Cross
country runs well at Stanford Invitational
By Jack Schneider
On-line Forty-Niner
Both
Long Beach State men’s and women’s cross
country darted their way through the 6K
women’s and 8K men’s course on Saturday
at the Stanford Invitational.
Overall rankings included the men’s team
receiving 17th place, while the women’s
team claimed 23rd.
The main highlight for the LBSU squads included
49er Jenny Yadon, who took 52nd overall,
finishing with a time of 22:30 and falling
only 29 seconds short of breaking the school
record.
Yadon’s finish marks as the third best time
in LBSU history.
Other times for the women’s team included
Sharon Burnet finishing in 126th place with
a time of 23:36, while Diane Mendoza followed
two places behind Burnet with a time of
23:37.
For the men’s team, Brian Stehmier was the
top finisher, coming in at 91st place with
a time of 25:38. Teammates Kenny Lawrence
and Brian Robles tied for 106th place with
the same time of 25:58.
Running in the open division after coming
off an ankle injury was junior Cory Martin,
finishing with a personal best time of 28:30.
Martin placed 30th in the race, and his
time would have qualified him as the fourth
best finisher if he ran in the scored race.
Distance Coach Geoff Masanet said that the
teams had solid performances from the runners
including the personal bests.
Additional times from men’s cross country
team included Jacob Kruczynski taking 167th
with a time of 26:56 and Bryan Kinkaid’a
168th finish in a time of 26:57.
For the women’s team, Amber Murphy came
in 183rd with a time of 24:52 and Veronica
Capron placed 198th with 25:23.
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