SDSU CROSS COUNTRY PACED BY SEYNAEVE IN SACRAMENTO

Lily Seynaeve finished among the top 20 runners for the second straight meet

Source:  goaztecs.com

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September 30, 2017 (Sacramento) - San Diego State cross country raced to a ninth-place finish at Sacramento’s Capital Cross Challenge (6K) on Saturday, led by senior Lily Seynaeve. 

Seynaeve placed 17th after crossing the finish line in 21:32.0, just two seconds off her 6K collegiate best of 21:30.00, which she set earlier this year at the UC Riverside Invitational. This is the second consecutive meet in which Seynaeve has finished among the race’s top 20 Division I participants after placing eighth at the UNLV Invitational (5K) last week.

Classmate Cindy Flores was the Aztecs' next finisher, clocking in at 23:27.3 for 75th. 

Freshman Renee Phillips recorded a 23:30.3 time, taking 80th among Division I athletes. 

Junior Chrissy Calain finished the race in 23:40.7, the 82^nd-best time. 

Freshman McKenzie Mora finished just behind her, rounding out SDSU's finishers at 23:42.1 for 83rd. 

The Aztecs are off for a week before heading to the Highlander Invitational (5K) in Riverside, Calif., on Sat., Oct. 14.

Capital Cross Challenge (6K)

Haggin Oaks Golf Complex – Sacramento, Calif.

Sept. 30, 2017

6,000-Meter Division I Women Team Results

1. San Jose State – 62

2. Nevada – 82

3. Loyola Marymount – 115

4. Southern Utah -148

5. New Mexico State – 183

6. UC Davis – 183

7. Cal State Fullerton – 198

8. Sacramento State – 285

9. San Diego State – 457

10. UNLV - 469

11. Pacific – 476

12. Fresno State – 513

13. California – 552

14. Pepperdine – 570

6,000-Meter Collegiate Women Individual Results (Top 5 of 111 runners + SDSU)

1. Danielle Shanahan (LMU) – 20:23.2

2. Jenny Sandoval (SJSU) – 20:30.1

3. Adlilene Aldapa (SJSU) – 20:31.1

4. Jeanette Zambrano (SJSU) – 20:56.0

5. Hiley Dobbs (NEV) – 20:56.2

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17. Lily Seynaeve (SDSU) – 21:32.0

75. Cindy Flores (SDSU) – 23:27.3

80. Renee Phillips (SDSU) – 23:30.3

82. Chrissy Calain (SDSU) – 23:40.7

83. Mackenzie Mora (SDSU) – 23:42.1

Results