Emmanuel Perez, a junior at Cathedral High in Los Angeles, became the first CIF Southern Section Division 4 boys cross country champion in program history at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. Perez covered the 2.93-mile layout in 14:50.5 for the Phantoms, who finished fifth overall with 137 points to advance to the Nov. 26 state final at Woodward Park in Fresno.