Sept. 24, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Sophomore Lital Azulay (Holon, Israel) placed ninth out of 227 runners in 21 minutes, 54 seconds to lead the San Diego State women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish Saturday at the 32nd Annual Stanford Invitational at Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto, Calif. The host Cardinal won the 32-team women's invitational race with 31 points, followed by Chico State (136), Portland (155), the Aztecs (189) and UC Santa Barbara (193).
Azulay's time of 21:54 is the fifth-fastest time ever run by a SDSU student-athlete in a race won by Stanford's Arianna Lambee (21:15).
Junior Lisa Crampton was the next Aztec finisher, coming in 23rd with a time of 22:27. Senior Christal Cuadra (29th place, 22:34), sophomore Lisa Naucler (69th, 23:27) and junior Sarah Belger (73rd, 23:31) rounded out SDSU's top five.
The Aztecs will split their squad for two 5K meets on October 1. The SDSU `A' team heads to Salem, Ore., for the Willamette Invitational, at approximately 10:10 a.m., while the Aztecs' `B' team will travel to the UC Riverside Invitational at 9:30 a.m.
2005 Stanford Invitational Results (Women's Collegiate - 6K)
Final Team Results (Top Five Only) (32 teams)
1. Stanford, 31
2. Chico State, 136
3. Portland, 155
4. SDSU, 189
5. UC Santa Barbara, 193
Aztec Individual Results (227 runners)
9. Lital Azulay, 21:54 (Fifth-fastest time in SDSU history)
23. Lisa Crampton, 22:27
29. Christal Cuadra, 22:34
69. Lisa Naucler, 23:27
73. Sarah Belger, 23:31
76. Celeste Tyson, 23:33
99. Sara Cates, 23:52