Long Beach State University Athletics
Saturday, September 15
Riverside, Calif.
7:30 AM
Long Beach State University
at
UC Riverside Invitational
Owen, Stangle Lead Long Beach State At UCR Invitational
9/15/2018 9:53:00 AM | Cross Country
Sophomore Taylor Owen was the top finisher for LBSU in her first race of the year.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Sophomore Taylor Owen was the women's top finisher on Saturday, finishing in 26th overall while Trevor Stangle repeated as the top men's finisher, taking 18th place at the UCR Invitational.
Owen did not run at the Mark Covert Classic, instead debuting in 2018 in a big way this weekend, running a 6K PR of 21:22 to finish in 26th place overall. Next across the line was senior Mikayla Florez who took 36th place with a time of 21:36. Freshman Leslie Diaz closely followed in 43rd with a time of 21:48.
Overall, the women's team finished in 8th place out of 21 teams, in front of a trio of Big West programs in CSUN, Hawai'i and the hosts, UC Riverside.
The men's program also finished in the Top 10, tenth out of 21 teams at the UCR Invitational. The top of the scoring was the same as in Brea, as Stangle came home 18th with a time of 24:47, a new PR, followed by freshman Tyler Spencer in 33rd with a time of 25:07, also a new collegiate best. Fellow freshman Raymon Ornelas as the third finisher for the Beach in 61st place .
Long Beach State is back in action on September 28 at the Capital Cross Classic, hosted by Sacramento State.
Men's 8K Results
1. Southern Utah – 27
2. Utah Valley – 70
3. Pomona-Pitzer – 150
4. Central Arizona – 171
5. Cal Baptist – 187
6. Sacramento State – 235
7. UC Riverside – 262
8. Mt. SAC – 277
9. Claremont – 279
10. Long Beach State - 298
11. Loyola Marymount – 353
12. UC Irvine – 356
13. CSUN – 369
14. UC Santa Crus – 397
15. The Master's – 449
16. Azusa Pacific – 482
17. Hawaii Pacific – 490
18. Redlands – 501
19. Hope International – 534
20. Caltech – 549
21. Fresno Pacific - 564
Long Beach State Individuals (172 Runners)
18. Trevor Stangle – 24:47.9
33. Tyler Spencer – 25:07.7
61. Raymon Ornelas – 25:32.2
85. Gavin Korby – 25:52.9
120. Ricky Cardenas – 26:31.6
135. Moises Rendon – 26:55.9
142. Michael Simpson – 27:03.7
145. Diego Gonzalez – 27:09.9
158. Patrick Burciago – 27:39.9
Women's 6K Results
1. Southern Utah – 31
2. Cal Baptist – 44
3. Utah Valley – 108
4. Sacramento State – 136
5. Azusa Pacific – 150
6. UC Irvine – 186
7. San Diego State – 225
8. Long Beach State – 238
9. Claremont – 246
10. Loyola Marymount – 267
11. UC Riverside – 275
12. CS San Bernardino – 353
13. UNLV – 376
14. CSUN – 408
15. Fresno Pacific – 458
16. Redlands – 472
17. Hawai'i – 499
18. CSU Bakersfield – 524
19. Caltech – 543
20. CS Los Angeles – 587
21. Cal Lutheran – 625
Long Beach State Individuals (170 Runners)
26. Taylor Owen – 21:22.3
36. Mikayla Florez – 21:36.8
43. Leslie Diaz – 21:48.2
80. Sofia Ramos – 22:25.8
87. Maureen Fitzsimmons – 22:32.5
98. Julie Vargas – 22:45.9
101. Tiana Prince – 22:52.6
109. Alyssa Allen – 23:02.4
119. Alexis Ceballos – 23:18.7
Owen did not run at the Mark Covert Classic, instead debuting in 2018 in a big way this weekend, running a 6K PR of 21:22 to finish in 26th place overall. Next across the line was senior Mikayla Florez who took 36th place with a time of 21:36. Freshman Leslie Diaz closely followed in 43rd with a time of 21:48.
Overall, the women's team finished in 8th place out of 21 teams, in front of a trio of Big West programs in CSUN, Hawai'i and the hosts, UC Riverside.
The men's program also finished in the Top 10, tenth out of 21 teams at the UCR Invitational. The top of the scoring was the same as in Brea, as Stangle came home 18th with a time of 24:47, a new PR, followed by freshman Tyler Spencer in 33rd with a time of 25:07, also a new collegiate best. Fellow freshman Raymon Ornelas as the third finisher for the Beach in 61st place .
Long Beach State is back in action on September 28 at the Capital Cross Classic, hosted by Sacramento State.
Men's 8K Results
1. Southern Utah – 27
2. Utah Valley – 70
3. Pomona-Pitzer – 150
4. Central Arizona – 171
5. Cal Baptist – 187
6. Sacramento State – 235
7. UC Riverside – 262
8. Mt. SAC – 277
9. Claremont – 279
10. Long Beach State - 298
11. Loyola Marymount – 353
12. UC Irvine – 356
13. CSUN – 369
14. UC Santa Crus – 397
15. The Master's – 449
16. Azusa Pacific – 482
17. Hawaii Pacific – 490
18. Redlands – 501
19. Hope International – 534
20. Caltech – 549
21. Fresno Pacific - 564
Long Beach State Individuals (172 Runners)
18. Trevor Stangle – 24:47.9
33. Tyler Spencer – 25:07.7
61. Raymon Ornelas – 25:32.2
85. Gavin Korby – 25:52.9
120. Ricky Cardenas – 26:31.6
135. Moises Rendon – 26:55.9
142. Michael Simpson – 27:03.7
145. Diego Gonzalez – 27:09.9
158. Patrick Burciago – 27:39.9
Women's 6K Results
1. Southern Utah – 31
2. Cal Baptist – 44
3. Utah Valley – 108
4. Sacramento State – 136
5. Azusa Pacific – 150
6. UC Irvine – 186
7. San Diego State – 225
8. Long Beach State – 238
9. Claremont – 246
10. Loyola Marymount – 267
11. UC Riverside – 275
12. CS San Bernardino – 353
13. UNLV – 376
14. CSUN – 408
15. Fresno Pacific – 458
16. Redlands – 472
17. Hawai'i – 499
18. CSU Bakersfield – 524
19. Caltech – 543
20. CS Los Angeles – 587
21. Cal Lutheran – 625
Long Beach State Individuals (170 Runners)
26. Taylor Owen – 21:22.3
36. Mikayla Florez – 21:36.8
43. Leslie Diaz – 21:48.2
80. Sofia Ramos – 22:25.8
87. Maureen Fitzsimmons – 22:32.5
98. Julie Vargas – 22:45.9
101. Tiana Prince – 22:52.6
109. Alyssa Allen – 23:02.4
119. Alexis Ceballos – 23:18.7
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