Oct. 2, 2010
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Marianne Hogan won the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in a course record to lead the San Diego State cross country team to a third-place team finish Saturday in Claremont, Calif.
Hogan broke away from the lead pack around the two-mile mark of the 6,000-meter race (about 3.75 miles) and stormed to a course record time of 22 minutes, 4.2 seconds. The time bested Alicia Freese's record of 22:07 set last year. Hogan won the race, which had 169 entrants, by over 18 seconds over runner-up Anne Lydens of Pomona-Pitzer (22:22.4).
"Marianne was determined to win the race," second-year head coach Shelia Burrell said. "I could see it in her eyes. She ran to win today and that's exactly what she did."
Hogan's 18-second victory helped the Aztecs to a third-place finish with 91 points. Cal State San Marcos won the 12-team meet with 29 points, while UC Irvine (59 points), SDSU (91), Whittier (139) and Pomona-Pitzer (156) rounded out the top five.
"We had a great meet," Burrell added. "I was very proud of how we competed as a team. We are running well right now and that will give us confidence for the rest of the season."
Sara Beyers was the next San Diego State runner to cross the finish line, taking 15th in 23:13.0. Alma Escobar (21st, 23:24.6) and Jordan Davis (27th, 23:32.4) each ran Aztec best times on a course that was hillier and had more turns than last week's race at the Stanford Invitational. Amy Brown finished 38th in 23:57.4 to round out SDSU's top five.
Sabrina Rathor (64th, 24:52.9) and Melissa Bunn (79th, 25:21.1) each set personal-best times, while Hannah Winokur (115th, 26:34.6) and Amy Reaser (147th, 28:23.7) both made their collegiate debut at the 6K distance.
San Diego State will be back in action Saturday at the UCSD Invitational in La Jolla.
Pomona-Pitzer Invitational
Claremont, Calif.
Women's Invitational 6K
Team Results
1. Cal State San Marcos - 29
2. UC Irvine - 59
3. San Diego State - 91
4. Whittier - 139
5. Pomona-Pitzer - 156
6. Redlands - 174
7. Cal State Los Angeles - 177
8. Occidental College - 191
9. La Verne - 258
10. Cal Tech - 290
11. Cal Lutheran - 291
12. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - 317
Individual Results (6K - 169 runners)
(Top 10 and SDSU results only)
1. Marianne Hogan (San Diego State) - 22:04.2
2. Anne Lydens (Pomona-Pitzer) - 22:22.4
3. Jen Allbright (Cal State San Marcos) - 22:31.7
4. Carol Schryver (Cal State San Marcos) - 22:33.2
5. Colleen Lillig (UC Irvine) - 22:33.8
6. Cady Villareal (Cal State San Marcos) - 22:35.0
7. Jessica Sandoval (Cal State San Marcos) - 22:37.0
8. Michele Callaway (Whittier) - 22:42.1
9. Suzanne Cornwell (Cal State San Marcos) - 22:49.1
10. Toccoa Kahovec (Cal Lutheran) - 22:51.6
15. Sara Beyers (San Diego State) - 23:13.0
21. Alma Escobar (San Diego State) - 23:24.6
27. Jordan Davis (San Diego State) - 23:32.4
38. Amy Brown (San Diego State) - 23:57.4
64. Sabrina Rathor (San Diego State) - 24:52.9
79. Melissa Bunn (San Diego State) - 25:21.1
115. Hannah Winokur (San Diego State) - 26:34.6
147. Amy Reaser (San Diego State) - 28:23.7