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(September 2, 2005) - The
UC Riverside Highlanders men's and women's cross country teams
have been selected to finish sixth and seventh, respectively,
in the 2005 Big West Conference Coaches Poll, it was announced
Friday.
Cal Poly was picked to repeat
as men's champions while UC Santa Barbara was voted the top
finisher for the women's poll. Both polls are listed below.
The Highlander men's team
finished eighth in last season's Big West Championships while
the women placed ninth. For the second consecutive year, UC
Riverside will host the 2005 Big West Championships, on October
29 at the Ag/Ops Course.
The Highlanders open the
2005 season at the Cal State Fullerton meet Saturday, September
3 at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
No. School Pts.
1. Cal Poly (7) 49
2. UC Santa Barbara 42
3. Long Beach State 32
4. UC Irvine 30
5. Cal State Fullerton 19
6. UC Riverside 16
7. Cal State Northridge 8
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
No. School Pts.
1. UC Santa Barbara (8) 64
2. Cal Poly 50
3. Long Beach State 48
4. UC Irvine 44
5. Cal State Fullerton 30
6. Cal State Northridge 22
7. UC Riverside 19
8. Pacific 11
( ) First place votes
Complete meet results can
be found here: Men's
Results Women's
Results
(Sept. 3, 2005) - The UC
Riverside men's and women's cross country teams opened the
2005 season Saturday at the Cal State Fullerton "Season
Opener" at Craig Regional Park in Fullerton.
The men's team finished
in eighth place among 18 teams, while the women's team was
17th among 24 teams.
The Highlanders both finished
in strong packs. Freshman Michael Buell led the way for the
men's team, finishing 42nd overall in 28:05.40., while the
women's team was led by freshman Brenda Martinez who finished
in 21:03.9.
8
Riverside 200 38 39 40 41 42 43 65
Total Time:
2:20:29.60 Average: 28:05.92
42 Michael Buell 28:05.40 38
43 Natan Wolack 28:05.90 39
44 Jose Melina 28:06.00 40
45 Raul Lara 28:06.10 41
46 Ulices Pina 28:06.20 42
47 Andrew Tachias 28:06.30 43
72 Pedro Ramos 28:49.60 65
103 Joel Cota 29:40.70
17
COL-UC Riverside 418 81 82 84 85 86 94 122
Total Time:
1:45:21.10 Average: 21:04.22
84 Brenda Martinez
21:03.90 81
85 Lisa Lopez 21:04.00 82
87 Cristina Olivas 21:04.20 84
88 Danielle Evans 21:04.40 85
89 Maryanne Hanks 21:04.60 86
98 Jessica Hogan 21:14.00 94
135 Leah Richards 21:57.70 122
139 Ashley Zamora 22:04.10
Complete meet results can
be found here: Results
(Sept. 23, 2005) - The UC
Riverside men's and women's cross country teams competed in
their second races of the year at the Stanford Invitational
at the Stanford Golf Course Saturday.
The women's team finished
sixth of 17 in the 4K run. Freshman Brenda Martinez was the
Highlanders' top finisher, placing 13th in 14:52. Sophomore
Lisa Lopez was 20th in 15:02, freshman Danielle Evans 39th
in 15:36 and sophomore Maryanne Hanks 45th in 15:50.
On the men's side, only
two runners competed in the 8K race. Sophomore Andrew Tachias
was 43rd in 25:00 and sophomore Nate Wolack was 102 in 26:02.
(Sept. 30, 2005) - A total
of 587 runners from 32 schools and clubs are scheduled to
compete in four races at the 25th Annual UC Riverside Cross
Country Invitational at the Agricultural Operations Course
in Riverside on Saturday, October 1. The first race begins
at 7:30 am.
The Ag/Ops Course, which
is located on Canyon Crest just 300 meters south of Martin
Luther King Boulevard, affords competitors the opportunity
to run through the shade of orange groves and eucalyptus trees,
some nearly a century old.
"I would like to invite
the public to come out and support the runners on what should
be a beautiful day for racing," UCR Head Coach Irv Ray
said. "It is a great course to watch a race on, and we
have some outstanding teams running."
Admission to watch the races
is $5.00, and there will be a fee to park. Parking can be
found at the nearby Greek Orthodox Church on Canyon Crest
or UCR Lot 30 on the corner of Canyon Crest and MLK.
The race schedule is as
follows:
• 7:30 am: Men’s 8000m Collegiate Invitational
• 8:15 am: Women’s 5000m Collegiate Invitational
• 8:45 am: Men’s 8000m Collegiate/Open Invitational
• 9:30 am: Women’s 5000m Collegiate/Open Invitational
Teams scheduled to compete
include the Cal Poly, CS Northridge, CS San Bernardino, Fresno
State, Hawaii, Long Beach State, Pepperdine, San Diego State,
San Jose State, UNLV, UC Irvine and University of San Diego,
as well as the host Highlanders.
A complete list of competitors
and results from the races will be posted on Don Chadez' Flash
Results-West web site at http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/.
Results: Men's
Cross Country Invitational
Women's Cross Country
Invitational
Men's Cross Country Open
Women's Cross Country
Open
(Oct. 1, 2005) - The 25th
Annual UC Riverside Cross Country Invitational was held Saturday,
with over 400 runners competing in four races.
In the men's 8K invitational,
Southern Utah's Jesson Baumgartner posted a solid nine second
win over Jameson Mora of Cal Poly (SLO). Baumgartner finished
the course in 24:29.0, with Mora trailing at 24:38.10.
Cal Poly won the team event,
with a total of 51 points, placing five runners among the
top 15. Concordia was second with 70 points and host UC Riverside
was third with 80 points.
UC Riverside's redshirt
freshman Andrew Tachias finished fifth overall in 24:53.20
and sophomore Ulices Pina was 12th in 25:23.20. Freshman Jose
Melina was 17th overall in 25:30.20, sophomore Raul Lara was
22nd in 25:45.20 and sophomore Nathan Wolack was 24th in 25:59.90.
In the women's 5k invitational,
Natalie Perkins of Concordia scorched the field in a time
of 17:23.50, over 24 seconds faster than second place Annemarie
Byrne (17:47.70) of CS San Marcos and third place Tiffanie
Marley (17:48.80) of the University of San Diego. Cal State
Fullerton won the team competition with a total of 96 points,
placing their top 5 runners in the top 30. San Jose State
was second with 102 points and Concordia was third with 110.
Host UC Riverside was sixth
with 131 points. Freshman Brenda Martinez was the Highlanders'
top finisher, placing sixth in 17:55.10. Sophomore Lisa Lopez
was 18th in 18:37.70, freshman Danielle Evans was 25th in
18:50.50, and freshman Cristina Olivas 29th in 18:57.90.
In the men's 8k collegiate/open,
Jordan Horn, running unattached, cruised to a easy win in
24:26.90 over Nick Arciniaga of Team Saucony who finished
second in 25:04.40.The Cal Coast Track Club won the team competition,
with 38 points, placing five runners among the top 13. Long
Beach State was second with 47 points and Saucony was third
with 63 points.
In the women's 5K collegiate/open,
Stephanie Rothstein finished the course in 17:07.70 followed
by Lindsay Christman in 17:18.60. A pair of Cal Coast runners
finished third and fourth, Kelly Flathers in 17:34.60 and
Bree Hitchens in 18:38.90. Cal Coast took the team competition
with 31 points over Long Beach State, which had 35 points.
LBSU finished third, fourth, fifth, eighth and 15th, but Cal
Coast edged them with first, second seventh 10th and 11th
place finishes.
(Oct. 11, 2005) - The UC
Riverside Highlanders men's and women's cross country teams
will face their toughest competition of the 2005 season Saturday,
October 15, 2005, when they compete against teams at the Drews/Neubauer
Invitational at the Maple Grove Country Club in West Salem,
WI, hosted by the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse.
The 8,000-meter Jim Drews
men's race will take place at 10:30 a.m. CST. Twenty-one teams
will battle for the top spot, including, No. 2 ranked Wisconsin,
No. 20 Minnesota, and No. 30 Iowa State.
The 6,000-meter Tori Neubauer
women's race will commence at 11:30 AM, featuring 20 teams,
including No. 10 Minnesota and Iowa State, ranked 10th in
their region.
"This is a great opportunity
for us to earn some national points. Both teams should finish
well," Ray said.
UCR is the only team from
west of the Rockies to compete.
"This is a true mid-west
cross country course. Grass, dirt, rain, snow, you name it.
It should be a great race," Ray added.
The forecast is for 68 degrees
and sunny weather Saturday.
Information on the meet
can be found at the UW-Lacrosse
web site and at the meet
website.
Scheduled teams include:
Men
Central College
Gustavus
Hamline
Haverford
IL Wesleyan
Iowa State
Luther
Macalester
Minnesota
MN-Duluth
Nebraska Wesleyan
St. Mary's
South Dakota State
Tufts
UC-Riverside
UW-Eau Claire
UW-La Crosse
UW-Platteville
Wartburg
Winona State
Wisconsin
Women
Central College
Gustavus
Hamline
Illinois Wesleyan
Iowa State
Luther
Macalester
Minnesota
MN-Duluth
Nebraska Wesleyan
St. Mary's
South Dakota State
St. Catherine
St. Olaf
UC-Riverside
UW-Eau Claire
UW-La Crosse
UW-Platteville
Wartburg
Winona State
Men's
team results
Men's
overall results.
Women's
team results
Women's
overall results
(Oct. 15, 2005) - The UC
Riverside women's cross country team had an outstanding afternoon,
finishing third overall among 22 teams at the Tori Neubauer
Invitational, while the UCR men finished in the middle of
the pack, 11th among 23 teams, in the Jim Drews Invitational,
both at the Maple Grove Country
Club in West Salem, WI, hosted by the University of Wisconsin,
LaCrosse.
The women's team finished
third-of-22 teams with 121 points, led by an outstanding fifth
place finish by freshman Brenda Martinez, who covered the
course in 21:57. Freshman Cristina Olivas was 14th in 22:29
and sophomore Lisa Lopez was 17th in 22:23. Freshman Danielle
Evans rounded out the top four with a 31st place finish in
22:53.
Martinez's time was a school
record for a six kilometer course, besting the 22:58 run by
Lopez at the Big West Championships in 2004. It marked the
first time that a UCR female athlete broke the 22 minute mark.
The time ranks her third in the Big West this season.
Wisconsin-La Crosse was
first with 72 points led by a first place finish by Julia
Rudd. South Dakota State was second with 80 points. The Highlanders
finished ahead of No. 10 ranked Minnesota (11th) and No. 10
regionally ranked Iowa State (ninth).
The men finished 11th-of-23
teams, finishing with a total of 305 points. Freshman Jose
Melina finished in 25:32, good for 35th place. Sophomore Andrew
Tachias was 45th in 25:42, followed by sophomore Ulices Pina
in 66th in 26:03 and Raul Lara in 75th at 26:10.
No. 2 ranked Wisconsin won
the overall meet, finishing with three runners in the top
five to finish with 46 points, followed by Minnesota No. 20
ranked, which finished with 52 points.
(Oct. 27, 2005) - The conference’s
cross country best will emerge on Saturday, October 29 at
the 2005 Big West Cross Country Championships in Riverside,
CA at the UC Riverside Agricultural Operations Course. The
conference’s seven men’s squads will run on an
8K course at 8 a.m., followed by the eight women’s squads
on an 6K course at 9 a.m.
The Big West Championships
return to UC Riverside’s Agricultural Operations Course
for the third time in four years. The Agricultural Operations
Course, located adjacent to campus on the 420-acre Citrus
Research and Agricultural Experiment Station (CRC-AES) near
the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Canyon Crest
Drive. The course, which was developed for the 1979 NCAA
Division II National Championship, features a long loop that
winds through groves of citrus trees and crosses over irrigation
canals. It has a wide running surface, allowing for a large
field of runners and outstanding racing.
There is no charge for admission
to the event, but parking will be $5.00 and is available at
UCR Lot 30 and at the Greek Orthodox church across the street.
On the women’s side,
UC Santa Barbara looks to defend its two consecutive Big West
titles. None of the top ten finishers from last year's championship
will compete this year. Last year’s first, second and
fourth place finishers, Lauren Christman, Lindsay Christman,
and Stephanie Rothstein redshirted for UCSB this season. Junior
Bethany Nickless of UCSB ran the overall fastest time this
season with a 21:49 finish at the NCAA Pre-Nationals on Oct.
15. With the loss of Utah State and Idaho who departed for
the WAC following the 2004 season, the field of competition
will be an even tighter race. The Gauchos slipped out of the
national polls this week but have been previously ranked as
high as 17th this season. UC Irvine is currently ranked ninth
in the regional polls.
For the men’s teams,
Cal Poly looks to three-peat as conference champion, as the
Mustangs have claimed five of the last eight titles. The Mustangs
are 27th in the nation in the most recent MONDO poll and six
runners from last year’s championship squad will return
to compete for the title. Four of last year’s Big West
Championship top 10 finishers return this year including Chris
Ashley (UCSB), Mike Chavez (UCSB), Andy Coughlin (CP) and
Luke Llamas (CP). Cal Poly’s toughest challengers look
to be UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State and UC Irvine, which
are all ranked regionally. Senior Jimmy Grabow of Long Beach
State finished with the overall fastest time for the season
with a 24:03 mark on Sept. 24 at the Stanford Invitational.
Results from the event will
be posted to
Don Chadez's Flashwest results site. • Men's
Entry List • Women's
Entry List
7:00 a.m. - Course open
to all athletes
7:45 a.m. - First Call to start line
7:50 a.m.- Second Call to start line
7:55 a.m. - Final Call to start line
8:00 a.m. - Men's 8K Championship
8:45 a.m. - First Call
to start line
8:50 a.m. - Second Call to start line
8:55 a.m. - Final Call to start line
9:00 a.m. - Women's 6K Championship
9:50 a.m. Men's Awards
Presentation
9:55 a.m. Women's Awards Presentation
Men's
results
Women's
results
(Oct. 29, 2005) - The UC
Riverside Highlanders men's and women's cross country teams
recorded their best finishes in school history at the Big
West Conference Championships, held at the UCR Ag/Ops Cross
Country Course in Riverside Saturday. The women's team finished
fifth out of eight teams and the men were fourth out of seven
teams.
On the women's side, UC
Irvine won the conference championship with 29 points, besting
UC Santa Barbara's 66 point finish. For the men, Cal Poly
won with 24 points, topping UCSB at 38 points.
The Highlander women were
led by freshman Brenda Martinez, who finished 10th overall
and set a new school record with a time of 21:43.5, over the
6,000 meter course. She is the first Highlander to earn All-Big
West honors.
Freshman Cristina Olivas
was 18th in 22:02.8, followed by Lisa Lopez, who was 19th
in 22:03.3. Both also bested the previous school record. Sophomore
Maryanne Hanks finished 44th in 23:21.0 and freshman Danielle
Evans was 49th in 23:37.2. The fifth place finish was the
best in team history, as the program had previously not finished
better than ninth.
For the men, eight of the
Highlanders' nine runners recorded personal bests over the
8,000 meter course. Freshman Jose Melena was 25th in 24:59.6,
followed by freshman Andrew Tachias in 28th at 25:02.8 and
sophomore Raul Lara in 29th in 25:05.2. Sophomore Nathan Wolack
was 33rd in 25:31.6, sophomore Joel Cota was 34th in 25:35.1
and freshman Michael Buell was 39th in 25:59.3.
"This was a big leap
forward for the program," Head Coach Irv Ray said. "We
have very young teams, and they did well today."
The Highlanders will compete
at the NCAA Regionals at Stanford in two weeks.
See
the poll here
(Nov. 4, 2005) - The UC
Riverside Highlanders men's cross country team has been ranked
13th in the West Region by the United States Cross Country
Coaches Association in a poll released November 1.
The Highlanders are one
of five Big West teams in the poll. Stanford is first in the
poll, followed by Portland and Cal Poly. UC Santa Barbara
is seventh, Long Beach State 12th and UC Irvine 15th.
It is the second time the
Highlanders have been ranked this season, the first time being
a 15th place ranking on September 20.
(Nov. 9, 2005) - The UC
Riverside men's and women's cross country teams will compete
at the NCAA West Regional races at Stanford University on
Saturday, November 12.
The men's 10,000 meter race
will begin at 11:00 a.m., and followed by the women's 6,000
meter race at 12:15 p.m.
The men's team is ranked
13th in the west region and the women's team is ranked 15th
in the west region.
"This is the first
time that both the men's and women's teams have received regional
rankings," Head Coach Irv Ray said. "We are hoping
to have a performance at the regionals that represents those
rankings."
Ray said that with both
teams being extremely young, the races will be an opportunity
for the teams to get some critical postseason experience that
will benefit them over in the coming years.
"We are in a great
position to elevate the programs to the next level, and this
race will be another step in that process," Ray said.
The women's team is led
by freshman Brenda Martinez (Rancho Cucamonga, CA/Rancho Cucamonga
HS), who ran a school record 21:43.5 over six kilometers at
the Big West Championships on October 29, becoming the first
Highlander to run a sub-22 minute race at that distance. Freshman
Cristina Olivas (Bloomington, CA/Bloomington HS - 22:02.8
at BW Championships) and sophomore Lisa Lopez (Hesperia, CA/Hesperia
HS - 22:03.3 at BW Championships) round out the top three.
On the men's side, freshman
Jose Melena (Lancaster, CA/Antelope Valley HS) leads a talented
group of first and second year runners. Melena led the team
at the Big West Championships with a time of 24:59.6 over
the eight kilometer course. Redshirt freshman Andrew Tachias
(West Covina, CA/Covina HS) has the team's best eight kilometer
time of the year, recording a 24:53.2 performance at the UCR
Invitational on October 1.
Complete
Men's Results
Complete
Women's Results
(Nov. 12, 2005) - The UC
Riverside men's and women's cross country teams concluded
the 2005 season on Saturday with encouraging performances
at the NCAA West Regional, held at the Stanford University
Golf Course. The UCR men finished 14th overall among 23 teams,
while the women, led by another school record breaking performance
by freshman Brenda Martinez, placed 22nd among 30 teams.
Martinez (Rancho Cucamonga,
CA/Rancho Cucamonga HS) improved upon her school record for
a 6,000 meter course, finishing in 46th place in a time of
21:39.6, besting her previous best o 21:43.5 recorded at the
Big West Championships on October 29 . Sophomore Lisa Lopez
(Hesperia, CA/Hesperia HS) was 69th overall in 22:11.1. Freshman
Cristina Olivas (Bloomington, CA/Bloomington HS - 22:02.8
at BW Championships) rounded ou the top three in 107th place
in 22:50.3.
Running at the 10,000 meter
distance for the first time this season, the Highlanders were
led by freshman Jose Melena (Lancaster, CA/Antelope Valley
HS), who covered the distance in 31:36.6, placing him in 58th
place. Redshirt freshman Andrew Tachias (West Covina, CA/Covina
HS) was 77th in 32:16.9 and sophomore Raul Lara (Orange, CA/Orange
HS) was 98th overall in 33:06.2.
The men entered the race
ranked 13th in the west region, while the women were 15th.
Both teams were very young with four freshmen and three sophomores
running for the women and four sophomores and three freshmen
running for the men. The men were the only team to run a lineup
made-up exclusively of underclassmen, while the women were
one of two teams to be so represented.
Stanford sophomore Arianna
Lambie won the NCAA West Regional individual crown on Saturday
on the Stanford University Golf Course in a time of 19:29.3,
more than 19 seconds better than runnerup Amy Hastings of
Arizona State. Lambie's victory helped the second-ranked Stanford
women's team to its seventh straight regional crown and a
berth at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 in Terre Haute,
In. The Cardinal tallied 24 points compared to 48 points for
runnerup Arizona State.
The Arizona men's team,
ranked ninth in the nation, broke Stanford's ten-year hold
on the NCAA West Regional title, with a victory over the fourth-ranked
Cardinal on Saturday. Robert Cheseret led four Arizona runners
in the Top 10 with a victory over 10,000 meters (30:03.3).
Arizona tallied 33 points compared to 80 for runnerup Stanford.
Women's Results
22. 543 UC RIVERSIDE (22:54.4 114:31.7)
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1 46 222 Brenda Martinez FR 21:39.6
2 69 221 Liza Lopez SO 22:11.1
3 107 223 Cristina Olivas FR 22:50.3
4 160 218 Dannielle Evans FR 23:54.6
5 161 219 Maryanne Hanks SO 23:56.1
6 (166) 224 Ashley Zamora SO 24:07.1
7 (173) 220 Jessica Hogin FR 24:22.1
Men's Results
14. 458 UC RIVERSIDE (32:50.1 164:10.4)
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1 58 186 Jose Melena FR 31:36.6
2 77 187 Andrew Tachais FR 32:16.9
3 98 183 Raul Lara SO 33:06.2
4 110 188 Nathan Wolack SO 33:33.0
5 115 181 Michael Buell FR 33:37.7
6 (140) 184 Ulices Pina SO 35:04.4
7 (146) 182 Joel Cota SO 36:19.9
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