Friday, August 31
Reno, NV
5:45 pm
UC Riverside
at
Nevada Chase Race
Photo by: UCR Athletics Media Relations
Men's Cross Country Finishes Second At Nevada Chase Race
8/31/2012 2:33:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Complete Results
Reno, NV—The UC Riverside Men's Cross Country Team opened the 2012 season Friday afternoon with a second place finish at the three-mile Nevada Chase Race at San Rafael Park. The Highlanders totaled 40 points to place second behind UCLA with 19 points.
"It was a good start," Head Coach Irv Ray stated. "We're happy with the progress in our training, and looking forward to the rest of the season."
Cody Jordan paced the UCR squad finishing in fourth place with a time of 16:16, while Seth Totten and Benjamin Heck placed sixth and seventh respectively with identical 16:25 times.
Rounding out the team was Michael Gauger (11th place, 17:11); Cesar Solis (12th, 17:25); Sebastian Puraci (13th, 17:34); and Carlos Lopez (14th, 17:43).
UCLA's Daniel Herrera won the Chase Race with a time of 15:48.
The chase race format is a handicap style race with the lowest ranked athletes starting first followed by groups of higher ranked athletes at regular intervals.
Athletes started in groups based on the position on their team. The seventh, eighth and lower ranked athletes on a team started when the gun fired. Thirty seconds later the fifth and sixth runners from each team started, and thirty seconds later the third and fourth runners from each team started. Finally, another thirty seconds later, the first and second runners from each team started.
The Highlanders now return to Riverside to host their annual Invitational on Saturday, September 15 at the UCR Ag/Ops Course. The men's 8000m race gets underway at 8:05 am PT with the men's 8000m collegiate open slated for 9:15 am.
Reno, NV—The UC Riverside Men's Cross Country Team opened the 2012 season Friday afternoon with a second place finish at the three-mile Nevada Chase Race at San Rafael Park. The Highlanders totaled 40 points to place second behind UCLA with 19 points.
"It was a good start," Head Coach Irv Ray stated. "We're happy with the progress in our training, and looking forward to the rest of the season."
Cody Jordan paced the UCR squad finishing in fourth place with a time of 16:16, while Seth Totten and Benjamin Heck placed sixth and seventh respectively with identical 16:25 times.
Rounding out the team was Michael Gauger (11th place, 17:11); Cesar Solis (12th, 17:25); Sebastian Puraci (13th, 17:34); and Carlos Lopez (14th, 17:43).
UCLA's Daniel Herrera won the Chase Race with a time of 15:48.
The chase race format is a handicap style race with the lowest ranked athletes starting first followed by groups of higher ranked athletes at regular intervals.
Athletes started in groups based on the position on their team. The seventh, eighth and lower ranked athletes on a team started when the gun fired. Thirty seconds later the fifth and sixth runners from each team started, and thirty seconds later the third and fourth runners from each team started. Finally, another thirty seconds later, the first and second runners from each team started.
The Highlanders now return to Riverside to host their annual Invitational on Saturday, September 15 at the UCR Ag/Ops Course. The men's 8000m race gets underway at 8:05 am PT with the men's 8000m collegiate open slated for 9:15 am.
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