Women's Cross Country claims 18th straight OEC title!
ORANGE -- The last time the Orange Coast College women's cross country team did not win an Orange Empire Conference championship, a large portion of this year's team was not even born.
The Pirates continued their winning ways by staking claim to their 18th consecutive OEC title with a dominating performance on Friday at Irvine Park.
Sophomore standout Karen Silvas took home the individual title for the Pirates, leading the team to a 1-2-3-5-9 finish for a team score of 20 points. Fullerton College finished second overall with 55 points, while Riverside City College (101 points) came in third.
Silvas, last year's OEC runner-up to teammate Leanne Allen, blazed a winning 5K time of 19 minutes, 2.12 seconds. Raeanna Cortez came in second for OCC at 19:07.71, while Allen took home the bronze with a time of 19:13.25.
Golden West's Cynthia Torres broke up the OCC string by taking fourth with a time 19:14.53 before Coast's Guadalupe Cantoran finished fifth at 19:24.43. Allison Nagel claimed the final scoring spot for the Pirates, taking ninth at 19:54.47.
Other top times for the Pirates included Kristie Son (11th, 20:01.38), Mariah Chapin (14th, 20:21.97), Summer Ordaz (22nd, 20:58.35), Bianca Moreno (39th, 21:32.38), Aini Morales (37th, 22:08.18) and Norma Ledesma (41st, 22:28.38).
The Pirates will head out to Santa Clarita's Central Park for the 2013 Southern California Regional Meet, set for Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m.
