Bakersfield Claims 2023 WSC Men's Cross Country Title, BC's Rodriguez Finishes First
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Bakersfield College men's cross country team closed the regular season with the 2023 Western State Conference Men's Cross Country Champion title after a pair of stellar performances at the end of the fall season. | PREVIEW RESULTS, FINALS RESULTS
Programs across the league competed in two scoring events to determine a champion. The first, hosted by Oxnard at the end of September, was the WSC Preview Meet and counted as one-third of the points for the final standings. The second event, hosted by LA Mission last Friday, served as the WSC Finals Meet and equated to two-thirds of the overall score. The champion at the conclusion of the two events was the team with the lowest combined total of placement points.
Bakersfield finished at the top of the standings for the first time since 1993 while having five individuals take the top seven spots in the four mile race. Nathanael Rodriguez led the way for the Renegades with a final time of 21:49.9 while by fellow teammate Jacob Perez (21:58.4) finished as the runner-up. Anthony Erikson (22:06.8) of Cuesta took third, followed by Glendale's Ezequiel Soto (4th / 22:11.8) and BC's Jaden Hart (5th / 22:16.5).
Racers who finished in the top-14 on the day earned First Team All-Conference honors, while those who finished 15-28 received Second Team All-Conference recognition and racers placing 29-40 were tabbed as Honorable Mention selections. Official qualifiers for the SoCal Championship event will be announced by the state office.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Bakersfield
2. Glendale
3. Ventura
4. Moorpark
5. Canyons
6. Cuesta*
7. Santa Monica*
8. Antelope Valley
9. Oxnard
10. LA Mission
11. Citrus
*Per the sport supplement: In the event of a tie with placement points, the team that placed higher at the finals event will receive the higher overall team finish.
2023 WSC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
| Place | Name | School | Time |
| 1 | Nathanael Rodriguez | Bakersfield | 21:49.9 |
| 2 | Jacob Perez | Bakersfield | 21:58.4 |
| 3 | Anthony Erikson | Cuesta | 22:06.8 |
| 4 | Ezequiel Soto | Glendale | 22:11.8 |
| 5 | Jaden Hart | Bakersfield | 22:16.5 |
| 6 | Abraham Castro | Bakersfield | 22:29.2 |
| 7 | Atzin Anguiano | Bakersfield | 22:31.8 |
| 8 | Jeremiah Galloway | Glendale | 22:34.1 |
| 9 | Jose Sevilla | Santa Monica | 22:35.7 |
| 10 | Colin McCormick | Santa Monica | 22:40.5 |
| 11 | Christian Breton | Moorpark | 22:56.3 |
| 12 | Erick Tienda | Ventura | 23:10.4 |
| 13 | Ishmael Nungaray | Bakersfield | 23:14.1 |
| 14 | Jacob Nungaray | Bakersfield | 23:14.4 |
SECOND TEAM
| Place | Name | School | Time |
| 15 | Adrian Valdez | Ventura | 23:16.8 |
| 16 | Fabrizio Valdivia | Glendale | 23:18.0 |
| 17 | Sam Regez | Canyons | 23:29.8 |
| 18 | Isiah Polanco | Bakersfield | 23:55.9 |
| 19 | Cesar Tobar | Canyons | 24:00.7 |
| 20 | Luke Morgan | Moorpark | 24:01.6 |
| 21 | Diego Quezada | Ventura | 24:01.9 |
| 22 | Jack Eaton | Canyons | 24:02.5 |
| 23 | Juan Zamora III | Glendale | 24:12.5 |
| 24 | Nathaniel Wilkinson | Canyons | 24:20.9 |
| 25 | Axel Reich | Cuesta | 24:21.7 |
| 26 | Colin Crisostomo | Ventura | 24:24.7 |
| 27 | Robert Lee | Glendale | 24:29.1 |
| 28 | Brandon Rivas-Gramajo | Glendale | 24:34.4 |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Place | Name | School | Time |
| 29 | Reyes Gonzales | Oxnard | 24:42.2 |
| 30 | Eric Amaya | Antelope Valley | 24:51.1 |
| 31 | Robert Chavez | Bakersfield | 24:52.0 |
| 32 | Geo Cabello | Citrus | 25:03.3 |
| 33 | Tyler Smith | Moorpark | 25:06.7 |
| 34 | Kevin Ramirez | Ventura | 25:12.0 |
| 35 | Leonardo Lopez | Antelope Valley | 25:14.4 |
| 36 | Ferbin Orellana | Glendale | 25:18.1 |
| 37 | Jorge Merced | Cuesta | 25:18.7 |
| 38 | Alexsander Hernandez-Morales | Glendale | 25:21.8 |
| 39 | Carlos Oregel | Ventura | 25:23.0 |
| 40 | Adrian Rodriguez | Glendale | 25:28.6 |
