LA JOLLA, Calif. – Members of the Aztec cross country team competed in UC San Diego's Triton Classic 6k Saturday morning. Four members competed with freshman Alex Lomeli finishing as the top Aztec.
Lomeli, who was running her first collegiate 6k, paced the Aztecs with a time of 23:33.7, good for 16th place (out of 75 runners).
Sophomore Naomi Smitham finished in 24:41.6 (38th place) and was followed by freshman Jessica Kain (24:41.6, 38th place) and sophomore Isabelle Davis (25:37.3; 55th place).
Other schools competing included the host school, UC San Diego, Claremont Mudd-Scripps, Point Loma, Cal State San Bernardino, Mesa CC and Cal State San Marcos.
UC San Diego Triton Classic 6k
Individual Results – Top 5 & SDSU Runners (Out of 75 runners)
1. Zita Molnar (Point Loma) – 22:00.8
2. Riley Harmon (Claremont Mudd-Scripps) – 22:35.8
3. Sophie Gitlin (Claremont Mudd-Scripps) – 22:42.9
4. Caitlin Billman (UCSD) – 22:46.4
5. Isabelle Shepherd (UCSD) – 22:47.5
16. Alex Lomeli (SDSU) – 23:33.7 – First career collegiate 6k
38. Naomi Smitham (SDSU) – 24:41.6
49. Jessica Kain (SDSU) – 25:20.5
55. Isabelle Davis (SDSU) – 25:37.3