September 29, 2006

Cross Country Competes at
Foothill Invitational

Whittier College traveled to Legg Lake for the Foothill Invitational on September 29.  The men finished seventh of ten teams with 176 team points, while the women finished in fifth place out of eight teams with 130 team points.

Nicholas Salomone '07 led the way for the Poets on the 6,500-meter course with an 18th place finish in 21 minutes, 12 seconds.  Rafael Rodriguez '10 finished 25th with a time of 21:43.  Nick Daum '08 was 53rd in 22:55 and Eric Shane '07 came in 56th place in 23:03.  Rounding out the top five for the Poets was Yuki Miyagiwa '09 in 57th place with a time of 23:04. 

On the women's side, Darlene Partida '10 was the first Poet to cross the finish line of the 5,000-meter course in eleventh place with a time of 19:19.  Laura Guzman '07 was next in 21st place in 20:16.  In 30th place was Adrianna Durflinger '09 with a time of 21:15.  Allison Billroth-MacLurg '07 (22:49) and Erin Patterson '10 (22:50) finished in 46th and 47th, respectively.

The Poets travel to La Mirada Park for the SCIAC Multi Dual Championships on October 14.

 

 
 

 

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