Sept. 21, 2018
Full Results
Springfield, Ore. – Three Aggie women placed in the top-20 to lead UC Davis women's cross country to a third place team finish in the 6K at the 13th annual Bill Dellinger Invite, while men's senior Jordy Ceja repeated as the first UC Davis finisher, crossing eighth in the men's 8K race.
The women scored 80 points overall, narrowly edging No. 6 regionally-ranked Portland (83 points) by just 3 points. Sophomore Eva Goodisson led the Aggies with her 11th place result, crossing with a time of 20:48, while juniors Sarah Anderson (14th, 20:53), Julia Lemak (17th, 21:03), and Haley Adel (21st, 21:36), along with freshman Marin Chamberlin (26th, 21:46) rounded out the scoring group.
"Our women's team had a couple of big breakthroughs with [redshirt freshman] Eva leading the group, and freshman Marin Chamberlin rallying through at the end to be our number 5 [scorer]," said head coach Emma Petersen.
Junior Tatjana Kunz competed in her first 6K as an Aggie, while Lemak, junior Mandy Wainfan, and sophomore Alexis Ballman all recorded personal best times, shaving off 27, 6, and 10 seconds, respectively.
In the men's 8K race, Ceja (8th, 25:15) paced the men's team to a fourth place finish (85 points), behind first place No. 3 Portland (25 points), and second place No. 8 Oregon (38 points).
"Jordy had an incredible race and really proved he is one of the top returners in our conference," remarked Petersen.
Also scoring points for UC Davis was sophomore Ryman Crone (22nd, 26:15) as the second UC Davis runner, followed by junior Fenn Hoppe (28th, 26:41), senior transfer Bradley Needles (29th, 26:42), and freshman Michael Wheeler (32nd, 26:52).
Other UC Davis finishers included freshman Adam Fragola in 36th (27:10), freshman Derek Lin in 37th (27:17), and junior Xolan Brown in 39th (27:47).
The Aggies compete again next weekend, September 29th, at the Capital Cross Challenge, hosted by Causeway Cup rival, Sacramento State.
13TH ANNUAL BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONAL
Hosted by the University of Oregon
Springfield Country Club | Springfield, Ore.
Sept. 21, 2018
WOMEN'S 6K
Team Scores: 1. Oregon, 15; 2. Nevada, 62; 3. UC Davis, 80; 4. Portland, 83; 5. Seattle U, 151
Individuals (Winner plus UC Davis finishers):
1. Susan Ejore (Oregon), 19:32.7
11. Eva Goodisson (UC Davis), 20:48
14. Sarah Anderson (UC Davis), 20:53
17. Julia Lemak (UC Davis), 21:0
21. Haley Adel (UC Davis), 21:36
26. Marin Chamberlin (UC Davis), 21:46
27. Mandy Wainfan (UC Davis), 21:47
32. Tatjana Kunz (UC Davis), 22:03
33. Alexis Ballman (UC Davis), 22:04
MEN'S 8K
Team Scores: 1. Portland 25; 2. Oregon, 38; 3. Seattle U, 77; 4. UC Davis, 85
Individuals (Winner plus UC Davis finishers):
1. Reuben Kiprono (Portland), 24:39.45
8. Jordy Ceja (UC Davis), 25:15
22. Ryman Crone (UC Davis), 26:15
28. Fenn Hoppe (UC Davis), 26:41
29. Bradley Needles (UC Davis), 26:42
32. Michael Wheeler (UC Davis), 26:52
36. Adam Fragola (UC Davis), 27:10
37. Derek Lin (UC Davis), 27:17
39. Xolan Brown (UC Davis), 27:47
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