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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
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RIVERSIDE WOMEN FOURTH AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN (11/21/2009) |
Riverside women's cross country team surpassed expectations at the California Community Colleges Athletic Association State Meet in Fresno, when the Tigers pulled off a fourth-place finish. The finish gives Riverside's program its fourth top 5 finish in the last seven seasons. Riverside went into the meet ranked No. 5 in Southern California.
Glendale won the state title, edging Orange Coast 43 to 80. Mt. San Antonio was third (92) followed by Riverside (129), De Anza (277), Los Angeles Trade Tech (279), Hartnell (298), Cuesta (321), American River (344) and Sacramento (353).
Riverside sophomores Katherine Gomez (Patriot) and Brenda Perez (Arlington) led Riverside with 15th and 23rd finishes, respectively. Both runners set new personal times for a 5 kilometer run - Gomez in 18 minutes, 54 seconds and Perez in 19:15.
Meanwhile, first-year runner Adrianna Davidek (Patriot) shaved 90 seconds off her time from her run over the same course in September. She finished 25th overall in a time of 19:18. Freshman Casey Candelaria (King) and Ashley Perryman (Yucaipa/Cal Lutheran) would round out Riverside's scoring runners. Both finished in the top 40, with Candelaria finishing in 26th at 19:21 and Perryman in 40th at 19:39.
"This team has certainly run very well coming down the stretch (Conference, Regional and State championships)," said head coach Mike Barbee. "Each week the girls were running faster and finishing closer together. The results are a product of their hard work and dedication.
Needless to say, I am very proud of these ladies. Though our top five runners often changed positions, the results just kept getting better. Anytime you can do better than your rank or previous position against the same teams, you have succeeded."
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RIVERSIDE ADVANCES TO STATE FINALS CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN (11/7/2009) |
Riverside women's cross country team advanced to the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship after the Tigers managed a fifth-place finish at the Southern California Regional Meet at Mt. San Antonio. The state finals will be held at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Riverside's five scoring runners all finished under 20 minutes, giving the Tigers their fast time over the Mt. SAC course in the last 10 years and possibly in the program's history, said head coach Mike Barbee. The Tigers finished with 127 points. Glendale was the overall winner as they finished with 34 points, followed by Orange Coast (57), Mt. San Antonio (125) and Southwestern (127).
The runners who competed for Riverside all had their finest runs of the season, recording season and personal bests. Katherine Gomez finished 17th with a time of 18:56. Brenda Perez was the second finisher in a time of 19:23 good enough for 28th overall. Casey Candelaria, Ashley Perryman and Adrianna Davidek would round out the scoring with respective places of 37th, 45th and 46th. Riverside's sixth and seventh runners, Daniella Retano and Bekah Fairley also ran very strong performances.
"To see everyone run the best race they've had all season is extremely gratifying," said Barbee "The post season is the time of the year you aim toward to run your best and that is exactly what the ladies did today. We hope to retain this momentum and be at full strength for the CCCAA Championships in two weeks, the gap between us and third and fourth place is very large, so we have our work cut out for us." |
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SECOND AT CONFERENCE FINALS CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN (10/30/2009) |
Riverside women's cross country team finished second at the Orange Empire Conference Championship Meet. By finishing second, Riverside qualifies for the Southern California Championship Meet next Friday, Nov. 6 at Mt. San Antonio College. The top 14 teams from the regional meet will advance to the state championship meet later in November in Fresno.
Orange Coast, one of the top programs in the state, won the meet. Riverside's second-place finish marked the seventh time in the last eight years that the Tigers have finished behind Orange Coast in the race for the conference title. The Pirates had seven runners finish in the top eight places. Orange Coast finished with a near perfect score of 18 points. Riverside, which had its scoring runners finish in the top 14, had 52 points. Fullerton (96), Saddleback (99), Santa Ana (138), Santiago Canyon (169) and Golden West (189) rounded out the meet.
All five of Riverside's top runners earned all-conference honors. The Tigers were led by Larissa Davis. She placed 6th in a time of 19:04. Katherine Gomez was 10th in a time of 19:40. Casey Candelaria (11th, 19:51), Ashley Perryman (12th, 19:57) and Brenda Perez (14th, 20:16) rounded out Riverside's scoring group. Six other Riverside runners competed in the event: Adrianna Davidek (16th, 20:24), Doraliz Miranda (20th, 20:58), Daniella Retano (26th, 21:18), Bekah Fairley (27th, 21:22), Nicole Sambrano (33rd, 22:27) and Tiffany Akaniro (35th, 22:28). |
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SIXTH AT REGIONAL PREVIEW MEET CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN (10/16/2009) |
Riverside women's team, the sixth ranked team in Southern California, finished sixth at the Southern California Preview Meet at Mt. San Antonio, although two of the teams in front of the Tigers were non-California Community College programs. Glendale, the region's No. 2 ranked team, was the overall winner of the meet with 34 points., followed by Orange Coast, the No. 1 ranked program in the south.
Mesa, Arizona and Pima, Arizona were third and fourth, respectively. Host Mt. San Antonio was fifth with Riverside finishing 55 points behind the Mounties. Johnson County of Kansas was seventh with Cerritos, Victory Valley and Oxnard rounding out the top 10.
For Riverside, Katherine Gomez (Patriot) had a very good race, pacing us with a twenty-third place finish, said head coach Mike Barbee. Larissa Davis (ML King), who had been the Tigers' top finisher in the their previous four meets, finished in 32nd place. Rounding out our scorers were Casey Candelaria (ML King), Brenda Perez (Arlington) and Daniella Retano (Kaiser).
"During the race, it was apparent we were not having a good race," said Barbee. "The conditions were very hot and dry and our team obviously didn't react as well as some to the adverse conditions. The race had a very large field. I am really happy to see some girls able to step up and help while there teammates fell back a bit."
Barbee cited the performances of Katherine and Daniella.
"We have the important races yet to come with the Orange Empire Conference Finals coming in two weeks and exactly three weeks from today we'll be back at Mt. SAC for the Regional Championship meet," said Barbee. "It's comforting we won't be a “bubble” team as far as qualifying to state is concerned, but rather a team which can contend for a top-five position in the region."
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SECOND AT INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN (10/10/2009) |
Riverside women's cross country team finished second at the Howard Brubaker Invitational, which was competed over a three-mile course at the Irvine Regional Park in Orange, CA. The Tigers had three runners finish in the top eight, but Mt. San Antonio - the overall winner - managed to sneak in six runners in the top 10 to edge Riverside 26 to 48.
Sophomore Larissa Davis (ML King) continues to pace Riverside as she was the first Tiger to cross the finish line for the fourth consecutive event. He time of 19:20 was less than a minute slower of overall winner Lenore Moreno from Mt. San Antonio who covered the course in a time of 18:29.
Teammates Casey Candelaria (ML King) and Katherin Gomez (Patriot) finished fifth and eighth, respectively. Brenda Perez in 15th and Ashley Perryman 16th rounded out Riverside's scoring.
On Friday, Oct. 16th, Riverside will travel to Walnut for the Southern California Preview Meet, which is an event that will gauge team's chances of advancing to the state championship meet in November in Fresno. |
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY 3RD AT WEEKEND MEET CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN (9/25/2009) |
Riverside women's cross country team finished third at the Golden West Invitational and Orange Empire Conference Preview Meet this past Friday in Huntington Beach. Riverside, led by Larissa Davis' 18th-place scoring finish, finished third with 97 points. Glendale, which had four runners place in the top five, was first with 18 points, followed by Mt. San Antonio with 64. Fullerton, which competed in the Orange Empire Conference, was fourth with 124 points and was the only other conference team in the top seven.
"Our goal today was to see if we could get six ladies as close as possible. With just under a half a mile to go, we had six ladies all together. From that point on, the ladies went as fast as they could," said head coach Mike Barbee. "The outcome was an easy race for a few ladies and a very good result for the other three."
Davis, who has been the Tigers' top finisher in every race this season, covered the course in 20 minutes, 10 seconds. Brenda Perez was nine second behind and finished in 22nd position. Casey Candelaria had her best finish of the season with a 23rd showing (20:20). Katherine Gomez (25th-20:24) and Ashley Perryman (29th-20:35) round out Riverside's scoring crew.
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RIVERSIDE WOMEN SECOND IN OPEN RACE AT UC RIVERSIDE CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN (9/19/2009) |
Running in the Open Race event at the UC Riverside Invitational, Riverside finished second - 45 points behind Pepperdine University. The Tigers were led by Larissa Davis. Davis, who covered the course in the time of 18:38, was eighth overall - but the third overall scorer in the run.
Teammates Ashley Perryman (15 in scoring, 34th overall, 19:41 time) and Katherine Gomez (16, 35, 19:42) also had strong showings. Adrianna Davideck (42, 19, 19:51) and Rebekah Fiarley (34, 65, 20:28) rounded out the Tiger scorers.
With the second-place finish, Riverside managed to upset such programs as Claremont-Mudd, San Jose State, Regis, Pomona-Pitzer, Occidental and Biola universities.
Riverside continues its season next Friday when it travels to Huntington Beach. |
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY FOURTH IN FRESNO CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN (9/12/2009) |
Riverside women's cross country team finished fourth out of 20 teams at the Fresno Invitational this past weekend. The Tigers, who scored 109 points, managed to finish in front of two higher ranked opponents. Orange Coast, the defending state champions, won the event with 41 points followed by perennial powers Glendale and Mt. San Antonio colleges.
Running the same course that the Tigers hope to compete on in November for the state championships, Riverside had its five-scoring runners finish in the top 31 places, with three finishing in the top 25.
"We had a good grouping of 43 seconds from our first through fifth runners (scoring runners)," said head coach Mike Barbee. "The team time we ran was the fastest by an RCC team at this point of the season. The results serve as a great indicator for things to come this season."
Larissa Davis, a sophomore out of ML King High School, was the Tigers' top finisher. She finished the 3.1-mile course in a time of 19:27, one minute, three seconds behind Glendale's Nina Moore, who won the individual title.
"Larissa sputtered a little in the early going," said Barbee, "but the second half of the race she made a run at the top ten runners, finishing 12 overall."
Teammates Katherin Gomez (Patriot HS) and Brenda Perez found a comparable pace and finished in 20th and 21st places, respectively. Casey Candelaria and Ashley Perryman finished as the Tigers' final scoring runners with 28th and 29th-place finishes.
Riverside will travel across town on Saturday (Sept. 19) for the UC Riverside Invitational. The women's race is set to begin at 7:30 am.
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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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