Wednesday, October 2nd, the Taft High Cross Country team attended the Wasco Invitational at Wasco High School in Wasco, California. The usual J.V. boys and girls would instead run as a Frosh/Soph team, running the 2.1 miles.

The Taft High boys would have much success in this meet, with 3 of your very own Taft High athletes placing in the top 10 of 40 other competitors. These athletes include Senior Antonio Guzman with a time of 12:04.45, placing 2nd, Senior Gustavo Ruiz placing 6th with a time of 12:59.64, and Freshman Trenton Ashmore placing 7th with a time of 13:07.56.

Despite the boys’ impressive run, the Frosh/Soph girls also had a very good run. Junior Kimberly Rivera placed 10th with a time of 17:35.95 and Freshman Asucena Santillan placing 11th with a time of 17:45.15. All placements were out of 29 other Frosh/Soph girls that included Taft High athletes Senior Hannah Walls, Juniors Daisy Plascencia, and Kimberly Rivera, and Freshmen Daisy Mora and Azucena Santillan.