SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Santa Ana College cross country program hosted the 2018 Brubaker Invitational on Friday, October 5^th at Irvine Regional Park. The Dons competed against 12 other schools at the meet, placing 5th in the men's race and 7^th on the women's side.

Servando Aviles was the top runner for the Dons as he finished 7^th overall, earning a medal with a time of 21:06.1. Right behind him was Giovanni Barajas, who came in at 21:32.3 for 18^th place while Dalton Aviles clocked in with a time of 21:51.4 for 26^th. Rounding out the Santa Ana team were Lizandro Hernandez (23:14.5), Dante Perez (23:17.6), Daniel Gonzalez (23:24.4), Octavio Moreno (24:06.7) and Sergio Rodriguez-Martinez (27:14.3).

Santa Ana's women were led by Maria Marroquin, who placed 24^th with a time of 21:11.8 and was closely followed by the 27^th place finisher, Lucero Torres Calderon (21:22.5). Melissa Aguirre (22:11.9), Monique Azpeitia (22:39.7), Maria Lopez (24:46.6) and Jacqueline Sanchez (25:11.7) filled out the Santa Ana team for their 7^th place finish.

The Dons will now prepare for their next meet at UC Riverside in the Highlander Classic on October 13^th before heading to the Orange Empire Conference Championships on October 26^th at Riverside College.