SAN DIEGO – The CSUSB Coyotes ran their final race before the CCAA Championships on November 3 and looked championship ready, finishing fourth at the Triton Classic on Saturday morning.
They finished ahead of host UC San Diego and Cal State LA from the CCAA. Chico State was the team winner.
Kaylie Balvaneda was the top finisher for CSUSB at 23:01.6 in 16th with Michelle Pineda Palacios close behind in 18th at 23:09.5. Arianna Fuentes finished in the top-25 at 23:24.8 in 25th place.
"It was a really good day, the ladies did what they have done the last couple weeks," head coach
Tom Burleson said. "One of our top runners was unable to go and everyone else just stepped up. A strong finish against a very good field. I really feel we are getting ready for conference championships."
The team will take one week off and then the CCAA Championship, officially hosted by CSULA, will be run on November 3 on the campus of CSUSB, the same course they ran at the Coyote Challenge on September 22.
