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Redlands Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Teams Take Third at SCIAC Championships

The University of Redlands cross country teams competed in the 2007 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championships at La Mirada Park on Saturday, with both teams taking third overall. Combined with the results of the SCIAC Multi-Duals on October 13, the Bulldog women’s team finishes in a tie for second while the men earn a tie for third. This marks the best finish for the men’s team since 1998, when the Bulldogs also came in third.

Leading the Redlands men, senior Chris Smith (Fremont, CA) came in fifth with a time of 27:08.92. Senior Raul Sevilla (Downey, CA) posted his best race of the year with his 15th-place time of 27:47.42, while freshman Jeremy Kalmus (New Orleans, LA) finished just behind him at 27:49.72. The Bulldogs’ fourth runner was senior Rey Ramirez (Carlsbad, CA), who came in 26th overall with a time of 28:13.78. Sophomore Jake Baechle (Aurora, OH) rounded out the scoring for Redlands with his time of 28:27.53 for 29th place.

For the women, the Bulldogs gained solid results from junior Avery Kelly (Fort Worth, TX), who came in fifth with a time of 23:11.53. A pair of freshmen runners in Katie Ostrinski (Riverside, CA) and Pilar Page (Las Vegas, NV) finished 10th and 11th with times of 23:41.63 and 23:46.95, respectively. Sophomore Stephanie Mera (Redlands, CA) completed the 6K race in 24:16.87 for 20th place while freshman Heather Mayer (Spring Valley, CA) tallied a time of 24:32.01 for 23rd.

Members of the Redlands cross country teams next compete in the NCAA Regional on November 10 in Portland, OR.