Cross Country Has Strong Showing at Cal Poly Invitational

The Fresno State cross country teams took fourth and fifth place at the Cal Poly Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 13. The men's team finished fourth with 141 points and the women's team finished fifth with 131 points.

Host school Cal Poly took first place in both the men's and women's team competitions. In the men's race, Cal Poly won with 48 points. California took second place with 93 points and Southern Utah took third with 103 points.

Junior Roberto Vaca (Sanger, Calif.) was the top placer for the `Dogs for the first time this season. Vaca took 11th place with a time of 27:35 in the 8K race.

Junior Roosevelt Cook (Oakhills, Calif.) finished second on the team, 20th overall, with a time of 27:55. Junior Josh Roddy (Manteca, Calif.) was third on the team, 27th overall, at 28:10.

In his first top-5 team finish, sophomore Curtis Barela (Hinkley, Calif.) took fourth on the team and 37th overall with a time of 28:20. Junior Alex Mason (Alameda, Calif.) finished fifth on the team and 46th overall with a time of 28:34.

In the women's team competition, Cal Poly won with 43 points. Track West (a club team) took second place (54), Southern Utah took third (91) and Cal State Northridge took fourth (109).

Junior Olga Gutierrez (Visalia, Calif.) was Fresno State's top placer. Gutierrez took fifth place in the women's 5K with a time of 18:45. Sophomores Kara and Michelle June (Santa Maria, Calif.) took 17th and 18th place overall. Kara June finished one second ahead of her older sister at 19:36.

Junior Stacy Esquivel (Visalia, Calif.) took fourth place on the team and 39th overall with at time of 20:20. Senior Rachel Bauer (Clovis, Calif.) finished fifth for the Bulldogs, 52nd overall, with a time of 20:46.

The Fresno State men's and women's cross country teams travel to Honolulu, Hawaii for the WAC Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27.

Men's Team Places1. Cal Poly 482. California 933. Southern Utah 1034. Fresno State 1415. Cal State Fullerton 1576. UC Riverside 1657. Sequoias 1818. Track West 1879. Long Beach State 21510. UC Santa Barbara 21811. UC Irvine 23012. Pepperdine 34613. San Jose State 39914. Cal State Northridge 40215. San Francisco 413

Women's Team Places1. Cal Poly 432. Track West 543. Southern Utah 914. Cal State Northridge 1095. Fresno State 1316. Cal State Fullerton 1467. California 1758. Long Beach State 1829. UC Riverside 29810. Pepperdine 30911. UC Santa Barbara 33412. San Jose State 33513. San Francisco 33614. Westmont 443

Fresno State PlacesMen11. Roberto Vaca 27:3520. Roosevelt Cook 27:5527. Josh Roddy 28:1037. Curtis Barela 28:2046. Alex Mason 28:3459. Philip Ogilvie 29:0361. Kyle Cirrincione 29:0880. Ryan Anderson 29:3481. Mike Azevedo 29:4083. Santos Solorio 29:4198. Marques Hicks 30:31108. Mario Andreozzi 31:07112. Thiago Ghilardi 31:21122. Kevin Smith 32:04

Women5. Olga Gutierrez 18:4517. Kara June 19:3618. Michelle June 19:3739. Stacy Esquivel 20:2052. Rachel Bauer 20:4661. Stacy Aurit 21:0672. Jennifer Smith 21:40105. Leah Horowitz 23:11

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Cross Country Has Strong Showing at Cal Poly Invitational

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