Technology has come a long way in many sports, including the timing system for cross country racing. Unfortunately, errors can occur and for a period of time the CCCAA State Championship meet results left out Pasadena City College men's team sophomore racer Dylan Che.
Sophomore Dylan Che advanced and qualified as an individual for the upcoming CCCAA State Meet, but his Pasadena City College men's cross country squad ended its 2018 team season Friday in taking 21st place out of 28 teams at the Southern California Championships. The meet was held at Don Knabe Community Regional Park in Cerritos.
The Pasadena City College men's cross country team lives to run another day. Despite finishing in seventh place out of eight teams at the South Coast Conference Championships held Friday at Don Knabe Community Regional Park in Cerritos, the Lancers learned they had qualified as a team for the Southern California Championships this Friday, Nov. 2 also at Cerritos.
The Pasadena City College men's cross country team saw some improvement in times for several runners, allowing the Lancers to place eighth overall among 14 scoring teams participating at the Mt. SAC Invitational held on October 12.
The Pasadena City College men's cross country team placed 11th out of 14 teams Friday at the Brubaker Invitational meet held at Irvine Regional Park. Dylan Che was once again the Lancers top runner, placing 38th out of 153 racers overall.
The Pasadena City College men's cross country team placed 20th out of 28 scoring teams at the SoCal Preview Meet held September 14 at Cerritos College. Dylan Che was the only Lancer to place in the top 100 as he took 74th out of 313 total racers during the 4-mile course.
Last year, Dylan Che showed signs of becoming a solid racer after a 78th place finish at the Mt. San Antonio Invitational. While Che didn't qualify for the 2017 CCCAA State meet, he has come back as a sophomore with the intentions of being a No. 1 runner for the Pasadena City College men's cross country team in 2018.