Sept. 21, 2002
HONOLULU, HAWAII- Despite the humidity, the San Diego State women's cross country team finished a strong fourth out of 13 teams at the Hawai'i Invitational Saturday.
Four Aztecs finished in the top-25. Senior Jennifer Stakiw led the squad for the third straight meet with an 11th place finish (19:37.90). Christal Cuadra finished 17th, with a time of 20:01.60. Alicia Stewart (20:24.90) and Jamillah Titus (20:33.80) rounded out the top marks for the Aztecs, finishing 22nd and 24th, respectively.
"The course was very difficult," said Jennifer Nanista, assistant coach. "It was very hot and humid out there. The times definitely do not reflect the effort that was put in."
The top individual time for the 5K run was 18:41.90, set by Nina Christensen of Hawaii Pacific University. UCLA won the competition with 46 points overall.
Back in California, the SDSU "B" team headed up to UC Riverside for the Riverside Invitational. Although the squad did not have enough runners to compete for an overall team place, individually Julie Amster led the Aztecs with a time of 20:51.80.
SDSU runners will reunite when they travel to the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 28.
Final Team Results 1.UCLA, 46; 2. UH Manoa, 88; 3. Oklahoma State, 89; 4. San Diego State, 106; 5. Hawai'i Pacific Univ., 117; 6. Occidental College, 146; 7. UH Hilo, 204; 8. Brigham Young, 222; 9. Mt. San Antonio College, 237; 10. UNLV, 244; 11. San Francisco, 253; 12. Chaminade, 336; 13. Mills College, 383.
Aztec Individual Results- Hawai'i Invitational 11. Jennifer Stakiw (19:37.90) 17. Christal Cuadra (20:01.60) 22. Alicia Stewart (20:24.90) 24. Jamillah Titus (20:33.80) 39. Tina Fodor (21:13.60) 41. Kylie Edwards (21:19.70) 54. Brianne Bricker (22:19.90) 61. Laura Preston (22:40.80)
Aztec Individual Results- Riverside Invitational 83. Julie Amster (20:51.80) 99. Katie Parry (21:18.20) 121. Emily Joller (22:07.80)