Sept. 1, 2007
BREA, Calif. - The San Diego State cross country team opened its season with a seventh-place finish at the Fullerton Season Opener at Carbon Canyon Regional Park on a warm Saturday morning in Brea, Calif. The Aztecs completed their first race of the year with 176 points and recorded a top 10 finish at the meet for the eighth time in the past nine seasons.
"We had a good spread between our first- and fifth-place runners," assistant coach Jennifer Nanista said. "We ran well and fought hard under the circumstances and I am happy with how we ran this morning."
SDSU was led by senior team captain Lisa Naucler, who finished in 25th place with a time of 19 minutes, 13 seconds. Her effort at Carbon Canyon was 49 seconds better than her performance a year ago when she came in 58th place after finishing the race in 20:02.50.
Junior college transfer Kristin Glen logged the Aztecs' second-best time as she crossed the finish line in 19:16 to come in 27th place.
Rounding out SDSU's top seven was Alyssa Robinson (47th, 19:58), Stephanie Armstrong (51st, 20:04), Anne Vieira (65th, 20:32), Sara Beyers (68th, 20:34) and Darien Buc (85th, 21:01).
Other Aztecs to finish inside the top 100, include Michelle Martinez (89th, 21:04), Sara Cunningham (90th, 21:05), Makenzie Mabry (95th, 21:12) and Elizabeth Leonard (98th, 21:17).
San Diego State returns to action in two weeks when it plays host to the Aztec Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Balboa Park.
FULLERTON SEASON OPENER
Carbon Canyon Regional Park (Brea, Calif.)
Team Results (Top 5 out of 12 and SDSU only)
1. Cal State Fullerton - 51
2. Cal State Los Angeles - 78
3. Azusa Pacific - 95
4. Biola - 111
5. Concordia - 123
7. San Diego State - 176
SDSU Results
25. Lisa Naucler - 19:13
27. Kristin Glen - 19:16
47. Alyssa Robinson - 19:58
51. Stephanie Armstrong - 20:04
65. Anne Vieira - 20:32
68. Sara Beyers - 20:34
85. Darien Buc - 21:01
89. Michelle Martinez - 21:04
90. Sara Cunningham - 21:05
95. Makenzie Mabry - 21:12
98. Elizabeth Leonard - 21:17
110. Lindsay Barajas - 22:02
114. Lindsay Deane - 22:31