Clovis men finish second, women sixth at season-opening Crush Invitational

FRESNO – The Clovis Community College men's and women's cross country teams officially began the 2025 season by hosting the Crush Invitational on Saturday at Woodward Park.

It marked the first of four meets that will take place on the Crush's home course this season. The Crush and Woodward Park will also host the Central Valley Conference Championships (Oct. 29), the Northern California Regional Championships (Nov. 7), and the 3C2A State Championships (Nov. 22) later this year.

On Saturday, the Crush men totaled 89 points to finish in second place overall, and were first among two-year colleges, at the season-opening meet. Ivan Barranco led Clovis with his seventh-place individual showing. He cleared the 4-mile Woodward Park course with a time of 21:09.3.

He was followed in the top-20 by David Bosch in 13^th place at 21:21.3 and Dylan Devine with his time of 21:28.4. Also scoring for the Crush were Christopher Barranco in 26^th place (21:42.0) and Max Jauregui in 27^th (21:42.8).

Other results for the Crush men included:
Edwin Quiroz-Cisneros, 42^nd, 21:55.1
Alvino Diaz-Lopez, 54^th, 21:10.9
Jimmy Sanchez, 78^th, 22:37.3
Osael Hernandez-Perez, 80^th, 22:39.5
Matthew Sanchez, 83^rd, 22:44.2
Johnny Archuleta, 86^th, 22:49.5
Max Montelongo, 88^th, 22:52.2
Isaak Camacho, 90^th, 23:01.1
Julio Carrillo, 100^th, 23:12.5
Benjamin Sanchez, 101^st, 23:13.6
Vincent Gomez, 106^th, 23:20.3
Luis Rodriguez, 127^th, 23:41.3
Salvador Martinez, 130^th, 23:46.8
Arshpreet Singh, 138^th, 24:00.1
Manuel Gastelum Sandoval, 144^th, 24:05.7
Andrew Jones, 159^th, 24:31.2
Daniel Garcia-Aceves, 170^th, 25:00.1
Carter Rubio, 182^nd, 25:28.7
Michael Worley, 219^th, 26:59.7

Fresno Pacific University won the men's team title with a score of 47 points. FPU's Rodney Chemalmal was first with a time of 20:42.9.

In women's action, Clovis totaled 199 points to finish in sixth place overall and fifth among two-year programs at the Crush Invitational. Nieves Alvarez led the Crush with her 21^st-place showing. She cleared the 5K Woodward Park course with her time of 20:00.1.

Sam Martinez was next for the Crush in 30^th place with a time of 20:33.2, Amen Grewal in 56^th place at 21:30.3, and Liliana Cuevas in 60^th with her time of 21:42.5. Also scoring points for Clovis were Zoe Crumpton in 76^th (22:17.3) and Arely Ochoa Rosales in 84^th (22:32.3).

Other results for the Clovis women included:
Alayna Lopez, 88^th, 22:45.1
Olivia Kriehn, 91^st, 22:49.8
Lexanna Pedraza, 102^nd, 23:40.6
Leah Anchondo, 106^th, 24:01.6
Laina Penland, 112^th, 24:20.1
Ashley Salazar, 118^th, 24:51.3
Tayanara Gomez Alonso, 121^st, 25:03.3
Natalia Duque, 130^th, 25:59.2
Kylie Beardsley, 135^th, 26:11.1
Ellie Sano, 144^th, 27:33.2
Savannah Padilla, 146^th, 27:59.2

Fresno Pacific University took the women's team title with a score of 25 points. FPU's Mattie Whipple was the individual winner with a time of 18:34.2. Former Crush standout Julia Martinez, now a member of Fresno Pacific, finished in seventh place.