Meet: Lewis Crossover
Location: Romeoville, Ill.
CSUSM Team Finish: 23rd out of 37 teams
Team Winner: Colorado Christian
Top CSUSM Finisher: Alan Jimenez (20th, 24:28.26)
Winner: Tiffin's Ramon Rodriguez (23:44.15)
COURSE REPORT
The Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed 23rd out of 37 teams at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday in Romeoville, Illinois, scoring 526 points. Alan Jimenez led the Cougars with a top-20 finish in the 8K race.
FINISH LINE
- Jimenez placed 20th out of 388 runners with a time of 24:28.26.
- Braden Oberg finished 81st in 25:13.14.
- Renton McGregor crossed in 132nd place with a time of 25:41.97.
- Jacob Perez placed 152nd in 25:49.38.
- Jayson Oliver rounded out the scoring five in 158th place at 25:51.98.
- Mark De Haro (224th, 26:24.86) and Owen Hinz (239th, 26:33.84) completed the top seven.
- Jacob Brown also competed, finishing 296th in 27:10.68.
TEAM RESULTS
| Place | School Name | Team Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Christian | 106 |
| 2 | Saginaw Valley State | 143 |
| 3 | Western Washington | 163 |
| 4 | Chico State | 198 |
| 5 | Pittsburg State | 201 |
| 6 | Florida Southern | 202 |
| 7 | Lewis | 291 |
| 8 | Northwest Nazarene | 295 |
| 9 | Alaska Anchorage | 317 |
| 10 | Fort Lewis | 324 |
| 11 | Walsh | 349 |
| 12 | Tiffin | 357 |
| 13 | Michigan Tech | 378 |
| 14 | Flagler | 395 |
| 15 | Illinois-Springfield | 418 |
| 16 | Tampa | 434 |
| 17 | Biola (Calif.) | 469 |
| 18 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 469 |
| 19 | Findlay | 473 |
| 20 | Colorado Mesa | 495 |
| 21 | Black Hills State | 503 |
| 22 | Harding | 519 |
| 23 | Cal State San Marcos | 526 |
| 24 | Malone | 564 |
| 25 | Unattached | 613 |
| 26 | Davenport (Mich.) | 631 |
| 27 | Missouri S&T | 734 |
| 28 | Ferris State | 772 |
| 29 | Alaska | 772 |
| 30 | Oklahoma Christian | 851 |
| 31 | Northwood (Mich.) | 897 |
| 32 | Purdue Northwest (Ind.) | 974 |
| 33 | Maryville (Mo.) | 1020 |
| 34 | Concordia-St. Paul | 1029 |
| 35 | Minnesota Duluth | 1093 |
| 36 | Trevecca Nazarene | 1114 |
| 37 | Quincy (Ill.) | 1259 |
CSUSM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars will return to competition on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the UCR Highlander Invitational in Riverside, California.
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- Cougars Place Second in UC Riverside Invitational Open RaceThe Cal State San Marcos men's cross country team placed second out of 22 teams in the Open 8K race at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, scoring 112 points. In the Invitational 8K division, CSUSM competed individually but did not register a team score.
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