Saturday, August 31
San Francisco
All Day
Saint Mary's College of California
at
USF Invite
XC | Multiple Gaels Impress in their Collegiate Debuts
8/31/2019 12:26:00 PM | Cross Country
USF Invite Final Results
SAN FRANCISCO – Multiple Gaels shined in their first college race at the USF Invite, including freshman Rayna Stanziano who cracked the top ten with a ninth-place finish for the women.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Women (6k)
The women's team finished fourth out of seven schools on Saturday, defeating UC Davis, Santa Clara, and UC Santa Cruz. Stanziano impressed in her first collegiate race with a ninth-place finish (22:10.0). Fellow first-year Briseida Garcia-Meza was not far behind in 11th with a time of 22:11.0. Sophomore Kaela Dishion crossed the finish line just over four seconds after for a 13th-place finish while freshman Lauren Kearney was the fourth Gael to finish, coming in 19th (22:23.9).
Men (8k)
The men finished sixth in their season opener. Sophomore Anthony Vazquez led the team, finishing 24th (26:28.5) while him, junior Alex Riggsby (25th) and freshman Isaiah Jimenez (26th) all finished within a second of each other. Junior Sebastian Andersson was just 10 seconds behind, placing 33rd with a time of 26:39.7 while freshman Lucas Chung finished 38th in his collegiate debut (26:51.1)
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"On the women's side, I was really impressed with how close our top five was together and how they all competed as a unit," said head coach Marty Kinsey. "To be in the same group as some of the top runners in the region is a great place to start the season. On the men's side, their goal is to stay patient throughout the race. They made a big push in the last two kilometers and moved up many spots. It is really encouraging to know that we can compete with some of the best teams in the region."
UP NEXT
The Gaels will next compete at UC Davis' Stump Invite on September 13.
SAN FRANCISCO – Multiple Gaels shined in their first college race at the USF Invite, including freshman Rayna Stanziano who cracked the top ten with a ninth-place finish for the women.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Women (6k)
The women's team finished fourth out of seven schools on Saturday, defeating UC Davis, Santa Clara, and UC Santa Cruz. Stanziano impressed in her first collegiate race with a ninth-place finish (22:10.0). Fellow first-year Briseida Garcia-Meza was not far behind in 11th with a time of 22:11.0. Sophomore Kaela Dishion crossed the finish line just over four seconds after for a 13th-place finish while freshman Lauren Kearney was the fourth Gael to finish, coming in 19th (22:23.9).
Men (8k)
The men finished sixth in their season opener. Sophomore Anthony Vazquez led the team, finishing 24th (26:28.5) while him, junior Alex Riggsby (25th) and freshman Isaiah Jimenez (26th) all finished within a second of each other. Junior Sebastian Andersson was just 10 seconds behind, placing 33rd with a time of 26:39.7 while freshman Lucas Chung finished 38th in his collegiate debut (26:51.1)
QUOTABLE
"On the women's side, I was really impressed with how close our top five was together and how they all competed as a unit," said head coach Marty Kinsey. "To be in the same group as some of the top runners in the region is a great place to start the season. On the men's side, their goal is to stay patient throughout the race. They made a big push in the last two kilometers and moved up many spots. It is really encouraging to know that we can compete with some of the best teams in the region."
UP NEXT
The Gaels will next compete at UC Davis' Stump Invite on September 13.
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
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