2018 College of the Canyons Cross Country News

Season
2016 Cross Country summer series.
46th Annual Cross Country Summer Series Runs July 11 Through Aug. 15

The event features a three-mile course that begins at Cougar Field and winds through the Valencia campus and surrounding hillsides, concluding inside Cougar Stadium. All races begin at 7 p.m.

College of the Canyons sophomore runners Celeste Gonzalez, Samantha Bell and Amanda Finn at the 2018 CCCAA Cross Country State Championship Meet at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Cougar Cross Country Ends Season at State Championship Meet

COC sophomores Amanda Finn, Samantha Bell and Celeste Gonzalez each ran at the CCCAA State Championship meet at Woodward Park in Fresno.

College of the Canyons sophomore runners (from left to right) Celeste Gonzalez, Amanda Finn and Samantha Bell will compete as individuals at the CCCAA State Championship meet at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. — Jesse Muñoz/COC Sports Information Director
Canyons Cross Country Trio Headed to State Championship Meet

COC sophomore runners Amanda Finn, Celeste Gonzalez and Samantha Bell will each compete as individuals in the CCCAA State Championship meet at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday, Nov. 17.

The 2018 Thanksgiving Day 'Turkey Trot' will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22.
Runners of All Ages Invited to 10th Annual Thanksgiving 'Turkey Trot"

Participants will run a three-mile cross country course through the COC Valencia campus, beginning at the college's baseball field and continuing through the campus and winding through the hills overlooking the Santa Clarita Valley.

College of the Canyons sophomores Amanda Finn, Celeste Gonzalez and Samantha Bell will compete at the CCCAA State Championship meet on Nov. 17,at Woodward Park in Fresno. Lindie Kane/COC Sports Information.
Canyons Cross Country Will Send Three to State Championship Meet

COC sophomores Amanda Finn, Celeste Gonzalez and Samantha Bell will compete at the CCCAA State Championship meet on Nov. 17, in Fresno.

College of the Canyons competed at the 2018 Moorpark College Raider & Roar Invitational on Friday, Oct. 5. The men's team turned in its best performance of the season with a second place team finish. Jesse Muñoz/COC Sports Information Director 
Cougar Teams Combine to See Six Runners Finish Top-10, Men's Squad Takes Second

Canyons turned in a strong showing in its final race prior to the Western State Conference (WSC) Championship meet on Oct. 19

The College of the Canyons cross country program competed at the Western State Conference Preview on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. The men's team placed sixth while the women's team finish in the fourth place slot. Lindie Kane/COC Sports Information.
Canyons Cross Country Teams Finish Top Six at WSC Preview

COC women's team placed fourth while the men's squad ran to a sixth place finish.

The College of the Canyons men's cross country team had four runners finish in the top-25 at the annual Bakersfield College Invitational on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Lindie Kane/COC Sports Information.
Cougar Cross Country Sees Four From Men's Team Place Top-25

Canyons freshman Sebastian Holding posted the top time for the men's team to finish 14th overall and sophomore Amanda Finn ran to a fifth place finish for the women's squad.

The College of the Canyons women's cross country team poses for a photo prior to running in the CCCAA Southern California Preview at Don Knabe Community Regional Park on Sept. 14, 2018 in Cerritos. Lindie Kane/COC Sports Information
Cougars Compete at Southern California Preview

The annual event will provide an early glimpse of the course set to host the CCCAA Southern California Championship on Nov. 2.

Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at Oxnard Invite
Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at Oxnard Invite

COC sophomores Amanda Finn and Samantha Bell finished sixth and ninth, respectively.

Canyons Starts Season at Ventura Invitational, Finn Finishes Seventh
Canyons Starts Season at Ventura Invitational, Finn Finishes Seventh

COC sophomore Amanda Finn raced to a time of 23:46.3 on the 5K course to place seventh overall.

Canyons Cross Country Hits Course Aug. 31
Canyons Cross Country Hits Course Aug. 31

Cougars begin 2018 season by competing in the Ventura College Invitational at Arroyo Verde Park on Aug. 31.