Friday, March 1
Riverside, CA
California Baptist University
at
RCC Invite
Photo by: Ryley Collom
CBU Puts Forth Strong Start to 2024 Outdoor Season at RCC Invite
3/1/2024 11:41:00 PM | Cross Country & Track
RIVERSIDE--- The 2024 Outdoor season officially opened for California Baptist University as they competed in the RCC Invite on Friday evening.
The team officially competed in four events on the day, beginning with men's and women's 3K and concluding with the men's and women's 8K. CBU had all four of the top runners in both women's races and finished with four of the top five runners in the men's 8K.
The day began with the women's 3K, with seven Lancer runners competing. CBU put together a strong, well-paced race, earning the top four spots in the race and five runners in the top eight finishers. Lamiae Mamouni was the leader of the pack, finishing under ten minutes at 9:53.69. Laura Acuna ran unattached and finished right behind Mamouni at 10:05.45. Ania Lawrukajtis and Olissa Onley staved off a late push by a UCR runner to make four Lancers in the first four finishers. Liliana Mlynarczyk was the final CBU runner to claim top-ten positioning with a final time of 10:34.61.
The men's 3K concluded the early portion of the afternoon for CBU, with Evan McReynolds and Grant Napierla being the lone competitors in the race. Napierla garnered a time of 9:21.68 to earn a top 25 finish, while McReynolds finished in 30th at 10:00.39.
After a brief break, the Lancers were back on the track to compete in the men's and women's 8K races in the final events of the evening. The Women's 8K began the nightcap at RCC with four Lancers competing in the seven-runner field. CBU had the top four finishers in the race, led by Greta Karinauskaite and Yasna Petrova, who claimed the top two spots. Karinauskaite boasted a time of 26:24.75, while Petrova was only a second behind her at 26:25.89. Karinauskaite and Petrova were the first two Lancers in program history to qualify for nationals a season ago and began their 2024 Outdoor season with another impressive performance.
Abir Reffas ran unattached and claimed the third fastest time for the race at 26:54.81, while Carlota Rodes came in fourth to make it a clean sweep for the Lancers. The men's 8K would conclude the evening with only seven competitors finishing the race. Valentin Soca would earn first place at 22:47.67 and was followed closely behind by his teammates Matias Reynaga, Massimiliano Berti, and Roman Zozulya, who claimed four of the top five finishes.
Overall, CBU claimed the top spot in three of their four events and had nine of the 12 podium finishers to open up their 2024 Outdoor Season.
NEXT: The Lancers will have a few weeks off to prepare for the Stanford and San Francisco State Invites that will be held on March 29 in Palo Alto and San Francisco, respectively.
The team officially competed in four events on the day, beginning with men's and women's 3K and concluding with the men's and women's 8K. CBU had all four of the top runners in both women's races and finished with four of the top five runners in the men's 8K.
The day began with the women's 3K, with seven Lancer runners competing. CBU put together a strong, well-paced race, earning the top four spots in the race and five runners in the top eight finishers. Lamiae Mamouni was the leader of the pack, finishing under ten minutes at 9:53.69. Laura Acuna ran unattached and finished right behind Mamouni at 10:05.45. Ania Lawrukajtis and Olissa Onley staved off a late push by a UCR runner to make four Lancers in the first four finishers. Liliana Mlynarczyk was the final CBU runner to claim top-ten positioning with a final time of 10:34.61.
Finished the night out strong!! 💪💪#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/qKHnHSJi6s
— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) March 2, 2024
The men's 3K concluded the early portion of the afternoon for CBU, with Evan McReynolds and Grant Napierla being the lone competitors in the race. Napierla garnered a time of 9:21.68 to earn a top 25 finish, while McReynolds finished in 30th at 10:00.39.
After a brief break, the Lancers were back on the track to compete in the men's and women's 8K races in the final events of the evening. The Women's 8K began the nightcap at RCC with four Lancers competing in the seven-runner field. CBU had the top four finishers in the race, led by Greta Karinauskaite and Yasna Petrova, who claimed the top two spots. Karinauskaite boasted a time of 26:24.75, while Petrova was only a second behind her at 26:25.89. Karinauskaite and Petrova were the first two Lancers in program history to qualify for nationals a season ago and began their 2024 Outdoor season with another impressive performance.
Finished the night out strong!! 💪💪#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/qKHnHSJi6s
— CBU XC & Track (@CBUXCTF) March 2, 2024
Abir Reffas ran unattached and claimed the third fastest time for the race at 26:54.81, while Carlota Rodes came in fourth to make it a clean sweep for the Lancers. The men's 8K would conclude the evening with only seven competitors finishing the race. Valentin Soca would earn first place at 22:47.67 and was followed closely behind by his teammates Matias Reynaga, Massimiliano Berti, and Roman Zozulya, who claimed four of the top five finishes.
Overall, CBU claimed the top spot in three of their four events and had nine of the 12 podium finishers to open up their 2024 Outdoor Season.
NEXT: The Lancers will have a few weeks off to prepare for the Stanford and San Francisco State Invites that will be held on March 29 in Palo Alto and San Francisco, respectively.
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