Freshmen Lead Cross Country At Highlander Invitational

Saturday, October 13

Riverside, Calif.

8:00 AM

Long Beach State University

Highlander Invitational

Photo by: Photo by John Fajardo

10/13/2018 11:21:00 AM | Cross Country

Tyler Spencer and Leslie Diaz were the top finishers for the men and women respectively in Riverside.

By: Roger Kirk, Assistant Athletics Director, Athletic Communications

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Long Beach State freshmen Tyler Spencer and Leslie Diaz were the top finishers for the Beach, posting 11th and 29th place finishes on Saturday morning at the Highlander Invitational at the UCR Agricultural Operations Course.

Spencer is off to a great start of his freshman season, recording a personal best in the men's 8K race with a time of 24:54.0, breaking his previous mark by 17 seconds. Next to cross the line was senior Trevor Stangle who took 13th place with a time of 25:02.4, just in front of freshman Raymon Ornelas in 14th place with a time of 25.02.7.

Overall, the LBSU men's cross country team placed third among 20 teams with 110 points, including finishing in front of a trio of Big West foes in the host Highlanders, CSUN and UC Irvine.

The women's program also finished in the top ten, taking eighth place out of 22 teams at the Highlander Invitational. The top scorer for the Beach was Leslie Diaz, as the freshman came home in 29th place in the 5K with a time of 18:01, a new PR. Junior Alyssa Allen followed in 40th place with a time of 18:12, also a new personal best time. Fellow freshman Sofia Ramos was the third finisher for the Beach in 44th place.

Long Beach State is back in action on October 19th at the Titan Invitational, hosted by Cal State Fullerton.

Highlander Invitational
Men's 8K Results
1. Cal Baptist- 51
2. Cal State Fullerton – 92
3. Long Beach State – 110
4. UC Riverside – 114
5. El Paso CC – 136
6. Pomona-Pitzer – 195
7. New Mexico State – 211
8. Embry-Riddle Arizona – 220
9. UC Irvine – 239
10. CSUN – 259
11. Glendale CC– 282
12. San Diego – 316
13. Redlands – 334
14. San Diego-Mesa – 349
15. LA Harbor CC – 406
16. Riverside CC – 426
17. Santa Ana CC – 478
18. Cerritos CC – 529
19. Occidental – 574
20. Cal State Los Angeles – 628

Long Beach State Individuals (250 Runners)
11. Tyler Spencer – 24:54.00
13. Trevor Stangle – 25:02.31
14. Raymon Ornelas –25:02.67
35. Gavin Korby – 25:28.09
42. Ricky Cardenas – 25:35.98
72. Braeden Kraft – 25:59.25
79. Ezra Sotelo – 26:09.38
94. Wayne Richards – 26:18.26
118. Michael Simpson – 26:39.43
131. Diego Gonzalez – 26:55.76
151. Logan Schaefer – 27:16.72

Women's 5K Results
1. Cal State Fullerton – 29
2. New Mexico State – 84
3. San Diego – 99
4. El Paso CC – 135
5. Embry-Riddle Arizona – 148
6. UC Riverside – 178
7. UC Irvine – 189
8. Long Beach State – 204
9. San Diego State – 218
10. LA Harbor CC – 278
11. CSUN – 311
12. Glendale CC – 324
13. Glendale -324
14. Cal State Los Angeles – 424
15. Riverside CC – 485
16. Occidental – 487
17. CSU Bakersfield – 516
18. Pomona-Pitzer – 516
19. Santa Ana CC– 588
20. San Bernardino Valley CC – 591
21. Cerritos CC – 662
22. Norco CC – 716
Long Beach State Individuals (251)
29. Leslie Diaz – 18;01.32
40. Alyssa Allen – 18:12.50
44. Sofia Ramos – 18:16.97
68. Tiana Prince – 18:43.22
69. Ryley Fick – 18:45.81
79. Alexis Ceballos – 18:54.84
91. Sabrina Del Bello – 19:06.99
96. Marissa Gonzales – 19:14.53
108. Kelsie Newman – 19:24.89
112. Bronsyn Ledgard – 19:29.59
120. Leann Pavana – 19:34.90
132. Hannah Batchelor – 19:55.02
133. Anitha Graves – 19:55.75
162. Jazmin Esparza – 20:25.24