Meet: UCR Invitational
Location: Riverside, Calif.
Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
Team Invite Finish: 14th out of 26 teams
Top CSUSM Invite Finisher: Sankalp Shastri (59th, 24:21.9)
Invite Winner: CBU's Zouhair Redouane (23:33.0)
 
COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed 14th out of 26 teams at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday morning. The Cougars were led by Sankalp Shastri who ran a PR time of 24:21.9.
 
FINISH LINE

• Shastri placed 59th out of 247 runners.
• Alan Jimenez was the next Cougar to cross the line for 76th place with a time of 24:34.1.
• Nick Melanese and Chas O'Bear went 109th (24:53.3) and 117th (24:57.3), which were both PRs.
• Ziggy Nacco was the fifth Cougar to cross the line for 138th place with a PR time of 25:10.4.
• Ataklty Gebru and Jacob Brown rounded out CSUSM's scoring seven with 153rd place (25:17.3) and 165th place (25:24.9) at 26:39.5.  
   

THOUGHTS FROM COACH OLSON
"Today was a good day for the Cougars. On both sides, there were tons of lifetime bests, and also pieces that we can continue to nudge forward. It was a great challenge and learning experience, and we look forward to lining up again on our home course next week."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
CSUSM will next host the Cougar Challenge on Sept. 28 at Mangrum Track & Field.  

TEAM INVITE RESULTS

1	California Baptist	25
2	Utah State	40
3	Cal Poly	113
4	Southern Utah	154
5	UC Riverside	185
6	Biola	222
7	Pomona Pitzer	224
8	Cal St. Fullerton	238
9	UC Irvine	311
10	Cal Poly Pomona	328
11	Nevada	380
12	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	393
13	UC Santa Cruz	412
14	Cal State San Marcos	428
15	Performance Elite RC	459
16	CUI	469
17	UC Santa Cruz	488
18	Long Beach State	504
19	Grand Canyon	506
20	Azusa Pacific	521
21	Mt. SAC	528
22	Arizona State	530
23	Central Arizona	589
24	Westmont	596
25	CSUN	665
26	Fresno Pacific	701

CSUSM INDIVIDUAL INVITE RESULTS

59	Sankalp Shastri	24:21.9
76	Alan Jimenez	24:34.1
109	Nick Melanese	24:53.3
117	Chas O'Bear	24:57.3
138	Ziggy Nacco	25:10.4
153	Ataklty Gebru	25:17.3
165	Jacob Brown	25:24.9
171	Braden Oberg	25:28.4
190	Quentin Hardy	25:43.1
205	Renton McGregor	25:56.7

 
CSUSM INDIVIDUAL OPEN RESULTS

55	Mark De Haro	25:44.3
58	Anthony Martinez	25:44.5
70	Mathew Musa	25:52.0
84	Jayson Oliver	26:02.2