Posted: Oct 27, 2014
A year ago, VC cross country runner Anthony Rivas finished just seconds out a spot in the state championships. On Friday, he earned a second chance to qualify for state as the only member of the Pirates' men's cross country team to qualify for the SoCal Regionals at the Western State Conference Championships. Rivas knocked 40 seconds off of his time on Ventura's Arroyo Verde Park course from earlier this year to finish 24th overall, qualifying for the regionals. Rivas, who prepped at Fillmore High School, is this week's VC Pirate Student Athlete of the Week sponsored by Pacific Aire Heating and Cooling.