RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Senior Kate Bouvatte led the Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team to its fourth consecutive UC Riverside Invitational victory on Saturday.
 
The Cougars collected 27 points on the 5K course, 25 less than second place Cal Poly Pomona and 77 less than third place UC San Diego, both future opponents in CSUSM's new CCAA conference. 
 
Bouvatte took top honors in the collegiate race with a time of 17:55.8, finishing behind only Bethany Blomquist who ran unattached. Three more Cougars joined Bouvatte in the top 10 beginning with sophomore Raelyn Werley in fourth place at 18:06.2. Freshman Natalie Rodriguez placed eighth and sophomore Salena Gallardo followed in ninth place with times of 18:27.2 and 18:27.9, respectively.
 
The Cougars are back in action next Saturday, Sept. 20 in The Master's Invite in Santa Clarita.
 
TEAM SCORES: 1. Cal State San Marcos 27; 2. Cal Poly Pomona 52; 3. San Diego State 104; 4. San Diego 165; 5. Redlands 188; 6. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 194; 7. Chapman 259; 8. Pima CC (Ariz.); 9. Occidental 266; 10. Cal Baptist 285; 11. Whittier 286; 12. Pomona-Pitzer 301; 13. Utah Valley 306; 14. Concordia (Calif.) 364; 15. Notre Dame de Namur 400; 16. Cuyamaca 403; 17. Cal State San Bernardino 459; 18. Caltech 509; 19. San Diego Christian 551; 20. Riverside CC 567
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Bethany Blomquist (Unattached) 17:46.5; CSUSM: 2. Kate Bouvatte 17:55.8; 4. Raelyn Werley 18:06.2; 8. Natalie Rodriguez 18:27.2; 9. Salena Gallardo 18:27.9; 19. Terra McGinnis 19:00.0; 30. Bailey Smith 19:12.3; 36. Charlotte Kuzminski 19:16.6; 37. Anahi Soriano 19:16.7; 49. Cristen Lane 19:29.2; 52. Alyssa Omahen; 64. Meghan Hamiln 19:40.6; 74. Paula Stonehouse 19:48.2; 87. Lauren Cortez 20:08.4; 93. Shaina Pardo 20:13.8; 112. Amanda Solorio 20:35.2; 125. Diane Rubalcava 20:47.8; 165. Jenny Veyna 21:39.3; 171. Jocelyn Veyna 21:47.8; 181. Ashley Sanchez 21:54.6; 196. Arianna Martinez 22:13.3; 212. Danielle Tildahl 23:03.0; 226. Jessica Zaragoza 24:41.1; 227. Jordan Varvel 24:41.9;