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Second-ranked Raider men rule SF State Invite, 24th-ranked women 6th

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Complete Men's Results
Complete Women's Results

SAN FRANCISCO – Three weeks of no competition and racing only against each other turned out to be a good way to prepare the second-ranked Southern Oregon men's cross country team for what it saw at the finish line of Friday's San Francisco State Invitational.

It was all Raiders at Golden Gate Park's Speedway Meadow, where SOU runners accounted for six of the top-seven men's scorers and nine of the top-15 overall in the 172-person, 8,000-meter race. That translated to an easy team title – SOU accumulated just 20 points, and second-place Cal State Stanislaus had 89 – and the 24th-ranked Raider women claimed sixth in the 6K of 16 teams, which were mostly of the NCAA variety.

Academy of Art's Valentin Pepiot won the men's race in 24 minutes, 53.1 seconds, and the unattached Luis Luna was runner-up in 24:49. The next six spots belonged to SOU: Jared Hixon (Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale) in 25:04.2, Eric Ghelfi (Redding, Calif./Redding Adventist Academy) in 25:05.4, Kevin Jorgensen (Yreka, Calif./Yreka) in 25:05.6, Max Runia (Central Point, Ore./Crater) in 25:11.4, Dylan Alexander (Encino, Calif./Birmingham) in 25:12.6, and Cary Dunagan (Reno, Nev.) in 25:14.1.

Connor Cushman (West Linn, Ore./West Linn), SOU's final scorer, placed 12th (25:23.3). Zach Boyd-Helm (West Linn, Ore./West Linn) was 14th (25:27.7), Jose Ortiz (Santa Ana, Calif./Santa Ana) 23rd (25:42.0), and Greg Garcia (Moraga, Calif./Campolindo) 50th (26:24.3).

Of the other 15 teams, only Stanislaus and Humboldt State had two runners among the top 15. The Raiders have entered three meets this season and won all of them.

For the third meet in a row, Summer Cano (Hillsboro, Ore./Century) was SOU's top women's finisher, placing sixth in 22:15.7. Karen Silvas (Santa Ana, Calif./Segerstrom) helped herself to 22nd (22:51.8) and Rebecca Lupescu (Portland, Ore./Westview) was 28th (23:02.9) out of 159 total entrants.

Rounding out SOU's women's scorers were Jessie Rozario (Rocklin, Calif./Del Oro) in 45th (23:30.8) and Stephanie Ramirez (Salinas, Calif./Salinas) in 56th (23:57.8).

Monterey Bay's Hanna Bell possessed the winning women's time of 21:40.8., and Humboldt State's Tatiana Gillick was second (21:46.7). Humboldt edged out Stanislaus for the team title, 73-77, and the Raiders totaled 129 points.

Both Raider squads are back in action at the Oregon State Beaver Classic on Oct. 24.

MEN'S TEAM SCORES – SOU 20, Cal St. Stanislaus 89, Humboldt State 96, Cal St. Monterey Bay 120, San Francisco St. 125, Academy of Art 156, St. Mary's 181, Sacramento St. 227, San Diego Mesa 252, Notre Dame de Namur 258, SF State Alumni 318, Christian Bros. 330, UC Merced 377, Holy Names 397, Las Positas 400, Pacific Union 507.

Complete SOU Men's Results (172 total entrants)
3. Jared Hixon (Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale), 25:04.2
4. Eric Ghelfi (Redding, Calif./Redding Adventist Academy), 25:04.4
5. Kevin Jorgensen (Yreka, Calif./Yreka), 25:05.6
6. Max Runia (Central Point, Ore./Crater), 25:11.4
7. Dylan Alexander (Encino, Calif./Birmingham), 25:12.6
8. Cary Dunagan (Reno, Nev.), 25:14.1
12. Connor Cushman (West Linn, Ore./West Linn), 25:23.3
14. Zach Boyd-Helm (West Linn, Ore./West Linn), 25:27.7
15. Ray Schireman (Medford, Ore./North Medford), 25:27.7
23. Jose Ortiz (Santa Ana, Calif./Santa Ana), 25:42.0
50. Greg Garcia (Moraga, Calif./Campolindo), 26:24.3
53. Clayton Bunn (Yreka, Calif./Yreka), 26:32.6
54. Dylan Paulk (Portland, Ore./Grant), 26:33.3
56. Caleb Diaz (Medford, Ore./North Medford), 26:35.5
57. Will Parke-Hoffman (Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis), 26:36.2
64. Trevor Lynn (Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills), 26:43.9
76. Donnie Coulson (The Dalles, Ore./The Dalles), 26:53.7
80. Eli Stillman (Paradise, Calif./Paradise), 27:02.5
87. Hayden Teachout (Duvall, Wash./Cedarcrest), 27:11.5
98. Matthew Williams (La Crescenta, Calif./Crescenta Valley), 27:27.2
117. Aidan Paulk (Portland, Ore./Grant), 27:59.3
143. Camden Stemple (Medford, Ore./South Medford), 29:02.6

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES – Humboldt State 73, Cal St. Stanislaus 77, Academy of Art 97, St. Mary's 110, San Francisco St. 127, SOU 129, Cal St. Monterey Bay 131, Sacramento St. 156, San Jose St. 276, Christian Bros. 327, Notre Dame de Namur 359, UC Merced 361, Holy Names 391, Pacific 424, Pacific Union 459, Mills 495

Complete SOU Women's Results (159 total entrants)
6. Summer Cano (Hillsboro, Ore./Century), 22:15.7
22. Karen Silvas (Santa Ana, Calif./Segerstrom), 22:51.8
28. Rebecca Lupescu (Portland, Ore./Westview), 23:02.9
34. Jessa Perkinson (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg), 23:14.3
45. Jessie Rozario (Rocklin, Calif./Del Oro), 23:30.8
56. Stephanie Ramirez (Salinas, Calif./Salinas), 23:57.8
64. Aspen Abbott (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas), 24:13.9
74. Natalie Berania (Sacramento, Calif./Pleasant Grove), 24:34.8
78. Zara Gastineau (Crescent City, Calif./Del Norte), 24:44.4
87. Emily Lamb (Felton, Calif./San Lorenzo Valley), 25:10.9
91. Morgan Pfunder (Eugene, Ore./South Eugene), 25:19.8
93. Atalie Frank (Salem, Ore./South Salem), 25:37.2
95. Kimberly Nava (Van Nuys, Calif./Birmingham), 25:41.4
97. Veronica Cardenas (Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale), 25:48.3
115. Sierra Mitchell (Grass Valley, Calif./Bear River), 27:04.5

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