Pirates qualify for Northern California Championships

The 2022 Porterville College men's cross country season will continue for at least one more event. On Monday, the Pirates learned they had earned a spot in the upcoming Northern California Regional Championships. The meet is set for Saturday (Nov. 5) at Rohner Park in Fortuna.

PC is coming off a fourth-place finish at the Central Valley Conference Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno last week.

Freshman Sal Renteria led the Pirates with his 21st-place finish. He cleared the four-mile course with a time of 29:19.1. He was followed closely by teammates Ty Robinson in 22nd (29:19.2) and Peter Gomez in 23rd (30:11.1).

Also for PC, Brandon Pulido finished in 25th place (32:51.1) and Carlos Rodriguez was 26th (35:10.3).

Porterville is led by head coach Michael Kasimoff. The Pirates will look to advance to the CCCAA State Championships on Nov. 19 in Fresno.