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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
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PELARDE THIRD AT STATE MEET, TIGERS FINISH 12TH OVERALL CROSS COUNTRY MEN (11/21/2009) |
Riverside sophomore Jeff Pelarde finished third at the California Community Colleges Athletic Association State Meet in Fresno over the weekend. Pelarde, a graduate of Riverside Poly who covered the course in 20 minutes, 13 seconds, finished behind Hartnell's Daniel Tapia (20:05) and El Camino's Cardona David (20:12). At the three-mile mark he was in 31st place, making up 28 spots in the final mile. Pelarde's third-place finish was the highest finish by a Riverside runner since 1994.
With Pelarde's third-place finish, Riverside managed to finish 12th overall. The Tigers' next best finisher was Jesse Dorado in 64th place (21:10). Jeff Blakely was 74th in a time of 21:38 and Daniel Cooper was 92nd in 21:52. Joshua Fishelburg was Riverside's final scoring runner as he finished 106th in a time of 22:01.
Riverside's overall time of 107 minutes and 13 seconds was over five minutes faster than when the Tigers ran the course in September at the Fresno Invitational.
San Bernardino Valley was the overall winner, earning its fourth consecutive state championship. The Wolverines finished with 67 points. Orange Coast was second with 133, Glendale was third (164) and City College of San Francisco finished fourth (180) with Sequoias (228) coming in fifth.
"We ran well as a team," said head coach Jim McCarron, "but our number two runner all season, Daniel Cooper, was hobbled with a hip injury that made the difference between us placing in the top 6."
Despite his injury, Cooper was able to finish the race.
"I believe that these young men will make big impact this track season as we battle for a third straight state championship, and our freshmen group will be ready to come back next cross country season to fight for a top spot at the state meet,especially with the group of freshmen we have coming in" said McCarron. |
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ADVANCES TO STATE MEET CROSS COUNTRY MEN (11/7/2009) |
Behind sophomore Jeff Pelarde, Riverside men's cross country team advanced to the California Community Colleges Athletic Association State Championship in Fresno on Nov. 21. Riverside, which will be competing in its fifth-consecutive state meet, advanced after taking seventh at the regional meet at Mt. San Antonio College.
Pelarde finished fourth overall in a time of 20 minutes, 53 seconds to lead the Tigers. Daniel Cooper (21:49) was 34th, Jeff Blakely (22:14) was 54th, Charlie Alvarez (22:23) was 62nd and Brent Johnson (22:41) was 87th.
San Bernardino Valley won the regional team title with 56 points, some 78 points better than second-place Orange Coast. Glendale was third with 140 points, followed by Mt. SAC (160), El Camino (165) and Cerritos (169).
"The guys did exactly what they were supposed to do," said head coach Jim McCarron "which is to qualify for the state meet. We were without one of our top five runners, and they met the challenge. During the next two weeks we will tune up and get ready to battle for a top five spot at Woodward Park in Fresno." |
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PELARDE SELECTED CONFERENCE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR CROSS COUNTRY MEN (11/4/2009) |
Riverside sophomore Jeff Pelarde has been voted the Orange Empire Conference men's cross country runner of the year. Pelarde won the Orange Empire Conference individual title last week in Huntington Beach with a time of 20-minutes, 21-seconds.
"Jeff is peaking at the right time and will make a run at the state individual title in Fresno on Nov. 21," said head coach Jim McCarron, who will take his team to the Southern California Championship meet this Friday at Mt. San Antonio College.
Three other runners earned all-conference honors. Daniel Cooper earned first team honors, while teammates â Jeff Blakely and Jesse Dorado earned second team honors. |
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ADVANCES TO REGIONAL MEET CROSS COUNTRY MEN (10/30/2009) |
Riverside men's cross country team advanced to the Southern California Championship meet after finishing second at the Orange Empire Conference meet on Friday (Oct. 30).
The Tigers were led by Jeff Pelarde, who won the individual championship with a 20:21 clocking over the Central Park course in Huntington Beach. Ironically, Pelarde was led off the course for 20 seconds, before rejoining the 68 runners and winning the race. He becomes the second Riverside runner in the last four years to win the conference title.
As a team, this is the Tigers third second-place finish in the last four years. Orange Coast was the overall winner. The Pirates finished with a score of 26 points, 27 points head of Riverside. Fullerton (75 points) was third, followed by Saddleback (90), Santiago Canyon (147) and Golden West (175).
Riverside had four runners earn all-conference honors - Pelarde, Daniel Cooper, Jeff Blakely and Jesse Dorado. Cooper finished fifth overall, while Blakely was 14th and Dorado came in 16th.
"Jeff and Daniel ran great races," said head coach Jim McCarron. "I was impressed with Jefffâs focus and drive to win after he was taken off course by the lead bike. He had a 30-meter lead before the incident, and after it he had to make-up a 20-meter deficit."
According to McCarron the "surprise of the day" was the Tigers' fifth runner Alberto Camacho. Camacho finished 19th in a time of 21:54. His time was two-and-a-half minutes faster than when he ran the course in September.
The Tigers will be competing in the regional meet on Friday, November 6th at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. The top 12 teams will move on to state to face the top 12 from the north in Fresno later in the month.
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RIVERSIDE SIXTH AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREVIEW MEET CROSS COUNTRY MEN (10/16/2009) |
Riverside men's cross country team is peaking at the right time after finishing sixth at the Southern California Preview Meet at Mt. San Antonio College. Riverside, ranked eight in Southern California, finished ahead of two teams ranked higher than them.
The Tigers finished with 239 points, led by Jeff Pelarde, who finished fifth in a time of 21:44, 34 seconds behind Dahir Mohamed of Southwestern, the overall winner. Orange Coast was the overall winner with 75 points. Mt. San Antonio was second (144 points), followed by Glendale (153), American River (157) and El Camino (210).
Riverside had two other runners finish in the top 38 - Daniel Cooper (25th, 22:30) and Jeff Blakely (38th, 22:57). Other scoring runners were: Jesse Dorado (23:57) and Josh Fishelburg (24:00).
Riverside will compete next Saturday at the Santa Barbara Invitational. |
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RIVERSIDE 2ND AT GOLDEN WEST INVITATIONAL/OEC PREVIEW CROSS COUNTRY MEN (9/25/2009) |
Riverside men's cross country team made a move on several of the top teams in Southern California this past Friday. Competing in the Golden West Invitational and the Orange Empire Conference Preview Meet in Huntington Beach, Riverside finished second against all of the competition and first among the conference teams.
The headline, however, is Riverside finishing second overall since the Tigers were competing against five programs ranked ahead of them in the most recent regional cross country rankings. The meet featured 22 teams and nearly 200 runners.
Riverside finished with 72 points, 37 points behind traditional power Glendale, but 10 points better than El Camino, 80 points than Fullerton and 81 better than Mt. San Antonio, respectively.
All five of Riverside's scoring runners finished in the top 25. Jeff Pelarde led the Tigers with a 4th place finish (20:24). He was followed by Daniel Cooper (13th-21:06), Jeff Blakely (17th-21:14), Jesse Dorado (20th-21:24), and Charlie Alvarez (25th- 21:33).
"I am pleased with today's result, but our 2nd-5th runners really need to close the gap with Jeff if we want to place in the top 3 at state," said Coach Jim McCarron .
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM 14TH AT UCR MEET CROSS COUNTRY MEN (9/19/2009) |
Running with a full squad for the first time this season the Tigers finished 14th against a field that included 26 university programs and four other community colleges.
BYU was the overall winner of the meet, followed by meet host UC Riverside. Southern Utah was third, with Loyola Marymount and Cal Poly Pomona, fourth and fifth respectively. Riverside was the highest finishing community college and beat such four-year schools as Azusa Pacific, California Baptist University and Pepperdine University.
Jeff Pelarde broke the RCC record for the course running a 25:01 time, which was good for 22nd place. Freshman Jesse Dorado, who was the second Tiger runner to cross the finish line, finished with a time of 26:09. Sophmore Daniel Cooper (26:22) and freshman Jeff Blakely (26:23) came in as the Tigers' third and fourth scoring runners, while freshman Cameron Graves capped Riverside's scoring field in a time of 27:08.
according to head coach Jim McCarron, the UC riverside course is the only time during the season where the Tigers run a five-mile course. The regular distance for community college competition is 4 miles.
"I like how the guys stepped up against university competition," said McCarron. "We have a lot of work to do, but this group is stronger than last yearrâs group which placed sixth in state."
The Tigers will travel to Huntington Beach on Friday for the Orange Empire Conference Preview meet.
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY 10TH IN FRESNO CROSS COUNTRY MEN (9/12/2009) |
Riverside men's cross country team finished 10th at the Fresno Invitational this past weekend. The Tigers fielded a team that included four freshmen and three sophomores.
Orange Coast, a member of the Orange Empire Conference, was the overall team winner. The Pirates scored a meet-low 36 points, followed by Glendale (114), Sequoias (147), Cerritos (189) and American River (202). Riverside finished with 275 points.
Hartnell's Daniel Tapia was the overall winner of the men's race. The sophomore finished the four-mile course in a time of 20 minutes, 45 seconds, edging Sequoias' David Sanchez by six seconds.
Riverside's top two finishers - sophomore Daniel Cooper (Chino Hills HS) and freshman Jeff Blakely (Yucaipa) - each finished the course in under 22 minutes. Cooper, who 15th overall, covered the course in a time of 21:39, while Blakely finished at 21:57, good for 28th. Jose Orozco (Arlington) was 64th (22:33), with Brent Johnson (79, 22:53, Canyon Springs) and Joshua Fishelberg (89, 23:01, Ayala) rounding out the Tigers' scoring unit.
Riverside did run without two of its top three runners as Jeff Pearde (Poly), who is rated as the Tigers' top runner, and Jesse Dorado (No. 3 runner, Rancho Verde) each skipped the meet.
The Tigers will be at the UC Riverside invite on Saturday to take on a field of over 20 universities.
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2010 Tiger Backer Golf Tournament
The Riverside Community College Tiger Backer Association is accepting player applications for the 2010 Tiger Backer Classic Golf Tournament, which benefits the District's 19 athletic programs. The tournament is scheduled for Monday, April 5 at Canyon Crest Country Club.
The tournament is limited to the first 175 entry fees. Fees cover green fee, lunch, dinner and awards. It is a four-man scramble.
The athletic department is also soliciting businesses for assistance in tee sponsors and raffle prizes. If interested please contact either Barry Meier, athletic director, at barry.meier@rcc.edu or Robert Schmidt, Sports Information Director, at robert.schmidt@rcc.edu
To view this year's brochure, please click here. |
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