OCC women squash competition

LANCASTER - Orange Coast College athletes provided a good indicator

for the rest of the state with what they have to contend with this year

in cross country as the women’s team posted a 2-5-7-8-10-11-12 finish to

swallow the field at the Southern California Preview meet at Antelope

Valley College Friday.

“Both teams were really outstanding,” said OCC Coach John Goldman.

“The men had a really, really good race. It was a great team effort.”

While the OCC women were posting a winning score of 32 with Mt. San

Antonio (43), San Diego Mesa (95) and El Camino (135) in the shadows, it

was Ryan Bousquet of Orange Coast posting the top mark of the day in the

men’s four-mile, with a time of 22:38.17, a 5.39 pace for a mile.

The men were third overall (101 points) behind San Diego Mesa (46) and

Mt. SAC (89).

Sharing third place with OCC was El Camino.

Other Coast men finishing with honors were Joel Guzman (11th at

23:36.35), Juan Carrillo (24:14.19), Allen Childress (24:24.81), Victor

Lopez (24:34.17) Ricky Rehanek (24.48.44) and Carmelo Balbuena

(24:54.70).

The women’s collective effort was an eye-opener with Natalie St. Andre

posting the key - she finished 12th in the field of 154 with a time of

22:47.65.

Ahead of her were Michelle Icban (second at 21:23.86), Katie Mais

(fifth at 21:39.90), Lindsay Allen (seventh at 21:54.38), Roseann Peters

(22:17.77), Heather Huggins (22:45.83) and Suzette Dinoso (22:47.45).