OCC sweeps in cross country

BAKERSFIELD - The Orange Coast College men’s and women’s cross

country teams swept to championships Friday at the prestigious

Bakersfield Invitational, a preview of the Southern California

Championships.

For the OCC women, Zoila Gomez (Costa Mesa High) took first place overall

in 18:21, followed by teammate Berenice Carbajal (19:19), who was second

overall. Bonnie Kuntz (20:36), Sinfo Orozco (20:43) and Elsa Ortega

(20:50) also scored for Orange Coast, which won with 48 points. Mt. San

Antonio College (74) was second, and San Diego Mesa (96) third.

For the men, Juan Sanchez (Estancia) was Orange Coast’s top runner in

20:07, taking sixth overall, while Robbie Jones (20:14), Chris Monachelli

(20:18), Tony Magana (20:29) and Manuel Orozco (20:33) also scored for

OCC. Magana and Orozco are also from Estancia.

The Pirates won with 59 points, followed by San Diego Mesa (61) and

Glendale (73), which entered the invitational as the men’s favorite.