Buffaloes Finish Fifth At Highlander
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The University of Colorado cross country program finished fifth here Saturday in both the men and women's races at the Highlander Invitational.
CU raced five men and six women on the future Pac-12 Championship course, previewing the course to report back to the championship-bound runners. The men scored 152 points and the women picked up 165. Both races went to Adams State, the top-ranked NCAA Division II program with 24 points for the men and 30 for the women.
Jake Derouin was the highest-scoring Buffalo, crossing the 8K race in 24:04.0 in 10th place. Caleb Niednagel placed 19th running 24:17.0, followed closely by Zack Gacnik in 26th at 24:32.2. Ben Greene was the fourth runner at 24:48.5, with Ryan Lindrud finishing the scoring in 81st running 25:24.4.
For the women, Alisa Meraz-Fishbein was the first across running 20:50.4 for the 6K in 19th place. Karina Andersen crossed 31st in 21:11.3, followed by Carley Bennett in 44th (21:25.4), Anna Shults in 49th (21:29.9) and Rylee Robinson finishing the scoring 53rd in 21:35.3. Joelle McDonald crossed 64th in 21:47.0.
The Buffaloes close out the regular season and look towards the Pac-12 Championship in two weeks in Riverside.
RESULTS
MEN'S RESULTS: 1. Adams State 24; 2. Azusa Pacific 103; 3. Cal St. Fullerton 111; 4. Arizona 132; 5. Colorado 152; 6. UCLA 160; 7. UC Riverside 169; 8. UCSB 218; 9. Pomona-Pitzer 234; 10. Fort Lewis 252; 11. SD Mesa College 277; 12. Central Arizona 339; 13. Mesa CC 352; 14. San Diego 372; 15. Redlands 405; 16. Occidental 481; 17. Northern Colorado 502; 18. Embry-Riddle 528; 19. La Verne 572; 20. Chapman 582; 21. Cal Lutheran 637; 22. Texas Lutheran 680; 23. Cal State LA 692; 24. Santa Ana 700; 25. Regis 740
COLORADO MEN: 10. Jake Derouin 24:04.0; 19. Caleb Niednagel 24:17.0; 26. Zack Gacnik 24:32.2; 46. Ben Greene 24:48.5; 81. Ryan Lindrud 25:24.4;
WOMEN'S RESULTS: 1. Adams State 30; 2. Cal St. Fullerton 70; 3. UCLA 112; 4. Arizona 122; 5. Colorado 165; 6. SDSU 171; 7. UC Riverside 189; 8. Northern Colorado 225; 9. Azusa Pacific 230; 10. Fort Lewis 279; 11. UCSB 313; 12. Embry-Riddle 331; 13. San Diego 348; 14. CSUSB 415; 15. Central Arizona 517; 16. Pomona-Pitzer 523; 17. Chapman 547; 18. Oxy Club XC 553; 19. SD Mesa College 554; 20. Point Loma 554; 21. Occidental 575; 22. Redlands 581; 23. Texas Lutheran 725; 24. Cal Lutheran 728; 25. Cal State LA 778; 26. Regis 782
COLORADO WOMEN: 19. Alisa Meraz-Fishbein 20:50.4; 31. Karina Andersen 21:11.3; 44. Carley Bennett 21:25.4; 49. Anna Shults 21:29.9; 53. Rylee Robinson 21:35.3; 64. Joelle McDonald 21:47.0;