Long Beach State University Athletics
Men 15th, Women 16th at
11/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Men 15th, Women 16th at Regional Championships PORTLAND, OR--The Beach cross country team ended their season Saturday at the West Regional Championships in Portland, OR with a 15th place men's finish and a 16th place women's finish. Junior Terrance Wroblewski (Half Moon Bay) and senior Diane Mendoza (Cerritos) were the top runners for The Beach. Wroblewski finished 52nd with a time of 31:02, ending a chance to qualify for the National Championships in two weeks. Freshman Wolhan Ovalle (Vacaville) was the number two runner for the men with a time of 31:55 (83rd overall). Seniors Brian Stehmeier (Running Springs) and Cory Martin (So. Lake Tahoe) closed out their cross country careers finishing 111th (32:37) and 124th (33:03) respectively. Stehmeier improved his time from last year's regionals by nearly 30 seconds, while Martin improved by one minute on last season's time. "We came into this race wanting to move back into the top-15 in the region, and we did it," said Distance Coach Geoff Masanet. "The guys ran a great race and were just two points shy of a 13th place finish," Masanet added. The men finished just behind conference members Cal State Fullerton and Idaho (who tied for 13th with 345 points) with a score of 347 points. Senior Diane Mendoza had the race of her life to finish 59th overall with a time of 22:12 to cap off her final year of cross country at The Beach. Mendoza improved tremendously from last season where she finished 154th overall with a time of 25:18. Senior Sharon Burnett (Portland, OR) competing in her final cross country competition for Long Beach, and in her own hometown, improved by over a minute from last season's time to finish 107th with a time of 23:00. "The women ran a solid race and I am happy with their finish," said Masanet. "I am so proud of how well Diane (Mendoza) ran and has improved over the last season," Masanet added. |
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