.6
90/96

Sara Lopez-Lopez
Colton
12
28:42.3
40/62

Dominic Rodriguez
Colton
12
26:10.2
89/95

Marcus Perez
Colton
12
23:50.0
78/95

Daniel Velasco
Colton
12
23:23.4
72/95

Top Finishers

Senior Girls – 3.1 miles

Angela Torres
Carter
12
21:37.1
1

Liliana Wilson
Arroyo Valley
12
22:55.9
2

Brianna Machuca
Rialto
12
22:57.2
3

Stephanie Mendoza
Serrano
12
23:14.8
4

Jayden Paz
Desert Hot Springs
12
23:16.1
5

Cielo Gomez
San Gorgonio
12
23:18.1
6

Adrianna Garcia
Hemet
12
23:22.0
7

Jazmine Morales Diego
Fontana
12
23:26.8
8

Audrey Figueroa
Grand Terrace
12
23:35.4
9

Nai Rodriguez
Jurupa Hills
12
23:38.0
10

Senior Boys – 3.1 miles

Micah Watson
Fontana
12
15:47.4
1

Elijah Lovett
Academy for Academic Excellence
12
16:23.5
2

Nicolas Juarez Cuahutle
Fontana
12
16:27.7
3

Javier Torres-Reyes
San Gorgonio
12
17:18.7
4

Hector De Dios-Perez
Fontana
12
17:26.0
5

Aaron Hardy
Burroughs Ridgecrest
12
17:40.3
6

Octavio De La Cruz
Rialto
12
17:42.3
7

Diego Sanchez
Notre Dame – Riverside
12
17:52.5
8

Matthew Romero
Eisenhower
12
17:53.2
9

Manuel Perez
Eisenhower
12
17:53.2
10

Junior Girls – 3.1 miles

Renee Mathewson-Martinez
Burroughs Ridgecrest
11
20:16.5
1

Isabella Lipinska-Hunt
Burroughs Ridgecrest
11
20:19.1
2

Savannah Flores
Arroyo Valley
11
20:26.4
3

Victoria Jimenez
Grand Terrace
11
20:47.6
4

Victoria Loyo
Bloomington
11
21:11.9
5

Maria Montes
Desert Hot Springs
11
21:17.4
6

Gabriela Rodriguez
Rialto
11
21:19.4
7

Brianna Jimenez
Colton
11
21:52.9
8

Diana Ruvalcaba
Colton
11
21:54.3
9

Dianet Ramos
Pacific
11
22:00.4
10

Junior Boys – 3.1 miles

Zion Ortiz
Burroughs Ridgecrest
11
15:43.8
1

Owen Teague
Hemet
11
16:04.7
2

Ryan Morrison
Burroughs Ridgecrest
11
16:28.2
3

Matthew Garcia
Oak Hills
11
17:02.6
4

Matthew Barrera
Fontana
11
17:07.0
5

Alejandro Medina
San Gorgonio
11
17:07.3
6

James Winder
Burroughs Ridgecrest
11
17:13.8
7

Gauge Thompson
Serrano
11
17:16.1
8

Aiden Ramirez
Oak Hills
11
17:19.3
9

Logan Hernandez
Sultana
11
17:21.3
10

Sophomore Girls – 3.1 miles

Eve Washburn
Burroughs Ridgecrest
10
18:53.7
1

Gabriella Loza
Hemet
10
19:33.3
2

Jaelynn Alvarado
Serrano
10
19:47.6
3

Abigail Fisher
Serrano
10
20:22.2
4

Bernice Juarez
Arroyo Valley
10
20:31.6
5

Kaydence Stewart
Burroughs Ridgecrest
10
21:02.3
6

Alexzia Sahagun
Arroyo Valley
10
21:39.2
7

Yamilet Lopez
Bloomington
10
21:44.7
8

Ruby Hernandez
Oak Hills
10
21:46.0
9

Brooke Lorz
Academy for Academic Excellence
10
22:27.6
10

Sophomore Boys – 3.1 miles

Tristan Sievers
Burroughs Ridgecrest
10
16:26.3
1

Silas Aberer
Burroughs Ridgecrest
10
16:39.2
2

Eduardo Cendejas
Serrano
10
16:47.1
3

Xavier Cendejas
Serrano
10
17:18.9
4

Ayden Valle
Rancho Verde
10
17:29.5
5

Roberto Torres
Carter
10
17:30.8
6

Eudier Leano
San Gorgonio
10
17:32.7
7

Cole Connor
Serrano
10
17:35.8
8

Chase Rogers
Burroughs Ridgecrest
10
17:45.3
9

John Mark Reyes
Rialto
10
17:54.0
10

Frosh Girls – 3.1 miles

Milagros Martinez
Oak Hills
9
20:59.2
1

Saddie Sherrodd
Oak Hills
9
21:02.6
2

Rose Connor
Serrano
9
21:07.3
3

Ella Cedeno
Serrano
9
21:44.2
4

Candice Sanchez
Oak Hills
9
21:46.0
5

Annabelle Winder
Burroughs Ridgecrest
9
22:49.7
6

Sophia Lopez
San Gorgonio
9
23:01.5
7

Alexis Zwierzchowski
Burroughs Ridgecrest
9
23:33.6
8

Myla Rocha
Serrano
9
23:40.1
9

Mila Schmidt
Hemet
9
23:55.1
10

Frosh Boys – 3.1 miles

Oscar Moreno
Burroughs Ridgecrest
9
17:34.8
1

Sean Maldonado
Fontana
9
17:46.4
2

Quan Laskey
Burroughs Ridgecrest
9
18:02.4
3

Cade Buckhoff
Oak Hills
9
18:32.6
4

Jacob Jeong
Oak Hills
9
18:53.6
5

Morrissey De La Rosa
Arroyo Valley
9
18:58.6
6

Joshua Harris
Academy for Academic Excellence
9
19:19.9
7

Isaac Pendergast
Burroughs Ridgecrest
9
19:32.8
8

Noah Montoya
Burroughs Ridgecrest
9
19:38.2
9

Jacoby LaChappa
Hemet
9
19:43.9
10