Meet Week Preview
Mountain West Championships (6K)
Friday, Oct. 26 | 9:00 a.m. PT | Morley Field at Balboa Park | San Diego, Calif.
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The San Diego State cross country team will compete in the Mountain West Championships (6k) this Friday at Morley Field in Balboa Park. This is the first time the MW Championships have taken place in San Diego since 2008. The women's 6k begins at 9:00 a.m. and will be followed by the men's 8k at 9:45 a.m.
Boise State (No. 2) and New Mexico (No. 3) are the both ranked in the top five nationally and will enter the race as the favorites.
At the moment, 11 runners are registered to run: Paige Comiso, Caitlyn Couch, Marissa D'Atri, Isabelle Davis, Alize Hartke, Renee Laurenzana, Carlene Masar, Natalie Medina, Renee Phillips, Natalie Regalado, and Naomi Smitham. Only nine runners from each team are allowed to run in the championship meet, so a final decision who will be competing will need to be made later in the week.
Last Time Out
The Aztecs finished in ninth place out of 22 teams at the Highlander Invitational 5k two weeks ago. The Aztecs had a season-high 13 runners compete and were paced by Marissa D'Atri, who finished in 36th place with a time of 18:07.0.
Alize Hartke, who led the Aztecs the last time they ran a 5k, came in right behind D'Atri with a time of 18:11.3 (39th place). The rest of the SDSU top five consisted of Paige Comiso (51st; 18:22.1), Renee Laurenzana (56th; 18:27.9) and Renee Phillips (83rd; 18:58.7).
Natalie Regalado clocked in at 19:21.0 (104th) and was followed by Natalie Medina (121st; 19:36.4) and Isabelle Davis (138th; 20:01.2).
Other Aztecs competing included: Nyjari McNeil (151st; 20:15.3), Angela Wilson (174th; 20:51.2), Naomi Smitham (175th; 20:52.5), Sakura Roberson (202nd; 21:48.4) and Danielle Scott (223rd; 22:55.5).
Aztec Storylines
• The Aztecs have had a different top finisher in all four of their races so far this season.
• Four Aztecs who are traditionally mid-distance track runners made their XC debut in their last meet: Nyjari McNeil (151st; 20:15.3), Angela Wilson (174th; 20:51.2), Sakura Roberson (202nd; 21:48.4) and Danielle Scott (22:55.5).
• Since joining the Mountain West, the highest finish for the Aztecs in the championships is fifth, which was done twice (2000 & 2005).
• Paige Comiso and Marisa D'Atri are the only two Aztecs to finish among the team's top five in all four races this season.
Aztecs Staying Local for MW Championships
