SAN FRANCISCO – There is a youth movement taking place in the Cal State San Marcos women's and men's cross country teams as freshmen Rachel Brady and Steven Terris led the squads to top five team finishes at the San Francisco State Invitational on Friday afternoon. The women's team finished third overall and the men's team placed fifth in the Cougars' first time racing in the event.
 
Brady (22:15.1) finished 12th overall and the women's squad registered 93 points (12-14-20-22-25) to place third, 30 points behind 12th-ranked Cal Baptist in the 6K event. CCAA rival Chico State, ranked fifth in the nation, took top honors with 41 points.
 
"I'm very proud of Rachel, she ran an excellent race," said head coach Steve Scott.
 
Natalie Rodriguez (22:20.1) and Salena Gallardo (22:35.6) joined Brady in the top-25, finishing 14th and 24th, respectively. Bailey Smith (22:36.7) finished 26th overall and Mandy Solorio (22:42.7) placed 29th overall to round out the Cougar scoring.

"The women looked much better this week as opposed to last week," Scott said. "They were much stronger against tougher competition on a difficult course."
 
On the men's side, Terris set a new personal-best of 25:07.6 to finish ninth overall, his second top 10 result of the season. The Cougars scored 115 points (9-13-21-33-39) to finish fifth in the 8K race, just four points behind Southern Oregon. Second-ranked Chico State placed five runners in the top-eight to win with 23 points. No. 22 Cal Baptist finished second with 82 points and host SF State placed third with 111 points.
 
Also in the top 25 for the men's squad were Trent Warren (25:16.2) and Caesar Castillo (25:31.7) who finished 15th and 25th, respectively. Michael Waltrip (26:02.3) placed 46th overall and Justin Washington (26:15.5) finished 59th overall to complete the scoring for the Cougars.
 
"Steven, Trent and Caesar were very solid and at the front of the pack most of the race," Scott said. "Michael has been a solid (number) four for us, we just need a fifth man to step up and run with him."
 
The Cougars will play host for their next competition in the Cougar Challenge at Mangrum Field on Sunday, Oct. 18. The general public is invited to race against the Cougars. For information on how to sign up, click here.
 
WOMEN'S 6K TEAM SCORES:
1. Chico State – 41
2. Cal Baptist – 63
3. Cal State San Marcos – 93
4. Stanislaus State – 140
5. Northwest Nazarene –211
6. Humboldt State – 213
7. Cal State Monterey Bay – 214
8. Southern Oregon – 249
9. Academy of Art – 257
10. San Francisco State – 266
11. Fresno Pacific – 353
12. Santa Clara – 389
13. University of Great Falls – 390
14. Cuyamaca – 422
15. Soka – 426
16. UC Merced – 426
17. Sonoma State – 447
18. Notre Dame de Namur – 461
19. Marymount (Ca.) – 493
20. Menlo College – 604
21. Holy Names – 607
22. Mills College – 659
 
WOMEN'S 6K INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
(Top 5 runners of 230 + CSUSM Runners)
1. Sadie Gastelum (Chico State) – 21:39.3
2. Hannah Bell (CSUMB) – 21:40.4
3. Courtney Moore (Fresno Pacific) – 21:46.9
4. Jessa Perkinson (Southern Oregon) – 21:47.6
5. Caroline Barkechir (Cal Baptist) – 22:00.6
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12. Rachel Brady (CSUSM) – 22:15.1
14. Natalie Rodriguez (CSUSM) – 22:20.1
24. Salena Gallardo (CSUSM) – 22:35.6
26. Bailey Smith (CSUSM) – 22:36.7
29. Mandy Solorio (CSUSM) – 22:42.7
34. Shelby Eberwein (CSUSM) – 22:50.0
38. Anahi Soriano (CSUSM) – 22:52.9
39. Arianna Garcia-Swantek (CSUSM) – 22:55.5
40. Terra McGinnis (CSUSM) – 22:55.7
43. Cristen Lane (CSUSM) – 22:59.3
54. Aholibama Velazquez (CSUSM) –23:11.3
56. Tina Girolamo (CSUSM) – 23:14.2
66. Charlotte Kuzminsky (CSUSM) – 23:30.1
76. Paula Stonehouse (CSUSM) – 23:45.3
92. Diana Rubalcava (CSUSM) – 24:06.4
138. Lisa Flora (CSUSM) – 25:19.6
161. Jessica Silveira (CSUSM) – 26:02.0
169. Jocelyn Veyna (CSUSM) – 26:24.7

MEN'S 8K TEAM SOCRES:
1. Chico State – 23
2. Cal Baptist – 82
3. San Francisco State – 111
4. Southern Oregon – 111
5. Cal State San Marcos – 115
6. Academy of Art – 191
7. Santa Clara – 235
8. Humboldt State – 239
9. Cuyamaca – 275
10. Cal State Monterey Bay – 282
11. Fresno Pacific – 311
12. Northwest Nazarene – 317
13. Stanislaus State – 414
14. UC Merced – 423
15. Holy Names – 435
16. Notre Dame de Namur – 443
17. University of Great Falls – 470
18. Soka – 502
19. Pacific Union – 608
20. Dominican – 612

MEN'S 8K INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
(Top 5 of Runners 234 + CSUSM Runners)
1. William Reyes (Chico State) – 24:35.2
2. Valentin Pepiot (Academy of Art) – 24:44.3
3. Falco DiGiallonardo (Chico State) – 24:47.5
4. Valentin Robert (Cal Baptist) – 24:49.8
5. Steven Martinez (Chico State) 25:00.4
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9. Steven Terris (CSUSM) – 25:07.6
15. Trent Warren (CSUSM) – 25:16.2
25. Caesar Castillo (CSUSM) – 25:31.7
46. Michael Waltrip (CSUSM) – 26:02.3
59. Justin Washington (CSUSM) – 26:15.5
67. Steven Ing (CSUSM) – 26:19.7
100. Joe Gonzalez (CSUSM) – 26:45.1
108. Chris Ceja (CSUSM) – 26.56.8
111. Zach Laurenzana (CSUSM) – 26:58.9
127. Eric Constante (CSUSM) – 27:22.4
129. Anthony Girolamo (CSUSM) – 27:24.3
160. A.J. Freund (CSUSM) – 28:14.9