Sept. 16, 2006
SAN DIEGO - 5K Women's Invite Results | 5K Women's Open Results | 8K Men's Invite Results | 8K Men's Open Results | 5K People's Race Results
The San Diego State cross country team played host to its only home meet of the season, the 62nd Annual Aztec Invitational, and registered a fifth-place finish with 139 points Saturday morning at Balboa Park. Arkansas won its second straight invitational title with 20 points, followed by Long Beach State (60 pts.), Loyola Marymount (80 pts.), CS Fullerton (129 pts.) and the Aztecs.
Senior Celeste Tyson paced SDSU, finishing 20th with a season-best time of 18:58. Her 5K-clocking surpasses Meryl Follosco's effort in the Fullerton Season Opener for the top Aztec time in 2006.
Speaking of Follosco, the junior crossed the finish line in 19:17, good for 26th place, while senior Sara Cates (19:45) and junior Lisa Naucler (19:49), turned 34th- and 36th-place performances, respectively. Both Cates and Naucler put forth season-best efforts.
The SDSU freshmen class also had an impressive showing as Jessica Mason (53rd - 20:15), Stephanie Armstrong (62nd - 20:30), Makenzie Mabry (70th - 20:37) and Lindsay Barajas (74th - 20:47), all established personal bests.
Junior Lital Azulay set a season-low time of 20:17 (54th), while senior Jackie Duncan finished the course in 20:47 (73rd) and freshman Jessica Walker completed the race in 21:12 to place 80th.
In the women's open race, freshman Darien Buc was the top SDSU runner, finishing the 5K in a personal-best time of 21:16 (46th). Other Aztecs to compete in the open were sophomore Amanda Maydeck (season-best 21:44) and junior Anne Vieira (22:15), who placed 62nd and 74th, respectively.
San Diego State will be in action Saturday, Sept. 23, as it travels to Falcon Heights, Minn., for the Griak Invitational. The meet is scheduled for a 12:10 p.m. CT start.
62nd Annual Aztec Invitational
(5K Team Results - Women's Invitational only)
1. Arkansas - 20
2. Long Beach State - 60
3. Loyola Marymount - 80
4. CS Fullerton `A' - 129
5. SAN DIEGO STATE - 139
6. Southern California - 168
7. CS San Marcos - 193
8. Ft. Lewis College - 232
9. CS Northridge - 250
10. Saint Mary's - 286
11. CS Fullerton `B' - 300
12. UNLV - 360
5K Individual Invitational Results (SDSU only)
20. Celeste Tyson - 18:58
26. Meryl Follosco - 19:17
34. Sara Cates - 19:45
36. Lisa Naucler - 19:49
53. Jessica Mason - 20:15
54. Lital Azulay - 20:17
62. Stephanie Armstrong - 20:30
70. Makenzie Mabry - 20:37
73. Jackie Duncan - 20:47
74. Lindsay Barajas - 20:47
80. Jessica Walker - 21:12
5K Individual Open Results (SDSU only)
46. Darien Buc - 21:16
62. Amanda Maydeck - 21:44
74. Anne Vieira - 22:15