The DVCC Thunder Girls raced in the 18th-annual Desert Twilight Festival in East Mesa on the evening of September 26th. Sophomore Kendyl Taylor placed 36th overall in the top-billed Sweepstakes race with a time of (18:48.1) to lead the Thunder Varsity to an 11th-place finish. The Junior Varsity posted a 16th-place finish in the (combined) Large School Open race, with Kaelyn Albrechtsen leading the way in 65th place (23:43). Samantha Botzler led the DVCC Freshman to a second-place finish, placing 10th overall with a time of 22:26.