SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Oct. 16) - The Santa Clara women's cross country team, behind the strong running of Jenny Smokey, finished second in its own Bronco Invitational with 43 team points, trailing only CS Sacramento (29) in the team standings. The USF Lady Dons placed fifth behind Roxanna Jahani's 19:19.8 run.

Smokey covered the 2.93 mile Crystal Springs course in a time of 18:54.1, just off the winning pace set by Loyola Marymount's Malinlli Martinez (18:13.6).

Junior Ellie Guy was the only other Santa Clara runner to finish in the Top 10, placing fifth with a time of 19:07.1 Broncos Allison Schaub (19:50.9), Erin Skourtes (19:52.1) and Christine Silva (20:01.1) finished 14th, 15th and 16th, respectively.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Oct. 16) - The Santa Clara men's cross country team captured its own Bronco Invitational Saturday morning at the Crystal Springs Course in Belmont, finishing with 32 team points to outdistance second place Saint Mary's, which finished with 53.

Santa Clara senior Charlie Brenneman finished second in the individual standings with a time of 26:13.6 while teammate Mike Helms finished third with a time of 26:26.3 Nick Piziali (7th; 27:21.3) and Stephon Moore (10th; 27:55.8) also secured Top 10 finishes. Erik Mencarini of CS Sacramento took home top individual honors, covering the 8,000 meter course in a time of 25:57.7.

1999 Bronco Invitational--Crystal Springs Course, Belmont, CA

Final Men's Standings (8000 meters)             Final Women's Standings

(2.93 miles)
1.      Santa Clara             32              1.      CS Sacramento   29
2.      Saint Mary's            53              2.      Santa Clara     43
3.      CS Sacramento           53              3.      Saint Mary's    106
4.      Loyola Marymount        93              4.      Loyola Marymount 116
5.      CS Hayward              Inc.            5.      USF     121
6.      Notre Dame              135             6.      Mills   184
7.      USF                     137             7.      Menlo   206
                                                8.      Pacific Inc.


Top 10 Finishers Men                    Top 10 Finishers Women 
 
1. Erik Mencarini, CSUS    25:57.7      1. Malinalli Martinez, LMU  18:13.6 
2. Charlie Brenneman, SCU  26:13.6      2. Jenny Smokey, SCU        18:54.1 
3. Michael Helms, SCU      26:26.3      3. Melissa Madeson, CSUS    18:58.8 
4. Craig Farley, CSUS      26:39.0      4. Chrissy Clark, CSUS      19:06.7 
5. Enrique Hernandez, SMC  26:42.3      5. Ellie Guy, SCU           19:07.1 
6. Daniel Gonzalez, SMC    27:06.2      6. Ann Koscki, CSUS         19:09.1 
7. Nick Piziali, SCU       27:21.3      7. Molly Peterson, CSUS     19:12.4 
8. Frank Palacios, NB      27:27.4      8. Roxanna Jahani, USF      19:19.8 
9. Justin Coffeen, CSUH    27:42.1      9. K. Zannakis, CSUS        19:26.5 
10. Stephon Moore, SCU     27:55.8     10. Cynthia Krieger, UOP     19:27.7

USF                                     USF

Jeff Lam 30:24.5                        Beth Thomas 21:02.1
Issac Medrano 31:18.2                   Amy Lamb 21:05.2
Rich Jong  31:41.1                      Jennifer Croghan  21:41.2
Eric Grebe 33:17.4                      Leah Gallant 21:55.3
Brian Tyler  36:39.2                    Pooja Prassad 22:42.4
Toan Lam  38:11.0