Freshman Sal Renteria, originally out of Monache High School, led the Porterville College men's cross country team with his 21^st-place finish at the Central Valley Conference Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. He cleared the four-mile course with a time of 29:19.1. 

The Pirates finished in fourth place at the CVC Championships and qualified for the Northern California Championships on Nov. 5 at Rohner Park in Fortuna