By Tadzio Garcia Updated version from the East Los Angeles College Campus News Oct. 29 Volume 72, Issue 7, print edition The Huskies’ cross country teams shocked a field of four-year colleges and universities with their results at the 7th Annual West Coast Jamboree at Irvine Regional Park in Orange last Saturday. The meet consisted of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic teams from across the country as well as East…
By Tadzio Garcia The East Los Angeles College cross-country teams competed without their top runners, mostly due to injuries, and settled for sixth place finishes at the Foothill Invitational Friday in San Bernardino. San Bernardino Valley College won the men’s team title while Cuyamaca College won the women’s championship. ELAC sophomore Cristian Flores placed sixth in San Bernardino in the men’s four-mile race and was named to his first ever…
By Tadzio Garcia The East Los Angeles cross country women’s cross country team scored two upset victories against ranked teams while its top runner, sophomore Laura Aceves, took first at the Golden West Invite Saturday in Huntington Beach. As a result, ELAC moved into the polls as the 14th ranked team in the Southern California. East Los Angeles College placed eighth outscoring ninth place finisher Palomar College by three points….
By Tadzio Garcia East Los Angeles College sophomores Laura Aceves and Andres De La Cruz and were named to the 2014 Rio Hondo Cross Country Classic All-Meet Top-10 Teams in the Huskies’ season opener Sept. 5. Defending women’s individual state champion Aceves took second place behind internationally acclaimed Nigerian runner, Aminat Olowora, now a student at Southwestern College. Olowora clocked in 16:33.00 minutes, in the meet’s five kilometer women’s race….