Tribble Announces 17 New Recruits for 2019-20
6/24/2019 4:30:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track, Cross Country & Track
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – California Baptist University Coach Adam Tribble announced the signing of 10 men and seven women to the men's and women's cross country and track teams for the 2019-2020 school year.
The incoming group of Lancers, including five that hail from California, bolster an already impressive roster that made an immediate impact during CBU's first season in the Western Athletic Conference.
"We're very pleased with the group joining us this upcoming year," Tribble said. "Many of these recruits already boast extensive international racing experience, and this should put us in a great position moving forward. Assistant Coach Adam Cooke and I have worked tirelessly on this, and I want to extend a big thank you to him for all his work."
Men:
Ivo Balabanov - Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Michael Conant - Moreno Valley, Calif. (Woodcrest Christian)
Cameron Hylton - Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak HS)
Giedrius Valincius - Kalvarija, Lithuania
Aris Valerio - Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Mesa HS)
Rikus van Niekerk - Pretoria, South Africa
Florian Le Pallec - Kervignac, France
Manuel Peris Bruno - Nules, Spain
Arturs Medveds - Aizpute, Latvia
Henrique Neves - Gondomar, Portugal
Women:
Marta Afonso Lourenco - Matosinhos, Portugal
Paige Haynes - Murrieta, California (Vista Murrieta HS)
Wiktoria Klebowska - Bytom, Poland
Luz Karen Olivera - Arequipa, Peru
Cynthia Martin - Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS)
Tina Smid - Zagreb, Croatia
Elin Brink - Gothenburg, Sweden
The incoming group of Lancers, including five that hail from California, bolster an already impressive roster that made an immediate impact during CBU's first season in the Western Athletic Conference.
"We're very pleased with the group joining us this upcoming year," Tribble said. "Many of these recruits already boast extensive international racing experience, and this should put us in a great position moving forward. Assistant Coach Adam Cooke and I have worked tirelessly on this, and I want to extend a big thank you to him for all his work."
Men:
Ivo Balabanov - Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- Personal bests
- 1,500: 3:45 | 3,000: 8:01 | Steeple: 8:51 | 5,000: 14:07
- Represented Bulgaria at 2018 European u23 Cross Country Championships
- Will represent Bulgaria at the 2019 European u23 Championships
Michael Conant - Moreno Valley, Calif. (Woodcrest Christian)
- Personal bests
- 800: 1:53.9 | 1500: 3:54
Cameron Hylton - Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak HS)
- Personal bests
- 3,200: 9:23 | Three mile: 14:38
- 2018 Nike Cross Nationals Qualifier
Giedrius Valincius - Kalvarija, Lithuania
- Personal bests
- Steeple: 9:03 | 1,500: 3:56
- Represented Lithuania at 2018 European u20 Cross Country Championship
- Will represent Lithuania at 2019 European u20 Championships
Aris Valerio - Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Mesa HS)
- Personal best
- 800: 1:53.6
Rikus van Niekerk - Pretoria, South Africa
- Personal bests
- 3,000: 8:29 | 5,000: 14:50
- 2019 South African u20 5000-meter champion
Florian Le Pallec - Kervignac, France
- Personal best
- 5,000: 14:23
- 2018 French u20 5000-meter runner-up
Manuel Peris Bruno - Nules, Spain
- Personal best
- 5,000: 14:37
- Represented Spain at 2018 European u20 Cross Country Championships
Arturs Medveds - Aizpute, Latvia
- Personal bests
- Steeple: 9:15 | 10,000: 31:19
- Represented Latvia at 2018 European u20 Cross Country Championships
- Will represent Latvia at 2019 European u23 Championships
Henrique Neves - Gondomar, Portugal
- Personal best
- 3,000: 8:38
Women:
Marta Afonso Lourenco - Matosinhos, Portugal
- Personal bests
- 3,000: 9:53 | 5,000: 17:00
- Will represent Portugal at 2019 European u20 Championships
Paige Haynes - Murrieta, California (Vista Murrieta HS)
- Personal bests
- 3,200: 10:53 | Three mile: 16:27
- 2018 Nike Cross Nationals Qualifier
Wiktoria Klebowska - Bytom, Poland
- Personal bests
- 1,500: 4:29 | 3,000: 9:41 | Steeple: 10:20
- Will represent Poland at 2019 European u20 Championships
Luz Karen Olivera - Arequipa, Peru
- Personal bests
- 1,500: 4:30 | Steeple: 10:15
- Represented Peru at 2016 World u20 Championships
Cynthia Martin - Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS)
- Personal bests: 3,200: 10:53 | Three mile: 17:07
Tina Smid - Zagreb, Croatia
- Personal best
- 1,500: 4:31
- Represented Croatia at 2018 European u18 Championships
Elin Brink - Gothenburg, Sweden
- Personal Bests
- 1,500: 4:21.5 | Steeplechase: 10:34.31
- Will Represent Sweden at the 2019 European U23 Championships
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