Bakersfield Repeats as the WSC Men's Cross Country Champions, AHC's Gutierrez Snags Individual Title
OXNARD, Calif. - The Bakersfield College men's cross country team snagged the Western State Conference crown for a second consecutive season after a stellar performance at the regular season finale on Friday in Oxnard. The first 14 finishers at the finals received First Team All-Conference honors, while those finishing 15-28 were Second Team All-Conference designees. Athletes finishing 29-42 picked up All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition. | FULL RESULTS
The Renegades saw five individuals finish in the top-15 en route to the title effort. Jacob Perez and Atzin Anguiano led the way with second and third place finishes, respectively. Robert Chavez, Sergio Lizarraga, and Alexis Aguilar rounded out the top performers by sweeping the 13-15 slots.
Allan Hancock's John Gutierrez was the top individual racer in the field of 110 athletes and finished nearly 20 seconds ahead of the pack with a final time of 20:02.1. He becomes just the sixth individual on record for the program to earn a conference championship title in men's cross country and first to claim the crown since Quinton Morely in 1989.
Team qualifiers and individual qualifiers will now advance to compete at the 3C2A Southern California Championships on Friday, Nov. 8, at Chaffey College.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Bakersfield
2. Moorpark
3. Glendale
4. Santa Monica / Ventura
6. Canyons
7. Allan Hancock
8. Oxnard
9. Antelope Valley
10. Citrus
11. LA Mission
12. West LA
2024 WSC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 1 | John Gutierrez | Allan Hancock | 20:02.1 |
| 2 | Jacob Perez | Bakersfield | 20:22.3 |
| 3 | Atzin Anguiano | Bakersfield | 20:23.7 |
| 4 | Tommy White | Moorpark | 20:30.2 |
| 5 | Weston Greenelsh | Cuesta | 20:31.0 |
| 6 | Tyler Smith | Moorpark | 20:46.7 |
| 7 | Juan Zamora III | Glendale | 20:51.6 |
| 8 | Erick Marceleno | Allan Hancock | 20:52.8 |
| 9 | Christian Brady-Breton | Moorpark | 20:54.4 |
| 10 | Fabrizio Valdivia | Glendale | 20:55.9 |
| 11 | Evan Ellersieck | Glendale | 21:05.8 |
| 12 | Nathaniel Wilkinson | Canyons | 21:10.9 |
| 13 | Robert Chavez | Bakersfield | 21:11.8 |
| 14 | Sergio Lizarraga | Bakersfield | 21:19.1 |
SECOND TEAM
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 15 | Alexis Aguilar | Bakersfield | 21:22.7 |
| 16 | Colin McCormick | Santa Monica | 21:30.4 |
| 17 | Jonathan Castro | Moorpark | 21:31.8 |
| 18 | Ishmael Nungaray | Bakersfield | 21:35.0 |
| 19 | Jacob Nungaray | Bakersfield | 21:36.5 |
| 20 | Richard Rangel | Bakersfield | 21:36.7 |
| 21 | Kevin Ramirez | Ventura | 21:37.8 |
| 22 | Daniel Hawara | Antelope Valley | 21:43.4 |
| 23 | Alberto Bravo | Santa Monica | 21:47.8 |
| 24 | Jonah Sloan | Ventura | 21:49.7 |
| 25 | Nathan Parras | Canyons | 21:49.8 |
| 26 | Omar Aguilar | Bakersfield | 21:51.5 |
| 27 | Muhammad Rahman | Canyons | 21:55.6 |
| 28 | Edgardo Santiago Gaytan | Oxnard | 22:00.0 |
HONORABLE MENTION
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 29 | John-Paul Walsh | Cuesta | 22:00.2 |
| 30 | Jairo Zamora | Santa Monica | 22:04.8 |
| 31 | Reyes Gonzales | Oxnard | 22:04.9 |
| 32 | Carlos Villagomez | Oxnard | 22:09.4 |
| 33 | Nick York | Cuesta | 22:13.4 |
| 34 | Hunter Lopez | Glendale | 22:15.4 |
| 35 | Jessy Barajas | Los Angeles Mission | 22:20.1 |
| 36 | Richard Vasquez | Bakersfield | 22:21.0 |
| 37 | Nathan Lopez | Ventura | 22:26.0 |
| 38 | Isaiah Garcia | Glendale | 22:26.6 |
| 39 | Nomar Compoy | Antelope Valley | 22:30.7 |
| 40 | Victor Amaya | Glendale | 22:37.4 |
| 41 | Rohan Weerasekera | Citrus | 22:42.9 |
| 42 | Ryan Moder | Moorpark | 22:44.3 |