Andrew Castellon
Karl Boudiwan

Track and Field

Distance Runners Compete at Two Bay Area Meets

UC Riverside sends distance crew up to Northern California

STANFORD, Calif. - UC Riverside competed at the Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Track Classic on April 4 and 5 in the San Francisco Bay Area.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Ashraf Abdelmagid (29:23.26) and Andrew Castellon (29:32.06) grabbed top 10 finishes in the men's 10k on Friday at Stanford, while Joy Weber clocked in with a 35:48.45 in the women's 10k for fourth in program history.  
  • Tyler Kaan (3:52.38) and Lance Denhalter (3:57.72) both ran the 1500 for UCR in Palo Alto. Kaan was just two seconds off his collegiate best.  
  • Over at the Mike Fanelli Classic, Isatu N'Diaye finished 16th overall in the women's 1500 (4:30.84) and clocked a 2:13.69 in the 800. On the men's side of the 800, Lance Denhalter finished 14th overall with a 1:52.76. 

NOTABLES 

  • UCR collected three all-time top 10 marks on Friday.  
  • Castellon and Joshua Mendoza (30:14.27) both crushed their previous 10k collegiate bests.  

UP NEXT 

  • UC Riverside will resume competition on Wednesday, April 16, kicking off a busy week at the Bryan Clay Invitational and Mt. SAC Relays before later in the week taking on the Pacific Coast Invitational and Beach Invitational.  

Players Mentioned

Ashraf Abdelmagid

Ashraf Abdelmagid

Distance
6' 0"
Senior
Andrew Castellon

Andrew Castellon

Distance
5' 10"
Senior
Lance Denhalter

Lance Denhalter

Mid-Distance
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Tyler Kaan

Tyler Kaan

Distance
6' 1"
Junior
Joshua Mendoza

Joshua Mendoza

Distance
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Isatu N

Isatu N'Diaye

Distance
5' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Joy Weber

Joy Weber

Distance
5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ashraf Abdelmagid

Ashraf Abdelmagid

6' 0"
Senior
Distance
Andrew Castellon

Andrew Castellon

5' 10"
Senior
Distance
Lance Denhalter

Lance Denhalter

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Tyler Kaan

Tyler Kaan

6' 1"
Junior
Distance
Joshua Mendoza

Joshua Mendoza

5' 11"
Graduate Student
Distance
Isatu N

Isatu N'Diaye

5' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Distance
Joy Weber

Joy Weber

5' 5"
Sophomore
Distance