Glendale Takes 18th Consecutive WSC Women's Cross Country Title, VC's Godina Finishes First
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Glendale College closed the regular season with the 2023 Western State Conference Women's Cross Country Champion title after a pair of top performances at the end of the fall season. This marks the 18th straight conference title for the program, dating back to the start of the streak in 2005, and 25th in conference history. | PREVIEW RESULTS / FINALS RESULTS
Programs across the league competed in two scoring events to determine a champion. The first, hosted by Oxnard at the end of September, was the WSC Preview Meet and counted as one-third of the points for the final standings. The second event, hosted by LA Mission last Friday, served as the WSC Finals Meet and equated to two-thirds of the overall score. The champion at the conclusion of the two events was the team with the lowest combined total of placement points.
Glendale finished at the top of the standings in both events to secure the title while having three individuals finish in the top 10. Ventura's Sophia Godina crossed the finish line first on the individual level with a final time of 17:38.4. GC's Samantha Medrano (17:44.3) and Allan Hancock's Itandehui Olea (18:29.6) followed in second and third, respectively. The top five individual racers were rounded out by Glendale's Lizeth Sanchez (4th / 18:38.0) and VC's Brianna Torres (18:45.6).
Racers who finished in the top-14 on the day earned First Team All-Conference honors, while those who finished 15-28 received Second Team All-Conference recognition and racers placing 29-40 were tabbed as Honorable Mention selections. Official qualifiers for the SoCal Championship event will be announced by the state office.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
- Glendale
- Allan Hancock
- Oxnard
- Ventura
- Canyons
- Moorpark
- Santa Monica
- Bakersfield
- LA Mission
2023 WSC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
| Place | Name | School | Time |
| 1 | Sophia Godina | Ventura | 18:10.9 |
| 2 | Samantha Medrano | Glendale | 18:36.5 |
| 3 | Itandehui Olea | Allan Hancock | 19:07.9 |
| 4 | Brianna Torres | Ventura | 19:09.7 |
| 5 | Lizeth Sanchez | Glendale | 19:11.8 |
| 6 | Elle Casselman | Cuesta | 19:20.6 |
| 7 | Lilit Arakelyan | Glendale | 19:26.7 |
| 8 | Alianna Tapia | Moorpark | 19:29.6 |
| 9 | Ryleigh Larue | Citrus | 19:34.2 |
| 10 | Summer Gelman | Cuesta | 19:35.3 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Servin | Santa Monica | 19:40.5 |
| 12 | Sarahi Jimenez | Santa Monica | 20:02.1 |
| 13 | Shelly Martin | Oxnard | 20:08.9 |
| 14 | Maraitzel Moreno Gutierrez | Allan Hancock | 20:24.1 |
SECOND TEAM
| Place | Name | School | Time |
| 15 | Katelyn Catu | Canyons | 20:24.9 |
| 16 | Magy Rosales | Oxnard | 20:55.9 |
| 17 | Kaitlyn Valadez | Bakersfield | 20:56.8 |
| 18 | Geidenn Gonzales | Moorpark | 21:03.8 |
| 19 | Annika Anderson | Glendale | 21:08.7 |
| 20 | Makaiya Cortinas | Canyons | 21:21.7 |
| 21 | Nathallie Ojeda | Oxnard | 21:25.2 |
| 22 | Emily Cruz | Canyons | 21:44.4 |
| 23 | Makayla Gonzalez | Allan Hancock | 21:57.9 |
| 24 | Ailani Salazar | Antelope Valley | 22:13.6 |
| 25 | Maria Jimenez | Glendale | 22:22.6 |
| 26 | Addy Cornell | Ventura | 22:24.0 |
| 27 | Jasmine Cruz | Allan Hancock | 22:33.9 |
| 28 | Emelina Whalen | Moorpark | 22:46.4 |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Place | Name | School | Time |
| 29 | Annais Vega | Allan Hancock | 23:04.5 |
| 30 | Marylynn Mendieta | Oxnard | 23:07.6 |
| 31 | Emily Valdez | Canyons | 23:18.0 |
| 32 | Yesenia Molina | Ventura | 23:20.8 |
| 33 | Jazmine Zavala | Bakersfield | 23:27.2 |
| 34 | Savannah Landaverde | Oxnard | 23:34.7 |
| 35 | Emily Fairbanks | Canyons | 23:42.1 |
| 36 | Ada Muzoglu | Moorpark | 23:43.0 |
| 37 | Isis Mora | Los Angeles Mission | 24:02.5 |
| 38 | Maggie Hopkins | Glendale | 24:13.8 |
| 39 | Marie Grigoryan | Glendale | 24:23.8 |
| 40 | Ava Ball | Moorpark | 24:35.1 |
