2009 News and Press Releases

Glendora, CA (Cross Country) -- Citrus College Head Cross Country Coach Maury Greer was named the 2009 Western State Conference Coach of the Year for leading his women’s team to their first State Championship berth since the mid 90’s. Greer had three runners place in the State top 110, as the Lady Owls posted their best season in over 10 years.

Fresno, CA (Cross Country) -- The 2009 Citrus College Cross Country season came to a close on Saturday afternoon as the Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team participated in the 2009 CCCAA State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno.

Walnut, CA (Cross Country) -- The Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team is headed to the 2009 CCCAA State Championships in two weekends. The Lady Owls finished 15th out of the 28 participating teams at the Southern California Championships on Friday, earning a spot in the State Finals.

San Luis Obispo, CA (Cross Country) -- For the second straight year, the Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team has qualified for the Southern California Championships, thanks to their performance at the Western State Conference Championships.

Walnut, CA (Cross Country) -- The Citrus College Women’s Cross Country continued to run strong this past weekend as it participated in the Southern California Preview hosted by Mt. San Antonio College. The Preview hosted 39 teams, including five from out of state, as the Lady Owls finished 17th in Saturday’s competition despite missing their number two runner Melissa Granados.

Valley Glen, CA (Cross Country) -- The Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team continued to dominate like few Citrus squads have done before this past weekend, as they placed 5th at the WSC Preview hosted by LA Valley College. The 5th place finish was the best finish by a Citrus team in recent memory.

Huntington Beach, CA (Cross Country) -- Through four weeks of the cross country season, three things have remained the same for the Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team. Those three things have been the consistency of Sophomores Vanessa Esquivel and Cynthia Acedo and freshman Melissa Granados. The trio kept doing what they do best as they led Citrus to a season best fifth place finish at the Golden West Invitational this past weekend.

Glendora, CA (Cross Country) -- Led by freshman Melissa Granados, the Citrus College Women’s Cross Country team continued their assault on Southern California cross country courses this past weekend finishing seventh at the Orange Coast Classic. Granados turned in Citrus’ second top 10 individual finish of the year, taking 10th place with a time of 19:28.72.

Glendora, CA (Cross Country) -- The Citrus College women’s cross country team made their first appearance in the 2009 Southern California Coaches Poll. The Lady Owls are ranked #13th in the latest poll put out by gocollegetrack.com.

Glendora, CA (Cross Country) -- A week after placing sixth at the Ventura Invitational sophomore Vanessa Esquivel continued her assault on the cross country courses of California with another strong finish, this time at the Fresno Invitational.