Canyons Cross Country Has 12 Runners Earn All-WSC Honors
Jessica Ruiz and Stephanie Martinez earned First Team honors on the women's side, with Garrett Noltemeyer and Jake Higdon named to the men's Second Team.
The College of the Canyons cross country program concluded its season with a trip to the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Championship meet in Fresno, but not before seeing 12 runners earn All-Western State Conference honors.
Results from the WSC Championship meet on Oct. 21, were subsequently used to determine All-Conference selections.
Earning All-WSC First Team honors for the COC women's team, which placed second in the conference, were sophomore Jessica Ruiz and freshman Stephanie Martinez.
Ruiz also went on to finish eighth at the state championship meet with a time of 18:36 to earn JC All-American honors for the second straight year. As a team, the Lady Cougars placed sixth at that event.
Sophomore Chelsea Wells and freshman Díani Ellis were each named All-WSC Second Team, while freshmen Celine Whitman, Chloe Doherty and Taylor Hernandez were selected for Honorable Mention recognition.
On the men's side COC finished sixth in the conference with freshman Garrett Noltemeyer and sophomore Jake Higdon both named All-WSC Second Team.
Sophomore Mauricio La Plante, and freshmen Cody Roelofson and Christopher Ochoa were Honorable Mention selections.
The COC men's team placed 21st at the state championships.
—Jesse Munoz/COC Sports Information
—Photos by Mike Whitman/COC Sports Information.