Oct. 17, 2009

Women's Invite Individual and Team Results

Women's Open Individual and Team Results

Men's Invite Individual and Team Results

Men's Open Individual and Team Results

San Francisco cross country had a good day at the 2009 Santa Clara Broncos Invitational at Baylands Park on Saturday morning. The women took second, while the men finished fifth.

Women's 5k: Sophomore Hillary Kigar ran the fastest 5k in women's program history, leading the Dons to a second place finish. Kigar finished fourth overall in 17:22. Freshman Eva Krchova came in 11th, in 17:38, and junior Nicole Bowler rounded out the top-15, finishing 15th in 17:48. Freshman Heather Zytkewicz placed 31st in 18:06, and freshman Sophie Curl came in 44th in 18:20 to round out the Dons scoring five. Freshman Alice Baker finished 56th in 18:35, freshman Chloe Trelevan came in 68th in 18:43, and senior Mary Verran placed 81st in 18:50.

New Mexico State (49) won the women's event, followed by the Dons (89), and Long Beach State (104). West Coast Conference foes Santa Clara (7th, 207), Pepperdine (8th, 218), San Diego (12th, 279), and Saint Mary's (17th, 498) all finished out of the top five. Lauren Weaver, an unattached runner, finished first overall in 16:46.

In the open race, junior Christine Jowaiszas finished fourth in 19:05.

Men's 8k: Sophomore Ganbileg Bor ran the fastest 8k in men's program history, leading the Dons to a fifth place finish. Bor finished 6th in 24:45. Coming in second for USF was sophomore Thomas Estrada, who placed 29th in 25:17. Junior Devin Hopkins was right on his tail, finishing 30th in 25:18. Senior Alex Nelson finished 57th in 25:54, and junior Ravi Amarawansa rounded out the Dons scoring five, finishing 58th in 25:44. Sophomore Tyler Alvarez came in 63rd in 25:49, junior Josh Horeled ran a 25:52 (68th), sophomore Michael Barnes placed 74th in 25:58, sophomore Steven Garboden finished 75th in 25:58, freshman Adrian Rafiee finished 90th in 26:18, and sophomore Will Marquardt came in 135th in 27:29.

Long Beach State (69) won the team event, followed by Fresno State (72), and Boise State (126). WCC foe Santa Clara (132) edged the Dons for fourth, as the Dons finished (144) fifth. Pepperdine (273) finished 11th, Saint Mary's (328) came in 13th, and San Diego (388) finished last in 15th. Overall individual winner was Robbie Reid from Santa Clara in 24:32.

In the open race, junior Byron Williams finished fourth in 26:39.

"Both of our squads were a bit off today and ran well under their capabilities, but we will have everyone ready to go for the conference championships in two weeks," said head coach Helen Lehman-Winters. "Kigar had an impressive run up front for us. She was our 7th kid last year and now looks as though she will challenge for WCC honors. Heather ran a personal best and really stepped up today. She is really coming on strong. Bor, Estrada and Hopkins all ran personal bests today, but our men's team did not execute well through the end of the race."

USF returns to action on October 31, racing in the West Coast Conference Championships at Belmont Springs. The event begins at 9:00 AM.