The DVC’s men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Big 8 cross country conference last Friday at the Sacramento Granite Regional Park.

The men’s team participated in the four mile run taking fifth place, with an average time of 23:01. In the men’s, five members took places in the top 60 fastest runners. Joel Timbrell placed 22, Kohlden Hochhaus placed 33rd, Alexander Goodman placed 38th, Ezra Zamora placed 46th, and Daniel Houlston took 47th.

The women’s team ran in the 5K run. Though they didn’t place in the top five as a team, individual placements were strong. Emma Schoenstein placed 7th with a time of 19:24. Katherine Embody also placed strong in 17th place with a time of 20:18.