Fresno State Athletics
Cross Country Prepares For WAC Championship
10/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Oct. 27, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State men's and women's cross country teams are set to participate in the WAC Championship on Saturday, Oct. 30 in Moscow, Idaho.
The women's 5k race begins at 10 a.m., while the men's 8k race begins at 10:45 a.m. This year's race is at Virgil Phillips Farm County Park in Moscow, Idaho.
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Prior to the race, the WAC announced its men's and women's cross country pre-championship coaches' polls, as voted on by the nine head coaches in the league. Utah State was selected as the favorite to win the men's championship, while Idaho was picked to win the women's title.
Boise State was picked to finish in second place with 31 points with one first place vote. Fresno State was picked third with 23 points. With 22 points, Idaho was voted fourth. New Mexico State (20) and San Jose State (10) followed closely behind in fifth and sixth place, respectively. Louisiana Tech received seven points to finish seventh.
On the women's side, 2009 champion New Mexico State followed closely in second with two first-place votes for 57 points. With 52 points, Utah State was picked to finish third. Fresno State received 40 points, picked in the fourth spot, while Boise State was ranked fifth with 37 points. Nevada was selected sixth with 33 points, followed by Hawai'i in seventh with 22 points. San Jose State (18) and Louisiana Tech (8) were picked to finish eighth and ninth, respectively.
Santa Clara Invitational Recap
The Bulldogs ran well at the Santa Clara Invitational on Oct. 16 at the Baylands Regional Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. The women's team finished in sixth place out of 19 teams, while the men's team took home seventh place out of 19 teams. The women's team was led by Marrijtje Molenhuis, who finished in 22nd place with a time of 17:41.9 in the 5k race. Saylah Barserian finished in 32nd place with a time of 17:48.9 and Pamela Cruz finished in 36th place with a time of 17:50.5. The men were led by Olivier Collin, who finished in sixth place overall with a time of 24:02.0 in the 8k race. Eric Battles finished in 29th with a time of 24:42.4 as the men had one of their strongest showing of the year.
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