IRVINE -- Cal State San Bernardino made a strong showing in its division of the Asics/UC Irvine Collegiate & Open Invitational cross country race, finishing third overall and first among the four-year colleges competing in the race.
    Freshman Samantha Borman of Redlands led the Coyotes to the finish for the second week in a row, winding up in 10th place overall and first among four-year college runners in a 5,000-meter time of 19:27.7. She was sixth in the team points calculation.
    Another freshman, Deserae Perez of Moreno Valley, also broke 20 minutes, finishing 21st overall in 19:57.8 and in 12th place in the team points standings.
    Freshman Rebekah Frazier (San Bernardino) ran 20:08.5 to finish 16th in the team and 23rd overall while senior Angelica Lopez was right behind her in 17th spot (24th overall) in 20:10.8. Senior Anjuli Nieto was two spots back in 19th place (29th overall) in 20:18.0.
     Yet another freshman, Courtney Ciraulo (Highland) was 20th (30th overall) in 20:23.4. Sophomore Niki Chesnut was 25th (38th overall) in 20:33.9.
    "The ladies ran a lot better today than last week. We finished behind a club team (Cal Coast TC) and Southwestern (Community College), but we beat some good schools and our times were really good. In fact, our 1 through 5 times were outstanding," said Head Coach Tom Burleson.
    Two Southwestern JC runners, four unattached runners and three Cal Coast Track Club members finished ahead of Borman.
    The Coyotes finished ahead of CCAA member Cal State Dominguez Hills as well as UC Santa Cruz, Pomona-Pitzer, University of San Diego and Grand Canyon among the four-year schools in the race.
    In the other division, which featured some of the top teams in the CCAA, Division I Cal Poly San Luis Obispo edged defending CCAA champion Chico State while UC San Diego finished eighth. UCSD's Bre Schofield, a sophomore, finished fifth in 17:45.0. Kara Lubieniecki of Chico State was seventh in 17:48.6
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    DIVISION 2 -- 1. Cal Coast TC -- 1:37.30.12; 2. Southwestern JC -- 1:38.18.7; 3. COYOTES -- 1:40:02.8
4. UC Santa Cruz -- 1:41:25.5; 5. Pomona-Pitzer -- 1:41:13.7; 6. Univ. of San Diego -- 1:48:02.7; 7. CS Dominguez Hills -- 1:50:33.0; 8. Gateway Comm. College -- 1:51.09.7; 9. Grand Canyon -- 1:53.47.7; 10. Santa Ana College -- 1:54:35.1; 11. SOKA -- 1:59:28.1.
    CSUSB RUNNERS -- 6. Samantha Borman -- 19:27.7; 12. Deserae Perez -- 19:57.8; 16. Rebekah Frazier -- 20:08.5; 17. Angelica Lopez -- 20:10.8; 19. Anjuli Nieto -- 20:18.0; 20. Courtney Ciraulo -- 20:23.4; 25. Niki Chesnut -- 20:33.9; Also: 41. Candice Galusha -- 20:37.4; 84. Kindra Funch -- 22;51.4
86. Vanessa Graff -- 23:00.7; 92. Gaby Neblina -- 23:25.3; 96. Liz McConaughey -- 23:48.9; 108. Jennifer Garcia -- 25:26.6.
    TOP FINISHERS -- 1. Shelby Buckley (unatt) 17:52.7; 2. Jenni Johnson (Cal Coast) 18:32.6; 3. Shannon McVannel (unatt) 18:47.3; 4. Tanya Valenzuela (Southwestern) 18:49.1; 5. Olivia Guadiana (unatt) 18:55.9.