COD had two runners participate in the first event of the 2021 season at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita for the Canyons Cross Country Invitational, where participants finished in 14th and 26th place on the 5 kilometer course.

Grabbing the top spot for Desert in Santa Clarita was freshman Heather Hinton (La Quinta H.S.), collecting 14th place with a time of 24:26.91.

Freshman Rocio Munoz (Palm Springs H.S.), who finished 26th, collecting a time of 33:10.68.

The next event for Desert is at the Coach Downey XC Classic at Morley Field in San Diego on September 24th at 10 a.m.

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Information & Story provided by COD Sports Information. Photo provided by Cross Country coach Nellie Carrillo.