Coast runners sparkle

ORANGE -- Orange Coast College’s men’s and women’s cross country

teams fared well at the Irvine Invitational at Irvine Park Saturday,

the men finishing second behind a strong team effort, and the women

tied for second with Mt. San Antonio, with Suzette Dinoso and Natalie

St. Andre going 6-7 in the field of 102.

Coast’s men finished with 86 points, behind Mt. San Antonio’s

leaders, who won with 57.

Joel Guzman was eighth in 5:11.8 on the four-mile course, and

Gilbert Salas was 14th at 5:19.0. Irwin Salas, Matt Pooley and Sam

Ocampo went 23-24-25 with clockings of 5:24.8, 5:25.0 and 5:25.3.

Also contributing were Peter Ramirez, 36th at 5:29.3, and Juan

Altamirano, 39th at 5:31.3.

Fullerton won the women’s division with 36 points, with Coast and

Mt. SAC tied for second with 64 points.

Dinoso and St. Andre went 6:32.1 and 6:32.4 over a 5K course.

Shea Corbin was 10th at 6:44.6, Jane Alder was 24th at 7:00.4,

Claudia Sanchez was 27th at 7:04.6, Jasmine Geider was 32nd at 7:11.0

and Katie Stretz was 44th at 7:24.2.