Photo by: Marty Kinsey
XC | Gaels Competed One Last Time at Baylands Park
11/3/2023 3:03:00 PM | Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - SMC competed at Santa Clara earlier today, the women ran either the 5K or the 1K and the men ran the 8K.Â
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The top three Gaels to finish the 5K were Sydney Rome in second, Ana Mercado in third, and Michaela Martin in sixth. The team ended with a score of 30 points.Â
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Only SMC competed in the 1K with Jaden DeSouza taking it all for the Gaels with a time of 3:02.80. Five seconds later, Mercado crossed the finish line and took second. Lotte Van Schaik finished in third with a time of 3:16.00. Alexandra Davis-Libiano came in fourth, four seconds behind Van Schaik with a time of 3:20.70. The last Gael to round out the top five in this section was Elizabeth Nip with a time of 3:23.20.Â
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Five Gaels competed in the men's 8K with Alejandro Alvarez taking eighth place, as the first SMC competitor to finish with a time of 26:10.60. Payton Fox was next in line for the Gaels, finishing in 15th with a time of 26:39.90. Taking up the 17th and 18th spots were Jason Habash with a time of 26:56.20 and Angel Castro with a time of 27:08.50. Rounding out the group of men was Thomas Osborne, who finished with a time of 27:57.70.Â
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UP NEXT:Â
The Gaels will compete at the NCAA West Region Championships Friday, November 10th in Sacramento.Â
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#GaelsRise
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The top three Gaels to finish the 5K were Sydney Rome in second, Ana Mercado in third, and Michaela Martin in sixth. The team ended with a score of 30 points.Â
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Only SMC competed in the 1K with Jaden DeSouza taking it all for the Gaels with a time of 3:02.80. Five seconds later, Mercado crossed the finish line and took second. Lotte Van Schaik finished in third with a time of 3:16.00. Alexandra Davis-Libiano came in fourth, four seconds behind Van Schaik with a time of 3:20.70. The last Gael to round out the top five in this section was Elizabeth Nip with a time of 3:23.20.Â
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Five Gaels competed in the men's 8K with Alejandro Alvarez taking eighth place, as the first SMC competitor to finish with a time of 26:10.60. Payton Fox was next in line for the Gaels, finishing in 15th with a time of 26:39.90. Taking up the 17th and 18th spots were Jason Habash with a time of 26:56.20 and Angel Castro with a time of 27:08.50. Rounding out the group of men was Thomas Osborne, who finished with a time of 27:57.70.Â
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UP NEXT:Â
The Gaels will compete at the NCAA West Region Championships Friday, November 10th in Sacramento.Â
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#GaelsRise
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
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