San Marcos, Calif. – Ninth-ranked Cal State San Marcos men's cross country swept their way to a third consecutive victory at the 7th Annual Cougar Challenge at Mangrum Track.
"Considering this wasn't a strong team competition race, I told the runners to run with reckless abandonment today," said head coach
Steve Scott. "And that is exactly what they did. They went out and ran hard and we got a lot of personal bests out of the day."
Freshman
Andrew Tellames placed first for the Cougars, finishing with a PR of 25:06 on the 8K course. The victory is Tellames' first as a Cougar and his PR ties him for twelfth best in Cougar history.
The Cougars clinched the top five spots in the collegiate race for 15 points. Junior
Enrique Ramirez followed Tallames in a time of 25:21. Sophomore
Daniel Ybarra crossed the line next for CSUSM for fifth in a time of 25:32. In his first race of 2014, junior
Steven Ing placed eighth overall. Junior
Zach Laurenzana was the final Cougar in the top 10 with a time of 25:50 for ninth place.
Following the race, Scott publicly revealed his current battle with cancer. After consulting with medical specialists and exploring his treatment options, Scott chose to undergo proton radiation therapy at
Scripps Proton Therapy Center in San Diego. Scott will finish an eight-week course of treatment at the end of October, without missing a beat in his current coaching duties or active lifestyle. For more information, please read the complete release on the press announcement by
clicking here.
The Cougars next compete in the West Coast Jamboree hosted by Biola on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Irvine Regional Park.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Cal State San Marcos – 15; 2. Cuyamaca College – 55; 3. Palomar College – 89; 4. Soka College – 125; 5. San Diego City College – 136; 6. San Diego Christian – 156
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Andrew Tellames (CSUSM) – 25:06; 2. Salvador Salinas (Unattached) – 25:12; 3.
Enrique Ramirez (CSUSM) – 25:21; 4. Nazario Romero (Unattached) – 25:31;
5. Daniel Ybarra (CSUSM) – 25:32; 6. Carl Dargitz (Unattached) – 25:33; 7. Temesgen Petros (Unattached) – 25:40;
8. Steven Ing (CSUSM) – 25:45; 9. Zach Laurenzana (CSUSM) – 25:50; 10. Nick Scarpello (Unattached) – 25:54;
OTHERS INCLUDED: 16. Ryan Maize (CSUSM) – 26:03; 18. Michael Waltrip (CSUSM) – 26:05; 20. Justin Washington (CSUSM) – 26:09; 22. Easton Tackett (CSUSM) – 26:14; 24. Anthony Girolamo (CSUSM) – 26:18; 30. Chris Ceja (CSUSM) – 26:51; 34. Alex Gronotte (CSUSM) – 26:51; 36. Jason Luu (CSUSM) – 27:04; 38. Issac Vallejo (CSUSM) – 27:05; Ismael Rodriguez (CSUSM) – 27:21; 48. Luis Vasquez (CSUSM) –27:38.
