Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
Nevada Twilight
Strong Start for Cross Country in Chase
9/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 3, 2011
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State men's cross country team ran to a second-place finish and the women's squad grabbed third in a four-team Nevada Chase cross country race in Reno, Nev. on Friday.
The Bulldogs' Eric Battles earned second individually in the men's competition with a time of 19:54 in the 6K race while Ann Poythress was third in the 3-mile women's race (19:03).
In the men's Chase Race, Fresno State finished with 47 points - 16 points behind winner UCLA and two points ahead of UC Riverside.
In the women's race, Fresno State tallied 61 points while defeating the host Nevada Wolf Pack, but fell to UC Riverside (27) and UCLA (54).
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