Clovis women fourth, men 17th at CCCAA State Championship

The Clovis Community College women's cross country team earned its highest showing in program history, finishing in fourth place overall at the 2021 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.

Also competing at the event, the Crush men finished in 17th place to wrap up the season.

Led by a 16th place finish from freshman Jennifer Recinos, Clovis totaled 162 points for fourth place. Recinos cleared the 3.1-mile course with a time of 19.15.9. Recinos was joined in the top-30 by sophomore Toni Payton. She was 19:43.0 to end in 29th place.

Also for the Crush:

• Morgan Prescott, 36th, 19:52.9
• Evelyn Zambrano, 57th, 20:27.9
• Megan Zambrano 72nd, 20:47.2
• Walker Douglas, 96th, 21:23.8
• Jessica Lanham, 109th, 22:15.5

Danielle Salcedo of College of the Canyons was the women's individual state champion with her time of 17:54.9 while Mt. San Antonio College won the team title with 63 points. Hartnell College was second with 79 points, followed by Riverside City College in third with 130 points.For the Clovis men, sophomore Abraham Cordova led his squad by finishing the four-mile event with a time of 21:40.2 for 72nd place. He was followed by freshman Adrian Cuevas in 88th place at 21:56.5.

Also competing for the Crush men:

• Charlie Sawyer, 114th, 22:28.5
• Mitchell Neal, 116th, 22:33.1
• Cameron Van Zant, 128th, 22:45.6
• Jeremiah Stott, 143rd, 23:11.0
• Cesar Murillo, 158th, 23:57.3

Mt. SAC's Daniel Abdala was the men's individual champion, running 19:52.4. San Diego Mesa won its second consecutive men's team championship with a score of 50 points.