Stanford, Calif. – For the 14th time in which she has suited up in a San José State singlet, junior Jennifer Sandoval was the first Spartans to cross the finish line. On Saturday, in the Stanford Invitational, Sandoval was 15th and led the team to a sixth place finish among 19 teams that competed. The Spartans score 142 points.
Sandoval has never, in 14 collegiate races, had a Spartan teammate beat her to the finish line. On Saturday she ran a 21:26.2 on the Stanford Golf Course.
Just behind Sandoval was Kai Bohannon. The sophomore out of Liberty High School in Discovery Bay, Calif., stopped the clock in 21:31.5 and in 18th place.
Running together for most of the race and finishing three places apart, Jeanette Zambrano and Savanna Perez were 31st and 34th, respectively.
Zambrano, a senior from Garden Grove, Calif., in her first race of the season, ran a 21:57.4. Perez, a junior transfer from Sacramento State, crossed the finish line in 21:59.6, and was nearly a minute and a half quicker than her time at the first meet of the year, the USF Cross Country Invitational (9/1/18).
Adilene Aldapa was the final Spartan to score. She finished in 22:27.2 and in 50th place in her first race of the season.
Rounding out the rest of the San Jose State competitors, Evelin Meza was 57th in 22:34.6, Camilla Hanson was 73rd in 22:52.8 and Briana Valencia finished 113th in 23:52.1.
Stanford's Elise Cranny was the first runner to cross the finish line. She stopped the clock in 20:32.5.
In the team competition, host Stanford was the winner with 62 points. Adams State (69 points) and Washington (90 points) rounded out the top-3.
The Spartan next race is October 13 in the Adidas/Pre National Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin.
Stanford Invitational
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Stanford, Calif.
Women's Results – 6k
Team Results (Top-10 of 19)
1. Stanford (62 pts.)
2. Adams State (69 pts.)
3. Washington (90 pts.)
4. UCLA (113 pts.)
5. Cal Poly (139 pts.)
6. San Jose State (142 pts.)
7. Arizona State (161 pts.)
8. UC Santa Barbara (249 pts.)
9. Colorado (281 pts.)
10. Univ. of Victoria (308 pts.)
Individual Results
1. Elise Cranny (Stanford) – 20:32.5
2. Katie Rainsberger (Washington) – 20:39.7
3. Fiona O'Keeffe (Stanford) – 20:41.2
4. Eilish Flanagan (Adams State) – 20:59.0
5. Kaitlyn Neal (Washington) – 21:01.2
San José State Results
15. Jennifer Sandoval – 21:26.2
18. Kai Bohannon – 21:31.5
31. Jeanette Zambrano – 21:57.4
34. Savanna Perez - 21:59.6
50. Adilene Aldapa – 22:27.2
57. Evelin Meza – 22:34.6
73. Camilla Hanson – 22:52.8
113. Briana Valencia – 23:52.1