Both Santa Rosa Junior College cross country teams finished out the year with decent places in the State Championships Nov.23.

The SRJC men finished the season in 12th place with 363 team points in the four-mile run. Nobody placed in the top ten in the four mile run.

Cristian Nazareck lead the men and placed 42nd with a time of 21:17:84. Jaime Silva placed 60th with a time of 21:33:43.

Jesse Fenn placed 80th with a time of 21:44:38.

Logan Staley placed 87th with a time of 21:48:88.

The men’s team picked up podium finishes every meet until the state championship.

The women’s team had three first place finishes this year and placed 18th at State with 437 team points in the three-mile run.

Leading the women at the stripe was Taylor Faulk who placed 31st with a time of 19:21:15.

The next runner placing was Kelly Birkland, 88th, with a time of 20:08.

Tori Dwyer placed 108th with a time of 20:22:79.

Luz Huerta placed 124th with a time of 20:35:24.

Karla Torres placed 170th with a time of 21:35:54.

Head coach David Wellman was impressed with how the team did this season. “The State meet went really well. Everyone stepped it up and ran with all their heart. It was a long and grueling season, and the athletes were able to compete well at the biggest stage,” said Wellman.