Canyons Secures WSC Women's Cross Country Crown, Cuesta's Fletcher Wins Individual Title
OXNARD, Calif. - College of the Canyons closed the regular season by earning the Western State Conference Women's Cross Country Champion title for the first time in program history while competing 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 Cougars, who had been competing with a short-handed roster for weeks, saw six individuals finish amongst the top 30 racers en route to the race for the title. Freshman Victoria Jamison led the way for COC with a runner-up time of 18:19.3. She was followed by Alyssa Arriage (10th/19:47.5), Katelyn Catu (11th/19:50.8), and Lilianna Moreira (13th/19:52.8) who all broke the 20-minute barrier to secure the win for Canyons.
Cuesta's Madeline Fletcher finished atop the field of 72 individuals and posted a winning time of 18:08.5, dropping more than a minute off her best time of the year. She becomes the first member of the Cougar's program to claim the WSC title since Miranda Daschian in 2016.
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
- Canyons
- Allan Hancock
- Moorpark
- Glendale
- Bakersfield
- Cuesta
- LA Mission
- Oxnard
2024 WSC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 1 | Madeline Fletcher | Cuesta | 18:08.5 |
| 2 | Lilit Arakelyan | Glendale | 18:14.1 |
| 3 | Itandehui Olea | Allan Hancock | 18:16.7 |
| 4 | Victoria Jamison | Canyons | 18:19.3 |
| 5 | Brianna Torres | Ventura | 18:24.7 |
| 6 | Zaida Velazquez | West Los Angeles | 18:45.2 |
| 7 | Araceli Medina | Allan Hancock | 18:47.3 |
| 8 | Eva Luu | Allan Hancock | 18:50.5 |
| 9 | Jasmine Vasquez | Bakersfield | 19:39.0 |
| 10 | Alyssa Arriaga | Canyons | 19:47.5 |
| 11 | Katelyn Catu | Canyons | 19:50.8 |
| 12 | Kayla Saxton | Moorpark | 19:52.8 |
| 13 | Lilianna Moreira | Canyons | 19:52.8 |
| 14 | Geidenn Gonzales | Moorpark | 19:54.3 |
SECOND TEAM
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 15 | Makayla Gonzalez | Allan Hancock | 19:59.2 |
| 16 | Elle Casselman | Cuesta | 20:03.5 |
| 17 | Rashel Alvarez-chavez | Glendale | 20:05.1 |
| 18 | Giselle Gonzalez | Moorpark | 20:09.3 |
| 19 | Anisah Khan | Los Angeles Mission | 20:10.1 |
| 20 | Ailani Salazar | Antelope Valley | 20:17.5 |
| 21 | Marylynn Mendieta | Oxnard | 20:19.3 |
| 22 | Elsa Ludena | Glendale | 20:23.8 |
| 23 | Kaitlyn Valadez | Bakersfield | 20:32.1 |
| 24 | Serena Stamford | Cuesta | 20:35.2 |
| 25 | Daniela Garcia | Bakersfield | 20:51.2 |
| 26 | Addison Pereira | Moorpark | 20:52.8 |
| 27 | Giselle Ruiz | Canyons | 20:58.5 |
| 28 | Fernanda Barranco | Glendale | 21:03.0 |
HONORABLE MENTION
| PL | NAME | SCHOOL | TIME |
| 29 | Kassidy Vargas | Canyons | 21:06.6 |
| 30 | Valerie Blanks | Bakersfield | 21:07.5 |
| 31 | Polett Ochoa | Los Angeles Mission | 21:08.7 |
| 32 | Marisol Mohedano | Oxnard | 21:11.3 |
| 33 | Isis Mora | Los Angeles Mission | 21:13.4 |
| 34 | Savannah Landaverde | Oxnard | 21:14.2 |
| 35 | Mia Leisenfelder | Bakersfield | 21:22.8 |
| 36 | Keira Kassi | Moorpark | 21:23.1 |
| 37 | Jaqueline Reyes | Los Angeles Mission | 21:26.0 |
| 38 | Leticia Taperia | Los Angeles Mission | 21:29.3 |
| 39 | Arianna Jimenez | Moorpark | 21:32.8 |
| 40 | Isabella Shattuck | Moorpark | 21:41.6 |
| 41 | Emily Fairbanks | Canyons | 21:47.9 |
| 42 | Mariah Delgado | Bakersfield | 21:54.8 |
