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Western New Mexico University Athletics

Women Finish 16th in California; Men Improve and Get 10th

Left: Senior Pamela Erickson (Golden Valley, AZ); Right: Junior Paul Gonzalez (West Covina, CA)

Senior Pam Erickson (Golden Valley, AZ) and junior Paul Gonzalez (West Covina, CA) came across the finish line first for WNMU at the University California - Riverside on Saturday morning.  Erickson and Gonzalez have been the first to score for the Mustangs for the fourth time in a row.

On the women's side, the Mustangs finished 16th out of 22 teams.  The team averaged a time of 19:45.12 in the five-kilometer run.  Coming in first was host UCR with an average time of 17:32.92.

Erickson finished four places ahead of teammate runner Cassandra Sanchez (Acoma Pueblo, NM/Laguna Acoma High School) (Acoma Pueblo, NM) who placed 69th and finished with a time of 19:04.80. 

The men ran their eight-kilometer race in an average time of 26:38.98.  Gonzalez finished strong with 24:57.90 finish time, good for 10th place.  Freshman Ryan Nez (Navajo, NM) was in second for the Mustangs, placing 40th.  He completed the race in 26:13.70.

Just like the women, UCR came in first, completing the course with an average time of 24:40.16.

Both Mustang teams travel to Arizona State University next weekend to compete in their annual race.

Click here for complete women's results.

Click here for complete men's results.

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