Sophomore Michael Delgado (pictured) ran 20:23.41 to finish in ninth place and lead the Long Beach City College men's cross country team at the 2012 South Coast Conference Championships on Thursday at Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

With his top-10 finish, Delgado earned second-team All-South Coast Conference honors.

As a team, the Vikings totaled 167 points to finish in seventh place, just three points back of sixth.

Long Beach couldn't narrow the gap between Delgado and its next runner, as freshman Justin Weaver finished in 47^th place with a time of 21:40.22 at the four-mile course. Right behind Weaver was sophomore Pedro Cruz at 21:50.72 in 48^th place.

Other times for the Vikings:
Michael Wooten, 50^th, 22:02.07
Dallas Coble, 56^th, 22:10.08
Brandon Willett, 76^th, 22:51.05
Andrew Harris, 85^th, 23:28.57
Andy Garcia, 87^th, 23:33.24
Andrew Felix, 95^th, 24:19.71
Jerry Toliver, 96^th, 24:25.63
A'Darius Bouvay, 105^th, 30:17.69

According to head coach John Goldman, LBCC should earn an at-large bid into next week's Southern California Championships. The meet is scheduled for next Saturday (Nov. 3) at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

Photo by Dean Lofgren