The men’s cross country team finished in first place while the women placed fifth at the Southern California Preview Championships hosted by the Orange Empire Conference on Sept. 16. The top three finishers for the men were sophomore Joshua Silva who came in second with a time of 20:36 in the four-mile course. While Cristian Malloy came in 12th with a time of 21:16 followed by Michael Simpson who finished 16th overall with a time of 21:23. The top three women finishers were freshman Ester Shader who finished for the Tigers at 27th overall with a time of 20:08, followed by Carissa Gomez with a time of 20:14 and Ariel Yepez who finished in 48th with a time of 21:02. The Tigers next meet will be on Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. in Central Park located in Huntington Beach.
