Adrian Orozco
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- Height:
- 5'8"
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- Hometown:
- Fillmore, CA
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Fillmore
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- Team:
- Men's XC
News mentions
The Ventura College women's and men's cross country teams produced historic performances Saturday at the CCCAA State Championships in Fresno. The women's team finished third overall, the program's best finish in a state-wide championship since 1977, and the best finish since they won the state small-school championship in 1983. The men, meanwhile, came in 10th overall, their best team achievement since coming in fifth in 2004.
Running in the Western State Conference Championships, the VC men finished a strong second place and the Pirate women came in third overall in the meet held at Bakersfield College. Jacob Hernandez ran in the No. 1 slot for the Pirate men for the first time all season, placing fourth overall while Marissa Gonzales led the VC women in fifth place.
The Ventura College women's cross country team pulled off a mild upset Friday at the Western State Conference Preview Meet in San Dimas. The Pirates won the meet with 46 team points, outdistancing perennial powerhouse Glendale, who finished in second with 51 points. Marissa Gonzales was the first of four VC top-10 finishers in fourth place. The Pirate men, meanwhile, also had a great finish, coming in third place overall, two points behind runner-up Bakersfield. Adan Cruz led Ventura with a sixth-place finish.
The Pirates' men's and women's cross country teams took a break from their regular curcuit of races to compete in the Mark Calvert Invitational Saturday morning hosted by Cal State Fullerton. Competing against four-year schools, club teams, and community colleges, the Pirate men placed 12th of the 14 competing teams while the VC women were 14th of 16 teams. Adan Cruz led the men finishing in 32nd of 199 runners while Marissa Gonzales came in 43rd of 146 competitors.