Cross country: Pirates take first, second at Irvine Invitational

IRVINE - The Orange Coast College men’s and women’s cross country

teams continued their impressive defense of their 1999 state championship

at the Irvine Invitational, Saturday morning.

The men’s team took first place in the 18-team event with 83 points,

beating out two of the top teams in the state, San Diego Mesa and Mt. San

Antonio, each by one point.

Tony Magana took 10th place to pace the Pirates with a four-mile time

of 21:00. Allen Childress came in 13th with a 21:12 and Victor Lopez

finished 19th at 21:26. Manuel Orozco (21st, 21:31) and Juan Carillo

(25th, 21:37) also scored for OCC.

The three-time defending state champion women’s team took second place

behind only Mt. San Antonio in the 16-team field.

Heather Shurtleff finished second overall in the 5,000-meter course,

posting a time of 19:25. Christiane Reimer was eighth with a 19:56, while

Lindsay Allen took 17th with a 20:35. Other scorers for OCC include Laura

Weaver (19th, 20:44) and Ann Garton (22nd, 21:00).