The annual Manny Bautista Cross-Country Invitational will take place this Friday, October 11th at the Naval Training Center in Liberty Station, Point Loma.
This meet honors Bautista, who coached cross-country and track and field at Mesa College for 14 years. His teams achieved:

• Four State Championships
• 1994: First Women's State Cross Country Championship in school history
• 1998: Only Women's State Track and Field Championship in school history
• 2000-2001: Men's State Cross Country Teams ranked #1 community college team in the nation

Bautista was also a four-time recipient of the California Community College "Coach of the Year" award before retiring in 2002.

Event Schedule:

• Friday, October 11th: Open Division race, 10:00 AM start.

For more information, please visit:

• Live Stats:  https://milesplit.live/meets/636146
• Meet Information: https://www.gosdmesa.com/sports/mxc/Manny_Bautista_XC_Invite