RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Traveling to the Highlander Invitational, the UC San Diego men's and women's cross country squads finished in the top 10 on both sides.
Jordan Haney led the men's side with a 17th place finish and
Emma Dunmire finished in sixth for the women.
The men's side finished in fifth place with 173 points and the women took eighth place with 190 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jordan Haney continues to lead the men's side as he finished 17th out of a field of 297. The senior led with a time of 24:12.7 in the 8K, posting the fastest time of any Triton on this course. The next closest Triton was
Nicco Pompili in 35th place with a time of 24:34.8.
Evan Hild,
Zeno Castiglioni, and
Ian Gerth stuck together throughout the race and added to the Tritons score.
On the women's side,
Emma Dunmire led the gold and blue with a sixth-place finish. Her top finish of the season came in at 20:36.5. Her time in the 4K was the fastest time posted for UC San Diego on this course, ever.
Michelle Huerta,
Norah Dulaney,
Isabelle Shepherd,
Hinako Yamamoto,
Jenna Satovsky, and
Lauren Lapporte all scored for the Tritons.
RUNNING UNATTACHED
On the men's side,
Rory Catsimanes ran a 24:06.2 time to take 12th place. Sylvanna Northrop finished in 12th as well on the women's side, with a time of 20:44.3.
QUOTABLE
Commenting on another solid outing for his teams, head coach
Nate Garcia '00 said, "I am really pleased with how different individuals stepped up today. Both teams outperformed their projections and did some excellent team racing."
On the men's side he commented, "Jordan continues to lead the way and Nicco had a breakout race which was crucial to our team success. The trio of Evan, Zeno, and Ian ran a solid race together."
"Isabelle was not at 100% today and Emma stepped up in a massive way," said Garcia. "Moving throughout the race Emma made a huge move in the final mile outkicking last year's Big West runner up champion. Emma's mark is by far the fastest ever by a Triton on this course."
"Newcomers Michelle, Norah, and Hinako joined Isabelle in our scoring group. We are really happy with the development they have shown through the season," added Garcia.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will continue their Big West competition as they travel to Cal State Fullerton for the John Elders Titan Classic. The meet is set for Saturday, Oct. 20.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
