SZEHNER AND HOLTZ FINISH IN TOP 10 AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE
10/10/2008
SAN FRANCISCO —Colin Szehner and Kristina Holtz each finished in the top 10 to lead the Sacramento State men’s and women’s cross country teams, Friday afternoon at the San Francisco State Invitational.
Szehner finished fourth overall and was the third collegiate runner to finish the 8K race with a time of 25:42. Danny Carlson was second on the team and 27th overall in 27:01 while Garrett Infausto finished 42nd in 27:41. Ben Rinn ran 27:56 to place 47th and Cole Yungert was 51st in 28:09 to complete the men’s team.
Holtz paced the women in 22:45 over the 6K course. The senior was just 60 seconds off of the winning time of Katie Theisen’s (St. Thomas, Minn.) winning time of 21:45. Mary Wagner finished second on the team is 23.44 to place 25th overall. Freshman Ashley Chavez was 40th overall in 24:24 while Kirsten Reed ran 24:45 to place 49th. Athena Gillen completed the lineup in 25:10 and was 55th.
“Most of our team used this race as a tune-up,” Sacramento State cross country coach Scott Abbott said. “Colin and Kristina both ran well and Danny and Mary each had good showings.”
The men’s race was won by Edward Taragon Kibet of the Academy of Art. Taragon Kibet ran 24:19 and helped the NAIA school to the team title with 34 total points. Chico State was second in 41 while San Jose State (115), Creighton (119) and San Francisco State (121) completed the top five. The Hornets finished sixth overall with 129 points.
St. Thomas finished first in the women’s team standings with 50 points. The Tommies edge Chico State (63) for the top spot with San Jose State (80), San Francisco (124) and Sacramento State (150) finishing third through fifth respectively.
The Hornets will next compete at Santa Clara on Saturday, Oct. 18.
MEN’S TEAM SCORES
1. Academy of Art 34
2. Chico State 41
3. San Jose State 115
4. Creighton 119
5. San Francisco State 121 6. Sacramento State 129
7. CCSF 162
8. CS Monterey Bay 202
MEN’S INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Edward Taragon Kibet, AA, 24:19
2. Tom Kloos, adidas, 24:26
3. Amos Maru, AA, 25:28 4. Colin Szehner, SAC, 25:42
5. Daveson Marinich, AA, 25:44
WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES
1. St. Thomas (Minn.) 50
2. Chico State 63
3. San Jose State 80
4. San Francisco 124 5. Sacramento State 150
6. San Francisco State 155
7. Creighton 174
8. Sonoma State 210
9. Pacific 230
10. Academy of Art 256
11. CS Monterey Bay 304
WOMEN’S TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Katie Theisen, UST, 21:45
2. Anna Bretan, SFSU, 21:52
3. Kelly Russ, UST, 22:25
4. Katie Spencer 22:37
5. Sophia Ditty, USF, 22:38
