CERES, Calif. - The San Francisco State men's cross country team raced in the twilight at the Kim Duyst Invitational to open the season. The Gators started at 8:30 p.m. for their latest start time of the season. They placed sixth and scored 168 points.
Julian Vargas had a big first meet for the Gators and place third, with only one NCAA athlete ahead of him. He crossed the finish line with a time of 24:23.9.
Caleb Bouwens, who was the top Gator finisher in most of the meets last season, placed 56th with a time of 26:18.1.
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Julian Vargas 24:23.9
56.
Caleb Bouwens 26:18.1
73.
Elijah Eisenbach 27:07.1
78.
Nico Navarro 27:28.8
79.
Benny Greer 27:29.8
The Gators will travel to their furthest meet of the season and fly to Western Washington for the Bill Roe Class on September 26.
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