Cross Country Competes at Golden West Invitational, Partida Finishes Fifth
The men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Huntington
Beach, Calif., to take part in the twelve-team Golden West
Invitational on September 22. The Poets finished in fifth
place on the women's side, while the men finished
seventh.
Darlene Partida '10 was the medalist for the
Poets, finishing fifth in the 69-runner field with a time of 18:44
on the 5k course. Jessica Mena '11 was next
across the finish line in 26th place with a time of
20:37. Adrianna Durflinger '08 was just four
seconds behind her in 27th place. Nadine
Rice '11 was 36th in 21:29 and Tessa
Padilla '11 rounded out the Whittier top five in
38th place with a time of 21:33.
On the men's side, Thomas Martinez '11 led the
Poets in 20th place out of 109 runners with a time of
20:15 on the four-mile course. Bryce Holewinski
'11 finished in 50th place with a time of
21:40. Nick Daum '08 was 61st in
22:07 and Cameron Pye '10 was 81st in
23:24.
The Poets are in action again at the SCIAC Multi-Dual Championship
on October 13. The meet is scheduled to begin at La Mirada
Park at 4pm.
