Oct. 25, 2013
FULLERTON, Calif. - The San Diego State cross country team finished second out of 10 teams Friday afternoon at the Titan Invitational in Fullerton, Calif.
The Aztecs totaled 56 points in their final tune-up before the Mountain West Championships, which are set for next Friday (Nov. 1) in USAFA, Colo., near Colorado Springs. UCLA won the meet with 31 points, followed by SDSU (56), SUPERPRIDE (63), Orange Coast College (101) and Pepperdine (130). San Diego State also bested UNLV (145), UC Irvine (171), San Diego (243), Cal State Fullerton (253) and UC Santa Barbara (298).
Chelsea Kruthers was the Aztecs' top finisher for the third consecutive meet and took fifth out of 95 finishers in 17 minutes, 46.5 seconds over the 5K course. Kruthers was followed closely by Rachel Roesgen, who was seventh in a collegiate PR of 17:50.0. Rosa Del Toro of SoCal Elite won the meet in 17:15.9.
Katy Smith was the next SDSU runner to cross the finish line in 18th with her third straight PR of 18:22.2. Dynasty Gammage (18:28.1) was seconds behind in 20th, while Elaine Ribeiro also ran a third consecutive PR in 18:29.5 to take 23rd.
Melissa Wendorf finished 50th with a 19:19.8 PR and Cali King broke 20 minutes for the first time in her collegiate career to take 66th in 19:57.2.
Titan Invitational
Fullerton, Calif.
Oct. 25, 2013
Team Results
1. UCLA - 31
2. San Diego State - 56
3. SUPERPRIDE - 63
4. Orange Coast College - 101
5. Pepperdine - 130
6. UNLV - 145
7. UC Irvine - 171
8. San Diego - 243
9. Cal State Fullerton - 253
10. UC Santa Barbara - 298
5K Individual Results (out of 95 finishers)
1. Rosa Del Toro (SoCal Elite) - 17:15.9
2. Lisa Vazquez (Unattached) - 17:32.8
3. Jen Owen (UCLA) - 17:34.3
4. Karen Sivas (Orange Coast College) - 17:44.3
5. Chelsea Kruthers (SDSU) - 17:46.5
7. Rachel Roesgen (SDSU) - 17:50.0
18. Katy Smith (SDSU) - 18:22.2
20. Dynasty Gammage (SDSU) - 18:28.1
23. Elaine Ribeiro (SDSU) - 18:29.5
50. Melissa Wendorf (SDSU) - 19:18.8
66. Cali King (SDSU) - 19:57.2