Friday, August 30
Malibu, Calif.
M: 4:30 p.m. I W: 5:15 p.m.
Long Beach State University
at
Waves Invitational
Photo by: JohnoMoto Photo
Schwab Wins Waves Invite Women's Title; LBSU Men Second
8/30/2024 5:58:00 PM | Cross Country
Both Beach teams earn runner-up honors in Malibu
Women's Results
Men's Results
MALIBU, Calif.—Marikay Schwab won the Pepperdine Waves Invite Friday as the 2024 cross country season got underway for Long Beach State at Alumni Park.
THE WOMEN
Schwab ran a time of 13:04.0 on the 4k course to defeat second-place Nicole Bridges of Cal Poly by a little over two seconds. Schwab's win was the first individual victory by an LBSU women's runner since Ryley Fick won the 2022 UC Riverside Invitational.
Leia Jones came in fourth in a time of 13.11.3. Allie Scimia was 12th, running 13:42.6. Jadyn Palaschuk finished 16th (14:00.5). Mackenzie Hack (14:01.8) was 17th. Brooke Willoughby placed 18th (14:05.3). Alyssa Tapanes was the final scoring Beach entry. She came in 26th (14:31.3).
Long Beach State saw three additional runners compete in Naima Salazar (34th, 14:46.9), Nataly Toledo (37th, 14:53.2), and Elani Huntley (44th, 15:28.1).
Cal Poly edged the Beach in the team race. The Mustangs scored 30 points, and LBSU scored 50.
THE MEN
The day began with the men's race, in which the Beach finished second (49), while Cal Poly took top honors (15).
Cristian Martinez was the top finishing LBSU entry. Martinez ran 17:53.5 over the 6k course to come in seventh (scored sixth). Cameron Rhone finished eighth (scored seventh), running 17:54.0. Rhone dropped his 6k personal best by over a minute as his old PR was 18:56.4.
Levi Taylor placed 13th (scored 10th) after running 18:16.3. Taylor's time was his best over 6k by 17 seconds. Quinn Garity was 18th (scored 12th), posting 18:33.6. Garity lowered his 6k personal best by almost a minute (his previous PR was 19:09.5).
Brandon Day (30th, 19:23.0, scored 21st), and Kyle Reden (31st, 19:23.8, scored 22nd) rounded the scoring for Long Beach State. Reden reset his 6k PR by 18 seconds. Ethan Florez was the final LBSU entry. He finished 39th (20:15.5). Rory Catsimanes of Cal Poly was the individual winner (17:32.5).
UP NEXT
Long Beach State travels to the UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 21. Competition begins with the women's race at 7:15 a.m. The men's race starts at 7:50 a.m.
Men's Results
MALIBU, Calif.—Marikay Schwab won the Pepperdine Waves Invite Friday as the 2024 cross country season got underway for Long Beach State at Alumni Park.
THE WOMEN
Schwab ran a time of 13:04.0 on the 4k course to defeat second-place Nicole Bridges of Cal Poly by a little over two seconds. Schwab's win was the first individual victory by an LBSU women's runner since Ryley Fick won the 2022 UC Riverside Invitational.
Leia Jones came in fourth in a time of 13.11.3. Allie Scimia was 12th, running 13:42.6. Jadyn Palaschuk finished 16th (14:00.5). Mackenzie Hack (14:01.8) was 17th. Brooke Willoughby placed 18th (14:05.3). Alyssa Tapanes was the final scoring Beach entry. She came in 26th (14:31.3).
Long Beach State saw three additional runners compete in Naima Salazar (34th, 14:46.9), Nataly Toledo (37th, 14:53.2), and Elani Huntley (44th, 15:28.1).
Cal Poly edged the Beach in the team race. The Mustangs scored 30 points, and LBSU scored 50.
THE MEN
The day began with the men's race, in which the Beach finished second (49), while Cal Poly took top honors (15).
Cristian Martinez was the top finishing LBSU entry. Martinez ran 17:53.5 over the 6k course to come in seventh (scored sixth). Cameron Rhone finished eighth (scored seventh), running 17:54.0. Rhone dropped his 6k personal best by over a minute as his old PR was 18:56.4.
Levi Taylor placed 13th (scored 10th) after running 18:16.3. Taylor's time was his best over 6k by 17 seconds. Quinn Garity was 18th (scored 12th), posting 18:33.6. Garity lowered his 6k personal best by almost a minute (his previous PR was 19:09.5).
Brandon Day (30th, 19:23.0, scored 21st), and Kyle Reden (31st, 19:23.8, scored 22nd) rounded the scoring for Long Beach State. Reden reset his 6k PR by 18 seconds. Ethan Florez was the final LBSU entry. He finished 39th (20:15.5). Rory Catsimanes of Cal Poly was the individual winner (17:32.5).
UP NEXT
Long Beach State travels to the UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 21. Competition begins with the women's race at 7:15 a.m. The men's race starts at 7:50 a.m.
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