2015 LBCC Men's Cross Country News

Season
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.

Men’s Cross Country: Vikings back at State Championships for second straight season
Men’s Cross Country: Vikings back at State Championships for second straight season

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.

Freshman Jordan Horton led LBCC with his 17th-place finish at the SCC Championships. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Men’s Cross Country: Vikings finish fourth at SCC Championships, advance to SoCal Regionals

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.

Sophomore Tylor Wallace led LBCC with his 56th-place finish at the Mt. SAC Relays (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Men’s Cross Country: Long Beach finishes in 10th place at Mt. SAC Relays

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.

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.