SBVC’s
Year in Review: Men's Cross Country
January 22, 2009
Year in Review Page One
Year in Review Page Two
SBVC’s Lara named honorable mention to state
Student Athlete of the Month
December 8, 2008
San Bernardino Valley College
sophomore Jose Lara (Rim of the World)
was named by the
California Community College Athletic
Association (CCCAA) and the California
Community College Sports Information
Association (CCCSIA) as an honorable
mention for the Student Athlete of the
Month for the month of November. Lara
was also named an honorable mention for the SBVC Student Athlete of the Month
award.
Head coach Wes Ashford gave his
reasons why Lara deserved such an
honor.
“Lara’s
hard work
and dedication to the sport, he has
a great attitude and is a total team
player. His overall finish at the
Southern California Championship of
47th place is the highest
for a 7th man. Lara was
also a member of the unprecedented
third straight state title in Men’s
Cross Country for San Bernardino
Valley College”
SBVC
Men’s Cross Country wins 3rd
State Title in a row
December
1, 2008
On November
22nd, the San Bernardino Valley
College men’s cross country team
won their third straight state
title,
dominating the competition at
Woodward Park in Fresno.
Sophomore Carlos Perez
(Barstow) was the top finisher
for SBVC, smashing
a school record he tied in 2007
(20:34) with a course finish
time of 20:19.05
placing him third among all
finishers.
Those winning their second
consecutive state title are
sophomore runners
Perez, Manuel Bueno (Rancho Cucamonga)
(21st 20:59.26), Matthew Sartori
(Redlands East Valley)
(5th 20:23.85), Ronell El-Amin
(San Bernardino H.S.) (35th
21:09.72), and Jared Bain
(Rialto) (10th 20:36.58).
New comers to the SBVC state
championship team include:
freshman runners Ankur
Joshi (Indio) (25th 21:02.01)
and Art Parra (Hesperia Sultana)
(18th 20:56.06).
Sophomores Bain and
El-Amin did not run at the 2007 state
championship.
Individuals on the
2008 championship team greatly improved
since 2007. Sartori finished the 2007
state championship in 32nd place with a
time of 21:19, this year he finished 5th
with a time of 20:23.85, a 27 spot
improvement and a drop of almost 55
seconds off of his time. Bueno finished
the 2007 state championship in 43rd
place with a time of 21:29, this year he
finished 21st with a time of 20:59.26, a
22 spot improvement and a drop of almost
30 seconds off of his time.
SBVC Men’s Cross Country looking
to three-peat as State Champs
November 20, 2008
This weekend, San Bernardino
Valley College is defending
their title as two time state
men’s cross country champions.
Looking to bring home the third
title in three years in men’s
cross country for the
Wolverines. State cross country
runners are selected by region
ending up in a Northern
California versus Southern
California showdown to be run at
Woodward Park in Fresno.
New
comers to the Wolverines state team
include: freshman Ankur Joshi from Indio
and Art Parra from Hesperia Sultana.
Sophomore Carlos Perez from Barstow, in
his second straight state championship,
received high praise from men’s Coach
Wes Ashford. “He is our number one
runner.”
Those
returning to defend their title are
sophomore runners Carlos Perez from
Barstow, Manuel Bueno from Rancho
Cucamonga, Matthew Sartori from Redlands
East Valley, Ronell El-Amin from San
Bernardino, Jose Lara from Rim of the
World, and Jared Bain from Rialto.
The
men finished off their 18th Foothill
Conference Championship on October 29th
at Barstow and a third straight
Southern California title on November
7th at Bakersfield, in a lead up
qualifier to the state championships.
“The
toughest competition for us will be from
any number of runners and teams, (Costa
Mesa) Orange Coast, (San Diego) Mesa,
(Walnut) Mt. San Antonio, Cerritos,
Riverside, and (Sacramento) American
River were really good this year,” said
coach Ashford. And they are all
competing for a share of the state
title.
According to Coach Ashford, the
highlight of the year was the Autumn
Classic in Provo, Utah, where the
Wolverines were competing against
multiple schools across the country
including several division one
universities.
SBVC’s
Sartori named honorable mention to state
Student Athlete of the Month
November 10, 2008
San Bernardino Valley College Men’s
Cross Country sophomore Matt Sartori
(Redlands East Valley) was named by the
California Community College Athletic
Association (CCCAA) and the California
Community College Sports Information
Association (CCCSIA) as an honorable
mention for the Student Athlete of the
Month for the month of October.
Men’s Cross Country Head coach Wes
Ashford gave his reasons why Sartori
deserved such an honor.
“Matt has a good attitude and has
great strides as an athletes and
student. He has been consistently a team
scorer (meaning top 5) all year and has
been our first finisher on one occasion.
He finished 4e finished 4th overall at
the Orange County Invitational and 6th
at the Foothill Invitational. At the
Foothill Conference Championships he was
our 4th man and placed 6th
overall.”
On November 7, Men’s Cross Country won
their third straight Southern California
title, and will attempt to complete an
unprecedented “three-peat” at the state
championships November 22, at
Woodward Park
in Fresno.
Cross Country returns to SoCal
Regional's this Friday
November 6, 2008
Men's Cross Country is on the road to
retaining their ranking as the top team
in the state tomorrow at the Southern
California Regional's at Kern County
Soccer Park in Bakersfield. The SBVC
Women's team will be sending seven women
and an alternate to the Regional's and
the Men's team will be sending seven men
and an alternate.
The Men finished off their 18th Foothill
Conference Championship last week at
Barstow and are looking to continue a
string of dominance in the sport of
Cross Country by defending their third
straight Southern California
Championship in pursuit of their third
straight state title. All the schools
who are represented at the SoCal
Regional's
are competing for a share of the
Southern California
title and a spot in the state finals.
The Women will be sending sophomores Candice Galusha
(Tehachapi), Jessica Carter (New Orleans
Abramson), and Michelle Burley (Rialto
Eisenhower) and freshmen Alejandra
Alcantar (San Bernardino San Gorgonio), Tanisha Hunt
(San Bernardino San Gorgonio), Reyna Montoya
(San Bernardino Arroyo Valley), Nancy Mora
(Bloomington), and alternate Irene Lebel.
The Men will be sending several
members from the 2007
Men's Cross Country
state championship team including sophomores Carlos Perez (Barstow), Manuel Bueno
(Rancho Cucamonga), Matthew Sartori (Redlands East Valley), Ronell El-Amin (San Bernardino), Jose Lara
(Rim of the World), Jared Bain (Rialto), and freshmen Ankur Joshi (Indio) and Art Parra
(Hesperia Sultana).
Men's Cross Country: Sartori
named Honorable Mention
for SBVC Student Athlete of the Month
November 3, 2008
Matt Sartori and
Head Coach Wes Ashford
Men’s Cross Country sophomore Matt Sartori (Redlands East Valley)
was
named honorable mention
for the San Bernardino Valley
College Student Athlete of the Month for the month of October.
Head coach Wes Ashford gave his reasons why
Sartori deserved such an honor.
“Matt has a good attitude and has great strides
as an athletes and student. He has been consistently a team scorer (meaning top
5) all year and has been our first finisher on one occasion. He finished 4th
overall at the Orange County Invitational and 6th at the Foothill
Invitational. At the Foothill Conference Championships he was our 4th
man and placed 6th overall.”
2008
Men's & Women's Cross Country Schedule Posted!
March 28, 2008
The 2008 Men's
& Women's Cross Country schedule has been posted to
the SBVC Cross Country website. Please visit the schedule/results page; the
link is above, to see all the details.
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