Meet: Highlander Invitational
Location: Riverside, Calif.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
CSUSM Men's Finish: 21st out of 26 teams
CSUSM Women's Finish: No Team Score
Men's Team Winner: UC Riverside 
Women's Team Winner: Long Beach State
Top CSUSM Men's Finisher: Jayson Oliver (124th, 25:56.0)
Top CSUSM Women's Finisher: Tamara Cornejo (200th, 24:51.5)
Men's Winner: The Master's Brint Laubach (23:42.6)
Women's Winner: SDSU's Jessica Kain (19:58.3)

COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos cross country teams had their final tune-up before the CCAA Championships at the UCR Highlander Invitational on Saturday. 
 
MEN'S FINISH LINE

• Jayson Oliver was CSUSM's first runner across the finish line with a time of 25:56.0 for 124th place. 
• Max Miller captured 150th place in a time of 26:22.5. 
• Anthony Martinez concluded the race in 192nd place at 26:54.2
• Owen Hinz (27:02.4) and Cris Carrillo (27:13.8) took 205th and 212th place, respectively. 
• Alex Anderson turned in a time of 27:53.5 for 235th place. 

WOMEN'S FINISH LINE

• Tamara Cornejo was the first Cougar across the finish line with a time of 24:51.5 for 200th place. 
• Mia Salinas captured 225th place in a time of 25:49.9 
• Jessica Schempp concluded the race in 230th place at 26:09.7. 
• Ana Moreno did not finish the race. 

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH TORREY OLSON
"We had a number of our young Cougars take great steps forward to end their season with some PRs and good racing experiences."

WHAT'S NEXT
CSUSM will begin postseason action on Oct. 21st at the CCAA Championships on a course of the Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont.