The DVCC Girls travelled to Freestone Park in Gilbert, AZ on Friday morning September 5th to compete in the Western Equinox Cross Country Festival. In the Championship race, the Thunder were led to a 5th-place finish by sophomore Kendyl Taylor, whose time of 19:16 was good for 10th place overall. In the Open Race, DVCC captured 11th-place overall, led by junior Laniya Begody who placed 5th with a time of 22:19. The Thunder took fourth place the Freshmen race, led by Gianna Johnson, who placed 12th overall with a time of 23:01.