The Moorpark College Men's Cross Country team traveled up to the beautiful Woodward Park in Fresno to compete at the annual 5CTCA State Cross Country Championships. An overnight storm dumped enough rain to the leave the cross country course not just wet, but muddy and slippery!

The dynamite T-n-T duo of Tyler Smith and Tommy White went 1 and 2 for the Raiders at the 5CTCA State Cross Country Championships! The wet, slippery and muddy course didn't slow down the Raiders who placed 4^th overall as a team! Both Tyler Smith and Tommy White earned 1^st team All-State honors with their 12^th and 14^th place finishes on the Woodward Cross Country course. Sophomore, Tyler Smith, managed to improve his time from the 2023 State Championships by 22 seconds, in spite of the slippery conditions!  Smith finished in 21:11 while Tommy ran 21:14.

Third for the Raiders was Dylan Brown (21:41). Dylan moved up 11 places between mile 2 and 3 and held on strong to finish 31^st overall. Christian Brady-Breton was 4^th for the Raiders. Christian ran a very consistent race and placed 61^st overall with a time of 22:12. David Raigoza, coming off a 10-week racing hiatus, took the 5^th scoring position for the Raiders.   Raigoza passed 31 runners between mile 2 and the finish of the 4-mile race.   His time of 22:29 placed him 80^th overall. The 6^th and 7^th runners for the Raiders were Jonathan Castro (22:33) and Logan Torres(22:40).  Castro ran a strong race and passed 23 runners between mile 1 and the finish of the 4-mile race. Torres ran a steady 4-mile race but was outkicked by several runners in the final stretch.

Overall, the Moorpark Raiders Men's & Women's Cross Country teams placed 3^rd overall as a combined program behind San Diego Mesa and Mt Sac Colleges. The Raiders look forward to some rest and holiday time with their families before embarking on training for the upcoming 2025 track season!