Long Beach State University Athletics
49ers Finish 4th at Big West Championships
2/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
October 27, 2007
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Long Beach State men's and women's cross country teams finished in fourth place at the Big West Conference Championships on Saturday morning. Both teams were projected to finish in sixth in the pre-season Big West polls that was released in August.
Sarah Apgar led the 49er women as she finished in sixth place with a time of 22:06, followed by Kristina Wilson (22:49) in 17th, Missy Barclay (22:51) in 18th and Carly Harris (22:53) in 21st. Apgar, Wilson, Barclay and Harris finished in the top-five all-time finishes in LBSU course history for the Big West Championships.
On the men's side, Dylan Jaedtke led The Beach as he finished in 13th place with a time of 25:49. Travis Kuhlman (26:40) placed 27th, Josh Arrieta (27:01), Mark Thomas (27:31) and Steven DeCastro (27:42) finished 35th, 44th and 51st. The 4th place finish for the men, marked the fourth best finish in LBSU history.
"I'm very proud of both teams," said distant coach Patrick Cunniff. "The women in particular competed very well. I'm proud of the performances for all of the girls. Sara ran a great race and I really liked the competiveness of everyone as I'm excited of the future of that team. I think our youth kind of caught up with us for the men on this tough course and I look forward for the guys in getting better and stronger."
BIG WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOMEN'S 6K
1. UC Santa Barbara (44 pts)
2. UC Riverside (57 pts)
3. UC Irvine (59 pts)
4. LONG BEACH STATE (93 pts)
5. UC Davis (136 pts)
6. Cal State Fullerton (139 pts)
7. Cal Poly (147 pts)
8. Pacific (258 pts)
9. Cal State Northridge (272 pts)
LBSU WOMEN'S 6K RESULTS:
6. Sarah Apgar (22:06); 17. Kristina Wilson (22:49); 18. Missy Barclay (22:51); 31. Jennifer Rodriguez (23:22);
57. Melissa Velazquez (24:44); 61. Bethany Carter (24:55); 65. Veronica Franco (25:17); 70. Denise Nunez (26:21)
BIG WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS - MEN'S 8K
1. Cal Poly (15 pts)
2. UC Santa Barbara (53 pts)
3. UC Riverside (79 pts)
4. LONG BEACH STATE (134 pts)
5. UC Irvine (137 pts)
6. UC Davis (140 pts)
7. Cal State Fullerton (187 pts)
8. Cal State Northridge (240 pts)
LBSU MEN'S 8K RESULTS:
13. Dylan Jaedtke (25:49); 23. Eli Rodriguez (26:26); 27. Travis Kuhlman (26:40); 35. Josh Arrieta (27:01);
44. Mark Thomas (27:31); 51. Steven Decastro (27:42); 56. Josh Ruff (28:18); 64. Steve Cardinalli (29:26)
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