Mt. SAC XC Invite Event 58 Boys Individual Sweepstakes (D1&2) 8:45 AM 10/25/2014

Event 58 BOYS INDIVIDUAL SWEEPSTAKES (D1&2) 8:45 AM
by Keith Conning, Pleasanton, CA
CIF State Meet Announcer
Retired Berkeley High School Cross Country and Track Coach
e-mail: keithconning@aol.com

Distance: 2.93 miles

The meet started at 7:15 AM. This was the ninth race of the day. Race number 115, the last race of the day, was scheduled to start at 5:40 PM.

Junior Austin Tamagno (Brea Olinda, Brea, SS D3), first in the 2013 Mt. SAC 5,000 meters (3.1069 miles) as a sophomore in 14:34, third in the 2013 State Cross Country Meet 5k in 15:03 as a sophomore, second in the 2014 State Track Meet 1,600 meters in 4:06.93, first at the 34th Annual Woodbridge Cross Country Classic three mile in 14:04.21, ranked #1 in California Division 3, set a new course record of 14:23.2.* (See comment below) The old record of 14:24 was set by Diego Mercado (West Covina) in 2005. Mercado and his twin brother Daniel went to the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Ammar Moussa (Arcadia) tied the course record in 2010. Junior Ammar Moussa (Colorado) ended up eighth at the NCAA Pre-Nationals 8k on October 18, 2014 after leading at the 5k split. He was eighth in 24:21.8.

*In the old days, when we were timing with stopwatches with sweep hands, if the time read 1/10th or higher you would round up to the next second. Thus, 14:23.2 would be read as 14:24. Therefore, I think that Tamagno should be credited with equaling the record, not breaking the record.

Junior Phillip Rocha (Arcadia), second last year as a sophomore in 14:51, second at Woodbridge three mile in 14:05.72, third at the Stanford Invitational 5,000 meters in 15:00, third at the Clovis Invitational 5,000 meters in 15:14.14, placed second again in 14:31.7.

Senior Caleb Webb (Big Bear, Big Bear Lake, SS D4), fifth last year in 14:56, ninth at the Woodbridge 3 miles in 14:28.73, ranked #1 in California Division 4, was third in 14:34.3.

Senior Robert Brandt (Loyola, Los Angeles, SS D1), ranked #1 California Division 1, was fourth in 14:39.3.

Loyola (Los Angeles, SS D1), ranked #2 in California Division 1, won the team title with 122 points. Dana Hills (Dana Point, SS D1), ranked #4, was second with 135. Arcadia, not ranked, was third with 136.

Splits:
Crossover: 1. Tamagno
2m: 9:44 1. Tamagno, 2. Webb, 3. Brandt

2014 ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational - 10/18/2014
Sponsored by Brooks & the Terre Haute CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau)
LaVern Gibson Championship XC Course
Terre Haute, Indiana
Results
Event 2 Men 8k Run CC Blue Race
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Results - Men
1 Edward Cheserek Oregon 24:04.5 1
2 Blake Theroux Colorado 24:06.1 2
3 Eric Jenkins Oregon 24:09.4 3
4 Ben Saarel Colorado 24:15.3 4
5 John Mascari Indiana State 24:16.3 5
6 Matt McClintock Purdue 24:16.7 6
7 Anthony Rotich Utep 24:19.0 7
8 Ammar Moussa Colorado 24:21.8 8
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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Results - Men
1 Colorado 35 2 4 8 9 12 14 79
Total Time: 2:01:32.60
Average: 24:18.52
http://www.cubuffs.com/pdf9/2922712.pdf

Ammar Moussa helped lead Colorado to the team championship with his eighth place finish at the Indiana State University Pre-National Invitational on October 18, 2014.