PANTHER CROSS COUNTRY TAKES ON IEAC WITH 2ND PLACE FINISH FOR MEN AND WOMEN
October 26, 2023
The Panthers participated in the annual IEAC Championship Friday, coming in 2nd place for both the men's and women's squads.
The defending champion women's team was led by Andrea Baerenwald who finihsed the course ni 4thplace. Betania Madero-Meza finished 7th. Both earned 1st team All-Conference honors. In all six Chaffey women earned a place on the post-season honor team. With all Chaffey runners finishing in the top 15, the team also qualified for the Southern California Championships for the 8th consecutive year.
The Chaffey men also finished 2nd and qualified for the regional championships. Joseph Chavarria and David Ponce De Leon earned All-Conference honors for their top 8 finishes.
| Women's 5K | Team time = 1:58:28 | 5th out of 10 schools |
| 1-5 = 4:10 | 63 finishers | |
| Andrea Baerenwald | 21:26 | 4th place |
| Betania Madero-Meza | 22:41 | 7th place |
| Cecilia Morales | 23:46 | 9th place |
| Ma-ya Good | 24:55 | 11th place |
| Isamar Aguilar | 25:36 | 13th place |
| Vianney Ferrer Alejo | 27:16 | 14th place |
| Mikayla Castillo | 27:17 | 15th place |
| Men's 4 Mile | Team time = 1:57:28 | 4th out of 10 schools |
| 1-5 = 2:10 | 71 finishers | |
| Joseph Chavarria | 22:28 | 6th place |
| David Ponce De Leon | 22:48 | 8th place |
| Yahir Giron | 23:02 | 9th place |
| Jaaziel Madero | 24:29 | 16th place |
| Sean Castro Melendez | 24:38 | 17th place |
| Anders Crowell | 25:33.6 | 19th place |
| Miguel Beltran | 25:33.8 | 20th place |
| Francisco Mendoza Millan | 26:10 | 23rd place |
| Tahz Palmer | 27:40 | 25th place |
| Jacob Ortiz | 29:55 | 28th place |
| Daniel Sanchez | 32:05 | 31st place |