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Shastri Takes 10th, CSUSM Places 12th at UAH Chargers Invite

Meet: UAH Chargers Invitational
Location: Huntsville, Ala.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024
Team Invite Finish: 12th out of 35 teams
Top CSUSM Finisher: Sankalp Shastri (10th, 24:03.7)
Winner: Harding's Josphat Meli (23:17.9)
 
COURSE REPORT: The Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team took 12th out of 35 teams on Saturday at the University of Alabama Huntsville Charger Invitational in Huntsville, Alabama. The Cougars were led by Sankalp Shastri who took 10th out of 335 runners.
 
FINISH LINE

  • Shastri recorded his third consecutive 8K PR time at 24:03.7.
  • Jacob Brown was the next Cougar to cross the line, registering his own PR time of 25:10.3 for 68th place.
  • Ataklty Gebru (25:14.0), Chas O'Bear (25:17.3) and Ziggy Nacco (25:20.2) all finished within six seconds of each other, taking 72nd, 76th and 80th, respectively.
  • Anthony Martinez also notched a PR time at 25:26.9 for 91st place.
  • Braden Oberg notched 97th place (25:31.5), followed by Quentin Hardy (125th, 25:53.4) and Mark De Haro (129th, 25:55.3).
     

THOUGHTS FROM COACH OLSON
"Both teams were able to take away a very positive experience from a great field and a beautiful course in Huntsville. The Cougars were well represented up front by Sankalp on the men's side and Angela and Hailie on the women's side. Our pack spreads slipped considerably, and we'll look to make some corrections there as we head into the CCAA Championships."
 
WHAT'S NEXT
CSUSM will close out its regular season next weekend at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 19th in Riverside.

TEAM RESULTS
 

1 Chico State 45
2 Alabama-Huntsville 92
3 Pittsburg St. 116
4 Concordia University Irvine 213
5 Florida Southern 213
6 Oklahoma Baptist 224
7 Harding 227
8 Lee (Tenn.) 239
9 Black Hills State 263
10 Mississippi College 266
11 Tampa 271
12 Cal State San Marcos 289
13 Westmont 323
14 SCAD Atlanta 391
15 Lincoln Memorial 471
16 UNC Pembroke 493
17 Mobile 526
18 Florida Tech 540
19 Christian Brothers 547
20 UT Southern 583
21 Oklahoma Christian 588
22 Lees-McRae 622
23 West Alabama 635
24 Trevecca Nazarene 687
25 Reinhardt 687
26 Nova Southeastern 728
27 Morehouse 759
28 Valdosta State 854
29 Alabama A&M 882
30 Columbus State 894
31 UA Fort Smith 915
32 Florida College 962
33 Shelton State CC 1004
34 Clarke Atlanta 1123
35 Northeast Mississippi 1131

CSUSM INDIVIDUAL INVITE RESULTS

Players Mentioned

Mark De Haro

5' 10"
Sophomore

Ataklty Gebru

5' 3"
Senior

Anthony Martinez

5' 9"
Junior

Ziggy Nacco

Sophomore

Braden Oberg

Sophomore

Sankalp Shastri

5' 9"
Junior

Jacob  Brown

Redshirt Sophomore

Quentin Hardy

Freshman

Chas O

Junior

Players Mentioned

Mark De Haro

5' 10"
Sophomore

Ataklty Gebru

5' 3"
Senior

Anthony Martinez

5' 9"
Junior

Ziggy Nacco

Sophomore

Braden Oberg

Sophomore

Sankalp Shastri

5' 9"
Junior

Jacob  Brown

Redshirt Sophomore

Quentin Hardy

Freshman

Chas O

Junior