Saturday, September 17
Riverside, Calif.
7:15 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
at
UC Riverside Invitational
Photo by: Andrea Ohta
CSUN Cross Country Competes at UC Riverside
9/17/2022 9:24:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Complete Results
RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The CSUN men's and women's cross country teams competed in the UC Riverside Invitational Saturday.
MEN
32 teams entered 275 runners in the event. Freshman Camilo Torres posted the eighth fastest time by a Matador since 2000 as he scored 82nd place points by going 24:59.5.
CSUN PERFORMANCES
WOMEN
267 runners comprising 34 teams were entered. Nicole Contreras turned in the top CSUN performance. She ran 22:13.8, the 10th fastest Matador 6k time since 2000. She was awarded 118th place points, running 127th overall.
CSUN PERFORMANCES
ACCORDING TO ASSISTANT COACH DEVIN ELIZONDO
"I inherited a hard-working group, and I am proud of their effort today. Our leaders did a great job of setting-up in a good spot for the rest of our pack to chase. On the men's side we were led by a first-year athlete in Camilo Torres and a veteran in Danny Rodriguez. Both young men set a strong competitive example for the entire group. I'm excited by the improvements we've made and looking forward to getting back to work."
"I'm excited for Nicky Contreras, racing in her first 6k today, running very close to the 22-minute barrier. This is a great start for our women."
"This was an important day as every Big West team (except for CSU Bakersfield) was in attendance. We will be able to use this as a measuring stick for training and racing as we move through the regular season toward championship racing."
UP NEXT
CSUN returns to racing Oct. 1 when the Matadors travel to the Pepperdine Waves Invitational.
RIVERSIDE, Calif.—The CSUN men's and women's cross country teams competed in the UC Riverside Invitational Saturday.
MEN
32 teams entered 275 runners in the event. Freshman Camilo Torres posted the eighth fastest time by a Matador since 2000 as he scored 82nd place points by going 24:59.5.
CSUN PERFORMANCES
- Daniel Rodriguez was awarded 96th place points after he ran 25:09.5
- Atticus Hall scored in 136th as he went 25:33.8.
- James Moore earned 163rd place points, running 25:58.5.
- Cesar Cuevas charted a 26:00.7 for 164th place points.
- Balmore Montes scored in 181st, recording a time of 26:32.9.
- Kai Smith rounded out the scorers in 198th (27:23.9)
- Luis Silva was entered and he placed 250th overall (27:29.0).
WOMEN
267 runners comprising 34 teams were entered. Nicole Contreras turned in the top CSUN performance. She ran 22:13.8, the 10th fastest Matador 6k time since 2000. She was awarded 118th place points, running 127th overall.
CSUN PERFORMANCES
- Sonia Avila lowered her 6k personal best time by almost two seconds to 22:56.5. She earned 171st place points.
- Mariah Changco posted a time of 23:22.8 to score 191st place points.
- Elin Markarian charted a 6k personal best, running 23:44.6 for 197th place points.
- Rachael Simpson scored 202nd place points as she went 24:02.9.
- Ouanessa Nana lowered her 6k personal best by nearly 40 seconds, as she ran 24:42.2. Nana was awarded 209th place points.
- Faith Mora was the final Matador to score. She registered a time of 25:02.6 for 210th place points.
- Torrie Freeman competed, running 25:23.1.
ACCORDING TO ASSISTANT COACH DEVIN ELIZONDO
"I inherited a hard-working group, and I am proud of their effort today. Our leaders did a great job of setting-up in a good spot for the rest of our pack to chase. On the men's side we were led by a first-year athlete in Camilo Torres and a veteran in Danny Rodriguez. Both young men set a strong competitive example for the entire group. I'm excited by the improvements we've made and looking forward to getting back to work."
"I'm excited for Nicky Contreras, racing in her first 6k today, running very close to the 22-minute barrier. This is a great start for our women."
"This was an important day as every Big West team (except for CSU Bakersfield) was in attendance. We will be able to use this as a measuring stick for training and racing as we move through the regular season toward championship racing."
UP NEXT
CSUN returns to racing Oct. 1 when the Matadors travel to the Pepperdine Waves Invitational.
~#UniteTheValley~
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