SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco State women's cross country team hosted its annual SF State Invitational meet at Golden Gate Park. The Gators ran through chilly overcast weather with the sounds of the planes from Fleet Week in the background. The Gators finished third with 83 points, just one point shy of second place Westmont. SF State placed ahead of CCAA teams Cal State San Bernardino and UC Merced. The third place finish marks the highest finish for the women since they placed third in 2019.

Raven Nieto improved on her performance from a year ago and ran 11 seconds faster with a time of 22:16.5 to place 10th. Her time ranked as the fourth fastest ran by an SF State runner. Arianna Hurtado placed 22nd with a time of 22:51.5. Sara Geiszler and Julia Pioroda both cracked the top 30 and placed 28th and 30th respectively.

After the meet, the Gators honored seniors Arianna Hurtado, Raven Nieto, Julia Pioroda, Anika Pettinger and Steevie Ruiz.

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Top Five Finishers

 

10. Raven Nieto 22:16.5
22. Arianna Hurtado 23:09.9
28. Sara Geiszler 23:10.5
30. Julia Pioroda 23:20.2
33. Yolo Javier 23:30.2

 

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