Cal women Take USF Invite behind Santisteban

Sept. 3, 2011


SAN FRANCISCO - Freshman Kelsey Santisteban (FR HS Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley HS), running in her first race as a Golden Bear, set a course record en route to winning the women's 5000-meter race at the USF Invitational Saturday at Golden Gate Park. The Cal women also claimed the team title, while the Bear men placed second.

Santisteban, out of nearby Castro Valley, became the third consecutive Cal woman to win the USF Invite, following Keena Kohl (RS JR 2V Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza HS)in 2009 and Chelsea Reilly (RS SR 2V Davis, Calif./Davis HS)last year. This time, Reilly recorded the same 17:17 time as Santisteban, but was just a nose behind her at the finish for second place. Kohl was sixth for the Bears.

In addition, Elisa Karhu (SO SQ San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo HS)
took fourth and Taylor Bryson (RS SR 1V Costa Mesa, Calif./Newport Harbor HS)eighth to give Cal five runners in the top 10. Laura O'Neill (FR HS Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Beach HS)(16th) and Laurynne Chetelat (RS JR 1V Davis, Calif./Stanford)(24) rounded out the Bears at the event.

As a team, Cal had 21 points to second-place Stanford's 41. USF was third with 71 points.

For the men, Cody Schmidt (JR 2V Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Beach HS)
took runner-up honors behind winner Brendan Gregg of Stanford. Gregg was timed in 24:23 over 8000 meters, with Schmidt crossing the line 10 seconds back. Matt Miller (RS SR 1V Orange, Calif./El Modena HS)
finished fourth, followed by Chris Walden (FR HS Carmel, Ind./Carmel HS)in fifth, Simon Schmidt (JR 1V Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Beach HS) in 11th, J.P. Slater (RS SO SQ Pasadena, Calif./Loyola HS)12th and Dylan Isaacson (SR TR Meadowbrook, Pa./Columbia)38th.

Stanford also claimed the men's team race with 27 points, edging out the Bears, who were second with 32 points. USF was third with 69.
Cal returns to action next Saturday at the Sac State Jamboree in Sacramento.

USF Invitational
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.

Men's Results
Team Results: 1. Stanford 27; 2. California 32; 3. San Francisco 69; 4. Academy of Art 142; 5. Saint Mary's 151; 6. Santa Clara 156; 7. UC Santa Cruz 214; 8. UC Merced 235; 9. Cal State Monterey Bay 241; 10. Delta College 261.

Individual Winner: Brendan Gregg (Stanford) 24:23. Cal Finishers: 2. Cody Schmidt 24:33; 4. Matt Miller 24:36; 5. Chris Walden 24:38; 11. Simon Schmidt 24:58; 12. J.P. Slater 25:02; 38. Dylan Isaacson 26:49.

Women's Results
Team Results: 1. Cal 21; 2. Stanford 41; 3. San Francisco 71; 4. Saint Mary's 122; 5. Santa Clara 139; 6. Cal State Monterey Bay 183; 7. UC Santa Cruz 198; 8. Academy of Art 242; 9. UC Merced 249.

Cal Finishers: 1. Kelsey Santisteban 17:17*; 2. Chelsea Reilly 17:17; 4. Elisa Karhu 17:23; 6. Keena Kohl 17:57; 8. Taylor Bryson 18:19; 16. Laura O'Neill 18:51; 24. Laurynne Chetelat 19:17.

*course record

2011 Cal Cross Country Roster
Coaches



MenLast Name
Name eligibility
Class Exp. Hometown/Last School
castro anthony
Anthony Castro 1
FR HS Glendora, Calif./Glendora HS
chevee maxime
Maxime Chevee 7
SR 1V St.-Julien-en-Genevois, France/Lycee Mme de Stael HS
isaacson dylan
Dylan Isaacson 7
SR TR Meadowbrook, Pa./Columbia
jarvis collin
Collin Jarvis 5
JR 2V Vista, Calif./Rancho Buena Vista HS
jordan bryan
Bryan Jordan 1
FR HS Reno, Nev./Galena HS
kigar chris
Chris Kigar 1
FR HS Sacramento, Calif./El Camino HS
miller matt h.
Matt H. Miller 8
RS SR 1V Orange, Calif./El Modena HS
petersen matt
Matt Petersen 5
JR 1V Davis, Calif./Davis HS
poizat renaud
Renaud Poizat 5
JR 1V Arcadia, Calif./Arcadia HS
reistenberg bob
Bob Reistenberg 2
RS FR RS El Macero, Calif./Davis HS
schmidt cody
Cody Schmidt 5
JR 2V Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Beach HS
schmidt simon
Simon Schmidt 5
JR 1V Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Beach HS
slater j.p.
J.P. Slater 4
RS SO SQ Pasadena, Calif./Loyola HS
walden chris
Chris Walden 1
FR HS Carmel, Ind./Carmel HS

Women Last Name
Name eligibility
Class Exp. Hometown/Last School
bryson taylor
Taylor Bryson 8
RS SR 1V Costa Mesa, Calif./Newport Harbor HS
cerney heather
Heather Cerney 3
SO 1V Danville, Calif./Carondelet HS
chetelat laurynne
Laurynne Chetelat 6
RS JR 1V Davis, Calif./Stanford
delaney kat
Kat Delaney 1
FR HS San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Junipero Serra HS
dutch taylor
Taylor Dutch 7
SR 1V Newport Beach, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS
gammage dynasty
Dynasty Gammage 1
FR HS Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS
gray sydney
Sydney Gray 1
FR HS Beverly Hills, Calif./Beverly Hills HS
green juliana
Juliana Green 3
SO SQ Davis, Calif./Davis HS
hayes hillary
Hillary Hayes 4
RS SO SQ Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS
karhu elisa
Elisa Karhu 3
SO SQ San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo HS
kohl keena
Keena Kohl 6
RS JR 2V Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza HS
maier deborah
Deborah Maier 7
SR 3V Cameron Park, Calif./Ponderosa HS
o'neill laura
Laura O'Neill 1
FR HS Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Beach HS
oberg rebecka
Rebecka Oberg 1
FR HS Lidingö, Sweden/Hersby Gymnasium
oberg sofia
Sofia Oberg 5
JR SQ Lidingö, Sweden/Hersby Gymnasium
ralstin sam
Sam Ralstin 1
FR HS El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS
reilly chelsea
Chelsea Reilly 8
RS SR 2V Davis, Calif./Davis HS
santisteban kelsey
Kelsey Santisteban 1
FR HS Castro Valley, Calif./Castro Valley HS
zavesky christina
Christina Zavesky 1
FR HS Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS


Coaches


Tony Sandoval - Head Coach
Ann Detmer - Assistant Coach
Alysia Johnson - Volunteer Assistant Coach
Matt Kelley Miller - Volunteer Assistant Coach
Katie Caffrey - Assistant Athletic Trainer
Zac Conner - Strength & Conditioning Coach
Elaine Garcia - Athletic Trainer
Brynn Lewis - Assistant Athletic Trainer
Scott Thom - Strength & Conditioning Coach

Courtesy Cal