Meet: Highlander Invitational
Location: Riverside, Calif.
CSUSM Team Finish: 23rd out of 25 teams
Team Winner: UC San Diego
Top CSUSM Finisher: Hailie Lomeli (73rd, 21:57.1)
Winner: UCSD's Sylvana Northrop (20:01.4)
COURSE REPORT
The Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed 23rd out of 25 teams at the Highlander Invitational on Saturday in Riverside, scoring 511 points in the 6K race.
FINISH LINE
- Hailie Lomeli led the Cougars with a 73rd-place finish in 21:57.1.
- Gabriella Romero placed 120th with a 6K PR time of 22:36.1.
- Chloe Quezada crossed in 124th at 22:39.1.
- Lauren Peacher finished 127th with a 6K PR time of 22:41.2.
- Emily Mendoza rounded out CSUSM's scoring five in 171st place with a time of 23:15.9.
- Additional Cougar finishers included Tamara Cornejo (177th, 23:20.1), Itzel Del Rio (180th, 23:20.7), Lilliana Sanders (203rd, 23:53.3), Kennadi Cauley (207th, 24:02.7), Alayna McGarry (236th, 25:14.3), Aurora Eskridge (241st, 25:47.7), Thalia Griffith (214th, 24:17.1) and Dayanara Solis (255th, 28:37.9).
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will return to action on Friday, Oct. 24, at the CCAA Championships hosted by Chico State at Hooker Oak Park in Chico, California.
TEAM RESULTS
| Place | School Name | Team Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC San Diego | 37 |
| 2 | CBU | 84 |
| 3 | Utah Tech | 155 |
| 4 | UC Riverside | 176 |
| 5 | Arizona | 176 |
| 6 | Cal St. Fullerton | 183 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 250 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 260 |
| 9 | Vanguard (CA) | 269 |
| 10 | Grand Canyon | 307 |
| 11 | Mesa (Ariz.) CC | 354 |
| 12 | San Diego | 355 |
| 13 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 374 |
| 14 | CSUN | 377 |
| 15 | UC Irvine | 412 |
| 16 | The Master's (Calif.) | 419 |
| 17 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 436 |
| 18 | USC | 473 |
| 19 | Southern Oregon | 481 |
| 20 | Pepperdine | 505 |
| 21 | Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC | 505 |
| 22 | San Marcos | 511 |
| 23 | Chapman | 615 |
| 24 | Pomona-Pitzer | 655 |
| 25 | UNLV | 675 |
CSUSM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Latest Women's Cross Country
- McManus Cracks Top 10 at Lewis CrossoverThe Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed 20th out of 33 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday in Romeoville, Illinois, scoring 485 points. Senior Angela McManus led the Cougars with a top-10 finish in a competitive 6K field.
- CSUSM Competes at UC Riverside InvitationalThe Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed 22nd out of 24 teams in the Invitational 6K race at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday morning, scoring 557 points. The Cougars also competed in the Open 5K division, finishing 12th out of 26 teams with 399 points.
- McManus' Runner-Up Finish Guides CSUSM to Fourth-Place Finish at Cougar ChallengeWith Angela MaManus leading the pack of Cougars, the Cal State San Marcos women's cross country team placed fourth at its home meet, the Cougar Challenge, held Saturday morning on campus. The Cougars tallied 115 points in the 6K race, finishing behind Cal Poly Pomona (33 points), Point Loma (38) and Pomona-Pitzer (100).
- CSUSM Sees 103 Student-Athletes Earn D2 ADA Academic Achievement AwardCal State San Marcos Athletics had 103 student-athletes earn the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award for the 2024-25 academic year.
- CSUSM Leads Conference with 126 CCAA All-Academic HonoreesThe Cal State San Marcos Department of Athletics saw a conference-leading 126 student-athletes earn CCAA All-Academic honors from the league office on Wednesday.
- CSUSM Places 44 on 2024 CCAA Fall Academic Honor RollCal State San Marcos Athletics placed 44 student-athletes on the 2024 CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll.
