This past Saturday, the Escalon cross country team went to Hughson for the 20th Annual Supercross meet where athletes run 2.5 miles, or 4 km, and run through a mud pit and jump over hay bales.

“The Cougar athletes had a fun time, some even wore costumes,” head coach Arend Jones said of the Oct. 17 event.

Also taking part were Coach Jones, his son and his friend, competing in the Open race.

For the varsity boys, Kenneth Vargas finished first for Escalon with a time of 16:20.

Leading the varsity girls, Victoria Calderon finished first with a time of 19:57.

For the frosh/soph boys, Brandon Gonzalez finished first with a time of 16:05; while Paityn Tagliabue finished first for Escalon in the frosh/soph girls race with a time of 21:38.

“In the JV boys race, Mateo Estrada finished first despite losing his shoe for a while,” Jones noted. He turned in a time of 18:05 to lead the Cougars in that division.

For the JV girls, it was Miroslava Torres turning in a time of 23:21 to finish first for Escalon.

Coming up next week, the Cougars will have their TVL Finals at River Bluff Regional Park in Ceres, with that event scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28.