Lady Panthers Get Third at Norcal Championships
Sophomore duo Yvette Felix and Beatriz Duarte continued an impressive Hartnell College streak of having at least two all-region runners for the last four years. Felix placed fourth overall improving her time on the course by 37 seconds to 18:50. Duarte was not far behind in ninth overall in 19:27. Felix placed 24th as a freshman at the Northern California Championship while Duarte was did not compete in the race. Yvette Tavarez lead a pack of four Lady Panthers separate by just 20 seconds and nine places. Tavarez was 33rd (20:41), Tanya Campos 36th (20:52), Jocelyn Cervantes 37th (20:53), and Alyssa Sanchez 42nd (21:01). Leslie Oseguera was the final lady at 54th (21:26). As a team, the Lady Panthers earned third straight regional trophy placing third out of fifteen teams. Coast Conference foe DeAnza College edged the Panthers for second place by just 3 points.