2015 LBCC Men's Cross Country News

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.

The Long Beach City College men’s cross country team will be making its second consecutive trip to the State Championship meet following its 16th place finish at the Southern California Regional Championships on Saturday at Mission Bay Park in San Diego.

With a team score of 111 points, the Long Beach City College men’s cross country team finished in fourth place at the South Coast Conference Championships in Palos Verdes Estates on Friday. With their showing, the Vikings also qualified for next week’s Southern California Regional Championships.

The Long Beach City College men’s cross country team totaled 320 points to finish in 10th place out of 18 teams at the 68th annual Mt. SAC Relays on Friday. Sophomore Tylor Wallace (pictured) ran 22:49 on the four-mile Mt. San Antonio College course to lead the Vikings with his 56th place finish.

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.

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 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.