Racing at State
The Santa Monica College men’s cross country team competed in the 3C2A State Championship on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Woodward Park in Fresno. This was the team’s first state championship appearance since the 2022 season.
The day’s rainy weather cleared up before the start of the race, with the four-mile route altered by muddy conditions.
After Corsairs’ runner Levy Dawson injured his calf less than an hour before the start of the race, another Corsair runner Ryder Dragsbeit competed in his place. This late injury hurt the Corsairs’ overall team score, finishing 21st out of 24 teams. Dawson was originally the fourth runner of the team, with the top five runners of the team making the overall team score.
Corsairs’ runner Colin McCormick surprised his team with a 13th place finish, making the team all-state finishers. “I kind of accidentally went out way too hard,” said McCormick. “I was kind of just thinking, this is my last race, you know, I'm just gonna go for it. So I did that. Somehow, I got 13(th place).”
“They were smart. They went through the first mile well-paced,” said head coach Eric Barron. “They felt strong and they looked strong and it was a great way to wrap up the season.”
Results:
Place Time
13 Colin McCormick 21:14.0
71 Alberto Bravo 22:23.5
142 Jairo Zamora 23:26.3
175 Shuangheng Li 24:31.7
178 Diego Reyes 24:38.1
183 Vincent Singer 24:54.9
187 Ryder Dragsbeit 25:48.2
21 Team 1:56:13 total time 23:14 avg time