By George Maldonado and Ramiro Bacilio East Los Angeles College women’s and men’s cross country competed at the state championships on Nov. 22 at Woodward Park in Fresno. The women who placed in the top 100 of women athletes for ELAC were sophomore Laura Aceves who placed third, freshmen Stephanie Trelles and sophomore Ruby Padilla. These women along with others helped ELAC to a 19th place finish. For the women…
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 Defending cross country state champion Laura Aceves is the first East Los Angeles College woman to become a Southern California Preview champion. She won the Preview’s women’s 5-kilometer race Sept. 19 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. “I should have won a better race, but this is the time in the season to experiment and learn from,” Aceves said. The women’s team took 12th place out of 26 teams. If…