Meet: Highlander Invitational
Location: UCR Agg Course - Riverside, Calif.
CSUSM Team Finish: 3rd out of 16 teams
Top CSUSM Finisher: Ziggy Nacco (8th place, 24:05.8)
Winner: Ernesto Ruiz, Unattached (23:17.0)
COURSE REPORT
Five Cal State San Marcos runners recorded Top 25 all-time 8K performances as the Cougars placed third at the Highlander Invitational on Saturday morning. CSUSM totaled 131 points, finishing behind Cal State Fullerton (76 points) and Grand Canyon (124).
FINISH LINE
- Ziggy Nacco led the Cougars with an eighth-place finish in 24:05.8, moving to No. 4 on CSUSM's all-time 8K performers list.
- Braden Oberg followed in 13th place with a time of 24:11.6, good for No. 5 on the program's all-time list.
- Jayson Oliver placed 27th overall in 24:25.8, moving to No. 14 all-time.
- Ben Stephens took 52nd in 24:45.9, earning the No. 20 spot and the only freshman on CSUSM's all-time 8K list.Â
- Jacob Perez rounded out the Cougars' scoring five in 58th place at 24:52.0, tying for No. 24 on the all-time performers list.
- Owen Hinz (63rd, 24:54.2) and Jarett Cruz (111th, 25:26.4) also competed among CSUSM's top seven.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will begin postseason competition Saturday, Nov. 7, at the CCAA Championships in San Bernardino.
TEAM RESULTS
| Place |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Cal State Fullerton |
76 |
| 2 |
Grand Canyon |
124 |
| 3 |
Cal State San Marcos |
131 |
| 4 |
CBU |
151 |
| 5 |
UC San Diego |
154 |
| 6 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
177 |
| 7 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
192 |
| 8 |
Biola (Calif.) |
199 |
| 9 |
CSUN |
215 |
| 10 |
UC Santa Barbara |
219 |
| 11 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
221 |
| 12 |
Pima (AZ) CC |
224 |
| 13 |
Mesa (Ariz.) CC |
286 |
| 14 |
UC Riverside |
374 |
| 15 |
Redlands (Calif.) |
390 |
| 16 |
San Diego |
487 |
CSUSM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
