MITCHELL, YOUNGER LEAD CROSS COUNTRY AT BRONCO INVITATIONAL
10/15/2011
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Rachel Mitchell finished 13th to lead the women and Cole Younger had the top time for the men at the Bronco Invitational on Saturday at Baylands Regional Park.
Mitchell completed the 5K course in 17:30.7 and had the 10th fastest time among collegiate athletes. Veronica Stinnett ran 17:57.4 to place 44th overall while Lauren Mugnaini was 59th in 18:13.7.
The Sacramento State lineup was completed by Lora Marchini, Justine Rea and McKenzie Paul. Marchini finished 62nd (18:15.6), Rea 101st (18:32.2) and Paul 104th (18:34.9).
As a team, the Hornets finished in ninth place with 236 points. Long Beach State won the team title with 94 points, edging Portland (100) for the top spot. Idaho State (116), Idaho (126) and Cal Poly (133) completed the top five.
Idaho's Hannah Kiser posted the fastest time in the field, running 16:55.3.
In the men's 8K race, Younger ran 24:38.6 to place 32nd. Reesey Byers was second on the team with a time of 24:41.9 which placed him 41st. Zach Kaylor was 47th with a time of 24:57.8 and Benny Willers placed 79th in 25:25.2.
Mark Frazier (97th/25:45.5) and Steve Kutsch (149th/26:49.6) rounded out the finishers for Sacramento State.
Stanford and Cal Poly separated themselves from the rest of the field in the team standings. The Cardinal finished first with 38 points and had five of the top 11 collegiate finishers. The Mustangs were second with 77 points, led by two runners in the top four.
Sacramento State was ninth in the 19-team field with 252 points.
Chad Hall of UC Riverside finished just ahead of Cal Poly's Daniel Gonia to win the individual race. Hall ran 23:48.0 while Gonia crossed the line in 23:48.6.
The Hornets will next compete at the Big Sky Conference Championships in Pocatello, Idaho on Oct. 29.
WOMEN'S 8K INVITATIONAL TEAM RESULTS
1. Long Beach State 94
2. Portland 100
3. Idaho State 116
4. Idaho 126
5. Cal Poly 133
6. Boise State 138
7. UC Riverside 173
8. Fresno State 203 9. SACRAMENTO STATE 236
10. California 262
11. Colorado 296
12. John Hopkins 320
13. San Diego 352
14. UC Davis 367
15. UCLA 384
16. Nevada 405
17. Pepperdine 420
18. Chico State 443
19. Santa Clara 471
20. Saint Mary's 565
21. San Jose State 591
TOP FIVE FINISHERS
1. Hannah Kiser, UI, 16:55.3
2. Allix Portratz-Lee, Vandal TC, 17:01.0
3. Bradi Hutchingson, ISU, 17:07.7
4. Rosa Del Toro, LBSU, 17:09.8
5. Merel Van Steenberge, UP, 17:14.2
WOMEN'S 5K OPEN SACRAMENTO STATE FINISHERS
7. Ashley Chavez 18:42.9
18. Teresa Mallory 18:57.1
36. Adriana Royal 19:29.0
MEN'S 8K INVITATIONAL TEAM RESULTS
1. Stanford 38
2. Cal Poly 77
3. Long Beach State 153
4. Boise State 171
T5. Idaho 191
T5. Colorado 191
7. San Francisco 201
8. UC Riverside 203 9. SACRAMENTO STATE 252
10. Southern Oregon 257
11. Fresno State 271
12. Santa Clara 274
13. American River 331
14. UCLA 373
15. Idaho State 393
16. California 397
17. Chico State 419
18. San Diego 504
19. Saint Mary's 529
INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Chad Hall, UCR, 23:48.0
2. Daniel Gonia, CP, 23:48.6
3. Heath Reedy, LBSU, 23:50.0
4. David Cardona, CP, 23:53.4
5. Daniel Tapia, Unatt., 23:53.7
