Gary Palacios
Gary Palacios
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Long Beach, CA
  • High School:
    Cabrillo
News mentions
Gerardo Salazar (left) and Jared Jones (right) were the Vikings' top finishers at the State Championships. (Photo by Julio Jimenez)
Men's Cross Country: Long Beach ends season with 20th-place finish at State Championships

The Long Beach City College men's cross country team closed out the 2015 season on Saturday by scoring 556 points to finish in 20th place out of 28 teams at the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Cross Country State Championship in Fresno.

Sophomore Gerardo Salazar (left) leads freshmen Jordan Horton and Willie Jenkins at the start of the SoCal Preview Meet in San Diego. (Photo by Julio Jimenez)
Men’s Cross Country: Vikings finish 20th at Southern California Preview Meet

The Long Beach City College men’s cross country team totaled 570 points to finish in 20th place out of a loaded 30-team field at Friday’s Southern California Preview Meet in San Diego. Sophomore Gerardo Salazar (pictured, left) led the Vikings with a time of 23:10.0 on the four-mile Mission Bay Park course to finish in 94th place.

Sophomore Gerardo Salazar led LBCC with his 19th-place finish in Fresno.
Men’s Cross Country: Vikings finish seventh at highly-competitive Fresno Invitational

The Long Beach City College men’s cross country team got a sneak preview at this season’s state championship course as the Vikings totaled 243 points to finish in seventh place out of 17 teams at the Fresno Invitational at Woodward Park on Friday. Once again, sophomore Gerardo Salazar led the Vikings with his 19th-place finish.

The Vikings took fourth place at the Tour de Cuesta, just two points back of third. (Photo by Julio Jimenez)
Men’s Cross Country: Vikings open season with fourth-place finish at Tour de Cuesta

The Long Beach City College men’s cross country team totaled 68 points to finish in fourth place at the season-opening Tour de Cuesta in San Luis Obispo on Friday. Sophomore Gerardo Salazar (Lakewood HS) led the Vikings with his seventh-place finish as he cleared the four-mile Fairbanks Cross Country Course with a time of 23:24.0.