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NCAA West Regional
49ers End Season Strong at NCAA's
11/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Beach Ends Season Strong At NCAA Regional
Women finishes in 10th place while men finish in 13th
November 10, 2007
EUGENE, Ore. -- The Long Beach State cross country teams ended the 2007 campaign on a high note at the NCAA West Regional as the 49er women's team finished in 10th place and the men finished in 13th. Both teams were ranked at No. 15 in the latest USTCCCA West Regional Poll.
For the 49er women, Sarah Apgar led The Beach as she finished in 29th place with a time of 21:14, followed by Missy Barclay in 56th with a time of 21:43.30. Kristina Wilson, Carly Harris and Jennifer Rodriguez had strong performances as well as they finished in 82nd, 83rd and 87th place.
On the men's side, Travis Kuhlman finished in 61st with a time of 31:43 and Eli Rodriguez finished in 79th (32:10). Dylan Jaedtke finished in 85th (32:21) and Josh Arrieta finished in 99th.
"Today was a great day for Beach Cross Country," said Distance Coach Patrick Cunniff. "The women had an outstanding performance and the men were solid as well but our youth showed over the long course. Both performances were exciting because we showed up and competed well in the regional today. This sets us up for the future as we bring back almost every runner from both teams, so the future looks bright."
NCAA West Regional | Points |
| 1. Stanford | 33 |
| 2. Oregon | 72 |
| 3. Arizona State | 106 |
| 4. Washington | 118 |
| 5. UC Santa Barbara | 143 |
| 6. Washington State | 249 |
| 7. Portland | 250 |
| 8. UC Riverside | 304 |
| 9. California | 328 |
| 10. LONG BEACH STATE | 334 |
| 11. Arizona | 352 |
| 12. San Francisco | 359 |
| 13. Oregon State | 375 |
| 14. UC Irvine | 382 |
| 15. Loyola Marymount | 387 |
| 49er Women | Time |
| 29. Sarah Apgar | 21:14.45 |
| 56. Missy Barclay | 21:43.30 |
| 82. Kristina Wilson | 22:03.60 |
| 83. Carly Harris | 22:04.65 |
| 87. Jennifer Rodriguez | 22:07.40 |
| 162. Melissa Velazquez | 23:24.40 |
| 169. Bethany Gardner | 23:33.85 |
NCAA West Regional | Points |
| 1. Oregon | 47 |
| 2. Portland | 76 |
| 3. Stanford | 100 |
| 4. California | 112 |
| 5. Cal Poly | 116 |
| 6. Arizona State | 141 |
| 7. UCLA | 142 |
| 8. Washington State | 220 |
| 9. UC Santa Barbara | 224 |
| 10. Washington | 233 |
| 11. UC Davis | 356 |
| 12. UC Riverside | 370 |
| 13. LONG BEACH STATE | 420 |
| 14. Eastern Washington | 476 |
| 15. Sacramento State | 498 |
| 49er Men | Time |
| 61. Travis Kuhlman | 31:43.45 |
| 79. Eli Rodriguez | 32:10.10 |
| 85. Dylan Jaedtke | 32:21.40 |
| 99. Josh Arrieta | 32:36.80 |
| 113. Josh Ruff | 33:02.40 |
| 132. Mark Thomas | 33:35.65 |
| 142. Steven DeCastro | 33:56.90 |
