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
 

CSUSM INDIVIDUAL INVITE RESULTS