FRESNO – The 2022 Porterville College men's and women's cross country seasons are officially underway. On Saturday, members of the Pirates competed against over 15 of the state's top teams at the Fresno Invitational. The event, hosted by Clovis Community College, was held at Woodward Park in Fresno.
On the women's side, freshman Krissta Kunze competed in her first collegiate event for the Pirates and finished up the 3.1-mile course with a time of 28.44.2, good for 65th place overall.
The Pirates men's team had six competing at the event. Leading the way was freshman Adrian Martinez. He cleared the four-mile course with a team-best time of 26:37.6 to finish in 97th place overall.
He was followed by freshman Peter Gomez at 29:40.3, freshman Ty Robinson at 30:47.1, freshman Sal Renteria at 31:05.8, freshman Brandon Pulido at 38:14.9, and sophomore Carlos Rodriguez at 38:14.9.
Up next for the Pirates is the Bakersfield Invitational / SoCal Preview meet on Friday, Sep. 23. The event is set for a 9 a.m. start at the Kern County Soccer Park in Bakersfield.