Oct. 28, 2006

San Luis Obispo, Calif. - Senior Jordan Horn ran tenth to earn all-conference honors Saturday afternoon to highlight Cal State Fullerton's efforts in the 2006 Big West Conference Cross Country Championships at Fairbanks Cross Country Course in San Luis Obispo.

The Titan men finished fifth while the women were sixth. Favorites Cal Poly SLO (men) and UC Santa Barbara (women) won the team titles.

Horn covered the 8K course in 26:29.4 to lead his team with Damien Nieves running 28th, Cory Vaselenko 29th, Sergio Tapia 36th and David Soto 37th.

Juliane Masciana paced the CSF women, running the 6K course in 23:21. She was followed in blue and orange by Luz Valdez in 26th, Andrea Aguilar in 29th, Gail Munoz in 31st and Mandy Eichmann in 34th.

"Juliane finished about where she did last year but this year's field was stronger," said Head Coach John Elders. "We didn't get it together today, but the future is bright. Of our top nine runners, only one is a senior and only one is a junior.

"For the men, it was not a great race. Jordan getting his first top-ten finish in cross country or track and field was a highlight. The pack broke apart at the end and he said he just didn't have the zip to go with them.

"The other bright spot was Cory Vaselenko. He ran his best cross country race as a Titan."

Fullerton next competes in the NCAA Western Regionals at Blue Lake Park in Portland, Oregon, on Nov. 11.

Final team standings: Men - Cal Poly 29, UC Santa Barbara 33, UC Irvine 106, Long Beach State 110, Cal State Fullerton 140, UC Riverside 150, Cal State Northridge 192

Women - UC Santa Barbara 26, Long Beach State 72, UC Irvine 75, UC Riverside 84, Cal Poly 140, Cal State Fullerton 141, Cal State Northridge 203, Pacific 251

Complete results available at: http://www.gopoly.com/crosscountry/fall/index.html