Apgar, Kuhlman Lead 49ers At Stanford Invitational

Saturday, September 27

Stanford, Calif.

10:50 AM

Long Beach State University

Stanford Invitational

9/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country

Sept. 27, 2008

Palo Alto, Calif. - The Long Beach State cross country teams completed the Stanford Invitational on Saturday morning at the Stanford Golf Course as the women's squad finished in 11th place with 324 points and the men finished in 9th with 287 points. Host Stanford University finished in first place in both races.

Individually for the 49er women, senior Sarah Apgar was the top runner for The Beach as she finished in 17th place with a time of 21:52. Last year. Apgar crossed the finish line in 24th with a time of 21:45. Coming in second for the 49ers was fellow senior Kristina Wilson as she finished in 40th with a time of 22:31. Wilson surpassed her previous finish from last year's race of 48th place (22:17).

Junior Missy Barclay came in 72nd place with a time of 23:04 and senior Carly Harris crossed the line at 91st with a mark of 23:18. Finishing out for the 49ers, were freshman Stacey Flores in 119th (23:32), Alisia Barajas in 151st (24:06) and Kim Sherman in 164th (24:20). Senior Melissa Velazquez finished in 184th (24:38).

The individual winner of the women's race was Laura Olvera of UC Irvine who led from start to finish with a time of 20:42. Jacky Kipwambok of Azusa Pacific was second with a time of 20:50.

For the men, sophomore Travis Kuhlman was the top runner for LBSU as he finished in 40th place with a time of 25:41. Kuhlman finished in 69th at last year's race with a mark of 25:30. Freshman Raul Acros came in second for the 49ers as he finished in 55th with a time of 25:57 and sophomore Josh Ruff clocked in two seconds behind in 58th.

Freshman Matt Maldonado finished in 78th (26:18), while sophomores Mark Thomas, Josh Arrieta and Steven DeCastro finished in 86th, 95th and 114th respectively.

Scotty Bauhs of Chico State used a late surge to capture the individual crown with a time of 23:45. He passed Aron Rono of Azusa Pacific late in the race for the come-from-behind victory. Rono hung on for second with a time of 23:53.

The 49ers will next be in action as they travel to LaJolla for the UC San Diego Triton Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 11. The women's 6K race is scheduled for an 8:30 a.m. start, while the men's 10K race will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Women's 6K Results	Score
1. Stanford	43
2. UC Davis	122
3. Azusa Pacific	183
4. California	191
5. UCLA	202
6. UC Irvine	227
6. Chico State	227
6. Utah	227
9. UC Santa Barbara	261
10. San Francisco	314
11. LONG BEACH STATE	324
12. Loyola Marymount	338
13. Pepperdine	343
14. Santa Clara	345
15. Univ. of Victoria	372
16. Bowling Green	375
17. Sacramento State	421
18. Seattle Pacific	447
19. Cal Poly	483
20. Ohio State	542
21. San Jose State	573
22. San Diego State	619
23. Cal Poly Pomona	694
24. Hawai'i Pacific	741
25. Fresno State	794
26. Saint Mary's	804
27. Simon Fraser	824
28. Cal State Stanislaus	861
29. Redlands	871

LBSU Women's Results	Time
17. Sarah Apgar	21:52
40. Kristina Wilson	22:31
72. Missy Barclay	23:04
91. Carly Harris	23:18
119. Stacey Flores	23:32
151. Alisia Barajas	24:06
164. Kim Sherman	24:20
184. Melissa Velazquez	24:38

Men's 8K Results	Score
1. Stanford	39
2. California	87
3. Arkansas	103
4. Chico State	122
5. UC Santa Barbara	142
6. Azusa Pacific	219
7. UC Davis	232
8. UC Irvine	249
9. LONG BEACH STATE	287
10. Academy of Art	348
11. Baylor	357
12. Sacramento State	359
13. San Francisco	372
14. Santa Clara	416
15. Fresno State	427
16. Cal State Fullerton	428
17. Cal Poly Pomona	437
18. Loyola Marymount	453
19. Grinnell	515
20. Pepperdine	546
21. San Jose State	617
22. Hawai'i Pacific	646
23. Simon Fraser	703
24. Cal State Stanislaus	726
25. Bowling Green	739
26. Simpson	776
27. Redlands	804
28. Saint Mary's	808

LBSU Men's Results	Time
40. Travis Kuhlman	25:41
55. Raul Arcos	25:57
58. Josh Ruff	25:59
78. Matt Maldonado	26:18
86. Mark Thomas	26:27
95. Josh Arrieta	26:32
114. Steven DeCastro	26:48