SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Giovanni Barajas came up with his best performance of the year to place first overall in the 5,000 meter race at the Arnie Robinson Invitational hosted by San Diego Mesa College on Friday, April 5^th.

Barajas, a freshman out of Garden Grove High, clocked in at a time of 15:39.37 to win the event against 14 other competitors.

Other Dons that stood out at the meet were Maria Marroquin and Octavio Moreno.

Marroquin placed fourth in the 1,500 meter race with a time of 5:20.21 and followed that with a fifth place finish in the 800 meter event at a time of 2:38.98.

And Moreno competed in the 110 meter hurdle event and the 400 meter race, checking in at seventh and 26^th respectively.

The Dons will look forward to their next meet at Cerritos College on Friday, April 12^th before coming home to host the Orange Empire Conference Prelims on Friday, April 19^th.

Full results can be found here.