California State University of San Bernardino Athletics

The Yotes were among over 20 teams who competed at the University of Riverside's 40^th annual cross-country invite.  This was the team's first 6k race on the season and the first time running this length for several CSUSB runners. Caty Gaynor, Joanna Lopez, Genesis Obispo, and Nicole Renteria all ran this distance for the first time collegiately this past weekend.

"I enjoyed the extra mileage, made the race feel more tactical" said Renteria.

Miranda Avila led the way for the Yotes clocking a time of 23:02 in the 6k race. This was an over one-minute improvement on her previous best at this distance set at UCSD in 2019. Joanna Lopez and Nicole Renteria crossed the line at 23:57.4 and 23:59.3 respectively.

Part of the team ran in the second women's race of the day the Open 5k. This race featured over 240 athletes in all. Abigail Toarmina came across the line first for the Yotes in the 5k with a time of 21:31. Her alongside Michelle Arevalo and Khloe Bracken all managed to improve their times by over a minute from last weeks race at the Coyote Challenge. This meet also marked the first collegiate race for Lindsay Calderon. She managed a time of 24:50.6 on a challenging UCR course.

Coach Nicole McDonald on her team handling the pressure of a bigger meet said "I think that they handled it really well. It was a great race to bring back what cross country was about. It was a large competitive field, needing to get out fast, and what it feels like to run a 6k again."

CSUSB Women's 6K Individual Results

1. Miranda Avila              SO        Cal St. San Bernardino 23:02.6
2. Joanna Lopez               FR        Cal St. San Bernardino 23:57.4
3. Nicole Renteria            FR        Cal St. San Bernardino 23:59.3
4. Sujey Esteva                JR         Cal St. San Bernardino 24:48.1
5. Genesis Obispo             SO        Cal St. San Bernardino 25:03.6
6. Savannah Milner           SO        Cal St. San Bernardino 25:44.3
7. Justine Ziranda              JR         Cal St. San Bernardino 26:08.0
8. Caty Gaynor                  FR        Cal St. San Bernardino 26:34.0
9. Marissa Angulo             SO        Cal St. San Bernardino DNF

CSUSB Women's 5k Individual Results

1. Abigail Toarmina           SO        Cal St. San Bernardino 21:31.0
2. Michelle Arevalo           SO        Cal St. San Bernardino 21:58.4
3. Khloe Bracken               FR        Cal St. San Bernardino 22:59.5
4. Lindsay Calderon           SO        Cal St. San Bernardino 24:50.6

 
The Coyotes compete next weekend on September 25^th, at the Cougar Challenge in San Marcos. Race starts at 8:30am.