CERES, Calif. — Sophia Dudley,
Marina Lipary and
Tia Oliver each finished in the top 10 to help the Hornets narrowly miss the team title at the Kim Duyst Twilight Invitational on Saturday night.
In a rare meet under the lights, the Hornet women finished in second place with 76 points while host Stanislaus State won the meet with 75. The remainder of the top five was comprised Chico State (80), UC Davis (97) and Nevada (115).
The Sacramento State finished in eighth place with 241 points and was led by
Ryan Martin who placed 22nd. UC Davis won the team title with 54 points while Cal was second at 61.
In the women's 6K race, Dudley was seventh with a time of 21:17.0. She was immediately followed in the standings by Lipary (21:17.5) and Oliver (21:20.5).
Anna Harmon also landed in the top 20 by placing 16th overall in 21:30.3 in her first race of the season. The remaining time towards the team total belonged to freshman
Keira Quigley who ran 22:12.4 to place 43rd.
Martin paced the men's team for the second-consecutive meet after running 24:27.2.
Brandon Moreno was not far behind as he placed 27th in 24:36.0. The team also counted times from
Koby Sperandeo (69th, 25:27.3),
Noah Mikusevich (104th, 26:05.1) and
Thomas Rasner (111th, 26:10.9).
Sacramento State will next compete at the UCR Invitational on Sept. 27.
KIM DUYST INVITATIONAL
MEN'S RESULTS (8K)
TEAM SCORES
1. UC Davis 54; 2. California 61; 3. Chico State 64; 4. Saint Mary's 80; 5. Santa Clara 152; 6. CSUN 173; 7. Stanislaus State 188; 8. Sacramento State 241; 9. Nevada 242; 10. San Francisco 270; 11. UC Santa Cruz 322; 12. Cal State East Bay 340; 13. Butte JC 401; 14. UC Merced 446; 15. Dominican 455; 16. Madera JC 522; 17. Jessup 557.
INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Justin Pretre, Cal, 23:14.3
2. Mario Giannini, CSU, 23:31.0
3. Donovan Cheruiyot, UCD, 23:31.2
4. Muhammed Ahmed, UCD, 23:33.5
5. Damian Garcia, CSU, 23:35.2
SACRAMENTO STATE FINISHERS
22.
Ryan Martin 24:27.2
27.
Brandon Moreno 24:36.0
69.
Koby Sperandeo 25:27.3
104.
Noah Mikusevich 26:05.1
1111.
Thomas Rasner 26:10.9
112.
Cooper Love 26:11.1
152.
Evan Alexander 27:09.6
161.
Nathan Diaz 27:44.9
WOMEN'S RESULTS (6K)
TEAM SCORES
1. Stanislaus State 75; 2. Sacramento State 76; 3. Chico State 80; 4. UC Davis 97; 5. Nevada 115; 6. California 142; 7. Santa Clara 146; 8. CSUN 211; 9. San Francisco 276; 10. Cal State East Bay 277; 11. UC Santa Cruz 302; 12. Saint Mary's 319; 13. UC Merced 403; 14. Dominican 425.
INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Iresh Molina, Unatt., 20:33.7
2. Sophie Tau, Cal, 20:34.1
3. Annie Wild, StanSt, 21:02.7
4. Fiona McGrant, UCD, 21:03.4
5. Sarah Guralnick, SCU, 21:10.7
SACRAMENTO STATE FINISHERS
7.
Sophia Dudley 21:17.0
8.
Marina Lipary 21:17.5
9.
Tia Oliver 21:20.5
16.
Anna Harmon 21:30.3
43.
Keira Quigley 22:12.4
59.
Kate Sanders 22:28.0
77.
Myklin Cooper 22:46.9
86.
Dominique Abbott 23:00.0
