Friday, September 1
Nipomo, Calif.
8:30 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
at
Big West Preview
Cross Country Season Gets Underway For CSUN at Big West Preview
9/1/2023 12:07:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
NIPOMO, Calif.—The CSUN men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2023 season Friday at the Big West Preview, which was run at the home of the 2023 league meet, Blacklake Golf Resort.
ASSISTANT COACH DEVIN ELIZONDO ON TODAY'S PERFORMANCES AT THE BIG WEST PREVIEW
Atticus Hall turned in the top CSUN performance as he was awarded 32nd place points (40th overall) and recorded a time of 18:55.7.
TALKING TO ATTICUS HALL AFTER THE RACE
WOMEN
Nicole Contreras was the top finishing Matador in the 5k race. She received 36th place points (41st overall) at 19:08.3.
TALKING TO NICOLE CONTRERAS AND SONIA AVILA AFTER THE RACE
GALLERYGallery: (9-18-2023) 2023 Big West Preview
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH JUSTIN JOHNSON
"We had some solid performances from both teams today. You can see that the team worked hard over the summer. The women did a great job running together and pushing each other.
We made a few mistakes on the men's side, but our fitness and strength helped us perform well. Cal Poly put together a great course, and we look forward to returning in six weeks for the Big West Championship. We will start our recovery process today as we prepare for the next competition in two weeks and UC Riverside."
UP NEXT
CSUN resumes competition on Sept. 16 at the UC Riverside Invitational. Racing begins at 7:15 a.m.
ASSISTANT COACH DEVIN ELIZONDO ON TODAY'S PERFORMANCES AT THE BIG WEST PREVIEW
MENHear from Coach Elizondo on today's performances at the Big West Preview. pic.twitter.com/tvNklEgPpy
— CSUN Track & Field & Cross Country (@CSUNTFXC) September 1, 2023
Atticus Hall turned in the top CSUN performance as he was awarded 32nd place points (40th overall) and recorded a time of 18:55.7.
TALKING TO ATTICUS HALL AFTER THE RACE
CSUN PERFORMANCESComments from CSUN's top men's performer Atticus Hall on today's race. pic.twitter.com/67KwwNiEwg
— CSUN Track & Field & Cross Country (@CSUNTFXC) September 1, 2023
- Daniel Rodriguez, 37th place points (48th overall), 19:08.7.
- Cesar Cuevas, 43rd place points (60th overall), 19:21.0.
- Noah Contreras, 44th place points (62nd overall), 19:24.4.
- Yaseen Sardar, 46th place points (64th overall), 19:32.5.
- Ethan Smith, 55th place points (83rd overall), 20:10.5.
- Also running for the Matadors were Balmore Montes (20:32.1, 92nd,), Ja'Patrick Smith (21:01.3, 97th), and Luis Silva (99th, 21:18.5).
WOMEN
Nicole Contreras was the top finishing Matador in the 5k race. She received 36th place points (41st overall) at 19:08.3.
TALKING TO NICOLE CONTRERAS AND SONIA AVILA AFTER THE RACE
CSUN PERFORMANCESTalking to Nicole Contreras and Sonia Avila after today's Big West Preview. pic.twitter.com/0iOeWBCbN0
— CSUN Track & Field & Cross Country (@CSUNTFXC) September 1, 2023
- Elin Markarian, 48th place points (54th overall), 19:37.9.
- Sonia Avila, 49th place points (56th overall), 19:42.1.
- Leann Hamilton, 56th place points (68th overall), 19:58.1.
- Rachael Simpson, 59th place points (74th overall), 20:12.6.
- Vanessa Avila, 63rd place points (80th overall), 20:24.4.
- Mariah Changco, 68th place points (92nd overall), 21:29.0.
- Also running for the Matadors were Sakura Divecchio (21:35.4, 94th) and Faith Mora (21:50.1, 97th).
GALLERY
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH JUSTIN JOHNSON
"We had some solid performances from both teams today. You can see that the team worked hard over the summer. The women did a great job running together and pushing each other.
We made a few mistakes on the men's side, but our fitness and strength helped us perform well. Cal Poly put together a great course, and we look forward to returning in six weeks for the Big West Championship. We will start our recovery process today as we prepare for the next competition in two weeks and UC Riverside."
UP NEXT
CSUN resumes competition on Sept. 16 at the UC Riverside Invitational. Racing begins at 7:15 a.m.
~#GoMatadors~
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