Senior Micaela Klaus led the Tigers with a 48th place finish at the Big West Championships.
 
Senior Micaela Klaus led the Tigers with a 48th place finish at the Big West Championships.
  
 
Senior Micaela Klaus Paces Pacific, Tigers Finish Ninth at Big West Championships

Pacific will race in the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 15

Nov. 1, 2008

Riverside, Calif.- The Pacific cross country team placed ninth in the Big West Championships on Saturday Nov. 1, as five Tigers competed in the meet. Senior Micaela Klaus (Peru, N.Y.) paced Pacific as she finished 48th overall, to lead the Tigers.

The Tiger veterans led the pack on Saturday as Klaus, sophomore Kristina Hammarstrom (Manteca, Calif.), and senior Meghan Mullen (South San Francisco, Calif.) finished in the top three spots in the Pacific lineup. Running a 6K event, Klaus finished with a time of 22:36.60, breaking her own school record in the 6K, while Hammarstrom finished right behind her with a 22:54.00.

Mullen led the last wave of Tiger runners with a 67th place time of 24:18.50, netting her personal best time on the year. Sophomores Katie Bella (Beavertown, Ohio) and Devon Blount (Germantown, Penn.), competing in their first Big West Championships, posted a 25:57.70 and 27:09.90 respectively.

UC Riverside took home the crown on their home course, as they edged out UC Irvine by nine points. UC Davis rounded out the top three in the team finishes. Danielle Domenichelli of UC Santa Barbara finished first overall in the event, with a time of 20:09.40.

Pacific is next in action, Saturday Nov. 15, as they compete in the NCAA West Regional at Stanford, Calif.

Pacific Individual Results
48. Micaela Klaus - 22:36.60 (SCHOOL RECORD)
52. Kristina Hammarstrom - 22:54.00 (PERSONAL RECORD)
67. Meghan Mullen - 24:18.50, (SEASON BEST)
70. Katie Bella - 25:57.70 (PERSONAL RECORD)
73. Devon Blount - 27:09.90 (PERSONAL RECORD)

 

 

Team Results
1. UC Riverside - 60 Points
Total Time: 1:44:16.00
Average: 20.51.20

2. UC Irvine - 69 Points
Total Time: 1:44:56.10
Average: 20:59.22

3. UC Davis - 81 Points
Total Time: 1:45:30.60
Average: 21:06.12

T-4. Cal State Fullerton - 117 Points
Total Time: 1:47:22.90
Average: 21:28.58

T-4. Cal Poly SLO - 117 Points
Total Time: 1:47:27.90
Average: 21:29.58

6. Long Beach State - 125 Points
Total Time: 1:48:11.60
Average: 21:38.32

7. UC Santa Barbara - 130 Points
Total Time: 1:47:52.30
Average: 21:34.46

8. Cal State Northridge - 227 Points
Total Time: 1:56:25.50
Average: 23:17.10

9. Pacific - 266 Points
Total Time: 2:02:56.70
Average: 24:35.34

For complete meet results go to:
http://www.bigwest.org/assets/sports/xcountry/Big%20West%20Championships.pdf
PTAA