Cross Country
Ventura's Brianna Richards and Henry Fulk competed in the 3C2A Women's and Men's Cross Country Championships, respectively, Saturday at Fresno's Woodward Park. Richards ran 29th out of the 169 runners in the women's 5k race while Fulk placed 77th out of 194 competitors in the men's 4-mile run.
Pirate freshman Brianna Richards ran in sixth place Friday in the Southern California Regional Championships to qualify for the 3C2A State Finals on Nov. 23 in Fresno. Meanwhile, the Pirate men ran as a team, finishing just out of a state qualifying spot, placing 17th. Henry Fulk finished 59th overall, also qualifying for state as an individual.
The Pirates' men's and women's cross country teams both qualified for the Southern California Championships Friday with solid performances at the Western State Conference Championships at Moorpark. Brianna Richards finished as the conference runner-up to lead the women to a seventh place finish overall while a tightly bunched group of four men's runners behind Henry Fulk helped the men finish seventh as a team, as well.
The VC men's and women's corss country teams ran at the Manny Bautista College Open Friday at the Naval Training Center Park in San Diego Friday, a meet which also served as the Couthern California Preview on the course for November's regional championships. The Pirate men ran 15th of the 23 competing teams while the women, who did not compete in the team competition, were led by Brianna Richards, who ran seventh overall.
The VC men's and women's cross country teams hosted the Western State Conference Preview Meet Friday morning at Arroyo Verde Park. Aiden Plew led the men's team with an 18th place finish out of 98 runners while Natalie Kreil was the first runner for Ventura to cross the finish line in the women's race in 33rd place out of 51 competitors.
The VC men's and women's cross country teams ran at the Crush Invitational Saturday at Fresno's Woodward Park, the site of the 3C2A State Championships later this season. The Pirate men ran 17th as a team, led by Henry Fulk in 58th place overall while the VC women were led by Brianna Richards who finished eighth overall.
The VC men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2025 season at the Pirate Invitational at Arroyo Verde Park on Friday morning. Brianna Richards led a pair of VC women finishing third overall in the 5k race while Henry Fulk opened his Pirate career with a Top-10 finish in the men's 4-mile event. The Ventura men came in third as a team among the six competing squads.
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Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2024-25 with a total of 101 Pirates achieving a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List, in the fall 2024 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 46 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2025, 99 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 44 posting perfect GPA's.
Ventura's Brianna Torres and Kevin Ramirez ran in the 3C2A State Women's and Men's Cross Country Championships, respectively, on Saturday at Fresno's Woodward Park. Torres finished 17th overall and Ramirez crossed the finish line in 148th.
VC sophomore Brianna Torres finished 11th in the women's SoCal Regional race Friday, and Kevin Ramirez led the Pirates' men's team in 58th overall, as both qualified for the 3C2A State Championships to be held Nov. 23 in Fresno. The VC men's team finished 18th out of 26 cometing teams overall, but did not qualify for state as a group.
The Pirates' men's cross country team finished fifth Friday at the Western State Conference Championships at Oxnard College to qualify for the SoCal Regionals as a team. Kevin Ramirez and Jonah Sloan led the way in 21st and 24th place overall, respectively, for Ventura, earning second team All-WSC honors. Mesnwhile, Brianna Torres came in fifth in the women's race to earn first team All-WSC accolates and an individual trip to the regionals in two weeks.
The VC men's and women's cross country teams competed Friday at the Southern California Preview Meet at Chaffey College rescheduled from Sept. 20. The Pirate men placed 16th overall of 24 competing teams and the women did not field a complete team for the team competition. Brianna Torres once again was the top woman for Ventura, placing 10th, while Kevin Ramirez came in 60th to pace the VC men.
The VC men's and women's cross country teams previewed the 3C2A State Championship course in Fresno Saturday morning at the Seawolf Invitational hosted by Sonoma State University. Competing against mostly NCAA Division II athletes, Brianna Torres finished 27th of 74 runners while Jonah Sloan paced the Ventura men in 37th place out of 85 competitors.
The Pirates' men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2024 seasons Friday hosting the Ventura Invitational at Arroyo Verde Park. Sophomore Brianna Torres, an All-Western State Conference performer a year ago, led the Pirate women with a runner-up finish while newcomer Jonah Sloan led the Ventura men finishing 15th overall. VC's men's team finished third in the team competition among the six competing teams while the women did not run enough athletes for the team standings.
The Ventura College Athletic Department claimed its 14th Top-13 finish in 19 years, placing 13th in California in the 2023-24 all-sports National Association of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup standings. Pirate Athletics totaled 106 points overall, besting its 105.5 points earned in 2022-23 that placed 12th. Ventura was also 17th for the second straight year in the Daktronics Cup Standings with two-years schools from California, Oregon and Washington.
