BREA, Calif. – The UC San Diego cross country squads opened the 2023 season on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the annual Mark Covert Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton.
The men's team finished fifth with 147 points and the women finishing sixth with 161 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Picking up where he left off in 2022,
Jordan Haney led the Tritons on the men's side. The four Tritons following Haney, finished all within the 26th minute with 20 seconds between one another.
Haney ran a team-best 25:04.7 to finish 18th in the 137 runner-field.
Following Haney were
Michael Julian in 34th,
Ian Gerth in 39th, Nicoo Pompili in 42nd,
Tate Meaux in 52nd,
Evan Hild in 66th,
Andrew Schulz in 67th, and
Thomas Fry in 95th.
This was Meaux's collegiate debut.
On the women's side,
Isabelle Shepherd led the group. Seven Tritons followed, all finishing in the 20th minute from the sixth second to the 53rd.
Shepherd finished 23rd with a team-best time of 18:38.4 in the 118 runner-field.
Emma Dunmire,
Stella Gladden,
Norah Dulaney,
Jenna Satovsky,
Kimberly Willard,
Michelle Huerta, and
Lauren Delgado took 37th, 38th, 40th, 41st, 45th, 52nd, and 58th.
Lauren Lapporte took 60th with
Meilani Castillo in 80th and
Roxanne Ehrig in 83rd.
Dulaney, Willard, Huerta, Castillo, and Ehrig made their collegiate debuts today with transfer Gladden making her UC San Diego debut.
QUOTABLE
"Today was a solid start to our season," said head coach
Nate Garcia '00, "Senior captains
Jordan Haney and
Isabelle Shepherd led the way for us and showed great leadership."
Commenting on the race he said, "Throughout both races we saw great pack racing. While the score was a little higher than we would have liked we have a lot to work with and great room for growth in the coming weeks." He added, "it was fun to get back out there and Cal State Fullerton hosted a great meet."
RESULTS
Men
18 Jordan Haney | 25:04.7
34 Michael Julian | 25:33.7
39 Ian Gerth | 25:40.9
42 Nicco Pompili | 25:43.3
52 Tate Meaux | 25:51.7
66 Evan Hild |26:15.4
67 Andrew Schulz | 26:15.6
95 Thomas Fry | 27:13.9
Women
23 Isabelle Shepherd | 18:38.4
37 Emma Dunmire | 19:06.1
38 Stella Gladden | 19:09.6
40 Norah Dulaney | 19:13.4
41 Jenna Satovsky |19:14.4
45 Kimberly Willard | 19:27.8
52 Michelle Huerta | 19:46.7
58 Lauren Delgado | 19:53.2
60 Lauren Lapporte | 20:00.4
80 Meilani Castillo | 20:28.2
83 Roxanne Ehrig | 20:34.3
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.
