Busy and exciting weekend! Big West Championships!! I am flat out exhausted. It is Tuesday and I am still trying to recover. The women brought home a 2nd place finish (missing the 1st by a mere 5 points!) and the men fought hard for a 4th. I am so proud of this group and feel honored that I got to help coach them this season.
Danielle (1st row, far right)-1st place in 5k and 10k
Scott (2nd row, far right)-1st place 1500 and 5k
Julian (2nd row, 2nd from left)-1st place steeple, 2nd place 5k
Katie (1st row, far left)-2nd steeple, 8th 10k
Breanne (1st row, 2nd from right)-3rd place 5k, 4th place 10k
Ryan (2nd row, 2nd from right)-2nd place 800 and 4×4
Erik (2nd row, far left)- 8th place steeple and 10k
Jeremy (2nd row, 3rd from right)-7th place 10k
Rusty (2nd row, 4th from left)-5th place 800
Juan (2nd row, 4th from right)-7th place 1500
Waleed (2nd row, 5th from left)-3rd place 10k
Justine (1st row, 4th from left)-3rd place 800
Crystal (1st row,3rd from left)-5th place 1500
Amanda (1st row, 3rd from right)-4th place 5k, 7th place 1500
For those wondering top 8 score in each event. The point breakdown is 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. (i.e. 10 points for 1st place, 8 points for 2nd, etc.) So, as you can see…lots of points coming from this distance side.
Next race is 1st round of NCAAs in Austin, TX next week. As of right now Danielle, Breanne, Katie, Ryan, Scott, and Julian are in while Crystal and Justine are on the bubble. Gauchos are doing big things this year!!!
Keeping it "Rio" 