MCC Cross Country competed at Cougar Challenge on Saturday

Monday, September 25, 2023 - 10:20 a.m. | Dylan DeVlieger

The MCC Men's and Women's Cross Country teams competed in the Cougar Challenge on Saturday in San Marcos, CA.

The women who are ranked No. 2 in the country did not register a team score as some ran a 5k distance race as opposed to the traditional 6k. A bright spot for the Lady T-Birds was Regina Raimo who eclipsed a personal record time of a 5k en route to running a 6k. 

Raimo had always fallen short of a sub-21:00 minute but on Saturday she was able to run the 5k in 19:13. Destiny Hernandez also set a new personal record in the 5k as she shaved off nearly two minutes on the course.

The No. 3 ranked men finished 9th out of 15th teams and were led by Jorge Trujillo (25:54.0) and Javier Garcia (25:54.2). Even though the finish is not what MCC was hoping for, they were able to keep the gap between runners # 1 and # 7 small as it was less than two minutes.

Wyatt Williams finished the 8k course in 26:15.3 unlocking a new personal record.

With the ACCAC Championships on Saturday, MCC looks to improve on what they can in order to remain an elite program in the conference and country.

To view the results, click here.