Bakersfield, CA - The Renegade Cross Country team hosted the 2021 Bakersfield Invitational at Hart Park on Friday, Sept. 24. Air conditions were in question throughout the morning but the Bakersfield cross country's team was able to finish all races before the air index was in the unhealthy range at Hart Park. Both men's and women's teams finished first. 

The men finished in first place as a team overall with a total time of 1:55:07 on the four-mile course. The highest men's finisher was freshman Elias Martinez finishing in third place with a time of 22:33. 

The complete list of Men's Renegade individual finishers are below:

4. Cadena, Juan, 22:58

5. Palma, Juan, 22:59

7. Castro, Abraham, 23:09

8. Felix, Francisco, 23:28

9. Merlos, Edgar, 23:30

12. Gonzalez, Elian, 23:59

18. Jara, Andrew, 24:58

19. Martinez, David, 25:08

23. Garcia, Salvador, 26:06

24. Pimental, Angel, 26:12

26. Maxwell, Lukas, 26:31

27. Padilla, Juan, 26:35

29. Sobarzo, Joshua, 27:01

34. Gonzalez Duran, Arturo, 32:43

The Women finished in first place as a team overall with a total time of 1:54:50 on the 5K course. The top women's finisher was Crystal Ray who won first place with a time of 20:38. 

The complete list of Women's Renegade individual finishers are below:

2. Gomez, Rain, 21:28

3. Ontiveros, Olivia, 21:40

5. Chatterton, Amber, 25:16

6. Escudero Mendonza, Dulce, 25:48

7. Meron, Nechama, 25:58

10. Elturk, Sophia, 27:49

11.Diaz, Marcilia, 27:52

12.Macias, Natalie, 29:26

13. Fonseca, Nayeli, 36:05

To view, the complete race results click this link. The Renegades will next compete at the WSC Preview at Sheldon Arleta Park Friday, Oct. 1st starting at 1:00pm.

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