Sept. 5, 2009

San Francisco, Calif.

Complete results

The Tigers' cross country team started off their 2009 season at the USF Invitational at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, September 5. Using the meet as a workout, the team showed a strong start for the year, with an eighth place finish.

Junior Kristina Hammarstrom (Manteca, Calif.) led the team with a time of 20:05.6. This was a six second improvement from last year's meet.

Sophomore Jazmin Quiroz (San Jose, Calif.) fought hard during the last 100 meters to out run a San Jose State runner to finish with a time of 21:34.20. Junior Devon Blount (Bucks County, Pa.), who is coming off a season with injury and is currently fighting some lower leg problems, had a respectable time of 23:31.20.

Coach Jones is pleased with the hard work the team has put in this past month. "The ladies have been working really hard and I'm very excited to have such a hard working group. No one gives up, and day in and day out the just keep going. We trained through this meet and the ladies showed a solid performance on tired legs."

The Tigers' next competition will the Hornet Jamboree, hosted by Sacramento State University at Granite Regional Park on September 12.