Claremont High School girls and boys varsity cross country teams won CIF Prelim heats Saturday in Riverside, easily advancing to the CIF Finals next Saturday.

The boys placed runners 7-8-9-17-24 to take first in the team standings with 60 points, ahead of Saugus, 70 points, Sunny Hills, 73, Simi Valley,80, and 14 other schools.

Running over the three-mile Riverside Cross Country Course, junior Vicente Huerta paced the CHS team with a seventh place finish in 15:35.1. Behind Huerta were Ryan Cowgill 8th at 15:35.2, A.J. Reyes 9th at 15:35.3, Adam Trafecanty 17th at 15:46 and Michael Carpenter 24th at 16:01.

Claremont High School’s girls placed runners 3-4-8-15-24 to take first in the team standings with 54 points, ahead of Serrano with 88 points, Canyon-Anaheim 136, Mission Viejo 147 and 21 other schools.

Junior Sydney Hwang once again paced the CHS team with her third place finish in 17:45. Behind Hwang were Azalea Segura-Mora 4th at 17:50, Alyssa Cantrell 8th at 18:08, Sarah Ayala 15th at 18:23 and Julia Marriott 24th at 18:45.

Claremont teams ran the fastest times for the day, according to coach Bill Reeves. He also rested a handful of runners to get ready for the finals.