Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, September 17
Riverside, CA
7:15 AM - Women's 6000m; 7:50 AM - Men's 8000m
Fresno State
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Riverside Invitational
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Bulldogs head to Riverside
9/16/2022 2:49:00 PM | Cross Country
FRESNO, Calif. – After opening the season two weeks ago on a familiar course, Fresno State will head to another one, traveling down to Riverside for the third time since 2018 for the annual UC Riverside Cross Country Invitational. Similar to a year ago, this meet will be the first 6K and 8K races for the Bulldogs this season after runner shorter distances to open.
UC RIVERSIDE CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
Host: UC Riverside
Date: September 17, 2022
Time: 7:15 a.m. – Women's 6K; 7:500 a.m. – Men's 8K
Location: UCR Agricultural Operations Course
Results: Finished Results
A LOOK BACK
Fresno State opened the year on familiar ground, running in the Seawolf Invite hosted at Woodward Park on Sept. 3. The Bulldog women took second with four runners finishing in the Top 10. Transfer Corie Smith earned the top spot for the 'Dogs, finishing fifth in the 5K race at 19:12.79. The men placed third in the 4-mile, led by Mohamed Saleh's 21:09.74t to finish seventh.
GROWING FROM WITHIN THE VALLEY
Of Fresno State's 16 cross country athletes, 14 of them call the Central Valley home. Both the men's and women's team have seven each from the Valley.
Fresno State women
RUNNING IN CALIFORNIA
Competing in Fresno, Riverside, Lodi and Sunnyvale through the first eight weeks of the season, the Bulldogs will not leave the state of California until the Mountain West Championships in Laramie, Wyo., on Oct. 28.
"Fresno State Athletics - For The V: The Central Valley" - Bulldog student-athletes, coaches, and staff proudly wear the "Green V" to show their pride in representing the Central Valley. Stories of why the Bulldogs play for the "Green V" will be shared throughout the next year with #ForTheV. To become a Bulldog Foundation member or join "The Green V Society," please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
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UC RIVERSIDE CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
Host: UC Riverside
Date: September 17, 2022
Time: 7:15 a.m. – Women's 6K; 7:500 a.m. – Men's 8K
Location: UCR Agricultural Operations Course
Results: Finished Results
A LOOK BACK
Fresno State opened the year on familiar ground, running in the Seawolf Invite hosted at Woodward Park on Sept. 3. The Bulldog women took second with four runners finishing in the Top 10. Transfer Corie Smith earned the top spot for the 'Dogs, finishing fifth in the 5K race at 19:12.79. The men placed third in the 4-mile, led by Mohamed Saleh's 21:09.74t to finish seventh.
GROWING FROM WITHIN THE VALLEY
Of Fresno State's 16 cross country athletes, 14 of them call the Central Valley home. Both the men's and women's team have seven each from the Valley.
- Narrowing it down to Fresno/Clovis, the men have two athletes from Fresno (Sam Hawley, Paean Ocampo). The women have four, all whom competed at Buchanan High School (Gianna Chiaramonte, Morgan Hutchison, Mia Jauregui and Corie Smith).
Fresno State women
- The 'Dogs feature five returners in Morgan Hutchison, Shaylee Grimm, Mia Jauregui, Gianna Chiaramonte and Victoria Nino.
- New to this year's roster are Diana Cortes, Ximena Ramos and Arkansas transfer Corie Smith.
- The 2022 team is comprised of seven underclassmen and one junior (Jauregui).
- A veteran squad in 2021, the Bulldogs return just three athletes from last year's team but the trio of Sam Hawley, Juanathan Reyes and Mohamed Saleh bring plenty of experience.
- New to this year's team are freshmen Brayden Blodgett, Corey Ford, Paean Ocampo, and Emmanuel Vaca, and sophomores Christian Santana and Dane Koesterer.
RUNNING IN CALIFORNIA
Competing in Fresno, Riverside, Lodi and Sunnyvale through the first eight weeks of the season, the Bulldogs will not leave the state of California until the Mountain West Championships in Laramie, Wyo., on Oct. 28.
"Fresno State Athletics - For The V: The Central Valley" - Bulldog student-athletes, coaches, and staff proudly wear the "Green V" to show their pride in representing the Central Valley. Stories of why the Bulldogs play for the "Green V" will be shared throughout the next year with #ForTheV. To become a Bulldog Foundation member or join "The Green V Society," please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
Follow us on:
Twitter: @FS_TracknField
Instagram: FS_TracknField
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