Oct. 2, 2001
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This Week
The San Diego State women's cross country team will be back in action this week when it travels north for the Long Beach Invitational. Race time is set for Saturday at 9:45 a.m., at El Dorado Park East. SDSU will compete against five other teams Saturday including, Southern California, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, the Pacific West Track Club and the Long Beach State alumni team.
Recapping The Stanford Invite
The Aztecs come off a 16th-place finish in a 25- team field at last Saturday's Stanford Invite held at the Stanford Golf Course. The event marked the first time this season the Aztecs have run on a 6,000-meter course. Leading the way for the Aztecs was Jennifer Stakiw, who crossed the finish line at 22:53 and in 53rd place. She was followed closely by Alica Stewart's 56th-place time of 22:56. SDSU finished with 447 points and a space behind CSU Fullerton (425). Stanford took the meet's top spot with 24 points after having five runners finish in the top 10.
SDSU This Year
Prior to Saturday's race in Palo Alto, the Aztecs ran to a 10th-place finish in a 25-team field at the UC Riverside Invite on Sept. 22. SDSU was led by junior Alicia Stewart, who placed 29th with a time of 19:34 and junior Jennifer Stakiw's 30th-place finish of 19:35. The scarlet and black got its 2001 campaign started with an eighth-place finish at the CSU Fullerton Jammin' Invitational on Sept. 1. The Aztecs were led by junior Jennifer Stakiw, whose time of 19:43.30 was good for 42nd-place, and Allison Brown's time of 20:22.40, which earned her 69th-place.
Aztec Invite Canceled
The 58th annual Aztec Invitational, scheduled for Sept. 16 in Balboa Park, was canceled due to the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C. and will not be rescheduled. The event was the Aztecs' lone home contest of the season. The team will get a chance to compete in San Diego, with UC San Diego holding its invite on Oct. 13.
Coaching Staff
The Aztecs are led by the coaching staff of Rahn Sheffield and Jennifer Nanista. A 1990 graduate of SDSU, Nanista is one of the best middle distance runners to don the scarlet and black. She finished second in the 800 meters at both the 1989 and '90 Big West Conference Championships. She continues to compete as a member of the Sheffield Elite Track Club.
Looking Ahead
The Aztecs final meet of the regular-season comes on Oct. 13 when they travel across town to the UC San Diego Invitational. On Sat., Oct. 27, the team will be Albuquerque, N.M. for the Mountain West Conference championships.