Barajas Wins, Marroquin Takes Third as SAC Teams Place in Top Seven
Giovanni Barajas and Maria Marroquin led their teams to quality results in the Golden West Invitational on Friday morning.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Giovanni Barajas continues to show that he is one of the best runners in the state as he came away with a first-place finish at the Golden West Invitational on Friday morning.
Barajas dominated the field in this one, winning the race by more than 25 seconds with a time of 21:03.33. He led the Santa Ana men's team to a seventh place finish out of 14 teams.
Corban Pagnotta was the next Don finish with a time of 22:31.63 for 22nd place. Francisco Avila (77th/24:33.14), Eder Diaz (95th/25:21.97) and Andres Ramirez (105th/ 25:47.06) rounded out the SAC men's team.
Santa Ana also had a standout on the women's side with Maria Marroquin taking third place out of all collegiate participants. Marroquin clocked in out 20:13.35 for her fastest time of the year.
The Don women placed 6th as a team with three members coming in the top 50. Irlanda Hernandez came in at 22:47.39 for 43rd place and was trailed closely by teammate Daisy Tellez, who earned 46th place with a time of 23:04.14. Paula Alvarez (54th / 23:48.53) and Giselle Arenas (73rd / 25:20.38) finished strong on the back end of the race to secure the quality result for their team.
Santa Ana will take a week off before competing in the Cerritos Falcons Invitational at Don Knabe Park on Friday, October 4th at 10:00 a.m.
